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Books I’ve Read This Year - 2025!
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items I’ve really gotten back into reading this year, and have been trying to make it a priority! I set myself a goal of reading 30 books this year and have gotten to 31 which is a big achievement - so here are the books that
Sections
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Taylor Jenkins Reid
Classics
Thrillers
Sci-Fi
Romance
Other Books!
Taylor Jenkins Reid
This seems to be the bulk of my reading this year! Read mostly as audiobooks (I really like the voice of the person who reads these!)
I listened to this as an audiobook but I’d recommend reading it as I got a bit lost with perspectives during it
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Paperback
I loved this!!! Part of a interlinked series of novels that can be read as standalones, highly recommend all of them
Malibu Rising (Read with Jenna Pick) by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Paperback
THIS WAS AMAZING EVERYONE READ IT NOW THE ENDING HAD ME GASPING FOR AIR
Atmosphere: A Love Story (GMA Book Club Pick)|Hardcover
A TJR interlinked novel that stands well by itself - I really got into this and really felt for Carrie! Listened as an audiobook and it was decebtly fast paced
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Paperback
I was clearly on a TJR roll (probably because they are all available as audiobooks!). I enjoyed this but definitely preferred my previous read!
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Paperback
Really enjoyed this TJR! Puts you right in the middle of a grief story from the start
Forever, Interrupted|Paperback - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Finished it in a day! I’m a lover of TJR’s writing and throughly enjoyed this
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Paperback
Classics
Really tried to get into classic lit this year and I think I made a good effort - even found my favourite book of all time!
Had to read this classic!
Pride And Prejudice: Books
After I fell in love with Rebecca I wanted to read another du Marier! This was harder to get into to start with but the latter half was EXCELLENT and gripping
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier, Paperback
Picked this up from the library and read it within a few hours
Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf, Hardcover
My favourite book of all time. Just wow. Simply wow. 5 stars every time. It gave me shivers multiple times and is a MUST READ
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Listened to this as an audiobook before The Fate Of Ophelia was released
Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Paperback
Thrillers
A new genre for me this year!!!
I’m almost all the way through this (listening as an audiobook thanks to Taylor Swift!) and I’m LOVING it! Never really listened to a thriller before but wow I will be.
The God of the Woods: A Novel by Liz Moore, Paperback
Oh my goodness…a colleague gave me this to read and lord was it interesting!!!! We had to sit and discuss the ending because it was THAT shocking
Sharp Objects: A Novel by Gillian Flynn, Paperback
By the author of Good Girl, this is another thriller/darker book! I got this from a colleague and am currently about halfway through it
Beneath the Surface: Neill, Fiona: 9781405935975
Sci-Fi
Really got into some sci-fi pieces this year, unusual for me
A slightly different genre for me, read on holiday and wow did the ending hit and confuse me!
Our Wives Under the Sea: A Novel by Julia Armfield, Paperback
I adored this! Read it everywhere I could and I absolutely adored it!! Recommending it to everyone!
How to Stop Time: A Novel by Matt Haig, Paperback
A different genre for me - all about time travel! It was really interesting and super fun to read!
All Our Wrong Todays: A Novel - Elan Mastai
Romance
Easy reads that are just feel good🩷
An easy read that I read during nightshifts!
The Secret Beach By Veronica Henry
I struggled to get into this really, but it was easy to listen to and repick up when I had a burst of motivation
The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella, Paperback
Read this on holiday, super easy to absorb
A Secret Escape by Sarah Morgan
Oh this pulls at the heart strings it was wonderful!
Summer at the Ice Cream Café: Feel-Good Romance
What a cringey cutesy holiday romance! Its set in a cooking competition and honestly I really enjoyed it!!
You Had Me at Halloumi: Cheesy Holiday Romance
Made me crave a summer in greece, surprisingly enjoyable too!
Summer at the Santorini Bookshop: Heartwarming Escape
I’m a dream harbour lover SORRY! I do love a cute n cringey romance hehe
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Dream Harbor ...
A very predictable ending but cute n cosy
A Summer Wedding on Arran: Heartwarming Novel
A classic style of book given to me by my granny! I’m a midwife so of course this makes its way into my collectionn
Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife
Other Books!
These books didn’t really fit into another category so here they are!
Another JW adult book - it felt quite similar storywise to the prev one, and I don’t quite know how I feel about my favourite childhood author having some naughty scenes in her books🙈
Picture Imperfect: The feel-good new adult novel and instant Sunday Times ...
As a Jacqueline Wilson fan as a child, I couldn’t miss out on her adult books. Listened as an audiobook.
Think Again - by Jacqueline Wilson
A very interesting autobiography by one of the children of a famous youtube family vlogger. The story that came out of it was truly heartbreaking and the audiobook was read by the author which amplified this
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke ...
Read this without much knowledge of what it was about but I really enjoyed this despite the upsetting subject matter. Listened as an audiobook
Jaded: A Novel by Ela Lee, Paperback
Read this as a recommendation from Taylor Swift and I loved it! A different style of narration than I’m used to but liked it
Normal People by Sally Rooney, Paperback
I started reading this as part of a bookclub and I’m still trying to get through it! I think I’d be getting on better with it if I read it as a physical book instead of an audiobook!!!
Blue Sisters: A Novel (Signed B&N Exclusive Book) by Coco Mellors ...
It wouldn’t be me if there wasn’t a Taylor Swift book on my list! Currently almost finished this one and really enjoying reading it little by little
Taylor Era by Era: The Unauthorized Biography