The best books of 2025

This list is part of the best books of 2025.

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

My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Christ on a Bike

Jools Abrams ❤️ loved this book because...

Another Blue Moose books hit. Leonard and Hungry Paul is also one of theirs. I loved the premise, the story, and the writing, anything set by the sea with coastal brushstrokes and a hint of Gaelic. A great book.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Orla Owen ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Christ on a Bike as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'Cerys receives an unexpected inheritance but there are rules attached. Three simple rules that must be followed.

As she settles into her new life, she begins to feel trapped: the past is ever-present. She convinces herself that the villagers are watching her and, desperate to control her own future, she tries to break free.


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Anxious People

Jools Abrams ❤️ loved this book because...

A dry, witty, Nordic take on a heist gone wrong. Loved the characters and the writing. Read the book, it's much better than the TV adaptation.

  • Loved Most

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

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Fredrik Backman ,

Why should I read it?

21 authors picked Anxious People as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The funny, touching and unpredictable No. 1 New York Times bestseller, now a major Netflix TV series

'A brilliant and comforting read' MATT HAIG
'Funny, compassionate and wise. An absolute joy' A.J. PEARCE
'A surefooted insight into the absurdity, beauty and ache of life' GUARDIAN
'I laughed, I sobbed, I recommended it to literally everyone I know' BUZZFEED
'Captures the messy essence of being human' WASHINGTON POST

From the 18 million copy internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove
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It's New Year's Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Sonny Boy

Jools Abrams 👍 liked this book because...

I read a lot of memoir, I'm a ghost writer, and I could sense something of the presence of a ghost in Al Pacino's book, it reads like a conversation, a transcript, that, with clever editing, forms a story narrative. I'd been putting off reading this, have mixed feelings about Al, but he came across as vulnerable, creative, powerful and I could see his reasons for actions. I felt I understood the actor more.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Outlook 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Al Pacino ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Sonny Boy 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 • One of People Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year

"The rare celebrity memoir that's also a literary read. As funny as it is reflective, it shares stories behind Pacino's hardscrabble upbringing, classic films and journey to icon status." —People Magazine

From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full

To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic in Needle Park, in 1971, and by 1975,…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Girl in the Mirror

By Jools Abrams ,

Book cover of Girl in the Mirror

What is my book about?

A fictional memoir of the life of Muriel, set either side of the war in a life lived where love is still on ration, can Muriel overcome her fragile mind and be the woman she wants to be?

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