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Best 2025 books

90 highest-rated books first published in 2025.

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Why A Drop of Corruption is #1

A Drop of Corruption (Robert Jackson Bennett) scores 8.7/10 from 486 ratings — 0.1 points ahead of Amanecer de la Cosecha in second place.

The score is a weighted average across 3 independent rating sources. A title with few ratings is pulled toward the category average, so a handful of enthusiastic reviews cannot outrank a book that thousands of readers have judged. Method →

  1. A Drop of CorruptionRobert Jackson Bennett
    A Drop of CorruptionRobert Jackson Bennett · 2025 Fantasy486 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  2. Amanecer de la Cosecha
    Amanecer de la CosechaSuzanne Collins · 2025 Fantasy1.3K ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  3. Nobody's Girl
    Nobody's GirlVirginia Roberts Giuffre · 2025NYT bestseller Biography & memoir56 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  4. The Everlasting
    The EverlastingAlix E. Harrow · 2025 Fantasy210 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  5. Mina vänner
    Mina vännerFredrik Backman · 2025 Literary fiction281 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  6. Shield of Sparrows
    Shield of SparrowsDevney Perry · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy242 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  7. Road to Tender Hearts
    Road to Tender HeartsAnnie Hartnett · 2025 Literary fiction77 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  8. The Raven Scholar
    The Raven ScholarAntonia Hodgson · 2025 Fantasy267 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  9. He Who Fights with Monsters 12
    He Who Fights with Monsters 12Shirtaloon · 2025 Fantasy116 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  10. Stag Dance
    Stag DanceTorrey Peters · 2025 Literary fiction52 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  11. The Devils
    The DevilsJoe Abercrombie · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy567 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  12. Careless People
    Careless PeopleSarah Wynn-Williams · 2025NYT bestseller Biography & memoir446 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  13. The Strength of the Few
    The Strength of the FewJames Islington · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy610 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  14. The Primal Hunter 12
    The Primal Hunter 12Zogarth · 2025 Fantasy85 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  15. A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
    A Witch's Guide to Magical InnkeepingSangu Mandanna · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy184 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  16. Absolute Batman Vol. 1
    Absolute Batman Vol. 1Scott Snyder · 2025 Fantasy84 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  17. Enchantra
    EnchantraKaylie Smith · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy87 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  18. Releasing 10
    Releasing 10Chloe Walsh · 2025NYT bestseller Young adult61 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  19. Tusk Love
    Tusk LoveThea Guanzon · 2025 Fantasy56 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  20. The Primal Hunter 13
    The Primal Hunter 13Zogarth · 2025 Fantasy72 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  21. Brigands & Breadknives
    Brigands & BreadknivesTravis Baldree · 2025 Fantasy226 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  22. Three Days in June
    Three Days in JuneAnne Tyler · 2025NYT bestseller Literary fiction53 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  23. The Night Prince
    The Night PrinceLauren Palphreyman · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy83 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  24. Shadows upon Time
    Shadows upon TimeChristopher Ruocchio · 2025 Fantasy113 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  25. Accomplice to the Villain
    Accomplice to the VillainHannah Nicole Maehrer · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy121 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  26. When the Wolf Comes Home
    When the Wolf Comes HomeNat Cassidy · 2025 Fantasy102 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  27. Daggermouth
    DaggermouthH.M. Wolfe · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy70 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  28. The Poison Daughter
    The Poison DaughterSheila Masterson · 2025 Fantasy67 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  29. Tailored Realities
    Tailored RealitiesBrandon Sanderson · 2025 Fantasy66 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  30. Wild Dark Shore
    Wild Dark ShoreCharlotte McConaghy · 2025 Literary fiction368 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  31. The Entanglement of Rival Wizards
    The Entanglement of Rival WizardsSara Raasch · 2025 Fantasy50 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  32. Snake-Eater
    Snake-EaterT. Kingfisher · 2025 Fantasy59 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  33. Of Monsters and Mainframes
    Of Monsters and MainframesBarbara Truelove · 2025 Fantasy144 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  34. The Second Death of Locke
    The Second Death of LockeV.L. Bovalino · 2025 Fantasy67 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  35. The Summer War
    The Summer WarNaomi Novik · 2025 Fantasy71 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  36. Rewind It Back
    Rewind It BackLiz Tomforde · 2025NYT bestseller Romance114 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  37. Hemlock & Silver
    Hemlock & SilverT. Kingfisher · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy130 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  38. The Shattering Peace
    The Shattering PeaceJohn Scalzi · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy113 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  39. Flybot
    FlybotDennis E. Taylor · 2025 Fantasy80 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  40. The Last Contract of Isako
    The Last Contract of IsakoFonda Lee · 2025 Fantasy88 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  41. The Bright Years
    The Bright YearsSarah Damoff · 2025 Historical fiction52 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  42. The Impossible Fortune
    The Impossible FortuneRichard Osman · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery169 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  43. Silver Elite
    Silver EliteDani Francis · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy116 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  44. You Weren't Meant to Be Human
    You Weren't Meant to Be HumanAndrew Joseph White · 2025 Fantasy58 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  45. Play Nice
    Play NiceRachel Harrison · 2025 Fantasy63 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  46. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight SoilV. E. Schwab · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy331 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  47. Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me
    Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except MeDjango Wexler · 2025 Fantasy71 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  48. Brimstone
    BrimstoneCallie Hart · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy186 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  49. Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
    Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About ItCory Doctorow · 2025 Crime & mystery181 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  50. Mate
    MateAli Hazelwood · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy285 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  51. Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy
    Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, EmpathyMartha Wells · 2025 Science fiction158 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  52. Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)
    Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)Jesse Q. Sutanto · 2025 Crime & mystery94 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  53. Arcana Academy
    Arcana AcademyElise Kova · 2025 Fantasy76 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  54. Hot for Slayer
    Hot for SlayerAli Hazelwood · 2025 Fantasy132 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  55. Automatic Noodle
    Automatic NoodleAnnalee Newitz · 2025 Fantasy249 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  56. Good Spirits
    Good SpiritsB.K. Borison · 2025NYT bestseller Romance141 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  57. Slow Gods
    Slow GodsClaire North · 2025 Science fiction87 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  58. Brighter than Scale, Swifter than FlameNeon Yang
    Brighter than Scale, Swifter than FlameNeon Yang · 2025 Fantasy58 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  59. Spread MeSarah Gailey
    Spread MeSarah Gailey · 2025 Fantasy54 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  60. The Martian Contingency
    The Martian ContingencyMary Robinette Kowal · 2025 Science fiction53 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  61. The GhostwriterJulie Clark
    The GhostwriterJulie Clark · 2025 Crime & mystery76 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  62. The Hallmarked ManRobert Galbraith
    The Hallmarked ManRobert Galbraith · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery71 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  63. King of AshesS. A. Cosby
    King of AshesS. A. Cosby · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery104 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  64. If It Makes You HappyJulie Olivia
    If It Makes You HappyJulie Olivia · 2025 Romance60 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  65. The Staircase in the WoodsChuck Wendig
    The Staircase in the WoodsChuck Wendig · 2025 Fantasy79 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  66. Kiss the Villain
    Kiss the VillainRina Kent · 2025NYT bestseller Romance71 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  67. Lucky Day
    Lucky DayChuck Tingle · 2025 Science fiction68 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  68. The Rose Field
    The Rose FieldPhilip Pullman · 2025 Fantasy61 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  69. Fearless
    FearlessLauren Roberts · 2025 Young adult214 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  70. Our Perfect Storm
    Our Perfect StormCarley Fortune · 2025NYT bestseller Romance52 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  71. Marble Hall Murders
    Marble Hall MurdersAnthony Horowitz · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery51 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  72. What Stalks the Deep
    What Stalks the DeepUrsula Vernon · 2025 Horror90 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  73. Wild and WrangledLyla Sage
    Wild and WrangledLyla Sage · 2025NYT bestseller Romance64 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  74. Perfect Divorce
    Perfect DivorceJeneva Rose · 2025 Crime & mystery79 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  75. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
    Witchcraft for Wayward GirlsGrady Hendrix · 2025NYT bestseller Horror242 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  76. King of Envy
    King of EnvyAna Huang · 2025NYT bestseller Romance69 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  77. Caught Up
    Caught UpNavessa Allen · 2025NYT bestseller Romance191 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  78. When the Moon Hits Your Eye
    When the Moon Hits Your EyeJohn Scalzi · 2025 Fantasy226 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  79. Great Big Beautiful Life
    Great Big Beautiful LifeEmily Henry · 2025NYT bestseller Romance366 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  80. The Missing HalfAshley Flowers
    The Missing HalfAshley Flowers · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery54 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  81. These Summer StormsSarah MacLean
    These Summer StormsSarah MacLean · 2025 Romance52 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  82. Best Offer Wins
    Best Offer WinsMarisa Kashino · 2025 Thriller79 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  83. Não pisque
    Não pisqueStephen King · 2025 Crime & mystery142 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  84. The Starving Saints
    The Starving SaintsCaitlin Starling · 2025 Horror108 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  85. With a VengeanceRiley Sager
    With a VengeanceRiley Sager · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery65 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  86. Julie Chan Is Dead
    Julie Chan Is DeadLiann Zhang · 2025 Crime & mystery103 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  87. Katabasis
    KatabasisR.F. Kuang · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy573 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  88. Death Row
    Death RowFreida McFadden · 2025 Crime & mystery78 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  89. The CompoundAisling Rawle
    The CompoundAisling Rawle · 2025 Science fiction161 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  90. The Secret of SecretsDan Brown
    The Secret of SecretsDan Brown · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery290 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10

Frequently asked questions

What is the best book of 2025?

A Drop of Corruption (Robert Jackson Bennett) — 8.7/10 from 486 ratings, in the snapshot of September 21, 2026.

How many books from 2025 are ranked here?

90, all first published in 2025, scored from 14.1K reader ratings.

Which title here has the most ratings?

Amanecer de la Cosecha (Suzanne Collins) — 1.3K ratings and 8.6/10, which puts it at #2 on this list.

How is the best book of 2025 chosen?

By reader score, not by prizes or sales. Every title first published that year and carrying enough ratings is scored the same way as everywhere else on the site, and the list is the result — so a book can climb or fall between snapshots as more people rate it.

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