lindapanzo is reading her usuals again in 2025

I'm back for 2025. I started doing categories back with the 999 challenge in 2009. With the pandemic, I've found that simplifying is ideal for me and so, for 2025, I intend to keep the same four categories I had in 2022, 2023. and 2024. At some point, I lost my creativity but I do know what I like and these categories are it!!

Category 1: Mysteries--65 books read (out of 65)
Category 2: Sports--10 books read (out of 10)
Category 3: Nonfiction--10 books read (out of 10)--COMPLETED
Category 4: Fiction--15 books read (out of 15)--COMPLETED

Category 1: Mysteries--65 of 65 read

1. Trouble Is Brewing by Ellie Alexander--finished on 1/2/25
2. Chapter and Curse by Elizabeth Penney--finished on 1/9/25
3. Killing Me Soufflé by Ellie Alexander--finished on 1/19/25
4. Schooled in Murder by Victoria Gilbert--finished on 1/22/25
5. Scone Cold Dead by Maddie Day--finished on 2/1/25
6. Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert--finished on 2/8/25
7. A Victim at Valentine's by Ellie Alexander--finished on 2/12/25
8. The Case of the Caretaker's Cat by Erle Stanley Gardner--finished on 2/13/25
9. The Socialite's Guide to Sleuthing and Secrets by S.K. Golden--finished on 2/22/25
10. Betrayal at Blackthorn Park by Julia Kelly--finished on 2/25/25
11. A Treacherous Tale by Elizabeth Penney--finished on 2/28/25
12. Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss--finished on 3/4/25
13. Tea with Jam & Dread by Vicki Delany--finished on 3/10/25
14. High Tea and Misdemeanors by Laura Childs--finished on 3/17/25
15. Dead Ringer by Sarah Fox--finished on 3/26/25
16. A Traitor in Whitehall by Julia Kelly--finished on 3/29/25
17. Bridal Shower Murder by Leslie Meier--finished on 4/3/25
18. Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates--finished on 4/20/25
19. A Fashionably French Murder by Colleen Cambridge--finished on 4/27/25
20. Star-Crossed Egg Tarts by Jennifer J. Chow--finished on 5/6/25
21. The Fatal Folio by Elizabeth Penney--finished on 5/13/25
22. A Body at the Book Fair by Ellie Alexander--finished on 5/22/25
23. Fudge and Jury by Ellie Alexander--finished on 5/26/25
24. Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto--finished on 6/5/25
25. N or M? by Agatha Christie--finished on 6/9/25
26. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle--finished on 6/12/25
27. A Crime of Passion Fruit by Ellie Alexander--finished on 6/17/25
28. The Yellow Room by Mary Roberts Rinehart--finished on 6/21/25
29. Sour Crime Donuts by Ginger Bolton--finished on 6/29/25
30. Another One Bites the Crust by Ellie Alexander--finished on 7/5/25
31. Edam and Weep by Linda Reilly--finished on 7/12/25
32. The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany--finished on 7/20/25
33. Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin by Sarah Graves--finished on 7/27/25
34. Till Death Do Us Tart by Ellie Alexander--finished on 8/2/25
35. Murder at Morrington Hall by Clara McKenna--finished on 8/5/25
36. A Wonderful Christmas Crime by Jacqueline Frost--finished on 8/10/25
37. Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon--finished on 8/14/25
38. Lady Killer by Ed McBain--finished on 8/18/25
39. O, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany--finished on 8/21/25
40. The Theft of the Iron Dogs by E.C.R. Lorac--finished on 8/30/25
41. The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols--finished on 9/1/25
42. Cop Hater by Ed Mc Bain--finished on 9/3/25
43. The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood--finished on 9/10/25
44. Two Truths and a Murder by Colleen Cambridge--finished on 9/17/25
45. Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory--finished on 9/20/25
46. At Death's Dough by Mindy Quigley--finished on 9/25/25
47. Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood--finished on 10/2/25
48. Dark in Death by J.D. Robb--finished on 10/5/25
49. Fondant Fumble by Jenn McKinlay--finished on 10/11/25
50. Reel Trouble by Karen MacInerney--finished on 10/15/25
51. A Deadly Clue by Victoria Gilbert--finished on 10/26/25
52. Laying Down the Latte by Ellie Alexander--finished on 11/1/25
53. The Black Wolf by Louise Penny--finished on 11/6/25
54. The Hidden City by Charles Finch--finished on 11/14/25
55. A Perilous Plot by Lorna Barrett—finished on 11/21/25
56. Murder Made to Order by Lena Gregory--finished on 11/23/25
57. A Very Novel Murder by Ellie Alexander--finished on 11/26/25
58. A Cold Brew Killing by Lena Gregory--finished on 11/28/25
59. The Queen of Poisons by Robert Thorogood--finished on 12/1/25
60. Terror on the Train by Jeanne M. Dams--finished on 12/6/25
61. A Waffle Lot of Murder by Lena Gregory--finished on 12/10/25
62. Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney--finished on 12/21/25
63. Whole Latte Murder by Lena Gregory--finished on 12/22/25
64. Live and Let Pie by Ellie Alexander--finished on 12/26/25
65. A Cup of Holiday Fear by Ellie Alexander--finished on 12/28/25

Category 2: Sports--10 of 10 read

1. A Time for Reflection: The Parallel Legacies of Baseball Icons Willie McCovey and Billy Williams by Jason Cannon--finished on 1/17/25
2. Rise: My Story by Lindsey Vonn--finished on 2/5/25
3. Why We Love Baseball by Joe Posnanski--finished on 4/8/25
4. I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams by Jordan Chiles--finished on 5/9/25
5. Get Your Tokens Ready by Chris Donnelly--finished on 6/25/25
6. The Original Six by Lew Freedman--finished on 7/3/25
7. Evolve or Die: Hard-Won Lessons from a Hockey Life by John Shannon--finished on 8/8/25
8. Ballpark Therapy: Why We Go, Why It Matters by George Falkowski --finished on 8/27/25
9. The Third Best Hull by Dennis Hull--finished on 10/23/25
10. The Boyer Brothers of Baseball by Lew Freedman--finished on 12/30/25

Category 3: Nonfiction--10 of 10 read--COMPLETED

1. Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee--finished on 1/1/25
2. Chicago's Modern Mayors by Dick Simpson--finished on 2/17/25
3. Propaganda Girls by Lisa Rogak--finished on 3/7/25
4. River of Books by Donna Seaman--finished on 3/21/25
5. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard--finished on 4/14/25
6. Prisoner of the Swiss - Daniel Culler--finished on 5/23/25
7. Uncanceled: Reclaiming Your Story by Jay Fostner--finished on 7/13/25
8. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke--finished on 9/6/25
9. Whirlwind: My Life Reporting the News by Bill Kurtis--finished on 9/29/25
10. First in Thirst by Darren Rovell--finished on 10/7/25

Category 4: Fiction--15 of 15 read--COMPLETED

1. Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan--finished on 1/5/25
2. What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Aoyama Michiko--finished on 1/11/25
3. She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke--finished on 1/25/25
4. A Cross-Country Wedding by Courtney Walsh--finished on 1/28/25
5. Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne--finished on 3/23/25
6. When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin--finished on 4/30/25
7. The Bookstore Wedding - Alice Hoffman--finished on 5/1/25
8. Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery--finished on 5/19/25
9. Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery--finished on 5/29/25
10. Valentine's Day 1946 by Linda Mahkovec--finished on 6/2/25
11. Snug in Iceland by Victoria Walker--finished on 9/14/25
12. Hideaway in Iceland by Victoria Walker--finished on 10/18/25
13. A Twelfth Night Miracle by Callie Langridge--finished on 11/3/25
14. The Victim by Saul Bellow--finished on 11/10/25
15. Clued in to Love by Ellie Alexander--finished on 11/17/25

With my 16th Thingaversary coming up fast (on Jan 13), my thoughts are turning to the 17 books to pick to celebrate. Since we're just a few days away, I'll start filling in the list.

THINGAVERSARY BOOKS

1. Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan--COMPLETED
2. A Cross-Country Wedding by Courtney Walsh--COMPLETED
3. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama--COMPLETED
4. The New York Game by Kevin Baker
5. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
6. Orchestrated Death by Cynthia Harrold-Eagles
7. The Case of the Missing Maid by Rob Osler
8. River of Books by Donna Seaman--COMPLETED
9. Andromeda by Therese Bohman
10. The Favorites by Layne Fargo
11. The Hanging Party by William W. Johnstone
12. The Christmas Tree Murders by Andrea Hicks
13. Good Friends by Priya Vulchi
14. Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert--COMPLETED
15. Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss--COMPLETED
16. A Victim at Valentine's by Ellie Alexander--COMPLETED
17. A Treacherous Tale by Elizabeth Penney--COMPLETED

Simple is the way to go! Good luck with your 2025 reading!

Great to see you ready for 2025, Linda.

Good to see you back! Enjoy your reading!

Looking forward to your reading in 2025. have added my star.

Happy New Year!

There's no reason to change your categories if they work so well for you! Happy reading in 2025!

Good to see you, Linda! Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!! Here's hoping that 2025 is a great reading year for all of us.

Besides finishing my first book of the year early this morning, I started picking out some of my Thingaversary books. Always a fun time of the year for me.

Happy New Year and good luck with your reading.

Hope you have a great year of reading, Linda! Can't wait to see the books you choose to read!

Happy New Year. I'll be watching your selections!
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>15 lowelibrary: >16 thornton37814: >17 beebeereads: Thanks for stopping by. Have a great reading year.

My reading year started well but then, last Friday, out of the blue, I was felled by the raging norovirus which is widespread in this area (and others too, sounds like). I slept pretty much two days straight then felt weak from two days of water and Gatorade only.

Better now, though a bit run down.

My Thingaversary list is almost completely filled in.

Sorry to hear you've been hit by a bug. The key is let your body recoup completely otherwise you go down again. A couple of years ago I had pneumonia for three months quite severely because it didn't get knocked out completely with the first round of medicine.

Sorry to hear about that nasty virus. Sending you Get Well vibes!

My Thingaversary book list is complete!!

Just a dusting of snow today. So weird to think that areas like St Louis and Nashville are getting all the snow, not us.

>6 lindapanzo: Some of these titles sound really intriguing. I am interested to see what you think of them when you read them.

>21 lindapanzo: We were supposed to get 4 to 6 inches, and many of the local meteorologists had us in a strip for 7 inches plus. Let's just say that we had cold dry air in place which caused most of it to evaporate before hitting the ground. It's too dark to see how much we will really end up with, but it was about an inch when I checked around dark. It was still snowing then, but if we get two inches, I'll be shocked.

It seems unbelievable to me that I haven't posted in my own thread for 4+ months. Wow!!

It's been a good, though somewhat slow, reading year for me so far. However, I am spreading my books out throughout my categories in the category challenge.

>24 lindapanzo: I'm behind in posting too--not 4 months, but I need to enter several reviews.

>24 lindapanzo: It’s great to hear that you are pleased with your reading.

Doing pretty well with all of my categories, though nonfiction is lagging just a bit. Once I finish the sports category, I can use some (most?) sports books I read after that into the nonfiction category.

>27 lindapanzo: I'm okay too but very behind on posting. I hope I can remember everything I'e read/listened to, but I'll probably be adding things later as I think of them once I find time to try to catch up.

Nonfiction was lagging so I decided to re-do the needed book totals. Just not that into nonfiction in 2025, it seems. So I moved 5 books from nonfiction to mysteries.

My nonfiction category is now my first (of the four) completed categories!!

I've now finished two categories, nonfiction, and now fiction.

Still to finish are mysteries and sports.

Now finished 3 of my 4 categories. One book left to read in sports and 4 days left in the year to finish my current sports book.

Congrats on finishing your categories!

I did it!! I finished all of my categories, with one day left to spare.

On to 2026, with a good riddance to 2025.

>33 lindapanzo: Amen, and congrats on finishing all your categories!

>33 lindapanzo: Congrats on finishing all your categories. I hope I can accomplish that one year.

Congrats!