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#12BooksOf2025

December also had a lot of good books (Winter in the Blood, The Women of Wild Hill, Automatic Noodle, & The Hollow Places) but I have to give it to King Sorrow because I have a hard time sticking to chunksters & this almost 900 pages or 26 hours on audio held my attention & was deliciously dark. The audiobook was excellently done.

Thank you @TheEllieMo for hosting/bring back this event! It‘s been fun to see what everyone picked!

My favorite 2025 middle grade read was a high stakes combination of fantasy and science fiction. Humanity has expanded to has colonies on other planets and moons and each plant and moon as one dragon attached to it. But Mars' dragon has died and the people there have been abandoned by earth. This is their fight to survive through the eyes of one young boy, his secret young dragon, and his band of mismatched friends.

#middlegrademonday @daisey

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The sequel to the tagged book comes out in May and I‘m so excited for that one!

#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

October brought my favorite read of all of 2025! Part fantasy, part dark academia, part horror, and all amazing! The audiobook was spectacular (love that Hill brought back Kate Mulgrew who narrated N0S4A2, for a small role).
#12booksof2025 @TheEllieMo

January's #Authoramonth T. Kingfisher wasn't for me, but I read one of their children's books under the name Ursula Venom & it was delightful!

⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Not as much fun at the first two, but introduced a lot of new and interesting characters as well as real politic into this fantasy world at war.
The 4th eldest sister tries to be recognized as an adult and makes some stupid decisions while trying to help her sister the queen build an alliance with two other queens who might bring blood and war to their doorstep.
3/5 read for dragons as well as centaurs but less bloody battles

Sai has grown up with a conman for a father, but her apprenticeship with a mapmaker gives her a chance to board a ship and explore a new land. A Newbery award winner, the story focuses on looking past first impressions and being willing to stand up for what's right. It also delves into family loyalty and the importance of love over power. A perfect read with my middle-grade kiddo and a fun adventure story for anyone!

I almost forgot to finish my #2025readingbracket

The tagged book ended up being my favorite read for this bracket! I‘m currently reading the sequel.

What a delightful little book about dragons!

This book gives a short overview of dragons from around the world. It primarily focuses on dragon lore from ancient Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean, Europe, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. It also briefly addresses dragons from other regions like Africa and the Americas.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/review-pocket-book-of-dragons/