New Year, New Reading List
As anticipation builds for 2025, what aspirations are swirling
through your mind? January is a time for reflection, goal setting, growth and letting
go of old habits. Many people may say, “New year, new me!” But the question is,
will you stick to your New Year’s Resolutions?
Although it is great to set ambitious goals for our careers
and fitness, the key to successful self-development is also setting smaller
goals that we can achieve daily. Something attainable that we can certainly
stick to all year long is nourishing our minds, putting down our smartphones
and designating time to enjoy a good book.
Take a look at these amazing books to add to your reading
list for the New Year. Whether you prefer fantasy, nonfiction, romance or a
thriller, one of these is bound to hook you!
Romance
The Wedding People by Alison
Espach: This New York Times best seller examines how chance
encounters can reroute us to places we never expected!
Picking Daisies on Sundays by
Liana Cincotti: This novel is perfect for the hopeless
romantic. Daniella Daisy Maria has always wanted to find love, but she never
expected to find it with her childhood best friend.
Nonfiction
Everything is Figureoutable by
Marie Forleo: On
theme with the “new year, new me” mindset, this New York Times best-selling
self-help book pushes you to think creatively and keep a positive mindset when
faced with setbacks.
Thriller
There Should Have Been Eight
by Nalini Singh:
This
New York Times Bestseller is a haunting story of unexpected twists and turns.
The thriller follows the unforgettable reunion of seven old friends in New
Zealand’s Southern Alps.
Verity By Colleen Hoover: The psychological thriller, Verity,
is known for being a book you cannot seem to put down. Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling
writer encounters the offer of a lifetime to finish a best-selling authors’ book
series while living in her mansion. But what she finds in this estate will send
shivers down your spine. This book is also being adapted into a movie starring
Anne Hathaway in 2025!
A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas: When a huntress named Feyre
kills a wolf to feed her starving family, a creature arrives to demand
retribution. Forced to move to an unknown magical land she has only heard about
in legends, Feyre discovers that the creature who captured her is one of many
immortal faeries who once ruled her world. This is the first book of a
captivating five-part series.
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McKenna Cheverier is the Neighborhoods and Families Coordinator for the Department of Leisure, Family, and Recreation. She began working with the town as an intern during her senior year at UConn. McKenna completed her bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Sciences with a minor in Urban and Community Studies.