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Well the end of the year is fast approaching, and with it comes the impending January 1st. Another year over, another new year beginning. Which, of course, for us bookish people, means another year of reading great books. But if you’re like me and you like to read a bit with the seasons, then why not pick up one of these New Year’s Eve books to read in the final days of December?

I’ve only read a few of these myself, but I’ve done of a bit of digging and collated a bit of a list for you. You can also have a quick google and see what else you can discover – there are lots of bookish lists out there!

Let’s just dive right in, shall we?

New Year’s Eve books to see the year out

Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimor
New Year’s Eve Murder by Leslie Meier
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
The Rewind by Alison Winn Scotch
New York, New Year, New You by Rachel Bloome
New Year’s Kiss by Lee Matthews
The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
Murder at Everham Hall by Benedict Brown
Highlands New Year by Amy Quick Parrish
A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier

Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimor

11 New Years Eve Books to Dive Into This Year

Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
ISBN: 1250236606
on 25 February 2020
Pages: 339
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It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London to study economics, or remain at home in Brooklyn to pursue her passion for music and be with her boyfriend? As the countdown to the New Year begins, Oona faints and awakens thirty-two years in the future in her fifty-one-year-old body. Greeted by a friendly stranger in a beautiful house she’s told is her own, Oona learns that with each passing year she will leap to another age at random. And so begins Oona Out of Order...

Hopping through decades, pop culture fads, and much-needed stock tips, Oona is still a young woman on the inside but ever changing on the outside. Who will she be next year? Philanthropist? Club Kid? World traveler? Wife to a man she’s never met?

New Year’s Eve Murder by Leslie Meier

New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier
ISBN: 075820700X
Series: A Lucy Stone Mystery #12
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After the annual parade of Christmas presents in Tinker's Cove has ended, Lucy Stone and her daughter Elizabeth are ready to ring in the new year in style. Elizabeth has won mother/daughter winter makeovers in Manhattan from Jolie magazine! But the all-expenses-paid trip is bound to have some hidden costs-and one of them is murder....

As excited as Elizabeth is to hit the Big Apple, Lucy's less thrilled to be heading straight into post-holiday shopping crowds in the middle of a flu epidemic. Then again, she has to admit-if only to herself-that her work-from-home personal style could use a bit of an update. And she is looking forward to visiting an old college friend and culture-vulturing it all over town, from museums to budget art-house flicks. Besides, how often do opportunities for sophisticated mother/daughter bonding on someone else's dime come along, anyway?

After finally arriving at the offices of Jolie, meeting their fellow makeover candidates, and being treated to a fashion show, Elizabeth is enamored of the extreme outfits and stick-thin models-while Lucy's having some misgivings. The pampering is nice (never underestimate the transformative powers of a $500 haircut) and the glitz and glamour of haute couture is bizarrely fascinating, but bitterness and aggression lurk behind the Jolie's hipper-than-thou facade.

And things turn downright ugly when self-absorbed fashion editor Nadine Nelson falls mysteriously ill and then dies.
Lucy saw first-hand some of the backstabbing going on at Jolie. And the red-hot rumor mill soon reveals that the cliquish connection among the magazine's cabal of high-style executives-fierce tempered fashionistas Camilla Keith, Elise Frazier, and Nadine herself-has stirred up plenty of bad blood over the years. Numerous staffers, from workaholic assistant Phyllis Finch to oft-maligned photo editor Pablo Prinz, have found themselves at the other end of the trio's sharp claws. To say suspects abound would be an understatement.

But this Manhattan murder mystery hits too close to home when Elizabeth gets rushed to the hospital with symptoms that are disturbingly similar to Nadine's. Now, it's up to Lucy to dress down a killer before the ball drops in Times Square...

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
ISBN: 014028009X
Series: Bridget Jones #1
Published by Penguin Books
Pages: 288
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Meet Bridget Jones —a 30-something Singleton who is certain she would have all the answers if she could:
a. lose 7 pounds
b. stop smoking
c. develop Inner Poise

"129 lbs. (how is it possible to put on 4 pounds in the middle of the night? Could flesh have somehow solidified becoming denser and heavier? Repulsive, horrifying notion), alcohol units 4 (excellent), cigarettes 21 (poor but will give up totally tomorrow), number of correct lottery numbers 2 (better, but nevertheless useless)..."

"Bridget Jones' Diary" is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud daily chronicle of Bridget's permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement — a year in which she resolves to: reduce the circumference of each thigh by 1.5 inches, visit the gym three times a week not just to buy a sandwich, form a functional relationship with a responsible adult - and learn to program the VCR.

Over the course of the year, Bridget loses a total of 72 pounds but gains a total of 74. She remains, however, optimistic. Through it all, Bridget will have you helpless with laughter, and — like millions of readers the world round — you'll find yourself shouting, "Bridget Jones is me!"

The Rewind by Alison Winn Scotch

The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch
ISBN: 0593546539
on 1 November 2022
Pages: 368
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Two exes wake up together with wedding bands on their fingers--and no idea how they got there. They have just one New Year's Eve at the end of 1999 to figure it out.

When college sweethearts Frankie and Ezra broke up before graduation, they vowed to never speak to each other again. Ten years later, on the eve of the new millennium, they find themselves back on their snowy, picturesque New England campus together for the first time for the wedding of mutual friends. Frankie's on the rise as a music manager for the hottest bands of the late '90s, and Ezra's ready to propose to his girlfriend after the wedding. Everything is going to plan--they just have to avoid the chasm of emotions brought up when they inevitably come face to face.

But when they wake up in bed next to each other the following morning with Ezra's grandmother's diamond on Frankie's finger, they have zero memory of how they got there--or about any of the events that transpired the night before. Now Frankie and Ezra have to put aside old grievances in order to figure out what happened, what didn't happen...and to ask themselves the most troubling question of all: what if they both got it wrong the first time around?

New York, New Year, New You by Rachel Bloome

New York, New Year, New You by Rachael Bloome
ISBN: 1951799984
Published by Secret Garden Press
on 31 January 2023
Pages: 258
Goodreads

Sometimes it takes starting over to discover who we really are…

Have you ever found yourself at a crossroads, forced to choose between who you used to be and who you want to be?
And whichever path you choose will wind up hurting someone you love? Well, if you haven’t, I can tell you firsthand: it’s the worst. But it’s exactly where I find myself. In New York, the city of endless possibilities, faced with an impossible choice. Kinda like deciding between Wicked and Hamilton on opening night, except the wrong decision could ruin your life.

And I have no idea what to do. It all started three months ago, with a friendly family competition, decade-old bucket list, and a long overdue trek across the country.

But as I checked off tasks like learning to cook French cuisine (pro tip: it helps if you actually turn the oven on) and running a marathon (which is way longer than I thought), something remarkable happened.
I discovered skills and strengths I never knew existed, gained the respect I’d once deemed undeserved, and ditched my not-so-endearing nickname—Quincy “The Quitter” Carmichael.

I also reconnected with my childhood best friend’s older brother—who’s still swoon-level cute, by the way—and let’s just say, Nora Ephron would be proud. But if I’ve learned anything from binge-watching romantic comedies, it’s that most happily ever afters come with a price. And not usually the one you expect.

So, here I am, torn between family and friendship, past and present, love and livelihood. And I could really use some advice.

Sincerely,Neurotic in New York

New Year’s Kiss by Lee Matthews

New Year's Kiss by Lee Matthews
ISBN: 0593179854
Published by Underlined
on 1 December 2020
Pages: 240
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Tess and her opinionated older sister Lauren are spending the week after Christmas at the snowy Evergreen Lodge in Vermont and they aren’t happy about it. Their stern grandmother, who owns the holiday resort, is not known for her warmth and good humor. But when shy, straight-laced Tess meets Christopher in the lobby, things are suddenly looking up. And when she decides to get out of her comfort zone and create a bucket list of things to accomplish before the New Year-like singing in public and skiing a black-diamond slope-Christopher is happy to help, even as he keeps a secret that could turn everything upside down. When the ball drops, will Tess and Christopher share a magical kiss-or will Tess start the new year off alone?

The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner

The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner
on 5 December 2023
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Sadie Thatcher’s life has fallen apart in spectacular fashion. In one fell swoop, she managed to lose her job, her apartment, and her boyfriend—all thanks to her big mouth. So when a fortune teller offers her one wish, Sadie jumps at the chance to redo her awful year. Deep down, she doesn’t believe magic will fix her life, but taking a leap of faith, Sadie makes her wish, opens her eyes, and . . . nothing has changed . And then, in perhaps her dumbest move yet, she kisses her brother’s best friend, Jacob.

When Sadie wakes up the next morning, she’s in her former apartment with her former boyfriend, and her former boss is expecting her at work. Checking the date, she realizes it's January 1 . . . of last year. As Sadie navigates her second-chance year, she begins to see the red flags she missed in her relationship and in her career. Plus, she keeps running into Jacob, and she can’t stop thinking about their kiss . . . the one he has no idea ever happened. Suddenly, Sadie begins to wonder if her only mistake was wishing for a second chance.

This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens

This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
ISBN: 059319120X
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons
on 1 December 2020
Pages: 330
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Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year's birthday is unlucky, and that it's all because of Quinn Hamilton, a man she's never met. Their mothers gave birth to them at the same hospital just after midnight on New Year's Day, but Quinn was given the cash prize for being the first baby born in London in 1990--and the name Minnie was meant to have, as well. With luck like that, it's no wonder each of her birthdays has been more of a disaster than the one before.

When Minnie unexpectedly runs into Quinn at a New Year's party on their mutual thirtieth birthday, she sees only more evidence that fortune has continued to favor him. The gorgeous, charming business owner truly seems to have it all--while Minnie's on the brink of losing her pie-making company and her home. But if Quinn and Minnie are from different worlds, why do they keep bumping into each other? And why is it that each fraught encounter leaves them both wanting more?

Murder at Everham Hall by Benedict Brown

Murder at Everham Hall by Benedict Brown
ISBN: 1805081373
Series: Marius Quin Mystery #1
Published by Storm Publishing
on 3 November 2023
Pages: 278
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A mystery novelist with writer’s block, a lavish party to ring in the new year, and a film star with three bullets through his head…
December 1927.

Mystery writer Marius Quin has one previous bestseller, endless looming mortgage payments, and no idea how to write his next book. When his childhood friend Lady Isabella Montague invites him to an intimate New Year’s Eve party hosted by a narcissistic actor, Marius seizes upon the distraction. With his perpetually glum Basset hound along for the ride, he navigates the snowy lanes to the opulent estate of Everham Hall. As the celebrations begin, fireworks light up the sky, champagne corks pop, and then the host is murdered…

Snowed in and with the police unable to reach them, Marius is the closest thing the panicked party has to a detective and he is swiftly nominated to find the killer. But when two more guests are attacked, Marius soon realises that solving mysteries is even harder than writing them. With Bella at his side, and a clutch of conniving suspects to choose from, can Marius find the culprit before the killer targets him?

Highlands New Year by Amy Quick Parrish

Highlands New Year by Amy Quick Parrish
ISBN: 0997552875
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Snowed in. Kilts. Scotch. Angus. Caitlin. Highland love, New Year style.

When Caitlin Montgomery discovers her best friend has disappeared to Scotland without a word, she boards a plane to Inverness to uncover the truth. Little does she know that this impulsive decision will take her on a breathtaking journey filled with unexpected romance and enchanting Highland traditions. Captivated by the stunning landscapes and the allure of love that surrounds her friend Melissa, Caitlin finds herself caught in a web of Scottish charm. They plan a magical getaway to the Isle of Skye for Hogmanay celebrations with Melissa’s new love interest, Colin and his sister Lindsay. But fate has a different path in mind when a sudden accident leaves Melissa and Colin hospitalized.

Determined not to let their misfortune dampen her spirits, Caitlin and Lindsay decide to continue the journey and wait for Melissa and Colin to catch up with them. As the snow blankets the picturesque countryside, Caitlin and Lindsay find themselves stranded in a tiny town on the banks of Loch Ness. They stumble upon the cozy inn, unaware that they've snagged the last room from Drew and Angus, two ruggedly handsome locals. A friendly rivalry ensues, with a dart match deciding the victor. In this game of chance, sparks fly, and unexpected love blossoms amidst the swirling winter magic. Lindsay and Drew soon find a simmering connection while Caitlin's heart is captivated by the rugged charm of Angus.

Will these newfound romances withstand the tests of a snowy Highland adventure and lead to a blissful new year? Join Caitlin and her friends on their heartwarming journey in the Scottish Highlands, where love awaits under the twinkling stars and amidst the enchantment of a Highland New Year celebration like no other.

A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier

A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier, Romy Fursland
ISBN: 1250300193
on 5 October 2017
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Way up in the Swiss mountains, there's an old grand hotel steeped in tradition and faded splendor. Once a year, when the famous New Year's Eve Ball takes place and guests from all over the world arrive, excitement returns to the vast hallways.
Sophie, who works at the hotel as an intern, is busy making sure that everything goes according to plan. But unexpected problems keep arising, and some of the guests are not who they pretend to be. Very soon, Sophie finds herself right in the middle of a perilous adventure--and at risk of losing not only her job, but also her heart.

So what do you think? Will you be adding any of these New Years Eve books to your TBR list this holiday season? I definitely will be and I’m looking forward to picking some of them up!

Let me know below if you’ve read any of these or if you plan to!