2025 Reading Year in Review: Audiobooks, Book Challenges & Blog Reflections

As the year winds down, I always feel a pull to pause and look back — not just at the books I’ve read, but at the rhythms of reading and writing that shaped my days throughout the year. 2025 was a particularly notable chapter for me, as I made a conscious shift to audiobooks only midway through the year, changing not just how I read, but when and where stories fit into my everyday life. Listening became part of my walks, quiet mornings, and long stretches of ordinary days, and it reshaped my reading experience in ways I didn’t fully expect.

This post is a snapshot of that year. It’s a look at the books that carried me through the seasons, the goals I set, and the patterns that emerged in both my reading life and my blogging. It’s also a moment to reflect on the people behind the numbers — the readers who stopped by, left a comment, shared a post, or quietly returned again and again. Before turning the page on 2025, I wanted to gather it all here and reflect on what this year of reading and writing truly looked like.

Information From Goodreads:

Goodreads is a great resource for collecting information about reading habits in the course of a year. Here’s some interesting reading about 2025 gleamed from this resource:

• I read or listened to 100 books this year.
• My average book length was 331 pages
• My longest audiobook was The Story of My Life by Lucy Score at 16 hours 10 minutes
• My most popular book as defined by the number of people who also shelved a book on Goodreads was Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
• My average Goodreads rating was 4.3 (I know what I like to read).
• My highest rated read on Goodreads was Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan at 4.35 stars average

WordPress:

WordPress also provided me with some interesting information:

My readers came from 185 different countries! This blows me away! Thank you all for your support!

The book that brought the most views to my blog (for reviews already published) was my book review of The Wedding People by Alison Espach.

The feature that brought the most views to my blog was Celebrity Book Club Picks for January 2025

Are You Wondering What My Favourite Books Were in 2025?

Check out my post My Favourite Books of 2025!

Looking back on 2025, I’m reminded that reading has never just been about hitting targets or filling spreadsheets — it’s about connection, curiosity, and finding meaning in stories when we need them most. The challenges I took on, the books that surprised me, and the posts that resonated most all point to a year shaped by both intention and flexibility.

Most of all, I’m deeply grateful for the readers who made this year what it was. Whether you’ve been here for years or found the blog for the first time in 2025, your presence, messages, and engagement continue to motivate me to keep showing up and sharing what I’m reading. As I look ahead to 2026, I’m carrying forward the lessons of this year — reading with curiosity, blogging with heart, and leaving space for the unexpected stories that always seem to find us when we least expect them.

I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Successful 2026!