The best books of 2025

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Join 1,210 readers and share your 3 favorite reads of the year.

My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The God of the Woods

Emma Kragen ❤️ loved this book because...

I was surprised by this book - I wasn’t expecting to be as immersed in it as I was. I needed to know what happened next.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Liz Moore ,

Why should I read it?

27 authors picked The God of the Woods as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

JIMMY FALLON SUMMER READS WINNER

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE READS OF SUMMER 2024

“The God of the Woods should be your next summer mystery.” —The Washington Post

“Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt’s 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR

“Riveting from page one to the last breathless word.” —Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You

When a teenager…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Grace Year

Emma Kragen ❤️ loved this book because...

This book also caught me by surprise! I’ve read about fair amount in this genre, but this felt original and intriguing. Yellowjackets meets Handmaid’s Tale.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Kim Liggett ,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked The Grace Year as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 14, 15, 16, and 17.

What is this book about?

The Instant New York Times Bestseller! Kim Liggett's The Grace Year is a speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Power.

Survive the year.

No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.

In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That’s why they’re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Audition

Emma Kragen ❤️ loved this book because...

Still thinking about this… I probably need to reread it. Almost more like reading like reading poetry, because there’s so much to interpret. Immediately looked into other peoples’ takes.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Writing 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Katie Kitamura ,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER

“A tightly wound family drama that reads like a psychological thriller."—NPR

“Bold, stark, genre-bending, Audition will haunt your dreams.”—The Boston Globe

One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love.

Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She's an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He's attractive, troubling, young—young enough to be her son. Who is he to her,…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

By Emma Kragen ,

Book cover of The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

What is my book about?

Get ready for fun and lots of laughter. This delightful take on the traditional song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is the funniest, furriest, freshest way to laugh through the holidays. Each day in the song reflects a different breed of dog and contains original photography of snoring sheepdogs, chomping Chihuahuas, and even dancing Dalmatians.

My book recommendation list

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Book cover of Audition

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