#2025 reading log

[betterthanthemovies]

2025 reading log:

it’s a love story - annabelle monaghan

intermezzo - sally rooney

animal farm - george orwell

all the bright places - jennifer niven

the house of my mother - shari franke

magnolia parks: the long way home - jessa hastings

the consequences of falling - liliana rose hastings (reread)

beg, borrow, or steal - sarah adams

i’ll paint you a sunset someday - bex alexander

play along - liz tomforde

exes and o’s - amy lea

whirlwind - kayla grosse

the favorites - layne fargo

unsteady - peyton corinne

twilight - stephenie meyer

well, actually - mazey eddings

reckless - elsie silver

deep end - ali hazelwood

the comeback - ella berman

the clique - lisi harrison (reread)

promise me sunshine - cara bastone

funny story - emily henry (reread)

wild eyes - elsie silver

say you’ll remember me - abby jimenez

the hunger games - suzanne collins

[faithlesslovee]

2025 Reading Log 📚

Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden - 3.25 ⭐️ (1/2)

The Future of Another Timeline - Annalee Newitz - 3.75 ⭐️ (1/14)

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters ‐ 5 ⭐️ (1/18)

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin - 4 ⭐️ (1/22)

Weyward by Emilia Hart - 3.5 ⭐️ (1/28)

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez - 4.5 ⭐️ (2/17)

The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo - 3.75 ⭐️ (2/24)

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers - 4.75 ⭐️ (3/3)

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers - 4.5 ⭐️ (3/10)

Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler - 4 ⭐️ (3/20)

The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali - 3.5⭐️ (3/25)

Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See - 4.5⭐️ (4/3)

goodreads storygraph

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The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo! I admit it wasn't my favorite book but I did enjoy it.

[moisturizedflayedskin]

Started reading letter to his father last nigth before going to bed, sometimes therapy really isn't enough

[royalarchivist]

Pili: [In Chat] Pac, please let me revive you.

Pac: But I’m alive! I'm alive! I only disappeared because... The monk I swore eternal love to never woke up again. And so I have no reason to live.

Pac: [Evil smile] Don't mute it!* Don't mute it, because it's lore. ☝️😌

* Chat jokes they turn off their sound when he flirts with Fit because it's embarrassing, so the running joke is every time he says something embarrassing, Chat threatens to mute him.

[ofliterarynature]

25 books in 2025

Tagged by @bibliophilecats, thank you! Sorry it took me so long, I'm horribly indecisive lol (and @wearethekat I know this isn't exactly what you tagged me in, but here's some books I want to read in 2025!)

Continuing on with my theme from last year, this year I really want to keep my focus on my backlist and tbr, especially those pesky ones that keep slipping away from me despite my best intentions!

The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin (January)

Machineries of Empire series by Yoon Ha Lee (1/3, April)

Saint of Steel series by T Kingfisher

Penric & Desdemona series by Lois McMaster Bujold (5/13, in progress)

The Doomsday Books series by KJ Charles

Feminine Pursuits series by Olivia Waite (1/3, in progress)

The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater

The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison (March)

The Orb of Cairado by Katherine Addison

(a book published by Sarah Monette)

The Bone Harp by Victoria Goddard

Bunt! by Ngozi Ukazu and Mad Rupert

Lake of Souls by Ann Leckie

Piranesi by Susanne Clarke

Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind (reread) (February)

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (reread)

Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (partial reread)

The Island of Dr Moreau by HG Wells (March)

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (reread)

The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery (March)

A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge

The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath

Loveless by Alice Oseman

I loved seeing other people break their lists down, so here we have series, new releases, books I own (to be read in print), books I own on audiobook, classics, young adult.

Every time I look at my goodreads tbr list I could find another dozen to add, but it's already February and I need at least half a chance to finish them all XD

[thefastestclockintheuniverse]

No one does it like Terezi.

[astraydestiny]

NEW QUEST UNLOCKED: January Writing Month Challenge

ALLLLLLRIGHTY. ITS TIMEEEEEEEEE!

Time for January Writing Month!

Hey, i’m Kani/Kana! (I alternate between those two names) for those who don’t know me.

What most people don’t know about me, except for my lovely moots, is that I usually have a rotating schedule for my consistent writing (for my own sanity). My last writing month was November, and not it’s january! It’s pretty much like this:

January: Writing Quest

February: XP Farming (Inspo gathering/content consumption)

March: Writing Quest

April: XP Farming

May: Writing Quest

June: XP Farming

July: Writing Quest

August: XP Farming

September: Writing Quest

October: XP Farming

November: Writing Quest

December: XP Farming

Of course, you don’t have to stay within these boundaries, and you can write if you want to on the XP months! But on the Writing Quests, you HAVE to remain consistent to achieve a set goal of whatever amount of words you wish to achieve, by the end of the month,

If you want to participate with me of course, i usually do this, bc i have a BOOK TO FINISH!!!! Books plural actually, both reading and writing… And shows I wanna watch and movies i wanna watch but i just don’t feel motivated to watch them… BUT YK THATS WHY I MADE THIS SYSTEM THAT I’M ONY JUST NOW SHARING WITH THE WORLD!!

It’s very simple, and i’m sure other people pretty much came up with the same thing, just different names and stuff, but i guess the unique thing about it here is that you can get constant updates about my progress throughout the entire thing, and you can also like show ur progress thru reblogging or comment or smth i dunno ITS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS!!!

Bc we’re motivating eachother and stuff

SO YEAH

Writing Quests can also be a lot of things, I know I listed one of them in one of the previous paragraphs but I’ll put a list of things you can do right here if ur not writing a book.

Assign a Word count to finish by the end of the month

Weekly Short Stories (1k-2k), written and edited

Analysis’s of Tales you like, and been wanting to do

Asks and requests for your own blogs

IDK PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES WRITING TBH

A Writing Quest should also be fun by the way! So make it as fun as you can, don’t force yourself to write, write about what you like, or even just journal your thoughts! Just as long as you write and grow from the process!

Mmm that should be it. If ur interested then reblog probably idk

BUT YEAH! GL ON EVERYONE WHO SEES THIS AND IS INTERESTING I TRYING IT!

From a fellow writer,

-Kani

(Me rn bec its liek 12:30 on a school night after winter break i needa sleep istg)

[butchdazai]

Books I finished reading in January and February 2025

You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel Howell

I have to be honest and say this is not the type of book I usually read and I only read it because it was written by Dan. However, I found that the book was well-written and easily understandable. It didn't read like pop psychology books that I hate so much and it was instead full of actually useful tips to improve your mental health. Additionally, it was funny and it makes the reader feel like they can trust Dan due to him also dealing with mental health problems throughout his life. My one criticism is that I would've liked to see a list of sources at the end. Overall a good book for those dealing with mental health issues.

La librairie de Téhéran de Marjan Kamali

J'ai lu ce livre pour le club de lecture de ma bibliothèque. C'est un roman écrit par une femme iranienne-étatsunienne. La librairie de Téhéran compte l'histoire de deux jeunes iraniens qui sont amoureux mais qui ne peuvent pas être ensemble à cause de la situation politique et de la famille du jeune homme. Ils ont dû se séparer mais ils se retrouvent quand ils sont plus vieux aux États-Unis. Ce livre m'a paru trop long et un peu ennuyant, même si j'ai appris un peu plus sur l'histoire iranienne.

Living a Jewish Life by Anita Diamant

I read this book for my Intro to Judaism 101 class. It's a good introduction to Jewish life and holidays as it's quite easy to read. This updated version is particularly good as it updates the language used within it to include non-binary and other queer people. It looks at Jewish life through a liberal Jewish lens, so it would not be ideal for those wanting to learn more about Orthodox Judaism, but it is a good resource for those interested in learning more about Conservative or Reform Judaism.

Les années de Annie Ernaux

Celui-ci est un autre livre que j'ai lu pour le club de lecture de ma bibliothèque. C'est un livre qui est difficile à lire pour ceux qui ne sont pas français et ceux qui n'ont pas le français comme langue native. Cependent, Les années est un livre très interessant car il est un mémoire écrit à la troisième personne. Le livre se concentre plus sur la societé que sur la vie de l'autrice. En plus, j'ai trouvé interessant de comparer la societé français dans le XXme siècle avec la societé mexicaine dans les mêmes années.

[halikyon]

MiqoMarch Day 15: Fortune

Upon our return to Tuliyollal we made our way to where we suspected Kirui might be toiling away. Wachumeqimeqii was abuzz with activity I don't remember seeing when we first arrived. She was easy enough to find, though, as she seemed to be one of only a small number of Au Ra around. When we found her stall down towards the docks she was finalizing an order of raw materials. This was odd since she would usually gather them herself, though the pile of half-finished goods would point to the fact that she simply didn't have the time, and was clearly making more than she did even in Ul'dah. She was delighted to see us, as she so often is, and hurried over to a chest she had kept hidden towards the back. Beaming, she brought it out and opened it for us to see. Within were full new set of armor for each of us, custom made by Kirui herself. She told us she still had a few upgrades in mind, but that these should keep us safe for a while yet. Excited ourselves, we donned them then and there. She loves it when we show off her work, so we struck an impromptu pose for her! When she started rambling on about the materials with that big smile I realized these must have cost a small fortune to make, but I knew she would never accept payment from us. This is how she shows her love, and the best way for her to feel that love back is to wear her creations proudly, which we shall gladly do!

There is one concern, though: where did Statice head off to? I thought she had said she would do a little exploring and head back here, but Kirui said she hadn't been back. I know she can take care of herself just fine, but it does worry me. She doesn't usually stay gone this long, but this is a new place with new people, and I would never want to stifle her curiosity. Besides, she was only so rambunctious due to her boredom back when I first found her, so I doubt she's out there causing trouble. Hopefully we'll reunite soon.

[snake-in-a-flower-crown]

Not that there's anyone keeping up with my blog but I'm gonna start posting my reading log here :)))

Yes I listened to this on audiobook but to me it counts.

[curiouscalamitys]

READING LOG No. 9: IRON FLAME (The Empyrean, Book 2) by Rebecca Yarros

Since this is a reread, I won't be writing a full review like normal. I'm just going to ramble about it. I liked this book when I first read it in 2023, but I love it now. Upon re-visit, I truly believe that this book elevated the first one and this one with a single detail: Xaden's second signet.

There is so much nuance now with every Xaden interaction. In Fourth Wing, you can see where he uses his signet on Violet, like when she's hiding in the tree and also when she's brooding the night before gauntlet. There are three moments in Iron Flame that are my favorite hints to his inntinnsic ability: first, when Varrish is trying to take Violet for their first interrogation test for RSC and Xaden is mentally telling Violet that Varrish plans to use that as a way to kill her; second, when he insists on meeting Jesinia and Violet's like, "so you can do your reading of her to test her trustworthiness," not knowing that is exactly why; and thirdly, when Xaden yells for Violet right before Aaric grabs at her and pulls her through the barrier in the archives. I figured he must have been using his second signet the whole time to monitor Aaric to ensure his compliance and dependability.

The way that Liam haunts the narrative as an emotional crutch was for both Violet and me. I love that he is still present, even if it was as a delusion. It is actually insane how deeply attached I, and many others, are to him from just one book. I cried again over his death during my reread of Fourth Wing. I hope he continues to haunt the narrative in the next three books.

With the wording used for the excerpts before each chapter, and keeping mind the fact that both books start with a disclaimer that the following story is a translation by Jesinia, I have a prediction for the way this series will end. I think our main cast of dragon riders are all going to die, including Violet and Xaden. I feel like the letters Xaden wrote to Violet wouldn't be listed as "recovered" if one of them had voluntarily handed them over to Jesinia so that she could add it to her records. I also think they were too personal and meaningful for either of them to hand them over. I, also, think that the tradition of burning possessions immediately after a death is going to be stopped for the exact reason of maintaining accurate archiving of information. So much of these books are about government censorship and rewritten history for propaganda and societal control.

I've read a lot of criticism about the pacing of the book, which I don't understand. I loved the pacing. I loved that it's split into two parts, because, at 600+ pages, Yarros could have easily split this into 2 books and that would've been annoying to me.

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2025 books read

Only If You're Lucky - Stacy Willingham (Dec 31-Jan 2)

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna (Jan 2-Jan 3)

Dracula (reread) - Bram Stoker (Jan 4-Jan 11)

Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir (Jan 6-Jan 15)

I Am Legend - Richard Matheson (Jan 13-Jan 16)

Evelina - Frances Burney (Jan 12-Jan 22)

Sunburn - Chloe Michelle Howarth (Jan 16-Jan 24)

Delilah Green Doesn't Care - Ashley Herring Blake (Jan 25-Jan 26)

Don't Let the Forest In - C.G. Drews (Jan 26-Feb 5)

The Invocations - Krystal Sutherland (Feb 9-Feb 14)

'Salem's Lot - Stephen King (Jan 25-Feb 14)

The Favorites - Layne Fargo (Feb 15-Feb 16)

Private Rites - Julia Armfield (Feb 17-Feb 20)

The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Feb 21)

We Love the Nightlife - Rachel Koller Croft (Feb 22-Feb 28)

Ancient Maya: The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization - Arthur Demarest (Jan 21-Mar 8)

Interview With the Vampire - Anne Rice (Mar 7-Mar 15)

Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (Mar 16-Mar 27)

Ethics and Infinity - Emmanuel Levinas (Mar 29)

[ofliterarynature]

2025 Reading Goals

Based on previous years (and barring any major life upheavals), I've again set my year total to 120! As part of that number, I would like to read:

12 owned tbr print books

12 owned tbr graphic novels

12 owned tbr audiobooks

25-in-25 (I'm working on a list I promise) it's here!

And for some non-numerical goals, I would like to:

Use star ratings in a way that reflects my love/like/okay ratings

Reorganize my bookshelves

[thefastestclockintheuniverse]

Nepeta knowing Dave's ridiculous RP name suggests he and Jade RP'd at least once.

[veeagainsttheday]

With thanks to @latriviata for making me aware of a fiction book bingo, and to @batmanisagatewaydrug who made a fiction version that inspired me, here's my 2025 nonfiction book bingo! feel free to use, share, etc.