2025 was another good year of books. I continued reading more in the world of fantasy, with more science fiction and mystery/thriller books sprinkled throughout. It was a good mix of continuing series that I’ve had ongoing, but also finding enough standalone books to keep things interesting. I also found myself to be a lot more critical of books if I didn’t enjoy them as much.
In 2026, my focus is almost exclusively going to be on completing multiple fantasy series that I have had ongoing for a while, along with starting some new ones with the goal to finish them. The biggest of these is all the Cosmere books by Brandon Sanderson. In additional, there will be some sci-fi series like the Dungeon Crawler Carl series I recently discovered, or The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series I’ve had in progress for years.
Stats for Nerds
Total books: 44 with 35 physical and 9 audiobooks
Total pages (including audiobooks): 16,827
Most read genre: Fantasy with 21 books
Most read author: Martha Wells with 4 books
Longest book: Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (1408 pages)
Shortest book: My Death by Lisa Tuttle (105 pages)
Oldest book: Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie (1944)
Newest book: Road to Ruin by Hana Lee (May 2024)
Number of 5 ⭐ Reads: 6
Number of < 3 ⭐ Reads: 6
First and Last Pages
The book started with what was probably my favourite book of the year, Tress of the Emerald Sea. This little gem from Brandon Sanderson was such a refreshing take on fantasy, especially from him, with a unique magic system and great characters
This year, coincidentally like last year, ended with continuing the Murderbot diaries with Martha Wells’ Fugitive Telemetry, the sixth book in the series. A shorted book, it was full of fun times and tense moments, and of course, plenty of sass from our favorite Murderbot
Personal Favorites
Tress of the Emerald Sea was the first secret project from Brandon Sanderson and, like I said, something very different from his usual work. It can be best described as whimsical and fun, with a great cast of characters and adventures.
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson took me months to finish since I was reading it on and off between other books, given it’s massive length. But it was all so worth it. The backstory we get on certain characters, their struggles and journeys, so many little and big epic moments, and an amazing ending to tie it all together.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur Clarke is a science fiction classic. It is beautifully written with a thought-provoking story. It’s hard to believe this was written in 1968, given how well it portrays things like artificial intelligence and space travel.
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman is the first book in a series that seems to have caught fire. Anyone I talk to about books has heard of it, read it or is reading it. And I get why. The first book was immediately addicting that I can’t wait to dive into the rest of the series and go further into Carl and his cat, Princess Donut’s journey through the video-game like dungeons, with real stakes.
More on my Storygraph and Goodreads wrap-ups too
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