A 2025 Reading Listđâ¨
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2025
The Housemaid's Secret
Freida McFadden ⢠2023
As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job â not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .<br/>It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything....<br/>That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go....<br/>An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train will be completely hooked!
Matilda (Puffin Modern Classics)
Roald Dahl ⢠2004
To Read
Persuasion - Jane Austen
Jane Austen ⢠2022
Looking for Alaska
John Green ⢠2006
The award-winning, genre-defining debut from John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and The Fault in Our Stars<br/><br/>Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award ⢠A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist ⢠A New York Times Bestseller ⢠A USA Today Bestseller ⢠NPRâs Top Ten Best-Ever Teen Novels ⢠TIME magazineâs 100 Best Young Adult Novels of All Time ⢠A PBS Great American Read Selection ⢠Millions of copies sold!<br/><br/>First drink. First prank. First friend. First love.<br/><br/>Last words.<br/><br/>Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last wordsâand tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet François Rabelais called the âGreat Perhaps.â Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young, who will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.<br/><br/>Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another. A modern classic, this stunning debut marked #1 bestselling author John Greenâs arrival as a groundbreaking new voice in contemporary fiction.<br/><br/>Newly updated edition includes a brand-new Readers' Guide featuring a Q&A with author John Green
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, Book 3) (3)
J.K. Rowling ⢠2001
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, Book 2)
J. K. Rowling ⢠2023
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, 1)
Stephenie Meyer ⢠2008
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)
Leo Tolstoy ⢠2008
2024
How Much Land Does A Man Need?
LEO TOLSTOY ⢠2015
'Although he feared death, he could not stop. 'If I stopped now, after coming all this way - well, they'd call me an idiot!' A pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). Tolstoy's works available in Penguin Classics are Anna Karenina, War and Peace, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth,The Cossacks and Other Stories, The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories, What is art?, Resurrection, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, Master and Man and Other Stories, How Much Land Does A Man Need? & Other Stories, A Confession and Other Religious Writings and Last steps: The Late Writings of Leo Tolstoy.
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides ⢠2021
<p><b>**THE INSTANT #1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER**</b><br><br>"An unforgettableâand Hollywood-boundânew thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy."<br><b>â<i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><br><br><b><i>The Silent Patient</i> is a shocking psychological thriller of a womanâs act of violence against her husbandâand of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.</b><br><br>Alicia Berensonâs life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of Londonâs most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.<br><br>Aliciaâs refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.<br><br>Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivationsâa search for the truth that threatens to consume him....</p>
Ugly Love: A Novel
Colleen Hoover ⢠2014
<b><b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Regretting You, </i><i>Verity,</i> and <i>It Ends with Us </i>comes a hauntingly seductive tale of love, control, and the devastating secrets that can destroy it all.</b><b> </b></b><br><br>When Tate Collins moves in with her brother, the last thing she expects is to collide with Miles Archer, a brooding pilot with an unrelenting grip on his past. Their attraction is electric, undeniable, and all-consumingâbut Miles has rules. No questions. No future. A no-strings arrangement seems simple at first, but a deep, shattering truth lurks just beneath the surface.<br> <br>Tate soon realizes that Miles is not just guarded but fractured. Torn between desire and self-destruction, his pain bleeds into every part of their dynamic. Milesâs past hides horrors that threaten to rip apart the fragile connection theyâve created, and Tate is forced to make a choice that will change both their lives forever.<br> <br>With suspense simmering underneath every moment of passion, <i>Ugly Love</i> is a whirlwind of lust, heartbreak, and dark revelations that build to a stunning crescendo. For those drawn to the raw tension and psychological complexities of <i>Verity</i>, this is a riveting story where emotions erupt, secrets fester, and love may not be enough to heal the deep scars etched into the past.
The Secret Garden (HarperClassics)
Frances Hodgson Burnett ⢠2010
White Nights
Fyodor Dostoevsky ⢠2024
The Housemaid
Freida McFadden ⢠2022
2023
Me Before You: A Novel (Me Before You Trilogy Book 1)
Jojo Moyes ⢠2012
2022
Love and Gravity
Samantha Sotto Yambao ⢠2017
Turtles All the Way Down
John Green ⢠2019
The Catastrophic History of You and Me
Jess Rothenberg ⢠2013
2021
The rain in EspaĂąa
4reumnict ⢠2022
Eleanor And Park
ROWELL ⢠2013
Thanks for the Memories
Cecelia Ahern ⢠2008
PS, I Love You
Cecelia Ahern ⢠2005
2020
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling ⢠1998
Let It Snow
Maureen Johnson ⢠2016
All Your Perfects
Colleen Hoover ⢠2018
2019
The Color Purple
Alice Walker ⢠2011
It Ends with Us: A Novel
Colleen Hoover ⢠2016
November 9: A Novel
Colleen Hoover ⢠2015
<b><b>A gripping tale of love, secrets, and betrayal perfect </b><b>âfor fans of </b><b>Gillian Flynnâ (<i>Library Journal</i>, starred review) f</b><b>rom the beloved #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Regretting You, </i><i>Verity,</i> and <i>It Ends with Us.</i></b></b><br><br>When Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, their connection defies logic, sparking an instant bond that seems almost too perfect. But perfection often hides cracks, and as their unconventional arrangement unfolds, the pair agrees to meet only once a year on November 9thâ with no contact in between. What begins as an intriguing exploration of love and trust quickly turns into something stronger with more twists than either of them imagined.<br> <br> Beneath their romance lies a tense undercurrent and Fallon begins to question Benâs true intentions. With each passing November, the web of truth and lies grows tighter, and what started as a love story teeters on the edge of obsession.<br> <br>Pulsing with intense chemistry and heart-stopping revelations this riveting novel dares to ask: Can love survive when the truth is the ultimate plot twist?
2018
Champion (A Legend Novel, Book 3)
Marie Lu ⢠2013
Prodigy (A Legend Novel, Book 2)
Marie Lu ⢠2013
Legend
Marie Lu ⢠2013
Always and Forever, Lara Jean (3) (To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
Jenny Han ⢠2018
Now a Netflix original movie starring Lana Condor and Noah Centineo and the inspiration behind the Netflix spin-off series XO, Kitty, now streaming!<br/><br/>Lara Jeanâs letter-writing days arenât over in this follow-up to the bestselling To All the Boys Iâve Loved Before and P.S. I Still Love You.<br/><br/>Lara Jean is having the best senior year a girl could ever hope for. She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, Peter; her dadâs finally getting remarried to their next door neighbor, Ms. Rothschild; and Margotâs coming home for the summer just in time for the wedding.<br/><br/>But change is looming on the horizon. And while Lara Jean is having fun and keeping busy helping plan her fatherâs wedding, she canât ignore the big life decisions she has to make. Most pressingly, where she wants to go to college and what that means for her relationship with Peter. She watched her sister Margot go through these growing pains. Now Lara Jeanâs the one whoâll be graduating high school and leaving for college and leaving her familyâand possibly the boy she lovesâbehind.<br/><br/>When your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to?
The Crown (The Selection Book 5)
Kiera Cass ⢠2016
2017
According to Yes
Dawn French ⢠2015
The Catastrophic History of You and Me
Jess Rothenberg ⢠2013
Everything, Everything
Nicola Yoon ⢠2017
P.S. I Still Love You
Jenny Han â˘
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (1)
Jenny Han ⢠2016
The Heir (The Selection Book 4)
Kiera Cass ⢠2015
2016
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Såenz ⢠2014
Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!<br/>A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)<br/><br/>This Printz Honor Book is a âtender, honest exploration of identityâ (Publishers Weekly) that distills lyrical truths about family and friendship.<br/><br/>Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendshipâthe kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.
Happily Ever After: Companion to the Selection Series (The Selection Novella)
Kiera Cass ⢠2016
The One (The Selection Book 3)
Kiera Cass ⢠2014
The Elite (The Selection Book 2)
Kiera Cass ⢠2013
<p>The second book in Kiera Cassâs #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series</p><p>With even more glamour, intrigue, and swoon-worthy romance, this sparkling sequel to The Selection will captivate readers who loved Veronica Rothâs Divergent, Lauren Oliverâs Delirium, or RenĂŠe Ahdiehâs The Wrath & the Dawn.</p><p>Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection, and to win Prince Maxonâs heart. Now six girls remain, and the competition is fiercer than everâbut America Singer is still struggling to decide where her heart truly lies. Is it Prince Maxonâand life as the queenâthat she wants? Or is it still Aspen, her first love?</p><p> Donât miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cassâs legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!</p>
The Selection
Kiera Cass ⢠2012
Isla and the Happily Ever After
Stephanie Perkins ⢠2015
Anna and the French Kiss
Stephanie Perkins ⢠2010
