Model and podcast host Olivia Ponton’s favorite books keep her on the ‘edge of her seat’

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“Booked, Blonde & Busy” podcast big Olivia Ponton loves “emotionally aggravated fiction” books.

“I emotion books that wholly propulsion maine retired of my world and driblet maine into personification else’s,” she told Page Six, adding, “If I’m not afloat invested… crying, stressed, successful love, aliases connected nan separator of my seat, it’s not doing its job.”

The model, whose podcast is gearing up for their Season 2 premiere connected June 1, said her favourite spot to “disappear into a story” is erstwhile she’s connected a formation aliases coiled up connected nan sofa pinch a matcha.

See beneath for Ponton’s must-read book recommendations.

“Crave” Series by Tracy Wolff

“This bid is what sewage maine backmost into reading, and it was besides my very first imagination novel, which makes it really typical to me. Reading nan world of Katmere Academy pinch Grace and slow realizing thing is what it seems felt truthful cinematic and addicting. The supernatural politics, nan chosen-family dynamic, and nan affectional intensity, particularly astir Jaxon and nan secrets surrounding him, had maine wholly hooked. It reminded maine really immersive reference tin consciousness erstwhile you find a world you don’t want to leave.”

“The Enemy of Time” by Haley-Grace McCormick

“This book perfectly gut-wrenched me. It centers astir a precocious schoolhouse five-year reunion, but it’s truthful overmuch deeper than nostalgia. It explores friendship, increasing up, regret, and nan versions of ourselves we time off behind. I publication it connected nan level to Tampa earlier a occupation and showed up pinch puffy eyes because I was truthful emotionally invested successful nan main characteristic and her friend group.”

“Twisted” Series by Ana Huang

“I emotion really Ana Huang writes romance without making nan women consciousness limited aliases defined by nan men successful their lives. Every female characteristic is ambitious, powerful, and dominating her ain world. The romance enhances their communicative alternatively than replacing it. ‘Twisted Games’ was my favourite because of nan royal element, nan princess and bodyguard move will ever hook maine in. It had tension, elegance, and specified precocious stakes, which sounds for illustration nan cleanable look to me. I ever travel backmost to Ana’s penning style because nary matter what, I cognize I’m going to devour her books.”

“Red Queen” by Victoria Aveyard

“This is nan only book I’ve publication twice, which says everything. It’s a fast-paced imagination pinch governmental hostility (random, but I was simply obsessed), betrayal, and 1 of nan champion twists I’ve ever read… It makes you mobility who you tin really trust. I emotion really strategical nan world-building is, while keeping nan book short you consciousness immersed into nan story.”

“The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden

“I publication this complete nan summertime successful Mallorca, and while it’s decidedly not your emblematic formation read, it was perfectly cleanable for maine to dive into. This psychological thriller had maine genuinely stressed… STRESSED. In nan champion way. The pacing is crisp and twisty, and each clip you deliberation you understand what’s happening, it wholly shifts. It’s 1 of those books that makes you physically gasp and look astatine a wall pinch daze (well astatine slightest for me).”

“Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros

“This book is everything I emotion astir imagination done right. Basgiath War College is brutal, nan dragon enslaved conception is truthful intense, and nan slow-burn enemies-to-lovers hostility had maine wholly hooked. Violet’s travel from being underestimated to proving she belongs, particularly pinch her beingness limitations, makes each proceedings consciousness personal. It was nan first book I ever talked astir connected ‘Booked & Busy,’ which makes it particularly meaningful to me. I vanished it connected a level correct aft that last agelong (if you know, you know) and was perfectly bawling my eyes out. I emotion erstwhile a book leaves maine wrecked successful nan champion way.”