I can’t believe 2025 is already over! In 2024, I managed to read a total of 96 books. In 2025, I managed to increase that to a grand total of 145 books! Once again, I set myself a challenge of reading 24 books this year, (two a month) and it seems I completed it!

To make this year’s complete list easier to read, I have separated it into months and included links to the individual monthly posts.
Here is the list:

January (12)

• ‘Daughter of the Siren Queen’ – Tricia Levenseller
• ‘Vengeance of the Pirate Queen’ – Tricia Levenseller
• ‘Powerless’ – Lauren Roberts
• ‘Powerful’ – Lauren Roberts
• ‘The Light That Blinds Us’ – Andy Darcy Theo
• ‘Blade of Secrets’ – Tricia Levenseller
• ‘Master of Iron’ – Tricia Levenseller
• ‘Winter’ – Marissa Meyer
• ‘Warrior of the Wild’ – Tricia Levenseller
• ‘The Shadows Between Us’ – Tricia Levenseller
• ‘Caraval’ – Stephanie Garber
• ‘Voyage of the Damned’ – Frances White

February (10)

• ‘Serpent & Dove’ – Shelby Mahurin
• ‘Reckless’ – Lauren Roberts
• ‘Only a Monster’ – Vanessa Len
• ‘Forsaken’ – Jana Oliver
• ‘Forbidden’ – Jana Oliver
• ‘Forgiven’ – Jana Oliver
• ‘Foretold’ – Jana Oliver
• ‘Red Queen’ – Victoria Aveyard
• ‘Matched’ – Ally Condie
• ‘The Murder Hypothesis’ – Sarah Wishart

March (8)

• ‘Never a Hero’ – Vanessa Len
• ‘City of Ashes’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘City of Glass’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘The Grandest Game’ – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• ‘City of Fallen Angels’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘City of Lost Souls’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘City of Heavenly Fire’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘Clockwork Angel’ – Cassandra Clare

April (17)

• ‘Clockwork Prince’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘Clockwork Princess’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘Shatter Me’ – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘A Curse so Dark and Lonely’ – Brigid Kemmerer
• ‘A Heart so Fierce and Broken’ – Brigid Kemmerer
• ‘A Vow so Bold and Deadly’ – Brigid Kemmerer
• ‘Legendary’ – Stephanie Garber
• ‘Finale’ – Stephanie Garber
• ‘Once Upon a Broken Heart’ – Stephanie Garber
• ‘The Ballad of Never After’ – Stephanie Garber
• ‘A Curse for True Love’ – Stephanie Garber
• ‘All Better Now’ – Neal Shusterman
• ‘Destroy Me’ (‘Unite Me’ novella 1) – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘Unravel Me’ – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘Fracture Me’ (‘Unite Me’ novella 2) – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘The Dark That Hides Us’ – Andy Darcy Theo
• ‘Ignite Me’ – Tahereh Mafi

May (17)

• Restore Me’ – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘Shadow Me’ (‘Find Me’ novella 1) – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘Defy Me’ – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘Reveal Me’ (‘Find Me’ novella 2) – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘Imagine Me’ – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘Believe Me’ – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘To Kill a Kingdom’ – Alexandra Christo
• ‘The Prisoner’s Throne’ – Holly Black
• ‘The Reappearance of Rachel Price’ – Holly Jackson
• ‘Threads that Bind’ – Kika Hatzopoulou 
• ‘Hearts that Cut’ – Kika Hatzopoulou
• ‘Six of Crows’ – Leigh Bardugo
• ‘Resist’ – Tom Palmer
• ‘Crooked Kingdom’ – Leigh Bardugo
• ‘Shadow and Bone’ – Leigh Bardugo
• ‘Siege and Storm’ – Leigh Bardugo
• ‘Ruin and Rising’ – Leigh Bardugo

June (9)

• ‘King of Scars’ – Leigh Bardugo
• ‘Rule of Wolves’ – Leigh Bardugo 
• ‘Lore’ – Alexandra Bracken
• ‘The Wycherleys’ – Annaliese Avery
• ‘Silver in the Bone’ – Alexandra Bracken
• ‘The Mirror of Beasts’ – Alexandra Bracken
• ‘For She is Wrath’ – Emily Varga
• ‘When the Bones Sing’ – Ginny Myers Sain
• ‘An Ember in the Ashes’ – Sabaa Tahir

July (13)

• ‘Princess of Souls’ – Alexandra Christo
• ‘A Torch Against the Night’ – Sabaa Tahir
• ‘Wrath of the Triple Goddess’ – Rick Riordan
• ‘A Reaper at the Gates’ – Sabaa Tahir
• ‘A Sky Beyond the Storm’ – Sabaa Tahir
• ‘This Woven Kingdom’ – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘These Infinite Threads’ – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘All This Twisted Glory’ – Tahereh Mafi
• ‘Into the Crooked Place’ – Alexandra Christo
• ‘City of Spells’ – Alexandra Christo
• ‘Chain of Gold’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘Chain of Iron’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘Chain of Thorns’ – Cassandra Clare

August (18)

• ‘The Notorious Virtues’ – Alwyn Hamilton
• ‘At First Sight’ – Jennifer Lynn Barnes (This book was originally published as ‘Nobody’)
• ‘The Immortal Games’ – Annaliese Avery
• ‘Thieves’ Gambit’ – Kayvion Lewis
• ‘Little White Lies’ – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• ‘The Dagger and the Flame’ – Catherine Doyle
• ‘Deadly Little Scandals’ – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• ‘Heist Royale’ – Kayvion Lewis
• ‘Such Charming Liars’ – Karen M. McManus
• ‘When I Was Joe’ – Keren David
• ‘Six Crimson Cranes’ – Elizabeth Lim
• ‘The Dragon’s Promise’ – Elizabeth Lim
• ‘Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘Lady Midnight’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘The Agathas’ – Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson
• ‘Realm Breaker’ – Victoria Aveyard
• ‘Lord of Shadows’ – Cassandra Clare
• ‘Queen of Air and Darkness’ – Cassandra Clare

September (7)

• ‘Glass Sword’ – Victoria Aveyard
• ‘Twin Crowns’ – Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber
• ‘Cursed Crowns’ – Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber
• ‘Burning Crowns’ – Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber
• ‘Captain of Fates’ – Katherine Webber
• ‘Scythe’ – Neal Shusterman
• ‘Thunderhead’ – Neal Shusterman

October (11)

• ‘The Toll’ – Neal Shusterman
• ‘Gleanings’ – Neal Shusterman
• ‘Five Feet Apart’ – Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, & Tobias Iaconis
• ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ – Stephen Chbosky
• ‘Pride & Premeditation’ – Tirzah Price (as an E-book)
• ‘The Agency for Scandal’ -Laura Wood
• ‘The Luminaries’ – Susan Dennard
• ‘The Hunting Moon’ – Susan Dennard
• ‘The Whispering Night’ – Susan Dennard
• ‘Crimson Moth’ – Kristen Ciccarelli
• ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ – Agatha Christie

November (12)

• ‘The Case of the Missing Books’ – Ian Sansom
• ‘Mr Dixon Disappears’ – Ian Sansom
• ‘Games Untold’ – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• ‘The Delegates Choice’ – Ian Sansom
• ‘The Bad Book Affair’ – Ian Sansom
• ‘The Mystery of the Talking Skull’ – Robert Arthur
• ‘A Darker Shade of Magic’ – V.E. Schwab
• ‘January’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘February’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘March’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘April’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘May’ – Gabrielle Lord

December (11)

• ‘June’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘July’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘August’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘September’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘October’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘November’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘December’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘Revenge’ – Gabrielle Lord
• ‘Eragon’ – Christopher Paolini
• ‘Aurora Rising’ – Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
• ‘Aurora Burning’ – Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

You can see from this list that I love authors who write book series, I enjoy being able to continue with characters and stories for more than just one book. I received 24 books for Christmas, some are series, and some are standalone. I can’t wait to read them all.

In 2025, my most read author was Cassandra Clare with 15 books! I started many new authors and cannot wait to continue reading them in 2026.

For 2026, I have set myself another reading challenge, so watch out!

Are you setting yourself a reading challenge? Are there any books you can recommend?