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Books I Read In 2025
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items My reviews for the books I read in 2025. I made sure to use links you’d be able to use in this list. I hope you find your next read!
I gave this book five stars. I liked the twist, the ending wasn’t my favorite though. I liked the fmc (she gets a lot of hate) I would recommend this book.
The Boyfriend
Five stars. I read this book pretty quickly.
The Housemaid
Five star read. I really like the fmc
The Housemaid's Secret
Five star. Super short. I listened to it for free with my Spotify premium account.
The Housemaid's Wedding
***Spoilers***
I was struggling a lot with this book. The same things kept getting repeated over and over and over again. It was like when you add extra words on your school essay so you don’t actually have to do extra work. For an example, if I...
The Housemaid Is Watching
Five stars. I couldn’t put this book down. I wanted to see how it would end
The Locked Door
2.5 stars. I was so desperate to love this book. The bright color of the book and the cover made me pick it up and the title felt catchy. Unfortunately this book was a struggle for me to enjoy. At first I had high hopes that it was going to be filled...
You'd Look Better as a Ghost
Four stars. I like the twists and the creepy things, but, overall in the end I felt like there were just so many things just left unanswered. It was honestly a pretty sad ending and then to not get real closure just feels lazy.
Never Lie
Two stars. I’m so upset by this book. I thought it sounded so good but then I just hated it. I hated legitimately every single second. I even hated the ending. I’m upset I spent time and an audible credit.
One by One
Four stars. I saw this cover and title and I wasn’t leaving the book store without it.
Hannah (our FMC) is annoying, unreliable and desperately needs therapy. She has a hard-on for being murdered in the midst of an ongoing serial killer case. This ...
Love Letters to a Serial Killer
One star. I get this book was meant to be a joke and her picking on herself, but omg. It wasn’t funny at all. Unless you think a slow moving car accident is funny, then I guess this wreck is for you.
Haha, that’s punny. This wreck is a rec for you ...
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie
Five stars. This book is like Mindfuck, with less sex and more understandable plot and background. Leah, the fmc, is the anti hero. She is dark, quick thinking, composed and ruthless vs. Liam, and FBI agent, who is dedicated, resolute, restrained per...
I Kill Killers
I’m on the fence between four and five stars. The suspense is chefs kiss, but the ending just makes me so emotional and angry.
***Spoiler***
What in the sisters wife bullshit was that ending. everyone was just fucking this man? Is he that hot? E...
The Wife Upstairs
This book is five stars to me because of the nostalgia. I read these books first in high school but re reading them now they didn’t age well at all. And I mean not even a little 😬
Marked
I read this book back when I was in high school and for the life of me I didn’t remember all the sexual stuff. (Not that it bothers me as an adult super smut reader) but I can’t believe how much I forgot. Overall I do like the books. I love the idea ...
Betrayed
Three stars. homophobic stereotypes, internalised misogyny, predatory men, not-so-subtle racism, derogatory comments towards the homeless... [slaps cover of book] this baby's got it all!
This book was a long-drawn out account of Zoey Redbird dealing ...
Chosen
Five stars. I liked the first one. This one gave us Malachi’s POV and it filled in a lot of information. It’s not a perfect book and it’s definitely dark romance. Happily ever after ending.
Little Liar
Three Stars.
On the night of Friday, July 15, 1994, ten-year-old Ethan Marsh and his best friend, Billy Barringer, settle into a tent in Ethan’s backyard for their weekly camping sleepover.
By Saturday morning, July 16th, Ethan wakes up alone. Th...
Middle of the Night
Four stars
Fallen Prey
Four stars. Fmc moves into a home where she feels she is being watched. She sees a man outside her window and that man turns out to be a serial killer and she is now living in his kill house. Okay, I’m sat. 😜
Prey Drive
One star.
My Turn: A Dark Stalker Romance:|Paperback
A million stars. This book was so freaking good. Kerri Lake is the queen of dark academia with a dark romance. I couldn’t shut up about this book while I was reading it and then once I was done. Such a crazy story. The ending though, such a cliff han...
Nocticadia
Four stars. This book was absolutely wild from start to finish.
God of Malice (Standard Edition)
One star. I couldn’t get into it.
Insatiable (The Edge of Darkness
Four stars. I liked the twist.
The Perfect Son
Four stars. I feel very meh about this book.
Ward D
Five stars. This a bully romance, keep that in mind before you start this series.
Kings of Quarantine
Five stars.
Kings of Lockdown
A million trillion negative stars.
*** Spoilers ***
Look, I’ve read some fucked up things. I’ve read some super depraved things on Wattpad and the dark spaces of the silliest little edge lords on tumblr. But this…this was wtf. He fisted her with a ...
My Girl: An Erotic Horror Novel|Paperback
Five stars.
Kings of Anarchy
Five stars.
Queen of Quarantine
Two stars. My favorite cover, my least favorite in the series so far.
Untamed has an intriguing premise and likable characters, but the execution falls short due to excessive repetition and over-explanation. Damien’s constant vocabulary lessons, the...
Untamed
This book stressed me out so much I didn’t even think I could finish it. And the fact that there was no trigger warnings for miscarriages, date rape, being drugged, kidnapping and suicide really made me feel some type of way. Everyone always is comin...
The Crash
I fucking called this shit. Well, some of it. As soon as I heard Blake say “not that she knows of” I knew that man had fucked around and was about to find out Swimfan ((great movie, 2002)) style.
I do feel like the whole Amanda, Whitney, Krista thin...
The Tenant
Five million stars. So insanely good! I’m upset that I kept this on my TBR for such a long time.
“You no longer belong to the church or these people. You are not bound by the laws of their world. From this night forward, I am your church. When you ...
Nightshade
Five stars. Jasmine is a complete bad ass. She knows what she wants and she doesn’t stop pushing. I related a lot to her in so many ways. Such a great book. It was everything I needed in a slow burn. I love how Ivan ended up getting closer to her and...
From Lukov with Love
Three stars
The Ex: Unputdownable Psychological Thriller
Four out of five stars. The story is pretty dark and it takes you through the troubled back story of the FMC, Heather. She is working in a remote cabin to work on her newest book. This isolation works in her favor to help her focus, but it does leave...
The Overnight Guest
This book will always be a comfort read for me. Harry Potter was a massive part of my childhood. We all know the story of the amazing boy who lived.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, Book 1)
Five stars cause it was very short ((read in one sitting)) and I loved the characters. I am always obsessed when the man falls first and falls hard! Make sure to check your trigger warnings before reading
Knives and Kisses: A Valentine's Day Novella