Best books of July, 2025

1.
Culpability
Culpability 4.23 avg rating — 2,738 ratings
2.
The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant (Merritt & Blunt Mystery, #1)
The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant (Merritt & Blunt Mystery, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 351 ratings
3.
History Lessons
History Lessons 3.92 avg rating — 426 ratings
4.
The Peculiar Gift of July
The Peculiar Gift of July 4.11 avg rating — 247 ratings
5.
Dead of Summer
Dead of Summer 3.58 avg rating — 691 ratings
6.
House of Beth
House of Beth 3.62 avg rating — 429 ratings
7.
Night Watcher
Night Watcher 3.97 avg rating — 1,805 ratings
8.
Red Rabbit Ghost
Red Rabbit Ghost 3.49 avg rating — 78 ratings
9.
The Sandersons Fail Manhattan
The Sandersons Fail Manhattan 4.07 avg rating — 112 ratings
10.
The Library at Hellebore
The Library at Hellebore 3.62 avg rating — 605 ratings
11.
Pan
Pan 3.90 avg rating — 86 ratings
12.
The Rabbit Club
The Rabbit Club 3.74 avg rating — 136 ratings
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The Bloodless Queen
The Bloodless Queen 3.93 avg rating — 83 ratings
14.
Writers and Liars
Writers and Liars 3.57 avg rating — 162 ratings
15.
Bound by Stars
Bound by Stars 4.16 avg rating — 237 ratings
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The Secret Market of the Dead
The Secret Market of the Dead 3.72 avg rating — 159 ratings
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Only Lovers in the Building
Only Lovers in the Building 3.82 avg rating — 296 ratings
18.
Port Anna
Port Anna 3.87 avg rating — 207 ratings
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Angel Down
Angel Down 4.34 avg rating — 190 ratings
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The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey
The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey 4.04 avg rating — 204 ratings
21.
Mean Moms
Mean Moms 3.82 avg rating — 452 ratings
22.
You Belong Here
You Belong Here 3.72 avg rating — 3,714 ratings
23.
Under the Stars
Under the Stars 4.14 avg rating — 340 ratings