Reading our TBRs in 2025
Jan 14 2025
Happy Monday, readers! Today officially marks the third and last day of Fable’s “Refresh Your Shelf” guide. We heard you all when you said you wanted alternative reading goals for 2025, and we hope you’ll find what you need in our guide!Today we’re talking about reading the books on our (never-ending) TBRs. You know the books you’ve been meaning to read forEVER but still haven’t gotten to? Yeah, 2025 is the year we fix that. Here are some recommendations that will hopefully inspire you!“A Love Song for Ricki Wilde” by Tia Williams (kindly sponsored by Grand Central Publishing)Since it was released last year, “A Love Song for Ricki Wilde” has been a popular title amongst readers on social media – and rightfully so. Set against the backdrop of modern Harlem and Renaissance glamour, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is a swoon-worthy love story of two passionate artists drawn to the magic, romance, and opportunity of New York, and whose lives are uniquely and irreversibly linked. AND, would you know, the paperback version is releasing in just a few weeks? I would call that fate.“Legendborn” by Tracy DeonnListen, I was one of those people who waited AGES to read “Legendborn.” Why? Because I tend to do that with every single “BookTok” book, but I digress. It was both one of the best, and worst, decisions I’ve ever made. Best because I wish I could read it for the first time again, and worst because HOW did I live so much of my life without having read that masterpiece? Combining elements of Arthurian myth and Southern Black culture, while still having fun YA elements, this is a must-read for Fantasy lovers. Seriously, if you haven’t read this yet make it one of your 2025 goals. The best part? The last book in the trilogy releases in MARCH!! “The Parable of the Sower” by Octavia E. Butler (sponsored by Grand Central Publishing)A true classic, “The Parable of the Sower” is a title I’m sure many have heard of before. While it can be a daunting read, as classics can often be to some, it’s worth every single second of your time. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and social inequity, the novel follows Lauren Olamina, a young woman who can feel the pain of others and becomes displaced from her home. Characters from various walks of life join her on her journey north and learn of a religion she has ideated calledEarthseed. The main tenets of Earthseed are that "God is Change" and believers can "shape God" through a conscious effort to influence the changes around them. Earthseed also teaches that it is humanity's destiny to inhabit other planets and spread the "seeds" of the Earth. If you’ve had this book on your TBR for the last few months/years, consider this my official challenge to you to read it in 2025! “Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop” by Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna TanI’ve personally seen countless readers on Fable add this book to their TBR (which made my heart very, very happy as this is one of my favorite books of all time… so I may be slightly biased here). It’s the perfect story for anyone looking for a “warm blanket” kind of book. It follows the FMC, Yeongju, who dropped everything in her life—her romantic relationship, her relationship with her parents, and her job—to start her own bookshop. New characters make their way to the Hyunam-Dong bookshop, where they slowly start finding their way in life through the bookstore, books, and the bookshop owner, but they each help Yeongju find herself as well. It’s a beautiful story that tackles subjects such as burn out, mental health struggles, self-doubt, and found family. I hope this book will help you start 2025 feeling inspired and refreshed for the new year!And that wraps up Fable’s “Refresh Your Shelf” guide! We hope you’ll find some fun, alternative reading goals for this year, but most importantly, we hope you’ll take the time to enjoy the books you read. The number of books you read in a year does not determine “how much” of a reader you are – it’s just a number. Focus on *what* you read this year, and remember to enjoy yourself! Reading is a hobby, after all, not a race :) What are some other books you would recommend as part of this challenge?
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