My Top 15 Reads of 2025 | Must-Read Fiction Countdown

Ready to seriously upgrade your TBR pile? Here are my Booklover Book Reviews’ Top Reads of 2025 — fifteen fabulous novels spanning the crime, romance, fantasy, historical fiction, and literary genres. These are the reads that stood out above the rest this year.

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My Top 15 Reads of 2025

Romance & Drama

  • An Academic Affair - Jodi McAlister - Romance
  • By Your Side - Ruth Jones
  • You Are Here - New Books 2024

Historical Thriller & Crime Mystery

  • The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester
  • The Italian Secret - Tara Moss - Billie Walker Mystery 3
  • The English Masterpiece - Katherine Reay book cover

Contemporary Crime Mystery

  • Cold Granite Stuart MacBride Logan McRae Book 1 Blue My Top 15 Reads of 2025 | Must-Read Fiction Countdown
  • The Maids Secret Nita Prose Small My Top 15 Reads of 2025 | Must-Read Fiction Countdown

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Literary Fiction

  • Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao Review
  • Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy Small My Top 15 Reads of 2025 | Must-Read Fiction Countdown
  • So Far Gone Jess Walter Small My Top 15 Reads of 2025 | Must-Read Fiction Countdown
  • Migrations

Fantasy & Sci-Fi

  • The Book That Held Her Heart Mark Lawrence Small My Top 15 Reads of 2025 | Must-Read Fiction Countdown
  • The Geographers Map to Romance India Holton Small My Top 15 Reads of 2025 | Must-Read Fiction Countdown
  • After Taste - Daria Lavelle

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