And that’s a wrap on 2025! Here’s my year in reading, and time to shout out some of my favorite titles read this last year, so here goes!
–Marissa
Number of books read in 2025: 161 titles
Number of books read in 2024 (for comparison): 123 titles
Average of books read per month: 13.4 books
Average of books read per week: 3.1 books
Daily average: I book read every 2.27 days
Percent of fiction read: 71%
Percent of nonfiction read: 29%
Percent of audiobooks read: 23%
Number of books read on my Kindle: 55%
And now, for the best books of the year (in my humble opinion, of course!), in author alphabetical order, my top 26! In picking the best books I read, I always try to think… “Did this book stick with me? Do I still remember the characters or plot? Did I have to talk to someone about it who also read it? Did I think about it after I closed the cover?”…
Center, Katherine. The Love Haters. F, K.
Cobb, May. All the Little Houses. F, K.
Elmhirst, Sophie.A Marriage at Sea. NF, K.
Elston, Ashley. Anatomy of an Alibi. F, K.
Evans, Virginia. The Correspondent. F, AB.
Fargo, Layne. The Favorites. F.
Feeney, Alice. My Husband’s Wife. F, K.
Holiday, Jenny. Canadian Boyfriend. F, AB.
Jimenez, Abby. Say You’ll Remember Me. F, K.
Kashino, Marisa.Best Offer Wins. F, K.
Kenney, John. I See You’ve Called in Dead. F, AB.
King, Lily. Heart the Lover. F, K.
Knapp, Florence. The Names. F, K.
McAllister, Gillian. Famous Last Words. F, K.
Newman, Catherine. Wreck. F.
Newman, Catherine. We All Want Impossible Things. F, AB.
Oakley, Colleen. Jane and Dan and the End of the World. F, K.
O’Leary, Beth. Swept Away. F, K.
Pattee, Emma. Tilt. F, K.
Reid, Taylor Jenkins. Atmosphere. F, K.
Skye, Evelyn. The Incredible Kindness of Paper. F.
Smith, Jennifer E. Fun for the Whole Family. F, AB.
Stava, Sophie. Count My Lies. F, K.
Walter, Jess. So Far Gone. F, K.
Winstead, Ashley. This Book Will Bury Me. F, K.
Yee, Katie. Maggie; or a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar. F, E.
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