The best books of 2025

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My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Stuck in the Midlife With You

Alana Oxford ❤️ loved this book because...

This book was heartfelt, raw, real, and also fun. It hits the nail on the head about the roller coaster of perimenopause and trying to figure out who you are in your rapidly changing body. The characters are people I want to be best friends with. Was sad when the book was over.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Freya Kennedy ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Stuck in the Midlife With You as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The BRAND NEW, hilarious and uplifting novel from bestseller Freya Kennedy. Perfect for fans of Serena Terry and Alexandra Potter!

Your forties just got fabulous...

Becca Burnside is going to make this the year she turns her forties around, and creates a life her 16-year-old self would be proud of... A smidgen of romance wouldn't go amiss either.

And with a new job, and a blossoming friendship with handsome Conal, she's off to a great start. Or at least, she was, until her youngest son dropped the mother of all bombshells: his girlfriend, who just happens to be the daughter…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Dividing Sky

Alana Oxford ❤️ loved this book because...

This book was like a masterclass in how to write a compelling plot with plenty of conflict and action. I loved the world Tew created and her fast paced style of storytelling. She's a very masterful writer and I can't wait to read her latest book.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Story/Plot 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Jill Tew ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Dividing Sky as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “[A] high-stakes story packed with slow-burn pining and plentiful tension.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review


A cunning teen memory merchant falls for the handsome rookie officer on her tail in this swoony dystopian romance that's “one to watch” (Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of The Isles of the Gods)

In 2364, eighteen-year-old Liv Newman dreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. As a Proxy, she uses the neurochip in her brain to sell memories to wealthy clients. Maybe a few illegally, but money equals…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Clementine Crane Prefers Not To

Alana Oxford ❤️ loved this book because...

A fantastic book for perimenopausal women everywhere. I loved every page of this book.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Kristin Bair ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Clementine Crane Prefers Not To as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

For fans of Maria Semple, Clementine Crane is a one-woman whirlwind, managing every aspect of her family's life—until she hits her breaking point. In this quirky and heartfelt novel, author Kristin Bair explores family, community, and womanhood with sharp wit and keen insight.

Clementine Crane has a few things on her plate: She keeps the peace, picks up the slack, and always puts everyone else first. But when her first hot flash strikes, perimenopause sends her into a tailspin. Between a husband who can't navigate a revolving door without her, three kids who treat her as their fixer, and a…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

A Modern Midlife Christmas Carol

By Alana Oxford ,

Book cover of A Modern Midlife Christmas Carol

What is my book about?

The world rests on Eliza’s shoulders. The kids, her husband, work, her elderly mother and don’t forget her newest friend, perimenopause. It’s too much to carry, but she’s been doing it for years. It’s just what a good wife and mother does, isn’t it?

When another Christmas rolls around, Eliza is drained by all the expectations and logistics of the holiday season. She’s fast approaching her breaking point, only no one around her notices she’s on the edge.

After an incident at her in-law’s on Christmas Eve brings things to a boiling point, she finds herself with three unexpected visitors. The spirits of the past, present, and future take her on a journey through her life to shake her out of the rut she’s gotten into. Their messages leave her with new possibilities: reconnect with her past, reclaim her present, or forge a new future, and you, the reader, decide which option is best!

Book cover of Stuck in the Midlife With You
Book cover of The Dividing Sky
Book cover of Clementine Crane Prefers Not To

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