here are some of my favorite fantasy & science fiction books that I read in 2025!

honestly, it was very hard to narrow down because I had SO many incredible speculative reads.

📚 books mentioned:

- Fate's Bane by C.L. Clark

- The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

- Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei

- The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

- The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez

👗💄:

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thanks to Tor and Tordotcom for the gifted copies!

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