Make 2025 the Year of Great Reads

A new year is here, and with it comes the chance to turn the page and start fresh. If you’re anything like us, your list of books to read is ever-growing—and 2025 is the perfect time to tackle it head-on. Whether you’re aiming for one book a month or a hundred by year’s end, we’re here to help you make your reading resolutions stick.

Here’s how to set meaningful reading goals and stay inspired:

1. Create a Personalised TBR (To Be Read) List
Pick books that excite you, challenge you, or transport you to places you’ve never been. Need inspiration? Check out our 10 before the end below!

2. Track Your Progress
Use a journal, an app, or even a sticky note system to track what you’ve read and what’s next. There’s something so satisfying about checking off a book from your list.

3. Join a Reading Challenge
From Goodreads challenges to themed prompts, participating in a reading challenge can add some fun and variety to your goals. Plus, it’s a great way to discover new books and connect with fellow readers.

4. Make Time for Reading
Even if it’s just 15 minutes before bed or during your lunch break, setting aside dedicated time to read can turn it into a rewarding daily habit.

5. Don’t Be Afraid to DNF
(That’s “Did Not Finish” for the book newbs.) If a book isn’t grabbing you, it’s okay to put it down and move on. Life’s too short for books you don’t enjoy.

As we step into this new chapter, remember: every book you read is a story that becomes part of your own. Let’s make 2025 a year full of adventure, learning, and inspiration—one page at a time.

10 books we're reading before the end of 2025:

1. What The River Knows by Isabel Ibañez 

Dive into the vibrant world of 19th-century Egypt in What the River Knows, a spellbinding tale of mystery, adventure, and romance.

2. Powerless by Lauren Roberts

Paedyn is a girl born without magic in a world where it determines everything. Forced to fake her abilities to survive, she’s drawn into a dangerous game of secrets and rebellion that will test her strength and redefine her power.

3. Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Opal has always been drawn to the mysterious, crumbling mansion in her hometown of Eden, Kentucky. When she takes a job as its caretaker, she uncovers dark secrets, a brooding heir, and a world where the house’s magic may hold the key to her past—and her future.

4. Circe by Madeline Miller

Banished to a remote island, Circe discovers her power and defies gods and mortals alike in this spellbinding tale of resilience, love, and transformation.

5. Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson

Archaeologist Lily Rayne is swept into a world of espionage and ancient secrets when a mysterious artefact uncovers a deadly conspiracy.

6. The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Set in a decadent, alternate 1889 Paris, this follows treasure hunter Séverin Montagnet-Alarie and his diverse crew as they unravel riddles, ancient secrets, and magical artefacts. 

7. The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Rowan Wren

A reclusive herbalist and witch finds her quiet life disrupted when a dark force threatens her village.

8. Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

A shy bookworm ends up in the world of the fae only to be captured by 4 princes. In order to get home she must help break their curses by helping them find their mates. Spicy Beauty & the Beast why-choose retelling.

9. For She is Wrath by Emily Varga

Fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo - one girls journey of revenge against those who have wronged her, including her ex-lover!

10. A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

A folklorist and her academic rival must solve their mentor's murder while on an expedition. Fantasy murder mystery...

New releases in 2025 that we can't wait for:

. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

. Wild Side by Elsie Silver

. Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

. Enchantra by Kaylie Smith

. Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

. Wild & Wrangled by Lyla Sage 

. The Geographer's Map to Romance by India Holton

. Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

.The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig

. Beg, Borrow or Steal by Sarah Adams

. Sounds like Love by Ashley Poston

. The Rebel Witch by Kristin Ciccarelli