A Look at Books That Captivated Me the Most in 2025

Over the last few years, the book website Shepherd.com has asked me to list my three favorite reads of the last year. Shepherd considers the year to be the final quarter of the previous year and the first three quarters of the current year. This is so these lists can be used as ideas for presents during the holiday season. I read more than 60 books during that time period, so narrowing it down to three is no easy task. You can read about the three books I chose and the reasons why here.