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2025
Year in Books
42,145
pages read
Karen Parden
117
books read
Karen Parden
One Night, Two Holidays by Ali Brady
Shortest Book
144
pages
Southern Man by Greg Iles
Longest Book
966
pages
Average book length in 2025
360
pages
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Most Shelved
2,817,310
people also shelved
What Happens in Paradise by Olivia Spring
Least Shelved
1,349
people also shelved
Karen’s average rating for 2025
4.0
4.0
The Reality of Everything by Rebecca Yarros
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.37 average
The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

Karen’s first review of the year

really liked it
4 1/2 ⭐️’s ~ Such a touching, beautiful story of love and loss.
KAREN’S 2025 BOOKS
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
really liked it
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens
really liked it
Pictures of You by Emma Grey
A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young
The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
The Right Move by Liz Tomforde
Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin
Southern Man by Greg Iles
All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
really liked it
Love & Saffron by Kim Fay
If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins
Southern by Design by Grace Helena Walz
Things We Never Say by Caitlin Weaver
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
Ready or Not by Cara Bastone
The Amateur by Robert Littell
Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
Story of My Life by Lucy Score
The Reality of Everything by Rebecca Yarros
Business Casual by B.K. Borison
The Beach House by Rachel Hanna
The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
it was amazing
Where the River Ends by Charles Martin
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen
Love, Me by Jessica Saunders
Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea
Beach Vibes by Susan Mallery
Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
it was amazing
What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena
The Champagne Letters by Kate Macintosh
One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
How to Keep a Secret by Sarah Morgan
The Love Haters by Katherine Center
really liked it
The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin
Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore
The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene
Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins
Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Monroe
Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley
really liked it
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
Saltwater by Katy Hays
Meet Me at the Starlight by Rachel Hauck
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
really liked it
Songs of Summer by Jane L. Rosen
A Novel Summer by Jamie Brenner
The One That Got Away by Olivia Spring
Lights Out by Navessa Allen
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Bungalow by Sarah Jio
A Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
really liked it
What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
Summer on Cape May by Monica Garner
Pink Glass Houses by Asha Elias
Bent But Not Broken by Mary Monroe
What Happens in Paradise by Olivia Spring
Kinfolk by Sean Dietrich
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
really liked it
You Belong Here by Megan Miranda
The Violet Hour by Victoria Benton Frank
The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O'Clover
Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand
Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
Awake by Jen Hatmaker
it was amazing
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

Karen’s last review of the year

really liked it
Heartwarming, funny, sad , clever & quirky. I thoroughly enjoyed this story of found family, loss, love and forgiveness. These lovely and flawed characters are going to stick with me for a while. 4.5 stars!
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