It’s been a while since I had the time and energy to enjoy reading, so one of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2025 was to read 12 books. I exceeded my own expectations! This post is a list of the books that I read this year.

PA school is extremely rewarding, but can also be very draining. I wanted to make sure that I was revisiting my hobbies and participating in activities that brought me joy!

Books

  1. Wind and Truth (Stormlight Archives #5) by Brandon Sanderson
  2. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
  3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  4. Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
  5. A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea #1) by Hafsah Faizal
  6. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
  7. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
  8. All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells
  9. Artificial Condition (Murderbot #2) by Martha Wells
  10. Rogue Protocol (Murderbot #3) by Martha Wells
  11. Exit Strategy (Murderbot #4) by Martha Wells
  12. Network Effect (Murderbot #5) by Martha Wells
  13. One Dark Window (The Shepherd King #1) by Rachel Gillig
  14. The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
  15. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanthi
  16. The Wasteland and Other Poems by T.S. Elliot
  17. Beowulf translated by David Wright
  18. Orbital: A Novel by Samantha Harvey
  19. Annihilation (The Southern Reach Series #1) by Jeff VanderMeer

Short Stories

  1. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
  2. The Art of Reading Poetry by Harold Bloom

Honorable Mentions

These are some books that I started but was unable to finish before I had to return them to the library.

  1. The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) by Brandon Sanderson
  2. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
  3. System Collapse (Murderbot #7) by Martha Wells
  4. Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou

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