2025 Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag

I’ve seen this 2025 Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag floating around lately, most recently on Leslie’s blog. So I thought I’d join the fun. Apparently the only time I did the Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag was in 2023. This book tag was originally created by Roisin’s Reading on YouTube.

How many books have you read so far?

So far I’ve read 42 books. Novellas and audiobooks helped pump that number up so early in the year.

Have you already found a book you think might be a 2025 favorite?

Nope! There’s definitely still room for me to find a favorite. Of course there have been some books I quite enjoyed, but none that were a true “omg” 5-star read.

If not what was your favorite book you read that wasn’t quite five-star?

A Feather So Black by Lyra SeleneNot In Love by Ali HazelwoodThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

These are the three books that were almost 5-star reads for me. I rated each of these 4.5 stars.

Any 1-star books / least favorite book of the year?

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver DarkshireGothel and the Maiden Prince by W.R. Gingell

I’ve never rated a book just one star and that continues to hold true. However, my least favorite book of the year so far is a tie between ISABELLA NAGG AND THE POT OF BASIL and GOTHEL AND THE MAIDEN PRINCE. I rated both three stars.

Most read genre so far?

Fantasy, to no one’s surprise! Right now 38.5% of my reads have been fantasy.

A book that surprised you?

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Probably THE HATE U GIVE. I had a general idea of what it was about, but I didn’t expect it to be so good! Definitely recommend it to those who have yet to read it.

A Book that’s come out in 2025 already that you want to read but haven’t yet?

A Crown So Silver by Lyra Selene

I want to read A CROWN SO SILVER by Lyra Selene. I haven’t read it yet because I was waiting to order the special edition sequel from Fairyloot.

One goal you made that you’re succeeding at?

One goal I made this year is to purchase less books. So far I feel I’ve stuck to that pretty well. Most of my purchases fall in the book subscription category. I did stray a few times, but in most cases I bought them used, so I saved some money there.

One goal you made you need to focus on?

I also made a goal to read my Arthurian books. So far I haven’t picked up a single one.

New to you Booktubers/bookstagrammer/booktokers for 2025 you recommend?

Some book bloggers I started following this year include: Read You Leyre, The Reading Stray, and Dark Shelf of Wonders.

Ten Lords a Leaping Book Tag

Thanks to Zezee With Books, I found this Ten Lords A Leaping Book Tag that looks perfect for bookish holiday fun. Zezee found it on Falling Down the Book Hole, but it might have been created by Sarah at Book Hooked Nook, a now deleted blog. My answers will use books I read only in 2024 (in case I decide to do this book tag every year). If you want to participate, I put the prompts at the end of this post for easy copying and pasting into your own blog.

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End of the Year Book Tag 2024

With the end of the year just about here, it is yet again time for the End of the Year Book Tag 2024 edition. This is my third time participating (2023, 2022). I don’t know who created it, but it’s short and sweet. I put the prompts at the end for anyone to grab and paste into their own post. Anyone can feel free to tag themselves for this End of the Year Book Tag 2024.

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Thanksgiving Book Tag 2024

As is tradition, it’s time for the Thanksgiving Book Tag 2024! I did this last year as well as in 2022 and I’m proud of myself for remembering to do it again. 🙂 My focus is on books I read throughout this year. I put the questions at the end for easy copying and pasting if anyone wants to participate.

Originally created by Anna’s Book Nook, here are the rules:

  • Thank the person who nominated you
  • Give credit to the author (Anna’s Book Nook)
  • Answer the prompts
  • Tag others if you desire!
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To Be Read Book Tag

I’m in the mood for a book tag, so I looked through some of the ones I saved over the years. The To Be Read Book Tag, created by Tabitha at Behind the Pages, caught my eye. The rules are pretty simple: link back to Tabitha’s original post and tag as many bookish friends as you like! Tabitha also created the book tag image.

At the end of my answers is the list of prompts for you to use as well. I linked to each book on Bookshop.org. While I’m not an affiliate of theirs, each time you purchase from Bookshop.org it helps support an independent bookstore. If it’s not available on Bookshop.org, I linked to Barnes & Noble (also not an affiliate link).

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