What I’m Reading Now
The Bright Side of Going Dark by Kelly Harms – This is a novel focused on the place of social media in our lives. It is okay so far.
Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table by Brandan Robertson – This book has given me a lot to think about. It goes beyond the regular discussion of Bible passages that have been used to condemn the LGBTQ community and covers some really interesting topics.
What I Recently Finished
Fiction
- The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
- What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama
- Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes #2)
- The Library by Bella Osborne
- 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years by John Scalzi (short story)
- The Toy Car by Rose Tremain (short story)
Nonfiction
- Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop: A Memoir by Alba Donati
What I Added to my TBR
- In the Paris Fashion by Sophie Beaumont
- Jigsaw by Jonathan Kellerman (Alex Delaware #41)
- Revenge Prey by John Sandford (Lucas Davenport #36)
- The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer
- Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer
- Kissing Kosher by Jean Meltzer
- Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer
- The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods
- Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
- The Midnight Train by Matt Haig
- Now That I Know You by Heart by Amy Hagstrom
- Goblins & Greatcoats by Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes #1.5)
- Not Quite Done with Dating by Bella Osborne
- You & Me and You & Me and You & Me by Josie Lloyd
- The Shippers by Katherine Center
- Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell
- A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber
- The Phoebe Variations by Jane Hamilton
TBR Stats/Updates
- I currently have 186 books on my TBR. Of those, 6 are nonfiction and 180 are fiction.
- At the end of June, I created a focused reading list of 25 books I would like to read by the end of the year. So far, I have read 23 of those books. One was a DNF, and the last one is still on hold with Libby, so I’m hoping it will be available in time.
- I have read 113 books this year (my goal was 75).
- My nonfiction goal is 1 per month, which I have met so far with a total of 11.
- Here are some more stats from StoryGraph:
In So Many Words 
You’re doing great getting your books read during this second half of 2025. I loved seeing your stats too!
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Thank you, I really enjoyed having the focused reading lists this year! And I’m glad you like the stats – I think it is so much fun to track things and look back over what I have done.
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