every book i read in 2025 reviewed in under 30 minutes

in 2025 i read almost 50 books. in this video i give one sentence reviews for all of the books that i read this year. i read (& enjoy!) every genre so you can except literary fiction, romance, classics, fantasy, non fiction etc.! this is a complete 2025 reading wrap-up, sharing every book that has stuck with me this year, as well as those that have... not! sending my love to you from here to wherever you may be in the world. xx chapters: 0:00 intro 1:12 january 2:47 february 6:33 march 8:39 april 10:50 may 13:15 june 16:48 july 18:30 august 20:30 september 22:18 october 23:30 november 25:00 december 27:36 outro people mentioned: @libraryoflucy books mentioned: - pages to fill by travis baldree - snow country by yasunari kawabata - the happy ever after playlist by abby jimenez - the vanishing half by brit bennett - the name of the wind by patrick rothfuss - madonna in a fur coat by sabahattin ali - onyx storm by rebecca yarros - into the water by paula hawkins - the woman destroyed by simone de beauvoir - what a time to be alive by jenny mustard - the stolen heir by holly black - the prisoner’s throne by holly black - outline by rachel cusk - the fellowship of the ring by j. r. r. tolkein - all systems red by martha wells - powerless by elsie silver - a leopard-skin hat by anne serre - thunderhead by miranda darling - the flame by leonard cohen - the housemaid by freida mcfadden - never lie by freida mcfadden - shoko’s smile by choi eunyoung - house of sky & breath by sarah j. maas - the housemaid’s secret by freida mcfadden - the housemaid’s wedding by freida mcfadden - deep cuts by holly brickley - roar by cora carmack - a court this cruel and lovely by stacia stark - divine rivals by rebecca ross - ward d by freida mcfadden - one golden summer by carley fortune - gentle & lowly: by dane ortland - slow days, fast company: the world, the flesh, and la by eve babitz - empire of storms by sarah j. maas - tower of dawn by sarah j. maas - nightshade by autumn woods - lady macbeth by ava reid - too much and not the mood by durga chew-bose - fear stalks the land!: a common place book by thom yorke + stanley donwood - the housemaid is watching by frieda mcfadden - witness for the prosecution by agatha christie - dracula by bram stoker - none like him by jen wilkins - reckless by elsie silver - alchemy of secrets by stephanie garber - heaven by mieko kawakami - just a taste by anise starre - the knight & the moth by rachel gillig support the channel: - proud member of Blackwell's affiliate program! shop here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/home?a_aid=JemimaRose Blackwell's is a UK based online bookshop that offers free international shipping on all their titles with no minimum spend! *if you purchase through this link I earn a small commission which helps me to keep making videos! - amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/182940MUNESXN?ref_=wl_share contact me: - insta: @jemimarosereads https://www.instagram.com/jemimarosereads + @jemimar0se https://www.instagram.com/jemimar0se - goodreads: jemima rose https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/20984685-jemima-rose - tiktok: @jemimar0se - pinterest: @jemimar0se https://www.pinterest.co.uk/jemimar0se/ subs: 3,532