I've never made a yearly reading list before... but 2025 is the year I change that! 📚 Join me as I go through the 25 books I’m committing to reading—featuring fantasy, thrillers, sci-fi, romance, and more. I’ll share why these books made the cut, what I’m excited about, and maybe even convince you to read some with me! Plus, I’m planning special episodes for certain releases and a big wrap-up at the end of the year. Let’s see if I can actually stick to this list! 😅🎧

📖 My 25 Books for 2025:

✨ Fantasy:

1. Warbreaker – Brandon Sanderson

2. Songbird and the Heart of Stone (Crowns of Nyaxia #2) – Carissa Broadbent

3. When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall #1) – Sarah A. Parker

4. Quicksilver (Fae and Alchemy #1) – Callie Hart

5. Spark of the Everflame (Kindred’s Curse #1) – Penn Cole

6. Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth #1) – Kristen Ciccarelli

7. The Book of Azrael (Gods and Monsters #1) – Amber V. Nicole

8. Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1) – Tracy Deonn

🔪 Thriller/Mystery:
9. The Institute – Stephen King
10. Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #2) – Holly Jackson
11. The Risk (Mindf*ck #1) – S.T. Abby
12. Listen for the Lie – Amy Tintera

❤️ Romance:
13. Funny Story – Emily Henry
14. This Summer Will Be Different – Carley Fortune
15. The Seven Year Slip – Ashley Poston
16. Butcher and Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy #1) – Brynne Weaver

🏛 Historical Fiction:
17. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid

🚀 Sci-Fi/Dystopian:
18. Sunrise of the Reaping (The Hunger Games Prequel) – Suzanne Collins
19. Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) – Neal Shusterman
20. The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave #1) – Rick Yancey
21. Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1) – Pierce Brown

📚 Literary Fiction/Contemporary:
22. That’s Not My Name – Megan Lally
23. Immortal – Su Lyn Tan
24. Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry
25. Pictures of You – Emma Grey

Are any of these on your TBR? Let’s chat!

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