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- I Choose Darkness
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- Artemis
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- This Used to Be Us
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- The Unraveling
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- What She's Read - 2026
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My Top Books of 2025!
Well, another year has past, it’s time to take a look back and reflect on all that has happened and to look forward to what is to come.
One thing that I have learned over the years is that it is all about the quality of books read and not the quantity. This list has some new releases and some that have been kicking around for a few years. I’ve found some new authors to move to the top of my TBR as well as new gems from my go-to authors. These are the books that made me laugh as well as cry. Some are filled with friends that I may have seen before; and others I will definitely see again.
Cheers! To a fantastic 2025 of reading, and here’s hoping that 2026 is even better!
*These books are not in order of preference.
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