There’s not a doubt in my mind that 2025 has been an incredible year for reading. With a few weeks left to go in the year, the numbers aren’t quite finalized, but I was able to read 80+ books, about 50 volumes of manga, and 80+ short stories, all together adding up to somewhere over […]
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Review: Fallen Gods (Fallen Gods #1) by Rachel Van Dyken
Synopsis The world believed the Gods were myth and the Giants were only stories. They were wrong. The Gods aren’t dead – they’re merely sleeping, locked in mortal bodies, scattered across the world, waiting for the right spark to wake them. And Rey Stjerne’s father is the most ruthless of them all. He raised her […]
Book Review: This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne
TL;DR Review: Murder on the Orient Express meets Train to Busan by way of Arcane, with a hint of Titanic to really ratchet up the tension! Synopsis: Sergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier, but she’s desperate to leave her haunted past in the bioluminescent ocean, buried alongside old friends…and old flames. Unfortunately, even […]
Review: Red Rising (Red Rising #1) by Pierce Brown
Synopsis “I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.” “I live for you,” I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.” Darrow is a Red, a member […]
Book Review: Dogged by Michael R. Fletcher
TL;DR Review: Bloody, gritty, action-packed, and…heartwarming? The novel I didn’t know my year was missing! Synopsis: WARDOGS ARE BORN TO DIE. In the final days of the Demon Empire a lone wardog goes in search of the answer to the only question she cares Who murdered her mate? Utterly unqualified to solve a mystery, Dogged […]
C. J. Daley’s Top Reads of 2025
Another year is coming to a close if you can believe it…and I have once again read some books! As always, it’s a trial narrowing it down for me. All of them have been 5/5 star reads for me, so each and every one has my full endorsement. I’m currently at 90 reads completed for […]
Tom Bookbeard’s Top Reads of 2025
Here we are again, another year, another wonderful library of books. My apologies for a lack of reviews from me this year; my reading time has been limited as I’ve had a kickass podcast, two anthologies, an audiobook, and that damned sky pirate novel I keep promising to finish, all taking up my spell slots. […]
Review: The Prophet of Edan (The Edan Trilogy #2) by Philip Chase
Synopsis Ruin follows in the wake of Torrlond’s victorious army and the beasts its priests enslave, leaving no corner of Eormenlond untouched by the inferno of its war. Kingdoms and tribes line up on opposing sides as the conflict rages, rekindling ancient hatreds and avenging old wrongs. As Dayraven struggles to contain the vast power […]
Review: Still Wakes the Deep
Synopsis TL:DR A well-made single-player psychological horror game that meshes ocean and body horror. Simple but enjoyable gameplay. 9/10 Review Still Wakes the Deep is a video game that caught my eye in a clip on instagram actually. I immediately was afraid it wouldn’t hit consoles, as I am a PS5 gamer, and so many […]
Review: I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Synopsis: Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents—both gods, albeit minor ones—she dreams of leaving her family’s island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to […]
Review: Ghosts of Tomorrow by Michael R. Fletcher
Synopsis: The children are the future. And someone is turning them into highly trained killing machines. Straight out of school, Griffin, a junior Investigations agent for the North American Trade Union, is put on the case: Find and close the illegal crèches. No one expects him to succeed, Griffin least of all. Installed in a […]
Dave’s End of the Year Top Reads of 2025
It’s the end of my first year at Fanfiaddict, and I’m super excited to get to do one of these fancy Top Reads of the Year posts! I decided to go with my top 8 Indie reads and my top 5 trad reads, for a total of 13, because why not? The main focus here […]