I read 195 books in 2025. More books than ever, since I began tracking, and part of that increase is continuing to cut down on other types of entertainment. Some of it was being better at DNF’ing books (35!) that didn’t work for me.
Queer books and romances remain the strongest genres, especially in their crossovers. I challenged myself to read (or DNF) at least 90 books that I’d acquired by or earlier than December 31, 2024. I beat that goal at 140. But I did get 142 new-to-me books last year, and this year, I’m going to read 98, which is that 142 minus how many of those 2025 books I read last year.
I paired a lot of my physical or ebook reading with borrowing library audiobooks. It meant I could continue the journey while cooking, gardening, doing chores, and going on walks. (Though I am also a huge podcast listener.)
50 books (a little less than 25%) of the books I read I rated 5/5 stars. Continue reading “20 Books I Loved in 2025 & Think You Should Read in 2026”