As the year is coming to an end, it’s time to look back. I’ve read 95 books so far, but which ones surprised me this year? Find out in today’s Top ten Tuesday post, The Books That surprised Me | 2025’s Version!

Sassy Godmother’s Pearls of Wisdom: 50 Inspiring Ways to Navigate Your Life by Susie Hall #Booktails #SassyGodMother #PearlsofWisdom #blogtour @literallypr.bsky.social

Maya's Sri Lankan Spice Trail of Tails by Sharika Chauhan #Booktails #blogtour #MayasSriLankanSpiceTrail #MayasWorldlyWonders @literallypr.bsky.social

waited months to go to the doctor for a fairly complex and intimate thing and the doctor told me to use ChatGPT to educate myself.....gang what are we doing

#BlogTour!!! Kittiwake Stormhaven and the Pirate's Portolano by Victoria Williamson #Booktails #thewritereads #KittiwakeStormhaven @strangelymagic.bsky.social @thewritereads.bsky.social

Welcome to my stop on the #blogtour for The Entrepreneur's Almanack by Robin Bennett Robin Bennett doesn't fail to amuse! #Booktails #Ad #LBTCrew #BookX #BookTweet #FreeBookReview @lovebookstours.bsky.social #lovebookstours #RobinBennett #EntrepreneursAlmanack #blogtour #bookreview

📖 Continuing on with the amazing #bookpost 📖 Flipped by @philipcaveney.bsky.social Lily's Monster by @cliffmcnish.bsky.social They both sound fascinating and I can't wait to read them 😍 #Booktails #bookmail @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social

Back from holiday to find lots of gorgeous #bookpost 😍😍😍 The Entrepreneur's Almanack by Robin Bennett Aphrodite by @bryonypearce.bsky.social PAX and the Secret Swarm by @dbarker22000.bsky.social #Booktails #bookmail @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social @tinytreebooks.bsky.social

Kittiwake Stormhaven and the Pirates of Portlano by Victoria Williamson You can always rely on @strangelymagic.bsky.social to give the best book-themed goodies! Many thanks to Victoria and @thewritereads.bsky.social for my Pirate box and my spot on the tour. #KittiwakeStormhaven #Booktails

Happy Friday! It's time for Let's Talk Bookish! Today's topic: The Elusive 5-Star Read #LetsTalkBookish #bookreview #books #bookblog #bookblogger 💙📚 #booksky #reading

Boo! 🎃 Step into Halloween fun with Elizabeth Pantley’s magical worlds, party treats, and crafts — plus a Fun Time Giveaway you won’t want to miss! 💙📚And ALL the BOOKS!

David Barker Author Interview PAX and the Secret Swarm Check out David's wonderful musings on all things PAX! #Booktails #PAX #authorinterview #blogtour @tinytreebooks.bsky.social @dbarker22000.bsky.social

Three fabulous sea themed books! Our Pebbles by Jarvis The Ocean At Night by Isabelle Simler An Ocean Full of Stories by Angela McAllister, Illustrated by Sally Agar 🌊🌅🐡 Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social ‪@quartokids.bsky.social

The Gargoyles series by Tamsin Mori - Guardians of the Source & The Watcher I devoured these two books back to back. I loved the first and was very happy to have the second ready and waiting! #Booktails #Gargoyles #bookreview #cocktail @tamsinmori.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social

ICYMI, I recently reviewed THEY OWN THE NIGHT by Amy McCaw, a 1980s dracula retelling sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/b...

The reviewoftheday comes from @f33lthesun.bsky.social and Beth really enjoyed @bbnya.bsky.social _official 2024 finalist ‘Madame Eldridge’s Wayward Home for Unruly Boys’ by @brclothwrites.bsky.social ‘A thoroughly deserved 5th place in the BBNYA 2024 awards.’ bethsbookcase.org/2025/07/07/m...

The blogoftheday comes from SifaPoulton and it’s a Top Ten Tuesday Post about Autumnal Reads! sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/t...

#BookReview: THEY OWN THE NIGHT by Amy McCaw @amymccawauthor.bsky.social #UKYA sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/b...

A few days late sharing on here but welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett & Ziggy Hanaor #Booktails #EverythingAmplified #blogtour #cocktail #review #PrideBookTours

"If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it." Marcus Aurelius

#bookmail 😍😍😍 The Secret Investigator of Astor Street & The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill Can't wait to get stuck in! #booktails #AstorStreet #PiperSail @harper360ya.bsky.social

The reviewoftheday comes from @jennmitchell3rd.bsky.social and she loved ‘The Stolen Child’ by WB Yeats and Erin Brown ‘it’s absolutely fabulous’ readandreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

The blogoftheday comes from kate_everywhere and she’s talking about books with summer food on the cover! everywhere-and-nowhere.com/2025/09/17/t...

Happy Friday! It's time for Let's Talk Bookish! Today's topic: Are Published Books Losing Quality? The Impact of Social Media Platforms and Trope-Based Marketing #LetsTalkBookish #bookreview #books #bookblog #bookblogger 💙📚 #booksky #reading

The blogoftheday comes from @manisbookcorner.bsky.social and mani’s talking about all the books they read during their summer break! manisbookcornerblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/w...

The reviewoftheday comes from @yorkshirecarly.bsky.social and she loved ‘Ugly Love’ by Coleen Hoover ‘It’s not your typical love story but it’ll have you on your knees crying from happiness and sadness. ‘ yorkshirecarly.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/b...

My spotlight for @thewritereads.bsky.social Blog Tour of #Reenactments by Tony Iezzi, Ph.D. and Melanie P. Duckworth, Ph.D. is up on the blog. Go check it out! #nonfiction #selfhelp #Booksky 📚💙

The blogoftheday comes from @lauriereads.bsky.social and she’s talking about her top ten YA books that seem to be forgotten laurieisreading.com/2025/08/05/t...

The reviewoftheday comes from cats_herding and she really enjoyed The Solomon Project by Randy Swank ‘The Solomon Project is a fascinating premise that kept my brain ticking’ likeherdingcatsblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/t...

I finished A Season For Scandal by Laura Wood last week. I don't know why it took me so long to pick it up even though I knew I would love it. Wonderful writing, perfect characters and lines that made me smile or laugh on almost every page. #Booktails #TheAgencyForScandal

#BookReview: NO FRIEND TO THIS HOUSE by Natalie Haynes sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/a...

The reviewoftheday comes from @kerrimcbooknerd.bsky.social and she loved the 2024 @bbnya.bsky.social _official winner Clues to You by @clairehustonauthor.bsky.social ‘This was such a cute romance!’ kerrimcbooknerd.home.blog/2025/09/05/b...

The blogoftheday comes from @leftontheshelf1.bsky.social and she’s talking about ten books she wants to read this September! leftontheshelfbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/10-t...

Today I'm featuring another neglected Books From The Backlog with The Hexologists (The Hexologists #1) by Josiah Bancroft. Have you read it or would you recommend it to me? #booksky #bookblogger never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/2025/09/book...

I read A Throne Betrayed: A Legend of the Five Rings Novel by Julie Kagawa and J.T. Nicholas. Come see what makes this book so awesome! #LegendOfTheFiveRings #bookblogger #booksky

The #blogoftheday comes from WorldsUnlikeOO and this post covers the topic of quotes and excerpts while writing reviews! Do YOU like to include them in your reviews??? worldsunlikeourown.home.blog/2025/08/22/l...

The #reviewoftheday comes from @kindigblog.bsky.social and it’s a review of ‘Watching You’ by Helen Fields - ‘Watching You is another brilliant and twisty read from Helen Fields – a 2025 Kindig Gem for me!’ www.kindig.co.uk/post/watchin...

The #blogoftheday comes from kate_everywhere and she’s talking about her favourite reads from August! everywhere-and-nowhere.com/2025/09/01/e...

The #reviewoftheday comes from dansamend and she loved Hive by dl_orton ‘An incredible story crafted in a mind-bending multiverse that thrills, intrigues, and mystifies!’ bookswithdansamend.wordpress.com/2025/05/19/🐝-book-tour🐝-hive-by-d-l-orton/

The #blogoftheday comes from theartsyreader1 and she tried the Book Blogger Memory Challenge! If you think your memory is good think again, these prompts and questions are really hard! Check them out!! theartsyreader.com/the-book-blo...

The #reviewoftheday comes from tessasbookblog and Tessa recommends ‘Maria’s Shadow’ by D.L. Cary - ‘Maria’s Shadow is a powerful, layered thriller—equal parts political intrigue and human story.’ tessatalksbooks.blog/2025/09/04/m...

The #blogoftheday comes from @booksare42.bsky.social and in this post Ashlee is presenting her 5 favourite children’s classics! Have you read all of these? If not you should!!! booksare42.com/2025/09/02/t...

The #reviewoftheday comes from @tstrawberrypost.bsky.social and it’s a review of ‘Embracing the Magic’ by S.A. Schneider - ‘I would recommend this story to anyone who loves a good middle grade fantasy story that’s fast paced and exciting.’ thestrawberrypost.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/b...

Be on the lookout for lots of posts about The Tortured Kingdom by Bryan Asher over the coming days!!

The blogoftheday comes from @forbookssake.bsky.social and it’s a mid year check in for her 2025 reading challenge. forbookssake.home.blog/2025/06/17/2...

The reviewoftheday comes from kelly_s_thomas and she loved ‘The List of Suspicious Things’ by Jennie Godfrey ‘Reading this you will laugh and cry and not want to put it down.’ kellytsspace.wordpress.com/2025/08/20/t...

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The #reviewoftheday comes from thepagewalker1 and it’s a review of ‘Impossible Creatures’ by Katherine Rundell - ‘This book is a seed. Let’s plant it in every heart that still believes in impossible things.’ www.thepagewalker.com/2025/08/book...

The #reviewoftheday comes from @kerrimcbooknerd.bsky.social and she loved @bbnya.bsky.social _official finalist ‘Bad Grains’ by Susanne Schmidt kerrimcbooknerd.home.blog/2025/07/23/b...

The #blogoftheday comes from @owlbookworld.bsky.social and Kaili is talking about books you can’t put down and want to skip class for owlbookworld.com/books-you-ca...