‘Onyx Storm’ by Rebecca Yarros: Jan. 21
“Onyx Storm” is the long-awaited next installment of the popular “Fourth Wing” fantasy series. The novel is expected to become one of the most bought and read books in 2025. Yarros’ series is a publishing phenomenon, with “Fourth Wing” selling more than 2.3 million copies since its release in 2023 and #fourthwing having more than a billion views on TikTok.
Anticipation has been building around “Onyx Storm” for months, and on Jan. 21, Yarros’ millions of fans will finally find out what happens next. After more than 18 months at Basgiath War College’s elite dragon training program, Violet Sorrengail is done with lessons and ready to fight in the war plaguing her home kingdom of Navarre. Fans are particularly excited to read what happens next in the tension-filled romance between Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson, a ruthless leader within the dragon riding academy.
‘The Crash’ by Freida McFadden: Jan. 28
Freida McFadden’s thrillers have ruled the best-selling charts for years now. Her novel “The Housemaid” received a Goodreads Choice award and spent 86 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and her most recent novel “The Boyfriend” was amongst Goodreads’ users’ favorite mystery novels of 2024. Her upcoming release, “The Crash,” is highly anticipated and is projected to become another bestseller.
The novel’s main character, Tegan, is eight months pregnant and wants to leave her old life behind. While driving to her brother’s house, Tegan heads straight into a blizzard and never reaches her destination. Injured, stranded and terrified in rural Maine, a couple offers refuge to Tegan in their cabin. As Tegan waits out the storm in what she believes to be a haven, the facade of the cabin fades away, and she realizes she is in serious danger. She must do whatever it takes to save not only herself but her unborn child as well.
‘Deep End’ by Ali Hazelwood: Feb. 4
If there is one thing Ali Hazelwood has proven to the publishing industry and fans alike, she will not be limited to one genre. Although one of her first novels to reach significant popularity was a contemporary romance, Hazelwood has experimented with the young adult and paranormal fantasy genres, as well.
Her upcoming novel, “Deep End,” a tension-filled collegiate romance, centers around Scarlett, a competitive diver and Lukas, an overachieving ace swimmer. Scarlett, a junior at Stanford, is trying to focus on recovering from injury and getting into medical school. However, once she meets star swimmer Lukas, they find themselves unable to stay away from each other. As pressure leading up to the Olympics heats up for the aquatic athletes, so does their relationship, with the athletes’ hearts heading into dangerous waters as they prepare for the competition.
‘Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)’ by Suzanne Collins: March 18
On March 18, fans of the “The Hungers Games” will finally be able to read the long-awaited novel centering around Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s game mentor, Haymitch Abernathy. Set 24 years before “The Hunger Games,” readers will gain a glimpse into the story that shaped Abernathy, a character readers and movie fans alike have wondered about since the release of “The Hunger Games” in 2010. Amid his time within his Hunger Games arena, Haymitch Abernathy’s character will beg the disturbing, heartbreaking question: “When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?” “Sunrise on the Reaping” is expected to be one of the most popular books of 2025, and with Collins’ brilliant, haunting writing, there is little doubt that fans will be satisfied with the latest prequel to Katniss Everdeen’s story.
