Comments on: My Favorite 2025 Books

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:56:03 +0000

In reply to Lee. Thank you! I'm going to try and be more consistent this year. Fingers crossed.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:54:08 +0000

In reply to Laila. So different, but both so good! How are you doing?

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:53:23 +0000

In reply to Susan. Thank you! The Evison will give you agita at times, but it was worth it for the clear eyed portrayal of traditional marriage at a specific time.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:51:38 +0000

In reply to Cynthia. You had some great reading! Here's hoping 2026 is just as good.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:50:39 +0000

In reply to Betsy Burtis. I don't think it's sustainable for those of us who feel compassion.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:03:59 +0000

I so appreciate your recommendations.

By: Laila

Laila — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:09:53 +0000

I loved Heartwood and The Compound!

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:26:49 +0000

Oh excellent to see your list! So glad you came back for this — give us the dirt — despite the crappy toxic gov’t, lol. I have read Heartwood and Wild Dark Shore … of course. But I need to get to the Donal Ryan novel … he’s one of the best Irish authors for sure! What am I waiting for? … I’ve only read his novel Queen of Dirt Island but that was enough to make him pretty much an auto-read. Also I’m curious a bit about the Jonathan Evison novel … I’ll add it to the TBR. thanks! & Happy New Year. keep it going here.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:24:20 +0000

Thanks for sharing your top 5 stars!! We have a couple in common. 🙂

2025 – 5 stars
Red Clay – Charles b. Fancher
All the way to the river- Elizabeth Gilbert
The Correspondent – Virginia Evans
What Kind of Paradise- Janelle brown
Heartwood- Amity Gaige
Speak to me of home- Jeanine Cummins
The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits – Jennifer Weiner
Penitence – Kristin Koval
Let’s Call her Barbie – Renee Rosen

5 star Backlist
Marrying the ketchups- Jennifer close
The Hop – Diana Clarke
Your house will pay – Steph Cha
Mrs. Everything – Jennifer Weiner
The Day The World came to town: 911 in Gander, Newfoundland – Jim Defede. (This is a great one to listen/read when you’re feeling humanity has faltered/or see unkindness in the world).

By: Betsy Burtis

Betsy Burtis — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:06:55 +0000

I’m sure others would disagree, but I always find it heartening to know there is a growing community of us that are pained at the direction this president is taking us in. He is a festering sore and I don’t know how we will survive the next three years.