2025 Books Read

 2025 Reading Goals:  Along with an online challenge...or two...I hope to achieve the following:

1. to read everyday (social media does not count!)
2. to read an average of one book per week = minimum of 52 books
3. to read 1/3 of my goal from my own TBR pile = 18 books (these will be bolded).
4. to complete books for book clubs before the meeting time (love book clubs!)
5. to finish books from 2023-24 Book Club lists...I am always behind!
6. to read more series (love series!)
7. to completely read more professional books 
8. to read more young adult books
9. to read a classic...or four!
10. ✔ = book read (Begins with Book Clubs)

Chronological Reading List

           January

1. The Little Liar by Mitch Albom - (LC Book Club 24)
2. Haunted Ever After by Jen Deluca - ebook - Florida
3. Beach Haven by TI Lowe - ebook (Lowcountry Bk Club - Oct. 2024) - South Carolina
4. The Bells of Christmas by Amanda Tru (ebook)
5. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (SCHS Book Club) - Alaska
6. The Women by Kristen Hannah (2024 SCHS Book Club) - Vietnam/California
7. The Liar by Nora Roberts (LC Jan Book Club) - Tennessee
   February
8. Countdown to Valentine's Day by Dianna Houx (ebook) - Winterwood (small, rural town)
9. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (Paper Chase Book Club) - Alaska
10. Driftwood Dreams by TJ Lowe (ebook) ebook - South Carolina
11. There's Something about Mira by Sonali Dev ebook - New York
12. Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky, Book 1- ebook - Chicago, Illinois
13. The Exchange by John Grisham - 12-12-12 Challenge for 2024, Bonus Read for SCHS 2024 - New York (and all over the world)
14. James by Percival Everett (Girlfriend Book Club, SCHS Book Club, 12 Friends...) - Mississippi
15. Southern by Design by grace Helena Walz (2025 Lowcountry Boil Book Club) - South Carolina
    March
16. A Just Cause by Rhona Weaver - Paper Chase Book Club - Wyoming
17. How to Read a Book by Monica Wood - ebook - Maine
18. Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O'Connor (book 1)
19. The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis (book 1)
20. The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer - ebook - Maine
21. Nora Roberts Land by Ava Miles - ebook - Colorado
22. Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts - Maine
23. A Will and a Way by Nora Roberts - ebook - New York
24. The Mirror by Nora Roberts - ebook - (Book 2) - Maine
    April
25. How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley - ebook - London
    May
26. Countdown to Easter by Dianna Houx - ebook
27. Convenient Lies by Robin Patchen - ebook - New Hampshire
28. Come Sundown by Nora Roberts  - Montana
    June
29. Jabbok by Kee Sloan - Paper Chase Book Club - Mississippi
30. Countdown to Mother's Day by Dianna Houx - ebook
31. Reckoning Hour by Peter O'Mahoney - ebook - Amazon First Read - South Carolina
32. The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn (shared by Dawn Moody)
33. The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin - ebook - South Carolina
34. The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHale - Louisiana
35. The Fifth Victim by D.D. Black - ebook - Washington
36. We Forget Nothing  by D.D. Black - ebook 
37. Widows of Medina  by D.D. Black - ebook 
38. Beneath Hemlock Skies by D.D. Black - ebook 
39. Desire of My Heart by Heidi Gray McGill - ebook - Missouri
40. Honorable Death by Linda S Prather (K Lang Series - 1) - ebook - Illinois
41. Dishonorable Death by Linda S Prather (K Lang Series - 1) - ebook - Illinois
42. Justifiable Death by Linda S Prather (K Lang Series - 1) - ebook - Illinois
43. Heartless Intent by Linda S Prather (K Lang Series - 1) - ebook - Illinois
    July
44. Black Hills by Nora Roberts (library) - South Dakota
45. Indigo Ridge and Juniper Hill by Devney Perry
46. Garnet Flats and Jasper Vale by Devney Perry
47. Crimson River and Sable Peak by Devney Perry
48. The Crash by Freda McFadden
    August
49.  The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali - ebook

If All Arkansas Read the Same Book:  The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

Book Clubs

• Paper Chase
• January:  South of The Button Wood Tree by Webber (Stephanie Wade)  ✔ 
  (Read at the end of Dec. 24)
• February:  The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah (Joy Kramer)  ✔ 
• March:  A Just Cause by Rhona Weaver  ✔ 
• April:  The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea (Brenda Baretta)
• May:  The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield (Ruth Cook)
• June: Jahbok by Kee Sloan (Jane Jameson and Kathy McKinney) ✔ 
• July:  The Frozen River by Lawhon (Tammy Gillmore)
• August: Remarkable Bright Creatures by  (Mayfan)
• September:  All Creatures Great and Small
• October:  The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles  (Merry A.McSpadden)
• November:  How to Age Disgracefully by 
• December:  The Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
• Lyon College
• January:  The Liar by Nora Roberts  ✔ (read fall of '24 - reread Jan. 25)
• February:  Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
• April:  The Measure by Nikki Erlick
• 
  
• Friends and Fiction
• January - A Book Title That Begins With a P, B, or J 
• Beach Haven by TI Lowe ✔
• February - A Romance Novel By A BIPOC Author 
• There's Something about Mira by Sonali Dev  ✔
• March - A Science Fiction or Fantasy Book 
• The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis (book 1)  ✔
• April - A Book With A Question As A Title 
• May - A Book With Water On The Cover 
• The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin  ✔ 
• June - A Book Recommended By A Friend 
• World War Z by Max Brooks
• July - A Book Set In France 
• August - An Author's Sophomore Book 
• September - A Book On Your TBR List For Over A Year 
• October - A Book With "Magic" In The Title 
• November - A Book Written By A Celebrity 
• December - A Holiday Book With An Animal On The Cover
  
• The Girlfriend Book Club
• January:  The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali  ✔
• February:  James by Percival Everett  ✔
• March:  How to Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley  ✔
• April:  The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
• May:  The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
• June:  Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
• July:  The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
• August:  The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
• September: My Friends by 
• October:  The River Is Waiting by 
• 2025 Lowcountry Boil
• January: Haunted Ever After by Jen Deluca ✔
• February:  The Pitch Queen by Karin Gillespie
• March:  Southern by Design by Grace Helena Walz ✔
• April:  The Mermaid Mystery by Tamar Meyers
• May:  Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Monroe
• June:  Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey
• July:  Jill Not Happy by Kaira Rouda
• August:  That Last Carolina Summer by Karen White
• September:  The Violet Hour by Victoria Benton Frank
• October:  Sing Me Home to Carolina by Joy Callaway
• November:  The Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock
• December:  Lowcountry Bordello by Susan M. Boyer
• Bernadette's Classic Book
• Jan/Feb:  East of Eden by John Steinbeck
• March: Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
• April: The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
• May: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Wolfe
• June: The Princess Bride by William Golding
• August: Tuesday with Morrie by Mitch Albom
• September: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• SCHS Reads
• January:  The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey  ✔
• February:  James by Percival Everett  ✔
• March:  The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis  ✔
• April:  Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood
• May:  How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley  ✔
• June:  Welcome to the Honey B & B by Melody Carlson
• July:  Confronting the Presidents by Bill O'Reilly
• August:  Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
• September:  The Day the World Came to Town by Jim Defede
• Arkansas Teen Book Award Nominees
• 
  

Challenges

• 12 Books...12 Friends...12 Months (I sorta placed these in the order that best aligns some titles with other book clubs...but...this order could change!  Thank, friends!)
  
  
  
• January:   The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (Jeanne Trawick)   ✔
• February:  The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah (Chelsea Brackett)   ✔ 
• March:  James by Percival Everett (Anthony Devore)  ✔
• April:  All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Ann Ballard)
• May:  Sensible Shoes by Sharon Garlough Brown (Jeanne Trawick)
• June:  Authority in Prayer by Dutch Sheets (Cherri Rodgers)
• July:  The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (Natalie Greenfield)
• August:  A Time for Mercy by John Grisham (Julie Reardon)
• September:  The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy (Brenda Gillmore)
• October:  Look What You've Done by Tasha Layton and Bob Goff (Amanda Johnson)
• November:  Fast Like a Girl by Mindy Pelz  (Lana Steed)
• December:  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Ann Ballard)

Amazon First Reads

• January:  Eleven Numbers by Lee Child (short story)
• January:  The Art of Starting Over by Heidi McLaughlin
• February:  Not Quite by the Book by Julie Hatcher
• March:  Always You and Me by Dani Atkins
• April:  Life Derailed by Beth Merlin and Danielle Modafferie
• May: Death Row by Freida McFadden
• June:  Reckoning Hour by Peter O'Mahoney ✔ 
• July:  The House Warming by Kristin Offiler
• August:  Kingdom of Tomorrow by Gena Showalter

Independence County Library

• January:
• February:  Anatomy of a Miracle
• March:  The Apothecary
• April:
• May:  He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox
• June:  The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
• 
  

All 50 States

1. Alabama
2. Alaska:  The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (SCHS Book Club) and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (Paper Chase Book Club)
3. Arizona
4. Arkansas
5. California:  The Women by Kristen Hannah (2024 SCHS Book Club)
6. Colorado:  Nora Roberts Land by Ava Miles
7. Connecticut
8. Delaware
9. Florida:   Haunted Ever After by Jen Deluca - ebook
10. Georgia
11. Hawaii
12. Idaho
13. Illinois:  Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky, Book 1- ebook, K Lang Series (books 1-4)
14. Indiana
15. Iowa
16. Kansas
17. Kentucky
18. Louisiana:  The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHale 
19. Maine:  How to Read a Book by Monica Wood and The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer and Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
20. Maryland
21. Massachusetts
22. Michigan
23. Minnesota
24. Mississippi:  James by Percival Everett
25. Missouri:  Desire of My Heart by Heidi Gray McGill
26. Montana:  Come Sundown by Nora Roberts  - Montana
27. Nebraska
28. Nevada
29. New Hampshire:  Convenient Lies by Robin Patchen - ebook - New Hampshire
30. New Jersey
31. New Mexico
32. New York:  There's Something about Mira by Sonali Dev ebook and The Exchange by John Grisham and A Will and a Way by Nora Roberts
33. North Carolina
34. North Dakota
35. Ohio
36. Oklahoma
37. Oregon
38. Pennsylvania
39. Rhode Island
40. South Carolina:  Beach Haven by TI Lowe - ebook (Lowcountry Bk Club - Oct. 2024) and Driftwood Dreams by TJ Lowe (ebook) ebook
41. South Dakota:  Black Hills by Nora Roberts
42. Tennessee:  The Liar by Nora Roberts (LC Jan Book Club)
43. Texas
44. Utah
45. Vermont
46. Virginia
47. Washington:  The Fifth Victim by D.D. Black (series)
48. West Virginia
49. Wisconsin
50. Wyoming:  A Just Cause by Rhona Weaver - Paper Chase Book Club - Wyoming