Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is Ten Favorite Books Read in 2025. I'm going with books I read in 2025 regardless of year published though I am not counting rereads.
1. The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber - I loved this one and stayed up super late one night finishing the book. This was just an absolute delight from beginning to end.
2. The Dressmakers of London by Julia Kelly - Julia Kelly is quickly becoming a must read author for me. I loved this one and it dealt with an issue of wartime scarcity that had never occurred to me.
3. The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center - I adored this story from beginning to end and the audio was fantastic.
4. The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - I enjoyed this quiet book story about a group of people reliving their most important memories through a particular dish - and two tenacious food detectives determined to figure out just what that dish was .
5. The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick - Patick was one of my must read authors for the year and I loved this one - especially the audio format. Imogen Church is one of my favorite narrators and it was fun listening to her read something other than a thriller.
6. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst - I expected to enjoy this one but I absolutely adored it. The audio was especially good and I'm looking forward to reading the second book in the series.
7. The Keeper of the Lost Art by Laura Morelli - This one broke my heart and was a bit unusual for a World War II homefront story though as the main character is a young girl and it is set in Italy.
8. Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto - This was a bit darker than the previous book but Vera still shines.
9. Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon - I love a story involving found family or a family coming together and this was all that with a side of murder mystery solving.
10. Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - I loved that not only did Worsley tell Christie's story she did an amazing job putting both her life and work in context of the time period Christie was living in.
What were some of your favorite books for 2025?
Hi! Such a great year in books from what I can see. I still have the first Vera book on my TBR and I hope to get around it this year. The synopsis for Mother-Daughter Murder Night definitely caught my eye. Here's to a fantastic 2026 for you! ☻
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these, but I do have a couple on my shelves. I really need to try the Vera Wong books. Nice list, Katherine!
ReplyDeleteYay for Heather Webber books and I enjoyed the Katherine Center book too when I read it. I liked The Spellshop but didn't love it, but I think I read it rather than audio which always makes a book better if the narrator is good.
ReplyDeleteGreat list. I have a few of those on my TBR. I really want to read Katherine Center's books. I've heard so many great things about them.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Rom-Commers, too! :D And The Forget-Me-Not Library is high on my list to read this year.
ReplyDeleteThe only one I've read is Katherine Center and I always enjoy her. Feel free to link up to our Top 10 if you like.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
I've been wanting to read the Christie biography.
ReplyDeleteLoved Vera too. I have The Spellshop on audio and need to try it.
ReplyDeleteYou have some good titles and I have the Julia Kelly book on my holds list. I very much liked her book about the Last English Garden. Love that book cover for Heather Webber's book,
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