Whether you want to get out of a reading rut or are craving a literary distraction from your phone, the best novellas are the kind of stories you can devour in a day. These shortform books are perfect for our age of distraction, where attention span’s are shorter and many feel overwhelmed at the thought of a 600-page tome.
Shorter books – I’m talking 200 pages and less – can not only save you on shelf or hand luggage space, but can help you get closer to completing your 2025 Goodreads challenge. I’ve read 41 books so far this year and many have been novellas which I’ve whiled away a Sunday afternoon with.
