Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Beach/Beachy Reads
Going with a topic I missed again today with the Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2025. A couple of them have already been released since I’m late with the topic, but I’m excited about them and definitely still anticipating when I can read them!
Top Ten Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2025
- No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe – 15th July. I have enjoyed a few of Tess Sharpe’s books and I’m so excited about this one. I love how she writes her female protagonists and I’m sure I’ll enjoy this one too.
- The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst – 15th July. I only just finished reading The Spellshop recently but I loved it and I love that there’s another one! Telling us more about Caz’s mom, no less, and what comes after!
- Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher – 19th August. I am aware that I haven’t even finished Kingfisher’s other works yet, but this one sounds so good too! I love fairytale retellings, I can’t help it!
- The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin – 26th August. Fine, I’ll admit it! I haven’t finished Martin’s other books either, but I’m still really happy to know that there’s going to be more waiting on me.
- We Met Like This by Kasie West – 16th September. I read a lot of Kasie West’s books when I was younger and I have maybe aged out of the genre, but I still love her books because it’s the comfort of reading a familiar author whose works make me happy.
- Thief of Night by Holly Black – 23rd September. It’s about time the sequel to Book of Night was released! I loved the first book and I’ve been waiting for more!
- Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane – 7th October. Another author whose earlier works I haven’t finished, but you can never have too much of a good thing!
- Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree – 11th November. Yayy, more books in the Legends & Lattes universe! You know I’m totally here for it!
- Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth – 30th September. I’ve read a couple of Sally Hepworth’s books and they are just the kind of mystery/thrillers I enjoy. Some are better than others, but I’m excited about this new one!
- The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer – 4th November. The Lunar Chronicles is one of my favorite series and I’m excited to read something else by the author. This one is about a witch who sees ghosts, totally right up my alley! I’m so excited!
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
As someone who has read many YA novels by Kasie, I am quite curious to read her adult debut!! Hope it’s good. 🙂
Me too!! I’m excited for it!
I can’t wait for more Baldree and Kingfisher! 🙂
Same!!
I’m excited for the Baldree book. My husband is, too, as we have both enjoyed the first two books.
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I love that you’re enjoying the books with your husband! Shared love for books is one of the best things!
Hemlock & Silver definitely sounds good.
It really does!
I want to read The Enchanted Greenhouse too. I read The Spellshop a few months ago and loved it. I actually went to the bookstore the other day to buy The Enchanted Greenhouse but it was sold out. 🙁 I mean good for the author and the store, but sad for me. Lol
That’s amazing that it sold out so quickly! I hope we both get our hands on the book asap!
ooo I’m intrigued by The Enchanted Greenhouse! https://readingismysuperpower.org/2025/07/28/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-a-beach-on-the-cover-summer-reading-challenge-giveaway
Yes, me too!
I am SO EXCITED for Brigands & Breadknives! I love Travis Baldree.
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Same! I love Viv and her friends!
I’m so excited for Brigands and Breadknives! I love that cover so much 😍 I’m also eager to check out Enchanted Greenhouse. I hope you enjoy all of these whenever you get to them!
Thank you! I hope you do too!
‘enchanted greenhouse was pretty good! Looking forward to hemlock & silver
Glad to know you enjoyed it! I’m looking forward to both!
These look good. I hope that you get to read them at some point!
Have a great week!
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Yes! I hope I read them sooner rather than later!
Great picks! I’m also really looking forward to Hemlock & Silver and Brigands & Breadknives. I hope we both enjoy them when we get them!
Thank you! I do too!
I hope you enjoy all of these when you get time to read them 🙂
Thank you!
I’m also so excited for Hemlock & Silver and Brigands & Breadknives (both very catchy two word titles) too! I feel like you don’t have to finish Kingfisher’s other books first before enjoying her new offerings since she’s so prolific!!
The Secret Book Society also looks quite intriguing. Here’s my TTT: https://darkshelfofwonders.com/top-10-books-with-summer-title/
That’s a good point about Kingfisher! I love prolific authors because more books always good, but I also get so much FOMO when I see one I haven’t read! 😂
This is a great list of highly anticipated books for the second half of 2025. It is awesome that you are looking forward to new releases from so many authors you already love, like Tess Sharpe, Sarah Beth Durst, and T. Kingfisher.
Which one of these are you most eager to dive into first?
Hemlock & Silver was really great. The way Kingfisher transforms fairy tales is always fascinating.