My favorite books I read in 2025
My 2025 Favorites Public
Created by Pixel
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The lore and legends around the underground game known as Rabbits gain new dimensions in this twisty tale set in …
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Group Living and Other Recipes by Lola Milholland
5 stars
A spirited and timely exploration of group living that encourages readers to reconsider the meaning of family and home.
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The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (The Outside)
4 stars
Autistic scientist Yasira Shien has developed a radical new energy drive that could change the future of humanity. But when …
Pixel says: Recommended by several people on Mastodon as I wanted more books with autistic representation.
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy) by Kim Stanley Robinson (Mars (1))
4 stars
Red Mars is the first novel of the Mars trilogy, published in 1992. It follows the beginnings of the colonization …
Pixel says: Recommended by someone I don't remember. Reminded me a bit of "A Stranger in a Strange Land". The first book was pretty good but boy these books are long. I didn't make it until the end of the series.
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The Actual Star by Monica Byrne (duplicate)
5 stars
The Actual Star takes readers on a journey over two millennia and six continents —telling three powerful tales a thousand …
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
5 stars
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be …
Pixel says: Recommended by several people. I like the books and read them all, but they're not exactly refined literature.
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4 stars
A whirlwind romance between an eccentric archivist and a grieving widow explores what it means to be at home in …
Pixel says: Fantastic trans lit.
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4 stars
It's an average work day. You've been wrapped up in a task, and you check the clock when you come …
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Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe
4 stars
A glittering, bold, darkly funny novel about two sisters—one in New York, one in Singapore—who are bound by an ancient …
Pixel says: My friend sent me this book because the cover art was cool and I ended up really enjoying it. Super interesting.
Tags: Asian, LGBT+
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Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy (Daughters of the Empty Throne, #1)
4 stars
In the gripping first novel in the Daughters of the Empty Throne trilogy, author Margaret Killjoy spins a tale of …
Pixel says: I listened to an interview with the author in a podcast for something completely unrelated but was really curious!
Tags: LGBT+
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Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
4 stars
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.
Breq is …
Pixel says: The first time I read it, I couldn't get into it. Then my friend who had originally suggested it said to try "Translation State". I'm glad because then I found the motivation to read the rest of the books.
Tags: LGBT+
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The Man with a Thousand Faces by Lex Noteboom
4 stars
A fast-paced international political thriller set in a fictitious former Soviet state, in which a new president has to fight …
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Roar of the Lambs by Jamison Shea
5 stars
If you knew the world was ending, who would you save? And would they let you?
Sixteen-year-old Winnie Bray …
