Reading List // 2025

Below is the list of novels, both fiction and nonfiction, along with graphic novels and audio books that I read or listened to in 2025. For each book read, I rated it on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the least enjoyable and 10 being the most satisfying. I based the ratings on how developed the characters were, whether or not the plot was engaging, and the stylistic flair of each writer. As a disclaimer, these are just my personal opinions. I love reading and writing and would never want to discourage anyone from putting down their phone and picking up a book. While there were some stories that I didn’t personally love or connect with, your experience might differ. Now, on to the lists.

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Books
Read

27

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Read

24

AUDIO BOOKS
LISTENED TO

15

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2025 Books Read

This year I tackled some lengthy novels, among them two by Stephen King (The Stand & It) as well as Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty. Also this year I continued reading through Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch series, which I loved. Entertaining, quick easy reads.

• Surprise, Kill, Vanish (10/10)
  Annie Jacobson

• All The Colors Of The Dark (7/10)
  Chris Whitaker

• The Stand (5/10)
  Stephen King

• The Day of The Jackal (6/10)
  Frederick Forsyth

• The Monkey's Raincoat (8/10)
  Robert Crais

• The Stalking Angel (7/10)
  Robert Crais

• Cujo (7/10)
  Stephen King

• The Guns of John Moses Browning (10/10)
  Nathan Gorestein

• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (10/10)
  Gabrielle Zevin

• Lullaby Town (7/10)
  Robert Crais

• Gun Barons (5/10)
  John Bainbridge Jr.

• You Like It Darker (9/10)
  Stephen King

• Code name: Pale Horse (10/10)
  Scott Payne

• Spider-man: Carnage In New York (9/10)
  David Michelinie

• Flood Tide (6/10)
  Clive Cussler

• Rogue Heroes (10/10)
  Ben Macintyre

• The Concrete Blonde (10/10)
  Michael Connelly

• The Last Coyote (10/10)
  Michael Connelly

• The Investigator (5/10)
  John Sanford

• Salem's Lot (8/10)
  Stephen King

• Lonesome Dove (9/10)
  Larry McMurty

• Post Office (9/10)
  Charles Bukowski

• Trunk Music (8/10)
  Michael Connelly

• Angel's Flight (9/10)
  Michael Connelly

• Dead Man's Walk (9/10)
  Larry McMurty

• It (4/10)
  Stephen King

• City of Bones (9/10)
  Michael Connelly

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2025 Graphic Novels Read

• Bowling With Corpses (4/10)
  Mike Mignola

• Conan: Battle of The Black Stone (4/10)
  Jim Zub

• Bone Parish (Complete Series) (9/10)
  Cullen Bunn

• Helen of Wyndhorn (7/10)
  Tom King

• The Sixth Gun (Omnibus - Vol.1) (7/10)
  Cullen Bunn

• Harrow County (Omnibus - Vol.1) (7/10)
  Cullen Bunn

• Dick Tracy (Vol.1) (7/10)
  Alex Segura

• Nightwing (Vol.1) (9/10)
  Tom Taylor

• Nightwing (Vol.2) (10/10)
  Tom Taylor

• Savage Dragon (Ultimate Coll. Vol.1) (7/10)
  Eric Larsen

• Nightwing (Vol.3) (9/10)
  Tom Taylor

• Nightwing (Vol.4) (7/10)
  Tom Taylor

• Nightwing (Vol.5) (10/10)
  Tom Taylor

• Nightwing (Vol.6) (8/10)
  Tom Taylor

• Nightwing (Vol.7) (10/10)
  Tom Taylor

• Savage Dragon (Ultimate Coll. Vol.2) (7/10)
  Eric Larsen

• Prodigy: Slaves of Mars (5/10)
  Mark Millar

• Zatanna: Bringing Down The House (10/10)
  Mariko Tamaki

• Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World (Vol.1) (10/10)
  Jason Aaron

• Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World (Vol.2) (10/10)
  Jason Aaron

• Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World (Vol.3) (10/10)
  Jason Aaron

• Absolute Batman (Vol.1) (9/10)
  Scott Synder

• Absolute Superman (Vol.1) (6/10)
  Jason Aaron

• Amazing Spider-Man Modern Era Collection: Coming Home (10/10)
  J. Michael Straczynski

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2025 AUDIO BOOKS LISTENED TO

• Coward's Kiss (8/10)
  Lawrence Block

• Real Tigers (7/10)
  Mick Herron

• Spook Street (9/10)
  Mick Herron

• London Rules (8/10)
  Mick Herron

• Joe Country (7/10)
  Mick Herron

• Hombre (5/10)
  Elmore Leonard

• The Exchange (4/10)
  John Grisham

• Lord of the Flies (8/10)
  William Golding

• Fahrenheit 451 (8/10)
  Ray Bradbury

• Zero Day (7/10)
  David Baldacci

• Becoming A Writer, Staying A Writer (5/10)
  J. Michael Straczynski

• X-Men Spider-man: Time's Arrow/The Past (6/10)
  Tom Defalco & Jason Henderson

• No Country For Old Men (10/10)
  Cormac McCarthy

• All The Pretty Horses (8/10)
  Cormac McCarthy

• A Darkness More Than Night (8/10)
  Michael Connelly

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That’s a wrap on the 2025 reading list. What were some of your favorites of the year? Feel free to post them in the comments.

Until next year, keep cracking those spines open and let the stories flow.