Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I can’t believe it’s already 2026!

Here are the books that defined my 2025!

Honorable Mentions:

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Whispers of the Bayou by Mindy Starns Clark(I read this because of @ChrissiesPurpleLibrary 💜)

Keepers of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

Drake Hall by Christina Baehr


Top 10:

Silverborn by Jessica Townsend

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell(buddy read with @OldeAmericanSpirit and @bethanybringsbooks )

The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Joy in Christ’s Presence by Charles Spurgeon

All of Grace by Charles Spurgeon(I neglected to mention that I has the most meaningful buddy read with @novelideea)

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