25 Before the End of 2025 | UPDATE
This was a complete shot in the dark and it’s no surprise to anyone that I ultimately failed. I made good headway and I think I will be following my idea of not setting super specific goals for 2026 and keep at mood reading what I would like. But on with the update.
Books I Managed to Read
- The Midnight Feast – ⭐⭐
- Wild Love – ⭐⭐⭐
- Done and Dusted – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- A Touch of Ruin – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Ministry of Time – ⭐⭐⭐
- Katabasis – ⭐⭐⭐
- Divine Rivals – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Ruthless Vows – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Crimson Moth – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Will of The Many – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Second Death of Locke – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Books I Didn’t Manage
- The Sun and the Void
- Royal Assassin – I think I am going to have to read the entire series without stopping because I genuinely cannot remember what happened in the first one.
- The Bone Season – Definitely a priority for 2026 in fact I would love to reread all of Samantha Shannon’s works!
- Voidwalker
- Starling House
- We Solve Murders
- Ithaca – This one was actually a DNF, I don’t know if I will ever pick it up again but it was just SO dry and not at all what I expected.
- Wild Reverence
- The Enchanted Greenhouse
- Blood Over Bright Haven
- Six Scorched Roses
- Slaying the Vampire Conquerer
- The Songbird & the Heart of Stone – All of these will need a bigger reread that I just didn’t have time for by the time the year came to end but I definitely want to finish the books I have on my shelf.
I definitely didn’t do as badly as I thought I would and I really did hit some of the books that have been sat on my shelf for a little while and made me prioritise them. There were some winners and actually some surprising losers but I think I might go back to doing monthly TBRs again, nothing dramatic or too rigid but it might keep me on track a little better during the year.
I would be really interested to hear whether or not monthly TBRs work for you or if you find having a challenge to keep you motivated. We are planning on having a quieter year next year so I’m hoping I will have a little more time and energy to dedicate to my reading. Who knows, it will be great to see what I can achieve.
