Lewisville Library Staff Favorite Reads of 2025

Here are some of the Lewisville Public Library staff's favorite reads of 2025! Some of these titles may not have been published in 2025, but they were a favorite read this year.


Updated December 23, 2025
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Lewisville Library Staff Favorite Reads of 2025

Here are some of the Lewisville Public Library staff's favorite reads of 2025! Some of these titles may not have been published in 2025, but they were a favorite read this year.


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Abuela, Don't Forget Me
Ogle, Rex.
Paper Book
In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring...
An Academy for Liars
Henderson, Alexis.
Paper Book
A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come from outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia novel from the acclaimed author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger. Lennon Carter's life is falling apart.   
Annihilation
VanderMeer, Jeff.
Paper Book
A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ALEX GARLAND, STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAAC NOW AVAILBLE IN A SPECIAL NEW TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award-winning novel that "reads as if Verne or...
Atmosphere : a love story
Reid, Taylor Jenkins.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * From the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go...
Bat eater and other names for Cora Zeng
Baker, Kylie Lee.
Paper Book
"A compelling, gory, ghostly romp." --Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie "This is what it felt like to live in New York City during lockdown: haunted, absurd, terrifying, ridiculous, and full of hungry ghosts." -...
Blind date with a werewolf
Briggs, Patricia
Paper Book
Dear Asil: We are worried about you. A werewolf alone is a sad thing, especially at Christmastime. So we have a challenge for you: five dates in three weeks. We have taken the work out of it and connected you with five people from online dating sites. You should also know that we have informed the...
Blood of Hercules
Mas, Jasmine.
Paper Book
The INSTANT New York Times bestseller! The overnight viral sensation everyone is talking about, Blood of Hercules, is a sarcastically funny, dark fantasy romance reimagining of Hercules from bestselling author Jasmine Mas--now available in paperback with full color...
Boleyn traitor
Gregory, Philippa
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA Today) Philippa Gregory returns with a dazzling historical novel of ambition, betrayal, and survival in the court of Henry VIII. "Gregory skillfully captures the lust for power and wealth that overcomes those who serve...
Brighter than scale, swifter than flame
Yang, Neon.
Paper Book
With an armored, oath-bound hero reminiscent of The Mandalorian and the Asian-inspired epic fantasy of She Who Became the Sun, Neon Yang's Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame is a stunning queer novella about a dragon hunter finding home with a...
The buffalo hunter hunter
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2025 A Barack Obama Summer Read A Time, The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, and Publishers Weekly Best of the Year Kirkus Reviews Best Historical...
Bull moon rising
Dixon, Ruby
Paper Book
As a Holder's daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts... which is why it's a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in danger of losing their hold - and their heads - if anyone finds out the truth, Aspeth decides to do something about...
Bury our bones in the midnight soil
Schwab, Victoria.
Paper Book
ALL first edition copies will be signed by the author! Signed copies available while supplies last. #1 New York Times bestseller * #1 USA Today bestseller * #1 National Indie bestseller * #1 IndieNext List, June 2025 * 2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner...
A drop of corruption : an Ana and Din mystery
Bennett, Robert Jackson
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * ONE OF BOOKPAGE'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR * The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant fantasy-mystery from the author of The Tainted Cup. "Wonderfully clever and compulsively...
An education in malice
Gibson, S. T.
Paper Book
Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood.  Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College...
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries Book One of the Emily Wilde Series
Fawcett, Heather.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north in this "incredibly fun journey through fae lands and dark magic" (NPR), the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series. "A darkly gorgeous...
Exordia
Dickinson, Seth
Paper Book
Michael Crichton meets Marvel's Venom in award-winning author Seth Dickinson's science fiction debut, named one of The New York Times' Best SFF Books of 2024. "Agonizing and mesmerizing, a devastating and extraordinary achievement."--The New York Times<...
The favorites
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...
The forest demands its due
Jackson, Kosoko
Paper Book
A Lesson in Vengeance meets The Taking of Jake Livingston in this page-turning dark academia novel about a queer Black teen who discovers the sinister history of his boarding school and the corrupt powers behind it all. A USA Today bestseller! Regent Academy has a long...
The Games Gods Play
Owen, Abigail.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHOLT Medallion award winner for Speculative Romance of 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards Romantasy nominee of 2024 "This story is my latest obsession." --USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry...
Head cases : a novel
McMahon, John
Paper Book
Head Cases follows an enigmatic group of FBI agents as they hunt down a murderer seeking his own justice in this electrifying--and commercial--series debut. FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles. He also has a blind spot on the...
The honey witch
Shields, Sydney J.
Paper Book
In this instant bestseller, the Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn't believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet romantasy novel of magic, hope, and love overcoming all.  ...
How to dodge a cannonball : a novel
Dayle, Dennard
Paper Book
A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 An NPR Books We Love pick A New York Times Editors' Choice pick How to Dodge a Cannonball is a razor-sharp satire that dives into the heart of the Civil War, hilariously...
The human scale
Wright, Lawrence
Paper Book
In this sweeping, timely thriller, a Palestinian American FBI agent teams up with a hardline Israeli cop to solve the murder of the Israeli police chief in Gaza--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower and The End of October. "A layered tale of...
It's elementary
Bryant, Elise
Paper Book
A TARGET BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ A GMA BUZZ PICK ∙ A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF 2024 ∙ AN AMAZON BEST MYSTERY OF THE MONTH ∙ A SARAH SELECTS BOOK CLUB PICK A fast-paced, completely delightful new mystery about what happens when parents get...
The last cuentista
Higuera, Donna Barba
Paper Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal--a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human. "Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes -- truly a beautiful cuento."--New York Times Había una vez . . .  ...
Magnolia Parks
Hastings, Jessa
Paper Book
"How many loves do you get in a lifetime?" She is a beautiful, affluent, self-involved, and mildly neurotic London socialite. He is Britain's most photographed bad boy who broke her heart. Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are meant to be,...
The Mercy of Gods
Corey, James S. A.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. ...
Model Home
Solomon, Rivers.
Paper Book
LOCUS AWARD FINALIST Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel. The three Maxwell siblings keep their distance from the lily-white gated enclave outside Dallas where they grew up. When their family...
My friends : a novel
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A Fallon Book Club Pick WINNER OF THE 2025 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST FICTION A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Goodreads * USA TODAY * Marie Claire * BookPage * Literary Lifestyle * Book Riot * Sunset...
The names
Knapp, Florence.
Paper Book
THE YEAR'S BREAKOUT NOVEL AND WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT--A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND READ WITH JENNA PICK "Dazzling. . . Knapp tirelessly and beautifully replicates not just loss and grief but endless rebirth and delight." --The Washington Post "Elegant. . ....
Powerless
Roberts, Lauren
Paper Book
This sparkling edition includes a special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book two in this heart-pounding series! A New York Times bestseller! Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance...
Promise me sunshine : a novel
Bastone, Cara
Paper Book
How do you find yourself after you lose the one you loved the most? NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Grieving the loss of her best friend, a young woman's life is turned upside down when she meets a grumpy stranger who swears he can help her live again, in this heartwarming, slow-burn...
The raven scholar
Hodgson, Antonia
Paper Book
★ A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee ★ Best of the Year at ELLE, Gizmodo, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and more!  "A labyrinth of a book--vast and intricate, full of fiendish...
The reformatory : a novel
Due, Tananarive
Paper Book
*Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner * New York Times Notable Book * Locus Award Finalist * Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and the Shirley Jackson Award * "You're in for a treat...one of those books you can't put down...Due hit it out of the park." --Stephen King ...
The secret history of the rape kit : a true crime story
Kennedy, Pagan
Paper Book
Marty Goddard dreamed up a new crime-solving tool-a kit that could help rape survivors fight for justice. This thrilling investigation tells the story of the troubled, heroic woman who kicked off a feminist revolution in forensics, and then vanished into obscurity. "Astonishing . . ....
I see you've called in dead : a novel
Kenney, John
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A 2025 NPR "Books We Love" Pick USA Today April Pick "Razor-sharp, darkly comedic, and emotionally piercing. With the satirical bite of Richard Russo's Straight Man, the introspection of Fredrik Backman's A Man...
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,...
Someone you can build a nest in
Wiswell, John
Paper Book
Nebula and Locus Award Winner! Hugo Award Nominee An NPR, Washington Post, Book Riot, Library Journal and Audible Best Book of 2024! "This novel is monstrously perfect, in every way" --P. Djèlí Clark for The New York Times
A Sorceress Comes to Call
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
Named a Best Fantasy Book of the Year by NPR, Elle, and Paste A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress ...
Sorcery and small magics
Doocy, Maiga
Paper Book
From debut author Maiga Doocy comes the charming tale of an impulsive sorcerer and his curmudgeonly rival as they venture deep into a magical forest in search of a counterspell that can break the curse between them--only to discover that magic might not be the only thing pulling them together....
Spent : a comic novel
Bechdel, Alison
Paper Book
The celebrated and beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Fun Home presents a laugh-out-loud, brilliant, and passionately political work of autofiction. "Truthful, rueful and delightful."--LA Times In Alison Bechdel's hilariously skewering and gloriously...
Swordcrossed
Marske, Freya.
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--featuring gorgeous rich rose sprayed edges! High heat. Low stakes. Sharp steel. The cozy, low stakes of Legends & Lattes meets the scorching bodyguard fantasy of Jennifer L. Armentrout's From Blood and Ash in this...
A tempest of tea
Faizal, Hafsah
Paper Book
*An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller* "Brewed to perfection." --Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals Now available in a deluxe paperback edition with gorgeous stenciled edges, Hafsah Faizal's deliciously...
The three lives of Cate Kay
Fagan, Kate
Paper Book
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK | NATIONAL BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of 2025 by Time, NPR, Goodreads, and others. "[A] propulsive puzzle of a novel." --The New York Times Book Review "This story swept me away with its big...
Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
A USA Today bestseller Edgar Award Winner for Best Original Paperback Audie Award Winner for Mystery Libby Award Winner for Best Mystery A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by...
The Wedding People A Novel
Espach, Alison.
Paper Book
The runaway New York Times bestseller with over one million copies sold A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a #1 Indie Next Pick Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, Time,...
When Women Were Dragons A Novel
Barnhill, Kelly Regan.
Paper Book
A GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A fiery feminist fantasy tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman's place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are.   ...
Wild dark shore
McConaghy, Charlotte
Paper Book
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR 2025 A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, TIME, USA Today, The Economist, Scientific American, Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest, HuffPost, The Globe...
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories
Due, Tananarive
Paper Book
American book award-winning author Tananarive Due's second collection of stories range from horror to science fiction to suspense. From the mysterious, magical town of Gracetown to the aftermath of a pandemic to the reaches of the far future, Due's stories all share a sense of dread and fear...
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Hendrix, Grady.
Paper Book
"Superb ... a perfect horror for our imperfect age." - The New York Times AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER They were never girls, they were witches . . . . They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who...
The Women A Novel
Hannah, Kristin.
Paper Book
A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times! From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women--at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a...
You didn't hear this from me : (mostly) true notes on gossip
McKinney, Kelsey
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH BY TIME MAGAZINE, AMAZON, AND KOBO * NAMED MOST ANTICIPATED BY LIT HUB, PUREWOW, AND W MAGAZINE "Gossip is the only...
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