Oop long time yet again. I’ll talk about my big goals and regrets in my recap post but I do think it’s pertinent to mention that Ruby is really trying to be more active,,, cross your fingers for me!!!

In any case, I shall be spending my days churning out all the content for you guys, as I catch up with my favourite posts to put together every year. Still crying tears that I never got around to the mid-year tag last year, so I hope the next few posts make up for that tragedy.

As is becoming my tradition, may I present you with my favourite books, films and shows of 2025, all told in journal spreads <3<3<3

best of 2025: shows

In order: Stranger Things S5, True Detective S4; The Empress S1 & S2;
The Summer I Turned Pretty S3; Adolesence; Heated Rivalry S1

best of 2025: movies

honourable mentions:

Sabrina (1955); Sabrina (1995); Jane Eyre (2010); Heat (1995); The Fugitive (1993); Se7en (1995); Primal Fear (1996); Inception (2010); Frankie and Johnny (1991) ; Groundhog Day (1993); Great Photo, Lovely Life (2023)

In order: The Life List (2025); The Gorge (2025); Mom Jayne (2025); Mickey 17 (2025);
A Real Pain (2024); Wallace & Grommet (2024); Zootopia 2 (2025); Sinners (2025)

best of 2025: books

honourable mentions:

Mostly in order: Once Smitten Twice Shy by Chloe Liese; Mismatched by Anne Camlin & illustrated by Isadora Zeferino; I Shall Never Fall In Love by Hari Conner; If We Say Goodbye by Jasmine Little; A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft

5) Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett

4) Love At First Flight by Jo Watson

click here for a full review on the blog!

3) Fake Skating by Lynn Painter

2) Bride by Ali Hazelwood

1) A Torch Against The Night, A Reaper At The Gates, and A Sky Beyond The Storm by Sabaa Tahir

click here for an old review of book one!

That’s it for today, I shall possibly be furiously typing out the next two posts and you wouldn’t need that many brain cells to guess what’s coming! Look forward to it please folks, I’ll put in effort pinky promise.

Bye for now!!!!

WHAT BOOKS, SHOWS AND MOVIES MADE YOUR 2025 FAVOURITES LIST? HAVE YOU READ/WATCHED ANY OF MINE? DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? I’D LOVE TO KNOW!