The best books of 2025

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My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Project Hail Mary

❤️ loved this book because...

I liked the non-linear / dual timeline, the suspense, the sparks of humor, and the constant frustration of the characters.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Andy Weir ,

Why should I read it?

105 authors picked Project Hail Mary as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife

❤️ loved this book because...

I couldn’t put it down, and looked forward to diving back into it whenever I was pulled away from it. I thought about the story, the characters, and the heartache long after the story ended.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By June O'Sullivan ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A lighthouse keeper's wife struggles to protect her family at the edge of the known world.

"On such a tiny stage, a rock in the ocean, June presents an epic story of love, loss, betrayal, heartbreak, and survival. This is a stunning debut.” DONAL RYAN

"A powerful & evocative debut historical novel with many resonances for our own world.” JOSEPH O'CONNOR

"A powerful, poignant story of love, loss, motherhood, with characters so vivid they live and breathe well beyond the page. It is a truly beautiful piece of storytelling. I loved this book.” FIONA SCARLETT author of Boys Don't Cry…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of All the Colors of the Dark

❤️ loved this book because...

It was a unique suspense that made this interesting for me. It was frustrating in a way that kept me thinking and curious. I looked forward to reading this every day as soon as I had spare time and it was hard to pull away from.

  • Loved Most

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

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Chris Whitaker ,

Why should I read it?

28 authors picked All the Colors of the Dark as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A missing persons mystery, a serial killer thriller, and an epic love story - with a unique twist on each...

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Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of local teenager Joseph 'Patch' Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who is broken by her best friend's disappearance. Soon, she will eat, sleep, breathe, only to find him.

But when she it will break her heart.

Patch lies in a pitch-black room - all alone - for days or maybe weeks. Until he feels a hand in his. Her name…


Book cover of Project Hail Mary
Book cover of The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife
Book cover of All the Colors of the Dark

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