January 2025 TBR – books to read this month

A new month and year is here and that means it’s time to decide what books to read. My January 2025 TBR is a bit on the ambitious side, especially since I have done very little reading over the last few months. However, I am ready to put in plenty of reading time this month and enjoy a lot of different stories. With each of these books that I read, I will also help to reduce my physical TBR.

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January 2025 TBR

Physical Books

Doomsday with My Dog Vol 1 by Yu Ishihara

A single teenage girl journeys through the crumbling ruins of civilization―the last human on Earth, exploring the concrete jungle that has outlived mankind. Keeping her company is woman’s best friend―the ever-adorable and quick-witted Shiba Inu Haru, who is ready to stick with her through thick and thin! With such a pleasant conversation partner to keep the postapocalyptic doldrums at bay, the end of the world might not be so bad after all!

Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol 1 by Itaru Kinoshita

Dinosaurs are alive! In 1946, a remote island was discovered where dinosaurs never went extinct. Through breeding and genetic manipulation, dinosaur populations increased and dino-mania reached a fever pitch worldwide…until a certain terrible incident occurred. Afterward, dinosaur reserves like Enoshima Dinoland fell on hard times. Enter Suma Suzume, a kindhearted rookie dino-keeper! Can she be the one to save Dinoland from extinction?

My Happy Marriage Vol 4 by Akumi Agitogi

CAUGHT BETWEEN FRIEND AND FOE…On their trip home from the Kudou family villa, Miyo and Kiyoka narrowly escape an ambush from the leader of the Gifted Communion, Naoshi Usui, who claims to be Miyo’s father. Fearing that Miyo will be targeted again, Kiyoka insists that she accompany him to his workplace from now on and appoints a female soldier named Kaoruko as her bodyguard. Though Miyo is unsettled by the revelation that Kaoruko was one of Kiyoka’s previous marriage candidates, the two women gradually warmup to each other and become friends. But can their bond survive the hidden threat coming for Miyo…?

Yona of the Dawn Vol 42 by Mizuho Kusanagi

Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!

Yona and her friends have thwarted South Kai’s Emperor Chagol, but Sinha, Jaeha, and Zeno are still nowhere to be found. Suddenly, Yona hears the voice of a dragon! But the biggest surprise might be what Su-won reveals to Hak regarding his plans for succession…

Snow White with the Red Hair Vol 26 by Sorata Akiduki

Shirayuki is an herbalist famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! The prince from the neighboring kingdom, Zen, rescues her from her plight, and thus begins their love story.

Shirayuki and company have at last received permission from Lord Eisetsu to spread the light-bringing phostyrias plant. Back in Lilias, as the team prepares for the next phase of the plant propagation plan, Ryu makes a major decision of his own! And it seems that a job offer has been posted in the City of Academics—one seeking an herbalist with very particular qualifications!

E-books

Edge of Anarchy by Kyla Stone

Three weeks after the nation’s power grid goes down, chaos reigns. Food supplies have dried up. Fuel is running low. And the bleak, brutal winter is relentless.

Fall Creek has forged a shaky peace, but the cost for safety is proving higher than some are willing to pay. The town is a powder keg waiting to explode.

Noah struggles to maintain order even as dissent and conflict threaten to destroy the community. With his son’s safety hanging in the balance, the wrong choice could prove devastating.

For Hannah, home is finally within reach. But it won’t be anything like she expected…

When the country goes dark, ordinary people find themselves facing the end of the world as they know it. With society collapsing before their eyes, they’ll have to risk everything to protect their home and the people they love.

Library Books

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat appears with an unusual request. The feline asks for—or rather, demands—the teenager’s help in saving books with him. The world is full of lonely books left unread and unloved, and the cat and Rintaro must liberate them from their neglectful owners. 

Their mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, where they enter different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, the cat and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to perish on a bookshelf, an unwitting book torturer who cuts the pages of books into snippets to help people speed read, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. Their adventures culminate in one final, unforgettable challenge—the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest dare enter . . . 

An enthralling tale of books, first love, fantasy, and an unusual friendship with a talking cat, The Cat Who Saved Books is a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper. 

BL Metamorphosis Vol 3 by Kaori Tsurutani

BLFFS After a little push from Ichinoi, Urara finally takes a step toward something she has only dreamed about! They might be over fifty years apart, but Urara and Ichinoi prove that age means nothing when it comes to the support of a good friend!

I hope you enjoyed my January 2025 TBR. What books do you plan to read this month?