Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List – Top Ten Tuesday

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Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

This week’s theme is Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List. I actually did okay with my spring list. I read 6 out of the 10 books that I chose. That’s most likely due to many of them being ARCs. lol. Hopefully, summer will be just as successful (or more). Let’s take a look at what I hope to read before the summer is over… The covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case something catches your eye!

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Most Recent Books I’ve Added to My Shelves – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

This week’s theme is Bookish Wishes. However, I really don’t need any more books at the moment. I actually just bought a bunch of books over the weekend while I was in Chicago. So, I’ve decided to share the ten most recent books I’ve added to my shelves instead of a wishlist. The covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case you want to learn more about them!

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Books with Memorable Animal Companions – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

This week’s theme is Books with Memorable Animal Companions. This was such a timely topic for me because I just had a wonderful visit to the zoo over the weekend. They even had a red panda, which is my favorite animal. It was SO CUTE!! Obviously, I love real life animals, but fictional ones are awesome, too. Animal companions, especially magic ones, are so much fun to read about. Here are ten books with some of the most memorable animal companions I’ve ever read. The titles link to my review, if available, and the covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case you want to learn more about them!

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Books with the Word “Dark” in the Title – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

This week’s theme is Books with the Word “Dark” in the Title. I chose this word for a couple of reasons. First, it was the only word I searched that had ten books I’d actually read and liked. lol. Second, the mix of books with the word dark in the title was more diverse than I expected. My choices come from such a wide range of genres, including fantasy, middle grade, science fiction, nonfiction, literary, and Star Wars books. The titles link to my review, if available, and the covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case you want to learn more about them!

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Best Books of 2025… So Far – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

This week’s theme is Books You’d be a Fool Not to Read. I’ve chosen to interpret this topic by giving you all my list of the best books of 2025… so far. These are all books I’ve read and loved in the first quarter of 2025, and many of them are new releases. The titles link to my review, if available, and the covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case you want to learn more about them!

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Books I Did Not Finish (DNFed) – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

This week’s theme is Books I Did Not Finish (DNFed). It takes a lot for me to DNF a book. I’m trying to get better at it, but this is an almost exhaustive list of all of the titles I’ve DNFed in the last four years. So, my completionist tendencies still need some work. lol. All of these books were ones I couldn’t stand to finish. Many of them were just mind-numbingly boring. Some were confusing, poorly written, or just annoying. Others had the problem of having a main character I couldn’t put up with for one moment longer. I’ll let you guess which description fits each book. 🙂 Even though I don’t recommend any of these, the covers do link to the Goodreads page of each book in case you want to learn more about them!

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Books on My Spring 2025 to-Read List – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

This week’s theme is Books on My Spring 2025 to-Read List. I almost never stick to these lists whenever I do them, but they are still fun to make. I’ve tried to pick a mix of ARCs and recent/older releases that I still need to read. The covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case something catches your eye!

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Top 5 Books I’ve Already Bought in 2025 (Top 5 Tuesday)

Hello everyone! I decided to tweak this week’s topic because I’ve already bought way too many beautiful books this year. lol. I also published a post yesterday about anticipated upcoming releases. So, I didn’t want to be super repetitive. Therefore, instead of the original topic, Top 5 Books I Want to Buy in 2025, I’ve decided to talk about the Top 5 Books I’ve Already Bought in 2025, with a special emphasis on the prettiest ones I’ve acquired. The covers all link to the book’s Goodreads page. Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, and is now being hosted at Meeghan Reads!

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Books Set in Another Time – Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday - Books Set in a School

Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.

This week’s theme is Books Set in Another Time. I decided to split this week’s topic into books set in the past and future. So, the first five books have a historical element of some sort, and the rest are set in the future. All covers link to Goodreads in case something catches your eye. 🙂

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Top 5 Books I Want to Re-Read in 2025 (Top 5 Tuesday)

Hello everyone! I decided to participate in Top 5 Tuesday this week because it was a topic I’ve enjoyed doing in the past. Today’s prompt is top 5 books I want to re-read in 2025. I’ll be honest. It is super likely that I won’t get to any of these this year. It’s nice to dream, though. lol. The covers all link to the book’s Goodreads page, and I’ve included the official covers and synopsis when available. Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, and is now being hosted at Meeghan Reads!

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