The best books of 2025

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My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Soul's Journey After Death

Keefe R.D. ❤️ loved this book because...

Reading this book has illuminated my body, mind, and soul. Everything my mom and I had ever pondered about the soul's journey in the otherworld, here I found a mind-blowing explanation, affirming what we had discussed so fa, based on our belief as Muslims. Overall, this book has truly enlightened me!

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    🥇 Thoughts 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Soul's Journey After Death as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

إن قضية الروح من القضايا التي أشكلت على الإنسان منذ نشأته، فراح يبحث عن حقيقتها و كنهها، ولكنه لم يستطع تحديد ماهيتها.فجاء ابن قيم الجوزية و تحدث في هذه القضية من وجهة النظر الإسلامية، فوضع كتاباً أسماه ((الروح.))


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Holy Blood, Holy Grail

Keefe R.D. ❤️ loved this book because...

My mom recommended this book to me. I love it and I learned so much from it! Conspiracy theories always carry a certain charm, concealing mysteries that blur the line between fact and fiction. For me, this book is brilliantly thought-provoking. Its historical themes and the mysterious layers surrounding secret societies resonated with the gothic book series we wrote (The Arcanum Revelation). The Gnostic aspect is fascinating as well. Overall, the book gave me a broader perspective on the diversity of beliefs across the world.

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    🥇 Teach 🥈 Outlook
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Richard Leigh , Henry Lincoln , Michael Baigent

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Holy Blood, Holy Grail as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Is the traditional, accepted view of the life of Christ in some way incomplete?

• Is it possible Christ did not die on the cross?
• Is it possible Jesus was married, a father, and that his bloodline still exists?
• Is it possible that parchments found in the South of France a century ago reveal one of the best-kept secrets of Christendom?
• Is it possible that these parchments contain the very heart of the mystery of the Holy Grail?

According to the authors of this extraordinarily provocative, meticulously researched book, not only are these things possible — they…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Keefe R.D. ❤️ loved this book because...

The first time I encountered Omar Khayyam's poetry was through Manly P. Hall's book. I love how Omar's words were translated so beautifully by Edward Fitzgerald. The poetic world he described about life, death, and transformation gives me the chills. I am fascinated by his verses on heaven and hell as well. We honored his poetry in our book (Recrudescence), where the character Jean-Pierre de Brach was captivated by Omar's transformational view of life.

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    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Omar Khayyám , Edward Fitzgerald (translator) ,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

A new, beautifully laid-out edition of Edward Fitzgerald's first version of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, as originally published in 1859.


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Recrudescence

By Keefe R.D. ,

Book cover of Recrudescence

What is my book about?

Cathy dreams of a man with ivory wings and a series of horrifying visions that shudders her heart. She demands to know the truth; The boy with golden locks. The pocket watch. The missing key of Trux. Will these visceral clues lead her to uncover her mother’s deed against the Royal Council?

Her days begin arduously as she becomes entangled in the secret society, enduring derision and judgment from the nobles. Of all their Machiavellian pursuits, the nobles wager on immortality, defying God’s law as their mad genius embarks upon the resurrection of metempsychosis. As Cathy learns, she watches only from the sidelines. Yet, through it all, the world of ancient history awaits her discovery.

She imposes herself to journey overseas, to Florence, searching for inscriptions in a remote land where inscrutable things are concealed. She has prepared for the worst and best of all. Ultimately, it is her strong perseverance that drives her to decipher the divine truth.

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Book cover of The Soul's Journey After Death
Book cover of Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Book cover of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

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