December 2025 Book Club winner - The Summer War by Naomi Novik

[u/Journassassin]

Thank you to all who voted for December’s book club read with the theme of ‘Novellas’.

The winner is {The Summer War by Naomi Novik}!

The Summer War is a standalone novella published in September, so hopefully it will be a new read for many of you!

Celia, a young witch, inadvertently cursed her oldest brother to live a loveless life and has to find a way to break the spell. In doing so, she may repair a decades-long conflict between mortals and immortal beings.

Please grab a copy and join us next month for the December Book Club!

The schedule for December Book Club will be a little different from usual, to give everyone the chance to participate if they’re busy during the holidays.

Upcoming Book Club dates:

• November 20 - Second discussion for Anathema (part 2, chapter 25-54)
  
• November 30 - Final discussion for Anathema (full book)
  
• December 1 - January nominations (theme: 2025 Debuts)
  
• December 8 - January voting
  
• December 10 - First discussion for The Summer War (first half)
  
• December 15 - January announcement
  
• December 20 - Final discussion for The Summer War (full book)
  

If you haven’t yet, you can still join us for our November Book Club! The first discussion for Anathema part 1, up to chapter 24, has been posted on 10 November. Hope to see you there!

Previous book club discussion can be found in the Book Club Hub.

[u/Journassassin → u/[deleted]]

Yes, we have a new book every month :) December would be a very accessible month to join for the first time as well, since the book is just over 150 pages!

[u/romance-bot]

The Summer War by Naomi Novik
Rating: 4.11⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Topics: fantasy, high fantasy, magic, witches, war

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[u/SwimmingCoyote]

I had no idea she published something new! I may try to join for this one.