Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Most Recent Additions to My Bookshelf & Tell Me Something Tuesday: What are your favorite books/audiobooks that you read in 2025?



Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. 

Here we are at the last Top Ten Tuesday of 2025. Hope you've enjoyed following along with my posts this year. We are discussing the most recent additions to our bookshelves this week, so these titles will likely seem familiar. 

Top Ten Most Recent 
Additions to My Bookshelf


Next is Now by Leigh Brown






Away in a Manger by Rhys Bowen


Operation Mistletoe by Elizabeth Maddrey


Christmas at Whispering Creek by Barbara M. Britton


Christmas Cold Case by Sarah Hamaker




The Secrets of Palmerston House by Phillipa Nefri Clark


Chapters and Second Chances by Evelyn Grace Berry




Tell Me Something Tuesday (TMST) is hosted by Jen Twimom at That's What I'm Talking AboutTMST is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Participation is optional, and you can leave your comments in the weekly post when you participate. Check it out if you're interested in joining.

I didn't read as many books as planned. However, I still managed to make my Goodreads challenge goal because I had adjusted it earlier in the year. Here were a few of my favorites:

  1. Jesus Listens by Sarah Young
  2. 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History by Charles Bracelen Flood 
  3. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
  4. Down to the Bone by Caitlin Rother
  5. The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall by Jamie Jo Wright
What are some of your favorite books from 2025? 


25 comments:

Lydia said...

May you enjoy them all!

Stephen said...

Those first two sound especially interesting!

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

Thanks, Lydia. Appreciate your visit.

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

Thanks, Stephen. I know the first author and have met her more than once. She also holds an annual kickoff that I am signed up. She's such a hoot! Appreciate your visit today.

Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out said...

These look like entertaining additions.
Thanks for sharing your #TTT, and wishing you a happy new year

Rebecca said...


The Secrets of Palmerston House by Phillipa Nefri Clark looks super interesting (there's a dog involved 😀) - Great list!

Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies said...

Looks like a great mix of books! Hope you enjoy them all!

Yvonne said...

Those books all look good. I hope you enjoy them. Happy New Year!

Hopewell said...

Good choices! Lisa at https://hopewellslibraryoflife.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/top-ten-tuesday-most-recent-additions-to-my-audio-bookshelf/

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

Thanks for visiting today, Shelleyrae. Happy new year!

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

I haven't read a book from her in a while, Rebecca, so I am hope it is amazing. Dogs are always good to have in the mix. Thanks for visiting today.

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

Thanks, Lisa. Appreciate you visiting.

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

I hope so, Yvonne. Happy new year! Thanks for visiting today.

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

Thanks, Lisa. Off to visit your blog. Thanks for visiting.

Pam @ Read! Bake! Create! said...

I have Christmas on Reindeer Road sitting on my shelf waiting for me to pick it up.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/anticipated-2025-releases-i-still-havent-read/

Cindy said...

They look fun! I still need to read The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall by Jamie Jo Wright, but read several others of hers this year. Happy New Year!

Jen Twimom said...

I haven't read any of the books you recently picked up, but I am slowly making it through Bowen's Royal Spyness series, which is a lot of fun. Happy New Year!

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

I hope to get to it before to long, Pam. Looking forward to reading what you think of it. Thanks for visiting.

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

I haven't read Bowen in so long. Hope you are enjoying her books, Jen. Thanks for visiting.

Cheryl Malandrinos said...

I think you'll love The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall when you get to it, Cindy. Great to see you here today. Thanks for visiting.

Emily said...

They look fun and festive! Enjoy!

I just about managed to meet my goal. I was getting a bit worried earlier on in the month 😂

Have a great week!

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

Interesting title: The Hard Thing about Hard Things! Happy New Year!

Marg said...

I hope you enjoy them all!

Marwah A said...

Christmas Cold Case looks interesting! I hope you'll love these books 😊

If you'd like to visit, here's my TTT: https://thebooklorefairyreads.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/top-ten-tuesday-most-recent-additions-to-my-bookshelf/

~ Marwah @ The Booklore Fairy

Aj @ Read All The Things! said...

Some of these look perfect for winter. I hope you enjoy them!