8. Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

14. Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker

Bat Eater follows Cora Zeng; a Chinese-American crime scene cleaner in New York who finds herself ostracized during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, due to the anti-Asian sentiment gaining traction. This horror novel is a devastating exploration of grief, xenophobia, and identity. Start your 45-day free BookBeat trial today with code: ⁠⁠charlottem⁠⁠ [https://www.filify.co/SHIVC] ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/readingintoit.podcast?igsh=Zzk4YnFzcjNtMjd3&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@charlottemichellereads] Cover art photographed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Olivia Ezechukwu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/oliviachuk/] For business enquiries: drew@aphroditetheagency.com

13. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

'Man may work from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done,'. Natalie Heller Mills is a subservient and traditional wife, performing a perfectly rustic picture of ranch life in Idaho to her millions of followers. One morning, she awakens in the brutal frontier of 1800's pioneer America and without her usual modern luxuries, there is a very stark contrast between the 'simple living' she once romanticised vs. the reality of living it. Is it a hoax? Has she been kidnapped? Perhaps it's a test from God? Start your 45-day free BookBeat trial today with code: ⁠charlottem⁠ [https://www.filify.co/SHIVC] ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/readingintoit.podcast?igsh=Zzk4YnFzcjNtMjd3&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@charlottemichellereads] Cover art photographed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Olivia Ezechukwu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/oliviachuk/] For business enquiries: drew@aphroditetheagency.com

12. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

Inti Flynn's job is to reintroduce 14 grey wolves to the Scottish Highlands, with the ultimate goal to hopefully regenerate a dying landscape...and escape the secrets from their old life. When a farmer is found dead, the disturbed locals blame the wolves. Inti make a decision to protect her beloved wolves, whatever the cost. Start your 45-day free BookBeat trial today with code: charlottem [https://www.filify.co/SHIVC] ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/readingintoit.podcast?igsh=Zzk4YnFzcjNtMjd3&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@charlottemichellereads] Cover art photographed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Olivia Ezechukwu⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/oliviachuk/] For business enquiries: drew@aphroditetheagency.com

11. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

Three women are followed across three different timelines; a tapestry of three lives all woven with love, loss, and the burden of immortality. Sapphic vampires? ✅ Female rage? ✅ Start your 45-day free BookBeat trial today with code: charlottem Instagram⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/readingintoit.podcast?igsh=Zzk4YnFzcjNtMjd3&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@charlottemichellereads] Cover art photographed by ⁠⁠⁠Olivia Ezechukwu⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/oliviachuk/] For business enquiries: drew@aphroditetheagency.com

10. Bellies by Nicola Dinan

This was my last book I read in 2025, and one of my absolute favourites. Bellies by Nicola Dinan is a queer, coming of age story about love (platonic and romantic), transition, and the cost of authenticity. I truly hope you enjoy. ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/readingintoit.podcast?igsh=Zzk4YnFzcjNtMjd3&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@charlottemichellereads] Cover art photographed by ⁠⁠Olivia Ezechukwu⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/oliviachuk/] For business enquiries: drew@aphroditetheagency.com