{"id":8047,"date":"2026-02-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/?p=8047"},"modified":"2026-02-12T20:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:29:10","slug":"best-books-i-read-in-2025-and-reading-goals-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/best-books-i-read-in-2025-and-reading-goals-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Books I Read in 2025 and Reading Goals for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Click the image to be taken to the blog hosting Top Ten Tuesday<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I wanted to cover the beginning of the year topics that I missed in January i.e. 2025 favorites and reading my reading goals for 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t read much in 2025 or at least not as much as I usually read. Most of the books I read were unfortunately in the meh category and I did not have a top 10 favorites list but here are 3 honorable mentions: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hold on to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mat\u00e9 – a must read for all parents and one I would like to reread periodically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big Mall by Kate Black – another interesting non-fiction about how malls came to be what they are today. Short and fascinating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman – the only fiction book I’d point out. One of my favorite mystery authors as he writes unique characters with the quite the sense of humor. I’m excited to read more in this new series. <\/p>\n\n\n

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As for my goals…I’ve decided to keep it simple. No Goodreads Reading challenge (I set it to 1 book so I can see the ‘Year in Books’ stats at the end of the year but otherwise not too concerned with the number) nor any other challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My only goal is to reduce the number of books on my physical TBR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also plan on listening to some more non-fiction audiobooks when the mood strikes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s it. What are your goals for the year? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leave your TTT in the comments. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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