Novellas to Read to Reach Your Goodreads Goal

While I will always remind you that a yearly reading goal is arbitrary and that if you don’t read 50 or 100 or even 12 books that you set out to read last January, you are still a reader, I get that accomplishing a numerical goal is very satisfying. So, if you’re looking for something on the shorter side to help boost your Goodreads goal, check out some of these options!

Personally, I love reading holiday novellas this time of year because I’m so busy. It’s very satisfying and fulfilling to read a complete story in one sitting. The stakes are low and they’re usually quite powerful and poignant. I highly recommend all the books on this list!

Less Than 200 Pages

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrick Backman

Less Than 300 Pages

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

The Wind at My Back by Misty Copeland

You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar

Romance Novellas

Can’t Escape Love by Alyssa Cole

Not Another Family Wedding by Jackie Lau

Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert

Hamilton’s Batalian by Rose Lerner, Alyssa Cole, and Courtney Milan

Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole