Last year, I read 61 books and had a (mostly) fabulous time. And yet, I’ve just realized I didn’t post my reading wrap-up of 2025 here! Let’s start with my favorites (the books I rated 4.5 or 5 stars, alphabetically by author):
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Not in My Book by Katie Holt
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Love Is a War Song by Danica Nava
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell #4) by Deanna Raybourn
Swift and Saddled (Rebel Blue Ranch #2) by Lyla Sage
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid’s Travails #1) by Brandon Sanderson
A Most Agreeable Murder (Beatrice Steele #1) by Julia Seales
The Ex Hex (The Ex Hex #1) by Erin Sterling (*re-read)
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven
Without further ado, here’s my ever-so-slightly delayed full reading list (starting with the end of December and going back to January):
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop #2) by Jenny Colgan
Holiday Hideaway by Mary Kay Andrews
First-Time Caller (Heartstrings #1) by B.K. Borison
An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell #6) by Deanna Raybourn
Food Spirits (Ghosted #1) by B.K. Borison
A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell #5) by Deanna Raybourn
A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell #4) by Deanna Raybourn
Unfinished Business by Cara Calloway (*eARC)
The Late-Night Witches by Auralee Wallace
The Ex Hex (The Ex Hex #1) by Erin Sterling (*re-read)
Mate (Bride #2) by Ali Hazelwood
Soul Searching (Sweetwater Peak #1) by Lyla Sage
Ghost Business (Boneyard Key #2) by Jen DeLuca (*eARC)
Ride with Me (Lights Out #2) by Simone Soltana
A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell #3) by Deanna Raybourn
It’s Different This Time by Joss Richard (*eARC)
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Love Is a War Song by Danica Nava
Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk
The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee
A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speewell #2) by Deanna Raybourn
The Twelfth Night Before Christmas by Keri Lane (*eARC)
Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right by Jamie Glowacki
Lovelight Farms (Lovelight #1) by B.K. Borison
Bride (Bride #1) by Ali Hazelwood
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn
You, with a View by Jessca Joyce
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor #2) by Laurie Gilmore
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli
Not in My Book by Katie Holt
Wild and Wrangled (Rebel Blue Ranch #4) by Lyla Sage
Worth Fighting For (Meant to Be #5) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid’s Travails #1) by Brandon Sanderson
Holding the Reins (Silver Pines Ranch #1) by Paisley Hope
That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf (Mead Mishaps, #2) by Kimberly Lemming
Cold Clay (Shady Hollow, #2) by Juneau Black
A Terribly Nasty Business (Beatrice Steele, #2) by Beatrice Steele
The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Brownies and Broomsticks (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #1) by Bailey Cates
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven
Lost and Lassoed (Rebel Blue Ranch #3) by Lyla Sage
A Most Agreeable Murder (Beatrice Steele #1) by Julia Seales
Swift and Saddled (Rebel Blue Ranch #2) by Lyla Sage
Scot and Bothered by Alexandra Kiley
Shady Hollow (Shady Hollow, #1) by Juneau Black
Guava and Grudges by Alexis Castellanos
The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah J. Benoit
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Booked for Murder (An Old Juniper Bookstore Mystery #1) by P.J. Nelson
Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1) by Lyla Sage
Out of the Woods (Out #2) by Hannah Bonam-Young
The Maid (Molly the Maid #1) by Nita Prose
Mistakes We Never Made (Mistakes We Never Made, #1) by Hannah Brown
Failure to Match (Bad Billionaire Bosses, #2) by Kyra Parsi
The Duke and I (Bridgertons #1) by Julia Quinn
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman
Hang the Moon (Written in the Stars #2) by Alexandria Bellefleur
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps #1) by Kimberly Lemming
Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe Collection #1) by Ali Hazelwood
Looking forward to lots more fun reading adventures this year! Cheers!
