Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: My Favorite Books I Read in 2025. I added 66 books to my favorites shelf on Goodreads, so this is going to be kind of hard to narrow down. I am not going to count the books that were rereads, which makes the number a little lower. Also, a huge thanks to Erin at Cracker Crumb Life for sending me Strawberry Fields for Never by Kate Watson. I can't wait to read it!! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.
Top Ten Tuesday-My top favorite books from 2025
Nonfiction:
Delighting in Jesus by Asheritah Ciuciu and The New Loneliness by Cindi McMenamin
Blessed are the Spiraling by Levi Lusko and A Place of Quiet Rest by Nancy Demoss Wolgemuth
Historical Fiction:
Hope Like Wildflowers by Pepper Basham and Echoes of a Silent Song by Amanda Wen
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Vol 1-8) by Beth Brower, yes, I binged the entire series. Book 9 is supposed to be released sometime this year.
Amish Fiction:
A is For Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray (and B is for Bonnet)
Magical Realism:
The Serendipity by Emma St. Clair, I still need to read several more in this series. Not a genre I normally read, but I really enjoy Emma's writing.
Contemporary Fiction:
The Romcom Remake by Jen Atkinson and Old Town Symphony by Milla Holt
The Double Play by Annah Conwell and Everything's' Coming Up Rosie by Courtney Walsh
Bram Baxter Marries the Wrong Sister by Latisha Sexton and Some Like it Scot by Pepper Basham
An Overdue Match by Sarah Monzon and First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer
Autumn by the Sea (Muir Harbor whole series) by Melissa Tagg and Turtles in the Road by Rhona Rhea
Suspense:
One Final Breath by Lynn H. Blackburn and Storm Warming by Elizabeth Goddard
Christmas:
Single All the Way by Kate Watson and The Gratitude Guarantee by Jordan Millsaps
12 Days of Mistletoe by Jen Atkinson and A Very Merry Matchup by Becca Kinzer
While You Were Skiing by Megan Byrd and Acting Merry by Martha Keyes
Planning for Nickie by Tasha Hackett
I tried not to repeat authors, or put more than one book from the series. I didn't narrow it down enough, but I have no regrets. All the reviews are on my blog and on Goodreads, I just don't have the time this week to link them here.
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Turtles in the Road has an adorable cover.
ReplyDeleteLydia, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
DeleteGood picks. Have a good week. Here is my TTT. https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/top-ten-tuesday-17-best-books-i-read-in-2025/
ReplyDeleteDanyelle, thank you, you too!
DeleteOh I almost put Echoes of a Silent Song on my list. Loved that book!
ReplyDeleteMichelle, it was hard to narrow the list down, wasn't it?!
Deletefantastic list, Cindy! The Intentional Year & Delighting in Jesus are on my list to read this year in my quiet time :)
ReplyDeleteCarrie, I hope you find them as impactful as I did!
DeleteComing Up Rosie looks cute.
ReplyDeleteHere is our Top Ten Tuesday.
Thanks Astilbe!
DeleteSo many great books.
ReplyDeleteHena, I agree :)
DeleteI love the cover for An Overdue Match!
ReplyDeleteLindsey, it was so good!
DeleteGreat list, Cindy! I need to add so many of these to my wish list. Delighting in Jesus and A Place of Quiet Rest sound especially good. Thanks for sharing.
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Cheryl, you're welcome! I hope you get the opportunity to read them!
DeleteI adore the Emma M. Lion books! And also really loved The Serendipity and Some Like It Scot. :D
ReplyDeleteLark, we had a great reading year, didn't we?! I need to read more of the books in the Magic in the Building series this year, I didn't get to them all last year.
DeleteI've read a few of these! I'm glad you found so many new favorites in 2025. I only had nine 5-star reads from 2025, so those are the books I showcased in my post this week! https://thissideofstoryland.blogspot.com/2026/01/top-ten-tuesday-five-star-reads-from.html
ReplyDeleteGreat list. All those romances look so good. I'll have to check them out.
ReplyDeleteI read A is For Amish and B is for Bonnet in 2024. I’m a little behind so still need to read the 3rd book. Excellent series! I really enjoyed Mills’s book. An Overdue Match is an incredible read too. I really enjoy seeing that we have some of the same taste in books.
ReplyDeleteOof, I'd been journaling about my reflections on 2025 and was just thinking I needed to be more intentional this year, and the first book on your list was The Intentional Year! Message received, Universe! Lol!
ReplyDeleteHaven't read any of these, but I have several on my TBR shelves, like Bram Baxter Marries the Wrong Sister and the Emma M. Lion books, and I've read other books by Tasha Hackett. Good stuff!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT is here for this week, if you're curious :-)
Great list! I see so many of my library patrons favorite authors - Elizabeth Goddard, Lynn Blackburn, and Jennie Allen, just to name a few. Happy New Year!
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