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148 highest-rated books first published in 2025.

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Why One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is #1

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (Omar El Akkad) scores 8.9/10 from 241 ratings — 0.2 points ahead of A Drop of Corruption in second place.

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  1. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
    One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against ThisOmar El Akkad · 2025NYT bestseller Popular science241 ratings
    8.98.9 / 10
  2. A Drop of Corruption
    A Drop of CorruptionRobert Jackson Bennett · 2025 Fantasy521 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  3. Isles of the Emberdark
    Isles of the EmberdarkBrandon Sanderson · 2025 Fantasy483 ratings3
    8.78.7 / 10
  4. Sunrise on the Reaping
    Sunrise on the ReapingSuzanne Collins · 2025 Dystopian1.5K ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  5. The Everlasting
    The EverlastingAlix E. Harrow · 2025 Fantasy264 ratings1
    8.58.5 / 10
  6. Apple in China
    Apple in ChinaPatrick McGee · 2025NYT bestseller Technology & IT77 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  7. Atmosphere
    AtmosphereTaylor Jenkins Reid · 2025NYT bestseller Romance659 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  8. The House of My Mother
    The House of My MotherShari Franke · 2025NYT bestseller Biography & memoir182 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  9. Shield of Sparrows
    Shield of SparrowsDevney Perry · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy282 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  10. My Friends
    My FriendsFredrik Backman · 2025NYT bestseller Literary fiction345 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  11. Empire of the Dawn
    Empire of the DawnJay Kristoff · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy129 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  12. The Correspondent
    The CorrespondentVirginia Evans · 2025NYT bestseller Contemporary fiction361 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  13. Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
    Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for JusticeVirginia Roberts Giuffre · 2025NYT bestseller Biography & memoir61 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  14. The Raven Scholar
    The Raven ScholarAntonia Hodgson · 2025 Fantasy288 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  15. He Who Fights with Monsters 12
    He Who Fights with Monsters 12Shirtaloon · 2025 Fantasy139 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  16. The Devils
    The DevilsJoe Abercrombie · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy658 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  17. Absolute Batman, Vol. 1: The Zoo
    Absolute Batman, Vol. 1: The ZooScott Snyder · 2025 Fantasy98 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  18. Alchemised
    AlchemisedSenLinYu · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy342 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  19. Careless People
    Careless PeopleSarah Wynn-Williams · 2025NYT bestseller Biography & memoir477 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  20. Releasing 10
    Releasing 10Chloe Walsh · 2025NYT bestseller Young adult62 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  21. The Strength of the Few
    The Strength of the FewJames Islington · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy666 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  22. The Names
    The NamesFlorence Knapp · 2025 Science fiction143 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  23. The Enchanted Greenhouse
    The Enchanted GreenhouseSarah Beth Durst · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy115 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  24. The Ascended
    The AscendedParker Lennox · 2025 Fantasy51 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  25. A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
    A Witch's Guide to Magical InnkeepingSangu Mandanna · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy209 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  26. The Primal Hunter 13
    The Primal Hunter 13Zogarth · 2025 Fantasy85 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  27. The Emperor of Gladness
    The Emperor of GladnessOcean Vuong · 2025NYT bestseller Literary fiction80 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  28. The Knight and the Moth
    The Knight and the MothRachel Gillig · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy310 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  29. Shadows Upon Time
    Shadows Upon TimeChristopher Ruocchio · 2025 Fantasy136 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  30. Rewind It Back
    Rewind It BackLiz Tomforde · 2025NYT bestseller Romance133 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  31. The Poison Daughter
    The Poison DaughterSheila Masterson · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy104 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  32. Accomplice to the Villain
    Accomplice to the VillainHannah Nicole Maehrer · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy143 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  33. Tusk Love
    Tusk LoveThea Guanzon · 2025 Fantasy69 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  34. The Impossible Fortune
    The Impossible FortuneRichard Osman · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery198 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  35. Brigands & Breadknives
    Brigands & BreadknivesTravis Baldree · 2025 Fantasy262 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  36. Of Monsters and Mainframes
    Of Monsters and MainframesBarbara Truelove · 2025 Fantasy166 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  37. Wings of Starlight
    Wings of StarlightAllison Saft · 2025 Fantasy57 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  38. Tailored Realities
    Tailored RealitiesBrandon Sanderson · 2025 Fantasy72 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  39. Daggermouth
    DaggermouthH.M. Wolfe · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy93 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  40. Hemlock & Silver
    Hemlock & SilverT. Kingfisher · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy152 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  41. Cribsheet
    CribsheetEmily Oster · 2025115 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  42. King Sorrow
    King SorrowJoe Hill · 2025NYT bestseller Horror168 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  43. Shroud
    ShroudAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2025 Science fiction209 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  44. Snake-Eater
    Snake-EaterT. Kingfisher · 2025 Fantasy69 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  45. Wild Dark Shore
    Wild Dark ShoreCharlotte McConaghy · 2025 Literary fiction388 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  46. Good Spirits
    Good SpiritsB.K. Borison · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy160 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  47. The Entanglement of Rival Wizards
    The Entanglement of Rival WizardsSara Raasch · 2025 Fantasy63 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  48. Seascraper
    SeascraperBenjamin Wood · 2025 Historical fiction52 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  49. Three Days in June
    Three Days in JuneAnne Tyler · 2025NYT bestseller Literary fiction53 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  50. The Second Death of Locke
    The Second Death of LockeV.L. Bovalino · 2025 Fantasy82 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  51. If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
    If Anyone Builds It, Everyone DiesEliezer Yudkowsky · 2025NYT bestseller Technology & IT75 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  52. The Summer War
    The Summer WarNaomi Novik · 2025 Fantasy87 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  53. Isola
    IsolaAllegra Goodman · 2025 Historical fiction52 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  54. 1% Lifesteal (Volume 2)
    1% Lifesteal (Volume 2)Robert Blaise · 2025 Fantasy51 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  55. 1929
    1929Andrew Ross Sorkin · 2025NYT bestseller History50 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  56. Cinder House
    Cinder HouseFreya Marske · 2025 Fantasy53 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  57. Fake Skating
    Fake SkatingLynn Painter · 2025 Young adult69 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  58. Silver Elite
    Silver EliteDani Francis · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy137 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  59. A Forbidden Alchemy
    A Forbidden AlchemyStacey McEwan · 2025 Fantasy58 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  60. Sounds Like Love
    Sounds Like LoveAshley Poston · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy53 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  61. Rebel Witch
    Rebel WitchKristen Ciccarelli · 2025 Young adult236 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  62. Hungerstone
    HungerstoneKat Dunn · 2025 Fantasy100 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  63. The Last Contract of Isako
    The Last Contract of IsakoFonda Lee · 2025New Fantasy110 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  64. Oathbound
    OathboundTracy Deonn · 2025 Young adult67 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  65. Play Nice
    Play NiceRachel Harrison · 2025 Fantasy77 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  66. Onyx Storm
    Onyx StormRebecca Yarros · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy1.5K ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  67. Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore
    Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain AnymoreEmily Krempholtz · 2025 Fantasy53 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  68. Flybot
    FlybotDennis E. Taylor · 2025 Fantasy94 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  69. Heart the Lover
    Heart the LoverLily King · 2025 Romance195 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  70. Not Quite Dead Yet
    Not Quite Dead YetHolly Jackson · 2025 Crime & mystery238 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  71. The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop
    The Vanishing Cherry Blossom BookshopTakuya Asakura · 2025 Fantasy53 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  72. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight SoilV. E. Schwab · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy378 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  73. The Shattering Peace
    The Shattering PeaceJohn Scalzi · 2025NYT bestseller Science fiction132 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  74. Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy
    Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, EmpathyMartha Wells · 2025 Science fiction189 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  75. A Language of Dragons
    A Language of DragonsS.F. Williamson · 2025 Fantasy50 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  76. Stone and Sky
    Stone and SkyBen Aaronovitch · 2025 Fantasy60 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  77. Say You'll Remember Me
    Say You'll Remember MeAbby Jimenez · 2025NYT bestseller Romance257 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  78. The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk
    The Fallen & the Kiss of DuskCarissa Broadbent · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy55 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  79. Brimstone
    BrimstoneCallie Hart · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy224 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  80. Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me
    Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except MeDjango Wexler · 2025 Fantasy77 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  81. The River Is Waiting
    The River Is WaitingWally Lamb · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery50 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  82. Stag Dance
    Stag DanceTorrey Peters · 2025 Short stories54 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  83. First-Time Caller
    First-Time CallerB.K. Borison · 2025NYT bestseller Romance281 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  84. You Weren't Meant to Be Human
    You Weren't Meant to Be HumanAndrew Joseph White · 2025 Fantasy73 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  85. The Bright Years
    The Bright YearsSarah Damoff · 2025 Thriller59 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  86. Savage Awakening 7: A LitRPG Apocalypse Adventure
    Savage Awakening 7: A LitRPG Apocalypse Adventureadastra339 · 2025 Fantasy155 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  87. The Rose Bargain
    The Rose BargainSasha Peyton Smith · 2025 Fantasy87 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  88. The Hallmarked Man
    The Hallmarked ManRobert Galbraith · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery86 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  89. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
    The Buffalo Hunter HunterStephen Graham Jones · 2025NYT bestseller Horror310 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  90. If It Makes You Happy
    If It Makes You HappyJulie Olivia · 2025 Romance60 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  91. The Life of Chuck
    The Life of ChuckStephen King · 2025 Fantasy50 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  92. King of Ashes
    King of AshesS. A. Cosby · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery123 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  93. Arcana Academy
    Arcana AcademyElise Kova · 2025 Fantasy87 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  94. What We Can Know
    What We Can KnowIan McEwan · 2025NYT bestseller Dystopian81 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  95. The Ghostwriter
    The GhostwriterJulie Clark · 2025 Crime & mystery89 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  96. Broken Country
    Broken CountryClare Leslie Hall · 2025NYT bestseller Romance165 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  97. The Martian Contingency
    The Martian ContingencyMary Robinette Kowal · 2025 Science fiction55 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  98. Mate
    MateAli Hazelwood · 2025NYT bestseller Romance326 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  99. The Bewitching
    The BewitchingSilvia Moreno-Garcia · 2025 Fantasy105 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  100. Alchemy of Secrets
    Alchemy of SecretsStephanie Garber · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy76 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  101. Our Infinite Fates
    Our Infinite FatesLaura Steven · 2025 Fantasy90 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  102. Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
    Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect PlaylistLiz Pelly · 202560 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  103. Fearless
    FearlessLauren Roberts · 2025 Young adult229 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  104. The Shots You Take
    The Shots You TakeRachel Reid · 2025 Romance72 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  105. Problematic Summer Romance
    Problematic Summer RomanceAli Hazelwood · 2025NYT bestseller Romance273 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  106. Slow Gods
    Slow GodsClaire North · 2025 Science fiction112 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  107. Marble Hall Murders
    Marble Hall MurdersAnthony Horowitz · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery57 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  108. Bad Bishop
    Bad BishopL.J. Shen · 2025NYT bestseller Romance50 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  109. What Stalks the Deep
    What Stalks the DeepUrsula Vernon · 2025 Horror103 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  110. Our Perfect Storm
    Our Perfect StormCarley Fortune · 2025NYT bestseller Romance73 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  111. Automatic Noodle
    Automatic NoodleAnnalee Newitz · 2025 Science fiction293 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  112. Lucky Day
    Lucky DayChuck Tingle · 2025 Science fiction85 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  113. Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame
    Brighter than Scale, Swifter than FlameNeon Yang · 2025 Fantasy65 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  114. The Dream Hotel
    The Dream HotelLaila Lalami · 2025 Science fiction110 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  115. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
    Witchcraft for Wayward GirlsGrady Hendrix · 2025NYT bestseller Horror242 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  116. Spicy Little Curses
    Spicy Little CursesJ.T. Geissinger · 2025 Fantasy50 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  117. Great Big Beautiful Life
    Great Big Beautiful LifeEmily Henry · 2025NYT bestseller Romance400 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  118. The Perfect Divorce
    The Perfect DivorceJeneva Rose · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery88 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  119. The Rose Field
    The Rose FieldPhilip Pullman · 2025 Fantasy66 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  120. Coffin Moon
    Coffin MoonKeith Rosson · 2025 Horror63 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  121. The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
    The Strawberry Patch Pancake HouseLaurie Gilmore · 2025NYT bestseller Romance98 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  122. Hot for Slayer
    Hot for SlayerAli Hazelwood · 2025 Romance152 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  123. Caught Up
    Caught UpNavessa Allen · 2025NYT bestseller Romance232 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  124. The Gingerbread Bakery
    The Gingerbread BakeryLaurie Gilmore · 2025NYT bestseller Romance66 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  125. Space Vampire
    Space VampireRuby Dixon · 2025 Fantasy54 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  126. These Summer Storms
    These Summer StormsSarah MacLean · 2025 Romance55 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  127. Bonds of Hercules
    Bonds of HerculesJasmine Mas · 2025NYT bestseller Romance71 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  128. Spread Me
    Spread MeSarah Gailey · 2025 Fantasy68 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  129. Where the Axe Is Buried
    Where the Axe Is BuriedRay Nayler · 2025 Dystopian56 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  130. Bound
    BoundAli Hazelwood · 2025 Romance57 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  131. Beautiful Venom
    Beautiful VenomRina Kent · 2025NYT bestseller Romance50 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  132. Best Offer Wins
    Best Offer WinsMarisa Kashino · 2025 Thriller90 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  133. Falling
    FallingChristina Lauren · 2025 Fantasy59 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  134. The Missing Half
    The Missing HalfAshley Flowers · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery62 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  135. The Widow
    The WidowJohn Grisham · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery57 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  136. The Lamb
    The LambLucy Rose · 2025 Horror110 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  137. When the Moon Hits Your Eye
    When the Moon Hits Your EyeJohn Scalzi · 2025 Science fiction238 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  138. The Starving Saints
    The Starving SaintsCaitlin Starling · 2025 Horror119 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  139. The Three Lives of Cate Kay
    The Three Lives of Cate KayKate Fagan · 2025 Crime & mystery55 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  140. The Tenant
    The TenantFreida McFadden · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery210 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  141. Victorian Psycho
    Victorian PsychoVirginia Feito · 2025 Horror174 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  142. Never Flinch
    Never FlinchStephen King · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery170 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  143. Exiles
    ExilesMason Coile · 2025 Horror56 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  144. Death Row
    Death RowFreida McFadden · 2025 Crime & mystery104 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  145. With a Vengeance
    With a VengeanceRiley Sager · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery71 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  146. Katabasis
    KatabasisR.F. Kuang · 2025NYT bestseller Fantasy654 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  147. The Secret of Secrets
    The Secret of SecretsDan Brown · 2025NYT bestseller Crime & mystery344 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10
  148. The Compound
    The CompoundAisling Rawle · 2025 Dystopian194 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10

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