we’re kind of taking it easier this week, so i have some time to write about the things i wanted to write at the end of 2025 and didn’t get to. like the books i read!

2025 was good, reading-wise — not record-breaking, but it’s not about that. there was a lot of fiction and romance with comfort authors (like emily henry or ali hazelwood) appearing multiple times. i read through a few different fantasy series too, but also non-fiction topics like tuberculosis, politics, or chernobyl. i think the highlights of the year might have been atmosphere (book) and project hail mary (audiobook).

once again, children’s books were practically the only books i read on paper, and the rest was mostly digital loans from different libraries that i read on the kindle. i went so few times to the local library that they’ve canceled my card 😅 (though it still works for digital loans, somehow). i don’t know what i would do without the kindle anymore — my eyesight is not as good as it once was, and i find reading normal paper books (with their tiny fonts) really uncomfortable. audiobooks continue to be a companion for boring chores, the gym or long train rides.

this year, the letter C won the alphabet count, followed by S and T! i did worse than last year though, with more letters missing.

i also did worse in diversity, reading from less different countries overall… 75% of my reads seem to be either from the US or the UK. oh well!

i think i would like to try to diversify my reading a bit more again — not just in terms of nationalities of the authors, but also in terms of publication year. somehow it feels like i mostly read contemporary authors, but there’s a lot of older stuff out there that is probably interesting and has shorter waiting times at the library.

that said, when i pick a book to read, i mostly go with the flow and what i feel like reading in that moment… so i’m sure soon enough i will forget about these “resolutions”. 2026 is not up to a great start, reading-wise, but we’ll see where it takes us! :)