Books I Didn’t Expect To Love…But Did! | My Hidden Gem Reads of 2025 📚✨

These are the books that surprised me the most this year…hidden gems, unexpected favourites and reads I didn't expect to love as much as I did. This isn't my “favourite reads of the year" video (that one will be up in a few weeks) but I couldn't wait to share the books that truly surprised me, in the best possible way.

In this video I'm breaking down why these books stood out, what made them unexpected and why you might want to give them a try even if they aren't on everyone's radar. From overlooked hidden gems to titles that exceeded all my expectations these are the reads that left me speechless (and it takes a lot to do that 😂).

Let me know if you've read any of these or if there are other surprising books I need to check out!

Books mentioned:

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
The Vanishing of Margaret Small by Neil Alexander
Morgan is My Name by Sophie Keetch
Run on Red by Noelle Ihli
The Mind of a Murderer by Michael Wood
The Binding by Bridget Collins
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers by Jessie Sutanto
Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
The Devil and Mrs Davenport by Paulette Kennedy
The Resurrectionist by A Rae Dunlap
Cirque Obscurum by KA Knight & Kendra Moreno
The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd Robinson
Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
The Good Girl by Michelle Dunne

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