Hello, friends! Thanks for stopping by SGL. Today’s post is one of my favorites – looking back on what I’ve read the previous twelve months and curating a list of my favorite reads.
Since 2015 I’ve done the Goodreads Reading Challenge – I like to track what I read, and obviously, share what I thought of them. The reading challenge is just another way to do that. This year, I almost met my goal of 60 books. Which means I read a total of 17,524 pages!
A friendly little note : While covering different genres, I do not read anything that has blatant sexual content. I will tell you if there is any sort of such (typically very mild and delicately put) in them and if I don’t think they’d be appropriate for young/teenage readers.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (reread)
Memoria (The Nightingale Trilogy #3) by J.J. Fischer
Caligo (Nightingale Trilogy #4) by J.J. Fischer
Han Solo’s Revenge (Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures #2) by Brian Daley
By the Pricking of my Thumbs (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries #4) by Agatha Christie
The Pearls of Lutra (Redwall #9) by Brian Jacques
Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson
Because of a Christmas Tree by Rebekah A. Morris
The Tale of Snow White and Rose Red by Tim Maddox
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Fun Themes:
Oldest Published: The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (1887)
Newest Published: Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson (2025)
but, Memoria by J.J. Fischer
The Tale of Snow White and Rose Red by Tim Maddox
The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House by Joana Davidson Politano
The Red Heart Cafe by Rebekah A. Morris and
The Antique Hunter’s Death on the Red Sea by C.L. Miller were also all published in 2025!
Favorite reread: Enemy Brothers by Constance Savery
Cutest romance: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
Unexpectedly loved: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Shortest Book: Because of a Christmas Tree by Rebekah A. Morris (47 pages)
Longest Book: The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (1796 pages)
New Favorite author: Brian Daley
I’m so surprised by how many books I read that were published just this year! And, how that meant that I didn’t succumb to quite so many re-reads, heh.
I’d love to hear about your reading year!
~Laura
the start of a good life 
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