I had planned to read a lot more in 2024 than I actually did, but a few books stood out from what I did accomplish of my reading goal. This list contains paranormal thrillers, poetry, mystery, and a little romance. What is the book you’re most looking forward to reading in 2025?

Here are my top five reads of the year in no particular order:

The Bone Pendant Girls by Terry S. Friedman

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The Shoe Box Waltz by Kathleen Patrick

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Innocence Lost by Dan Grylles

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Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

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Pieces of Blue by Liz Flaherty

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Honorable mentions:

Don’t Go; Stay by Deanna Repose Oaks

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Billy Summers by Stephen King

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