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2025 Black Friday Amazon Book Deals
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items Black Friday is upon us, and the deals extend to books too! I’ve perused the Amazon lists so you don’t have to and have picked out the best book deals. Happy reading and happy Black Friday shopping!
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Paperbacks
I read this book last year and loved it! It’s horror and gives spooky vibes (it is a little gory, but I managed to get through it). It’s romantasy and the first in a duology. It is also on kindle unlimited if you have that too.
Phantasma (Wicked Games, 1)
A contemporary fiction about an Iranian man searching for himself. This is a good reads choice pick for 2025! I’ve heard great things about this one
Martyr!: A Novel
I bought this book a couple years ago during a different Black Friday sale and have yet to read it, but I still want to! A life story about a woman at crossroads trying to decide which man is right for her. Seems like a bit of contemporary and histor...
The Paper Palace (Reese's Book Club): A Novel
Carley Fortune writes the best summer romance books, and this one is no different! A woman is vacationing in coastal town and finds herself drawn to her best friend’s younger brother and has to try to resist their attraction to each other. It’s never...
This Summer Will Be Different
This book is a classic, you need to add it to your bookshelf! And at this price, how can you not?! This book also became a movie starring Emma Stone. Really good story that examines race in the south and makes you think about race in modern times.
The Help
I’m not a poetry reader, so I’ve never read this, but I have heard amazing things about this author. I think this is her debut book, or at least the one that made her a household name. And at under $7, I think you buy it. It is also on kindle unlimit...
The Sun and Her Flowers
Ugh this is one of my fave Nicholas Sparks books. A romance book about a woman with terminal cancer, and I ugly cry any time I read it. This was also made into a movie with Mandy Moore, and the movie was also very good
A Walk to Remember
I’ll be honest, I was initially drawn to this book because of the cover; it’s stunning! This books is a Reese’s book club pick, so you can’t go wrong! It is historical fiction and has been on my TBR for a while.
The Henna Artist
This is on my TBR and sound really good! The premise is that the narrator is one wife of many of a man; she doesn’t know any of the other wives, and gets to see her husband only one day a week. One day she finds out the name of one of the other wives...
The Wives: A Domestic Thriller
I just added this to my TBR after looking through the Black Friday deals. This book is about a journalist who discovers a shocking connection between her family and a notorious unsolved murder case and has to track down the truth. I love a good myste...
Homecoming: A Sweeping Multi-Generations Novel
Lucy Foley is a top tier thriller author, and this book is on my TBR! I haven’t seen this one yet, so definitely gonna get it for myself
The Midnight Feast: A Novel
I’ve heard amazing things about this book, but unfortunately discovered it after my 20’s. I wish I had found this one earlier. For all those feeling lost, highly recommend!
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter
I’ve had this book on my TBR for years! I love the mythology it’s based on and I’ve heard so many good things about things about this one. And the paperback deal is so good, what?!
House of Salt and Sorrows (Sisters of the Salt)
This sounds so cute omg! This a romance and it’s the grumpy sunshine trope. And also maybe a little enemies to lovers? Read to find out!
Along Came Holly (Mistletoe Romance, 3)
Kennedy Ryan is big in the romance world and I have heard great things about this one. It is the second in a romance series, and I have seen people raving about this one. It’s also on kindle unlimited!
This Could Be Us (Skyland, 2)
This has been on my TBR list for a while! My friend and I are supposed to buddy read it, but we keep putting it off. Maybe is that it’s on sale, my friend will get the book and we will finally read it haha.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
This book has been making the rounds on booktok and bookstagram, and I don’t blame it! I bought this a while ago, and it’s been on my TBR for a while and I can’t wait to read it. It’s historical fiction set in the 1940’s about a woman looking back on...
City of Girls: A Novel
This is one of my absolute favorite books omg!! This book is for the girlies in stem, it’s so empowering and so inspiring. If you’re going to get one book off my list, get this one!
Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel
This is probably Kristin Hannah’s most popular book. I’ve had it in my library for years, and I know I need to read it. It’s also about to become a movie with the Fanning sisters!
The Nightingale: A Novel
This is a really cute concept and is ultimately a cute book, but is only mid for me. But I still really recommend and at this deal, you should totally get it and read it! And the paperback deal is so good!
The Seven Year Slip
I know many historical fiction and Greek mythology fans loved this one, but it just wasn’t for me. I ended up DNFing it, but I do think im in the minority here. But at less than $9, you should definitely pick it up! It’s also included in kindle unlim...
The Song of Achilles: A Novel
This book was crazy in the best way! As far as thrillers go, this was a good one, I highly recommend! If the paperback deal isn’t good enough for you, this book is also included in kindle unlimited
The Silent Patient
TJR doesn’t miss!! This book is so good, a very good historical fiction. If you love old Hollywood, this is the book for you! And the paperback deal is so good, you have to get it!
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
Lisa Jewel always kills it on thriller books. I haven’t read this one, but I have read other books by this author and loved all the books I read by her. At a deal like this, you have to get it!
Then She Was Gone: A Novel
If you love SJ Maas and her other series like ACOTAR and Throne of Glass, you’re gonna have to get the first book in her other series. I haven’t read this one, but since I loved her other series, I ovbi had to get this one. And $9.99 is such a good d...
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, 1)
This has been on my TBR for forever and I bought it during the pandemic so I need to read it! It’s historical fiction, and I have heard nothing but good things about this one. It’s got deals on all formats, but paperback is the best deal
The Lost Apothecary: Historical Mystery by Sarah Penner
Hard Covers
Jodi Picoult always writes quality books, and her latest novel is on sale for the hardback version. This one takes place in both present times and Elizabethan times as one woman explores her Elizabethan ancestor. It seems that it is well researched, ...
By Any Other Name: A Novel
I think all versions of this book are on sale FYI. This book is so good, and it was made into an Amazon prime tv show this past summer. It’s a YA thriller and it will keep you guessing until the end
We Were Liars
This is on my TBR, and I might just be buying this for myself! This is about a young woman who turns to an unlikely source of advice as she tries to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and financial struggles. I’m excited to get to read this one!
Margo's Got Money Troubles: Hilarious Read
I loved this one, it’s so good! This is a classic Elin Hilderbrand book, and a perfect read for the summer. It follows a family as they summer in Nantucket and experience a summer of events that alters the family to their core
Summer of '69
This book is a boarding school drama that takes place when a new social media app gains traction and affects the lives of both students and staff. I love books set a boarding school, there’s just something about that setting that scratches an itch fo...
The Academy: A Novel (The Academy Series, 1)
I haven’t read this one, but I’ve heard nothing but good things about this one. This book is about a secret library who a woman discovers and is able to explore alternate versions of her life. I think this one won a ton of awards.
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
This book is a tear jerker, but so good!!! It’s such a good historical fiction book, 10/10 recommend. Both the paperback and hardcover are on sale, and the difference is literally pennies, so pick which ever format you prefer.
The Women: A Novel
Kindle
There are deals on both kindle and paperback versions, but the kindle version is cheapest. This is such a good WWII historical book, really moving and a fantastic story
All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
I read this book this year and it is so good! It’s got a little bit of everything, family drama, a mystery, romance, everything! This book had me hooked
These Summer Storms: A Novel by Sarah MacLean
I got this last year for a holiday book, and haven’t read it yet. I do plan to read it this year, and the kindle version is on sale! It was on top of all the bestseller lists last year
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year: A Novel
Haven’t read this one yet, but it is on my TBR! I love reading holidays books and there is no better time to buy one than during a Black Friday sale. It is on kindle unlimited too!
How My Neighbor Stole Christmas
This one sounds so cute and the kindle deal is so good! This is about a divorced innkeeper who takes over a Vermont B&B forming an unexpected friendship with a single dad baker; except, she’s leaving 3 months! This is giving perfect fall read
If It Makes You Happy
An under $1 holiday romance deal?! Count me in! If you love fake dating tropes (which I do), then this is the one for you! And it’s set in NYC, so you know it’s massive NYC vibes
Christmas on Fifth Avenue: Fake Dating Romance
I LOVE Emily Henry, she’s one of my fav authors. I haven’t read this one, but I have owned it for a whole and I loved every other book I’ve read by this author, so I have no doubt this one will be good. And it’s about to become a Netflix movie!! It’s...
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