DeltaQueen wanders through literary doorways in 2025 - Part 5

I decided to update my opening photos to better reflect the season.

Welcome everyone to my fifth thread of the year. The last few months have been difficult as we have been dealing with my husband's cancer, but treatment is finished and he is doing well so now we are looking to getting everything back to normal. I have completed this years Bingo card as well as my personal reading challenge and my Around the World Reading Challenge and I am only a few books away from reading at least 10 books in each of my categories. I think I can say that 2025 had been a successful reading year.

I am putting the finishing touches to my 2026 Category Challenge and hope to have it posted before the end of November. I am looking forward to a fun and challenge filled reading year as I am sure most of you are as well.

For now, relax, settle in and enjoy the rest of 2025!

2025 Doorway Challenge

1. Doorway to the Past – Historical Fiction is one of my favorite genres, I will be reading books from many different time periods and this is where I will also place any books that I read for the Reading Through Time Challenges.

2. Doorway to the Library – The Library is a fantastic source for books, from the current best sellers to older forgotten volumes as well as non-fiction reads and graphic novels. I will place my library borrows here.

3. Doorway to Fantasy – This is where I will place the reads that lead me to strange places and other words that are populated by dragons and magical beings.

4. Doorway to Dark Fantasy – At times I like my fantasy to be on the dark side so this category is for my horror and dystopian reads.

5. Doorway to Science Fiction – When my book leads to outer space or to distant corners of the universe, they will be placed here.

6. Doorway to Mystery/Crime – My fall back genre. I love a good mystery and/or crime story, and this is where I will place them.

7. Doorway to Series – One of my on-going goals is to stay current with the many series that I am following – I am never successful with this but here is where I will list the series books that I do read this year.

8. Doorway to Vintage Mysteries - I love to read the mysteries of yesterday so whether it is a polite British whodunit from the likes of Agatha Christie, a dark and gritty noir by Raymond Chandler or even a hard-boiled thriller by John D. MacDonald, this is where I will place them.

9. Doorway to the Alphabet Challenge – I always participate in the AlphaKit so alphabet choices from A – Z will be placed here. This is the one category that I will allow some overlap with other categories.

10. Doorway to Global Reading – Great stories come from all over the world so this is where I will place books that are set in foreign countries.

11. Doorway to the 1,001 Books & Classics - I have been reading a few books from the 1,001 Books to Read Before You Die List over the last few years and this is where I will place these classics

12. Doorway to Romance – There are times when I need to step away from the more serious reads and embrace a romantic tale. Some are from days long ago and others are from modern days, but they will all fit here.

13. Doorway to Adventure – When I really need to escape to another time and place, I pick books that are filled with adventure and excitement. Those books will find a home here.

14. Doorway to Kindle Unlimited – Practically free books – the more you read the more you save - but they do need to be read and returned in a timely fashion. I need to keep rotating these books so this category will help me “read and return”.

15. Doorway to Extra Books - There may be books that don’t fall into any of the above categories so they will find a home here.

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Doorway to History



Books Read

1. Frog Music by Emma Donoghue - 3.4 ★
2. The Night of the Comet by George Bishop - 4.3 ★
3. Jewel of Medina by Shery Jones - 3.4 ★
4. American Duchess - Karen Harper - 3.6 ★
5. Red Water by Judith Freeman - 3.8 ★
6. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman - 5.0 ★
7. When We Were Brave by Suzanne Kelman - 3.5 ★
8. A Drowned Maiden's Hair by Laura Amy Schlitz - 4.5 ★
9. The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies - 4.2 ★
10. Early Days by Miss Read - 3.8 ★
11. Look to the Mountain by LeGrand Cannon - 4.2 ★
12. The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger - 5.0 ★
13. The Night Crossing by Karen Ackerman - 3.7 ★
14. Under the Sun by Justin Kerr-Smiley - 4.0 ★
15. Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh - 4.3 ★
16. Island Wife by Jessica Stirling - 2.8 ★
17. The Arctic Fury by Greer McAllister - 4.5 ★
18. The Long, Long Trail by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles - 4.0 ★
19. The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook - 5.0 ★
20. The Road From Gap Creek by Robert Morgan - 4.2 ★
21. Mother Mason by Bess Streeter Aldrich - 4.1 ★
22. A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck - 4.0 ★
23. The Christmas Hirelings by M.E. Braddon - 4.2 ★
24. The Winter People by Joseph Buchac - 4.0 ★

Doorway to the Library



Books Read

1. The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley - 3.5★
2. The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan - 5.0 ★
3. The Hollywood Daughter by Kate Alcott - 4.0 ★
4. When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald - 5 ★
5. We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry - 3.4 ★
6. Mrs. Porter Calling by AJ Pearce - 4.1 ★
7. Dark Ride by Lou Berney - 4.5 ★
8. Rakossy by Cecelia Holland - 3.8 ★
9. Pod by Laline Paull - 4.3 ★
10, All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker - 5.0 ★
11. The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry - 3.6 ★

Doorway to Fantasy



Books Read

1. The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden - 4.0 ★
2. The House in the Cerulean Sea - 5.0 ★
3. The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston - 4.0 ★
4. Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey - 4.0 ★
5. Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold - 4.0 ★
6. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie Dao - 4.2 ★
7. The Tangled Lands by Paolo Bacigalupi - 4.0 ★
8. Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George - 3.7 ★
9. The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden - 4.5 ★
10. Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C. Dao - 4.2 ★

Doorway to the Dark Side



Books Read

1. Lone Women by Victor LaValle - 4.0 ★
2. The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates - 4.0 ★
3. The Killing Floor by Craig DiLouie - 2.5 ★
4. Skitter by Exekiel Boone - 3.6 ★
5. When the English Fall by David Williams - 4.5 ★
6. The Ritual by Adam Nevill - 3.4 ★
7. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers - 3.4 ★
8. A Ghost in the Glen by Richard M. Pearson - 4.0 ★
9. The Broken Girls by Simone St. James - 4.2 ★
10. Babysitter of the Apocalypse by Courtney Konstantin - 3.8 ★
11. The October Boys by Adam Millard - 4.0 ★
12. Zombie Fallout by Mark Tufo - 4.0 ★
13. Open Roads (4) by Zach Bohannon - 3.7 ★
14. When Morning Comes by Carolyn Waugh - 2.0 ★

Doorway to Science Fiction



Books Read

1. Lost on Mars by Paul Magrs - 3.4 ★
2. Reap What You Sow by S. M. Anderson - 3.4 ★
3. Dust by Hugh Howey - 3.0 ★
4. Goldilocks by Laura Lam - 4.3 ★
5, Stars Beyond by S.K. Dunstall - 4.0 ★
6. Drifters' Alliance 2 by Elle Casey - 4.0 ★
7. The Left Hand of Dog by Si Clarke - 4.0 ★
8. The Edge of Collapse by Kyla Stone - 3.8 ★
9. Above The Ether by Eric Barnes
10. Relic by Alan Dean Foster - 3.4 ★
11. Mickey7 by Edward Ashton - 4.2 ★

Doorway to Crime & Thrillers



Books Read

1. You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott - 4.2 ★
2. No Less the Devil by Stuart MacBride - 4.0 ★
3. They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman - 3.1 ★
4. What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan - 4.2 ★
5. The Vicarage Murder by Faith Martin - 3.6 ★
6. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens - 4.2 ★
7. Silence the Dead by Jack Fredrickson - 4.5 ★
8. The Wheelman by Duane Swierczynski - 4.3 ★
9. East of Alice by Annie Seaton - 3.8 ★
10. Walking By Night by Kate Ellis - 4.0 ★
11. Those Girls by Chevy Stevens - 3.0 ★
12. The Nurse by Claire Allan - 4.2 ★
13. Red Dirt Road by S.R. White - 4.1 ★

Doorway to Series



Books Read

1. Upon a Dark Night #5 by Peter Lovesey - 4.0 ★
2. Turbulent Priests (3) by Colin Bateman - 4.0 ★
3. Bank Shot (2) by Donald E. Westlake - 4.2 ★
4. Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie - 4.2 ★
5. The Water's Edge (7) by Karin Fossum - 3.8 ★
6. Bobby March Will Live Forever by Alan Parks - 4.0 ★
7. Careless Love by Peter Robinson - 4.0 ★
8. Sunday Silence (7) - Nicci French - 4.2 ★
9. Redemption Point (2) - Candice Fox - 4.3 ★
10. Pietr the Latvian (1) by Georges Simenon - 4.0 ★
11. Love Songs From a Shallow Grave (7) by Colin Cotterill - 4.0 ★
12. Gideon's Day (1) by J. J. Marric - 4.0 ★
13. Good As Dead (10) by Mark Billingham - 3.6 ★
14. Dead if You Don't by Peter James - 3.8 ★
15. Shadows of Sounds by Alex Grey - 3.6 ★
16. The Rules of Wolfe by James Carlos Blake - 4.0 ★
17. Girls Who Lie by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir - 4.0 ★

Doorway to Vintage Crime



Books Read

1. The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin - 4.0 ★
2. The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie - 3.0 ★
3. The Specialty of the House and Other Stories by Stanley Ellin - 4.0 ★
4. The Con Man by Ed McBain - 4.0 ★
5. Beast in View by Margaret Millar - 4.2 ★
6. N or M? - Agatha Christie - 4.1 ★
7. The Yellow Room by Mary Rineheart Roberts - 3.7 ★
8. Lady Killer (8) by Ed McBain - 3.7 ★
9. Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman - 4.0 ★
10. Background for Murder by Shelley Smith - 3.3 ★
11. Safely to the Grave by Margaret Yorke - 4.5 ★
12. To Fear a Painted Devil by Ruth Rendell - 3.7 ★
13. The Beast Must Die by Nicholas Blake - 4.3 ★
14. The Deep Blue Good-by by John D. MacDonald - 2.0 ★
15. Rope's End, Rogue's End by E>C>R> Lorac - 3.8 ★
16. Over My Dead Body(7) by Rex Stout - 4.0 ★

Doorway to the Alphabet



Books Read
A The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler - 4.0 ★
B The Trouble With Dukes by Grace Burrowes - 3.8 ★
C A Choice of Evils by Meira Chand - 4.0 ★
D Buster Midnight's Cafe by Sandra Dallas - 4.0 ★
E A Hasty Wedding by Mignon Eberhart - 3.7 ★
F Sisters of the Great War by Suzanne Feldman - 4.3 ★
G Meet me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor - 4.2 ★
H Benediction by Ken Haruf - 4.5 ★
I Deep as Death by Katja Ivar - 4.0 ★
J Heart of the Town by Anna Jacobs - 3.8 ★
K A Lady's Easter Romance by Alice Kirks - 3.7 ★
L The Sackett Brand by Louis L'Amour - 4.0 ★
M A Dark So Deadly by Stuart MacBride - 4.3 ★
N Dustoff Down by Linda Naughton - 3.8 ★
O Country Dark by Chris Offutt - 4.5 ★
P Bel Canto by Ann Patchett - 5.0 ★
Q The Girl with the Make Believe Husband by Julia Quinn - 3.5 ★
R Tyler's Row by Miss Read - 4.1 ★
S South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby - 3.7 ★
T Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree by Margaret Thornton - 4.0 ★
U The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea - 5.0 ★
V The Recipe for Hope by Fiona Valpy - 4.2 ★
W Moon of Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice - 4.5 ★
Y Infected Planet by Dennis Yates - 2.0 ★

Doorway to Global Reading



Books Read

1. Leopard at the Door (Kenya) by Jennifer McVeigh
2. Turn Right For Japan (East Asia) by Streve Anthony Tallon - 4.0 ★
3. The Puma Years (Bolivia) by Laura Coleman - 4.2 ★
4. The Photographer (Germany) by Mieke Ziervogel - 4.1 ★
5. River Spirit (Sudan) by Leila Aboulela - 3.8 ★
6. The Penguin Lessons by Tom Mitchell (Argentina) - 4.0 ★
7. A Dangerous Land (Papua New Guinea) by Marisa Jones - 3.5 ★
8, The Lantern Boats (Japan) by Tessa Morris-Suzuki - 3.5 ★
9. Three Days in Nepal (Nepal) byJeanDavid Blanc - 3.7 ★
10. Fragment by Warren Fahy (South Pacific) - 3.8 ★
11. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (South America) - 5.0 ★

Doorway to the 1,001 List & Classics



Books Read

1. Cakes & Ale by W. Somerset Maugham - 3.8 ★
2. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante - 4.0 ★
3. The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante - 4.0 ★
4. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante - 3.2 ★
5. Woman At Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
6. The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante - 3.0 ★
7. The Third Man by Graham Greene - 4.0 ★
8. Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee - 2.5 ★
9. Hunger by Knut Hamsun - 4.0 ★
10. The Plague by Albert Camus - 4.3 ★
11. Platero and I by Juan Ramon Jimenez - 4.2 ★

Doorway to Romance



Books Read

1. A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer - 4.0 ★
2. Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop by Rebecca Raisin - 4.0 ★
3. Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - 4.0 ★
4. The Original Miss Honeyford by M. C. Beaton - 3.5 ★
5. The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander - 4.0 ★
6. The Tuscan Contessa y Dinah Jefferies - 4.0 ★
7. Miss Buncle Married by D. E. Stevenson - 4.2 ★
8. The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie - 4.2 ★
9. Summer Pudding by Susan Scarlett - 4.2 ★
10. Marry in Haste by Anne Gracie - 4.4 ★
11. At The Sign of the Golden Pineapple by M.C. Beaton - 3.5 ★
12. Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase - 3.2 ★
13. A Match Made For Thanksgivingby Jackie Lau - 4.0 ★
14. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn - 4.0 ★
15. A Christmas to Remember by Jenny Hale - 3.8 ★

Doorway to Adventure



Books Read

1. The Last Ranger by Peter Heller - 4.5 ★
2. Strongheart by Jim Fergus - 4.5 ★
3. True Grit by Chales Portis - 5.0 ★
4. Primordia 3 by Greg Beck - 3.8 ★
5. The Buffalo Hunters by Gary McCathy - 2.0 ★
6. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George - 4.0 ★
7. Like Rum-Drunk Angels by Tyler Enfield - 3.8 ★
8, The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati - 4.0 ★
9. Valley of Fire by Johnny D. Boggs - 4.0 ★
10. The Empty Quarter by David L. Robbins - 4.1 ★
11. War Year by Joe Haldeman - 3.4 ★
12. Wreckage Road by Barbara Barker - 4.2 ★
13. The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence - 4.0 ★
14. Sons of Texas by Elmer Kelton - 4.0 ★
15. Blood on the Blade by Griff Hosker - 4.3 ★

Doorway to Kindle Unlimited



Books Read

1. Blood Mountain by Alisa Valdes - 4 ★
2. The Trackers by Charles Frazier - 3.3 ★
3. Prepared by Courtney Konstantin - 4.0 ★
4. Survive by Courtney Konstantin - 4.0 ★
5. Alive by Courtney Konstantin - 4.0 ★
6. Torment by Courtney Konstantin - 3.8 ★
7. Vengeance by Courtney Konstantin - 3.7 ★
8. Ruination by Courtney Konstantin - 4.0 ★
9. West With Giraffes by Linda Rutledge - 5.0 ★
10. Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb - 3.8 ★
11. The Golden Oldies Book Club by Judy Leigh - 3.6 ★
12. Wreckage River (2) by Barbara Barker - 4.0 ★

Doorway to Extra Books



Books Read

1. Greenwillow by B. J. Chute - 4.1 ★
2. Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau - 4.3 ★
3. Eden Mine by S.M. Hulse - 4.1 ★
4. Chicken Boy by Arthur Parkinson - 3.5 ★
5. When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash - 4.2 ★
6. One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus - 3.7 ★
7. The White Robin by Miss Read - 4.0 ★
8. The Finishing School by Joanna Goodman - 3.2 ★
9. A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean - 3.8 ★
10. Black Dahlia & White Rose by Joyce Carol Oates - 4.0 ★
11. Adam's Bride by Elizabeth Jolley - 4.0 ★
12. Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman - 4.1 ★

2025 Hosting & Other Reading Plans



January
February: Hosting MysteryKit: Vintage Mysteries
March: Hosting Reading Through Time Monthly Challenge: Sweet, Sweet Revenge
April: Hosting SFFKit: Women Authors
May: Hosting ScaredyKit: Out in the Wild
June: Hosting RandomKit
July: Hosting CoverCat: Fruit on Cover
August: Hosting ColorCat: Grey
September
October: Hosting MysteryKit: Police Procedurals
November
December: Hosting ScaredyKit: Your Favorite Scary Trope

Book Number 178

Rules of Wolfe by James Carlos Blake - 4.0 ★
Category: Doorway to series
October TIOLI #3: 2nd book in a series

Happy New Thread, Judy, and so glad that your life is now clear of the radiation trips and parking lot mazes and you can attend to other things. Like books and hosting Challenges this year and next.

I haven't been to the 2026 Challenge page yet, and I know you are one of the dedicated LT participants who is able to start early for getting your thread up. I can't wait to see how you categorize your 2026 reading year and your incredible pictures.

Bel Canto seems to have made an impact on you and many of your followers. And your review of Hunger was very interesting and detailed. What a terrible journey Hamsun was on. The mind bouncing back and forth while dealing with the varying levels of hunger was an intense (and accurate) description

Hope your husband continues to improve from the radiation treatments and look forward to keeping current with your reading adventures!

Happy new thread, Judy! I am glad to hear that you are settling back to a normal routine after so many disruptions. All my best wishes for you and your husband. And happy reading!

Happy New Thread, Judy. I am so glad your husband is done with his treatments and on the mend. I hope you are more settled now and taking comfort in those books.

Happy New Thread, Judy! Glad to hear your husband is done with his treatments and you can get back to more normal things.

Happy New Thread! Looking forward to good reading in 2026, and good health for all.

Happy new thread, Judy. Here's to a strong, positive finish to a very trying year for you and your husband!

Happy new thread, Judy. As I look through your lovely doors, I am wondering if you have your theme set for next year yet...

Happy New Thread and congratulations on making all your reading goals.

>22 threadnsong: Welcome Threadnsong! I am looking forward to 2026 and the new challenges but before that we have to finish off 2025. I have a number of books lined up to take me to the year-end and complete my 2025 Category Challenge.

>23 MissWatson: Normality is exactly what we are craving now. Looking forward to discovering some good reads in the remainder of the year.

>24 msf59: Hi Mark and welcome to my new thread. The Cancer Clinic does a weekly follow-up with a phone call and we see the oncologist again in December but otherwise we can just get back our regular life - which means plenty of reading!

>25 dudes22: , >26 LadyoftheLodge:, and >27 NinieB: Thanks, Betty, Cheryl and Ninie!

>28 BLBera: Hi Beth, I am working on my 2026 Categories and although I haven't got a definite theme in mind, I think it will come together soon.

>29 lowelibrary: Thanks, April

Book Number 179

Girls Who Lie by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir - 4.0 ★
Category: Doorway to Series
October Mystery Kit: Police Procedural
October TIOLI #3: 2nd Book in a Series

Happy new thread, Judy. I hope the last couple of months of 2025 are infinitely better than the last few for you and your husband.

Happy New Thread, Judy! Also glad to hear your husband has finished his treatments and things should be getting back toward normal.

>31 DeltaQueen50: I enjoyed the first one. It's good to know the follow-up is also good.

Whatever you decide as your theme for next year, I know it will be great.

>32 Jackie_K: Thanks Jackie. 😊

>33 ronincats: Hi Roni, I've been AWL for long enough - time to get back to everyone!

>34 BLBera: I think this 2nd book is even better than the first, Beth. This series is off to a great start!

Book Number 180

The Beast Must Die by Nicholas Blake - 4.2 ★
Category: Doorway to Vintage Crime
October TIOLI #5: A Scary or Disturbing Title

Book Number 181

The October Boys by Adam Millard - 4.0 ★
Category: Doorway to the Dark Side
Ocrtober TIOLI #5: A Scary or Disturbing Title

Book Number 182

The Deep Blue Good-by by John D. MacDonald - 2.0 ★
Category: Doorway to Vintage Crime
November ColorCat: Blue
November TIOLI #2: Authors' first name starts with the same letter as mine

Hi Judy, I think that there was something about the Travis McGee series that I didn’t care for either. I’m so glad that I didn’t collect all of the books like I did with other series and now I’m not sure I want to read them. I’m glad your husband is finished with his treatments and hope that both of you remain healthy.

>39 lsh63: Hi Lisa. I was disappointed as Travis McGee was a very dated and, to me, unsympathic character. I can accept some of MacDonald's opinions in his stand-alones as they are usually featuring uneducated criminals but he doesn't have the best record when it comes to women.

Book Number 183

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker - 5.0 ★
Category: Doorway to the Library
November TIOLI #7: Published in more than 3 languages

>38 DeltaQueen50: I had a similar reaction to Nightmare in Pink. So noble of Travis McGee to be curing vulnerable young women with his magic member.

Edited to Bowdlerise.

>42 pamelad: Books like these remind me how many of our attitudes have changed, I think maybe detective fiction was one of the worst. Women were so often just accessories.

>41 DeltaQueen50: I totally agree with your assessment of this book by Chris Whitaker. It was at the top of my list last year as have other books by Whitaker.

>41 DeltaQueen50: Taking a BB. I was living in Missouri in 1975.

>44 JoeB1934: I haven't read anything else by Chris Whitaker, but I certainly will now. I hope all is going well with you, Joe.

>45 lowelibrary: It's a great read.

Good to see that things are getting back to normal for you and your husband, Judy. The Chris Whitaker book looks like an interesting one and it just made it onto one of my hold lists.

>41 DeltaQueen50: - I think I'll take a BB for this. I wasn't going to originally because it didn't sound like something I wanted to read, but I've reread your comments after seeing the thoughts by others and decided I might try it.

>47 Familyhistorian: Hi Meg, I hope the book suits you as well as it did me.

>48 dudes22: Betty, I really think you will love All the Colors of the Dark. It reminded me somewhat of William Kent Krueger's stand alones - it tugs at your emotions.

>49 DeltaQueen50: - Well - that's definitely a good recommendation.

Book Number 184

War Year by Joe Haldeman - 3.4 ★
Category: Doorway to Adventure
November TIOLI #1: The word "luck" in the title

>46 DeltaQueen50: I want to mention We Begin at the End as another Whitaker book that is 5 stars and much awarded.

I am working hard on my autopsy of the books I have read by virtue of their Genres, and Sub-Genres. Hoping to concentrate my reading on 5-star books like these. At 91 I don't want to waste time on 'ordinary' books.

>52 JoeB1934: - When I look at the number of books I own that are unread, and the number of books I usually read each year, never mind the number of book bullets I've taken that I don't own and want to read, I feel like I should consider another purge of "how much so I really want to read this" and maybe get rid of a few.

>52 JoeB1934: Thanks Joe, It just so happens thst I have a copy of We Begin at the End on my Kindle. I will definitely be pushing that closer to the top!

>53 dudes22: At my age, I should be doing the same, Betty, but there are times when I just want something light and uncomplicated. So I plod along and every once and awhile I stumble on a really great book which I appreciate.

I am putting the final touches on my 2026 Challenge and I hope to post it soon. I just want to know what Cats we are going to have and that my categories will allign with the ones I want to take part in.

I have decided to bin my current read of Luck by Max Brand. I have read and enjoyed other books by this author, but I am finding the writing, the setting and the story not to my taste. As I mentioned above at my age, I really don't have he time to waste on mediocre books.

55 - I'm pretty much done too. I'm slotting in some books but waiting to see what the Bingo card will look like and the Cats.

I'm in the same boat. I own so many books that I thought I would have time to read later but that later leisure time hasn't come to pass. I really should do some culling of my shelves.

>58 Familyhistorian: Hi Meg. I think one of my New Year's resolutions will be to sort through my TBR shelves and Kindles and really give serious thought to which books I really want to keep on my list.

Book Number 185

Relic by Alan Dean Foster - 3.4 ★
Category: Doorway to Science Fiction
November CoverCat: Celestial Bodies
November TIOLI #4: Interesting Sky pictured on cover

>59 DeltaQueen50: Weeding my collection is on my ToDo list as well. The library here in our retirement community will hold a book sale in summer of 2026, so I plan to donate books to the sale, especially since I am a co-chair for the event. However, could be dangerous, since I will also get to see all the donations as we organize the sale.

>55 DeltaQueen50: I am in agreement with you. Just waiting to see the final CATS before I start my thread.

>56 DeltaQueen50: I put the Max Brand book aside, too. I've never read him but I was bored with the opening pages of it. Too many books to read to waste my time on this one.

>55 DeltaQueen50: For the past few years, I've just put in four broad categories for my challenge. Thinking of branching out a bit for 2026 and adding a fifth category. I do note that the high school summer reading project, to keep track of my reading for the entire summer, started in June of 1976. Fifty years ago and, at 4,827 books, still going strong!! I may try to work that in somehow.

>56 DeltaQueen50: I put the Max Brand book aside, too. I've never read him but I was bored with the opening pages of it. Too many books to read to waste my time on this one.

>55 DeltaQueen50: For the past few years, I've just put in four broad categories for my challenge. Thinking of branching out a bit for 2026 and adding a fifth category. I do note that the high school summer reading project, to keep track of my reading for the entire summer, started in June of 1976. Fifty years ago and, at 4,827 books, still going strong!! I may try to work that in somehow. As I think about it, the first book I ever kept track of, for this ongoing, now almost 50 year project, was Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors.

Happy new(ish) thread! So happy to hear that your husband's treatment is done and he is doing well! What part of Colorado will you be visiting? I still miss Colorado, even with the winters. It is just so beautiful there, it's worth suffering through the cold season.

>41 DeltaQueen50: Best book of the year! With that kind of endorsement, I've got to read it and, in fact, have it on hold at the library. It should take a few weeks, but I'm willing to wait.

I read Relic a few years ago and remember enjoying it but not enough to read more by that author.

I'm with everyone who says they're too old life's too short to suffer through books that do not give pleasure. This year, so far, my DNF list is almost as long as my Books Read list.

Have a wonderful weekend!

It's always so nice to open my thread up and see that I have visitors!

>62 LadyoftheLodge: I read most of the Kits and hopefully will be able to resist most of the Cats, but there is always one or two that catches my attention. This year I am intrigued by the Decade Cat and I think I am ready for a Romance Cat as well.

>64 lindapanzo: I was totally uninterested in the Max Brand book - I doubt that I will ever want to go back to it! I enjoy tracking my reading. I have kept track since 1978, and since 2008 my reading list has been part of my LT library. It's fun to be able to look back and see what books I was into in the past.

>65 Storeetllr: Hi Mary. I hope you love All the Color of the Dark as much as I did. I really need to read more by this author. I am going to try and be more decisive next year sbout discarding books.

Happy Saturday, Judy. I hope you are enjoying the weekend. I read an enjoyed All the Colors of the Dark last fall. I have his novel We Begin at the End waiting on shelf.

I am intrigued to learn how members prune their large TBRs. Especially if they own books hoping to read them sometime.

I only read books on loan from a library, or some from Audible. This means that my TBR is immense. Up to this time I would choose to read books that I learned about from the media or from other member reading lists. I would look up the books on LT, or GR to see if the description matched my perceived interests.

This year I decided to find my own books to read based on the genres and sub-genres I have learned over the years that I gravitate to. I am using the FICTIONDB website to do my searching this year and I have found several hundred interesting books that truly match my interests.

Some of those books are the ones I plan to read next year, along with new books coming out from my favorite authors. BBs coming from you and others will pass through my FICTIONDB analysis to see if they are something I will read.

Just curious about how others tackle this job. I can see how your well-established category system would support your selection process.

Book Number 186

Wreckage Road by Barbara Barker - 4.2 ★
Category: Doorway to Kindle Unlimited
November TIOLI #4: Cover shows an interesting sky

>69 DeltaQueen50: Though having experienced the devastating '94 Northridge Earthquake, when I was stuck in the Santa Clarita Valley (due to the collapse of the only major highway into Los Angeles Basin) while my daughter was at a friend's in Van Nuys, which was scary as hell, and not being able to get to work for a week (my office was at the epicenter, so it's lucky it still remained standing), this does look good. Onto the list it goes.

>70 Storeetllr: It's not a heavy read, Mary. Written more to be meant as a thriller, I think I took it more seriously because I live in the Pacific Northwest and know the area in Oregon where the book was placed. It's far-fetched but nevertheless not totally beyond a possibility.

>69 DeltaQueen50: East coaster here. Having just returned from a two week visit to Oregon (first time in the PNW and loved it!) I am not sure whether I would find this interesting because I've just hiked through a lava flow or terrifying because--yikes! I'll put it tentatively on my list. Thanks for the rec. I've been makng a list of books that take place in the PNW. Always up for adding more to that list.

>72 beebeereads: I think we start taking the idea of an earthquake as nothing to worry about here as we do have small shakes fairly often, but this book magnifies the danger and combines it with he tsunamis and volcanoes and really did scare me.

I'm with the head in the sand people when it comes to earthquakes, Judy, although I did volunteer for our work rescue team before I retired. That was quite a few years back when worrying about the big one was on our radar.

Best of luck keeping up with your New Year's and book reduction resolutions, Judy!

>71 DeltaQueen50: Believe it or not, none of the libraries I belong to have this book to borrow, neither as an ebook or an audiobook! It is available from Audible, so I may have to buy it.

>74 Familyhistorian: Hi Meg, I hope all is going well with you.

>75 Storeetllr: Mary, I got the book through Kindle Unlimited so I don't know if was ever offered in any other format other than electronic.

>55 DeltaQueen50: I'm looking forward to seeing your new categories! I probably won't start a thread in the Category Challenge next year (I'm going to downsize to just one thread on Club Read), but I'll certainly follow your reading.

>77 RidgewayGirl: Oh no! We will miss you, Kay and I will track you down at Club Read to follow your reading.

Book Number 187

The Nurse by Claire Allan - 4.2 ★
Category: Doorway to Crime & Thrillers
November MysteryKit: Psychological Thrillers
November ScaredyKit: Psyhological Thrillers
November TIOLI #8: I Am Thankful for

Book Number 188

Benediction by Kent Haruf - 4.5 ★
Category: Doorway to the Alphabet
November AlphaKit: H
November TIOLI #8: I am Thankful for

>80 DeltaQueen50: - I loved this trilogy. I think I only have one of his books that I haven't read yet and, like you, I hesitate to read it. His books are some of the few I've kept in order to reread them some day.

>81 dudes22: We lost one of the great ones when Kent Haruf passed away! I still have Our Souls at Night left to read but for now I am simply savouring it being on my shelf.

>82 DeltaQueen50: - I still have to read Where You Once Belonged.

Happy Sunday, Judy. Hooray for Benediction! Lovely review. I plan on rereading this one in early 2026. I just read and reviewed Where You Once Belonged. I finally got to that earlier title. I sure miss this man.

>84 msf59: Hi Mark, I haven't read Where You Once Belonged so I need to track down a copy for myself. I don't want to even think about a time when I won't have any of his books to read!

Book 189

Infected Planet by Dennis Yates - 2.0 ★
Category: Doorwayto Alphabet
November Alphakit: Y
November TIOLI #4: Cover features an Interesting Sky

I took the leap and have set up my 2026 Category Challenge thread. You can find me at: https://www.librarything.com/topic/375466#

I followed your leap, Judy. Looks like an ambitious plan for the coming year!

>88 Familyhistorian: I am bound and determined to have a great reading year next year, Meg. I've cut back on books from the 1001 List and gone with lighter books overall . I hope to keep the reading mood light and fun.

Book Number 190

The Plague by Albert Camus - 4.3 ★
Category: Doorway to the 1,001 Books
November TIOLI#7: Published in more than 3 lanuages

Jungleland - 288 pages

Jungleland by Christopher S. Stewart simply wasn’t the right book at this time for me. I am setting it aside and moving on but hopefully will get back to it one day. This non-fiction book about the search for long lost city in Honduras has all the ingredients I usually look for so the fault in not being able to explore this book at this time is all mine.

.91 - Happens to all of us. I still need to read the last half of Killers of the Flower Moon which was a book club book a couple of years ago.

>92 dudes22: I just finished a YA adventure novel and it was much better suited to my mood right now. I seem to crave light reads probably after the intensity of The Plague, the writing here was good but the action and excitement were what I really enjoyed.

Book Number 191

The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence - 4.0 ★
Category: Doorway to Adventure
November Reading Through Time: High Seas
November TIOLI #7: Published in more than 3 languages

Book Number 192

A Match Made For Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau
Category: Doorway to Romance
November TIOLI #14: Cover is in Thanksgiving Colors

A year full of light and fun reads sounds like a great idea, Judy. I think we've had enough serious stuff for a while.

>96 Familyhistorian: For sure!

Book Number 193

The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook - 5.0 ★
Category: Doorway to History
November TIOLI #4: Cover features an Interesting Sky

>98 DeltaQueen50: Several years ago I read about this author in Texas Monthly and put her on my to check out list. I've never gotten around to actually doing that but I'm now making a note for next year's reading, your review certainly calls my name.

>99 clue: She is an excellent author and I hope you enjoy her books!

Book #194

Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman - 4.1*
Category: Doorway to Extra Books
November Random Kits - Villains
November TIOLI #7: Published in more than 3 languages

Book Number 195

Zombie Fallout (1) by Mark Tufo - 4.0 ★
Category: Doorway to the Dark Side
November TIOLI #3: Silhouette on cover

>101 DeltaQueen50: - I've had this on my TBR pile for about 15 years and even tried to read it once but put it back on the pile. I'm not sure what put me off, but I always intended to get back to it. I hadn't realized how long it's been. I suppose I should make a decision to either read it or pass it on.

>103 dudes22: It could have been one of those books that just failed to click with you, Betty. I'd give it another try, but if it doesn't grab you - then toss it.

I went Christmas shopping with my daughter today and got lots of stuff on sale - we also went into a book store which I haven't been into for some time as I usually get just a Kindle version. I couldn't not buy a book so I picked up Monk & Robot, the third in her Monk & Robot trilogy, I have the first two books on my Kindle, now I just have to get going and read them!

I hope everyone who celebrates it had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday and has a great weekend planned for the next few days.

Book Numbr 196

The Road From Gap Creek by Robert Morgan - 4.3 ★
Category: Doorway to History
December TIOLI #8: A Title for the Picture

Book Number 197

Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C,Dao - 4.2 ★
Category: Doorway to Fantasy
December TIOLI #15: A book from a series you read earlier this year

Book Number 198

Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen - 4.1 ★
Category: Doorway to Crime & Thrillers
Deember TIOLI #8: A Title for the posted picture

>105 DeltaQueen50: Looks like you got a head start on your Christmas shopping, Judy. Great to find a book shop you haven't been to in a long time. I did that recently too and added a few books to my stacks.

>110 Familyhistorian: Hi Meg. I am doing my happy dance right now as my hubby and I just got home after finishing up our Christms shopping. We have a small tabletop Chistmas tree, garlands and lights round the fireplace and a few Christmas ornaments acattered about. We are ready for Christmas - now I can relax and enjoy the season! Hope all is well with you.

>109 DeltaQueen50: Ooh, making note.

>112 RidgewayGirl: I think you would like Pay Dirt Road, Kay.

Book Number 199

The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry - 3.5 ★
Category: Doorway to the Library
December TIOLI #7: "Winter" in Title

Wow -- you wouldn't want to do my shopping? I haven't even gotten my advent calendar out yet. December has sneaked up on me.

>115 BLBera: Hi Beth. I admit to being rather a grinch when it comes to Christmas so I feel a lot better when I am prepared. My husband on the other hand loves Christmas and it's because of him that the tree is upm the wreath is on the door and Christmas music is filling our apartment. This evening we are going to our grandson's new (to him) house. He and his girlfriend just moved in so we are looking forward to seeing it.

Sorry about your shopping, I have had enough of Christmas crowds and spending money!

Book Number 200

Tyler's Row by Miss Read - 4.1 ★
Category: Doorway to the Alphabet
December Alphakit: R
December TIOLI #17: A title word and one of the author's names begins with the same letter

>117 DeltaQueen50: _ I've read a couple of these and enjoyed them and need to read more. I think they would be a good series to listen to, and I think I'll see what the library has for audios to listen to next year.

>118 dudes22: I love the Miss Read books, reading her always makes me feel better. She has two series, one about The Fairacre School and one about Thrush Green, I reommend both.

>119 DeltaQueen50: - I did know that. I think I've read the first one of each.

>120 dudes22: Have fun wih them, I don't know who the reader of the audio versions are, but they certainly hold promise of being excellent audio books.

Book Number 201

Open Roads (4) by Zach Bohannon - 3.7 ★
Category: Doorway to the Dark Side
December ScaryKit: Your favorite scary trope
December TIOLI #8: Title matches with the posted picture

>119 DeltaQueen50: I am also a big fan of Miss Read. Once I picked up several of her books at a book sale, although I knew they were already on my shelf. I could not stand to think they might be orphaned, so I gave them a good home.

Like the new photos.

>123 LadyoftheLodge: Good for you. I like to think of all her books being snug and safe on a shelf.

>124 dudes22: Thanks, Betty, I have a thing for pink ornaments. When I was a little girl, I was given a beautiful pink ornament that had gold netting. I loved it for year and years.

Book Number 202

The Recipe for Hope by Fiona Valpy - 4.2 ★
Category: The Doorway to the Alphabet
Deemer AlphaKit: V

>126 DeltaQueen50: - I have a different one of her books in my TBR pile. Maybe I'll use it for "V" next year.

Hello Judy and thank you for your always interesting book choices and reviews! While we have a wreath and a garland, they are both on the front porch waiting to be hung. We are forgoing a tree this year as our newest addition to our family, a calico kitten, is full of kitten energy and loves finding ways to climb onto things.

I have also done the culling of the TBR list and it has been so very refreshing. All those books I bought over the years that I never read I felt very sad for, but I also know that it's best to give these orphans a new home. There are a couple of Little Free Libraries in my neighborhood, and I found that there is a Little Free Library app. It is so cool! I downloaded it, and when I am out and about I'll open it up and discover roads and locations I never knew existed! Hope this advice helps with those culling their shelves.

Doing this culling also has helped me focus on creating reading time in my life, usually after work to wind down, and recognizing that each book I buy is a commitment to my self and my interest at that time.

Can't wait to get to the 2026 Challenge and see your new thread!

I have always meant to read some Miss Read books; this seems like a good time of year to pick up one.

>128 threadnsong: Thanks threadn'song. I can see why you are doing without a Christmas Tree this year. we had two cats a number of year ago but luckily they pretty much left the tree alone. But we did have a puppy who managed to bring th tree down one year!

>129 BLBera: They are lovely, gentle reads, Beth.

Book Numbef 203

Sons of Texas by Elmer Kelton - 4.0 ★
Catagory: Dooreay to Adventure
December TIOLI #1: Male Relative in Title

Book Number 204

The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by JuliaQuinn- 4.0 ★
Category: Doorway to Romance
December TIOLI #3: Something secret or overt in the title

Book Number 205

The Golden Oldies Book Club by Judy leigh - 3.6 ★
Category: Doorway to Kindle Unlimited
Decmber Cover Cat: A gift I would like to receive is on the cover
December TIOLI #16: Red on cover or in Title

Book Number 206

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton - 4.2 ★
Category: Doorway to Science Fiction

Good to see that you are ready for Christmas, Judy. I don't do much to prepare which is probably a good thing because I'm not ready at all.

>135 Familyhistorian: I am more excited about Christmas this year, Meg. Last year I had my stroke and was just eager to get home for Christmas, but this year we are enjoying the prep. and looking forward to spending time with the family on Christms Day.

Book Number 207

Rope's End, Rogue's End by E.C.R. Lorac - 3.8 ★
Category: Doorway to Vintage Crime
December RandonKit: Endings and/or Beginings
December TIOLI #4: The same starting letter in two words of the title

Book Number 208

When Morning Comes by Carolyn Waugh - 2.0 ★
Category: Doorway to the Dark Side
December TIOLI #17: A title word and author's name share the same first initial

Book Number 209

Platero and I by Juan Ramon Jimenez
Category: Doorway to the 1,001 Books List
December TIOLI #16: Red in title or on cover

Book Number 210

Mother Mason by Bess Streeter Aldrich - 4.1 ★
Category: Doorway to History
December Color Cat: Purple
December TIOLI #4: Title Words start with the same letter

Book Number 211

Red Dirt Road by S.R. White
Category: Dooray to Crime & Thrillers
December TIOLI #8: A Title for the posted picture

Hi, Judy! Thanks for stopping by and visiting my thread the other day. I'm so glad you and your DH are able to enjoy the holiday season this year after a heck of a year past!

You're sure been reading a lot of great books (with one or two exceptions)! (How disappointing that the ghost story wasn't a good read, because the premise sounds really fun.) I have to say I agree with you on >134 DeltaQueen50: - I really enjoyed Mickey7 when I read it a year or so ago.

Hi Mary. I know you are fighting your own heath issues as well and I hope things go well. I am relaxing this afternoon and enjoying the smell of mince tarts whih I just took out of the oven. Although mincemeat isn't as popular as it one was, both my husband and I are big fans and it wouldn't be Chistmas without a taste of mincemeat.

I love mincemeat !! I have a jar and am thinking about some mincemeat tarts for Christmas.

>144 dudes22: Yum!!

Happy Sunday, Judy. Just checking in. You always read such an interesting, wide-ranging choice of books. I admire that. Can you let me know me know when the new AlphaKit is posted? I am not very good at participating but I do use it.

Have a wonderful holiday with the family.

>143 DeltaQueen50: Ooooh, incemeat pie! One of my favorite things, but, yes, you're right. Not very popular these days. I may have to make (or more likely buy) one, though I wonder whether it will be as good as I remember.

Enjoy!

>147 Storeetllr: Mary, my mother always made her own mincemeat so, of course, I can't find anything as good but I add a little brandy and few more raisins which helps.

Book Number 212

A Christmas to Remember by Jenny Hale - 3.8 ★
Category: Doorway to Romance
December TIOLI #5: A celebration or holiday is mentioned in the title

I always look for mincemeat tarts for the holiday season. I’m not ambitious enough to make them, though. Kudos to you, Judy.

>150 Familyhistorian: Well, I admit to buying both the tart shells and the mincemeat so they are super easy to put together!

Book Number 213

A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck - 4.0 ★
Category: Doorway to History
December Reading Through Time: Seasonal Giving
December TIOLI #18: A title word can be made into two words

Book Number 214

The Christmas Hirelings by M.E. Braddon - 4.2 ★
Category: Doorway to History
December TIOLI #5: Title mentions a celebration or holiday

Book Number 215

Over My Dead Body by RexStout - 4.0 ★
Category: Dooreway to Vintage Crime
December ColorCat: Purple

Happy holidays, Judy! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your husband and family!

>151 DeltaQueen50: Ah, that's the secret, Judy. Have a wonderful rest of December and all the best for 2026!

Christmas and Boxing Day were both lovely relaxing days. I cooked a big dinner on Christmas Eve for my younger daughter and her husband. Christmas Day we went to the elder daughter's place and had dinner with the family, We relaxed on Boxing Day and did very little - mostly reading and napping.

I did very well for myself at Christmas, an Amazon gift card so I can stock up on books, a Kindle holder and an automatic Kindle page turner so I can read my Kindle and keep my hands under a cozy blanket. I was also given a beautiful cozy blanket, a jacket, a new wallet and a couple of tops. All in all, a great Christmas haul!

>155 Storeetllr: Happy Holidays,Mary, I hope you had a lovely time with your family. I do miss having little ones around at Christmas, we had to make do with two grown grandkids and their girlfriend and boyfriend.

>156 Familyhistorian: When it comes to cooking or baking, these days I always take the shortcut. Hope you had a great Christmas, Meg!



We have no plans for New Years Eve, we will probably have a nice dinner and a quiet evening. On New Years Day we are going out to a family brunch which will be nice. Best wishes to everyone, I hope you are all having Happy Holidays!

Book Number 216

Blood on the Blade by Griff Hosker - 4.3 ★
Category: Doorway to Adventure
December TIOLI #4: Two Title words start with the same letter

Happy holidays Judy! It sounds like you had a good Christmas. I must go investigate the Kindle page turner!

>159 lsh63: Hi Lisa and all the best of the season to you as well. I am having fun learning to use my automatic page turner - a great excuse to read!

Book Number 217

The Winter People byvJoseph Bruhac - 4.0 ★
Category: Doorway to History
December TIOLI #7: Winter in title

Sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas! My husband and I eat only small meals now, and wouldn't be able to handle a full dinner, even in small portions. I missed mince tarts this year, and I'm hoping the bakery will have some before the end of the year.

Wishing you peace, health, and happiness in 2026!

>162 VivienneR: Thank you, Vivienne - wishing the same to you and your family. We too, tend to eat smaller meals and I wasn't able to finish my dinner on Christmas Eve. I struggled with my Xmas dinner as well but forced myself to finish as I didn't want to embarrass the cook. Now we are back to our regular routine and are happier for it.

I thought I was the only one whose appetite has shrunk in the past year or two. I only wish my girth would shrink as well, but, alas! No such luck.

Glad your holidays were happy and that you got a lot of Christmas goodies! All the best to you and your husband in 2026!

Ooooh, mincemeat! I don't know if I've ever had it, either homemade or store bought. Yours sounds delightful and especially with all the memories of Christmases past.

And I know what you mean about not eating as much. I brought a pre-made Christmas dinner to my sis-in-law's, since they've hosted so much and she does not like cooking. It was geared for 4-5 people, but both households took leftovers home. Which is just fine with me since it gives me more time to catch up on LT and finishing a couple of books.

>134 DeltaQueen50: So that's what this book is about! They made a movie earlier this year and I never saw it. It looked like it asked a lot of questions and your review confirmed that it did.

>164 Storeetllr: Mary, over the past year or so I have dropped a lot of weight. I just totally lost my interest in food. My appetite returned a few months ago and I started to look forward to eating, but I had shrunk my appetite and I am trying not to enlarge it again as I have no interest in putting my lost pounds back on! Some things still taste off to me and coffee has lost it's appeal. Tea on the other hand is still a favorite.

>165 threadnsong: I haven't seen the Mickey7 movie either but I will watch it when I can. I believe I am reading my last book of the year and when I start a new one tomorrow, it will count for 2026. I haven't decided which on to start with but I usually chose longer books at the beginning of the month.

I understand the discussion here about meals. Hubby and I rarely eat three meals a day, and we share a meal when we go out to eat. Even my elderly cat Charlie Dickens seems to have lost his interest in eating lately.

>167 LadyoftheLodge: My husband and I went out to dinner last night - we should have shared!

Book Number 218

Wreckage River (2) by Barbara Barker - 4.0 ★
Category: Doorway to Kindle Unlimited

As I am currenrtly reading two fairly thick books, the above book will be the last one of 2025. My next review will be on my 2026 thread where I am now moving. Please join me by clicking on the link:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/375466#

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year!