Happy New Year

Happy 2026! Looking forward to a great year of friends, family and of course books!

2025 Top Books

As you know from the previous posts, it was another great year of reading for me. And these top 5 should come as no surprise to anyone who comes here or follows me on Instagram. Jo Piazza dug deep into the world of tradwives/influencers to give us a great mystery/thriller and I will never look at them the same. I read Never Over in October and I still think about it at least once a week. It cemented Clare Gilmore as a must read for me. Aftertaste is a magical culinary tale that is unique in the story and I look forward to seeing what Ms. Lavelle writes next. 

Silver Elite was a book I was not expecting to devour and fall in love with at all. It had a lot of the same qualities as Hunger Games but different obviously. I can't wait for the next one that comes out this Spring. 

Of course, my top read for the year is Onyx Storm. I'm not sure I need to say much more about it other than I love reading all the theories because I do not come up with any. Like everyone else I can't wait for the next one but I'm not going to harass Ms. Yarros about it. 

I'm looking forward to 2026 and what books will rise be on the list. 

2025 Honorable Mentions

It's always so hard to pick the top books of the year, so I always like to go back through my list to see which books were 5 Stars and go from there. So these are mine from 2025. Tomorrow, you will see my top picks for the year. 

2025 Top Audiobooks

For me, it was an excellent year in a variety of genres. I really can't pick a favorite because they are all so different and the narrators all fit the stories they were telling. 

Sunday Skim

Week 12/21/2025:

Finished:

Currently Reading:

Looking Forward To: 

I gave an update earlier this week on my Year End Challenge, so I'll be pretty happy if I get through one more before the end of the year. I'll be posting my 2025 lists this week, so stay tuned. 

Happy Holidays