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Favorite Books of 2025: A Year in Review

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Erin Keller
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  • Light purple page with small doodles, a bold title saying 2025 Year Recap, a username underneath, and a hand holding an open book at the bottom.
  • A soft purple reading tracker page showing a bar chart of monthly books read, a circular badge showing one hundred percent completion, totals for pages read and hours listened, and icons for print, digital, and audio formats.
  • A soft purple page showing a list of reading stats for the year, including genres explored, number of rereads, new authors, advanced copies, five‑star reads, unfinished books, and an average rating. On the right side, three book covers are stacked and labeled as the top three reads.
  • Book-themed page showing six monthly favorites with stamp-style frames, each month featuring a different book cover from July to December.
  • Book-themed page showing six monthly favorites with stamp-style frames, each month featuring a different book cover from January to June.
  • A simple page with a pale backdrop, a heading about favorite reads from 2025, and eight varied book covers placed in a grid below.
  • A soft purple page showing a title that says Authors, a bar chart listing five author names with bars of different lengths, and a rounded white section at the bottom listing authors that are new to the reader.

This year of reading was less about chasing hype and more about following vibes. I read what felt right in the moment—comfort reads when I was tired, mysteries when I needed distraction, sci-fi when I wanted hope, and quiet, emotional books when I wanted to feel something deeply.

There were books I flew through in a weekend and books I took my time with. Some made me laugh out loud, some emotionally destroyed me (in a fun way), and some surprised me by becoming favorites when I wasn’t expecting it. Not every book was a five-star read, but almost every one added something to my year.

Looking back, a lot of my reads had the same themes: found family, grief, love that’s a little messy, and people trying to figure out who they are after everything changes. Basically—feelings. Lots of feelings.

Reading this year felt comforting, grounding, and very “me.” It reminded me that reading doesn’t have to be productive or impressive to matter. Sometimes it’s just about finding the right story at the right time.

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