It’s hard to believe that the year is almost over! I haven’t been reading as much this month, but I still managed to complete 87 books this year, even better than last year! Here’s some of my favorite reads from 2025. Have a Happy New Year!
General
A-Z Challenge 2025
I managed to complete the A-Z reading challenge for the 2nd year in a row! Some of these letters are hard to find books for, but sometimes it’s an interesting way to discover a new book. A couple of these turned out to not be quite for me, but I enjoyed doing the challenge, plus found some new favorites!
- A: Any Trope But You – Victoria Lavine
- B: Book Lovers – Emily Henry
- C: Come As You Are – Dahlia Adler
- D: Daedalus – K.R. Gadeken
- E: The Encanto’s Curse – Melissa de la Cruz
- F: The Floating World – Axie Oh
- G: The Grandest Game – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- H: His Mortal Demise – Vanessa Le
- I: The Incredible Kindness of Paper – Evelyn Skye
- J: Julia Song is Undateable – Susan Lee
- K: The Kiss Bet – Farrah Penn
- L: The Love Haters – Katherine Center
- M: Meet Me at Blue Hour – Sarah Suk
- N: Not Safe for Work – Nisha J. Tuli
- O: Out of Air – Rachel Reiss
- P: Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir
- Q: A Quiet Kind of Thunder – Sara Barnard
- R: Roll for Romance – Lenora Woods
- S: Sunrise on the Reaping – Suzanne Collins
- T: Time Loops & Meet Cutes – Jackie Lau
- U: Ugly Love – Colleen Hoover
- V: Verse Book Three: The Song – Sam Beck
- W: When You Bake With the Enemy – Lia Huni
- X: Xolo – Donna Barba Higuera
- Y: Yours Truly – Abby Jimenez
- Z: Zomromcom – Olivia Dade
*Note: some books were received as a free review copy*
2024 Wrap-up
This year was probably one of my most productive reading years ever, finishing 81 books! Here’s my favorites from this year.
Note: I received some of these books as free review copies.
A-Z Challenge
I took a little break from ARC reading this month to complete my 2024 A-Z challenge, and I succeeded! There’s some really great books here, and the challenge inspired me to read some books I might not have found otherwise, plus others I planned to read but hadn’t gotten to yet.
- Attached at the Hip – Christine Riccio
- The Break-up Pact – Emma Lord
- Check & Mate – Ali Hazelwood
- Divine Rivals – Rebecca Ross
- The Encanto’s Daughter – Melissa de la Cruz
- The Fury – Alex Michaelides
- The Guilded Cage – Lynette Noni
- Heir, Apparently – Kara McDowell
- It’s Complicated – Camilla Isley
- Just Some Stupid Love Story – Katelyn Doyle
- Kids Are Weird – Jeffrey Brown
- The Last Bloodcarver – Vanessa Le
- Mockingjay – Suzanne Collins
- The Notorious Virtues – Alwyn Hamilton
- On the Bright Side – Anna Sortino
- Past Crimes – Jason Pinter
- Quiet Girl in a Noisy World – Debbie Tung
- Ruthless Vows – Rebecca Ross
- Switched – Sarah Ready
- This May End Badly – Samantha Markum
- Under the Surface – Diana Urban
- Verse Book One: The Broken Half – Sam Beck
- When You Fall for a Prince – Lia Huni
- XOXO – Axie Oh
- Your Blood, My Bones – Kelly Andrew
- Zero Stars Do Not Recommend – MJ Wassmer
Note: Some books were received as free review copies.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! The big thing I asked for this year was concert tickets (Green Day!!!)🎶, but I still got some books from my wishlist too: The Inheritance Games series and two Emily Henry books. 🥰 Now I just need to remember to read them amongst all the ARC books I keep requesting. 😉 Hope everyone has a great holiday season and fantastic 2024!
Christmas Books!
I haven’t been reading much amidst the craziness of the holidays, but I’m hoping to dive back in soon. As always, I have lots of books on my wishlist so I got a new batch for Christmas. 😍🥰
Have you read any of these books? If so, let me know what you thought about them. What books did you get for the holidays?
