Reactor Magazine Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2025 Public
Created by Phil in SF
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Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta
5 stars
Susanna Clarke's Piranesi meets Italo Calvino's If On a Winter's Night a Traveler in this stunning meta fantasy about the …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Jenny Hamilton
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The award-winning author of Fifteen Dogs conjures up worlds—real, invented, uncanny —in this ingenious, electrifying collection.
A Trinidadian obeah …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Matthew Keeley
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The Rose Field by Philip Pullman (The Book of Dust, #3)
The breathtaking conclusion to Philip Pullman’s landmark new trilogy The Book of Dust! Return to the world of His Dark …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Matthew Keeley
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Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan
An utterly transporting debut novel about the unexpected relationship between an artist and the 130-year-old woman she cares for—two of …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Maura Krause
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A heroine like no other, ancient magic unleashed, a fated epic battle–the first book in an enchanting YA fantasy duology …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Maura Krause
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Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders
3 stars
A young witch teaches her mother how to do magic--with very unexpected results--in this relatable, resonant novel about family, identity, …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Maura Krause
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The Door on the sea by Caskey Russell (The Raven and Eagle series, #1)
5 stars
When Elān trapped a salmon-stealing raven in his cupboard, he never expected it would hold the key to saving his …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Maura Krause
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It is 1998; Lilith, Sash, and Abraxa are teenagers, and they are making Saga of the Sorceress, a game that …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Maura Krause
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Phil in SF says: Listed by Mahvesh Murad
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We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad (duplicate) (Bunny, #2)
The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Mahvesh Murad
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Phil in SF says: Listed by Alexis Ong
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Phil in SF says: Listed by Alexis Ong
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Waterblack by Alex Pheby (Cities of the Weft, #3)
The monumental conclusion to Alex Pheby's Cities of the Weft trilogy.
One thousand million infants are dead, and Nathan …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Alexis Ong
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An Oral History of Atlantis by Ed Park
In “Machine City” a college student’s chance role in a friend’s movie blurs the line between his character and his …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Helen Rhee
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Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi (duplicate)
Somadina and her twin brother, Jayaike, are practically the same person: they finish each other's sentences and make each other …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Helen Rhee
