The best books of 2025

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My favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Dune Messiah

❤️ loved this book because...

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Frank Herbert ,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked Dune Messiah as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The extraordinary sequel to Dune, the greatest science fiction novel of all time.

Twelve years after his victory over House Harkonnen, Paul Atreides rules as emperor from the desert planet Arrakis - but his victory has had profound consequences. War has been brought to the entire known universe, and billions have already perished. Despite having become the most powerful emperor known to history, Paul is powerless to bring an end to the fighting.

While former allies conspire to dethrone Paul and even his own consort acts against him, Paul accepts a gift from the Tleilaxu, a guild of genetic manipulators,…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

❤️ loved this book because...

I loved the authors focus on retelling well known lessons using unfamiliar anecdotes; the message that we already know the right things to do deep down and yet choose not to do so really hit home and made the overall narrative far more meaningful.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Writing 🥈 Teach
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Morgan Housel ,

Why should I read it?

13 authors picked The Psychology of Money as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.

Money-investing, personal finance, and business decisions-is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.

In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan…


My 3rd favorite read in 2025

Book cover of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

❤️ loved this book because...

This book genuinely inspired me to turn my life around and create a real routine for myself. The focus on becoming the type of person who does XYZ over simply forcing yourself to do XYZ over and over again really helped me change my habits in ways that stuck.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By James Clear ,

Why should I read it?

39 authors picked Atomic Habits as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 4 million copies sold!

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the…


Book cover of Dune Messiah
Book cover of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Book cover of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

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