44 new books read this year and many I liked! #25booksin2025 gave me a lot of encouragement to try out some new stuff instead of as much rereading of old favorites as usual. Going to the new arrivals and grabbing what catches my fancy is quite fun! Hope everyone had a great reading year!
December 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
44 new books read this year and many I liked! #25booksin2025 gave me a lot of encouragement to try out some new stuff instead of as much rereading of old favorites as usual. Going to the new arrivals and grabbing what catches my fancy is quite fun! Hope everyone had a great reading year!
Grabbed The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar from the library new arrivals. it's mainly about the vibes of a quasi historical medieval fantasy and character study of the court magician trying to help the princess. Light, easy read. Not quite cozy though. #25booksin2025
December 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Grabbed The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar from the library new arrivals. it's mainly about the vibes of a quasi historical medieval fantasy and character study of the court magician trying to help the princess. Light, easy read. Not quite cozy though. #25booksin2025
26:25’…and reading goal exceeded #BookSky #25Booksin2025
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
26:25’…and reading goal exceeded #BookSky #25Booksin2025
Read I'm afraid you've got dragons by Peter Beagle. The tale of a princess, a prince, and a dragon exterminator who loves dragons. Great characters, some excellent dialogue, but the climax is a bit muddled and disconnected. Still, a fun, quick read. #25booksin2025
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Read I'm afraid you've got dragons by Peter Beagle. The tale of a princess, a prince, and a dragon exterminator who loves dragons. Great characters, some excellent dialogue, but the climax is a bit muddled and disconnected. Still, a fun, quick read. #25booksin2025
Bit late but read Halloween Folklore and Ghost Stories by Brice Stratford, looking at the continuity and origins of English traditions around the last week of Oct and first week of Nov. Fascinating bits of culture and hauntings, though also some gory crime so cw. #25booksin2025
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Bit late but read Halloween Folklore and Ghost Stories by Brice Stratford, looking at the continuity and origins of English traditions around the last week of Oct and first week of Nov. Fascinating bits of culture and hauntings, though also some gory crime so cw. #25booksin2025
24:25’…I wasn’t staying! #BookSky #25Booksin2025
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
24:25’…I wasn’t staying! #BookSky #25Booksin2025
Read The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. This was a properly macabre tale of witches and things lurking just outside the light, told through three interconnected women's stories across a century. It's haunting me a bit even after finishing. #25booksin2025
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Read The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. This was a properly macabre tale of witches and things lurking just outside the light, told through three interconnected women's stories across a century. It's haunting me a bit even after finishing. #25booksin2025
Read Anima Rising by Christopher Moore. Klimt, Freud and Jung meet the Bride of Frankenstein in 1910ish Vienna. Lots of farce and absurdity. But also a lot of brutal violence alluded to, sexual and otherwise. It's a good read but definitely a warning necessary. #25booksin2025
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Read Anima Rising by Christopher Moore. Klimt, Freud and Jung meet the Bride of Frankenstein in 1910ish Vienna. Lots of farce and absurdity. But also a lot of brutal violence alluded to, sexual and otherwise. It's a good read but definitely a warning necessary. #25booksin2025
I haven’t checked in about #25booksin2025 for a while.
I had a slow reading start to the year, but I started reading e-books on my phone on Libby, and it turns out I will read a lot of books that way. I crushed my goal.
Here is everything I read last month! I got some spooky books for October.
I had a slow reading start to the year, but I started reading e-books on my phone on Libby, and it turns out I will read a lot of books that way. I crushed my goal.
Here is everything I read last month! I got some spooky books for October.
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I haven’t checked in about #25booksin2025 for a while.
I had a slow reading start to the year, but I started reading e-books on my phone on Libby, and it turns out I will read a lot of books that way. I crushed my goal.
Here is everything I read last month! I got some spooky books for October.
I had a slow reading start to the year, but I started reading e-books on my phone on Libby, and it turns out I will read a lot of books that way. I crushed my goal.
Here is everything I read last month! I got some spooky books for October.
After reading Timequake I wound up reading Slaughterhouse Five by Vonnegut to follow up. Think I last read it in high school. Both jump around but the earlier work is more of a story, and is more straightforward in its thesis. #25booksin2025
October 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
After reading Timequake I wound up reading Slaughterhouse Five by Vonnegut to follow up. Think I last read it in high school. Both jump around but the earlier work is more of a story, and is more straightforward in its thesis. #25booksin2025
Read The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel, a fiction about a mystery cult and indoctrination and how the world shapes the protagonist and she shapes it in turn. It's evocative and visceral and at times viciously cruel. A compelling but unhappy read. #25booksin2025
October 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Read The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel, a fiction about a mystery cult and indoctrination and how the world shapes the protagonist and she shapes it in turn. It's evocative and visceral and at times viciously cruel. A compelling but unhappy read. #25booksin2025
Another graphic novel roundup with urban fantasy in Manila with Budjette Tan's Trese and very silly action in Mark Roger's The Adventures of Samurai Cat. The artwork in Samurai Cat had no business being so good. Oh and Ryan North's Star Trek Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way was so fun! #25booksin2025
October 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Another graphic novel roundup with urban fantasy in Manila with Budjette Tan's Trese and very silly action in Mark Roger's The Adventures of Samurai Cat. The artwork in Samurai Cat had no business being so good. Oh and Ryan North's Star Trek Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way was so fun! #25booksin2025
Read Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams and the Minority Report. The ending of Human Is had me cackling and the Hanging Stranger I have to incorporate in a game at some point. Really excellent short fiction. Back to the library tomorrow! #25booksin2025
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Read Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams and the Minority Report. The ending of Human Is had me cackling and the Hanging Stranger I have to incorporate in a game at some point. Really excellent short fiction. Back to the library tomorrow! #25booksin2025
21:25’…stepped into the light #BookSky #25Booksin2025
September 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
21:25’…stepped into the light #BookSky #25Booksin2025
Finished Terry Brooks' new Shannara book, Galaphile. The Shannara books were a big part of the 90s for me, but reading this the style didn't feel familiar and I'm wondering how much Brooks has changed or I have changed. May still have my copy of Sword somewhere. #25booksin2025
September 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Finished Terry Brooks' new Shannara book, Galaphile. The Shannara books were a big part of the 90s for me, but reading this the style didn't feel familiar and I'm wondering how much Brooks has changed or I have changed. May still have my copy of Sword somewhere. #25booksin2025
20:25’…Hallik & Elowyn reminded of Ridoc & Violet #BookSky #25Booksin2025
September 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
20:25’…Hallik & Elowyn reminded of Ridoc & Violet #BookSky #25Booksin2025
Read a couple gorgeous graphic novels recently, the Paul Jenkins' Sentry compilation and Julien Blondel's vision of Michael Moorcock 's Elric. I was already familiar with both stories but the visuals were striking and a tribute to the medium. #25booksin2025
September 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Read a couple gorgeous graphic novels recently, the Paul Jenkins' Sentry compilation and Julien Blondel's vision of Michael Moorcock 's Elric. I was already familiar with both stories but the visuals were striking and a tribute to the medium. #25booksin2025
Picked up Jon Peterson's Game Wizards at GenCon. This was the business side of things for Gygax era TSR compared to the more personal anecdotes of When We Were Wizards. It was a great read for better understanding that era, especially early GenCon and Origins. #25booksin2025
August 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Picked up Jon Peterson's Game Wizards at GenCon. This was the business side of things for Gygax era TSR compared to the more personal anecdotes of When We Were Wizards. It was a great read for better understanding that era, especially early GenCon and Origins. #25booksin2025
Got Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia from the library. Coming of age graphic novel about teens. Fascinating slow burn, like slowly stepping back from a picture until you see the whole context. #25booksin2025
August 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Got Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia from the library. Coming of age graphic novel about teens. Fascinating slow burn, like slowly stepping back from a picture until you see the whole context. #25booksin2025
Read Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab. Schwab's craft at sketching out characters and moments that the mind makes real is remarkable. A compelling vampire tale. #25booksin2025
August 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Read Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab. Schwab's craft at sketching out characters and moments that the mind makes real is remarkable. A compelling vampire tale. #25booksin2025
Read The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross. Fun story about a UK spy bureaucracy amid techno occult cosmic horror. The afterword where the author breaks down his references and talks about similar stories was a wonderful addition I'd love to see for other books. #25booksin2025
July 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Read The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross. Fun story about a UK spy bureaucracy amid techno occult cosmic horror. The afterword where the author breaks down his references and talks about similar stories was a wonderful addition I'd love to see for other books. #25booksin2025
19:25’…filthiest book I’ve read to date, I learned what sub-drop is and JB Stephen’s is a 🇯🇲 author…the Patois was good #BookSky #25Booksin2025
July 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
19:25’…filthiest book I’ve read to date, I learned what sub-drop is and JB Stephen’s is a 🇯🇲 author…the Patois was good #BookSky #25Booksin2025
Read the 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Fun sci Fi mystery with the protagonist looping time through becoming witnesses to solve a murder. I don't want to spoil anything so I'll only say I found it very enjoyable. #25booksin2025
July 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Read the 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Fun sci Fi mystery with the protagonist looping time through becoming witnesses to solve a murder. I don't want to spoil anything so I'll only say I found it very enjoyable. #25booksin2025
18:25’…Violet lost soooo much #BookSky #25Booksin2025
July 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
18:25’…Violet lost soooo much #BookSky #25Booksin2025