Six Books You Need to Read in 2025

2025 has been a great year for new novels that I have read and I can’t believe my luck. I have come across many amazing books and I will be sharing six books you need to read in 2025. So, keep reading to find out what books made the list!

Everyone wants to read more books but finding new books to read is not always easy. Luckily for me, I have been able to find amazing novels and have been on a roll. One of the ways I choose new novels to read is by browsing lists and reading reviews by other readers as well as critics.

The six books that I chose for this list are all amazing novels and I want to thank my past self for choosing to add them to my reading list. I loved these books a lot and know that many readers will too. You can see the full list below!

• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
• The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
• The Women by Kristin Hannah
• Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, Henning Koch (Translator)

The Fifth Season

I am a huge fantasy fan and I am always reading new fantasy novels and series. And even after reading all those novels, I would place The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin in my top ten, maybe even in my top five if I actually sat down and wrote the list down.

The story-telling and world building make this novel and series an epic adventure novel and a tragic tale. There is a lot of pain and Jemisin makes you feel all of it with her brilliant writing. This original story will satisfy all your reading needs and make you devour this trilogy.

And you know you are in for a treat when you learn that all three books in The Fifth Season trilogy won the Hugo Award for the best Novel for all three novels, becoming the only book to ever do so. Novels like these make me happy about where sci-fi and fantasy novels are at the moment.

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

If you would rather read fiction novels or historical fiction novels, then The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride should be your next read. McBride is one of the most talented writers and storytellers alive and this novel highlights all of his amazing qualities.

This novel was one of the best novels of 2023 and one I was happy I picked it up and read it. You will laugh and cry, and your hope in humanity will increase after this book. McBride sees the good in people and that community is important and will take care of their own.

The Wager

If you prefer to read nonfiction books, then we might not have too much in common. I prefer fiction novels but I do pick a nonfiction book here and there and came across an amazing gem.

In The Wager, David Grann researches a shipwreck that occurred centuries ago. Using dairies and information he could find, Grann retells the tragic story of the wager and its occupants.

You may recognize Grann’s name because he wrote Killers of the Flower Moon which was adapted into a movie by Martin Scorsese. Somehow, Grann is still pushing the envelope and telling stories that everyone except for him seems to have forgotten. This is a book that will make you sit and read it in one sitting, wanting to know the fate of the crew of the Wager and what happens to them afterwards.

The Women

The Women by Kristin Hannah was everywhere in 2024 and if that didn’t get you to read it, then hopefully this article will get you to. The novel tells the overlooked story of women severing in Vietnam and returning only to hear everyone say that Women didn’t serve in Vietnam.

The trauma and PTSD lead the protagonist on a journey that uproots her life and having to come home to a country that is ashamed of her service. This moving novel is very powerful and I can’t wait until the movie comes out. Hannah highlights a moment in history that has barely been covered and gives women that served in Vietnam a voice after decades of going unheard.

Wandering Stars

When I saw the book covers for Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange, I knew I had to read it. This is one of my favorite book covers of all time and and the book is even better somehow.

Orange tells a harrowing tale of racism and trauma that haunts a family for generations. The book tells the story of Native Americans suffering for over a century and the importance of identity and home.

The plight of Native Americans is forgotten or neglected in this country. Their identity is constantly under attack and their history has been buried deep. But Tommy Orange’s novel brings it back into the spotlight and tells their story, while also writing one of the best novels of 2024.

A Man Called Ove

A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman was one of the most heart-wrenching novels I read was. After most chapters, I had to take a break and let the writing sink in. That should tell you just how powerful this novel is. Trying to summarize this novel without spoiling it in not easy.

Ove is a cranky old man who has lived a full life with his wife and now plans to end his life in an orderly fashion. But before he can do that, he is interrupted by a young couple and their two daughters that have moved next to Ove. They constantly need his help and an unlikely friendship forms that changes the course of Ove’s life.

if you want to cry or take a beautiful message away from a novel, then you should read this amazing novel and see why this novel become an international phenomenon.

Conclusion

These are the six books you need to read in 2025; they will definitely get you back into reading. The list includes books from various genres and even a nonfiction book. So no matter what you like, there is something here that will grab your attention and make you fall in love with reading all over again. Happy reading!

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