Reactor Magazine Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2025 Public
Created by Phil in SF
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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
4 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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A transformational, transformative story about video games, three queer friends, and the code(s) they learn to survive, from the winner …
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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Letters from an Imaginary Country by Theodora Goss
Roam through the captivating stories of World Fantasy, Locus, and Mythopoeic Award winner Theodora Goss (the Athena Club trilogy). This …
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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Phil in SF says: Listed by Helen Rhee
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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
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This sweeping debut novel set in a unified Korea tells the story of three estranged siblings—two human, one robot—as they …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Helen Rhee
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Among Ghosts by Rachel Hartman (Southlands, #5)
Set in the world of New York Times bestseller Seraphina, a boy on the run from a dragon—among other dangers—seeks …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Molly Templeton
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Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung
From the author and translator of the National Book Award finalist and Booker Prize shortlisted Cursed Bunny, comes a novel-in-ghost-stories, …
Phil in SF says: Listed by Molly Templeton
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Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings
A richly imagined dark fantasy that pulses with the beautiful destruction of a town reclaimed by the natural world.
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Phil in SF says: Listed by Molly Templeton
