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2025 Book Roundup

In the end, I read as I please, so I consider that a victory. This year, a lot of the books I read really stuck with me and I highly recommend most of them. This is my 2025 book roundup. Enjoy!

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6 Fantasy Books on my TBR

I’m not much for the fantasy genre. But then again…I’m perusing my TBR list and find that there are a number of fantasy books that have caught my eye.

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Books with a Story on My Shelf

They are quite simple stories, really straightforward, but they are stories all the same and, after all, all books have stories.

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10 Book Club Books for 2026

Jump into these 10 book club books and discover their stories with your favorite reading group in 2026!

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The Austen, etc. book club is an email-based, chill, no-pressure book club that encourages slow reading and, of course, a never-ending love of Jane Austen.