December 23, 2025

These are the books I’ve loved reading this holiday season:

First Reads

Cover for the Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn showing a spaceship with an odd globe shape at the bottom. It is approaching a golden planet.

The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn (Sci-Fi) - This is a prequel in the Icarus Saga series. I read this first and am so glad I did. It makes the later books (I’ve also read #1 and #2) make so much more sense. 

The cover for A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher showing a cartoon gingerbread man holding a sword and frowning.

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (Middle Grade Fantasy) - So sweet and fun!

The cover for A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas showing a woman in a long white dress standing at the railing of a ship at sea. A green cloak billows in the wind behind her.

A Tempest at Sea - Book #7 in the Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas (Historical Mystery). A twisty murder mystery on a ship.

Rereads

The cover for Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas showing a red door into a hall with the silhouette of a woman holding a sword entering the door.
Original cover of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. A young woman with long silver hair faces the viewer. She has a sword in each hand, pointed down, and a sheathed dagger at her waist.

Throne of Glass - Book #1 in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas (Fantasy) - This was reread # who knows?? for me. I love rereading the books in this series, because I always notice something that I didn’t catch on previous rereads. (Side note: I prefer the original covers for this series, such as the one on the right, above.)

Cover for Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews showing an arcane circle surrounding an abstract design of fire.

Burn for Me  - Book #1 in the Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews (Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy). It’s been long enough since I read this series that it feels both brand new and comfortingly familiar. 

What have you been reading and loving this holiday season?

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