This year, I set out to read more intentionally mixing genres, discovering new authors, and embracing the stories that surprised me, made me feel, or completely took me out of my comfort zone. I’m a few books behind in my goal of reading 125 books for the year, but I think 57 reads so far is pretty good considering I have 3 kiddos (4 and under), a full time job, and I have to sleep sometime. Plus that’s 3 books more than I read during the first half of 2025! Whether you’re looking for your next favorite or just curious what kept me flipping pages this year, here’s the full list of what I read—plus a link to each review so you can see what I thought!

You can also find this list and others on my Amazon and Bookshop Storefronts.

Amazon Storefront | Bookshop

I hope you find something to read, but if you are still looking for something else give my Most Anticipated Lists and some of my other Favorite Lists a look.

2026 Top Ten so Far

Summer Most Anticipated

spring 25 most anticipated

2025 Favorites | 2024 Favorites

What I’ve Read in 2025

Reviews

The Odds of You by Kate Dramis | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Innocence Road by Laura Griffin | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Such Sheltered Lives by Alyssa Sheinmel | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Hiding Season by Ava Glass | ⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Girls Before by Kate Alice Marshall | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Muscles & Monsters (Leviathan Fitness) by Ashley Bennett | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Cloud Nine (Snowy Peak, #1) by Amanda Sinatra | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
No Exit by Taylor Adams | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Anniversary by Alex Finlay | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Nothing Tastes as Good by Luke Dumas | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Whidbey by T Kira Madden | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
She Fell Away by Lenore Nash | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
How to Write a Love Story by Catherine Walsh | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Ghost Women by Jennifer Murphy | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Missing by E.A. Jackson | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Dark Is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Man With No Shadow (How to Survive Camping, #1) by Bonnie Quinn | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
What Boys Learn by Andromeda Romano-Lax | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Who Knew the Ridpath Girl by Stacy Johns | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Brimstone Hollow (Annie Gore, #2) by Archer Sullivan | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Best Little Motel in Texas by Lyla Lane | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Too Close to Home by Seraphina Nova Glass | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Helpless by Jessica Knoll | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop (Dream Harbor, #6) by Laurie Gilmore | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Handle with Care by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Break-Up Retreat by Camilla Sten | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Shippers by Katherine Center | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Marion by Leah Rowan | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Headlights by C.J. Leede | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
By the Bootstraps (Starlight Ridge) by Alexa Martin | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
The Last Time We Saw Her by Jaclyn Goldis | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1) by Ana Huang | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Heather by Caitlin Mullen | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW
Pretty Dead Things by Kelsey Cox | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | REVIEW

I hope you found a book or books that you are truly excited about in this post. Let me know what books your favorite have been so far this year by commenting below or by messaging me on Instagram @speakingof_books or Tiktok @speakingof_books Don’t forget to follow me to get weekly updates and new reviews!