Last week, I discussed my favorite books I read in 2024. This week, I’m going to predict what my favorite books will be in 2025. I picked out ten books I’m most excited to read this year and I think I’ll really enjoy and (hopefully) rate five stars. Throughout the year, I’ll read these ten books and at the end of the year I’ll write another post sharing my thoughts on each one and if I really did end up liking them as much as I think I will. Many of these books are sequels to books I really like or by authors I already really enjoy reading from, but some are brand new authors to me so I’m really interested to see what I end up thinking of them all. Without further ado, let’s get into the predictions!
The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter
This book is one of the two on this list that aren’t actually released yet, but are scheduled to be released in 2025. The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold is the sequel to my favorite book I read in 2024, The Blonde Identity. You can read more about my thoughts on The Blonde Identity in my post, My Top 5 Favorite Books of 2024.
This book follows the twin sister of the main character in The Blonde Identity, and from what I can tell there’s a we-used-to-date-but-now-we-hate-each-other-and-also-we’re-kidnapped-and-have-to-work-together-to-survive thing going on which sounds so fun. I’m really looking forward to this book’s release in August and I’m confident I’ll love reading it.
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
I love the Grishaverse, books by Leigh Bardugo that are set in a magical world full of people with magical powers called Grisha, and the King of Scars duology is the last series in it I have left to read. It follows one of my favorite books from the Shadow and Bone trilogy, Nikolai, so I’m sure I’m going to love it. I don’t know that much about it, but I’m really excited to return to the world of the Grisha.
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
This book has been on my TBR for a while now and it sounds really intriguing. Lies We Tell Ourselves takes place in 1959 Virginia, during the inception of school integration. Sarah is one of the first black students to attend Jefferson High School. Linda is the daughter of one of the town’s most vocal opponents of school integration. When Sarah and Linda are forced to work together on a school project, they both have to face the harsh truths about race, power, and how they really feel about each other.
Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
This one’s also a sequel to a book I liked, The Sunbearer Trials. I read The Sunbearer Trials last spring after Bella from the podcast, Bella’s Bookish Banter, recommended it. Let me tell you, it did not disappoint. The first book followed teen demigods who were selected to compete in series of challenges called the Sunbearer Trials. The loser of the trials is killed by the winner and their body is used to replenish Sun Stones that keep the darkness and evil gods at bay.
Usually only the strongest demigods, Golds, are chosen for the trials. However, this year two Jade demigods, who are less powerful are chosen. This book picked up where the last left off and I’m really excited to read what happens next in the story since the first book ended on a major cliffhanger.
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
I haven’t read anything by Cassandra Clare yet, but I’ve heard so much about this series that I don’t know how I haven’t read it already. All the hype behind this series makes me confident I’ll probably really like it too. From what I can tell, this book takes place in an alternate New York called Downward which is full of magical beings like faeries, warlocks, vampires, and demons. There are also the Shadowhunters, whose job is to rid the world of demons. I don’t know much more than that, but it sounds pretty intriguing and I’m really excited to finally read it for myself.
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In 2023, I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and absolutely loved it. Since then, I’ve been meaning to read more Taylor Jenkins Reid books, but I just haven’t gotten around to it. The one that sounds the most interesting to me is Daisy Jones & the Six. It follows Daisy, a girl who sneaks into clubs and parties with rock stars in 60s L.A. and Billy, the lead singer of the band, The Six. I think this book sounds really fun. Plus, I really want to watch the TV series based on it that came out last year.
Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter
This is the sequel to one of my favorite romance books, Better Than the Movies. Better Than the Movies follows Liz, who is obsessed with rom-coms, and Wes, her neighbor and rival. Liz needs Wes’s help to win a prom date with her dream guy, Michael, but they end up catching feelings for each other along the way. Nothing Like the Movies is set when they’re in college and I can’t wait to read more about Wes and Liz. They’re seriously like the cutest book couple ever.
Once a Villain by Vanessa Len
Once a Villain is the finale to the Monsters trilogy, the best fantasy series I read last year. I mentioned the first book in the series, Only a Monster, in my post My Top Five Favorite Books of 2024. It won’t be released until August 2025 and I’m seriously not sure I can wait that long.
The series follows Joan, who learns that her family are monsters. Monsters are people that can steal days or even years off of other people’s lives and use that time to time travel. She’s disgusted that her family is stealing time of the lives of others. When the cute boy she likes, Nick, turns out to be a legendary monster hunter, she has to decide where her allegiance lies: with humans or monsters.
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
I love both of the John Green books I’ve read so far (The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska) and I really want to read more books by him. I’ve heard several people say this is their favorite John Green book, so I’m really excited to read it for myself. Turtles All the Way Down follows Aza, who is helping her friend, Daisy, investigate the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett. Aza just wants to be a good friend, a good daughter, and hopefully a good detective. However, her ever present spiraling and mental illness is making this more and more challenging.
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
I read A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid as an ARC for TYWI, and I really enjoyed reading it. Since then, I’ve been wanting to read more books by Ava Reid but I just haven’t gotten around to it. The Wolf and the Woodsman sounds really intriguing, so I figure it would be a good one to start with.
The Wolf and the Woodsman follows Évike, who is an outcast due to being the only person in her village without powers. When soldiers from the Holy Order of Woodsmen demand a pagan girl for a blood sacrifice for the king, the other villagers surrender up Évike. While traveling with the Woodsmen through the forest, monsters kill everyone but Évike and one lone Woodsman so they are forced to rely on each other to survive. However, it turns out he is no ordinary Woodsman, but a disgraced prince and they must form an alliance to save their nation.
So, what do you think of these predictions? Have you read any of them? If so, please let me know what you thought of them down below. I’d love to hear from you! Thank you for taking the time to read this post and, as always, I hope this post finds you well and you have a great day!
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