Here is the final post of my 6th year sharing quarterly reading round-ups!
As a reminder, I had a goal of 80 books for 2025, which I extended to 100 as a stretch goal. I'll talk more about what I actually read and stats etc in another post but for now, here is an overview of what I read in October, November and December.
Check out Quarter 1 here! > What I Read Last Quarter // January - March
Quarter 2 here > What I Read Last Quarter // April - June
and Quarter 3 > What I Read Last Quarter // July - September
October
The Chime Seekers by Ross Montgomery (audio) 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Wolf Road by Alice Roberts 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck by McKayla Coyle 🌟🌟
The Weirdies by Michael Buckley (audio) 🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Weirdies Get Weirder by Michael Buckley (audio) 🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Weirdies: Maybe This Is a Bit Too Weird by Michael Buckley (audio) 🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Weirdies: The Weirdest One of All by Michael Buckley (audio) 🌟🌟🌟
Superstition: Black Cats and White Rabbits – The History of Common Folk Beliefs by Sally Coulthard 🌟🌟🌟🌟
An audio heavy month, there doesn't seem to be too much of a theme but I guess as always October is anything creepy, weird, supernatural, spooky or, in the case of Wolf Road, with a weapon on the cover...(only to fit this month's Buzzword book cover challenge).
I usually have such a large stack to be read in October and this year was no different but with a busy month I just didn't get round to them all. Of those I did read physically I'd say Supersition was my favorite, Sally Coulthard never fails to secure less then four stars from me and this one only missed out being a five because I wanted it to be longer! This edition itself is also absolutely gorgeous and a really cool reading experince as one side is 'light' the other 'dark' and as they meet in the middle you flip the book and start from the begining again. A lot of fun!
November
Falling into Autumn by Angela Harding 🌟🌟
Hauntings: A Book of Ghosts and Where to Find Them Across 25 Eerie British Locations by Neil Oliver (audio) 🌟🌟🌟
The Garden of Lost Secrets by A.M. Howell 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Lampie by Annet Schaap (audio) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Moondial by Helen Cresswell 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Silverswift by Natalie Lloyd (audio) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Under the Stars: A Journey Into Light by Matt Gaw 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
November apparently turned out to be the best reading month this quarter! 5 five star reads! I don't even know how to choose which to discuss. Moondial is a definte stand out as after reading I found out that there was a six part BBC drama based on the book made in 1988. I was able to watch it on YouTube and loved it just as much as the book which is a rear feat.
Under the Stars was also a stand out. Matt Gaw is fast becoming a favorite author of mine, I love the way he writes and share his enthasiasm for the lesser appreciated sides of nature.
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December
Beak, Tooth and Claw: Living with Predators in Britain by Mary Colwell (audio) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat by Jackson Galaxy 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Midnight Guardians by Ross Montgomery (audio) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
A Case of the Claws: Classic Tales of Feline Crime by Multiple Authors 🌟🌟🌟🌟
One Hundred Ways for a Cat to Train Its Human by Celia Haddon 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Kitty Language: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Your Cat by Lili Chin 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The month that cats took over! You know those books you really want to read but never seem to get around to? The solution is to choose themes for your reading months. I haven't actually too much to say about December, it was a hard month with less reading than hoped but evidently great books.
Something I would like to say is that I wish more people would research, learn, read up on animals before they get them as pets. It's always a huge validation when reading certain information that confirms how I am caring for my family is correct but it's sad to know how many out there are being unknowingly or accidentally neglected or abused purely down to ignorance or lack of knowledge.
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Another year over. I ended the year with 107 books completed. More information on how they all break down coming soon. Until then...
The month that cats took over! You know those books you really want to read but never seem to get around to? The solution is to choose themes for your reading months. I haven't actually too much to say about December, it was a hard month with less reading than hoped but evidently great books.
Something I would like to say is that I wish more people would research, learn, read up on animals before they get them as pets. It's always a huge validation when reading certain information that confirms how I am caring for my family is correct but it's sad to know how many out there are being unknowingly or accidentally neglected or abused purely down to ignorance or lack of knowledge.
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Another year over. I ended the year with 107 books completed. More information on how they all break down coming soon. Until then...
Just some quick stats
Total books read in the third quarter of 2025 - 21
Physical books - 11
Audiobooks - 10
Longest book - Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat Jackson Galaxy, 365 pages
Shortest book - Falling into Autumn by Angela Harding, 49 pages
DNF - 0
Five Star Reads - 9
Favourite book from each month...
October - Superstition: Black Cats and White Rabbits – The History of Common Folk Beliefs by Sally Coulthard
November - Moondial by Helen Cresswell
December - Beak, Tooth and Claw: Living with Predators in Britain by Mary Colwell
November - Moondial by Helen Cresswell
December - Beak, Tooth and Claw: Living with Predators in Britain by Mary Colwell
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