Last year, I didn’t just read books. I lived them. Some whispered secrets through the pages. Others pulled me into their world and didn’t let go until long after I closed the cover. These five stories weren't just great—they were unforgettable. They offered me mystery, moral reckoning, raw emotion, and even a few cold sweats at midnight. So, if you’re building your 2025 reading list and crave fiction that lingers , get ready. Here are the five books from 2024 that crawled under my skin—and might just crawl under yours too. 1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin It started innocently—a hospital room, a shared video game, two kids named Sam and Sadie. But what seemed like a charming friendship quickly unraveled into something deeper. Something darker. A bond built on creation and destruction, brilliance and burnout. As they rose to fame as legendary game designers, their lives became a labyrinth of grief, ambition, betrayal, and the kind of love that never ...