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Dannie is on the path to achieving her five-year goals in spectacularly efficient fashion. Serle's In Five Years totally hit the spot for me, and it also wasn’t exactly what I expected.

I thought I'd offer a full list of giftable fiction published in 2025 that I've loved reading this year indies that keep us swimming in thoughtful book recommendations and excellent customer service all year This is the type of romantic fantasy I adore. Other great literary fiction titles published this year: The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr, Buckeye Other captivating fiction titles published this year include: The Correspondent , A Guardian and a Thief

Scorah tells a fascinating personal story of growth and fear and change.

Pan decided to deliberately put herself into extremely uncomfortable social situations for a year, and She regrets her one-year plan almost instantly but feels compelled to continue her terrifying exercises We used to brainstorm book ideas for the following year and then, honestly, I would push through my own that my book club friends now patiently and kindly wade through to cast their votes for the coming year We've been happily meeting monthly for about fourteen years now, so let's just say we're all clear on

The author offers a vivid account of the fear and dread—intermixed with sparks of hope—that sustained societal expectations for women, great adventure, strong female loyalty and friendship, love, and lots of fantastic in 1924 South Carolina were wonderful, and I still think about this book although I read it almost a year ago (technically, at the end of last year).

Earth ​ Julia Phillips's interconnected stories follow in chapters that take place each month for a year I still think about this book from time to time, and I read it over a year ago. 04 The Last Child I loved including societal malaise, ignorance often overpowering facts, and longstanding patterns of power and fear Lucas Page is a fantastic character (as are Whitaker, Kehoe, Erin, and Dingo). It feels like the time of year to be stocking up on spooky books and mysteries.

His wife Elisabeth fears his involvement in the resistance that plans to assassinate Hitler. into the gruff but hopeful mindset of a young woman forced to grow up too quickly--a woman who for years Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West, Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year

her five-year goals in spectacularly efficient fashion. Serle's In Five Years totally hit the spot for me, and it also wasn’t exactly what I expected. For my full review of this book, see In Five Years. What were some of your favorite fiction reads this year? reading many of these books as the Covid-19 pandemic began to shape life in the United States this year

postwar San Francisco; I'm listening to The Knight and the Moth , the first in Rachel Gillig's rich fantasy the Moth , considers Sybil Delling and a group of five other foundling girls who have given up ten years So far this is a richly built fantasy world with a minor romance aspect; it's a balance I'm really liking Gaige's Heartwood offers the story of Beverly, a dedicated Maine State Game Warden who has fought for years Valerie's poignant letters to her mother as she struggles to survive in the wild, and witness to 76-year-old

Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian Carey (which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels Interdependency #1) by John Scalzi and Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (which I've thought about reading for years For other science fiction and fantasy books I've read and reviewed, please check out the titles at this

In Kuang's dark academia fantasy novel Katabasis , Alice Law is a postgraduate student in a ruthlessly This is a clever, strange, dark, and often darkly funny fantasy. This is the type of romantic fantasy I adore. Tale of Two Cities  offered a compelling story of redemption and self-sacrifice with a significant fantasy In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Tochi Onyebuchi's dark, broody fantasy mystery, Harmattan 01 Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi In Tochi Onyebuchi's newest fantasy mystery novel, main protagonist Harmattan Season is a dark, broody, mysterious fantasy story that takes place in post-colonial West I'm listening to this as an audiobook. 02 Sunny Side Up by Katie Sturino Sunny Greene is a 35-year-old

The Books I'm Reading Now I guess this list is an Escape from Reality attempt, as I have three fantasy I'm listening to Ruby Dixon's sassy fantasy novel, Bull Moon Rising ; I'm reading M. L. The cover is arresting, and the sparkles and art are a nod to the novel's fantasy genre. Wang For twenty years, Sciona has single-mindedly set out to learn enough complex, intuitive, precise . 03 Voyage of the Damned by Frances White To honor Concordia's thousand years of peace between its twelve

Brown's debut fantasy novel offers a swirl of magical books, a makeshift team of world-savers, plenty In Gareth Brown's debut fantasy novel The Book of Doors, main protagonist Cassie Andrews works in a New Cassie's years-long hiatus sloooooowed the pace of the book too much for my taste. did set into motion an important yet brief plan for the future, and she and her companion spend those years bonding in a sweet way, but I felt like those were years that could have been filled with Cassie's gaining

and hope after their father's death, Intermezzo ; and I'm listening to the first in Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven fantasy series, Hell for Hire . Ivan Koubek is ten years younger, a competitive chess player, a loner, and, he has always thought, his Down Heaven #1) by Rachel Aaron I love a playful fantasy book (see Hench and Starter Villain ), and I'm hoping Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven series is one I'll love too.

In a near-future Kolkata, India, Ma is the manager of a food pantry for those in need. Kingfisher writes my favorite kind of fantasy novel: a wonderfully oddball main protagonist, a strange Kingfisher imagines richly imagined fantasy worlds, and within them she slots fantastically imperfect This is my fantasy sweet spot. community, found her world turned upside down when she discovered in 2020 that her husband of over 25 years

reveals her husband's Nazi enthusiasms; a young boy learns that his brother's gay identity is not to be feared The focus on the power of books is fantastic. I'd love to hear your Bossy thoughts about this book! the power of menopausal women and the poignant strength of friendship; supplies satisfying revenge fantasies

The fantasy-science-fiction novel Moonbound spans time and splits into several stories, for me never In Robin Sloan's science-fiction-fantasy tale Moonbound , it's eleven thousand years in the future, and

After the 2023 Thanksgiving Stomach Bug Debacle, I'm ready for a healthy and fun New Year's and 2024! fortune tucked away inside) turns out to also hold unexpected passengers: pregnant Nell and her four-year-old When nineteen-year-old orphan and frontier carpenter Benjamin Shreve encounters Nell, he determines to After twenty-two years of adventuring, Viv had reached her limit of blood and mud and bullshit. Viv has spent years hunting down creatures for bounties, wielding her sword, and doing anything ruthless

Parry I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse. H. G. In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful I read the first in that series, The Magicians , for but me it was short on magic and fantastical elements

It's a fast read, and after my love of Blacktop Wasteland last year, I'm in for any of Cosby's writing In Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married to put a foot out of line, has built his landscaping company from the ground up and stayed clean for years I loved last year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made

Murderland ; I'm also listening to the first in Antonia Hodgson's smart, charming, intricately plotted fantasy The imperious genius is desperate to preserve the peace that has reigned for twenty-four years--but forces she doesn't yet understand are tearing apart the kingdom. There is a romantic element, but this is, happily for me, a richly built fantasy and not a romantasy.

Kingfisher novel, the fantasy story and retelling of the Grimm Brothers' Goose Girl , A Sorceress Comes Naomi Novik is the author of richly wrought fantasy novels featuring main protagonists I love: Uprooted Novik has also written the Temeraire series of nine fantastic books about dragons, their riders, their

her mother have run their farm in Coalfield, Tennessee, ever since Mad's father disappeared twenty years Mad is quickly developing revenge fantasies involving her dad, but a cross-country road trip in close He is, after all, an imperfect person whose fear of failure caused him to abandon each chance at a wonderfully Wilson speak at the library foundation's annual fundraising event Verse & Vino, and my book club loved hearing

In the seven years since, Belle's mother has reinvented herself as a society woman and has remarried, Chelsey Calhoun is shocked by the reappearance of Ellie Black, a young girl who's been missing for two years Chelsey is especially invested in the case because her own sister Lydia went missing years earlier--before review of James . 05 Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Thorpe's irresistible character of 19-year-old Margo is a 19-year-old community college student having an affair with her married professor.

Pan decided to deliberately put herself into extremely uncomfortable social situations for a year, and She regrets her one-year plan almost instantly but feels compelled to continue her terrifying exercises in anticipation of our upcoming discussion that Pan's concept reminded us somewhat of a book we read years ago, MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend (although that book had a premise that

Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to A Steeping of Blood , the second in Hafsah Faizal's supernatural fantasy Reva is a Ukrainian expat who has spent years keeping track of her family from outside the country. 03 Here, Harkin builds a rich historical fiction story of John Collan, a ten-year-old who transforms from I received a prepublication edition of this title (published in April of this year, eeks) courtesy of

out, this oddball, zigzagging story explores broad themes of interconnectedness as well as revenge fantasies Reva layers mother-daughter yearning and broken bonds; desperate men with facile idealism and romantic More about This Author Reva is a Ukrainian expat who has spent years keeping track of her family from She is also the author of Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories .

Reading Now I'm reading Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You; I'm listening to Gareth Brown's debut fantasy Betting on You (Betting on You #1) by Lynn Painter In Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You, seventeen-year-old Number, and other books I haven't yet read. 02 The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown In Gareth Brown's debut fantasy One of these customers is a kind older man she's become dear friends with. Her precocious ten-year-old kids secretly reach out to family for help--but even India doesn't realize

Maggie has long leaned on rereading her favorite fantasy series for comfort and security. adult still reeling from the death of her beloved husband Joe, and she's hoping that the start of a new year and learns that Joe had made arrangements for a handpicked book for Tilly each month of the coming year The books become a touchstone each month during that first difficult year after Joe's death. But the year following Joe's passing also allows Tilly to imagine a new version of herself and a future

art-focused historical fiction mystery in two timelines; I'm reading The Tainted Cup , a fascinating fantasy-science-fiction Fifty years later, two Cambridge students (who are falling in love) on the hunt for dissertation topics fiction-feeling story, a Sherlock Holmes and Watson-type investigatory relationship, and fascinating otherworldly fantasy

story; and I'm reading Lisa Wingate's Oklahoma story told in two timelines 90 years apart, Shelterwood Several years after saying goodbye, Anna is struggling to pay for her father's cancer treatment and has More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of the Past Year , Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year , Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect tale Moonbound , it's eleven thousand years in the future, and young Ariel lives with his brother in

Gaige's Heartwood  offers the story of Beverly, a dedicated Maine State Game Warden who has fought for years Greedy Reading Lists Six Compelling Nonfiction Reads  , Six Favorite Nonfiction and Memoir Reads of the Year The romantic aspect is less essential than the fantasy elements, which I appreciated. Moth , considers Sybil Delling ("Six") and a group of five other foundling girls who have given up ten years But the shrouded girls, who have bonded over the years like family, begin to disappear, and Sybil doubts

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to SenLinYu's 1000-plus-page fantasy novel Alchemised , which 01 Alchemised by SenLinYu This beast of a fantasy novel (it's 1040 pages) tracks a healer and alchemist Bo yearns for a deeper connection with his son.

the power of menopausal women and the poignant strength of friendship; supplies satisfying revenge fantasies Why do we keep going for thirty years after our bodies can no longer reproduce? Do you think nature meant for those years to be useless? No, of course not. The former nurse is coping with loneliness--but then she begins hearing voices like her grandmother once The revenge-fantasy element is particularly satisfying.

Anglish conquerers' constricting rules about its raising and training; and I'm listening to a cozy fantasy Then fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon egg, and when it hatches, she befriends and bonds with the Viv spent years hunting down creatures for bounties, wielding her sword, and doing anything needed to But in this cozy fantasy story, Viv has discovered the wonder of coffee and has determined to make a

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sara Holland's upcoming fantasy novel Break Wide the Sea ; I'm But the mask Wylla is after also turns out to be sentient, and if she's going to wear the mask, she'll Seventeen-year-old Charlie, the twins, his father Noah, and his mother Lorelei, an AI leader, are all

stagecoach (with a fortune inside) holds unexpected passengers including pregnant Nell and her four-year-old When nineteen-year-old Benjamin Shreve encounters Nell, he determines to shepherd Nell and Tot to safety Chakraborty I'm listening to the first wonderful installment in Shannon Chakraborty's Amina al-Sirafi fantasy , and smart, with wonderful banter, a gruff and independent, saucy main protagonist in Amina, and a fantastic

Elaborate mythology swirls around the mysterious author of the blockbuster fantasy series The Falling Goldhero, and fans dream up fantastical stories about the writer and his life. I'd love to hear your Bossy thoughts about this book!

The banter is fantastic, and I laughed many times while reading this one. I listened to Funny Story as an audiobook (narrated by the fantastic Julia Whelan). We track back through time to witness Wren's younger years, then farther back to understand Wren's mother's Her precocious ten-year-old kids secretly reach out to family for help--but even India doesn't realize Click here for my full review of Family Family. 04 The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown Brown's debut fantasy

If you've read any of these, I'd love to hear what you think! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? I listened to the first installment in Shannon Chakraborty's Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, The Adventures June has been seeing and hearing visions for a year now, and she believes they're linked to the curse She realizes that the revenge fantasies that have been instilled in her since birth--along with a distrust

The Revenge Fantasies...and Revenge Enacted Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade For my full review of this book, check out Hench. 02 Razorblade Tears by S.A. the power of menopausal women and the poignant strength of friendship; supplies satisfying revenge fantasies The revenge-fantasy element is particularly satisfying. Echo Wife. 06 The Harpy by Megan Hunter This slim, intriguing book packs a punch, featuring revenge fantasies

and I'm listening to Ilona Andrews's novel about a superfan who wakes up in the world of her favorite fantasy Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying #1) by Ilona Andrews Maggie has long leaned on rereading her favorite fantasy

01 Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik is the author of fantasy novels featuring battles within the books' alternate history, and the human protagonists are wonderfully faulted and fantastic

This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition; an adventure-fantasy inspired by a Chinese legend; literary fiction tracing life in a British boarding school and beyond; a Norse-inspired fantasy saga; a fun young adult, queer, medieval adventure romance I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or My book club will be discussing this heartwarming novel next year.

She realizes that the revenge fantasies that have been instilled in her since birth--along with a distrust Glory examines deep matters in a fascinating chain of events, reflections, unexpected do-overs, and fantastic

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Nocturne, Alyssa Wees's fantasy novel about a prima ballerina in 01 Nocturne by Alyssa Wees In Alyssa Wees's slim (it's 240 pages) fantasy novel Nocturne, set in the As the Depression rages, orphaned Grace rises through the ranks of the Near North Ballet Company--losing is a professor and podcaster, and she has left firmly in the past the events of her boarding school years and Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. 03 All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham A year

I had several literary fiction reads, a dystopian fantasy, and a fun nonfiction book. If you've read any of these titles, I'd love to hear what you think. In a fascinating, heartwarming, lovely account, Tomlinson spends three years traveling dog shows across 05 Silver Elite by Dani Francis While I should probably stop reading "romantasy" because I prefer my fantasy Francis's dystopian novel, Wren Darlington is a Mod who has lived under the radar for her twentysomething years

disabled and overwhelmed by her overly controlling and opinionated family as she has been for many years over, paid for, published, successful, and various rights are sold all feels like a happy dream-state fantasy Zelu's family aims to tear down her confidence as well as repeatedly blame her for her childhood accident

exploration of fate and mortality; a serial-killer story based on real-life events; and a collection of fantasy If you've read any of these titles, I'd love to hear what you think! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? Oddly, her brother Bear, beloved by all who knew him, disappeared fourteen years earlier. Novik's newest work, Buried Deep , is a collection of thirteen stories that span the worlds of her fantastic