Hi and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday post! It’s March 17, which means that it’s St. Patrick’s Day. In honor of this holiday, this week’s actual topic is green covers. But guess what? I’m going rogue yet again! And not without good reason, as it’s time to look back on how I did on my Winter 2025 TBR! Next week we will be setting our TBR for this spring, so it’s good to reflect and decide whether I should take some books with me to spring, and if so, which ones. This season was quite awful considering my reading enjoyment, so I think I am calling myself out with this post, but let’s wait and see!
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
- The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst – This sounds like a book you need to be in the mood for, and I simply wasn’t. I read several other cozy books and if I read too many of them, I will put myself in a slump. And I was already in one, so better not to pick it up.
- Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad – This one I did read, but it didn’t meet my expectations. Maybe these expectations were a bit unfair as well, but I was left feeling disappointed.
- Very Bad Elite by Jane S. Wonda – I simply didn’t get to it. It’s on my possibility pile for March, but I doubt I will get around to it. This one will definitely be taken with me to spring, if I won’t pick it up by next week.
- Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli – This book fell victim to my slump as well as to the amount of other romantasy I read in Winter. I feel a bit too oversaturated by this genre at the moment.
- The Alice Network by Kate Quinn – I highly anticipated this book after reading so much praise for it, but I had my issues with it. I wasn’t fully convinced. Don’t get me wrong, I highly enjoyed it, but it certainly has its flaws.
- James’ geheim by Marijke Vos – Actually I was about to pick this one up over the weekend, but I prioritized another book.
- De zus van de chocolatier by Rebekka Eder – Another book that fell victim to my reading slump. Not that I didn’t want to pick it up, but I just didn’t.
- Graduation Day by Jhoelle Charbonneau – No, I haven’t picked up this book either. I told you, I was in a slump and picked up less books than usual.
- Wildfire by Hannah Grace – No, I didn’t feel this one either.
- A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross – I finished this one just a few days ago and haven’t had the time to write my review yet, but I was honestly impressed. I didn’t expect this though as I often struggle with this author’s books at some point. To be continued!
Out of the 10 books, I just read 3. This is merely due to my reading slump and struggling to find my reading mojo. The slump started in October 2025 and stretched well into February this year, so a tough and long one!
How did you do on your Winter 2025 TBR?
