2025 First Quarter Favorites

 We are 25% of the way finished with 2025 and I wanted to share my favorites of the books I have read so far. I hit the pavement running this year and I have already read 47 books. Let me know in the comments what your favorites have been so far this year. 

1. Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister. My first read from this author & my first five star read of the year. I will be reading more from this author. My full thoughts on the book can be found here. 

2. Beartown by Fredrik Backman. The writing is so good, poetic and says things in a way that really made me stop and think about life. There were also lines that knocked me on my ass with how much I related to them. The actual plot pissed me off so much, like the blind faith in fucking Kevin. I legit hated it. I know there are good characters but damn, I couldn't see past my anger. I'm not even sure I want to read the second book.

  •    A quote that has stuck with me is "but life as a teenager seems to have acted like sandpaper on Ana. She's getting smoother and smoother, smaller and smaller" 
3. The Prophecy by Eleri Drake. My full thoughts on this one can be found here. 

4. Out On A Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young. Should I include this on this list since it is a re-read? Probably not but it isn't often that I love a book so much that I read it twice in less than 6 months.

5. We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal. This book wrapped up a duology and I loved it. Hafsah Faizal is brilliant. 

6.This Cursed Light by Emily Thiede. Another second book in a duology. Emily Thiede created a world that I loved. The characters, the found family, the magic. I loved it. 

7. A Rivalry of Hearts by Tessonja Odette. This romance novel was so much fun.

8. Nocturnal by Clio Evans. Read this in one sitting, it was face paced, sexy and interesting.

9. Deep End by Ali Hazelwood. Last year, if you had told me that I was going to love a book by Ali Hazelwood this much, I wouldn't have believed you. 

10. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White. Is it possible to be both horrified and enamored by something? Because that is the best way to describe how I feel about this book. 

I can't wait to keep reading this year and to see how many of these end up on my favorites of the year list in December. 

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