Ranking My Top 10 Books of 2025 (You NEED to Read These!)

Ranking MY Top 10 Books of 2025 From dark fantasy to romantasy to full emotional destruction, these are the books everyone is talking about this year. I read them so you don’t have to… but let’s be honest, you probably will. Here’s the full ranking: 10. Soul of Shadow — Emma Noyes 9. The Edge of Darkness Trilogy — Leigh Rivers 8. The Ashes of Thezmarr Series — Helen Scheuerer 7. The Poppy War — R.F. Kuang 6. Blood & Betrayals — Alexis Rune & Jeanette Rose 5. Echo Fort — Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti 4. Compelling Fates Saga — Sophia St. Germain 3. Court of Ravens Series — Liv Zander 2. Eldritch — Keri Lake 1. The Ascended — Bree Grenwich & Parker Lennox If you love BookTok deep dives, rankings, reading vlogs, and chaotic book opinions—hit that subscribe 🖤 Chapters: Intro: 0:00-2:23 Soul of Shadow: 2:24 - 6:04 The Edge of Darkness Trilogy: 6:05 - 10:08 The Ashes of Thezmarr Series: 10:09 - 13:00 The Poppy War: 13:01 - 16:56 Blood & Betrayals: 16:57 - 20:40 Echo Fort: 20:41 - 24:39 Compelling Fates Saga: 24:41 - 26:22 Court of Ravens Series: 26:23 - 29:23 Eldritch: 29:24 - 32:54 The Ascended: 32:55 - 38:32 End: 38:33 - 40:28