Welcome, my sweet book friends!
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I’d love to know your reading stats from 2025, or if you’d like to answer the book tag questions, please share with me. I invite you to hop over to social media, X (aka Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram, where you can comment.
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Now that 2025 has come to a close, there’s something special about looking back at the stories that defined the year. The End-of-the-Year Book Tag offers a thoughtful and playful way to revisit the novels that surprised you, the characters you still think about, and the titles patiently waiting on your shelf. It is a chance to celebrate standout reads, acknowledge the ones that missed the mark, and maybe even squeeze in a final book before turning the page to a brand new reading year.
2025 Reading Stats
Total Titles: 185
- Physical: 1
- Digital ebooks: 51
- Audiobooks: 133
- Full-Length Novels: 161
- NetGalley & ARCs: 23
- Short Stories & Novellas: 13
- Graphic Novels: 9
My Ratings for Last Year:
- 5-star: 39
- 4-star: 97
- 3-star: 41
- 2-star: 7
- 1-star: 1
- DNF’d Books: 26
Genres Read Last Year:
- Contemporary Romance: 54
- Historical Fiction: 16
- Contemporary: 3
- Christian Fiction: 11 (part of historical & romance)
- Mystery/Thriller: 26
- Cozy Horror: 6
- Cozy Mystery: 7
Total: 39 - Fantasy: 8
- Cozy Fantasy: 6
- Magical Realism: 5
Total: 19 - Young Adult (Fantasy, Historical, Romance): 18
- Middle Grade: 12
- Classics: 2
- Nonfiction: 0
