The 10 Books That Completely Ruined Me in 2025

Описание: These are the 10 books that completely ruined me in 2025, spanning horror, literary fiction, and cult favorites. From unsettling horror to emotionally heavy lit fic, these were the reads I couldn’t stop thinking about long after I finished them. If you love dark, disturbing, or emotionally intense books, this list is for you.

I read a lot in 2025, but these are the ten books that stayed with me long after I turned the final page. This list is completely unranked—not because I’m indecisive (okay, maybe a little), but because each of these books affected me in a different way. Some devastated me emotionally, some unsettled me, some impressed me on a craft level, and some just refused to leave my brain.

From classic literature to horror, literary fiction, and genre-bending oddities, these are my standout reads of the year—the books I keep thinking about, recommending, and quietly comparing everything else to.

In this video, I talk about why each book made my top ten, what kind of reading experience you can expect, and who I think each one might be right for.

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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:41 Midnight Horror Show - Ben Lathrop
2:51 Hungerstone - Kat Dunn
4:19 Guillotine - Delilah S Dawson
6:48 The Despicable Fantasies of Quentin Sergenov by Preston Fassel
9:13 A Botanical Daughter - Noah Medlock
12:21 The Summer that Melted Everything - Tiffany McDaniel
15:58 James - Percival Everett
19:14 B-Movie Bloodbath - Isaac Nightingale
22:34 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
25:08 Boy’s Life - Robert McCammon
28:03 Outro

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