Goodreads Reading Challenge 2025

Ysa is one of the hottest secretaries in town, but she is also a certified NBSB. She has already achieved her dreams: having a good life, providing what she wants, and working on her dream company. But still, there's something missing in her life. Love life. Pero hindi siya naniniwala na ito nga ang kukumpleto sa kanya lalo na, hindi maganda ang impresyon niya tungkol sa pag-ibig. To prove to her aunt that she doesn't need someone romantically in her life, Ysa accepts her challenge to date someone. And like what she already expected, it's a failure. May nobya na ang ka-date niya at tanging one night stand lang ang habol nito. Mas tumibay ang paniniwala ni Ysa na walang matinong tao pagdating sa pag-ibig. Or even love itself. Love can ruin someone. Kaya hindi niya kailangan ang pag-ibig sa kanyang buhay. Pero paano kung makakatagpo siya ng isang lalaking taliwas sa iba? A man who is different from others in just one look. A man who seems unable to do cheating. A man with one word, despite his playful aura. And a gorgeous man who she tries to sleep with one drunk, hot night. Mababali kaya nito ang paniniwala niya? O ito ang magiging dahilan para mangyari ang kinatatakutan niya?

WARNING!!! EXPLICIT CONTENT AHEAD (Violence, Rape, Sex Scenes) Read at your own risk. After everyone believed he was dead, Lee Hyun-woo came back with three different personalities. But whatever his persona is, his only desire is to hunt down the mastermind of his family's massacre and find the woman he loves. Lee Hyun-woo, known as Baek Chang Seol, the heartless and ruthless mafia boss of the "Diamond Kkhangpae," has three rules: strict obedience, absolute loyalty, and compliance with extreme punishment for transgression. No one has seen his face, for he always wears a mask, and so he can only be identified by a three-diamond tattoo on his left arm. Jeong Hyeo-ri, in her new identity as Park So-hee, became an undercover agent, skilled in martial arts who went back to South Korea to avenge her father's death and find her mother, who went missing seven years ago. After Jeong Hyeo-ri performed an undercover operation, the "Diamond Kkhangpae" caught her and brought her to the mafia boss. Knowing how skilled she was, Lee Hyun-woo wanted her to work for him, but she would only accept it if he would reveal his true identity. Lee Hyun-woo accepted the challenge on one condition—she had to defeat him in a duel. But what if the so-called duel ends up in bed; would it change everything?

A romantic confrontation between two queers arranged in a marriage they didn’t want. Donatella and Pietro both came from families known in the fashion industry, and being queer is a tough challenge because of their parents’ expectations on them. After their successful wedding, Donatella and Pietro created an agreement, but how can they succeed when one starts to show concern and one starts to feel affection even they know to themselves that they are both not into one another. Two queer strangers that will develop confusion, but falling in love is the only solution?

Hera Tuazon is a young adult who thinks her life is such a failure. She works in a desktop job where her co-workers and boss mistreat her. She hates fairytales and never believe to such things. With that, love never crosses to her mind, and she manage to be an alpha in her whole life. She had a younger sister whose very fond of fairytale, and is so addicted to a particular story book entitled 'Queen Xena'. One day, out of bored, Hera tried reading the book her sister love, and started dreaming about it for days. She then got into an accident, and woke up to a very unfamiliar place. She then discovered that she might had entered the book, and became Queen Xena herself, and unexpectedly, the King turns out to be the person she hated the most, her boss. On the other hand, Xena is a noble lady who look exactly like Hera. She got forced to be married with the future King as a payment for their family's debt or else the royal family will beheaded her parents. She end up falling in love with the young King but the King hated her as her family was the reason for his past lover's death. What will happen if Xena will suddenly turn into a different person whose not interested with the King?

"Why me? " "My heart beats on you. The moment I saw you in parking lot, it started. I never seen a woman like you na palaban. Na kahit siya na ang Mali, siya pa Ang matapang." "Ah ganon" wika ko na galit galitan. "Adee naman. In Europe, I was the boss of my companies. Ako lang laging nasusunod. I felt different when I met you. Napasunod mo ako". "Yung tipong ako Yung boss, pero ikaw Yung nasusunod". "So anong maipapangako mo?" " I promise you that I will not hurt you again, no more secrets and I will always love and keep you in my heart?" It was a short story about a jolly, hugotera and assuming instructor woman and a foreigner business tycoon man. How would they form a magical love story?? 💙💜 Enjoy Reading 💙💜

Warning: This story is not suitable for young readers. It includes scene of abuse, violence, self harm and sexual assault. If these topics are triggering for you, please skip this story. Reading discretion is strongly advice... Claire Chavez is a strong independent woman. Naniniwala siyang ibibigay niya lang ang sarili ng buo sa lalaking papakasalanan niya at makakasama niya habang buhay ngunit paano kung isa ito sa bagay na hinihingi sa kaniya ng kaniyang boyfriend ngunit hindi niya maibigay. Dahil sa takot na wala na siyang mahanap na ibang lalaki dahil sa edad niya at kadispiraduhan na hindi walang magpakasal sa kaniya para makuha ang posisyon at kompanya ng umaong Ina ay isinuko niya ito. Ngunit dahil sa alak ay naibigay niya ang sarili sa hindi niya kilala ito si Wilbert Brixx Fuentabella. Anong mangyayari sa kanilang dalawa matapos nilang malaman ang nangyari sa kanila? Bilang lalaki maninindigan ba si Wilbert sa ginawa ? O hahayaan niya ang lahat dahil isa lang itong pagkakamali. What will happened to both of them if they encounter lust for the first time Lust Encounter.

Ako ang tunay na anak ng pamilya Stone. Gamit ang gossip-tracking system ko, nagkunwari akong mahinhin at masunuring tao, pero sa loob-loob ko, matindi ako gumanti sa tamang oras. Ang hindi ko napansin ay may nakakarinig sa isip ko. “Kahit na anak ka naming tunay, si Alicia lang ang tunay naming tinatanggap. Kailangan mo matututong lumugar,” sambit ng mga kapatid ko. ‘Iniisip ko na baka sinira ko ang usapan namin ng demonyo sa nakaraan kong buhay kaya ako napuntas a pamilya Stone ngayon, naisip ko. Tumigil bigla ang mga kapatid ko sa paglalakad. “Si Alice ay masunurin, may sense kausap at mahal ng lahat sa pamilyang ito. Huwag ka magsimula ng drama para lang magpapansin.” Hindi ko mapigilan isipin, ‘Kung ganoon, may sapat ang sense niya para sirain ang buhay ng lahat at mahal na mahal kayo sa puntong nakakasuka na.’ Natanga ang ekspresyon ng mga magkakapatid.

Warning: Romance, SPG Attracted na si Black Andrada sa bagong secretary ng kaibigan na si Karen Moore. Ito lang ang babaeng ginusto niya na ang hirap angkinin kaya naman mas lalo siyang na challenge kaya ginawa niya ang lahat hanggang sa bumigay ito sa kanya. Ang naramdaman niyang pagkagusto sa babae dahil maganda at sexy ito ay naging mas malalim pa ng makilala niya ito ng lubos. Hindi niya inaasahan na sa tanang buhay niya ay maranasan niyang magmahal, makuntento at rumespeto at si Karen lang ang taong nagpabago sa kanya. Pero totoo nga ang salitang KARMA, dahil sa lahat ng ginagawa niyang pangloloko ay bumalik sa kanya ng iwan siya ng babaeng pinakamamahal niya. At dahil sa nangyari na hindi matanggap ni Black ay umabot sa puntong nadisgrasya siya at hiniling na sana mawala na lang siya kung hindi rin naman babalik sa kanya ang dalaga. Babalik pa kaya si Karen pag nalaman niya ang nangyari sa kanyang kasintahan? At ano nga ba ang naging dahilan ni Karen para ganon kadaling iwan ang kasintahan. Subaybayan ang pag-iibigan nina Black at Karen at hanggang saan matatapos ang kanilang relasyon.

Sachriana has the chance to choose who she wants to have a forty-eight mag-jowa challenge with. Instead of choosing someone who she is comfortable with, she takes risks in choosing the man who never gave her attention. She chose Jeide Dyion, the man she is in love with, sadly, the man is in love with her cousin named Melody. But with that kind of dare, new hope has bloomed. She will not waste the chance. But to her surprise something happened between them on that night. But what if, hindi pala siya ang nakikita ni Jeide Dyion ng gabing iyon? She is hurt. She wants to move on. And now that she is moving on, mukhang nagkabaligtad dahil ang lalaki na ang humahabol. Pero bakit ganoon? Bakit pakiramdam ni Sachriana ay wala sa kanya ang buong atensyon ng lalaki? Pakiramdam niya ay pangalawa pa rin siya. Pero paano kung pakiramdam niya lang pala iyon? Paano kung siya pala talaga ang priority ng lalaki?

Nakatanggap ako ng tawag isang araw bago ang aking kasal. "Miss McPherson, may sumira sa venue mo." Nagmamadali akong pumunta sa hotel nang may pagkalito at nakasalubong ko lang ang isang babaeng winwagayway ang wedding photo ko "You homewrecking skank! Inakit mo ang asawa ko at ginastos mo ang pera niya sa kasal na ito!" Naniwala ang karamihan sa kanya at nagkagulo. Pati ang manager ng hotel ay galit sa akin. "Alam ko nang may mali dito dahil hindi nagpakita ang groom! Hindi ka niya tunay na asawa!" Ang mga tao ay marahas na nagkagulo. Sa kaguluhang iyon, nakunan ako. Sa kasagsagan ng aking galit, tinext ko ang secretary ko: [Kanselahin ang kasal, at sipain si Matteo Brando sa aking kumpanya!] Ang kapal ng mukha niya na itago ang kabit niya gamit ang kayamanan ko! How dare she challenge me! Sisirain ko sila!