NESTING – ROISIN O’DONNELL

Part of the series: My Favourite Books of 2025 At a Glance Author Roisin O’Donnell ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Published 2025 Publisher Serpent’s Tail Genre Literary Fiction, Contemporary Themes Coercive control, domestic abuse, housing, Ireland, intersectional feminism GFP Rating Honourable Mention โ€” Best Books of 2025 Scott’s Take Read this alongside The Names by Florence Knapp. Two novels, … Read more

WE PRETTY PIECES OF FLESH – COLWILL BROWN

Part of the series: My Favourite Books of 2025 At a Glance Author Colwill Brown ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (Northern English) Published 2025 Publisher Chatto & Windus (UK) ยท Henry Holt (US) Genre Literary Fiction, Contemporary Themes Female adolescence, sexuality, friendship, class, Northern England GFP Rating Honourable Mention โ€” Best Books of 2025 Scott’s Take We don’t talk … Read more

WAITING FOR A PARTY – VESNA MAIN

Part of the series: My Favourite Books of 2025 At a Glance Author Vesna Main ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท (Croatian-British) Published 2025 Publisher Salt Publishing Genre Literary Fiction, Contemporary Themes Ageing, desire, autonomy, memory, unreliable narration, marriage GFP Rating Honourable Mention โ€” Best Books of 2025 Scott’s Take At 92, Claire is waiting to attend Martin’s 102nd birthday … Read more

GENDER THEORY – MADELINE DOCHERTY

Part of the series: My Favourite Books of 2025 At a Glance Author Madeline Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Published 2025 Publisher John Murray Genre Literary Fiction, Contemporary Themes Endometriosis, friendship, queerness, depression, class, young women GFP Rating Honourable Mention โ€” Best Books of 2025 Scott’s Take Let me say upfront: the marketing on this book is … Read more

THE NAMES – FLORENCE KNAPP

Part of the series: My Favourite Books of 2025 At a Glance Author Florence Knapp ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Published 2025 Publisher Hodder & Stoughton (UK) ยท Pamela Dorman Books (US) Genre Literary Fiction, Contemporary Themes Domestic violence, identity, parallel narratives, how we raise children GFP Rating Honourable Mention โ€” Best Books of 2025 Scott’s Take A boy … Read more