Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Reading Challenge

 I met my challenge for this year - just......

46,432
pages read
Susan Palmer
140
books read
Susan Palmer
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The Tea Set by Cary J. Hansson
Shortest Book
24
pages
The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley
Longest Book
672
pages
Average book length in 2025
331
pages
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Most Shelved
1,375,809
people also shelved
Adorable Animal Quilting by Ingrid Alteneder
Least Shelved
34
people also shelved
My average rating for 2025
4.9
Diamond Promises by Anna Jacobs
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.60 average
The London Restoration by Rachel McMillan

My first review of the year

it was ok
Could not get into this one
MY 2025 BOOKS
Exit Wounds by J.A. Jance
it was amazing
Partner in Crime by J.A. Jance
A Midlife Holiday by Cary J. Hansson
A Midlife Gamble by Cary J. Hansson
Dead Wrong by J.A. Jance
Damage Control by J.A. Jance
FIRE AND ICE By Jance, J. A. (Author) Mass Market Paperbound ... by J.A. Jance
Marriage Matters by Cynthia Ellingsen
The Life & Loves of Becca Valentine by Laura Pearson
Blessing of the Lost Girls by J.A. Jance
it was amazing
Random Acts by J.A. Jance
Dustfall by Michelle Johnston
The Mother-in-Law by A.J. Carter
Geneva by Richard Armitage
Are You Awake? by Claire McGowan
Logging Off by Nick Spalding
The Fallen Woman by Fiona McIntosh
The Hidden Girl by Lucinda Riley
Long Way Home by J.B. Turner
it was amazing
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley
Scrublands by Chris Hammer
Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio by Mario Giordano
Before We Grow Old by Clare Swatman
A Time for Renewal by Anna Jacobs
The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
One French Summer by Gillian Harvey
it was amazing
Fall Down Dead by Stephen Booth
The Love Letter by Lucinda Riley
Kitty's War by Eimear Lawlor
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
The Ledge by Christian White
The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley
Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce
Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce
Mrs. Porter Calling by A.J. Pearce
it was amazing
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
My Daughter's Boyfriend by Daniel Hurst
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley
The Art of Landscape Knitting by Anne Le Brocq
Summer Secrets at Bletchley Park by Molly Green
Destiny by Madalyn Morgan
An Orphan in the Snow by Molly Green
Midnight in Paris by Gillian Harvey
A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls by Patricia McBride
it was amazing
A Midlife Marriage by Cary J. Hansson
Evening Stars by Susan Mallery
Dark Waters by J.B. Turner
Barefoot Season by Susan Mallery
Sisters by Choice by Susan Mallery
Field of Bones by J.A. Jance
Missing and Endangered by J.A. Jance
A Winter Wedding at Bletchley Park by Molly Green
it was amazing
The London Restoration by Rachel McMillan
The Other Woman by Daniel Silva
Three Sisters by Susan Mallery by Susan Mallery
Letters From the Dead by Steve Robinson
Hard Duty by J.B. Turner
The Summer Cottage by A.J. Carter
Smoke Season by Amy Hagstrom
Memory Man by David Baldacci
The Tea Set by Cary J. Hansson
The Other Wife by Claire McGowan
it was amazing
No Way Back by J.B. Turner
The Killer's Home by A.J. Carter
The Art of Hiding by Amanda Prowse
My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
Mistress of Marymoor by Anna Jacobs
The Secrets of Eastby End by Anna Jacobs
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
it was amazing
The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
Dirt by Sea by Michael Wagner
Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron
The Next Girl by Pip Drysdale
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
Greek Secret by Francesca Catlow
Mothers and Daughters by Erica James
Elizabeth & Elizabeth by Sue Williams
it was amazing
Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George
The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak
Silver by Chris Hammer
A Scent of Bluebells by Meg Henderson
The American Girl by Kate Horsley
The Nurses of Eastby End by Anna Jacobs
Walking Your Human by Liz Ledden
Oi Aardvark! by Kes Gray
An Italian Girl in Brooklyn by Santa Montefiore
it was amazing
Here in the After by Marion Frith
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
Golden Dreams by Anna Jacobs
Silver Wishes by Anna Jacobs
The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
Gooseberry Fool by Emma Davies
Blackberry Way by Emma Davies
Fear Thy Neighbor by Fern Michaels
Dirt by Sea by Michael Wagner

My last review of the year

it was amazing
Love a good Aussie children's book. ...more
Interesting to look back on.
Merry Christmas and I wish you all the best for the coming year.








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6 comments:

  1. LinDecember 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM

    Goodness, you got through a lot of books! Happy reading in 2026. xx

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  2. JaniceDecember 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM

    That is a lot of books. Do you read them or use audio books? The only ones of those I have read are the Chris Hammer ones. I’m waiting to get the Richard Osman one on BorrowBox. What is your goal for 2026?

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  3. Denice BarkerDecember 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM

    Wow! I am impressed with the number of books you've read this year! And that you track them. I wish I'd listed all I've read!

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  4. FionaDecember 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM

    wow, you got through a lot of books.... great range too
    Hugz

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  5. Michelle RidgwayDecember 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM

    From one bookworm to another. Congratulations. Some wonderful tales there. Lots of ones that I haven't read. Some we have in common. Hugs and happy reading xx

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  6. RaewynJanuary 8, 2026 at 11:27 AM

    Wow that's a very impressive amount of reading!!!!! I think I read one complete Diana Gabaldon book last year - plus part of another one!!! (and that's reading for a few minutes before sleep most nights!!!) Well done - and happy reading in 2026

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