Friday, 2 January 2026

More of Best of 2025 and Stats

 


I already did a best of with Carole, but I am going to shine the spotlight on even more books :)





I read 107 books this year. 58 audiobooks and 49 print books. I read a lot of print this year compared to other years.






Book 1 was best book in 2024 and in 2025 book 2 takes the prize! A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennet was just amazing!








If anyone missed it, I re-read The Others by Anne Bishop and you all known those books rock! 






The cat who saved books by Sosuke Natsukawa was just such a pleasant read





The Housemaid by Freida McFadden had the best twists and turns






The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong, best thriller. I loved this series





One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig really had me invested this year. Good fantasy




Black woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey is best weird book of the year. I like it weird




The king´s jewel by Elizabeth Chadwick was best historical fiction. Quite the history






Sleep no more by Seanan McGuire was binge read of the year!! It was interesting since Toby was not Toby








Emily Wilde´s encyclopaedia of faeries by Heather Fawcett was the best cozy read of the year. So fun






A rip through time by Kelley Armstrong was best historical mystery and I am so glad I gave it a go





The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews gets best historical romance. It was different





The Maid by Nita Prose just gets a best of cos I wanna mention it too! Twists!






Look at me, thriller made top 3!!! That has never happened before, but I have really gotten into thrillers and mystery lately :)






Here is to more awesome books in 2026!!!




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18 comments:

  1. Mary Kirkland02 January, 2026 22:42

    Wow, you got in quite a few books.

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  2. ElunedHermitCrab03 January, 2026 04:44

    I have to read The Housemaid this year finally! Don't let me forget. Lol

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  3. Kathryn T03 January, 2026 05:10

    Great you enjoyed these. I need to give the Heather Fawcett book another go when I am in the mood for it.

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    1. Blodeuedd05 January, 2026 23:02

      Well I loved book 1, but book 2...not as much

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  4. Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out03 January, 2026 08:54

    Thanks for sharing your favourites

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  5. Lark 03 January, 2026 17:35

    I enjoyed The Cat Who Saved Books. And I love Armstrong's Rockton series! I also read Black Woods Blue Sky and thought it was so good, but oh so sad. Fun to see even more of your favorite reads. :D

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    1. Blodeuedd05 January, 2026 23:04

      Someone on my bookclub thought it was so boring, but Cat was so lovely :) And Rockton is amazing

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  6. Lindsi 03 January, 2026 18:41

    A Drop of Corruption looks really good! I really enjoyed The Tainted Cup. Have you read that one? I also need to catch up on Kelley Armstrong's different series.

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    1. Blodeuedd05 January, 2026 23:04

      Of course :D If I just jumped in I would be confused. They are great

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  7. Jen Twimom05 January, 2026 01:25

    I really need to make time to read Heather Fawcett's book. Nice list. You read twice as many books in July than any other month - time off?

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    1. Blodeuedd05 January, 2026 23:05

      Whole month. I read like craaaaaaaaazy. Also it helped that every day was sunny and warm and I just stayed outside for hours

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  8. Yvonne06 January, 2026 01:07

    Great list! I want to add a couple of these to my list.

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  9. Rachel @Waves of Fiction07 January, 2026 00:04

    I loved A Drop of Corruption, too! So unique. Have you read the new Anne Bishop, Turns of Fate? It was good, too. I love that mystery/thriller got into your top three. It was my number one read genre in 2025.

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