2025 In Books

So basically the only rule for this list is that I had to read or finish the books in 2025. Everything else is my opinion. Of course, if you're interested in my deeper thoughts on these books, check out my reviews.

Number of times I smashed my Reading Goal: 1 time

Number of Books Read: 71 read, bringing my lifetime total to 1,148 books

Number of Pages: 26,648

Shortest Book: Aboard the RMS Aquitania by Ben Aaronovitch - 5 pages, barely a short story

Longest Book: The Shapeshifters by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 968 pages

Average Book Length: 375 Pages

Favorite New Read: A House Between Sea and Sky by Beth Cato - Really interesting, mostly cozy fantasy.

Favorite Reread: The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey - The copy I have is an anthology of the first 3 books in the overall Pern series, which I just adore.

Favorite Non-Fiction: I did not read any non-fiction this year.

Favorite Series: InCryptid by Seanan McGuire. Finished off that series this year. It's just a really fun series, you guys.

Favorite Author: Seanan McGuire - This hasn't changed since last year, even though I didn't read a lot from her this year... again.

Most Read Author: Laurell K. Hamilton - Been going through the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series, which ended up being more books than the Pern series by 6 books! I'm not even close to done with it yet!

Least Favorite Book: Token of Darkness by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - I didn't like it the first time and rereading did not change that.

Most Disappointing Read: Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan - I really wanted to like the books, ya'll. I really did. I probably would have if I'd read them when I was younger but... Percy Jackson just wasn't for me.

DNF Pile: Dragon's Code by Gigi McCaffrey & The Big Meow by Diane Duane

Favorite New-to-Me Character: Leah from The Prince of Nowhere by Emily Drake. She was such a fun character I wish had been in a better book.

Favorite Reread Character: Nathaniel Graison from Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton - Nathaniel is the sweetest cinnamon roll of a man, despite his horrible unbringing. I would protect him with my life.

Currently Reading: Acorna's Quest by Anne McCaffrey & Margaret Ball, The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Kay & Neil Packer 

Finished Series: I finished 7 series this year.

Non-Book Stuff

I just wanted to brag that I finished 15 OviPets projects this year. I had several projects that were 1 or 2 traits with tattoos involved. Gotta love them Slime projects. Heh.

 

I also finished 2 full Pokedexes this year in Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Pokemon Scarlet. I'm proud of myself. 😁

2024 In Books

So basically the only rule for this list is that I had to read or finish the books in 2024. Everything else is my opinion. Of course, if you're interested in my deeper thoughts on these books, check out my reviews.

Number of times I smashed my Reading Goal: 4

Number of Books Read: 130, bringing my lifetime total to 1108

Number of Pages: 46,121

Shortest Book: The Creature in the Case by Garth Nix - 109 pages

Longest Book: The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming: Book Two: Practice by Sienna Tristen - 873 pages

Average Book Length: 357 Pages

Favorite New Read: Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire - Another awesome entry into the Wayward Children Series.

Favorite Reread: Sunstone by Stjepan Sejic - Adult Comic Series I started reading via DeviantArt and had been following ever since.

Favorite Non-Fiction: Welsh Fairies by Mhara Sterling - A nice intro to Welsh folklore and, funnily enough, a good companion to Kelley Armstrong's Cainsville series, which I also read this year.

Favorite Series: Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey - I've been in love with this series ever since college, when I actually got into it.

Favorite Author: Seanan McGuire - This hasn't changed since last year, even though I didn't read a lot from her this year.

Most Read Author: Mercedes Lackey - I read most of the Valdemar series this year, including anthologies, so Lackey beat every other author by a long-shot.

Least Favorite Book: Doubletake by Rob Thurman - This is where I completely fell off the Cal Leandros series, which is sad because I had been looking forward to finishing the series, based on my earlier reads of the first few books.

Most Disappointing Read: Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede - Just not all it was cracked up to be.

DNF Pile: Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft and Lenny Among Ghosts by Frank Maria Reifenberg - One was just confusingly boring and the other's writing style did not mesh with my brain.

Favorite New-to-Me Character: Sunny Cho from Nine Tailed by Jayci Lee. I was pleasantly surprised by Nine Tailed in general, but part of that enjoyment definitely came from Sunny.

Favorite Reread Character: Two again this year: Ally Carter from Sunstone and Princess/Queen Cimorene from The Enchanted Forest Chronicles.

Currently Reading: A Gift of Dragons by Anne McCaffrey, The Masterharper of Pern by Anne McCaffrey, and Call of the Bone Ships by R.J. Barker.

Finished Series: I finished 17 series this year.

Non-Book Stuff

I just wanted to brag that I finished 11 OviPets projects this year. I probably could have done a lot more, but OviPets is really just a chill game for me so... yeah.