Maria's Top 20 (2025)

Maria, our resident super-reader and Library Aide here at Happy Valley Library, read 1,002 books in 2025! Here's her top 20 picks.

Updated December 31, 2025
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Maria's Top 20 (2025)

Maria, our resident super-reader and Library Aide here at Happy Valley Library, read 1,002 books in 2025! Here's her top 20 picks.

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Broken country : a novel
Hall, Clare Leslie
Paper Book
" A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing. "The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him."<...
A dance of lies
Arena, Brittney
A debut fantasy romance filled with hope after heartbreak, secrets, and betrayal, as a dancer-turned-spy must decide how far she will go to secure her freedom "Beautifully written, with immersive worldbuilding, a gripping plot, and heart-pounding danger around every turn."-...
The favorites : a novel
Fargo, Layne
Paper Book
To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice "Part...
Firebird
Cross, Juliette
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--featuring beautiful original illustrated stenciled edges with a foil case stamp, and designed endpapers! An instant New York Times bestseller! House of the Dragon meets From Blood and Ash in this epic, scorching dark...
Grace of the Empire State
Tizzard, Gemma
Paper Book
In this "thrilling, heartbreaking" (Annie Lyons, author of The Air Raid Club) debut novel set during the Great Depression in 1930s New York, a daring dancer must take her twin brother's place as a riveter high atop the in-progress Empire State Building to save her family from ruin.
The locked ward : a novel
Pekkanen, Sarah
Paper Book
New from Sarah Pekkanen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Glass and co-author of The Wife Between Us. A shocking psychological thriller about the complex bonds of sisterhood―and what happens when they are stretched to the breaking point, The Locked...
The lost story of Eva Fuentes
Cleeton, Chanel
Paper Book
A 2025 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee "This captivating story is an ode to book lovers!"--Woman's World A mysterious book with a legacy spanning from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day unites three women--and their secrets--in this...
Nightweaver
Gray, R. M.
This New York Times bestseller is filled with elemental magic, forbidden romance, and breathtaking twists, Nightweaver is a propulsive romantasy about an iron-willed heroine avenging her brother and discovering her destiny--perfect for fans of ...
Of flame and fury
Bridge, Mikayla
Paper Book
"This fiery debut breathes new life into the YA romantasy genre."-- Booklist "A young adult novel that delivers it all: betrayal, ambition, heart, heat--and flaming wings of glory."-- School Library Journal On an island built from ash and...
Please don't lie : a thriller
Kline, Christina Baker
Paper Book
In this stylish, twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and award-winning author Anne Burt, a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with her new husband for a fresh start--but the past won't let her go. Two years ago, Hayley Stone lost...
Rage
Castillo, Linda
Paper Book
In this gripping installment of the Edgar Award winning series, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a brutal double murder that takes her into the dark underbelly of society and exposes the dangers of Amish lives gone wrong. Summer has arrived with a vengeance in...
Say you'll remember me
Jimenez, Abby
Paper Book
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller! "No one does funny, emotional, life-affirming love stories quite like Abby Jimenez. She just keeps outdoing herself." ―Emily Henry There's no such thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier...
Shield of sparrows
Perry, Devney
Paper Book
Accolades: AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Feature film now in development at Amazon MGM Studios with John Wick screenwriter Derek Kolstad attached * Amazon Best Romantasy Books of the Year 2025 * Apple Books Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Novel Best Sellers 2025,...
Silver elite
Francis, Dani
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don't fall for your greatest enemy.
The stolen life of Colette Marceau
Harmel, Kristin
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Kristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author who "is the best there is at sweeping historical drama" (Kelly Harms, author of The Seven Day Switch), returns with an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves, a...
The Sunflower House : a novel
Allegri, Adriana
Paper Book
The beloved international bestseller! Family secrets come to light as a young woman fights to save herself, and others, in a Nazi-run baby factory--a real-life Handmaid''s Tale--during World War II. In a sleepy German village, Allina Strauss''s life seems...
Sunrise on the reaping
Collins, Suzanne
Paper Book
The unforgettable fifth book in the Hunger Games series: Haymitch's story. Feature film scheduled for November 2026. #1 USA Today Bestseller * #1 New York Times Bestseller * #1 Indie Bestseller * #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller * A New York Times Editors'...
Tilt : a novel
Pattee, Emma
Paper Book
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Fiction A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A USA TODAY Bestseller A Best Book of 2025 for Vogue Named one of Time...
The wind weaver
Johnson, Julie
Paper Book
An instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller! Magic and adventure swirl through this spellbinding romantasy where a young woman reignites the embers of an ancient prophecy, unleashing a storm that could save her realm or doom them all. Fear of maegic plagues war-torn...
The women on platform two
Anthony, Laura
Paper Book
In 1970s Dublin, all forms of contraception are strictly forbidden, but an intrepid group of women will risk everything to change that in this "heartbreaking, powerful, and ultimately uplifting" (Amanda Geard, author of The Midnight House) novel inspired by a little-known true story....
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