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

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:  When We Were Romans OR All Creatures Great and Small
• October:  The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles  (Merry A.McSpadden)
• November:  Heasley Author
• 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
• 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
• 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
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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 ✔ 

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
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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