Here we are with my 2025 Books Read post. I started it a little later than usual this year because it took me a while to finish that first book.
If you haven't been following along all these years, here's how this post goes. The books I read are in reverse order - newest first. * means ebook. # means 'new to me and underappreciated'. If there's a number at the end, it's where the book's at in a series. The links go to Goodreads where I may or may not have written a review. (Check back on Saturdays for my weekly Reading Wrap-up to see reviews.)
I set my goal for this year's reading at 70. We'll see how that goes.
Okay, with that out of the way, let's begin...
25) The Danger by Dick Francis (6/15/25) - thriller
0) Novella by Name Withheld (6/9/25) - SF*
24) The Face in the Water by Kathleen Pennell (6/8/25) - mystery*#
23) Blade Runner (or Do Androids Dream Electric Sheep) by Philip K Dick (6/5/25) - dystopian
22) You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming (5/29/25) - action/hard-boiled crime
21) On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming (5/24/25) - action/hard-boiled crime
20) The Singing Stones by Phyllis A. Whitney (5/17/25) - romantic suspense
19) Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie (5/15/25) - mystery
18) Bill and the Last Cup of Coffee by Lance Lassen (5/8/25) - dystopian action/humor* (I read the ebook, but this is the link to the paperback. In the time between now and when I downloaded the book, the ebook page has been removed and the paperback was set to 'out of print'. :sadface:)
17) Goldfinger by Ian Fleming (5/5/25) - action/hard boiled crime
16) In Plain Sight by Dan Willis (4/27/25) - magical hard-boiled crime*
15) Dr. No by Ian Fleming (4/26/25) - action/hard boiled crime
14) Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (4/20/25) - dystopian
13) Diamonds are Forever by Ian Fleming (4/16/25) - action/hard boiled crime
12) Islands in the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke (4/11/25) - science fiction
11) Murder by the Script by Lisa Pevey (4/8/25) - cozy mystery*
10) Festive Fonts and Fowl Murder by Lisa Pevey (4/7/25) - cozy mystery*
9) The Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett (4/6/25) - suspense
8) A Murder in Cursive by Lisa Pevey (4/3/25) - cozy mystery*
7) The Ebony Swan by Phyllis Whitney (4/1/25) - romantic suspense
6) The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia McKillip (3/29/25) - fantasy
5) Murder by the Letter by Lisa Pevey (3/27/25) - cozy mystery*
4) Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout (3/26/25) - noir crime
3) Moonstruck: Retribution by Silver James (3/20/25) - paranormal romantic suspense*
2) President Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer (3/14/25) - noir crime
1) Child Star by Shirley Temple Black (1/8/25) - autobiography
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy this reading journey with me.
I set my goal at 200, always adjustable but it's what I average. According to GR, I'm behind schedule, having only finished 2 books so far. Life, don'cha know. That and finding a book that holds my attention. That's been hard this year. I read NIGHT PLEASURES and NIGHT EMBRACE by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Went old skool. Sadly, interest petered out before the 4th book (1st book finished on 12/30). Currently struggling with THE SERPENT AND THE WOLF and WITCH WORLD. The 1st is from the library. Long story on why I started it in the middle of another book. Anyway, I actually haven't touched either of them in two days. Ack. I need a great book to catch my attention!
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Here's to a great reading year! You'll find the right book to read that'll spark your need to read. I need to find the right book, too, because nothing sounds good right now. Bummer.
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