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Looking Back on My Reading Goals of 2025
Over the past few years, I’ve always kicked off the new reading year with one enormous post packed full of statistics, graphs and numbers about my reading habits from the year before. That single monster post combined everything at once: a review of my reading goals, an in-depth analysis of my stats, and the setting of new goals for the…
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Read in December 2025
Before diving into my in-depth reading statistics for 2025, I first want to take a moment to look back at the books I read in December. A final reading month to close out the year, and one that felt surprisingly well balanced. In total, I read 8 books in December, amounting to 2930 pages. That brings the average December book…
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Fairyloot Adult #46: December 2025
The very last book box of 2025 was a bit of a let down for me. Not so much because I was disappointed with the book itself, but mainly because of the carelessness in packing it. Unfortunately, that immediately sets a tone that’s hard to completely ignore. Anyway: FairyLoot does have the honor of closing out the 2025 blogging year,…
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Illumicrate #39: December 2025
The last Illumicrate of 2025 was another one I seriously hesitated about, but ultimately gave in to my FOMO. I knew beforehand that the book of the month would be by an author I’d already seriously burned myself with, which significantly reduced the chance that I’d ever spontaneously feel the urge to pick up another one of hers. Anyway, the…
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The Broken Binding Fantasy Sub #10: November-December 2025
Those Broken Binding Fantasy series are really coming in fast, I think, haha. Two months have already passed, and voila, another one has been completed. Indeed: this time it was a duology, although I think there are plans to continue writing in this world. But I’m getting ahead of myself. First, let’s get back to basics and show which series…
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Illumicrate #38: November 2025
After two Illumicrate boxes that disappointed rather than convinced me, my enthusiasm for the November edition was, frankly, rather low. I hesitated for a long time about whether to pick up this box, especially since this month’s book would be a YA title, a genre I’ve been burning myself with more often than I’ve truly enjoyed lately. But there was…
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Fairyloot Adult #45: November 2025
Despite the fact that I’ve been trying to be more intentional with my reading lately — focusing on my reading goals and actively picking up books from past book boxes that I was genuinely excited about at the time — I’ve noticed that I’ve been far less disciplined when it comes to my subscriptions. One of my goals for 2025…
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Read in November 2025
November was shaped by an unexpected trip and being busy making Christmas gifts. As a result, I reached for audiobooks more often this month — the perfect companions while crocheting or knitting. I didn’t really have a set TBR for November. Instead, I let myself be guided by my unfinished reading goals (continuing series, books from subscription boxes), atmospheric picks,…
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The Broken Binding SF&F Sub #1: November 2025
I can already hear you thinking: “Uh, Charlotte??! Is that another new book subscription?” Uh… haha… err… a little bit, yes. 🤫 But let me explain. I’ve been a subscriber to both The Broken Binding’s Fantasy and Sci-Fi subscriptions for a while now. Both focus on older titles that they give a beautiful new look, often with extra attention to…
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Illumicrate #37: October 2025
After the somewhat disappointing September box, Illumicrate got a second chance in October. The theme promised those medieval vibes I’d hoped for last month. The title might not immediately sound “chivalric,” but the book it predicted certainly did. So yes, secretly I was hoping for something a bit more knightcore than what we got before. The October theme is In…
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