TTT-2025 New-to-me fiction authors

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025 (New-to-you authors you discovered, new genres you learned you like, new bookish resources you found, friends you made, local bookshops you found, a book club you joined, etc.) I am going to go with new-to-me authors I read in 2025. I 53 new-to-me authors, which is lower than previous years (146 in 2021; 55 in 2022; 57 in 2023; and 77 in 2024) It looks like 2026 needs to be a stellar year 😂 Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

Analyzing my 2025 Reading Goals and Stats

At the beginning of the year I listed my 2025 Bookish goals. I am very much a type A personality. When I set a goal I have every intention of getting it, and I feel this internal pressure to finish what I started. This year I started having to let things go, which isn't easy for me, but there was already so much stress, I didn't need it from my fun hobby.

September Reading Wrap Up 2025

I don't know how we are already at the end of September! I didn't have as many 5-star reads this month, but I still read a lot of good books. I read 17 books (1 reread) and had 4 DNF's and one two star read (which I don't talk about on here). Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in reading my review.

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How Not To Fall for Your Ex

 Title: How Not to Fall for Your Ex

Series: How Not To Fall #4

Author: Meg Easton

Narrator: Adrienne Fleming

Publisher: Mountain Heights Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I have enjoyed this entire series, and I am so sad to leave this friend group behind! 

How To Not Fall For Your Best Friend

Title: How To Not Fall For Your Best Friend

Series: How Not To Fall #3

Author: Meg Easton

Narrator: Adrienne Fleming

Publisher: Mountain Heights Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I have enjoyed all the books in the series, so far, but this one might be my favorite (I still have to read the last one!).

How to Not Fall For the Wrong Guy

Title: How to Not Fall for the Wrong Guy

Series: How Not To Fall #2

Author: Meg Easton

Narrator: Adrienne Fleming

Publisher: Mountain Heights Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

How Not to fall For the Wrong Guy is the second book in the How Not to Fall series. I recommend reading them in order to avoid small spoilers.

How to Not Fall for the Guy Next Door

Title: How to Not Fall for the Guy Next Door

Series: How Not To Fall #1

Author: Meg Easton

Narrator: Adrienne Fleming

Publisher: Mountain Heights Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

How To Not Fall for the Guy Next Door is the first book I have read by Meg Easton, but it will not be the last (I have already started the next book!).