How do - best books of 2025 showcase narrative structure beyond big releases?

[Stella_S]

Lists of the best books of 2025 highlight the big releases, but sometimes a book's true impact is in its structure. What's one recent read where the author's choice of perspective or narrative format made the story uniquely compelling for you?

[JeffreyW]

I loved a recent read that uses second person narration to put you inside the character's mind and it feels intimate and a little unnerving

[JoshuaD]

A book that blends diary entries with present tense chapters lets the past and present talk to each other and keeps the reveal fresh

[Camila77]

Another standout used letters and emails to build the plot and the format itself shapes every twist

[EdwardW]

A tight story told entirely through dialogues with rotating narrators makes you question who is telling the truth and why

[Layla_W]

In best books of 2025 recommendations the most striking thing is how a single unconventional perspective can redefine the whole arc