{"id":5272,"date":"2025-12-12T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/?p=5272"},"modified":"2025-12-21T16:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:18:04","slug":"wpl-the-best-books-we-read-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/?p=5272","title":{"rendered":"WPL: The Best Books We Read In 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just like you, the staff at Windsor Public Library have been enjoying books from our collection all year long. We’ve decided to share some of our favourite reads from 2025. Let us know which book you most enjoyed from the library this year and please enjoy these recommendations from our staff. Happy New Year!<\/p>\n

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Kate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remarkably Bright Creatures<\/a><\/em> by Shelby Van Pelt<\/p>\n

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My favourite read of 2025 was Remarkably Bright Creatures<\/em> by Shelby Van Pelt which features an octopus narrator so brilliant he helps solve a mystery! I found myself so fascinated that I had to learn more and also read the non-fiction book, The Soul of an Octopus<\/em><\/a> by Sy Montgomery. I love it when great fiction ignites my curiosity like this and helps me find even more great reads!<\/p>\n

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Erica:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victorian Psycho<\/em><\/a> by Virginia Feito<\/p>\n

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For horror lovers out there, I\u2019d highly recommend:\u00a0Victorian Psycho<\/i> by Virginia Feito. <\/span>The book opens with line, \u201cEveryone here will be died by Christmas\u201d \u2013 what follows is a journey into the sociopathic mind of a Victorian nanny. Purely chaotic and very well written.<\/p>\n

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Micaela:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Springtime in Chernobyl<\/i><\/a>\u00a0by Emmanuel Lepage<\/p>\n

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Springtime in Chernobyl <\/i>is\u00a0about the author\u2019s sojourn to Chernobyl, alongside a bunch of other illustrators, to document the area in drawings. The point is to showcase the potential for devastation that comes with nuclear energy use. However, when they arrive, they find that Chernobyl isn\u2019t purely a wasteland \u2013 it\u2019s teeming with life and pockets of natural beauty, and it\u2019s a place that many people still call home. The book is interesting because the illustrations juxtapose the moody, dark landscapes of the ruined city with the vibrant blossoming of spring, and it serves as a historical document that sheds light on the long-term effects of the nuclear fallout in Eastern Europe, something that is often overlooked here in the West.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alyssa:<\/strong><\/p>\n

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This<\/em><\/a> by Omar El Akkad<\/span><\/p>\n

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Water Moon<\/em><\/a> by Samantha Sotto<\/p>\n

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House of the Beast<\/em><\/a> by Michelle Wong<\/p>\n

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Jo-ann:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Tenant<\/a> by Freida McFadden<\/p>\n

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Jennifer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Last Letter<\/em><\/a> by Rebecca Yarrors<\/p>\n

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In the Likely Event<\/em><\/a> by Rebecca Yarrors<\/p>\n

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Alex:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The House in the Cerulean Sea<\/em><\/a> by TJ Klune<\/span><\/p>\n

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Although it was published in 2020, The House in the Cerulean Sea<\/em><\/a> remains one of my favourite books of all time. Heartwarming, quirky characters, a beautiful story of self-acceptance and a charming queer love story. Check out the audiobook<\/em><\/a> for an even more immersive experience with character voices and expressive narration. If you read it and love it, there\u2019s even a sequel: Somewhere Beyond the Sea<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Adam:<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the Calculation of Volume <\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Solvej Balle<\/p>\n

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Perfection<\/em><\/a> by Vincenzo Latronico<\/p>\n

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The Coin<\/em><\/a> by Yasmin Zaher<\/p>\n

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House of Day, House of Night<\/em><\/a> by Olga Tokarczuk<\/p>\n

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