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Bisexual. Queer. Bookworm. Survivor. Books are my comfort food. They/them. Spoonie. Chronic pain. Social worker. #booksky

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Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · Jan 7

I was also thinking about doing a thread with all the books I read this year, so maybe I can start that before going to bed.

Okay, let's see.

Books I've read in 2025

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

225. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
I love Murderbot. A murder mystery with Murderbot who needs to get along with new humans & work around restrictions was existing, funny and exactly what I wanted and needed from this novella. Made me very happy.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

224. Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Idk what to say about this one. Reading this as an abolitionist sometimes felt like a fever nightmare that isn't far off in the future. It was painful, brutal & very well written. But I also struggled with it, but not bc it felt unrealistic.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

223. Heartsick by Kristina Forest
I've read all of her books & still love KF's writing so much. She pulls me in & keeps me invested so easily. This one was super sweet, although the premise really needed my suspension of disbelief to work overtime. It was a wild ride tho & thoroughly entertaining.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

222. The Co-Op by Tarah DeWitt
Meh, this one wasn't what I hoped for. I think the flashbacks to their teenage relationship didn't work for me, so they took me out of the story. The adult romance was great if a bit predictable, but overall it just didn't hit me the same way as other TW books have.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

221. Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
I read this bc of a reading prompt & I shouldn't have. It wasn't bad at all, but it also didn't really work for me bc I need to be away from this series for a bit. I liked it, but I think I could've loved it under different circumstances. My fault.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

220. Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega
I freaking loved this! The writing was fantastic, the kids realistic, the atmosphere did its thing and the storyline was so good. I loved the audiobook too, and also everything else. Def a favorite MG of the year. And perfect for the season too.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

219. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
This one wasn't for me. I liked the first part bc I'm a sucker for struggling MCs finding refuge & healing in a bookstore. It lost me a bit after that and I never really found my way back to emotional investment, so it didn't do much for me.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

218. Destiny's Surrender by Beverly Jenkins
Listen, I love Queen Bev, her storytelling & writing. This is one of the books where hist rom & I reach each other's limits tho, bc the gender & sex work things in here might be historically accurate but they were also painful. Liked, but not my fave.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

217. ZomRomCom by Olivia Dade
This was as sweet, silly & sexy as I've come to expect from Olivia Dade & I rly enjoyed it. Some parts of it might have been a little too silly for me, but it was surprising in the right ways & I really liked the MC as a character. Will def read the next in the series

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

216. Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
I needed a break re this series after this one. I liked it, I loved parts of it even, but the last part felt frazzled to me and I wasn't sure if any of us still knew where we wanted to go with this one. I love the Wayward Children still though.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

215. There's Pumpkin About You by Athena Carstairs
The beginning was a little rough for me, I didn't get what these MCs were doing or why. But I enjoyed it overall, I liked how they started growing with each other. The ending was a little abrupt for my taste, but it was entertaining & sweet.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

214. The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
This one had me reacting viscerally *a lot*. I think Jackson is an exceptional writer and very few do atmosphere, characterization & grabbing you by the throat like she does. I think this is an amazing book, even when I was cringing away from the page.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

213. Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
I liked it. The romance I didn't really need, but I liked the witchy struggles & the lessons in magic. The underlying big plot was a tiny bit predictable imo, but it was executed well and kept me entertained & invested. Right book at the right time.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

212. Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
This one I really liked. The audiobook was good, and this is the cast of characters I like reading about the most. Some of it hit super hard, and I think all the different perspectives & struggles were done extremely well without overshadowing each other.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

211. Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young
I was a huge fan of Out on a Limb, so my expectations were very high. I did fly through this & liked the established couple struggling but trying. At several points I so wished for a dual POV tho, some of the emotional scenes fell a little flat for me.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

210. In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Slowly catching up on this series and this one was okay. I liked previous installments more, but the concept and writing always pull me in no matter what.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

209. The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish
I love Roan Parrish's writing & how their books always manage to feel like a warm hug in some way at the end of the day. The romance in this one really worked for me, the enby MCs family was tough to read tho. Overall really liked it.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 8h

208. In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace
This one was enjoyable. Kind of cozy mystery but with witches & complicated family dynamics. Didn't sweep me off my feet, but I was intrigued and the mystery was okay - I'm just not huge on mysteries at the moment. I do want to read the 2nd book.

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 9h

6. Myles Smith - My Home

I've been coming back to this a lot lately in the quieter moments. I really enjoy listening to Myles Smith, especially when it's grey and dark out and I just want to daydream about nice things a little.

Myles Smith - My Home (Lyric Video)

YouTube video by MylesSmithVEVO

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 9h

5. Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream

I fucking love this one.

Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by FlorenceMachineVEVO

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 9h

4. Nelly Furtado - Turn off the Light

Lately it's often my phone connected to the speakers at work and the kids enjoy listening to my classics playlist and this one has been on it ever since it came out. So we've been listening to Nelly a lot. 😌

Nelly Furtado - Turn Off The Light (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by NellyFurtadoVEVO

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 9h

3. Amy Lee, Poppy & Courtney Laplante - End of You

Yeah. Still listening to this one a lot. Very often on Replay.

POPPY, AMY LEE, COURTNEY LAPLANTE - End of You (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by SUMERIAN

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 9h

2. Frosty & the 5000s - Not Exotic

I've been listening to Frosty a lot lately, and I fucking love this song and this video so much. I keep going back to it.

Frosty & The 5000s - Not Exotic (Official Video)

YouTube video by Frosty 5000

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 9h

My brain is keeping me awake bc of things, so I thought I'd share some music that I'm currently listening to and enjoying.

1. youtu.be/E2inBSEwcFc

I really like this one. HW isn't always for me the same way Paramore used to be, but this song and this version is very much for me.

Hayley Williams - Kill Me (In The Garden)

YouTube video by Hayley Williams

Mx M @mxmreads.bsky.social · 9h

Anyways, my journey from not giving a crap about this women and being indifferent, to actively not listening to her while discreetly throwing a side eye or ten her way, to being put off to finally disgusted as hell started many years ago, but I don't think I've ever despised her as much as I do now.