mreadsalot's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

Jade War by Fonda Lee

The Green Bone Saga #2

Jade War

Fonda Lee

590 pages • 2019 • 82 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
5.0 mreadsalot's review
The Secret Romantic's Book of Magic by A.C. Wise, Megan Bannen, Melissa Marr, Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan, Katherine Arden, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Kelley Armstrong, A.G. Slatter, Kelly Andrew, Olivie Blake, Tasha Suri, Kamilah Cole

The Secret Romantic's Book of Magic

A.C. Wise, Megan Bannen, Melissa Marr, Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan, Katherine Arden, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Kelley Armstrong, A.G. Slatter, Kelly Andrew, Olivie Blake, Tasha Suri, Kamilah Cole

368 pages • 2025 • 11 editions

fiction fantasy romance short stories adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
3.75 mreadsalot's review
Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Radiant

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

319 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction historical middle grade emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase

Crueler Mercies

Maren Chase

400 pages • 2025 • 9 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense medium-paced
4.0 mreadsalot's review
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

Mischief & Matchmaking #1

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

Emma R. Alban

396 pages • 2024 • 30 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
3.25 mreadsalot's review
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Stephen Graham Jones

15h 29m • 2025 • 52 editions

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
5.0 mreadsalot's review
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

The Green Bone Saga #3

Jade Legacy

Fonda Lee

736 pages • 2021 • 63 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
5.0 mreadsalot's review
Just Pretend by Tori Sharp

Just Pretend

Tori Sharp

304 pages • 2021 • 3 editions

nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Mejia

Paola Santiago #1

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears

Tehlor Mejia

10h 13m • 2020 • 10 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
4.5 mreadsalot's review
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

16h 44m • 2013 • 67 editions

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced