25 Books to read in 2025!Like this list

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• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

  Hendrix, Grady,

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  Publication date: January 14, 2025. This was one of the first books I read in 2025. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls is a dark, emotional, and powerful book about motherhood, feminism, witchcraft, and abuse of power. With strong female characters who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Favorites

  a Novel

  Fargo, Layne,

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  Publication date: January 14, 2025. I have read this one as well. The Favorites is an angsty story about childhood trauma, classism, toxic relationships, manipulation, lies, and betrayal. I think an adaptation would be compelling. I recommend this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

  Chapman, Clay McLeod

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  Publication Date: January 7, 2025. I read an advance copy of this one and WOW what a wild ride! Wake Up and Open Your Eyes is a gruesome horror book with relevant social commentary on screen usage, social media, and politics.

• More or Less Maddy

  a Novel

  Genova, Lisa

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  Publication date: Jan 14, 2025. I'm excited to read More or Less Maddy after loving Genova's previous novels Still Alice, Left Neglected, and Every Note Played.

• The Rival

  Lord, Emma,

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  Publication Date: January 21, 2025. After loving Tweet Cute, You Have a Match, Begin Again, and When You Get the Chance, I can't wait to read another romance book by Emma Lord.

• Under the Same Stars

  Bray, Libba,

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  Publication date: Feb 4, 2025. After enjoying The Diviners Fantasy series by Libba Bray I'm looking forward to reading a historical fiction novel by her.

• Close Your Eyes and Count to 10

  Unger, Lisa, 1970-

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  Publication date: Feb 25, 2025. I've tried two books by Lisa Unger and liked them, I'm hoping for third-times-a-charm!

• Sunrise on the Reaping

  Collins, Suzanne,

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  Publication date: March 18, 2025. I don't like the cover, however, I'm looking forward to hearing more about Haymitch and the Quarter Quell!

• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

  Jones, Stephen Graham

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  Publication date: March 18, 2025. One of my favourite horror books I read last year was by Stephen Graham Jones and I can't wait to read more by him. This one has vampires and I'm intrigued!

• Everything Is Tuberculosis

  the History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

  Green, John, 1977-

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  Publication date: March 18, 2025. I mean, John Green - you can't go wrong with his writing!

• The Paris Express

  a Novel

  Donoghue, Emma, 1969-

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  Publication date: March 18, 2025. Room, The Pull of the Stars, The Wonder, Haven, Learned By Heart - Donoghue is one of my favourite authors.

• Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

  Sutanto, Jesse Q.,

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  Publication date: April 1, 2025. I didn't think I liked cozy mystery until I read Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. This is the sequel and I'm so ready for it.

• Swept Away

  O'Leary, Beth,

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  Publication date: April 10, 2025. I don't like a lot of romance novels, but I did have a great time with Flatshare by Beth O'Leary and I'm looking forward to checking out her new story Swept Away.

• Great Big Beautiful Life

  Henry, Emily,

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  Publication date: April 22, 2025. I read one of Emily Henry's older novels - When the Sky Fell on Splendor, but I haven't yet checked out her contemporary romance books. They are well-liked so I'm excited to check out Great Big Beautiful Life!

• The Staircase in the Woods

  Wendig, Chuck,

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  Publication date: April 29, 2025. I haven't read anything by Chuck Wendig before, but I've heard so many good things about his horror stories. Horror, Mystery, Thriller? Sign me up!

• My Next Breath

  a Memoir

  Renner, Jeremy,

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  Publication date: April 29, 2025. I've been a Marvel fan for a long time. I feel like this memoir is gonna be emotional.

• 52 Ways to Reconcile

  How to Walk With Indigenous People on the Path to Healing

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  Publication Date: May 13, 2025. "The idea of this book is simple: 52 small acts of reconciliation to consider, one per week, for an entire year. They’re all doable, and they’re all meaningful." David A. Robertson is an award-winning author and is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Friends

  a Novel

  Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

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  Publication Date: May 20, 2025. I loved Anxious People by Fredrik Backman and I can't wait to read his newest literary fiction novel.

• Never Flinch

  a Novel

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  Publication date: May 27, 2025. Stephen King. Need I say more? This is the 4th book in the Holly Gibney series which I haven't read yet - so I'll be reading them all before Never Flinch comes out in May!

• Atmosphere

  a Love Story

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins,

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  Publication date: June 3, 2025. My experience reading Taylor Jenkins Reid has been a rollercoaster. A historical fiction story about women training to go to space set in the 1980s is right up my alley.