2025 a Year in the Books.

Even knowing that I write this blog post every year….THIS YEAR DID NOT GO AS PLANNED! I thought I would enjoy writing my book log on NetGalley’s print out mention in this blog…but I didn’t.

I couldn’t afford my Hoopla library card so…I unfortunately did not use it. It still stays on my phone because one day I will pay for my out of the state library card.

I barely used my Libby account…it is not my favorite.

I had to comb through my miscellaneous logs of books this year to write this years blog. I moved, life was chao.

Books Borrowed from the Library or Bought:

  1. Witchcraft for the Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix-Adult

  2. We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida-Adult

  3. Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me by Matt Rife-Adult

  4. The Sirens by Emilia Hart-Adult

  5. The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose-Adult

  6. Scarred by Emily McIntire-Adult

  7. Cat+ Gamer Volume 1-Young Adult

  8. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer-Adult

  9. So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison-Adult

  10. Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer-Adult

  11. The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods-Adult

  12. Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson-Children

  13. Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce-Adult

  14. Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes-Adult

  15. If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura- Adult

  16. Play Nice by Rachel Harrison- Adult

  17. The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware- Adult

  18. With a Vengeance by Riley Sager-Adult

  19. We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Ishida- Adult

  20. Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver-Adult

  21. Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer-Adult

  22. Wicked and Weird by Brody Butcher and David E. Anderson

  23. Old Haunts by Mark Towse and Nathen Ludwig

  24. The Tenant by Frieda McFadden

  25. The Cabin in Brewster County by Rachael Hartley

  26. The Crash by Freida McFadden

  27. The Sound of Suffering by Mark Towse

  28. One Last Shindig by Mark Towse

  29. Dateline Diaries Anthology

  30. Spark of Life by Jed Kent

  31. Debut Novel by Brian O’ Sullivan

  32. Behind These Walls by Jed Kent

  33. Black Spots by Jed Kent

Books I had the privilege to Advance Read (in no particular order):

  1. Red Spots by Jed Kent-Adult

  2. Santa Baby by Sara Lea-Adult

  3. So Shall you Reap by Mark Jenkins-Adult

  4. Harsh Winters by John Randall

  5. Carnage Kitchen Presents Table for 10-Adult

  6. Bookmail by Jason R. Davis

  7. Secrets Like Ours by S.T. Ashman

  8. Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks

  9. The Expat Affair by Kimberly Belle

  10. Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill

  11. What About the Bodies by Ken Jaworowski

  12. Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L.M. Chilton

  13. Welcome to the Family by Cathryn Grant

  14. 31 Days of Spooky by Harper Celebrate- Young Adult

  15. The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt

  16. The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by Jamie D'Amato

  17. To Kill a Cook by W. M. Akers

  18. Messenger Cat Café by Nagi Shimeno

  19. You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado

  20. Murder Will Out by Jennifer K. Breedlove

  21. The Perfect Hosts by Heather Gudenkauf

  22. Savannah by Mark A. Daniel

  23. Crossroads by Mark A Daniel

  24. The Secrets Game by Erica Daemon

  25. The Final Order by Sara Lea

  26. Kiss Marry or Kill by K.J Reed

  27. Violent Echos by PJ Mouchet

  28. Deep Water by PJ Mouchet

  29. The Always and Forever Trilogy by Vera Bell

  30. All Knight Long The Wanton Wallflower Escapades: Book 1 by Giovanna Siniscalchi

  31. Black Cat Tales An Anthology of Black Cats by Francesca Maria

  32. Slasher Cruise by Heinike and Reedwood

  33. The Murder House Club House by Rachael Hartley

  34. Never Whistle in the Woods by Rachael Hartley

  35. Towels Down The Wanton Wallflower Escapades: Book 2 by Giovanna Siniscalchi

  36. Bloodlust and Secret Whispers by Helen G. Huntley

  37. The Steps Between Us Swirl: Book 1 by Lauren Gibbons Paul

  38. How To Exorcize Your Baron The Wanton Wallflower Escapades: Book 4 by Giovanna Siniscalchi

  39. Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar

  40. The Final Problem by Arturo Perez-Reverte

  41. The Sisters of Book Row by Shelley Noble

  42. Turn off the Light by Jacquie Walters

  43. Dark is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce

  44. Santa Daddy by Ruby Thorn

  45. The Last Ten Minutes by Sara Lea

Books I Started and Got Distracted or Otherwise Did NOT Finish:

  1. The Killing Floor by Lee Child-Adult-Did not finish…I got distracted.

  2. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie-Adult

  3. An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten-Adult

  4. How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann

  5. Assasins Anonymous by Rob Hart

  6. Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe

  7. Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

  8. Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

  9. The Phantom Prince by Elizabeth Kendall

  10. Your Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson

  11. Five Toal Strangers by Natalie D. Richards

  12. Butter by Asako Yuzuki

  13. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

  14. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

  15. North Is the Night by Emily Rath

  16. The Book of Sheen by Charlie Sheen

  17. I think I’m in Love with an Alien by Ann Aguirre

To Find Out More on Some of the Advanced Reader Books Mention Above:

Final Girls: A Thriller Reading Experience — Stephanie Creates Blank

Not Another Police Procedural Novel — Stephanie Creates Blank

A Table for Ten: a Horror Anthology — Stephanie Creates Blank

To Kill a Cook: A Novel Written by W.M. Akers. — Stephanie Creates Blank

Something Witchy Came My Way. — Stephanie Creates Blank

Achievement Unlocked-NetGalley Milestone! — Stephanie Creates Blank

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