My 2025 TBR

Dear Readers, 

I have a goal this year to read about 30-40 books. I’m attending school full time, and soon starting a new career so I didn’t want a goal too hard to reach. Here is a list of books I’m hoping to get to in 2025, and the vibes they give off/what am I expecting out of these books. 

• Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros

  • This is a reread. I’m expecting to like this book less this time around, but so far I’ve read about 100 pages and I’m still so invested in the story like it’s the first time. 

• What My Bones Know Stephanie Foo 

  • This is a memoir that goes into the details of complex PTSD and trauma, and how it affects us into our adult years.  I’m not expecting much but lots of tears. 

• The Nightingale Kristin Hannah 

  • Honestly, I don’t know what this book is about except that it has to do with two sisters during the second world war. I picked up this book because I love reading and writing about women empowerment and strength, and I think it’s going to give me a new perspective on that. 

• Rock Paper Scissors Alice Feeney

  • I loved Sometimes I Lie by the same author, so I grabbed this simply on a whim. However, if it’s anything like that book I know I’m in for a thrilling tension filled mystery. 

• If We Were Villains M.L Rio

  • I loved Babel by RF Kaung and it gives dark academia, so does this book. I want to feel like the most educated and pretentious douche, but pretty. 

• Part of Your World Abby Jimenez

  • I love a good romance novel, and I’ll need some sort of palate cleanser after all the other more intense readings. 

• Dominicana Angie Cruz 

  • I’m Dominican, I want to read stories about Dominicans. Simple as that. 

• Before we say goodbye Toshikazu Kawaguchi 

  • I have loved this series since the beginning, and the first three books truly tore my heart apart with the stories of love, sacrifice, and hardships. 

• Finale Stepanie Garber 

  • I’m ready to finish the Caraval series, I have loved it so far, but I’m ready to put this trilogy to rest and try something new. I’m hoping for more magic in this book, and I know that it’s a split point of view of Scarlett and Donatella so I’m hoping we get a full three dimensional view of both of them as a reader. 

• The Great Alone Kristin Hannah 

  • I find that Kristin Hannah tackles some interesting time periods, topics, and premises. This book is no different, I’m hoping for something unlike anything I’ve read before. 

• A Novel Love Story Ashley Poston 

  • A book about a girl who gets trapped in her favorite romance series? Sign me up. 

• The Dinner List Rebecca Serle 

  • I’m in love with Serle’s writing. After reading In Five Years, I’ve been waiting to read another one of her books. I have no clue if she has any others published, but I saw this on the shelf at Barnes and Nobles and immediately grabbed it. I love the idea of a story that follows the five people, living or dead, Sabrina Nielsen wants to have dinner with. 

• Vengeful V.E. Schwab 

  • I love Schwab, so much. I loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Vicious, so I’m very ready to read it’s sequel. 

-Grace Sofia