The best books of 2025

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My favorite read in 2025

Breath and Bone

By Carol Berg ,

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❤️ loved this book because...

I adored being in this character's head. Valen is a flawed, and morally complicated individual, but his outlook on everything takes a world that would be pretty dark and suffuses it with so much life and warmth. His character growth throughout the series was very satisfying although I was genuinely sad finishing the series, as it meant that his story was over.

Carol Berg's writing is, as always excellent, though the pacing of the first book (Flesh and Spirit), is slower and and does a lot of heavy lifting with the setup.

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    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Writing

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    ❤️ Loved it

  • Pace

    🐌 It was slow at times
Breath and Bone

By Carol Berg ,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

The mesmerizing conclusion to the fantasy epic

Addicted to an enchantment that turns pain into pleasure?and bound by oaths he refuses to abandon?Valen risks body and soul to rescue one child, seek justice for another, and bring the dying land of Navronne its rightful king.

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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

The Works of Vermin

By Hiron Ennes ,

Book cover of The Works of Vermin

❤️ loved this book because...

This book was super weird and very original - everything felt over the top but in a way that really worked.

I really enjoyed all the characters (the protagonists and the antagonists), as well as the setting. It was a novel where the elements wouldn't have necessarily worked on their own, but harmonized extremely well together in that the characters felt very organic to the setting. A little confusing at the start of the book when I was still getting my footing, but by the end of it, everything just made sense.

(The audiobook performance was really well done, and I think the narrator nailed the tone)

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    🥇 Originality 🥈 Thoughts

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    ❤️ Loved it

  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace
The Works of Vermin

By Hiron Ennes ,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

He was sent to kill a pest. Instead, he found a monster.

One of BookPage's Most Anticipated SFF & Horror of Fall 2025

Enter the decadent, deadly city of Tiliard, a metropolis carved into the stump of an ancient tree. In its canopy, the pampered elite warp minds with toxic perfume; in its roots, gangs of exterminators hunt a colossal worm with an appetite for beauty.

In this complex, chaotic city, Guy Moulène has a simple goal: keep his sister out of debt. For her sake, he'll take on any job, no matter how vile.

As an exterminator, Guy hunts…

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My 3rd favorite read in 2025

The Curse of Chalion

By Lois McMaster Bujold ,

Book cover of The Curse of Chalion

❤️ loved this book because...

A simple story of good vs evil, but I enjoyed the heroes being heroes and good.

Terrible stuff would happen to the protagonist, but he would always do what was right, and wasn't constantly punished for being a good person. It was refreshing.

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    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Writing

  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it

  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace
The Curse of Chalion

By Lois McMaster Bujold ,

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7 authors picked The Curse of Chalion as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril returns to the noble household he once served as page and is named secretary-tutor to the beautiful, strong-willed sister of the impetuous boy who is next in line to rule. It is an assignment Cazaril dreads, for it must ultimately lead him to the place he most fears: the royal court of Cardegoss, where the powerful enemies who once placed him in chains now occupy lofty positions.

But it is more than the traitorous intrigues of villains that threaten Cazaril and the Royesse Iselle here, for a sinister curse hangs like a…

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