2025 year in books 30 December 2025
Looking back at 2025, reading kept surprising me. I wandered into new territories, like John Cleaver, tabletop RPG handbooks, and yeah, more Cosmere (because how could I not?).
Looking back at 2025, reading kept surprising me. I wandered into new territories, like John Cleaver, tabletop RPG handbooks, and yeah, more Cosmere (because how could I not?).
It’s time to review and reflect about Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, the third instalment in The Year of Sanderson and the second in the Cosmere. This will probably become one of my favorite books of the Cosmere and be in my top tier of fiction books.
The conclusion of the Remembrance of Earth’s Past Trilogy comes to an end. The story has come far since those first chapters of The Three-Body Problem so focused on Chinese history that one had to read translators comments to understand the intention of the words. Now, after many years after the crisis began, humanity lives in a completely different world, confronting threats that were unimaginable before.
I approached the Lawful Times series from a position of having watched the author’s YouTube videos for a long time and sharing some of his taste about fiction. Considering this, I was certain that I would, at the very least, find the experience enjoyable. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself captivated and craving more from this series.
I’ve always been an avid fan of podcasts, but surprisingly, I had never listened any true crime audio serials. It was an absolute delight to have my first experience with a fictional one through Dark One: Forgotten. It transported me back to the days when podcasts were crafted purely out of passion and genuine love, rather than being driven by money. The combination of the captivating mystery intertwined with the knowledge that there’s a fictional element at play made it impossible for me stop listening. I wholeheartedly recommend this immersive experience!
Last year, I embarked on an incredible journey through the first two acts of The Sandman audio series, and now, at long last, I’ve been immersed in the highly-anticipated third act. The Sandman keeps being an extraordinary masterpiece; simply calling it an audio-book fails to capture its true essence. Every aspect of the production, from the exceptional cast to the mesmerizing sound design and enchanting music, harmoniously blend together to create an incredible experience.
And here we are again, the second book of The Year of Sanderson has arrived. This time though, I didn’t jump on it immediately, unlike Tress, this is not a Cosmere novel so I was not so eager to devour it; I was deep in another world of Critical Role, catching up with the show and reading a novel.
As I advanced in Back to Critical Role, I’ve been reading a book from Critical Role, the adventures of Vex and Vax before the events of Vox Machina. This came out because I was completing the YouTube channel and saw a promotional video about the book. I immediately got curious about how the world and characters were portrait in writing, so I just went for it!
After just 12 days, I just finished A Crown of Swords, the 7th book of The Wheel of Time.
And here we are again! After pausing The Wheel of Time and having ready all the Cosmere I decided it was time to go back to the epic adventures of Rand al’Thor.
Fated Blight is the first entrance in the trilogy of The Sum of Ages Series and I think this is a very good first book. I got this book via a giveaway in The StoryGraph and it has been a pleasure.
I just finished The Dark Forest, book 2 of the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy.
I just finished this beautiful book, the first one in The Year of Sanderson.
A few years ago I felt back in love with reading again. I’ve always been a reader, but for a long time I prioritized other hobbies. The social web and easy to digest content occupied most of my leisure time for many years. But the desire nostalgia for experiencing fantasy put me again on the right track.
Last night I finished Mistborn, The Final Empire. And I have to say: I loved it! If it’s not my new favorite story it’s very close.
This year I got into The Wheel of Time series. I wanted to get a test of this well renown epic fantasy before the TV show aired. I’m sure the show will be good, but is going to differ from the books for sure. You can’t adept fourteen thousand pages book without cutting corners.
When somebody asks me what kind of books I read the answer is always the same: fiction. I very rarely read non-fiction books because real life is boring, a funny sentence that I said without thinking many years ago and became a constant joke at work. Jokes aside, I think it describes quite right what I look for when reading: I want to visit other worlds and live other lives.
One year ago I decided to dedicate a little more time to books. I’m always eager to learn and consume stories and narratives, but is truth that other forms of media did overrule books for me. Thanks to the Goodreads Reading Challenge and the purchase of an Amazon Kindle I’ve recovered the love for novels.