The best books of 2025

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My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Remarkably Bright Creatures

Amy Q. Barker ❤️ loved this book because...

The hype is real: this book is original, heartwarming, and perfect!

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Shelby Van Pelt ,

Why should I read it?

64 authors picked Remarkably Bright Creatures as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK 'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' Ruth Hogan 'Will stay with you for a long time.' Anstey Harris 'I defy you to put it down once you've started' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Call of the Blue Heron

Amy Q. Barker ❤️ loved this book because...

Love this author! Wit, cheer, love, romance, and quirky, fun characters, not to mention, charming and deep storylines. What's not to love?

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Sarah Hill , Heather Carter (editor) ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Call of the Blue Heron as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

After receiving a life altering phone call, Allie Gerard leaves her life in California and heads to the small country town of Hagerman, Idaho. The only explanation she leaves for her family and friends is that she’s finally getting the chance to try her hand at photography and refusing to let them know where. As Allie explores the beauty of Idaho through her camera lens she gets to know some of the locals, including Cash and Kat Brown, a father and daughter duo with whom she begins to spend her free time. Allie finds herself seated at the Brown’s dinner…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Costume Party

Amy Q. Barker ❤️ loved this book because...

OMG - this book - perfection! I laughed, I cried, I may have peed my pants.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By L. E. Young ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Costume Party as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Maddie thought she knew exactly who she was. Until an old photograph changed everything…The last person Maddie expected to run into on New Year’s Eve is her recently single high school crush. Even more surprising is the dated photo in his possession of her mother at a costume party, snuggling up to the wrong man around the time of Maddie’s conception.Sharing the photo with her family goes down about as well as Maddie’s teenage aspirations to become a famous artist like her mother. Their reactions convince Maddie they’re all hiding something big—even bigger than Maddie’s secret career as an adult…


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Tasha and the Biologist

By Amy Q. Barker ,

Book cover of Tasha and the Biologist

What is my book about?

A Heartwarming Small Town Birding Romance: A Touching Story Filled with Charm and Depth.
Tasha and the Biologist is the second book in "A Better Man" series. It's a contemporary romance about second chances, two lonely birders, and the healing power of love. Tasha Moore is a visiting nurse with a family secret. She just went through a bad breakup. Caleb Drexel is a bird biologist trying to start a new life in a small town. He just got out of an unhappy marriage. What happens when hope and romance blooms between these two nature lovers?

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