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!
panI got this last year at Christmas. There were things I liked, but things I didn't. She quoted Harry Potter one day, which to me was wrong. This is a devotional and should only talk about God. Harry Potter is magic, God is real! She quoted a lot of different people throughout, and though I enjoyed some of it, at times to me, it felt like an advertisement for other people's works. If you want a devotional that doesn't go deep, ⬇️
Here is my list for #BookSpinBingo and I'll pick one or two of these for #ReadOrDonate
@TheAromaofBooks @julieclair
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⭐️
pickJuly 2025 Book #9
This was a surprised. I was reluctant to read this book but I will say I enjoyed it. I liked the first part where first impressions are not always accurate. It was so well described. I liked the author‘s writing style. But then the second part was totally different. It shows the dynamic of a dysfunctional co-dependent family which was also well described. So what was then the problem? ⬇️
pickJuly 2025 Book #8
Late to the party because this is my first novel by this author but I own a couple of her novels🤷🏽♀️I really enjoyed this thriller. It has many twists and the suspense is all through the story. It had a couple of trigger topic which I recommend to explore before and when abuse is present, we know there will be sad parts. There will some disappearances and one person returns 11 years later…⬇️
pickJuly 2025 Book #7
Second book in this series. I didn‘t like this one as much as the first one. This is more about Stocker and all his family drama. That part I liked, the mystery was okay. But the romance part was stretched out so much that it was almost boring. It still has those funny parts but we are not going to see the same character dynamic in Veronica as we saw in first book. Lest see what happens in book 3. 3/3.5⭐️
pickJuly 2025 Book #5
This was a gift from a friend of mine, because this is one of her favorite authors in paranormal romance. I think this is my first novel by this author. It was good but it didn‘t impress me. My friend hasn‘t read it yet she thought it was good start because was a stand alone but I clarified her that it is part of a trilogy. But I like the “six sense” or ability to experience premonitions through her dreams⬇️
pickJuly 2025 Book #3
I read this book out of series order and didn‘t realize would be the author last novel☹️I didn‘t like much this novel. I found it a little bit rushed and forced. Maybe because I read it out of order?🤷🏽♀️Even though I like always the family drama in her novels. So sad that she retired. I loved Paradise trilogy and Winter series was my favorite. 3⭐️
