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2025 Five-Star Reads
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items These are all the books that I have rated 5 stars in 2025 (so far)! I've added the book description in the notes so you don't have to click out of here to see what it's about. I will keep this updated as I read more :) I tend to read Fantasy, Thrille...
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Fantasy
Thriller/Suspense
Romance
Fantasy
If you couldn't tell I really love Fantasy books
Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead. If Rune hopes to survive, she must ally herself with the cruel and dangerous Cressida Roseblood...
Rebel Witch: The Crimson Moth: Book 2 | Hardcover
As soon as girls come of age under faerie Queen Moryen, they must make a bargain with her — one that always comes with a cost. With the worldbuilding of Leigh Bardugo and the romantic tension of Holly Black, The Rose Bargain is the start of your next...
The Rose Bargain | Hardcover
Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantic fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and The Red Queen. Paedyn Gray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Il...
Fearless (B&N Exclusive Edition) | Hardcover
In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy.
Silver Elite | Hardcover
Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros—where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the...
Shield of Sparrows | Hardcover
From NYT bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes the next big romantasy sensation, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess who is forced on an impossible quest with the one infuriating knight whose future is beyond her sight. Perfect for fan...
The Knight and the Moth | Hardcover
I rated each book 4.5 stars, but overall I think it's a five star series! Super bingeable and I am still thinking about it! Here's a summary: After the death of my mother and her Bonded, I was relieved to find my own Bonds. I was sure everything woul...
Broken Bonds (The Bonds That Tie #1) | Paperback
This book is sooooo good! Was kind of giving me ACOTAR vibes but with wolves in the Scottish highlands. It’s available on KU too! I go a paperback version at my local romance bookstore :)
The Night Prince (Wolf King, #2) by Lauren Palphreyman
Thriller/Suspense
I am picky about rating thrillers five stars, but these blew me away!
I Let You Go follows Jenna Gray as she moves to a ramshackle cottage on the remote Welsh coast, trying to escape the memory of the car accident that plays again and again in her mind and desperate to heal from the loss of her child and the rest of he...
I Let You Go | Paperback
A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you’ll be matched with your perfect partner—the one you’re genetically made for. That’s the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found th...
The One: A Suspenseful Sci-Fi Thriller about the Pitfalls in Finding Your Perfect Match through Genetics | Paperback
I just finished this and it's SO good! It's been on my TBR for so long, and I'm glad I finally picked it up. If you are in the mood for quick thriller, with short chapters, and twists and turns that will keep you engaged throughout, this is the book ...
Blood Oranges by J.M. Cannon
Romance
I am easy to please when it comes to romance, as long as there is some emotional depth in the stories
The 4th Book in the Winter Street Series: Raise one last glass with the Quinn Family at the Winter Street Inn. But it just wouldn't be a Quinn family gathering if things went smoothly. A celebration of everything we love—and some of the things we end...
Winter Solstice (Winter Street #4) | Paperback
A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.
Deep End | Paperback
With thousands of miles between them, can this pair find love — or was it all a fluke? A big-hearted story about family, memory, love and heartbreak, Abby Jimenez’s latest can’t be missed.
Say You'll Remember Me (B&N Exclusive Edition) | Hardcover
I rated each book so far 4.5 stars, but it's 5 star series to me as whole! These books are romance with suspense/mystery, and always end with a crazy plot twist! It's my new favorite genre. SO GOOD! Summary: A heart-stopping small-town romance, the f...
Fragile Sanctuary (Sparrow Falls #1) | Paperback
Wow this book surprised me in the best way!! I loved the dark academia vibes and I need book 2 immediately if not sooner.
Nightshade: Sorrowsong University Book 1 | Paperback