Countdown to 2026....Favorite Reads of 2025

 I can't believe it's time to write my new year's countdown post! This year flew by.

2025 was a banner year for great books. Rather than a top 5 list, I'm listing my favorite top 6 books because I couldn't leave any of these off my list. 

Adventure was the word of the year in terms of reading. These books live rent free in my head, and you'll still be thinking about them long after you close the book.

I discovered a couple of new-to-me authors (Susan L. Tuttle and Christine Hill Sunz), but I also noticed that four of my auto-buy authors (no surprise) made the list.

In no particular order, here's my top 6 list. Did any of these make your favorites list? Any books I'm leaving out? I'd love to know.

                                          You can read my review of To Love a Beast here. 

You can read my review of The Novel Adventures of Natalie Daughtry here.

                              You can read my review of The Lawyer and the Laundress here.

                                       You can read my review of First Love, Second Draft here.

                                      You can read my review of Every Hour Until Then here.

      You can read my review of The Atlas of Untold Stories here.