My favourite books of 2025
26 Dec 2025It's that time of the year!
Initially, this was conceived as a mock-up award idea, but I ran out of jokes too early; so we recover the traditional list format. As a note, the order is random, and I consider all the books on the list absolutely amazing.
Time to dive in!
The Isle at the Silver Sea, by Tasha Suri
The Gryphon King, by Sara Omer
The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver, by Rafael Torrubia
The Tower of the Tyrant, by J.T. Greathouse
Seven Recipes for Revolution, by Ryan Rose
The Villa, Once Beloved, by Victor Manibo
Casthen Gain, by Essa Hansen
Puppet's Banquet, by Valkyrie Loughcrewe
The Library at Hellebore, by Cassandra Khaw
The House on the Utopia Way, by Stefan Mohamed
Six Wild Crowns, by Holly Race
Daughter of the Otherworld, by Shauna Lawless
Cry, Voidbringer, by Elaine Ho
Heart of the Wyrdwood, by R.J. Barker
The Immesurable Heaven, by Caspar Geon
Lightfall, by Ed Crocker
The October Film Haunt, by Michael Wehunt
Moonflow, by Bitter Karella
A Blood as Bright as the Moon, by Andrea Morstabilini
Dear Stupid Penpal, by Rascal Hartley
Black Flame, by Gretchen Felker-Martin
The Devils, by Joe Abercrombie
The Knight and the Moth, by Rachel Gillig
City of Jackals, by Aman J. Bedi
When They Burned the Butterfly, by Wen-yi Lee
The Whisper of the Stars, by Cristin Williams
A Dress to Save Me, by Tessa Hastjarjanto
A Palace Near the Wind, by Ai Jiang
A Song of Legends Lost, by M.H. Ayinde
Tideborn, by Eliza Chan
The Secret Market of the Dead, by Giovanni de Feo
Slow Gods, by Claire North
Mad Sisters of Esi, by Tashan Mehta
