I’m really happy with my reading last year. I crushed my goals and I read more in 2025 than I’ve ever read in a year before. I’d love to try to surpass that goal this year.
My goals for 2026 are to:
Read 60 books.
Read 6 of my book club books.
Read 12 of my 2026 Book of the Month (BotM) picks.
Read 15 books on my BotM backlist.
Read every single day by reading at least 1 chapter per day.
Can you believe 2025 is over? I feel like this year flew by once we got through January. I thought I’d evaluate my 2025 reading goals. My reading goals were:
Read 48 books.
Read 9 of my book club books.
Read 12 of my 2025 Book of the Month (BotM) picks.
My goal for the year was to read at least 48 books. I ended up reading 57 books, which is the most I’ve ever read in one year. Woot woot!
Reading Stats
General Stats
Books Read: 57
Rereads: 2
DNFs: 6
Pages Read: 21,269
Hours Listened: 650h 33m
Average Rating: 4.1
Authors
New Authors: 32
Repeat Authors: 25
Source
Own: 38
Library: 19
Borrowed: 0
Format
Hard Cover: 1
Paperback: 0
Kindle: 0
Audio: 54
Mixture: 2
Audience
General Audience: 2
Adult: 50
Young Adult: 5
Middle Grade: 0
Length (in Pages)
0 – 99: 0
100 – 249: 5
250 – 499: 49
500 – 999: 3
1000+: 0
Primary Reason Read
Book Club: 9
Book of the Month: 24
Personal Interest: 22
Recommended: 2
Primary Genre
Classic: 1
Contemporary: 5
Dystopian: 2
Fantasy: 3
Historical Fiction: 4
Holiday Romance: 1
Horror: 3
Non-Fiction: 1
Retelling: 1
Romance: 20
Romantasy: 7
Science Fiction: 3
Thriller: 6
Yearly Favorites
Books
Here’s a list of my top 10 favorite books (in order of how much I loved them):
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order by author’s last name):
The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
P.S. I Hate You by Lauren Connolly
As You Wish by Cary Elwes
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover
The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams
P.S. My least favorite book of the year was THE GRIFFIN SISTERS’ GREATEST HITS by Jennifer Weiner.
Book Club
I made a goal to read 9 of my book club books and I did. Woot woot! Here are the books I read:
Book of the Month
I made a goal to read at least 12 of my 2025 BotM picks and I read 13. Woo hoo! I’m really excited about this goal as I’ll only be adding 7 books to my BotM TBR for 2026. Here are the books I read:
BotM Backlist
I made a goal to read at least 12 books on my BotM backlist and I read 13. Woo! Another goal met and exceeded! Here are the books I read:
Conclusion
I had a damn good reading year! In fact, it’s my best yet! I met all of my goals and, more importantly, I enjoyed most of the books I read. Only a few were duds. Let’s hope 2026 is just as awesome!
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Title: P.S. I Hate You Author: Lauren Connolly Genre: Romance Format: Audio Pages: 428 Length: 11h 22m Narrator: Karissa Vacker Source: Owned Reason: BotM Backlist Rating:
My Thoughts
I loved P.S. I HATE YOU so much! It was such a sweet story about love, loss, betrayal, grief, forgiveness, and second chances. I felt for Maddie and the loss of her brother trying to navigate the world alone. I also felt for Dom, the loss of his best friend, his divorce, and everything imploding around him. I cried more than once and stayed for the slow-burn spicy romance. Maddie and Dom’s chemistry, snarky banter, and sexual tension were off the charts, making this a delight to read. I didn’t even mind the time skipping due to the nature of the story.
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Title: Rebel Witch Author: Kristen Ciccarelli Series: Crimson Moth #2 Genre: Romantasy Format: Audio Pages: 458 Length: 13h 44m Narrator: Grace Gray Source: Library Reason: Just Because Rating:
My Thoughts
REBEL WITCH was such a fantastic and satisfying conclusion to the Crimson Moth duology. It was everything I had hoped for and more. I’ll definitely check out more stories by this author because she knows how to write romance, suspense, and awesome characters.
2026 Goals
I’m really happy with my reading last year. I crushed my goals and I read more in 2025 than I’ve ever read in a year before. I’d love to try to surpass that goal this year.
My goals for 2026 are to:
I’ll keep track of my progress on my 2026 Goals & Tracking page.
Evaluating My 2025 Goals
Can you believe 2025 is over? I feel like this year flew by once we got through January. I thought I’d evaluate my 2025 reading goals. My reading goals were:
I’ve kept track of my reading on my 2025 Goals & Tracking page.
Yearly Goal
My goal for the year was to read at least 48 books. I ended up reading 57 books, which is the most I’ve ever read in one year. Woot woot!
Reading Stats
General Stats
Books Read: 57
Rereads: 2
DNFs: 6
Pages Read: 21,269
Hours Listened: 650h 33m
Average Rating: 4.1
Authors
New Authors: 32
Repeat Authors: 25
Source
Own: 38
Library: 19
Borrowed: 0
Format
Hard Cover: 1
Paperback: 0
Kindle: 0
Audio: 54
Mixture: 2
Audience
General Audience: 2
Adult: 50
Young Adult: 5
Middle Grade: 0
Length (in Pages)
0 – 99: 0
100 – 249: 5
250 – 499: 49
500 – 999: 3
1000+: 0
Primary Reason Read
Book Club: 9
Book of the Month: 24
Personal Interest: 22
Recommended: 2
Primary Genre
Classic: 1
Contemporary: 5
Dystopian: 2
Fantasy: 3
Historical Fiction: 4
Holiday Romance: 1
Horror: 3
Non-Fiction: 1
Retelling: 1
Romance: 20
Romantasy: 7
Science Fiction: 3
Thriller: 6
Yearly Favorites
Books
Here’s a list of my top 10 favorite books (in order of how much I loved them):
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order by author’s last name):
P.S. My least favorite book of the year was THE GRIFFIN SISTERS’ GREATEST HITS by Jennifer Weiner.
Book Club
I made a goal to read 9 of my book club books and I did. Woot woot! Here are the books I read:
Book of the Month
I made a goal to read at least 12 of my 2025 BotM picks and I read 13. Woo hoo! I’m really excited about this goal as I’ll only be adding 7 books to my BotM TBR for 2026. Here are the books I read:
BotM Backlist
I made a goal to read at least 12 books on my BotM backlist and I read 13. Woo! Another goal met and exceeded! Here are the books I read:
Conclusion
I had a damn good reading year! In fact, it’s my best yet! I met all of my goals and, more importantly, I enjoyed most of the books I read. Only a few were duds. Let’s hope 2026 is just as awesome!
December 2025 Wrap-Up
Books Read
Favorite: Project Hail Mary
Least Favorite: The Sirens of Titan
Stats
December
Books Read: 10
Rereads: 0
Pages Read: 3,885
Hours Listened: 110h 34m
Average Rating: 4.5
Year-to-Date
Books Read: 57
Rereads: 2
Pages Read: 21,269
Hours Listened: 650h 33m
Average Rating: 4.1
P.S. I Hate You
Author: Lauren Connolly
Genre: Romance
Format: Audio
Pages: 428
Length: 11h 22m
Narrator: Karissa Vacker
Source: Owned
Reason: BotM Backlist
Rating:
My Thoughts
I loved P.S. I HATE YOU so much! It was such a sweet story about love, loss, betrayal, grief, forgiveness, and second chances. I felt for Maddie and the loss of her brother trying to navigate the world alone. I also felt for Dom, the loss of his best friend, his divorce, and everything imploding around him. I cried more than once and stayed for the slow-burn spicy romance. Maddie and Dom’s chemistry, snarky banter, and sexual tension were off the charts, making this a delight to read. I didn’t even mind the time skipping due to the nature of the story.
Rebel Witch
Author: Kristen Ciccarelli
Series: Crimson Moth #2
Genre: Romantasy
Format: Audio
Pages: 458
Length: 13h 44m
Narrator: Grace Gray
Source: Library
Reason: Just Because
Rating:
My Thoughts
REBEL WITCH was such a fantastic and satisfying conclusion to the Crimson Moth duology. It was everything I had hoped for and more. I’ll definitely check out more stories by this author because she knows how to write romance, suspense, and awesome characters.