2025 Books Completed
January
- Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons (351) ****
- Ursula Le Guin - The Dispossessed (387) ****
- Steve Berry - The Emperor's Tomb (436) ****
- S.A. Chakraborty - The Kingdom of Copper (625) ****
- Heather Webber - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities - (320) ****
- Alan Dean Foster - Icerigger (320) ****
- Haruki Murakami - The City and Its Uncertain Walls (445) **
- Rebecca Yarros - Onyx Storm (527) *****
February
- Michiko Aoyama - What You Are Looking For is in the Library ( 300) ****
- Travis Baldree - Bookshops and Bonedust (336) ****
- J.D. Robb - Bonded in Death (359) *****
- Emma Grey - The Last Love Note (355) *****
- John Scalzi - Starter Villain (264) ****
- David Nichols - You are Here (355) ****
- Kristin Hannah - Comfort and Joy (272) ****
- Lucy Gilmore - The Lonely Hearts Book Club (353) ****
March
- Paula Munier - Home at Night (338) ***
- Julia Bryan Thomas - The Radcliffe Ladies Reading Club (366) ****
- Louise Penny - The Grey Wolf #19 Armand Gamache (418) ****
- Naomi Novik - Black Powder War #3 Temeraire (344) ****
- Louise DeSalvo - Art of Slow Writing (366) ****
- Marie Brennan - Voyage of the Basilisk #3 Lady Trent (370 but halfway through) **
My rating system is a mishmash of Goodreads and others.
5 star - The writing was compelling, the world building was outstanding and the story flowed. Couldn't put it down. Evoked an emotional response and made me feel my feelings. Unique. As a series opener, would make me want to read the whole series. As a new to me author, would make me want to read more of their stories. Would reread again in the future.
4 star - The writing, world building, and characters were excellent. Enjoyed the story. Would read this series or author again. Willing to give it a second read.
3 star - It was good, but...
2 star - I read half way or through the whole thing or may have skipped to the end to see what happened. May have had morally grey characters without any redeeming qualities, or something about the story turned me off, or it failed to live up to my expectations.
1 star - Wasn't my cup of tea.
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