Book Lists 2025 Book

List and discuss the books you read this year.

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My list here. Only goal for this year is to read the Stormlight Archive.

1. Babel by R. F. Kuang
2. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
3. James by Percival Everett
4. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
5. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
6. Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly
7. Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson
8. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
9. Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
10. Subvert: Plan For the Artist-Owned Internet by Austin Robey
11. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
12. Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson
13. Blaze by Stephen King
14. The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon
15. The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon
16. Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson
17. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

 

January
Novels
1. Wind & Truth - Brandon Sanderson, 2024
2. The Child of the Greenwood - Joshua Walker, 2025
3. Into the Rift - Clay Harmon, 2024
4. West: Tales of the Lost Lands - Martin Wall, 2023
5. The Sword Defiant - Gareth Hanrahan, 2023

Comics, Manga, Other
1. The Ancient Magus’ Bride, Vol. 7 - Kore Yamazaki, 2017
2. Donald Duck: The Old Castle’s Secret - Carl Barks, 2013

 

January
The Crown Conspiracy - Michael J. Sullivan
The Sword of Kaigen - ML Wang
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Silence is Silver - Andrew Watson
The Harbinger of Justice - Andrew Watson
The Black Mantle - Andrew Watson

February
The Child of the Greenwood - Joshua Walker
Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel
Lady Drakeslayer - Bill Adams
Mourn not the Mortals - Jordan Smith
An Inkling of Flame - ZB Steele
Morvelving - CJ Switzer
Assassins Apprentice - Robin Hobb

 

1.) Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive #5) - Brandon Sanderson
2.) House of Chains (Malazan: Book of the Fallen #4) - Steven Erikson
3.) Night of Knives (Novels of the Malazan Empire #1) - Ian C Esslemont
4.) Midnight Tides (Malazan: Book of the Fallen #5) - Steven Erikson
5.) The Bonehunters (Malazan: Book of the Fallen #6) - Steven Erikson
6.) Reaper’s Gale (Malazan: Book of the Fallen #7) - Steven Erikson
7.) Return of the Crimson Guard (Novels of the Malazan Empire #2) - Ian C Esslemont
8.) Toll the Hounds (Malazan: Book of the Fallen #8) - Steven Erikson
9.) Never Flinch - Stephen King
10.) Stonewielder (Novels of the Malazan Empire #3) - Ian C Esslemont
11.) Dust of Dreams (Malazan: Book of the Fallen #9) - Steven Erikson
12.) Foundation (Foundation #1) - Isaac Asimov

 

1. Melissa Erin Jackson - Unholy Magic (Charm Collector #3)
2. Beck Chambers - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot #2)
3. Christopher Ruocchio - Demon in White (The Sun Eater #3)
4. Nicole Zasowski - What If It's Wonderful?
5. Ruta Sepetys - I Must Betray You
6. Melissa Erin Jackson - A Mythical Case of Murder (#2)
7. Christopher Ruocchio - Kingdoms of Death (The Sun Eater #4)
8. Carlos Ruiz Zafon - The Watcher in the Shadows
9. Annie Jacobsen - Nuclear War: A Scenario
10. Christopher Ruocchio - Ashes of Man (The Sun Eater #5)
11. Christopher Ruocchio - Disquiet Gods (The Sun Eater #6)
12. Matt Dinniman - This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl #7)
13. Blake Crouch - Upgrade
14. Amor Towles - The Lincoln Highway
15. Ruta Sepetys - Between Shades of Gray
16. Mark Lawrence - Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire #1)
17. Alix E. Harrow - Starling House
18. Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow
19. Rebecca Yarros - Onyx Storm (Empyrean #3)
20. John Langan - The Fisherman
21. T.J. Klune - Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Sea #2)
22. Suzanne Collins - Sunrise on the Reaping (Hunger Games #0.5)
23. Rainer Maria Rilke - Duino Elegies
24. Mary Robinette Kowal - The Martian Contingency (Lady Astronaut #4)
25. Mark Lawrence - King of Thorns (Broken Empire #2)
26. Rainer Maria Rilke - The Dark Interval
27. Mark Lawrence - Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire #3)
28. Jonathan Haidt - The Anxious Generation
29. Erin Morgenstern - The Starless Sea
30. Ann Leckie - Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1)
31. Ann Leckie - Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2)
32. Ann Leckie - Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch #3)
33. Mark Lawrence - The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1)
34. Mark Lawrence - The Girl and the Mountain (Book of the Ice #2)
35. Mark Lawrence - The Girl and the Moon (Book of the Ice #3)
36. Jacqueline Harpman - I Who Have Never Known Men
37. Alex Hutchinson - Endure
38. Ryan Cahill - Of Blood and Fire (Bound and Broke #1)
39. John Mark Comer - Practicing the Way
40. Shelby Van Pelt - Remarkably Bright Creatures
41. Ed Park - Same Bed Different Dreams
42. Cal Newport - Slow Productivity
43. M.J. Wassmer - Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend
44. Sy Montgomery - What the Chicken Knows
45. Christopher McDougall - Born to Run
46. Garrett M. Graff - When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
47. Ruta Sepetys - The Bletchley Riddle
48. Ryan Cahill - Of Darkness and Light (Bound and Broken #2)
49. Emily Henry - Great Big Beautiful Life

 

January:
Novels:
1. Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
2. Mickey7 by Ashton Edward
3. Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix (short story)
5. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
6. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
7. We Spread by Iain Reid


February:
Novels:
1. Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
2. I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
3. Boys in the Valley by Phillip Fracassi
4. Knock Knock Open Wide by Neil Sharpson
5. Model Home by Rivers Solomon
6. Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson


March:
Novels:
1. Blob by Maggie Su

April:
Novels:
1. Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

May:
Novels:
1. Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
2. Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis
3. When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

June
Novels:
1. Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
2. Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
3. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Graphic Novels/Comics:
1. The Nice House on the Lake: Volume 2 by James Tynion IV and Martinez Bueno
3. Doctor Doom: Books of Doom by Ed Brubaker and Pablo Raimondi

July:
Novels:
1. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

Manga:

 

1.Dungeon Crawler Carl - The Inevitable Ruin

 

Aiming for 70 books again this year, with a particular goal of reading more history books. First book of the year down which was a fairly short short story collection:

- 'Nails and Eyes' by Kaori Fujino

 

Placeholder. Though I’m not sure the point of having a thread for lists and then a general book thread.

 

placeholder, I keep telling myself "I'll read more books this year" and maybe some kinda accountability will actually make me do that

Currently Reading:
Someone Who Isn't Me by Geoff Rickly (carryover from 2024)

Read:
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter (book club, carryover from 2024, finished 1/5)

Want to Read within the year:
There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Once I Was Cool by Megan Stielstra
The Barrow Will Send What It May by Margaret Killjoy
a bunch of poetry collections that I just have sitting around lol

 

January:
1. Smoke Kings by Jahmal Mayfield
2. Small Things Like these by Claire Keegan
3. Golden Son by Pierce Brown
4. Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber
5. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Currently Reading:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Up Next/Borrowing from the library:
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr
Small Town Sins by Ken Jaworowski
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

 

Read so far in 2025:

Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
The Island by Ben Coes
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Currently Reading:

The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante


I don't think I could have started out the year with 4 more different books than I have so far.
Epic fantasy, military action thriller, found family cozy heartwarming, and contemporary lit fic. I wonder what I'll get to next!

 

Going to add The Island/Dewey Andreas series and The House in the Cerulean Sea to my TBR list. Have been meaning to start the Mistborn series too.

Have you read Peter Ash series by Nick Petrie?

 

While I love the Dewey series, it definitely read as military/American-porn. Invincible CIA op who is always in the right place at the right time to defeat the (for some reason always brown skinned) terrorist. Was interesting to see Coes take the story to Manhattan though.

I haven't read Peter Ash - is it more detective thriller or military/army operative thriller? I am growing tired of "plot armor" protecting characters unrealistically.

 

I really liked The House in the Cerulean Sea and I need to nab the sequel and read it soon

 

Ah, I might hold off on the Dewey series then.

Peter Ash is more detective-ish thriller, but the character was in the military. Wouldn't view it necessarily as pro-military. It's mostly only mentioned for his PTSD. While there is a lot plot armor, I wouldn't say its too bad. Each book is pretty formulaic to be honest, and some lines make me roll my eyes, but I think they're hard to put down once you start reading.

 

I really enjoyed the Lincoln Lawyer series. Its formulaic in the sense that there is a case needing resolution in each book, but beyond that it’s pretty engrossing.

Tbh I wouldn’t rec the Dewey Andreas series, I read the first 8 entries years ago and am a completionist so I read the newest entry just this month. I rolled my eyes multiple times at some of the plot devices, dialogue, etc.

 

January

1. The Green Mile (King, 1996)

February

2. On Writing (King, 2009) (*)
3. Animal Farm (Orwell, 1945)

April

4. The Gunslinger (King, 2003)

May

5. Skeleton Crew (King, 1985)
6. The World According to Garp (Irving, 1978)

June

7. The Life of Chuck (King, 2020) (*)
8. Life After Death (Echols, 2012)

July

9. Sleepaway Camp (Colangelos, 2024)

 

Books

Shadow Rising
Fires of Heaven
Lord of Chaos
A Crown of Swords

Comic Books

DC All In 01
Justice League Unlimited 01-04
Green Arrow (2023) 17-20
Batgirl (2024) 02
JSA (2024) 01-08
Aquaman (2025) 01-02
Question: All Along the Watchtower 01
Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) 259
Absolute Superman (2024) 01-02
Secret Six (2025) 01
Green Lantern (2023) 16-20
Green Lantern Corps. (2025) 01
X-Men (2019) 01
New Mutants (2019) 01
Action Comics (2016) 1070-1082
Metamorpho The Element Man (2025) 01-02
Absolute Green Lantern 01
Absolute Batman 01-07
New Gods (2024) 01-06
Superman (2023) 19-26
Flash (2023) Annual, 09-19

 

Updated for March:

January:
1. Smoke Kings by Jahmal Mayfield
2. Small Things Like these by Claire Keegan
3. Golden Son by Pierce Brown
4. Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber
5. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
6. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
7. Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass by Gary Paulsen
8. Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

February:
1. The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
2. Small Town Sins by Ken Jaworowski
3. Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr
4. Morning Star by Pierce Brown
5. Bronte Bronte by Fernando A. Flores

March:
1. The Mailman by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
2. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
3. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
4. Beartooth by Callan Wink

Currently Reading:
The Antidote by Karen Russell

 

My only goal was to read 5 books this year. To my surprise, I did that in a few weeks. I upped it to 10 and expect to get through that as well. I'm tracking my reads and goals on Hardcover.

Books:
1. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
2. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
3. The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
4. The Stranger by Albert Camus
5. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
6. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
7. All Systems Red by Martha Wells
8.The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada

Graphic Novels / Comics:
1-3. Grass Kings, Vol 1, 2, & 3 by Matt Kindt
4-5. Something is Killing the Children, Books 1 & 2 by James Tynion IV
6. Trick 'r Treat by Michael Dougherty
7. The Council of Frogs by Matt Emmons

Currently Reading:
1. James by Percival Everett
2. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
3. Exhalation by Ted Chiang

 

Halfway through the year:

January:
1. Smoke Kings by Jahmal Mayfield
2. Small Things Like these by Claire Keegan
3. Golden Son by Pierce Brown
4. Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber
5. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
6. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
7. Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass by Gary Paulsen
8. Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

February:
1. The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
2. Small Town Sins by Ken Jaworowski
3. Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr
4. Morning Star by Pierce Brown
5. Bronte Bronte by Fernando A. Flores

March:
1. The Mailman by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
2. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
3. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
4. Beartooth by Callan Wink

April:
1. The Antidote by Karen Russell
2. Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir by Mark Hoppus
3. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
4. Where the Axe Is Buried by Ray Nayler

May:
1. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
2. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
3. Heartwood by Amity Gaige

June (so far):
1. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
2. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
3. Crapalachia: A Biography of a Place by Scott McClanahan

 

posting to remember to update this later

 

Forgot about this thread. Honestly not great numbers-wise so far, but I'm enjoying what I've read:

1. Agatha Christie - Elephants Can Remember (1972)
2. Colson Whitehead - The Nickel Boys (2019)
3. John Steinbeck - The Moon Is Down (1942)
4. John D. McDonald - The Deep Blue Good-Bye (1964)
5. Rob Sheffield - Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music (2024)
6. Ross MacDonald - The Underground Man (1971)
7. John D. McDonald - Nightmare in Pink (1964)