2025 Reading Recap

My Favorite First-Time Read: The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis

My Least Favorite First-Time Read: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

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What I (Re)Read and/or (Re)Listened to in 2025:

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, Translated by Dwight Goddard and Sam Torode ^{* † [CO = CN]}
Party Princess by Meg Cabot ^{** † [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 13 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Sweet Sixteen Princess by Meg Cabot ^{** † [CO = US]}
Spy × Family, Vol. 13 by Tatsuya Endo ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin ^{* † [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 14 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Narrated by Wil Wheaton ^{** ‡ [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 15 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas ^{* † [CO = US]}
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas ^{* † [CO = US]}
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas ^{* † [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 16 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 17 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 18 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Kinky History: A Rollicking Journey through Our Sexual Past, Present, and Future by Esme Louise James, Narrated by Esme Louise James ^{* ‡ [CO = AU]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 19 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Know My Name Written and Narrated by Chanel Miller ^{* ‡ [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 20 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean ^{* † [CO = GB]}
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain ( While Listening Along to the Audiobook Narrated by Dick Hill) ^{* ‡ [CO = US]}
Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Narrated by Julia Whelan ^{* ‡ [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 21 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson ^{* † [CO = US]}
A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay by Octavia E. Butler, Art by Manzel Bowman ^{* † [CO = US]}
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, Narrated by Jenny Sterlin ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones, Narrated by Jenny Sterlin ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare (Read in conjunction with the first “bad quarto,” but I’m only counting this as one book.) ^{** † [CO = GB]}
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones, Narrated by Jenny Sterlin ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 22 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
James by Percival Everett ^{* † [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 23 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 24 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 25 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 26 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain ( While Listening Along to the Audiobook Narrated by Dick Hill) ^{* ‡ [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 27 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 28 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen, Narrated by Bob the Drag Queen ^{* ‡ [CO = US]}
The Declaration of Independence ^{** † [CO = US]}
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King ^{** † [CO = US]}
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ( While Listening Along to the Audiobook Narrated by Scott Baker) ^{** †‡ [CO = US]}
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros ^{* † [CO = US]}
Harry Potter and the Philsopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, Narrated by Stephen Fry ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, Narrated by Stephen Fry ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, Narrated by Stephen Fry ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon ^{* † [CO = US]}
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling, Narrated by Stephen Fry ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, Narrated by Stephen Fry ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 29 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Spy × Family, Vol. 14 by Tatsuya Endo ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 30 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan ^{* † [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 31 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ^{* † [CO = GB]}
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, Narrated by Stephen Fry ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli ^{** † [CO = US]}
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden ^{* † [CO = US]}
Marriage of Convenience, Vol. 1 by KEN, Adapted by hanheun, Art by Antstudio ^{* † [CO = KR]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 32 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, Narrated by Stephen Fry ^{** ‡ [CO = GB]}
Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ^{* † [CO = US]}
Under the Oak Tree: The Comic, Vol. 2 by Suji Kim, Adapted by Seomal and namu, Art by p ^{* † [CO = KR]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 33 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery ( While Listening Along to the Audiobook Narrated by Julia Whelan) ^{* ‡ [CO = CA]}
The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, Narrated by Ralph Cosham ^{* ‡ [CO = GB]}
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix ^{* † [CO = US]}
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( While Listening Along to the Audiobook Narrated by Nico Evers-Swindell) ^{** †‡ [CO = GB]}
Between the World and Me Written and Narrated by Ta-Nehisi Coates ^{* † [CO = US]}
The Bookstore Keepers by Alice Hoffman ( While Listening Along to the Audiobook Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya) ^{** †‡ [CO = US]}
The Host by Stephenie Meyer, Narrated by Kate Reading ^{** ‡ [CO = US]}
Trust by Hernan Diaz, Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Jonathan Davis, Mozhan Navabi, and Orlagh Cassidy ^{* ‡ [CO = US]}
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Written and Narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer ^{* ‡ [CO = US]}
Kiki’s Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono, Translated by Emily Balistrieri ^{* † [CO = JP]}
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, Translated by Ros Schwartz ^{* † [CO = FR]}
Gone from My Sight: The Dying Experience by Barbara Karnes ^{* † [CO = US]}
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Narrated by Barbara Caruso ^{** ‡ [CO = US]}
The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom Written and Narrated by Shari Franke ^{* ‡ [CO = US]}
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas ^{* † [CO = US]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 34 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 35 by Tomohito Oda ^{* † [CO = JP]}
Audio Bible – King James Version Narrated by Max McLean ( Via YouVersion ) ^{** ‡ [CO = N/A]}
The Bible Recap by Tara-Leigh Cobble ( While Listening Along to the Podcast ) ^{** †‡ [CO = US]}

2025 Reading Challenge

Lindsey completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2025.

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83 of 75 (111%)

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Breakdown by First-Time Reads vs. Rereads:
* 59 Total First-Time Reads
** 24 Total Rereads

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Breakdown by Reading Method:
† 53 Total Print or Digital Reads
‡ 26 Total Audiobook-Only or Primarily-Audio Reads
†‡ 4 Total Immersion Read (Reading & Listening)

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Breakdown by Country of Origin:^[CO]