Top 25 Most Anticipated Spring Reads of 2025
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Ready to refresh your spring reading list? From swoony romances and magical realms to dark thrillers and rich historical escapes, these new releases have something for every mood.
Spring is in the air, and so are the whispers of new releases destined to steal our hearts, stir our imaginations, and earn a coveted spot on our spring reading list. Whether you’re dreaming of a fresh start, seeking second chances, or diving into generations of women confronting long-held secrets, this list has your next obsession. From debut novels and New York Times bestsellers to psychological thrillers, romantasy sensations, and magical realism adventures, here are the 25 most anticipated spring reads of 2025.
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Love & Second Chances Books
Great Big Beautiful Life
by Emily Henry
Publication Date: April 22, 2025
Alice and Hayden are two fiercely talented writers with a shared past and a single, career-defining opportunity: to ghostwrite a memoir for a reclusive heiress. Isolated on an island estate, their simmering rivalry is challenged by old feelings, unexpected truths, and an undeniable connection that reignites with every page they write.
Deep End
by Ali Hazelwood
Publication Date: February 4, 2025
Focused and ambitious, Scarlett has one goal: medical school. Lukas, a world-renowned swimmer, is equally driven but in a very different lane. When an injury and a twist of fate throw them into each other’s orbit, their initial animosity gives way to curiosity—and then something neither of them expected.
First-Time Caller
by B.K. Borison
Publication Date: February 11, 2025
Aiden Valentine, the disillusioned voice of a romance hotline, finds his faith in love rekindled when Lucie Stone, a candid and charming caller, sparks viral buzz—and something more. As their off-air connection deepens, Aiden must decide whether he’s ready to let go of his past heartbreak and step into a future built on more than fantasy.
Promise Me Sunshine
by Cara Bastone
Publication Date: March 4, 2025
Lenny navigates her grief with a temporary babysitting job, where she meets Ainsley and her grumpy uncle, Miles. Despite his rough exterior, Miles proposes a deal to help each other heal and connect, leading to unexpected adventures and emotional support. As they tackle life’s challenges together, they discover new beginnings amid loss.
Women & Generational Stories
The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits
by Jennifer Weiner
Publication Date: April 8, 2025
Cassie and Zoe Grossberg once lit up the early 2000s as pop icons—sisters whose fame was only rivaled by their fallout. Now, one has vanished into seclusion, and the other hides behind PTA meetings and a tightly wound suburban routine. When Zoe’s teenage daughter, Cherry, decides to uncover the truth behind the sisters’ abrupt split for a documentary, long-silenced stories begin to stir.
Three Days in June
by Anne Tyler
Publication Date: February 11, 2025
Gail is the kind of woman who holds everything—and everyone—together. But as her daughter’s wedding approaches, a cascade of surprises, forgotten grievances, and uninvited guests slowly unravel the calm she’s worked so hard to maintain. Set over a single long weekend, Tyler delivers a beautifully observed portrait of a family on the brink—one that asks how far love can stretch before it begins to tear, and whether honesty might be the bridge back home.
We All Live Here
by Jojo Moyes
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall
Publication Date: March 4, 2025
Beth thought she had escaped her past, but when her first love, Gabriel, returns to their sleepy village—with his son in tow—unspoken memories resurface. As small-town tensions flare and ghosts from her youth demand attention, Beth must decide whether confronting the truth is worth everything she might lose.
Thrillers & Dark Secrets
The Perfect Divorce
by Jeneva Rose
Publication Date: April 15, 2025
Ten years after walking away from a sensational courtroom career, Sarah Morgan thinks she’s finally found peace with her second marriage and suburban stability. But when she catches him cheating, her decision to file for divorce sets off a chain of events that brings her darkest past back into focus.
This Book Will Bury Me
by Ashley Winstead
Publication Date: March 25, 2025
Jane Sharp is no stranger to obsession, especially not with true crime. When her research into the infamous Delphine Massacres becomes personal, she’s pulled into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Smart, provocative, and spine-tingling, this novel blurs the line between fascination and fear.
You Are Fatally Invited
by Ande Pliego
Publication Date: February 11, 2025
In J. R. Alastor’s private manor off the coast of Maine, six thriller authors gather for a writing retreat full of games, riddles, and jump scares. But when one of them turns up dead, former aspiring writer Mila del Angél finds herself caught in a deadly narrative where she must outwit a killer who knows every trick in the book. With a storm isolating the island and the body count rising, Mila must race against time to survive until only one remains standing.
Nobody’s Fool
by Harlan Coben
Publication Date: March 25, 2025
Waking up next to your dead girlfriend is a nightmare. Seeing her alive years later is something else entirely. Sami Kierce’s carefully reconstructed life begins to fall apart as he unravels a mystery that never really ended—and neither did his guilt.
Save for Later
Close Your Eyes and Count to 10
by Lisa Unger
Publication Date: February 25, 2025
What begins as a high-stakes reality show—an extreme, adrenaline-fueled game of hide-and-seek hosted by thrill-seeker Maverick Dillan—quickly descends into a nightmare. When contestants start disappearing and cameras go dark, it becomes chillingly clear: this is no longer a game. For Adele, a single mother unexpectedly caught in the chaos, every instinct screams survival as she races to protect her children and uncover who—or what—is hunting them.
Famous Last Words
by Gillian McAllister
Publication Date: February 25, 2025
On the longest day of the year, new mother Camilla thought she knew her husband—a gentle, devoted man, a new father navigating sleepless nights and everyday joys. Then, without warning, he steps into a café and takes hostages. As headlines explode and the world watches in disbelief, Camilla is forced to sift through the fragments of their life together, retracing every word, every silence, every moment that now feels suspect. With her world cracking open, she begins to uncover a version of him she never imagined.
Magical & Mythical Worlds
The Otherwhere Post
by Emily J. Taylor
Publication Date: February 25, 2025
Seven years ago, Maeve Abenthy’s world shattered when her beloved father was branded a criminal and disappeared without a trace. Now on the cusp of adulthood, Maeve is determined to uncover the truth by becoming an apprentice at the Otherwhere Post, a clandestine magical courier service that delivers letters across dimensions. But as she slips deeper into this spellbound world, her need for answers leads to dangerous discoveries, cryptic messages, and threats from unseen forces that want her silenced.
The Sirens
by Emilia Hart
Publication Date: March 4, 2025
The Antidote
by Karen Russell
Publication Date: March 11, 2025
In the parched Nebraska town of Uz, a photographer arrives chasing dust and light—and stumbles into a place still trembling from curses it won’t name. Beneath the surface lies a forgotten history held in fragments: a witch guarding memory like treasure, a family unraveling, and a storm no one wants to speak of. With every image he captures, truth seeps through the cracks.
Our Infinite Fates
by Laura Steven
Publication Date: March 4, 2025
Evelyn has lived—and died—over and over, always before her eighteenth birthday, always at the hands of Arden, the boy who haunts every version of her life. But in this timeline, something is different. She remembers. And she refuses to follow the same path again. As time frays and love collides with fury, Evelyn claws toward a future no version of herself has ever reached. A sweeping tale of fate, rebellion, and breaking free from the chains that time keeps reforging.
The Amalfi Curse
by Sarah Penner
Publication Date: April 9, 2025
Haven Ambrose, driven by her late father’s tales of hidden gemstones, arrives in Positano to explore its sunken secrets. As she investigates the Amalfi Coast’s mysterious shipwrecks, she stumbles upon the tale of ancient stregheria—sorcery that tamed the ocean itself. With the town plagued by unnatural maelstroms, Haven must decipher if these are the ocean’s fury or a darker magic at play. As she edges closer to the truth, the curse of Amalfi threatens to consume everything.
Historical Escapes
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris
by Evie Woods
Publication Date: April 8, 2025
When Edie Lane’s plans to reinvent herself in Paris go awry, she finds herself in the quaint village of Compiègne, standing in front of a bakery that feels like a secret waiting to be told. The warm scents of almond and lemon mask something older—a story woven into the walls, into the pastries, into the lives of the locals who take her in. As Edie settles into this unexpected detour, she begins to uncover hidden histories and quiet transformations, wrapped in flour, grief, and wonder.
The Queens of Crime
by Marie Benedict
Publication Date: February 11, 2025
In a smoky London literary club, five women—Agatha Christie among them—gather not to write but to act. Tired of being sidelined in the male-dominated crime genre, they form a covert circle to challenge the system. But when a real murder echoes their fictional plots, their bond becomes a lifeline. Tense, brilliant, and full of sly nods to literary legacy, this is a celebration of sisterhood, subversion, and the stories we tell to survive.
Isola
by Allegra Goodman
Publication Date: February 4, 2025
Once accustomed to silk and civility, Marguerite finds herself exiled to a rugged island with only a quiet servant and her fear for company. Stripped of social standing and comfort, she learns to read the land, speak its silences, and trust strength over status. As seasons turn and her old life fades like sea foam, something sharper takes root in its place. A quiet, slow-burning novel about reinvention, isolation, and unexpected resilience.
The Story She Left Behind
by Patti Callahan Henry
Publication Date: March 18, 2025
In 1952, Clara boards a ship to England with nothing but a stranger’s letter and a faded manuscript that once belonged to her mother—a celebrated author who vanished decades earlier. Beneath layers of fog and literary fragments, Clara begins to trace the woman she never truly knew. What unfolds is not just a journey across oceans, but into language, longing, and the aching space between what’s written and what’s lived.
Last Twilight in Paris
by Pam Jenoff
Publication Date: February 4, 2025
Louise lives a quiet life in postwar Paris until she discovers a necklace once worn by her best friend—who died under mysterious circumstances during the Nazi occupation. With the help of her former employer, she begins to peel back the facade of a luxurious department store turned prison. In chasing justice, Louise reawakens love, memory, and the truths buried beneath silk and silence.
All That Life Can Afford
by Emily Everett
Publication Date: April 1, 2025
Anna arrives in Saint-Tropez to tutor the children of a wealthy, effortlessly glamorous family. It feels like a dream: ocean views, golden light, champagne afternoons. But beneath the curated charm lies a quiet rot, and Anna is drawn into subtle power plays and impossible choices. Enticed and uneasy, she learns that even paradise has rules—and breaking them comes at a price.
Which of these spring reads is calling your name? Whether you’re chasing romance, mystery, or magic, there’s a story here waiting to sweep you away. Drop your favorites in the comments, share with a fellow book lover, and don’t forget to add these titles to your TBR—your next great read starts now.