Top Fiction Books of 2025

I thought this book was incredibly empowering and moving, even as it was simultaneously evoking feelings of helplessness and confusion.

This one has such depth of feeling and it's so carefully written that I actually felt that it topped Writers & Lovers, which I also loved.

This book is subtle, it's gentle, and it's unexpectedly heartwarming.

This book is just as smart as it is fun to read. And by Edith Wharton standards, it's incredibly romantic.

I love her tragic books, don't get me wrong. The House of Mirth is one of my all-time favorite books.

This is a short, but haunting historical novel that is as gorgeously written as it is heartbreaking.

This one has such depth of feeling and it's so carefully written that I actually felt that it topped Writers & Lovers, which I also loved.