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My Best Books of 2025 📚
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items The best books I've read in 2025! From thrillers keeping me on the edge of my seat to romances that had me blushing, these are what I've been reading.
Sections
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Fantasy
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Thriller
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Mystery
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Sci-Fi
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Misc. Fiction
Romance
Who doesn't love a love story
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Whew. Is it hot in here or just me????
Ali does it again with another spicy yet well thought through book! The audio book is also really good with the accents (thank me later)
Deep End|Paperback
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It's a best seller for a reason! You can never go wrong with vampires and werwolves! I'm looking forward to reading the sequel Mate that just came out!
Bride|Paperback
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Talk about a slowwwwwww burn but whew is it worth it!!! The audio book version is also incredible because you can hear the accents and it adds an extra layer to the story!
Ride with Me|Paperback
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It's a cliché and it works!! Small towns have a way of bringing people back together even if he barely noticed her in high school. This is one for the lovers of romance and wine!
Secretly Yours: A Novel|Paperback
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I lovedddddd this one! A great enemies to lovers! Up for the same promotion???? I won't spoil it but it's a rollercoaster!
The Hating Game|Paperback
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I couldn't put this book down! 10/10 A successful woman in tech main character is always a go to! The characters and storyline will win your heart!
Technically Yours|eBook
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100000/10 this book was so good! It invoked so many feelings! It's happy, it's sad, it's anger, it's love, it's shame, it's grief, and it's everything!
How to End a Love Story (Reese's Book Club Pick)|Paperback
Fantasy
Dragons. Fairies. Werewolves. Vampires. Etc.
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It's like if The Bachelor, Hunger Games, and ACOTAR had a baby. It would grow up to be this incredible book!
Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli, Paperback
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Zodiacs. Elements. Magical beings. Hot guys. That's the book. It's so good.
Zodiac Academy 1: The Awakening|Paperback
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This book is just as great if not better than the first! I won't spoil it but you've got a lot of the classic tropes in here and they all work so so well together! This is one of my favorite series
Zodiac Academy 2: Ruthless Fae|Paperback
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I love that this series has so many books because I don't want the story to end!! I love how it picks up right from the end of the last book. It really keeps the story moving and leaves you wanting to read the next book!
Zodiac Academy 3: The Reckoning|Paperback
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AHHHH THE ENDING OF THIS BOOK!!! I NEED TO READ THE NEXT ONE! I want to say so much but also I can't spoil it but trust me this series is sooooo good!
Zodiac Academy 4: Shadow Princess|Paperback
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This book really does a good job of bringing you into their world! It was like I was there (and maybe a little too emotionally invested)
House of Earth and Blood (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Crescent City Series #1)|Paperback
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SO SO SO SO GOOD 100000/10 I'm not usually one to fall for hype but Rebecca did her thing with this one! The main characters are all so interesting that it feels like you're at the war college with them!
Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw Collection)|Special
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When I thought it couldn't get better, it did. So many tears and cheers in this one! 10/10
Iron Flame (Wing and Claw Collection)|Special
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Yes. Yes. Yes. I need a 4th book ASAP! Rebecca has us in a chokehold and I'm ok with that!
Onyx Storm (Wing and Claw Collection)|Special
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The second of four and I'm hooked on this series!!
Rule of the Aurora King|Paperback
Thriller
You'll be guessing until the very end
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THE BEST BOOK IVE READ IN 2025!!!! It's so underrated! I've been thinking about it since I read it and just WOW!
Ace of Spades|Paperback
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It could have been anybody. So many motives. It kept me on the edge of my seat.
The Lake of Lost Girls: A Novel|Paperback
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So many points of view. So many personalities. So many secrets. So worth reading.
One of Us Knows: A Thriller|Paperback
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Jaw. On. The. Floor. This was my first Freida book and I can see why so many people love her!
Never Lie|Paperback
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You know a book is good when you're actually mad at the characters.
Then She Was Gone|Paperback
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This one was INCREDIBLE! Such a different twist on a thriller! This was my first Alyssa Cole book and it was so well do I can't recommend it enough!
When No One Is Watching|Paperback
Mystery
A combination of classic mysteries and comedic ones!
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A great mix of history, mystery, and finding yourself again!
The Lost Apothecary|Paperback
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I was so invested in the characters of this book. It's beautifully written!
The Shadow of the Wind|Paperback
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This is the book that got me hooked on the series!!!
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan Series #1)|Paperback
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When you thought it couldn't get crazier Finlay always makes a way!
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan Series #2)|Paperback
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If you've gotten this far in the series you clearly love it so keep going!
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun (Finlay Donovan Series #3)|Paperback
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Finlay in trouble again??? Yes. Will she get out of it? Also yes. But will she cause chaos along the way? Most definitely.
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice (Finlay Donovan Series #4)|Paperback
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It's book 5 and I can't get enough. I need more.
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan Series #5)|Hardcover
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So. Many. Twists. And. Turns.
I love a good puzzle and this book is full of them! It's kind of the point! There's mystery, money, lies, secrets, romance, and murder. It's a wild ride!!
The Brothers Hawthorne|Paperback
Sci-Fi
Anything with futuristic tech
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This book was INCREDIBLE (especially the audio book) and I couldn't put it down! I'm not a crier but I teared up a little!
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Paperback
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Haymitch's story is in my opinion one of the best and makes his character in the hunger games so much better!
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)|BN Exclusive
Misc. Fiction
All the books that don't fit well into one box
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Tears, tears, and more tears. But sooooo worth it!
The Song of Achilles (B&N Exclusive Edition)|BN Exclusive
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This one was so interesting! Historical yet kept me on the edge of my seat. The secrets and how they can not only tear people apart but bring them together was so well written!
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?: A Novel|Paperback
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Time travel and romance are a great combo in this book! It's so interesting to see a pov where life went on without you but you've got to pretend nothing is amiss!
The Good Part|Paperback