The first three months of 2025 have been filled with lots of unexpected sunny weather, making it the perfect time to get outside and read. Mixed with the many indoor stormy days, I have certainly got through many, many books so far this year. Last year I read a total of 53 books, so I set this year’s goal at 80 – so far I’ve read 44.
Statistics
7 Audiobooks
9 eBooks
5 Library Books
21 Physical TBR Books
2 Borrowed Book
One of my New Years resolutions this year, as well as to read more, was to make use of my town’s Library. Through the library, I discovered the platform BorrowBox, which allows you to borrow eBooks and Audiobooks from your phone or other devices. This alone has been really helpful in increasing the number of books read so far. I’ve found that when I’m on the go I can read an eBook, without having to carry around by physical book, and using the settings on the app, I can change the background colour, font and size of the text. Additionally, whilst I’m doing something else, such as tidying, painting or on a walk, I can listen to an Audiobook – I’ve really been enjoying listening to books read by their author, my favourites so far have been Bob Mortimer, Richard Ayoade and Josh Widdicombe. The app works just like the library, and occasionally you’ll need to reserve or request a book, or renew it if you need it longer.
January
Notes From An Island, Tove Jansson
One Of Us Is Back, Karen M. McManus
The Forester’s Daughter, Claire Keegan
Sculptor’s Daughter: A Childhood Memoir, Tove Jansson
Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
Make a Zine, Joe Biel
Olivia, Olivia
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
The Poetry of Emily Dickinson, Emily Dickinson
The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger
A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf
February
The Houseguest, Amparo Dávila
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer
The Door-to-Door Bookstore, Carsteb Henn
White Nights, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Strong Female Character, Fern Brady
Letters to My Weird Sisters, Joanne Limburg
Untypical, Pete Wharmby
Shy, Max Porter
Ayoade on Top, Richard Ayoade
Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops, Shaun Bythell
Different, Not Less, Chloe Hayden
Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata
This Winter, Alice Oseman
March
Radio Silence, Alice Oseman
My Sister, the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite
Remainders of the Day, Shaun Bythell
Fire, John Boyne
Earthlings, Sayaka Murata
The Models Trilogy, Harauld Hughes & Richard Ayoade
Watching Neighbours Twice a Day…, Josh Widdicombe
Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid
Water, John Boyne
Earth, John Boyne
The Satsuma Complex, Bob Mortimer
Yellowface, R. F. Kuang
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Four Films, Harauld Hughes & Richard Ayoade
Autism Is Not A Disease, Jodie Hare
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
How to Wild Swim, Ella Foote
Swim Wild and Free, Simon Griffiths
Conclusion
I think I will try to do these Quarter wrap-ups consistently. It’s been really helpful to see the trends in what I read, and how much of a mood reader I really am. Going into Q2, I will continue to utilise the library resources, which has also helped me to save money. I’d also really like to get through my physical tbr a bit more, since it seems to be ever growing…
See my Birthday Book Haul on Instagram here!
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