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My Best Books Read in 2025

Most of the books I read were Advanced Review Copies accessed through NetGalley, though some were off my TBR list. I read a total of 89 books, with 24 rated 5-star. They are listed in their genre categories in no particular order. Plus, I'll add a 5-star book I beta read: Discovering Nicola

Sapphic Romance
Ordinary Love
Girl Next Door
Only Ever One Choice

Sapphic Young Adult
Love Points to You
Say A Little Prayer
Girls Girls Girls
Sunburn
Nobody in Particular

Sapphic Fiction
Francine's Spectacular Crash and Burn
The Wildest Things
Like Family

Sapphic Historical Fiction
The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennett
The Songbird
The Rio Affair
A Spell for Change
The Safekeep
On the Edge of Uncertainty

Jewish Fiction & Jewish Historical Fiction
A Fool's Kabbalah
Sisters of Fortune
Number 5 Babyn Yar Street
A Rooftop in Jerusalem
Crossing the Line

Historic Fiction
The Book of Guilt
Poole of Light

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