10 books that ruled google searches in 2025

In 2025, readers around the world turned to a diverse mix of heartfelt contemporary novels, gripping thrillers, beloved classics, and popular fantasy series. From modern emotional storytelling to timeless literature still relevant today, these books captured curiosity and conversation online, making them the most searched book titles on Google throughout the year. Here are the 10 most searched books of 2025, according to Google Trends.

“Regretting You” by Colleen Hoover made headlines in Google trends in 2025 because of its engaging elements, such as emotional depth and relatable characters and family dynamics. In this contemporary fiction romance, the author is dealing with “grief, forgiveness, and healing” in a mother and daughter relationship after a tragic event takes place.

Onyx Storm (The Empyrean series) experienced an explosion of popularity in 2025, combining world-building and romance with dragon characters and conflict. The series excels in character interaction and world-building because of Yarros’s talent for drawing the reader into her world and ensuring they feel all the feels with her characters and storytelling.

Navessa Allen's “Lights Out” is one of the most searched titles because of its suspenseful plot and complexities. It is primarily a dark romance novel with mafia enforcers and forbidden attraction. The story features anti-heroes, steamy tension, crime, and gripping twists. This appeals to fans of morally gray characters over traditional suspense.

Another series of searches related to Jenny Han's book “The Summer I Turned Pretty” kept on gaining momentum into the year 2025. This can be attributed to the continued adaptation rumblings and the nostalgia factor. With Belly's life taking on the theme of “coming of age,” the book identified well with many readers who accessed it for the first time and those who had read the series before.

"The Housemaid" is a highly searched psychological thriller series because of the intense and mysterious events that unfold throughout the series. Based on a seemingly normal household with much trickery and intrigue, "The Housemaid" is one of the most discussed thrillers of 2025 because of McFadden’s quick and surprising storytelling.

“Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is one of the greatest classics of literature and, in the year 2025, continued to be a prominent search term due to its ever-relevant themes of creation, responsibility, and humanity. This classic piece of Gothic literature has continued to fascinate the minds of many for centuries.

Stephen King's “It” is still generating search activity because it is such a compelling combination of horror, memory, and friendship. The chilling tale presented within the book has ensured it is a horror classic, remaining relevant for each new generation of readers.

Animal Farm is one of the most searched terms regarding books due to its biting political satire. Animal Farm by Orwell is a novella that revolves around a farm and its animals, which is a political allegory about a farm whose animal rebellion mirrors real‑world revolutions and the corruption of power.

Andrzej Sapkowski’s “The Witcher” series drew search traffic in 2025 as fans revisited the rich fantasy world of Geralt of Rivia. Known for its complex characters, moral ambiguity and lore‑heavy storytelling, the series remains popular across books, games and screen adaptations.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid remained a much-loved and sought-after series based on its identifiable humor. Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a favorite among young readers as well as those who are older because it gives a whole range of issues associated with life in middle school.