Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together!
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying, #1) by Ilona Andrews (review)
Your Knife, My Heart (Dark Forces, #1) by K.M. Moronova (review)
Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1) by Navessa Allen (review)
Murder at Haven's Rock (Haven's Rock, #1) by Kelley Armstrong (review)
Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor (review)
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (review)
Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods (review)
His Face is the Sun (Throne of Khetara, #1) by
Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] (The Empyrean, #3) by Rebecca Yarros
House of Flame and Shadow (Part 2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] (Crescent City, #3) by Sarah J. Maas
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me was my favorite read of 2025! I can’t wait for its release in March so everyone can experience how incredible it is. ❤️ Your Knife, My Heart and Lights Out were both excellent audiobooks, while Murder at Haven’s Rock delivered a solid mystery with wonderful characters. Assistant to the Villain made me laugh a lot, and I plan on reviewing it and Apprentice to the Villain soon.
The second set is made up of very different books, and I loved all of them. I think their variety is exactly why they stood out to me so much—each one feels uniquely its own, unlike anything else I’ve read before (aside from A Sorceress Comes to Call, which is based on The Goose Girl).
Onyx Storm and House of Flame and Shadow were also two I really enjoyed listening to. Their dramatized, full-cast versions are absolutely amazing!
I didn't read a lot of books in 2025, but I definitely read some good ones. Happy reading!
