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TOP 25 READS FROM 2025

I’ve read a LOT of books this year but here are my top 25!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Hope everyone has a happy new year!!

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the secret history

the great alone

this could be us

wild dark shore

the collected regrets of clover

rewind it back

the conditions of will

shark heart

extremely loud and incredibly close

broken country

beautiful boy

beg, borrow, or steal

my friends

Margo’s got money troubles

the bright years

If it makes you happy

what happened to the McCrays

magnolia parks: into the dark

Daisy Haites: the great undoing

one golden summer

atmosphere

releasing 10

promise me sunshine

us against you

the winners

#2025books #booktok #books #ilovereading #fyp

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