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 The Dream Runners

Lissa Sloan ❤️ loved this book because...

I was so sucked in by the premise of this intriguing book! Like everything Shveta Thakrar writes, it is magical and emotional--but this one has nagas!!

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    ❤️ Loved it
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    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Shveta Thakrar ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Dream Runners as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

A lush tapestry of dreams, myth, and magic-perfect for fans of Holly Black, Roshani Chokshi, and Margaret Rogerson.

Seven years ago, Tanvi was spirited away to the subterranean realm of Nagalok, where she joined the ranks of the dream runners: human children freed of all memory and emotion, who collect mortal dreams for the entertainment of the serpentine, immortal naga court.

But when one of Tanvi's dream harvests goes awry, she begins to remember her life on earth. Panicked and confused, she turns to the one mortal in Nagalok who might be able to help: Venkat, the dreamsmith responsible for…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Selkie Moon

Lissa Sloan ❤️ loved this book because...

I connected with this heartfelt selkie story so hard. Kelly Jarvis writes so beautifully!

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    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Immersion
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    ❤️ Loved it
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    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Kelly Jarvis ,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

We are all surrounded by darkness. And we are all drawn to the light.The Orkney Islands north of Scotland are steeped in stories of selkies, seal folk who swim in cold ocean waters and shed their skins to sing and dance on land. One young girl named Isla uses legends of selkie brides to understand her parents’ troubled marriage and navigate her strained relationship with her mother. As Isla comes of age, she confronts the sacred points of transformation found between sea and land, nature and civilization, and past and present, uncovering the key to her identity.Selkie Moon is a…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of A Sorceress Comes to Call

Lissa Sloan ❤️ loved this book because...

A thoroughly original (and unpredictable) Goose Girl retelling and a chilling examination of abuse and trauma.

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    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By T. Kingfisher ,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked A Sorceress Comes to Call as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Call―a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm's "The Goose Girl," rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic.

*The hardcover edition features a foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*

Cordelia knows her mother is . . . unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms―there are no secrets in this house―and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Glass and Feathers

By Lissa Sloan ,

Book cover of Glass and Feathers

What is my book about?

Wishes are dangerous.

They can bring you a night out, a gown, even a pair of slippers. Or something you never should have wished for in the first place.

After the royal wedding, the girl in the glass slippers has everything she ever wanted: an escape from a life of drudgery, an innate magical gift, and a devoted husband who looks at her like she is the only one in the room. But all wishes come with a price. To the people of the palace, she is an outsider, nothing more. Even her famous shoes cannot help her--the glass slippers no longer fit.

Glass and Feathers is a continuation of the traditional Cinderella tale. It transforms "Happy Ever After" and soars beyond it.

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Book cover of A Sorceress Comes to Call

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