pickFinally read my #FoodAndLit #Nicaragua pick (Also a September #BookSpin).
Based on the history of Juana the Mad, this novel is full of obsession, betrayal, ambition, and inappropriate relationships. But it was a good (if infuriating) read to end the year on.
My December #bookspinbingo board. Which turned out to be my best month, book-wise. 23 books total. I had only one DNF.
#bookspin = completed
#doublespin = completed
That's a wrap on #bookspin 2025.
@TheAromaofBooks
My 2025 wrap-up in a simple chart. Big thanks to everyone who helped me read more, directly and indirectly, through recommendations, encouragements, comments, posts and challenges.
Biggest thanks to @TheAromaofBooks and @PuddleJumper, the #BookSpin, #BookSpinBingo and #Roll100 are amazing and they make me read more every month!
Thank you!
Hope everyone will have an awesome 2026, full of everything they wish and great reads! Happy New Year!
pickJuly 2025 Book#10 last book read this month
This is book 2 in this series. The murder in this one was gory and sad. I didn‘t want that character to die. Kelly continue adapting herself in this town and work remotely. She again is involved in this investigation of this murder even when she was asked not to do it. I like the characters in this series. Where I am lost is when they start talking about knitting 🧶 😳But I will continue this series 3⭐️
For the Jan 2026 #BookSpin, I am tackling this list of the oldest memoirs and bios on my Kindle.
Happy Reading and Happy New Year! 🤗❤️🥂
@TheAromaofBooks
As a teen, I adored The Luckiest Girl, one of Beverly Cleary‘s “First Love” novels, but I never read the others. I decided to remedy that and picked up Fifteen this year. It was sweet! But TLG is better. 😊 (The others, perched alongside the tattered copy of my old favorite, have been purchased and are ready for me to read in 2026!)
This was my June #BookSpin pick.
pickLocal author Kao Kalia Yang won the Minnesota Book Award in three categories this year! This one, her first middle grade novel, was my May #BookSpin pick. The story is inspired by her little brother‘s experiences, and it‘s dedicated to him. 💕 (Pictured with her three memoirs; I‘ve read the most recent, plan to read the other two in the coming year.)
With the addition of the books I received as gifts for Christmas & my birthday, my TBR (not including book clubs & buddy reads) is 94 books. 😳 I read over 100 books this year, so I could theoretically read them all next year...but I'm afraid it would make me grumpy being that constrained. So! I put them all in a numbered list and used a random number generator to add them to my #bookspin list. My goal is to read at least 47 (half) of them.
Giving #BookSpin another, well, spin in 2026! 🌀
Dropped in some options for #FoodAndLit2026, #AuthorAMonth, and Book Riot's Read Harder challenge to help me choose. 😂
