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📚 Stories that stayed with me: My favourite reads of 2025
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items A year of books that lingered long after the last page — rich with atmosphere, complicated relationships, moral questions, and quiet moments of transformation. These are the stories that challenged me, comforted me, and reminded me why reading still ...
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A haunting, nature-soaked novel about isolation, survival, and what happens when the wild presses too close to human lives. Atmospheric and quietly devastating, this one settles deep.
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
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A tender, intelligent exploration of connection through letters, memory, and missed chances. Thoughtful and intimate, it’s a story about the words we send — and the ones we never do.
The Correspondent - by Virginia Evan’s
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A sweeping, emotionally charged novel about ambition, identity, and the cost of reaching for more. Jenkins Reid blends glamour with vulnerability in a story that feels both epic and deeply personal.
Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Warm, funny, and unexpectedly heartfelt, this romance balances charm with emotional depth. A perfect reminder that light reads can still carry real truth.
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
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Set against a stark winter landscape, this historical novel is rich with tension, resilience, and moral complexity. Compelling, atmospheric, and impossible to rush.
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
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A beautiful meditation on friendship, art, grief, and the invisible bonds that shape a life. Backman does what he does best — making ordinary moments feel profound.
My Friends by Fredrick Backman
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Gentle, poignant, and quietly hopeful, this novel reflects on death, love, and the courage it takes to fully live. A soft but powerful reminder to choose presence over regret.
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
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Brilliant, demanding, and fiercely intelligent, Babel interrogates power, language, and colonialism with stunning ambition. A novel that challenges as much as it captivates.
Babel by R.F. Kuang
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An emotionally resonant story about identity, inheritance, and the weight of what we’re given. Quietly gripping and beautifully written.
The Names by Florence Knapp
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A deeply intimate portrait of love, longing, and self-definition. Lily King captures emotional nuance with honesty and restraint, making this one feel intensely human.
Heart the Lover by Lily King
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A richly layered story that explores time, legacy, and the rhythms of human life. Thoughtful and immersive, with Follett’s signature sense of scale.
Circle of Days by Ken Follett
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Dark, tense, and emotionally sharp, this thriller dives into secrets, complicity, and the cost of silence. Gripping without sacrificing depth.
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
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Smart, layered, and quietly cutting, this novel examines privilege, adolescence, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Subtle and deeply insightful.
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
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A tightly paced legal drama that explores justice, loyalty, and moral ambiguity. Classic Grisham — compelling, accessible, and hard to put down.
The Widow by John Grisham
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