Best of the Bunch (July 2025)

Today I'm sharing the best book I read in July.

Of the nine books I read this month, I had two 5-star reads:

More Than Two, Second Edition: Cultivating Nonmonogamous Relationships with Kindness and Integrity by Eve Rickert and Andrea Zanin

Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Horowitz's whole Susan Ryeland series is excellent, but as this was the third book and contains major spoilers for the first one, I don't want to accidentally steer anyone to that one who should be starting with Magpie Murders. That makes the other my Best of the Bunch!

More Than Two, Second Edition (and do make sure you get the second edition) is a powerhouse of a book. The book is grounded in knowing and articulating one's own values and needs, valuing people as unique individuals and never putting relationships above the people in them, and acting with integrity and care within relationships. I'm not sure I could adequately attempt a summary of the best takeaways from this book, as it's a gold mine front to back. I read through this 2-3 chapters at a time with a book group, which was a great way to tackle it, and at every meeting, people brought more pieces from the chapters than we even had time to discuss. Even if you are not a person who engages in romantic relationships, the insights about communication, values, control, advocacy, needs... so much of it is relevant to anyone who has connections of any kind with other human beings. I highly recommend it.

What is the best book you read this month? Let me know in comments, or write your own post and link up below!

Looking back:
One year ago I was reading: Jessica, Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder, The Henna Wars, A Tale for the Time Being, and Nimona
Five years ago I was reading: Everyday Antiracism and Lovely War
Ten years ago I was reading: Jesus Calling, Nervous Conditions, The Princess Bride, Okay for Now, and Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch

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