I’m not sure where November went, but here we are. Overall I read 20 books. Five of the books were audiobooks, and four of those five were ALCs. Five of the books I read were from subscription boxes and as of now, I have successfully completed my 2025 reading prompt challenge as well as my 25 in 2025 TBR backlist challenge. I also crushed my Goodreads goal.

Here’s how everything stacked up this month:

5 Star:

• Thirst Trap by Grainne O’Hare
• The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

4 – 4.75 Star:

• Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
• The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
• Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
• Haven’t Killed in Years by Amy K. Green
• Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen
• Dating After the End of the World by Jeneva Rose
• Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn
• Wreck by Catherine Newman
• Hazelthorn by CG Drews

3 – 3.75 Star:

• And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens
• Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss
• Real Americans by Rachel Khong
• The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
• Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer
• An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister
• The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
• The Adults by Caroline Hulse
• A Winter Wish by Emily Stone

December is all about Holiday reads and catching up on some 2025 releases that I haven’t been able to get to yet. I’m hoping to close this year out with a big bang! I also have some ALCs for early 2026 releases that I plan to get to.

In addition to the books pictured above, I also hope to read the following:

• Good Spirits by BK Borrison
• You Better Watch Out by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth
• Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
• The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon
• A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (ARC)
• Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Nivan (ALC)
• My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney (ALC)