I recently shared my favorite books of 2025, but what about everything else? I read 40,484 pages over 115 books and my average Goodreads rating for the year was 3.7. Let's take a look at some stats from my 2025 reading!
As always, backlist books dominated my reading!
Same as last year, I read significantly more female authors than male authors.
Romance is still my most-read genre, although the percentage has been on the decline for the past two years. I'm reading much more broadly, which is great for me! (The two slices that are unlabeled represent horror [1 book] and fantasy [3 books], which for whatever reason weren't showing up on my chart!)
More than half of my reads came from my unread shelf (and if you saw the piles of books I get from my sister, you'd understand!). I do try to use my library a lot, especially for Henry's books.
What stands out from your year of reading?
You did an incredible job reading your shelves and look at all that backlist. Amazing! I am impressed by the number of non-fiction books you read too. Life is hard. I need fiction.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sam! I love fiction, but I still crave nonfiction sometimes!
DeleteYou're welcome for all those piles! Get ready for more!
ReplyDeleteRuh roh!
DeleteI came out just half-and-half 2025 and backlist, which was a bit shocking, but I do have a NetGalley habit plus I have a few publishers who send me review books.
ReplyDeleteYes, if I did NetGalley, I'd definitely have more 2025 books! I'm just trying to catch up, ha!
DeleteI love that you do this every year. This is my first year where I tracked it like this on storygraph and noticed I barely read any non-fiction despite really enjoying it. It's a goal for 2026. You've inspired me!
ReplyDeleteAww, yay! I hope you find some great nonfiction reads, Christina!
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