Our topic for this week is: favorite books I read in 2025. I only read 8 books (I know…sad!), so I will only be listing my top 5 favorites. I did like all 8 that I read, but these are my “favorite favorites” lol.

1. The Story She Left Behind – Patti Callahan Henry
Review here

2. The Battle of the Bookshops – Poppy Alexander
Review here

3. Cat’s People – Tanya Guerrero
Review here

4. 6:40 to Montreal – Eva Jurczyk
Review here

5. Death on the Island – Eliza Reid
Review here

*Linking up with Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl for this Top Ten Tuesday!

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Comments
Cat’s People sounds really cute.
Some years are like that, but you are still reading (and attempting to read), so you are winning!
Good books. Have a good week and a good day. Here is my TTT.https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/top-ten-tuesday-17-best-books-i-read-in-2025/
I’ve not read any of these but I’m glad you had a good reading year, here’s to hoping it continues in 2026 🙂
Here’s the link to my TTT – https://justreadjessie.blog/2026/01/06/top-ten-tuesday-best-books-i-read-in-2025/
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
The Battle of the Bookshops looks so fun! I hope 2026 will be a great reading year for you 😊.
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairyreads.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/top-ten-tuesday-best-books-i-read-in-2025/
Ooh i want to read 6:40 to Montreal. Awesome to see your list! Here’s mine https://theparteveryoneskips.com/posts/20260106-top-ten-tuesday-best-books-i-read-in-2025/