Top Books of 2025
I read over 150 books in 2025!
Honestly, I’m not sure how I did it. This is by far the most I have ever read in a year and low key, I hope I never do it again haha. It was very tiring to read over 150 books in one year, but I am very proud of myself for exceeding my original goal of 30 books by 5x the amount.
My favorite genres to read are typically fantasy, nonfiction, and general fiction, so these are my top books from those categories.
Among all the cozy reads, the heart-wrenchers, and the magic, there were easily a handful of books that won my heart. Here are my favorite and best-read books from each genre.
✨ Fantasy ✨
📗Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole
📖 Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun
📗 A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
📖 The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
📗 Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
📖 Zodiac Acadwmy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
✨Fiction ✨
📗Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
📖 Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire
📗The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
📖 All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
✨Non-Fiction ✨
📗 It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narccistic People by Ramani Durvasula,PHD
📖 I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
✨Graphic Novels✨
Shortcomings by Adrian Tomone
I enjoyed all of these books and think it would make for a great book to share with your book club or friends.
🗣️QOTD: What were some of your top books from 2025? ⁉️
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Reading over 150 books in a single year was both an exhilarating and exhausting journey, but it allowed me to immerse deeply into diverse worlds and ideas. Among my favorites, fantasy books like 'Spark of the Everflame' and 'Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil' stood out for their rich world-building and complex characters. These books offered incredible escapes and intense narratives that kept me turning pages late into the night. In fiction, books such as 'The Cat Who Saved Books' and 'All My Rage' truly captured heartfelt emotions and contemporary struggles, providing thoughtful reflections on life and resilience. These stories are perfect for generating meaningful discussions, especially in book clubs where sharing perspectives enhances the reading experience. Non-fiction selections like Ramani Durvasula's 'It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People' and Austin Channing Brown's 'I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness' delivered powerful insights that helped me better understand complex social and psychological topics. These reads were not only informative but personally transformative, making them essential picks for anyone interested in personal growth and social justice. Lastly, graphic novels such as 'Shortcomings' by Adrian Tomine offered a visually engaging and concise storytelling format that complements traditional reading. Incorporating graphic novels into my reading list added balance and variety. Overall, this mix of genres and themes enriched my reading year and offered recommendations I believe any reader will appreciate. Whether you love fantasy epics, poignant fiction, insightful non-fiction, or visual storytelling, these top books of 2025 are worthy additions to your shelf.
