Hi there! In 2023 and 2024 I read over 50 books. In 2025, I only read 20. Between being back in university reading all the time and being super busy as a student teacher with a part-time job, it’s been hard to even crack an audiobook.
I’m looking for something psychological and interesting that can really get me excited about reading again. I love thrillers, suspense, and horror that isn’t gory but more reality-bending. I also occasionally read some lit fic and would be interested in dabbling in some sci-fi. I like to finish a book with more questions than answers.
Some books that I really enjoyed:
-I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Hartman
-We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
-Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
-All’s Well by Mona Awad
-My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
-If We Were Villains by ML Rio
-A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L Peck
-The Vegetarian by Han Kang
I know there’s a lot of variety in that list but hopefully it helps?
I’ve read a lot of popular books and I am ready to feel a little challenged with what I’m reading.
I also like non-fiction, so drop any good recs, but I’m in the mood for fiction right now. Some non-fiction I loved:
-Evicted by Matthew Desmond
-Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
-The Devil at his Elbow by Valerie Bauerlein
Anyway… Help me out? 🙂
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My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead – Tokarczuk (think you’d love this if you haven’t read yet)
Endurance – Lansing – I loved Into Thin Air as well, and this is in the same boat (pun intended)
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Theo of Golden – Allen Levi
I feel like The Secret History by Donna Tartt is the perfect recommendation for this. It’s been 6 months since I’ve read this book and can’t stop thinking about it. I even had dreams about it at one point 🤣 It’s a little slow paced at the start but just stick with it, it’s amazing in my opinion. Probably my favourite book of all time now.
The Hike by Drew Magary. It’s a total wild ride and I found it so fun. It’s what got me out of a reading slump and based on what you like I think you’ll enjoy it! A man goes for a hike and it just gets very alice in wonderland meets the shining.
Nonfiction: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann