lifebykev's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

Beat the Devils by Josh Weiss

Morris Baker #1

Beat the Devils

Josh Weiss

368 pages • 2022 • 6 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

Crescent City #3

House of Flame and Shadow

Sarah J. Maas

838 pages • 2024 • 195 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Shades of Magic #1

A Darker Shade of Magic

V.E. Schwab

400 pages • 2015 • 171 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

Shades of Magic #3

A Conjuring of Light

V.E. Schwab

624 pages • 2017 • 115 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
4.0 lifebykev's review
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Earthseed #2

Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

448 pages • 1998 • 61 editions

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

The Once and Future Witches

Alix E. Harrow

516 pages • 2020 • 67 editions

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
5.0 lifebykev's review
Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell

Disco Witches of Fire Island

Blair Fell

352 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

Crescent City #2

House of Sky and Breath

Sarah J. Maas

805 pages • 2022 • 213 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Dark Age by Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga #5

Dark Age

Pierce Brown

757 pages • 2019 • 84 editions

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
3.5 lifebykev's review
Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga #2

Golden Son

Pierce Brown

446 pages • 2015 • 162 editions

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced