jenmyers's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

jenmyers finished reading 68 books, across 17,437 pages!

First book
Service of All the Dead by Colin Dexter

Service of All the Dead
Last book
The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill

The Listeners

jenmyers's 2025 StoryGraph

A mood map of jenmyers's reading

Lighter books push the line up and darker books pull the line down

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jenmyers chased clues down winding paths, wandered through tales tinged with shadow, and held breath through gripping suspense.

A steady rhythm of stories kept the year moving along nicely.

Books and pages read per month in 2025

Line chart showing books and pages read each month in 2025. The data for books read per year are as follows: January - 7 books, February - 5 books, March - 8 books, April - 6 books, May - 9 books, June - 6 books, July - 2 books, August - 7 books, September - 6 books, October - 2 books, November - 4 books, December - 6 books. The data for pages read per year are as follows: January - 2363 pages, February - 1713 pages, March - 1850 pages, April - 1787 pages, May - 1459 pages, June - 1352 pages, July - 608 pages, August - 1670 pages, September - 1501 pages, October - 208 pages, November - 987 pages, December - 2404 pages.
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The genres jenmyers spent the most time with in 2025

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The Basic Writings of C. G. Jung by Carl G. Jung

The Basic Writings of C. G. Jung

Carl G. Jung

Longest book
736 pages
Shortest book
104 pages
The Death Drive: A Contemporary Introduction by Rossella Valdrè

The Death Drive: A Contemporary Introduction

Rossella Valdrè

The average length of the books jenmyers read was 282 pages and it took them around 21 days to finish each book!

The Wench Is Dead by Colin Dexter

The Wench Is Dead

Colin Dexter

Least time spent
2 days
Most time spent
241 days
The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny by Michael Wallis

The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny

Michael Wallis

The authors jenmyers spent the most time with in 2025

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Some months were better than others...

December

Most pages read
2404 pages

Other StoryGraph users and jenmyers's 2025 reads

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

Most shelved
301,436 users
The Death Drive: A Contemporary Introduction by Rossella Valdrè

The Death Drive: A Contemporary Introduction

Rossella Valdrè

Least shelved
2 users
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell

Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

Matt Bell

Highest rated
4.34

jenmyers explored the works of 27 new authors, including Jordan Tannahill, Muriel Spark, and Eugene Thacker!

Starry Speculative Corpse: Horror of Philosophy by Eugene Thacker
Daughters of Cain by Colin Dexter

31 of the books jenmyers read were part of a series.

jenmyers revisited a total of 5 books this year.

Die a Little by Megan Abbott
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

jenmyers finished all of the books they picked up this year — no DNFs!

2025 at a glance

Service of All the Dead by Colin Dexter
Morse's Greatest Mystery & Other Stories by Colin Dexter
The Dead of Jericho by Colin Dexter
The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter
Secret of Annexe 3 by Colin Dexter
The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal
The Wench Is Dead by Colin Dexter
Jewel That Was Ours by Colin Dexter
Monster Midway: An Uninhibited Look at the Glittering World of the Carny by William Lindsay Gresham
The Way Through The Woods by Colin Dexter
Tattoos: The Untold History of a Modern Art by Matt Lodder
Daughters of Cain by Colin Dexter
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell
Death Is Now My Neighbour by Colin Dexter
The Death Drive: A Contemporary Introduction by Rossella Valdrè
The Death Drive: A Contemporary Introduction
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Rossella Valdrè
Covered in Ink: Tattoos, Women and the Politics of the Body by Beverly Yuen Thompson
Ring by Kōji Suzuki
Tattoo: Secrets of a Strange Art by Albert Parry
The Case of the Gilded Lily by Erle Stanley Gardner
Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe
American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper by Daniel Stashower
The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter
The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Lazy Lover by Erle Stanley Gardner
In the Dust of This Planet by Eugene Thacker
The Case of the Lonely Heiress by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
The Case of the Terrified Typist by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Basic Writings of C. G. Jung by Carl G. Jung
Generation Loss by Elizabeth Hand
Available Dark by Elizabeth Hand
The Case of the Baited Hook: A Perry Mason Mystery by Erle Stanley Gardner
Starry Speculative Corpse: Horror of Philosophy by Eugene Thacker
Hard Light by Elizabeth Hand
The Case of the Careless Kitten by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Book of Lamps and Banners by Elizabeth Hand
Women Who Love Men Who Kill: 35 True Stories of Prison Passion by Sheila Isenberg
Queenpin by Megan Abbott
Die a Little by Megan Abbott
The Song Is You by Megan Abbott
Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott
El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
Gaudy Night
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Dorothy L. Sayers
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Down Below by Leonora Carrington
Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
The Case of the Curious Bride by Erle Stanley Gardner
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas
Tentacles Longer Than Night: Horror of Philosophy by Eugene Thacker
The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West by Shaun Walker
The Tenant by Roland Topor
Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn
Popular Hits of the Showa Era by Ryu Murakami
Give ‘em the Ax by A.A. Fair
Give ‘em the Ax
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A.A. Fair
Recoil by Jim Thompson
The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson
The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny by Michael Wallis
The Haunting of Room 904 by Erika T. Wurth
Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius by Carrie Courogen
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill

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