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Most Anticipated Books of 2025

1.

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Action-Packed • Sexy • Epic

Our most anticipated book of the year comes first, in January. Onyx Storm is the third installment in Rebecca Yarros's bestselling Romantasy series, The Empyrean. Fans can finally know what happens to Violet next. We are especially excited to have the Deluxe First Edition available, which includes dragon-design sprayed edges (while supplies lasts).

What to Read First: Fourth Wing (Book #1) and Iron Flame (Book #2).

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Onyx Storm
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Fourth Wing
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2.

Never Flinch by Stephen King

Thrilling • Heart-wrenching • Insightful

From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines—one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker—featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.

What to Read First: Get to know Stephen King's favorite returning character, Holly Gibney, in Holly.

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Never Flinch
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Holly
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3.

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Tear-jerker • Tense • Thoughtful

The Hunger Games series returns in March with the fifth book of the series. This prequel is about when fan-favorite character Haymitch Abernathy competed in the fiftieth annual Hunger Games before he would become Katniss's mentor.

When Haymitch's name is called the morning of the reaping, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

What to Read First: The Hunger Games series

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Sunrise on the Reaping
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The Hunger Games
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4.

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Witty • Bookish • Romantic

Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry.

What to Read First: While Henry's latest is a standalone and can be read on its own, we recommend giving Book Lovers a read if you are into the rivals to lovers dynamic.

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Great Big Beautiful Life
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Book Lovers
from $6.39
5.

Fearless by Lauren Roberts

Action-packed • Fantasy • YA

Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantic fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and The Red Queen.

What to Read First: Powerless and Reckless, books 1 & 2 of the series.

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Fearless
from $17.64

You can pre-order any of these most-anticipated titles right now! You'll get free US Standard Shipping on orders over $15, and you'll earn ReadingRewards points per dollar for your pre-order, the same as with the rest of our books. Check out more titles we can't wait for below.

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The Best Books of 2024

Find the literary gems you might have missed this year.

Dive into the best reads of the year with ThriftBooks list of the Best Books of 2024. Out of millions of books published every year, we chose the top 20 books published this year in Literature, Nonfiction, Children’s, Romance, and Sci-Fi & Fantasy.

You will discover new worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and experience exceptional storytelling in these standout titles of the year.

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Check out last year's Most Anticipated List to find the gems you might have missed this year. Make sure you never miss a new release by signing up for our Personal Recommendations emails, you'll get a New Releases email right in your inbox every Tuesday!

Looking to read more next year? So are we! Build up your 2025 TBR all of our most anticipated books for every type of reader. We've presented our top five along with a book you can read now, and presented even more of next year's releases below so you can build next year's reading list today. With the exciting new releases from bestselling authors and Pulitzer prize winners as well as a heaping helping of debut novels with dazzling worlds to visit, 2024 will be the year of the book.

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