New Release Books You Must Read
Want to see our picks for the best new release books? We have them all right here. You will not want to miss a single page of these books!
Of course, there are so many amazing books that come out each month, but these new book releases are the ones that we have read or will be reading (so you can always find a review soon). We have done all the hard work for you!
Be sure to come back often as we will be updating the page as soon as we find books we cannot wait to get our hands on!
2024 New Release Books
New October Books
The Grey Wolf
Author: Louise Penny
Year: October 29, 2024
Genre: Mystery
More info: Chief Inspector Gamache #19
Age Range: 16+
Plot
The book starts with phone calls to Gamache’s house in Three Pines. He knows who is calling and does not want to take the calls. He eventually tells the person on the other end of the line to stop calling. When the calls continue, Gamache answers only to be told that the alarm on his pied a terre in Montreal has been activated.
This starts a chain of events that will lead Gamache, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, and Isabelle Lacoste from Montreal to France, Rome, and the Monastery, Saint Gilbert Entre Les Loups, to track down a possible bioterror attack.
This book references the events from Beautiful Mystery (#8) and How the Light Gets In (#9). If you are not reading the Louise Penny books in order, I would not recommend reading this book until you have read both those books, or you will not understand many of the plot points.
This is Penny’s most complex book to date and is a 5-star read. If you want a full summary of the book with spoilers and explanations of the plot, you can head over to my new post, Louise Penny’s New Book: The Grey Wolf.
Why Jackie loves it
It is very important to note that this book has a new audiobook narrator. Jean Brassard is a French Canadian man who narrates with the slight accent I imagine Gamache would have. That being said, it may take a while to become accustomed to a new voice and accent, especially for names of places and people.
This book was Penny’s most complex to date. The plot points from earlier books are all important and the crime is something we have never seen before. It felt like a step up which for a master like Penny is high praise.
Find this book in: Louise Penny Books in Order With Summaries
A Song to Drown Rivers
Author: Ann Liang
Year: October 1, 2024
Genre: Mythology
More info: October 2024 GMA Book Club Pick
Instant New York Times Bestseller
Spice Rating:đź’‹
Age Range: 16+
Plot
Xishi lives in the village of Yue with her parents still mourning the loss of her beloved younger sister at the hands of the Wu warriors. Fanli is a military advisor to the king who recognizes that Xishi’s beauty can be used as a weapon to help infiltrate the enemy palace of Wu. She agrees so she can help the kingdom and avenge her sister’s murder.
He trains her in everything from dancing and etiquette to the art of seduction and sends her to the king. Her goal is to infiltrate the court and make the king fall in love with her. Once inside the palace, the king is drawn to her, and she rises through the court. But one mistake can bring the whole kingdom crashing down. She must strategize and navigate enemy territory without drawing any suspicion, or her punishment will be torture and then death.
This book is Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China which is why it is included in the fantasy category. Those looking for magic and world-building will not find it in this book, but it remains a 5-star read and one of the best new fantasy books of the year.
Trigger Warnings
War, Death
Why Jackie loves it
I absolutely loved this book and could not put it down. The story is beautifully written. The plot pulled me in from the first page and was non-stop throughout the book. My heart felt the pain of Xishi’s loss and the anxiety of living a second life “undercover”. This story is heartwrenching and beautiful at the same time #gifted
Find this book in: Good Morning America Book Club List/ Most Anticipated October 2024 Book Releases / October 2024 Celebrity Book Club Spoilers / Mythology Books / Best New Fantasy Books and Sci-Fi Books of 2024 / Best Books of 2024
The Secret War of Julia Child
Author: Diana R. Chambers
Year: 2024
Genre: Historical Fiction
More info: An instant international bestseller and a USA Today bestseller!
Age Range: 14+
Plot
Everyone knows Julia Child as the famous chef, but not many people know that she worked for the Office of Strategic Services. While Julia declared that she was not a spy, she certainly played an intriguing role in WWII. This is a biographical fiction that is based on true events and facts. But not everything in the book is true, however much I wish it was.
We follow Julia from Washington where she worked as a full clerk to South Asia where she meets Paul Child.
I loved reading about a Julia Child who didn’t know how to cook, had not experienced different cuisine, and had not yet become the icon we all know and love. I also loved reading about how she met Paul and reading the beginning of their love story.
There is a little bit of something for everyone to love in this rich novel.
Why Jackie loves it
This book was so well-written and I could hear the voice of Julia Child in the writing. I loved the story of Paul and Julia and the only thing that would have made it better was if it was all true! This is biographical fiction at its best
Find this book in:New Release Books You Must Read / Most Anticipated October 2024 Book Releases / Giftable Books
Plot
No book says “Jackie” like a book about tea and witches. A family curse is trying to separate Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley, witch triplets run the Crescent Moon Tearoom. When the witch counsel comes for a visit, the sisters are given an ultimatum. They must help three witches find their life’s purpose before it’s too late and only then can they stay together and keep their beloved tearoom.
The sisters each have ideas on how to help the other witches but they also feel themselves being pulled apart. Is the pull away from each other a curse or their destiny?
Why Jackie loves it
This magical book gave me the same feeling as The Night Circus. Sivinski’s writing is so descriptive, that I felt the words coming off the page. The house is one of my favorite characters with a personality that made me laugh and despite the fact that the sisters were triplets, their personalities were completely distinct.
Find this book in: Books About Tea / The Best Witch Books /Best New Fantasy Books and Sci-Fi Books of 2024 / The Best Adult Fantasy Novels / Giftable Books
The Last One at the Wedding
Author: Jason Rekulak
Year: 2024
Genre: Thriller
More info: New York Times Bestseller
Spice Rating:đź’‹
Age Range: 16+
Plot
Are you looking for an epic mystery-thriller that will keep you invested until the last page? Jason Rekulak’s newest novel DELIVERED.
Frank has not spoken to his daughter, Maggie, in three years and is shocked when she calls to invite him to her wedding. When he arrives at the private estate where the wedding will take place with his sister and her foster child, Frank discovers Maggie is marrying billionaire heir, Aiden Gardner.
The family is not friendly, Maggie has no time for him, and Frank gets suspicious when he realizes that Aiden is suspected of having something to do with a missing woman. When a fellow wedding guest winds up dead, Frank goes on the hunt to figure out what secrets are being kept from him in a bid to save his daughter.
Why Kirsten loves it
Frank is an everyman way over his head with the antics of the 1%. While he strives to help his daughter in a bid to repair their relationship, he is met with a myriad of scenarios he can’t wrap his head around as he is thwarted at every turn. His outsider looking in perspective was an exceptional narrative tool and as he uncovered each secret, I was every bit as shocked as he was. At the 70% mark my mind literally looked like this – 🤯. I DEVOURED it and you will too.
Find this book in: Wedding Novels / Best New Thrillers of 2024/ Best Psychological Thriller Books / Giftable Books / Best Books of 2024
New November Books
City of Night Birds
Author: Juhea Kim
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: November 26, 2024
More info: December 2024 Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
Plot
Natalia was one of the most celebrated dancers in the Russian ballet before an injury put her career on hold for two years. Now, she is returning to the ballet addicted to pills and alcohol to numb her pain. She’s been offered a roll she’s always coveted and she must decide whether she can rise to the challenge, and face her past and the people responsible for her highs and lows.
Why Kirsten likes it
I found the story to be interesting but I didn’t love any of the characters. I respected Natalia’s drive and talent but found her to be cold and distant. Similarly, the two men she is interwoven between felt one-dimensional. That technical side and mental resilience it takes to be a ballerina were wonderful to read, however.
Find this book in: Books About Ballet / Books About Women in Sports
Servant of Earth
Author: Sarah Hawley
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: November 19, 2024
More info: Book 1 of The Shards of Magic, Author of A Demon’s Guide to Wooing a Witch
Plot
Kenna Harron is a servant in the underground faerie kingdom called Mistel. There, she must help her mistress survive six tasks to gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she fails the tasks, she will be put to death along with her servant. Kenna becomes part of a secret rebellion to overthrow the faerie king. Soon she must decide what she is willing to risk for her life and for love. I cannot wait to read this new December book. It is on my TBR.
The Author’s Guide to Murder
Author: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: November 5, 2024
Plot
A literary superstar named Brett Saffron Presley has been found dead in Castle Kinloch, on a remote island in the Scottish highlands. With suspicious circumstances, Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh is called in to interview the castle’s guests. Kat de Noir, Cassie Pringle, and Emma Endicott are best friends writing a book together but their stories do not add up. This is a locked-room mystery that I cannot wait to read. This is one of the new book releases that is on my TBR.
Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso
Author: Jeremy Egner
Year: 2024
Genre: Nonfiction
More info: From The New York Times Jeremy Enger
Age Range: 16+
Plot
This book starts with the silly NBC Premier League commercial starring Ted Lasso and brings us through casting, set, locations, and writing of the hit show. It does all of this without ever losing the heart and soul of the magical show that proved you can be a good guy.
Why Jackie loves it
If you love the show Ted Lasso as much as I do, this book is a must-read. I am still lamenting the end of the show, the last episode of which had me bawling hysterically. This book gave me everything I was hoping for- it brought me back to the magic of the show and the perfect timing of the premier. #gifted
Find this book in: Giftable Books / New Release Books You Must Read / Best New Nonfiction Books of 2024
Heist Royale
Author: Kayvion Lewis
Genre: YA Mystery
Release Date: November 12
More info: Thieves’ Gambit, Book 2
Plot
This book starts 6 months after the end of the Gambit. Ross learned her lesson, a Quest can only trust a Quest. But despite betraying her, Devroe is still trying to win her heart. Now, a new Gambit will take Ross to Monte Carlo and Antarctica as she fights for her life. If you loved the first book in the series, this is one of the new November books that should be on your TBR.
New December Books
Eddie Winston is Looking for Love
Author: Marianne Cronin
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: December 31, 2024
More info: Author of One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
Plot
This is a story of friendship, kindness, and finding love. I cannot wait to read this book. Eddie Winston is 90 years old and has never been kissed. He is a romantic who spends his days volunteering at a charity shop. When he meets Bella, a 24-year-old who just lost the love of her life, she learns of his situation and decides to help Eddie find love and get his first kiss!
Plot
Amelia Grant is an actress who is offered the role of a lifetime as the star of a movie about the world-famous author, Gloria Diamond. Gloria is famous for using her love story as the inspiration for her best-selling romance novels. Amelia cannot wait to prepare for the rule by spending a week with Gloria who turns out to be not what Amelia expected. She is unfriendly and covering up secrets. We love Jill so there was no way this new book was not going to be on this list.
Kingdom of No Tomorrow
Author: Fabienne Josaphat
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: December 3, 2024
More info: Literary Award Winner
Plot
In 1968, Nettie Boileau joined the Black Panthers’ Free Health Clinics in Oakland. There she meets Melvin Mosely and the two fall in love. They head to Chicago to help launch the Illinois Chapter where they find themselves targets of J. Edgar Hoover’s campaigns against civil rights leaders. She also begins to discover that civil rights movements and women’s equality are not synonymous.
The Shadowed Land
Author: Signe Pike
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Release Date: December 3, 2024
More info: The Lost Queen Book 3
Check out The Lost Queen in our post Best Books About Scotland
Plot
This is the epic finale of The Lost Queen Series based on the Legend of King Arthur. This is medieval magical realism, unlike anything you have read before. Languoreth, Angharad, and Lailoken have been reunited with Artur mac Aedan. They must decide what they are willing to do in order to be heroes. It is finally here and of all the new December books, this is the one Kirsten and I have been waiting for the longest.
Under Loch and Key
Author: Lana Ferguson
Year: 2024
Genre: Paranormal Romance
More info:
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Age Range: 18+
Plot
Keyanna “Key” MacKay is going to Scotland after her father’s death. She is looking for her estranged grandmother and answers to family secrets. With nobody left, she has nothing to lose.
Lachlan Greer has his own secrets. He has always been warned to stay away from any female Mackay. When Key and Lachlan meet, there is immediate animosity. Now, their secrets collide and they realize they might have to trust each other if they want to find any answers.
Their search brings them back centuries. Can they break a family curse? Maybe not all monsters are something to be afraid of.
Trigger Warnings
Parental death
Why Jackie loves it
This is a sweet and very spicy romance book. I love the setting, the search for the family curse, the romance, and the fantasy. It was more than I could have hoped for. If you love a fantasy romance book, this one will be right up your alley.
Find this book in: Best New Romance Books of 2024 / December 2024 Book Releases
The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women’s Lives Forever
Author: Lydia Reeder
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: December 3, 2024
Plot
I cannot wait to get my hands on this fascinating book. It is the story of Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi who conducted the first ever scientific research on women’s reproductive biology. Her findings went against everything that doctors were taught about women and was the first study to combat the sexist science that still haunts us today.
2025 Book Releases
New January Books
Onyx Storm
Author: Rebecca Yarros
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Release Date: January 21, 2025
More info: The Empyrean Series Book 3
Plot
There have been no leaks about the plot of this follow-up to Fourth Wing and Iron Flame. If you want to catch up on all the info, check out our posts Fourth Wing Series in Order: 5 Fantasy Books to Obsess Over! and The Best Books Like Fourth Wing. Pre-order now to receive the gorgeous sprayed edges.
Let’s Call her Barbie
Author: Renee Rosen
Genre: Biographical Fiction
Release Date: January 21, 2025
Plot
In this well-researched biographical fiction, we learn about Ruth Handler, and how Barbie was born. In a time when the only dolls were babies, Ruth envisioned a doll who could be anything. This looks like a pick from the January 2025 book releases that will be going on our list of Best Books for Book Clubs to Read.
Good Dirt
Author: Charmaine Wilkerson
Genre: Literary Fiction
Release Date: January 28, 2025
More Info: New York Times Bestselling author of Black Cake
Plot
In this powerful novel, Ebby Freeman, from a wealthy Black family, is haunted by a childhood tragedy—the unsolved shooting of her brother and the destruction of a cherished heirloom. Years later, after her public breakup, Ebby flees to France, only to be drawn back into the mystery surrounding that day. As she reconnects with her family’s history, she discovers that the centuries-old jar may hold the key to understanding her past and shaping her future. This pick from the January 2025 book releases is perfect for our post on the best Family Sagas.
The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds
Author: Jennifer Moorman
Year: 2025
Genre: Magical Realism
Spice Rating:đź’‹
Age Range: 14+
Plot
Josephine Reynolds is widowed at thirty-five and feels like her life is over as well. She lost herself in her marriage and now that her husband is gone, she feels like she has nothing left. She makes a wish that changes everything. Convinced that she needs a new start, Josephine’s sister sends her a link to their family home that has fallen into some disrepair and is for sale.
When Josephine finds the home’s original door, she installs it only to discover that she is transported back to 1927. There, she meets her great-grandmother, Alma, who runs a speakeasy out of the house’s basement. Soon Josephine discovers that by stepping into the past, she may have put her own future in jeopardy. Suddenly, things in the present begin disappearing like pieces of furniture and photos. She realizes that if she wants to save herself, she will need to save Alma as well.
Trigger Warnings
Death of a Husband (off the page)
Why Jackie loves it
Josephine’s grief at the beginning of the book is palpable and yet, it does not weigh the story down. As Josephine fights to save Alma, she also learns to fight for herself as well. I love the way the story developed and the touch of magic makes to story feel hopeful. This is perfect for historical fiction fans as well.
Find this book in: Magical Realism Books / Books Set in the 1920s
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Author: Grady Hendrix
Year: 2025
Genre: Horror Thriller
More info: New York Times Bestselling Author
Spice Rating:đź’‹
Age Range: 18+
Plot
In 1970, Fern arrived at Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida. It is a home for wayward girls where pregnant girls are expected to have their babies in secret and give them up for adoption. Everything the girls do is monitored very closely from what they eat and when to check-ups, sleeping schedule, and when they will have their babies.
They are treated like pariahs with all autonomy removed and are expected to give their babies away and pretend like nothing ever happened. When Fern meets a librarian who gives her a book on witchcraft, everything is about to change. Now the girls try and rebel in the only way they can- with witchcraft.
Trigger Warnings
Statutory rape, rape, child abuse, gore
Why Jackie likes it
The witchcraft in this book is really secondary to the historical fiction part of this story. At times, it was difficult to read because the girls were so helpless. They had no control over any part of their lives. The witchcraft really is a metaphor for the lengths that these young women and girls went through to have control over their own lives. At times, the story was gory and in true Hendrix fashion, not for those who do not like horror.
Find this book in: January 2025 Book Releases
The Crash
Author: Freida McFadden
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: January 28, 2025
More info: #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Plot
Teagan is eight months pregnant when she leaves her old life. She gets in her car and flees to her brother’s house until she can figure out what to do but gets stranded in Maine after a car crash in a blizzard. She thinks she has been saved when a couple finds her and brings her to their cabin to wait out the storm. But as time goes by, she realizes she and her unborn baby are in grave danger, and she needs to find a way to escape. This pick from the January 2025 book releases is perfect for our list of Novels about Weather, Hurricanes, and Blizzards
New February Books
Famous Last Words
Author: Gillian McAllister
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: February 25, 2025
More info: Author of Reese’s Book Club and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time
Plot
Camilla is a literary agent who is very excited to return to work after her maternity leave. But on the morning of June 21st, what is supposed to be her first day back, turns into the day that will change her life forever. Her Husband Luke is not at home when Camilla wakes up and he left a cryptic note.
When the police arrive at her house to tell her there is a hostage situation in London and Luke is the gunman. What she does next is critical because of what the note said. Gillian McAllister is the queen of “what would you do?” and this thriller from the February 2025 book releases is on my TBR. Check back to see my thoughts.
Life Hacks for a Little Alien
Author: Alice Franklin
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: February 11, 2025
More info: Perfect for lovers of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Plot
Little Alien is a little girl who doesn’t see and understand the world the way other people do. When she sees a TV special that introduces the Voynich Manuscript, an ancient time written in an indecipherable language, she wonders if there could be other people like her.
She begins research at the library in the quest to find the manuscript. This pick from the February 2025 book releases is a book about empathy and viewing the world through the lense of someone who sees everything in a different light.
Harlem Rhapsody
Author: Victoria Christopher Murray
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: February 4, 2025
More info: New York Times Bestselling co-author of The Personal Librarian
Plot
Jessie Redmon arrived in Harlem in 1919 as the new literary editor of The Crisis. The is the preeminent magazine for Black people and she is the first woman to hold the position. W.E.B Du Bois is the founder of the magazine, Jessie’s boss, and lover. Jessie is determined to prove herself by finding brilliant writers. Soon she will discover that the cost of success is more than she bargained for.
Plot
I cannot wait to read this pick from the February 2025 book releases. It is part mystery, part historical fiction, and inspired by the true story of LĂ©vitan, a department store in Paris that served as a Nazi prison. When Louise discovers a box at a secondhand shop in London in 1958, she believes the content might hold answers to her friend’s death during the war. As she follows the clues to Paris, dark secrets come to light.
Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales
Author: Heather Fawcett
Genre:n Fantasy
Release Date: February 11, 2025
More info: Emily Wilde Book 3 of 3
Plot
You can find the first book in this series on my list of Best Adult Fantasy Novels. It is a breath of fresh air as is the second book in the series. I cannot wait to read this pick from the February 2025 book releases. Emily Wilde is embarking on her greatest challenge yet as a dryadologist. She will be studying the faerie realm from the inside as the new queen.
Wendell is now her fiance and is taking his rightful place as king but his stepmother placed a deadly curse on the realm before disappearing. Wendell and Emily must use their combined magic and knowledge to save everything they love.
Plot
Maverick Dillan is a daredevil and extreme adventurer. If he invites you to the ultimate game of hide and seek, you cannot pass up that opportunity. But when players gather on Falcao Island and a storm comes in, the social media stunt turns deadly.
Adele, a single mother, must survive the deadly storm and battle for survival if she wants to return home to her kids. This pick from the February 2025 book releases looks perfect to anyone who loves a Locked Room Mystery or Novels about Weather.
Deep End
Author: Ali Hazelwood
Genre: Sports Romance
Release Date: February 4, 2025
More info: New York Times Bestselling Author of The Lost Hypothesis
Plot
Scarlett is a platform diver at Stanford who is concentrating on getting into med school. Lukas is a swim captain working toward the Olympics and has no time for drama. The no-pressure fling they start seems like the perfect solution but they may be in deeper than they think. If you love Ali Hazelwood, this pick from the February 2025 Book releases is for you!
New March Books
The Love We Found
Author: Jill Santapolo
Genre: Romance
Release Date: March 18, 2025
More info: The Light We Lost #2
Plot
This is the long-awaited sequel to the Reese Witherspoon book Club pick and Bestselling book, The Light We Lost. It’s been ten years since Gabe has been gone when Lucy finds a piece of paper in a box of photos. It is an address in Rome. She buys a plane ticket to follow one last journey and discover Gabe’s secret. She is let to Dr. Dax Armstrong, a New Yorker living in Italy. He immediately brings her to a place she has not thought about since Gabe left. Kirsten and I have this book on our must-read books from the March 2025 book releases.
Killer Potential
Author: Hannah Deitch
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: March 18, 2025
More info: Debut Novel
Plot
I cannot wait to read this debut novel from the list of March 2024 book releases. Evie Gordon was a scholarship kid at an elite university and had big plans. But instead, she finds herself drowning in debt and working as an SAT tutor for LA’s wealthiest families. When she arrives for her lesson in Beverly Hills, she finds the parents murdered and a woman crying for help in the closet. Soon, they are suspects and wanted for murder.
The two are at the heart of a nationwide manhunt and they must find the real killer. But the press is going crazy over the story and Evie is finally getting the notoriety she always wanted.
Plot
Florence Grimes is thirty-one years old with a ten-year-old son named Dylan. After the failure of her girl band, she is broke and single but devoted to her son. When Alfie Risby, Dylan’s bully goes missing during a school trip, Dylan becomes the prime suspect. Now, Florence has to find Alfie and clear her son or she risks losing him.
Plot
Joannie has not been on a date in seven years when she goes to Johnny’s house for dinner for a first date with her daughter in tow. When a billionaire crashes his hot-air balloon in Johnny’s pool, it turns out to be Jonathan, Joannie’s childhood crush from summer camp. Now, Joannie, Johnny, Jonathan, and his wife Julia are stuck together is a story of lust, money, and who wants who.
Sunrise on the Reaping
Author: Suzanne Collins
Release Date: March 18, 2025
Genre: YA Sci-Fi
Age: 12+
More info: Prequel to the Hunger Games
Plot
This prequel to the Hunger Games is Haymitch’s story. It is the 50th annual Hunger Games and in honor of the quarter quell, twice as many tributes will be selected. Haymitch just wants to make it through the day and be with the girl he loves and instead, he is sent to the capital where he is determined to fight and win.
New April Books
The Sirens
Author: Emilia Hart
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: April 1, 2025
More info: New York Times bestselling author of Weyward
Plot
I cannot wait to read this book from the April 2025 book releases. This story is told in three timelines. Lucy is in 2019 and wakes up after dreaming about strangling her ex. When she arrives at her older sister’s house, Jess is nowhere to be seen. Lucy listens to strange stories of men missing at sea and women’s voices in the waves of the water. Searching for answers about her dream and her sister’s whereabouts, Lucy begins to read her sister’s diary.
The story is also told from Jess’s POV in 1999. In 1800 twin sisters, Mary and Eliza, are forced into a convict ship bound for Australia. The further out the sea they go, the more they feel the call of the water. This is a story about the bonds of sisterhood and is at the top of my TBR. You’re pissing me
This is Not a Game
Author: Kelly Mullen
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: April 8, 2025
More info: Debut Author
Plot
This locked room mystery from the April 2025 book releases is on Kirsten’s TBR and I cannot wait to get my hands on it as well. Addie is getting over a bad breakup after her boyfriend dumped her and cut her out of the deal for a video game they made together. When her grandmother, Mimi, gets an invitation from Jane Ireland to attend a charity auction, it is the perfect excuse to have Addie join her. When they get caught in a storm, and everyone is trapped at the mansion, no one is worried until Jane’s body turns up. Mimi and Addie now must rely on their skills to ensure they are not the next victims.
The Book Club for Troublesome Women
Author: Marie Bostwick
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: April 22, 2025
Plot
It is 1960 and Margaret Ryan seems to have it all. But the house, husband, three kids, and prestigious neighborhood don’t feel like enough. Margaret decides to start a book club as an excuse to meet the newest neighbor and soon they discover that they want more from the life they have been told is the American dream. The friendships from the book club will help them through an unforgettable year.
Plot
Margaret Ives is an octogenarian who has not been seen in years. She invites two authors to stay with her for a month on a trial basis so she can decide who will write her memoir. Alice is waiting for her big break and Hayden is a Pulitzer Prize winning author. Margaret is giving each of them only parts of her story, but they cannot discuss anything with each other because of an ironclad NDA. A lot can happen in a month especially when the chemistry between them gets stronger by the day.
Watch Me
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Genre: Ya Fantasy
Release Date: April 15, 2025
More info: Shatter Me: The New Republic #1
Plot
The gorgeous deluxe edition of this book with a holographic foil jacket and special endpapers is available and it looks stunning! This is the first book in a new series in the Shatter Me world. James Anderson has managed to breach Ark Island (the refuge of The Reestablishment). He is in prison but that is not the point. His brother, Aaron Warner Anderson could never even get in! Roselle Wolff is a trained assassin whose every move is monitored. This is an enemies-to-lovers romance you won’t want to miss.
Expert Reading Tip
- Looking through a big list can be difficult so I narrowed down the choices to my top picks every month.
- Look for books that are in genres you love to read to help decide which new release books to add to your TBR
- Do you have an author you love? Check to see if they have new books coming out and add those to your TBR
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Epilogue
I hope I have narrowed down some choices to help you pick your next book. Are there new releases books that you are interested in reading? Let us know and we can give you more info!
