Finished reading: Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy A Tor Original by Martha Wells 📚
I’d forgotten what happened in the previous book but this got me excited for the book coming out soon. Pre-ordered already!
Reading
Year in books 2025 📚
Thursday, January 1, 2026 • 3 min read
The Murderbot Diaries
Martha Wells · Series · 7 books
I loved Murderbot! Everything from the world that it was set in to the cynical internal dialogue of Murderbot. I ripped right through these in the Spring while I was in Florida. Recommend them to anyone who enjoys sci-fi mixed with quirky cynical commentary.
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman · Series · 4 books
Didn’t really get hooked on the first book but they really pick up. The audiobooks are top-notch, and I had to double check that they were in fact voiced by only Jeff Hays and not an ensemble cast.
Finished reading: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 📚
Really enjoyed this book. Cozy is definitely the right word for it. What else would you expect from a book about opening a coffee shop?
Finished reading: The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman 📚
Wow… just wow. Favorite one of the series so far. Just when I thought the craziest thing in the book had happened, something even wilder would happen. Already picked up the next one. Jeff Hays is an incredible voice actor.
Currently reading: The Wall by Marlen Haushofer 📚
I picked it up after seeing it on Susan Rigetti’s favorite books of 2024. I read it for 40 minutes straight last night, and I expect I’ll finish it soon enough. So far it’s unlike anything I can remember reading. So mysterious and haunting.
I finished reading: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman 📚
I enjoyed this so much more than the first one. Really feel like the characters and the situation is far more fleshed out. Started the next one in the series right away. Really enjoying the Audible dramatization.
Currently reading: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman 📚
Continuing the series. Been a good way to spend my $.99 audible credits.
Finished reading: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman 📚
Enjoyed this more as the book went on. It balances the terribleness of the whole situation with the right amount of humor. Looking forward to continuing the series!