John Dean – Crime Writer

The book review site Goodreads has announced its most popular books of 2025, based on vote from its members.

Among the winners in the seventeenth annual Goodreads Choice awards are Holly Jackson, with Not Quite Dead Yet, which won the Mystery and Thriller category, and Rebecca Yarros with Onyx Storm, topping the Romantasy section.

More than 7.5 million votes were cast and all the results in the 15 categories can be seen at www.goodreads.com