End of the Year Wrap Up 2025

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 Finally, I am able to get this out!! 2025 was a rough year and I was barely able to make my goal of 100 books read in the year. I want to thank all the authors who took a chance on me and allowed me to hype their books. I am a small influencer who is quiet and sometimes finds it hard to post things. However, I try to make sure to post reviews for them. I was able to go back and read some books that I have loved over the years. I also was able to read some new series that have sucked me in and made me love them. So with that being said, you know what time it is. Superlatives time!! I was able to grab the top 5 books from certain categories and then selected my top book for each category. I'll break some of them down below. Give some of these authors, series and books a read!


Best Of:

Dark Romance: 

    God of Ruin - Rina Kent                                            The Butcher of the Bay - J Bree

     Hidden Truths - Neva Altaj                                        The Death King - Penelope Barsetti

                                            Shadows So Cruel - Liv Zander    

Honorable Mention: The Wild Man - Alex Grayson


Contemporary Romance: 

    Surrender to Me - KA Tucker                                    Our Bloodline - KC Kean

     Captivated by You - Sylvia Day                                 Cheeky Royal - Nana Malone

                                            Bared to You - Sylvia Day


Fantasy Romance: 

    Eidolon - Grace Draven                                            Quicksilver - Callie Hart

     The Book of Azrael - Amber V Nicole                        Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

                                    Blood and Betrayals - Alexis Rune & Jeanette Rose

Honorable Mention: A Cage of Kingdoms - KF Breene


PNR/Dystopian/Alien:

    A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole               Queen Takes Triune - Joely Sue Burkhart

    Captive of the Horde King - Zoey Draven            A Game of Fate - Scarlett St. Claire

                                               Overlord - AK Nevermore 


Best Series: 

    Court of Ravens - Liv Zander                                      Wraith Kings - Grace Draven

     Sick Boys - Lucy Smoke                                               The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros

                                              The Wolf Hotel - KA Tucker

Honorable Mention: Lady of Darkness - Melissa K Roehrich


Best Covers: 

    A Hunger Like No Other (OG)- Kresley Cole        My Blood is Yours - Chiara Foresteri     

    First Drop of Crimson - Jeaniene Frost                       The Butcher of the Bay - J Bree

                                               Radiance - Grace Draven


Best Narration:

     Eidolon - Grace Draven                                              A Game of Fate - Scarlett St. Claire

    Bared to You - Sylvia Day                                      Lady of Shadows - Melissa K Roehrich  

                                                Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros


Best MMCs:

    Gideon (Crossfire Series)                                            Xaden (The Empyrean Series)

    Hades (Hades & Persephone Series)                          Flynn (The Price of Talent Series)

                                                Kingfisher (Fae & Alchemy Series)

Honorable Mention: Samkiel (Gods & Monsters Series); Rennick (Fae Kings of Eden)


Best FMCs:

    Oraya (Crowns of Nyaxia Series)                                Ildiko (Wraith Kings Series)        

    Luna (Featherstone Academy Series)                          Violet (The Empyrean Series)

                                                Summer (Blood and Betrayals)

Honorable Mention: Saeris (Fae and Alchemy Series)


Top Baddies: 

    Parentals (Sick Boys Series)                                       Murderer (Avalon University Series) 

    The Galla (Wraith Kings Series)                                Kaden (Gods & Monsters Series)

                                               Mother (The Price of Talent Series)       


Spiciest Reads: 

    The Wild Man - Alex Grayson                                    A Cage of Kingdoms - KF Breene

    Your Bloodline - KC Kean                                         Bared to You - Sylvia Day

                                   Blood and Betrayals - Alexis Rune & Jeanette Rose         

Honorable Mention: Beneath Hoof and Hollow - Violet Taylor


Top Authors:

         AK Nevermore                                                           Grace Draven

        Sylvia Day                                                                  Jeanette Rose & Alexis Rune

                                                        KA Tucker

Honorable Mention: Scarlett St. Claire


Best World:

          Lady of Darkness Series                                            Price of Talent

          Crowns of Nyaxia                                                      Deliciously Dark Fairytales

                                                        Immortals After Dark


Books That Made Me Cry:

        The Book of Azrael                                                      Vicious Saint

        Shadows So Cruel                                                        Iron Flame

                                                        Blood and Betrayals


Top Re-Reads:

        The Book of Azrael                                                        Radiance

        Queen Takes Triune                                                       A Hunger Like No Other

                                                             Tempt Me  


            










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