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My 2025 Book List
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items For 2025 I made a goal to read 20 books! I'm currently about halfway to that goal. Here's my complete list thus far. Join me on the journey to 20!
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Novels
Devastating and heartbreaking!! James Baldwin completely captivated me. I read this book in one sitting as I was completely pulled into the main character David's story about dealing with himself and his sexuality. This story follows David, an Americ...
Giovanni's Room
A horror book that masterly touches on topics of class, war, and generational trauma. A haunted house with breathing walls, that's visited by ghosts, angels and secrets. Woodworm tells the story about a mother, daughter, and granddaughter trapped in ...
Woodworm: Martinez, Layla, Hughes, Sophie, McDermott, Annie
Captivating read! While reading I could not help but feel the dread and void that came with an existence of only questions. I'm not usually a fan of science fiction but this one really blew it out of the water for me.
40 women escape living underground in a cage only to come out into a void above. They have no recollection of how they got there and only vaguely remember their past lives.
40 women escape living underground in a cage only to come out into a void above. They have no recollection of how they got there and only vaguely remember their past lives.
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Its unbelievable how James Baldwin captures the human condition. Each page filled with a different emotion that's meant to be felt by the reader.
If Beale Street Could Talk follows the story of a young couple living in New York trying to navigate themselves and the world around them. A true love story that shows what it means to really show up for someone.
If Beale Street Could Talk follows the story of a young couple living in New York trying to navigate themselves and the world around them. A true love story that shows what it means to really show up for someone.
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
Captivating read! I was locked in right from the start with this book. This story follows a young, stylish, and wealthy Palestinian woman who lives in NYC and get caught up in a luxury hand bag selling scheme. In between all of this, she becomes obse...
The Coin
If you can only read one book this year let it be Our Share of Night!!! This book was everything I could ever want and more. It touched upon grief, love, longing, secrets, the occult, mediums, death, other worlds. I wish I could read this book for the first time again.
The story follows a sick father Juan and his son Gaspar who embark on a road trip to visit his deceased wife's family estate. In this estate lie horrifying secrets. Juan's family in law are a part of the Order and are on the search for immorality. Th...
The story follows a sick father Juan and his son Gaspar who embark on a road trip to visit his deceased wife's family estate. In this estate lie horrifying secrets. Juan's family in law are a part of the Order and are on the search for immorality. Th...
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez
I recommend all lovers of dark academia to read The Secret History. Based in New England, a group of students in a very selective classics class create a unique world for themselves that deviates from their peers. They get lost in this world going do...
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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