Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

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TBR List time again! I can’t believe that another year is already over. In 2024, I was just shy of my goal of 100 books. In total, I read 93: 3 manga, 4 poetry books, 1 short story collection, and 85 novels (big and small). 13 of these books were by self-published authors!

Last year, I made a list of 25 books I wanted to read, but since I’m consistently getting close to my goal of 100 books a year, I decided to expand a bit. I aim to read at least 10 books by self-published/indie authors in the new year!

I’ve made a list of 50 books for 2025 that I definitely want to read. The other 50 will come to me throughout the year. I’ve arranged them below in alphabetical order, but I don’t want to be locked in, so I’ll read them in any order I choose. (Books with an * are self-published.)

1. Bradbury, Ray — Fahrenheit 451
2. Carroll, Lewis — Alice in Wonderland book 2: Through the Looking Glass
3. de Montigny, Suzanne — A Town Bewitched*
4. Endo, Tatsuya — Spy x Family vol. 12
5. Fleischman, Sid — The Whipping Boy
6. Herbert, Frank — Dune book 2: Dune Messiah
7. Herbert, Frank — Dune book 3: Children of Dune
8. Herbert, Frank — Dune book 4: God Emperor of Dune
9. Horikoshi, Kohei — My Hero Academia vol. 37
10. Horikoshi, Kohei — My Hero Academia vol. 38
11. Horikoshi, Kohei — My Hero Academia vol. 39
12. Jemisin, N.K. — The Inheritance Trilogy book 1: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
13. Jemisin, N.K. — The Inheritance Trilogy book 2: The Broken Kingdom
14. Jemisin, N.K. — The Inheritance Trilogy book 3: The Kingdom of Gods
15. Jemisin, N.K. — The Inheritance Trilogy sequel: The Awakened Kingdom
16. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 1: The Capture
17. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 2: The Journey
18. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 3: The Rescue
19. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 4: The Siege
20. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 5: The Shattering
21. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 6: The Burning
22. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 7: The Hatchling
23. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 8: The Outcast
24. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 9: The First Collier
25. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 10: The Coming of Hoole
26. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 11: To Be a King
27. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 12: The Golden Tree
28. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 13: The River of Wind
29. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 14: Exile
30. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole book 15: The War of the Ember
31. Lasky, Katherine — Guardians of Ga’Hoole: Lost Tales of Ga’Hoole
32. Martin, George R.R. — The Ice Dragon
33. McDowell, Ian — Merlin’s Gift
34. McDowell, Ian — Mordred’s Curse
35. Montgomery, L.M. — The Blue Castle
36. Noël, Alyson — The Immortals book 1: Evermore
37. Noël, Alyson — The Immortals book 2: Blue Moon
38. Noël, Alyson — The Immortals book 3: Shadowland
39. Noël, Alyson — The Immortals book 4: Dark Flame
40. Noël, Alyson — The Immortals book 5: Night Star
41. Piper, Tim — Jubilee Walker Series book 1: The Powell Expeditions
42. Piper, Tim — Jubilee Walker Series book 2: Yellowstone Campaign
43. Piper, Tim — Jubilee Walker Series book 3: The Northern Pacific Railroad
44. Rothfuss, Patrick — The Kingkiller Chronicle book 1: Name of the Wind
45. Rothfuss, Patrick — The Kingkiller Chronicle book 2: The Wise Man’s Fear
46. Wilde, Oscar — The Picture of Dorian Gray
47. Woolf, Virginia — Mrs Dalloway
48. Woolf, Virginia — Orlando
49. Woolf, Virginia — The Voyage Out
50. Woolf, Virginia — To the Lighthouse

I’ll be reading the books above in whatever order they come to me, or in an order that gives me some breathing room (not a bunch of classics in a row, or multiple multi-book series in a row). This year, I endeavour to read at least 10 self-published books (ARC or otherwise). I usually find ARCs on BookSirens, and I’m hoping to attend more local book events to buy books directly from the authors. I love when authors or publishers themselves reach out asking me to review a book of theirs!

Let me know if you’ve read any of these books yourself and what you thought of them! Please also share your own TBR lists!

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