January 1, 2026. BEST BOOKS OF 2025

 The Belle of the Book just celebrated 10 years. I honestly CANNOT believe its lasted this long. I just love reading/writing/talking about books so much and want to share the wealth. Hope you have enjoyed my reviews this year AND can't wait to read my new favorite books for 2026. Looking back over 2025--I've read at least 55 books and reviewed 25 of them. I wish I could review them all but there's just not enough time........maybe when I retire. These are my favorite books of 2025--in no particular order. 

1) Heart the Lover by Lily King. Reviewed 12/14. Blog title--Jesse's Girl.

2) The Correspondent by Virgina Evans. Reviewed 11/10. Blog title--Please Mr. Postman.

3) The Names by Florence Knapp. Reviewed 10/31. Blog title--Big Bertha.

4) The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb. Reviewed 7/28. Blog title--Island Girl.

5) Intermezzo by Sally Rooney. Reviewed 5/4. Blog title--Everybody Hurts.

6) Forgotten on Sunday by Valerie Perrin. Reviewed 1/5. Blog title--The Weight,

7) Time of the Child by Niall Williams. Reviewed 2/2. Blog title--Land of Confusion.

8) The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali--not reviewed yet.

9) There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak--not reviewed yet.

10) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara--not reviewed yet. 

            Happy New Year. Hope the new year brings you happiness, peace and good health.