As we get into the new year I wanted to look back at my 2025 read list and get some input on some books I should consider reading based on what I've read so far. Below is my 2025 completion list:
- How to sell a haunted house
- NOS4A2
- The mercy of gods
- You like it darker
- The phantom tollbooth
- The last house on needless street
- Legend
- The final girl support group
- The murder of the century
- Horrorstor
- Dungeon crawler Carl
- Havoc
- None of this is true
- Lovecraft country
- The clue of the black keys
- The ballad of songbirds and snakes
- The treasure hunters club
- Nancy drew and the mystery at the ski jump
- Carls doomsday scenario
- Dungeon anarchists cookbook
- Nancy Drew and The mystery of the velvet mask
- The Lost World
- The ministry of time
- Eight perfect murders
- Nancy drew and the clue of the tapping heels
- The antique hunters guide to murder
- The last murder at the end of the world
- Nancy drew and the Scarlett slipper mystery
- The buffalo hunter hunter
- Gate of the feral gods
- Witchcraft for wayward girls
- Sunrise on the reaping
- The butchers masquerade
- I was a teenage slasher
- The library at mount char
- The girl with all the gifts
- The eye of the bedlam bride
- Micro
- The southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires
- Mickey 7
- The house across the lake
- The only good Indians
- Apprentice to the villan
- 2001 a space odyssey
- Dinosaurs at the dinner table
- How to solve your own murder
- The devils
- This inevitable ruin
- Dead money
- Nuclear war
- Big chief
- The last one at the wedding
- Tress of the emerald sea
- Atmosphere
- Wild dark shore
- Seesaw Monster
- Spin monster
- We are all guilty here
- The will of the many
- The last flight
- Healthy communication with your partner
- The man who died 7 times
- The compound
- The inheritance
- The strength of the few
I have Matt Diniman's Operation Bouncehouse and Parade of Horribles on order for next year so I'll be reading those for sure but anything else that would fit I'm down to read.
by chips92
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Use GoodReads … log your read books, and Goodreads will give suggestions … or, try ChatGPT … also a great source for recommendations.
Shirley Jackson. Try “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” which many consider her non-short story masterpiece.
Swan Song – Robert McCammon
From the Corner of His Eye – Dean Koontz
Joyland – Stephen King
Our tastes are similar, this is an impressive list!
If you haven’t read any of his work check out Adrian Tchiakovsky. If you haven’t read anything of his start with Children of Time , if you like it you have Children of Ruin and Children of Memory, The Architect Series, countless standalones, and his fantasy series that starts with City of Last Chances.
I plan on reading King Sorrow by Joe Hill this year.
I just finished the first DCC book and Im’ looking forward to the rest!
My fav books from 2025 are these… See if anything feels good to your taste…
– When Death Gives You Lemons, by Alice G. Brooks – A cute, beautiful urban queer fantasy written about pain, punishment and death. It’s also often philosophical, and comforting and heartwarming.
– Bailing Out, by Leonard Ruhl – A crime thriller built around a drug cartel in the US. This was the first book in a long time that actually had some action and thrill. Totally fast-paced and “cinematic.”
– Sweets and Sycamores, by Arianne Nicks – A cosy, charming witchy rom-com built around a late-blooming witch and a grumpy-but-sweet baker. There’s even a goofy baby dragon. I loved how cheeky and chirpy the writing is.
– The Trees Sing, by Rishikesh Lokapure – A heartfelt collection of nine short stories about the beauty of simple everyday moments. I fell in love with not only the stories but the book itself, with its cute illustrations, beautiful font, and colouring pages.
– My Friends, by Fredrik Backman – A story about friendship, memories and stories of childhood. Hilarious and heartbreaking all at once. It can remind you of your own younger self. Your own friends.
– The Sundered Stars, by H.E. Bauman – A science fiction/fantasy romance revolving around a seasoned bounty hunter and a space army commander. Loved this action-packed adventure with space travel and galactic wars.
– Minor Detail, by Adania Shibli – A short novella of time around the war between Israel and Palestine. Not sure why I liked it, but what I remember is that it was heartbreaking.
– Blackthorn, by Emily Eve – A romantic fantasy adventure story about a young and brutal assassin. The book has magic, it has cosy drama, and lot of unexpected twists.
– Little Coffee Shop of Kabul, by Deborah Rodriguez – A heartwarming novel set in a small cafe in Kabul, Afghanistan. It’s like a view of Kabul for women from inside a coffeehouse. It provides you a heartbreaking glimpse into the war-torn Afghan culture.
Oh dude you didn’t read the sequel to Mickey 7?? It’s called Antimatter Blues and it is EXCELLENT