Every thing I Learn in 2025, Ranked by Style

Yearly, I prefer to look again, tally up what number of books I learn, and rank my favorites. 2025 was a very good month of studying. I learn 100 books. 100 is agreeable to me because it’s a pleasant spherical quantity (I didn’t plan this, I do a mid-year rely, however don’t set objectives or monitor my studying till the very finish), nevertheless it’s additionally thrilling as a result of it’s a variety of books. Final 12 months, I learn 102–it was my first time ever cracking the hundred ebook mark. Whereas I strive to not put stress on myself to learn a sure variety of books, I’m fairly completely happy to have saved up this little streak.

You possibly can look again through the years. 102 books in 2024, 88 books in 2023, 87 books in 2022, 80 books in 2021. And don’t neglect that each ebook I’ve learn within the time I’ve had my weblog is saved to this web page. You possibly can kind, filter, and rank by class or style.

Additionally on Substack immediately, I’m sharing my prime ten for the 12 months. It was laborious to decide on!

EVERYTHING I READ IN 2025

PS – If you would like longer critiques of any of those books, simply search the title inside The Library. They’re additionally every reviewed in my month-to-month studying lists. And in case you are seeking to learn extra this 12 months, learn this put up: Methods to Learn Extra Books.

PPS – My common reminder! That is all subjective. There have been books thought of nice works that I simply didn’t take pleasure in. I’m not a literary critic, only a one that likes to learn and share my opinions.

My Favourite Non-Fiction from This Yr.

(I learn 18 non-fiction books final 12 months)

1. Didion & Babitz, by Lili Anolik
2. The Friday Afternoon Membership, by Griffin Dunne
3. Methods to Win Mates and Affect Folks, by Dale Carnegie
4. Warhol’s Muses, by Laurence Leamer
5. We’ve Determined to go in a Completely different Path, by Tess Sanchez Greenfield
6. Nonetheless Bobbi, by Bobbi Brown
7. The Inform, by Amy Griffin
8. The Let Them Concept, by Mel Robbins
9. Careless Folks, by Sarah Wynn-Williams
10. Greenlights, by Matthew McConaughey
11. Gwyneth, by Amy Odell
12. Eat, Drink, and Remarry, by Patricia Altschul
13. Born Fortunate, by Leland Vittert
14. Then Once more, by Diane Keaton
15. The Siren’s Name, by Chris Hayes
16. All of the Cool Ladies Get Fired, by Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill
17. Me, However Higher, by Olga Kahzan
18. Authentic Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cowl-Up, and His Disastrous Option to Run Once more, by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
19. If You Don’t Like This, I Will Die, by Lee Tilghman

Favourite Thrillers and Suspense from This Yr.

I learn 46 thrillers final 12 months and 49 this 12 months. My generally responsible pleasure. Those that ranked on the prime for me had been both of the extra literary nature or included a historic fiction factor (like Jo Piazza’s newest!).

1. Damaged Nation, by Clare Leslie Corridor
2. What Type of Paradise, by Janelle Brown
3. Wild Darkish Shore, by Charlotte McConaghy
4. The Names, by Florence Knapp
5. Don’t Let Him In, by Lisa Jewell
6. Workhorse, by Caroline Palmer
7. The Parisian Heist, by Jo Piazza (out July seventh!)
8. Little One, by Olivia Muenter (out Feb 3!)
9. Everybody Is Mendacity to You, by Jo Piazza
10. The Safari, by Jaclyn Goldis 
11. The Ghostwriter, by Julie Clark
12. Overlook Me Not, by Stacy Willingham
13. Jar of Hearts, by Jennifer Hillier
14. Her One Remorse, by Donna Freitas
15. The Locked Ward, by Sarah Pekkanen
16. The Tenant, by Freida McFadden
17. Don’t Open Your Eyes, by Liv Constantine
18. Stunning Ugly, by Alice Feeney
19. A Killing Chilly, by Kate Alice Marshall
20. Imply Mothers, by Emma Rosenblum
21. The First Gentleman, by James Patterson and Invoice Clinton
22. Final Seen, by J.T. Ellison
23. The Intruder, by Freida McFadden
24. The Meadowbrook Murders, by Jessica Goodman
25. The Increase, by Ali Kriegsman
26. This E book Will Bury Me, by Ashley Winstead
27. We Don’t Speak About Carol, by Kristen L. Berry
28. Gone Earlier than Goodbye, by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
29. The Break-In, by Katherine Faulkner
30. The Final Ferry Out, by Andrea Bartz
31. What Have You Accomplished?, by Shari Lapena
32. Heartwood, by Amity Gaige
33. Candy Fury, by Sash Bischoff
34. Park Avenue, by Renée Ahdieh
35. El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott
36. All of the Different Moms Hate Me, by Sarah Harman
37. Mother and father Weekend, by Alex Finlay
38. Pleased Spouse, by Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores
39. Not Fairly Lifeless But, by Holly Jackson
40. Subsequent to Heaven, by James Frey
41. Depend My Lies, by Sophie Stava
42. The Flawed Daughter, by Dandy Smith
43. Shell Video games, by Bonnie Kistler
44. Inform Them You Lied, by Laura Leffler
45. A Woman Like Us, by Anna Sophia McLoughlin
46. The Manor of Goals, by Christina Li
47. I Need You Extra, by Swan Huntley
48. Jill is Not Pleased, by Kaira Roud
49. Each Candy Factor is Bitter, by Samantha Crewson

My Favourite Mild Reads from This Yr.

I learn 15 of these kind of books final 12 months. I really like a light-weight learn, particularly once I really feel like I simply wish to flip off my mind and be completely happy.

1. Writers and Lovers, by Lily King
2. Coronary heart the Lover, by Lily King
3. The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
4. Exit Lane, by Erika Veurink
5. Set Piece, by Lana Schwartz
6. Conform, by Ariel Sullivan
7. No matter Occurred to Lori Pretty, by Sarah McCoy
8. Sunny Aspect Up, by Katie Sturino
9. Alan Opts Out, by Courtney Maum (out June 2nd!)
10. Discovering Grace, by Loretta Rothschild
11. The Academy, by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham
12. Environment, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
13. Sq. Waves, by Alexandra Romanaoff
14. The Three Lives of Cate Kay, by Kate Fagan
15. Nice Huge Stunning Life, by Emily Henry
16. Comedic Timing, by Upasna Barath
17. The Love We Discovered, by Jill Santopolo
18. Unhealthy Affect, by Claire Ahn

Severe, Literary, + Historic Fiction

I learn 23 of these kind of books final 12 months. That is the place my deficit was. I are inclined to take pleasure in take into consideration these types of books for longer than I might say, a thriller, so a aim for 2025 is unquestionably to learn extra (non-romance, non-thriller) modern fiction!

1. The Secret Historical past, by Donna Tartt
2. The Lion Ladies of Tehran, by Marjan Kamali
3. Isola, by Allegra Goodman
4. It is a Love Story, by Jessica Soffer
5. Klara and the Solar, by Kazuo Ishiguri
6. Notes on Infinity, by Austin Taylor
7. The Hop, by Diana Clarke
8. Small Issues Like These, by Claire Keegan
9. Peggy, by Rebecca Godfrey with Leslie Jamison
10. The Compound, by Aisling Rawle
11. I Who Have By no means Recognized Males, by Jacqueline Harpman
12. The Guidelines of Fortune, by Danielle Prescod
13. Don’t Be a Stranger, by Susan Minot
14. The Dream Resort, by Laila Lalami

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