2025 book report

Reading goal: 42 (my age)
Books read: 64 (my most ever!)

I currently have a 96-week Kindle streak! I also dabbled in Spotify audiobooks this year when I didn’t have any Libby holds ready. That made reading more than one book a week a lot easier. I give most books I read 3 stars, but I typically only recommend a book if I rate it 4 or 5 stars. Here are my recommendations from 2025:

FAVORITES ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • “It’s a Love Story” by Annabel Monaghan

  • “Wreck” by Catherine Newman

TOP NOVELS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • “The Love of My Afterlife” by Kirsty Greenwood

  • “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” by Sophie Cousens

  • “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” by Rufi Thorpe

  • “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid

  • “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry

  • “Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez

TOP MEMOIRS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • “The Many Lives of Mama Love” by Lara Love Hardin

  • “Talking as Fast as I Can” by Lauren Graham

  • “Have I Told You This Already?” by Lauren Graham

TOP SHORT STORIES ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • “And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer” by Fredrik Backman

  • “Two Women Walk into a Bar” by Cheryl Strayed

Best re-read: “The Giver” by Lois Lowry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Follow me on Goodreads to see all the books I read this year!

What books should I add to my list in 2026?

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