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From Fantasy, Romance & Thrillers to Manga!!! 📚 Here is Every Book I Read in 2025 ✨
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items Whether you're looking to add to your TBR or just curious about what others read in a year, take a dive into my 2025 reads with my genuine thoughts and feelings about each one! I read both novels and manga and switch between several genres, including...
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January ❄️
February ❣️
April ☔️
May 🌸
June ☀️
July 🍦
January ❄️
A solid month of light fantasy, suspense romance and a quick queer graphic novel!
3.5 ⭐️ I've been really enjoying this manga series and wanted to dive into the light novels. I thought that this gave a really interesting look from Kunikida's perspective and of course, I love Dazai and his antics! It was a little slower and the wri...
Osamu Dazai's Entrance Exam (Bungo Stray Dogs: Light Novel, Vol. 1)
4.5 ⭐️ I finished this so quick! I loved the build-up between the two MCs and their chemistry felt real. Trigger warning: there is domestic violence in this book (not from the MMC) but I think there was some important representation of how a victim o...
Deadly Illusion (Secrets and the City, #1)
4.25 ⭐️ This was a super easy-to-read graphic novel about a mother learning to accept her child's trans identity. Throughout her journey, she does misgender and deadname her son which could be hard to get through, but I think that the whole point of ...
Transitions: A Mother's Journey
3.75 ⭐️ Reading this after the first book, you can definitely tell that there are some tropes that the author prefers. I did enjoy the little crossovers from the characters from the first book as this is set in the same world. This one was more actio...
Fatal Cure (Secrets and the City, #2)
4.25 ⭐️ Once again, I love this manga series. If you read manga and haven't checked this out, you should!! It's an action series following a group of people with supernatural abilities who solve crimes and protect their city against othere supernatur...
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 5
February ❣️
Manga and a new favorite fantasy read!!
4.5 ⭐️ I loved the back and forth between the three powers and getting to know all of the new characters. There were several good "gotcha" moments/reveals in this volume. I also loved the Akutagawa short story at the end with a little peek at his bac...
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 6
5 ⭐️ This was a great volume with so much action! It went by so quickly as the conflict picked up! And of course, it had good reveals and I love the exploration of character dynamics and growth!
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 7
4.5 ⭐️ Really the only thing I can say about this volume is I LOVE TWIN DARK!!!!! If you know, you know ;)
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 8
5 ⭐️ This is definitely a new favorite romantasy for me! I was not expecting this book to grab my attention the way that it did, but I could not put this down!! If you read shifter romance, then you know how easy it is for these stories to be so crin...
The Wolf King (Wolf King, #1)
April ☔️
Finished one great book! Continued some others.
5 ⭐️ Wow. I don't even know how to describe this book. As an avid fan of The Hunger Games, this did it for me. The background, the detail, the lore, the tragedy. Suzanne Collins has truly outdone herself. I am impressed to my core. I love you, Haymit...
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
May 🌸
Some odd reading, but a time was definitely had!
2.5 ⭐️ I read this for my TN history class and I was determined to finish this book (even if it wasn't until a month after the class ended..) I am not an active history reader, I prefer fiction, but this was actually pretty interesting. It was defini...
Tennesseans & Their History
3.75 ⭐️ Okay, so this is a weird one and definitely not for everyone. I read this (mostly) through one of those PPC apps, specifically Galatea, and it does not have a physical copy, however, it was so long and I spent so much time on it (and because ...
The Millennium Wolves
June ☀️
New favorite fantasy series and a lovely memoir!
4.25 ⭐️ This was a little hard to get into at first because of all the new terms thrown at you, but I was locked in once the action started (and it starts pretty quick) The characters were likable and while there were a few cliches, I thought that th...
Deep Blue (Waterfire Saga, #1)
4.5 ⭐️ I literally finished this in one day! This was a great sequel, I am officially addicted to the characters, the plot, the setting, EVERYTHING! Waiter, next book please!!!
Rogue Wave (Waterfire Saga, #2)
5 ⭐️ Holy silt. This was another gripping addition to this series. I am obsessed with the characters and I adore the growth and relationships between everyone! I am locked into the plot and on the edge of my seat waiting for the resolution. I'm also ...
Dark Tide (Waterfire Saga, #3)
5 ⭐️ I adored this series, it only got better with each book. This underwater fantasy world felt vast and fleshed out and I loved seeing the entire world come into play. I think this made for a great finale, although my only qualm is the final battle...
Sea Spell (Waterfire Saga, #4)
5 ⭐️ Oh how I love Dylan!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this memoir, the writing style was personable and engaging and I love the switch between journal entries and chapters. There's something about getting to hear the raw, intimate moments of someone's lif...
Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer
July 🍦
My most read month yet! A good month for manga but also several new FAVS!
5 ⭐️ "This new era needs a new duo." Ugh, when they bond over hating each other <3. I love Akutagawa and Atsushi's budding rivalry and I'm so happy for sweet Kyouka! I feel like this definitely isn't the last we'll see of the Guild, but excited for the coming evil! Goodnight, Lovecraft.
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 9
4.25 ⭐️ This was a nice volume of a few events that aren't necessarily needed for the main plot, so I can see why it became an OVA in the anime. We do get our first real introduction to Fyodor, the upcoming new villain and he's fascinating! The first...
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 10
3.5 ⭐️ I enjoyed the backstory of Kyouka's parents in this volume. The Fitzgerald chapters were a little slow for me, but I did like the setup in the last chapter for Fyodor's plan!
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 11
4.5 ⭐️ This had the good ole mutual destruction. It was fast paced, twisty, and a cute cat who was not actually a cat. Plus a Fukuzawa and Mori duo = a great time!
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 12
5 ⭐️ This was a great volume that was just 75% Atsushi and Akutagawa bickering and learning to work together and I LOVED it! When they combined their skills...chef's kiss. The last chapter was fun and gave us a nice cliffhanger. I love that Poe is be...
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 13
4.5 ⭐️ This was a really fun, cute romance read! I love that this follows a black, plus-size woman! The characters were likable and I lovee the two MCs together!!! Ugh! There is a third-act breakup, however it felt realistic to me and not just a rand...
Hello Temptation (Hello, #3)
5 ⭐️ I loved every second of this book. This is a thriller about a woman investigating missing girls after she notices similarities between them and the girls her father was arrested for killing 20 years prior. This book got me not once, not twice, b...
A Flicker in the Dark
5 ⭐️ I have so many feelings and so few words to express them. This is a historical fiction about dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurfacing in a small close-knit town, leading to impossible choices and fatal consequences. I cried so ...
Broken Country
3.5 ⭐️ This was a fun first volume to introduce a new series! It has a good premise (centaurs at war with humans) and, of course, I think centaurs are so cool. I like the characters so far and the art is sick! My only complaint is the humans calling ...
Centaurs, Vol. 1
3.75 ⭐️ I could have never imagined that I would encounter instalove in a manga about centaurs, but here we are. The story does feel pretty quick, even for a manga, but the art style is beautiful and this volume had a few more heartwarming moments. M...
Centaurs, Vol. 2
4.25 ⭐️ I read this as an ARC through NetGalley. If you love books about bookstores, furry friends, and finding love again, then this book is for you! This is in the perspective of an old dog, Harold, as he tries to help the partner of his owner, who...
Dog Person
4.25 ⭐️ My brain feels full. This centers around such an important message about censorship that still rings so true 70 years after its original publication. This book was admittably dense with a very lyrical writing style that took some getting used...
Fahrenheit 451
August 🍉
Started to slow down reading, but still some good reads. Plus a new all-time favorite!
4.5 ⭐️ This was another cute romance! It was so fun to revisit the Griffen family (Hello Temptation), I love them all so much! The couple in this book, Gage and Farrah, made for another loveable match and their chemistry was so good! This was so easy...
Hello Billionaire (Hello, #4)
5 ⭐️ Another ARC from NetGalley! And boy oh boy, was this a fantastic read for me. If you are interested in sharks, Hawaiian culture, and nostalgic historical fiction, then this book is for you! This follows a marine biologist as she investigates sev...
The Shark House
4.75 ⭐️ So, this was devastating. "Be on the side that saves people." I have seen Oda's story in the anime but this light novel portrayed it just as well, if not better. I enjoyed the writing style of this book more than the first and I liked the swi...
Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era (Bungo Stray Dogs: Light Novel, Vol. 2)
4.5 ⭐️ This was the first manga volume that I've read that takes place after where I left off on the anime (season 1-3) so this was the first time that I had zero idea what would happen next while reading. I did get a little confused in the second ch...
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 14
4.5 ⭐️ Thank god for Kyouka and Chuuya. This was the first time I have actually felt nervous for a character's survival in this series. We did get the return of some characters we haven't seen in a while which was cool!
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 15
September ☕️
My reading reallyyyyy hit a bump as I got sucked into my college classes..
4 ⭐️ This was another ARC that I received through NetGalley (although by the time I got around to it, it had released already..) This is a collection of short, sickeningly twisted tales from horrifying fireplace finds to disturbing obsessions with th...
Acquired Taste
October 🎃
4 ⭐️ This story feels so fast but I enjoyed this volume! I really liked getting to know Gonta, Tanikaze and Mikuni now that they're older and exploring their relationship dynamics. I was so surprised at the end of volume 2 to find out that there woul...
Centaurs, Vol. 3
4.5 ⭐️ Yeah, this one got me. I felt way more emotionally attached to the characters in this volume. When they were angry with each other or when they were gushing about each other, I felt it. I did tear up in chapter 22... but I really have grown fo...
Centaurs, Vol. 4
5 ⭐️ "For the first time in my life...I saw my mother cry." Every volume of this series that I read, the more connected I feel to these characters. Sumiyoshi does a great job building and relaying stromg character relationships as well as showcasing ...
Centaurs, Vol. 5
November 🍂
5 ⭐️ This volume was somehow even more emotional than the previous. I don't want to spoil anything, but just wow. I want to cry over these characters and it's not even all sad, I could cry happy tears too. Chapter 30 was...very hurtful. And that's al...
Centaurs, Vol. 6