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2025
Year in Books
11,249
pages read
Julie Raynor
32
books read
Julie Raynor
Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
Shortest Book
240
pages
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
Longest Book
552
pages
Average book length in 2025
351
pages
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Most Shelved
3,096,927
people also shelved
Viola in the Spotlight by Adriana Trigiani
Least Shelved
4,426
people also shelved
Julie’s average rating for 2025
3.9
3.9
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.34 average
A Deceptive Composition by Anna Lee Huber

Julie’s first review of the year

it was amazing
Thank you Anna! This is the best one yet!!! Loved the family drama and it felt like an old fashioned “who-done-it”! I will highly recommend! And, Kiera and Gage were charming and engaging as usual!
JULIE’S 2025 BOOKS
The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle
Viola in Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani
The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
it was amazing
Viola in the Spotlight by Adriana Trigiani
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
A Deceptive Composition by Anna Lee Huber
A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn
Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
The King's Messenger by Susanna Kearsley
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn
The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins
The Love Haters by Katherine Center
it was amazing
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
it was amazing
The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict
Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts
A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay
My Beloved by Jan Karon
Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber
The Tattered Cover by Ellery Adams
really liked it
The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

Julie’s last review of the year

it was amazing
Fabulous story! Thank you for this marvelous tale full of twists and turns. In some ways I wish I would have read it before Queens of Crime, but it was a fascinating read! Thank you Marie Benedict!
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