Best books of 2025

1.
Sunrise on the Reaping
Sunrise on the Reaping 4.54 avg rating — 748,960 ratings
2.
Deep End
Deep End 3.90 avg rating — 314,971 ratings
3.
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 1,336,337 ratings
4.
Wild Dark Shore
Wild Dark Shore 4.19 avg rating — 116,184 ratings
5.
Great Big Beautiful Life
Great Big Beautiful Life 4.01 avg rating — 394,339 ratings
6.
My Friends
My Friends 4.49 avg rating — 95,210 ratings
7.
The Fall Risk
The Fall Risk 4.09 avg rating — 151,049 ratings
8.
Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)
Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 92,902 ratings
9.
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
When the Moon Hits Your Eye 3.81 avg rating — 10,194 ratings
10.
Tilt
Tilt 3.64 avg rating — 14,124 ratings
11.
Broken Country
Broken Country 4.37 avg rating — 190,600 ratings
11.
The Maid's Secret (Molly the Maid, #3)
The Maid's Secret (Molly the Maid, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 25,507 ratings
13.
The Road to Tender Hearts
The Road to Tender Hearts 4.40 avg rating — 8,208 ratings
14.
I Am Not Jessica Chen
I Am Not Jessica Chen
by: Ann Liang
4.05 avg rating — 12,824 ratings
15.
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection 4.43 avg rating — 83,333 ratings
16.
Penitence
Penitence 3.69 avg rating — 15,699 ratings
17.
The River Has Roots
The River Has Roots 4.06 avg rating — 16,005 ratings
18.
We All Live Here
We All Live Here 3.91 avg rating — 64,370 ratings
19.
This Princess Kills Monsters
This Princess Kills Monsters
by: Ry Herman
4.10 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
20.
Dream Girl Drama (Big Shots, #3)
Dream Girl Drama (Big Shots, #3) 3.44 avg rating — 42,320 ratings
21.
Beautiful Ugly
Beautiful Ugly 3.62 avg rating — 183,093 ratings
22.
Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth, #2)
Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 157,642 ratings
23.
Swept Away
Swept Away 3.61 avg rating — 15,460 ratings
24.
The Tenant
The Tenant 3.85 avg rating — 314,431 ratings
25.
Death of the Author
Death of the Author 4.06 avg rating — 10,784 ratings
26.
Rewind It Back (Windy City, #5)
Rewind It Back (Windy City, #5) 4.51 avg rating — 145,506 ratings
27.
The Favorites
The Favorites 4.10 avg rating — 127,569 ratings
28.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls 3.97 avg rating — 70,502 ratings
29.
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 36,289 ratings
30.
The Names
The Names 4.16 avg rating — 41,081 ratings
31.
Good Dirt
Good Dirt 4.03 avg rating — 36,804 ratings
32.
Saga #71
Saga #71 4.30 avg rating — 588 ratings
33.
Saga #72
Saga #72 4.13 avg rating — 453 ratings
34.
Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation
Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation 4.12 avg rating — 356 ratings
34.
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom 4.38 avg rating — 122,143 ratings
36.
Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love, #2)
Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 128,822 ratings
37.
Junie
Junie 4.21 avg rating — 9,860 ratings
38.
Water Moon
Water Moon 3.79 avg rating — 30,260 ratings
39.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter 4.11 avg rating — 15,076 ratings
40.
Aftertaste
Aftertaste 4.02 avg rating — 4,458 ratings
41.
The Lamb
The Lamb
by: Lucy Rose
3.84 avg rating — 14,019 ratings
41.
The Inheritance
The Inheritance 3.69 avg rating — 9,548 ratings
43.
Homeseeking
Homeseeking 4.22 avg rating — 15,091 ratings
44.
Theft
Theft 3.96 avg rating — 1,622 ratings
45.
Old Soul
Old Soul 3.75 avg rating — 2,787 ratings
45.
The Dream Hotel
The Dream Hotel 3.62 avg rating — 18,128 ratings
47.
A Fate Forged in Fire
A Fate Forged in Fire 3.78 avg rating — 3,004 ratings
48.
Wearing the Lion
Wearing the Lion 3.92 avg rating — 412 ratings
49.
The Crash
The Crash 3.71 avg rating — 427,825 ratings
50.
Say You'll Remember Me (Say You'll Remember Me, #1)
Say You'll Remember Me (Say You'll Remember Me, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 300,536 ratings
51.
Atmosphere
Atmosphere 4.41 avg rating — 188,084 ratings
52.
My Inconvenient Duke (Difficult Dukes, #3)
My Inconvenient Duke (Difficult Dukes, #3) 3.67 avg rating — 1,342 ratings
52.
Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy, #3)
Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 236,499 ratings
52.
All the Water in the World
All the Water in the World 3.59 avg rating — 7,406 ratings
55.
The Kiss Bet, Vol. 1
The Kiss Bet, Vol. 1 4.20 avg rating — 592 ratings
56.
Dream Count
Dream Count 3.86 avg rating — 23,564 ratings
57.
Feral, Vol. 2: Cat Lady
Feral, Vol. 2: Cat Lady 3.98 avg rating — 183 ratings
57.
Blood on Her Tongue
Blood on Her Tongue 3.84 avg rating — 7,348 ratings
59.
Fishflies (Fishflies #1-7)
Fishflies (Fishflies #1-7) 3.87 avg rating — 333 ratings
60.
Julie Chan Is Dead
Julie Chan Is Dead 3.47 avg rating — 17,385 ratings
60.
My Documents
My Documents 3.95 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
60.
Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame
Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame
by: Neon Yang
3.56 avg rating — 3,932 ratings
63.
King of Envy (Kings of Sin, #5)
King of Envy (Kings of Sin, #5)
by: Ana Huang
4.08 avg rating — 93,644 ratings
64.
Hot Air
Hot Air 3.25 avg rating — 1,944 ratings
64.
The Fisherman's Gift
The Fisherman's Gift 4.13 avg rating — 1,096 ratings
66.
Cat's People
Cat's People 4.20 avg rating — 2,042 ratings
67.
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5)
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 26,873 ratings
68.
The Children of Eve (Charlie Parker, #22)
The Children of Eve (Charlie Parker, #22) 4.11 avg rating — 1,982 ratings
68.
Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar
Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar
by: Katie Yee
3.57 avg rating — 1,429 ratings
68.
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng 4.15 avg rating — 14,962 ratings
71.
Out of the Woods (Out, #2)
Out of the Woods (Out, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 33,046 ratings
72.
We Pretty Pieces of Flesh
We Pretty Pieces of Flesh 4.16 avg rating — 571 ratings
72.
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com (Cosmic Chaos, #1)
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com (Cosmic Chaos, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 7,510 ratings
72.
Silver Elite (Silver Elite, #1)
Silver Elite (Silver Elite, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 73,170 ratings
75.
Good Girl
Good Girl
by: Aria Aber
3.66 avg rating — 5,234 ratings
75.
Three Days in June
Three Days in June 3.67 avg rating — 63,368 ratings
77.
My Name Is Emilia del Valle
My Name Is Emilia del Valle 3.90 avg rating — 8,855 ratings
77.
The Medusa Protocol (Assassins Anonymous, #2)
The Medusa Protocol (Assassins Anonymous, #2)
by: Rob Hart
4.18 avg rating — 671 ratings
77.
What Kind of Paradise
What Kind of Paradise 4.17 avg rating — 12,082 ratings
77.
Minor Arcana Vol. 1
Minor Arcana Vol. 1 3.86 avg rating — 328 ratings
81.
The Next One Is for You: A True Story of Guns, Country, and the IRA’s Secret American Army
The Next One Is for You: A True Story of Guns, Country, and the IRA’s Secret American Army 4.16 avg rating — 203 ratings
82.
The Seasons #1
The Seasons #1 4.18 avg rating — 106 ratings
83.
Tough Luck
Tough Luck 3.93 avg rating — 1,368 ratings
84.
Far and Away
Far and Away 4.11 avg rating — 1,714 ratings
84.
Vantage Point
Vantage Point 3.56 avg rating — 2,465 ratings
84.
Saga, Volume 12
Saga, Volume 12 4.12 avg rating — 2,516 ratings
87.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain 4.22 avg rating — 1,624 ratings
88.
Murder at Gulls Nest (Nora Breen Investigates #1)
Murder at Gulls Nest (Nora Breen Investigates #1)
by: Jess Kidd
3.83 avg rating — 4,423 ratings
89.
The Hounding
The Hounding 4.05 avg rating — 550 ratings
89.
The Seasons #2
The Seasons #2 4.26 avg rating — 58 ratings
89.
The Love Haters
The Love Haters 3.85 avg rating — 52,111 ratings
92.
Too Old for This
Too Old for This 4.36 avg rating — 425 ratings
92.
Promise Me Sunshine
Promise Me Sunshine 4.15 avg rating — 44,606 ratings
94.
After Life
After Life 3.62 avg rating — 3,968 ratings
94.
Book of Cutter #1
Book of Cutter #1 3.94 avg rating — 113 ratings
94.
Victorian Psycho
Victorian Psycho 3.58 avg rating — 22,533 ratings
97.
The Three Lives of Cate Kay
The Three Lives of Cate Kay 3.76 avg rating — 56,986 ratings
98.
Other People's Fun
Other People's Fun really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
99.
Raising Hare: A Memoir
Raising Hare: A Memoir 4.42 avg rating — 9,440 ratings
99.
A Granite Silence
A Granite Silence 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings
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