Anticipated Second Quarter Book Releases in 2025

Well…this is quite a long list of anticipated second quarter book releases in 2025. I didn’t realize how many interesting books will hit stores from April to June! Now, I’m fully aware I probably won’t ever read all of these. But a girl can dream! I at least know I’ll read the ones for which I have ARCs.

As usual, there’s a heavy skew toward the fantasy genre. And, if you missed my list of first quarter book releases in 2025, you can check it out here. Anyway, keep scrolling to check out all of these second quarter book releases in 2025.

* = I have an ARC of this book.
** = I preordered this book.

April 2025 Book Releases

Gifted and Talented by Olivie Blake

Gifted and Talented by Olivie BlakeSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Tor Books
Publish Date: April 1, 2025
Print Length: 512
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Sirens by Emilia Hart

The Sirens by Emilia HartSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Publish Date: April 1, 2025
Print Length: 352
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Roll for Love by M.K. England

Roll For Love by M.K. EnglandSeries: None
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Publish Date: April 8, 2025
Print Length: 272
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah

The Ashfire King by Chelsea AbdullahSeries: The Sandsea Trilogy #2
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: April 15, 2025
Print Length: 544
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

The Raven Scholar by Antonia HodgsonSeries: Eternal Path Trilogy #1
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: April 15, 2025
Print Length: 672
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Broken Souls and Bones by LJ Andrews

Broken Souls and Bones by LJ AndrewsSeries: Stonegate #1
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Ace
Publish Date: April 29, 2025
Print Length: 480
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Traitor of Sherwood Forest by Amy Kaufman*

The Traitor of Sherwood Forest by Amy KaufmanSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publish Date: April 29, 2025
Print Length: 416
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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May 2025 Book Releases

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire*

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver DarkshireSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: May 13, 2025
Print Length: 256
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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A Curse Carved In Bone by Danielle Jensen**

A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle JensenSeries: Saga of the Unfated #2
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Del Rey
Publish Date: May 13, 2025
Print Length: 416
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Incandescent by Emily Tesh

The Incandescent by Emily TeshSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Tor Books
Publish Date: May 13, 2025
Print Length: 432
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig

The Knight and the Moth by Rachel GilligSeries: The Stonewater Kingdom #1
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: May 20, 2025
Print Length: 400
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling*

The Starving Saints by Caitlin StarlingSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Publish Date: May 20, 2025
Print Length: 352
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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A Fate Forged In Fire by Hazel McBride

A Fate Forged In Fire by Hazel McBrideSeries: Bonded to Beasts #1
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publish Date: May 27, 2025
Print Length: 416
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django WexlerSeries: Dark Lord Davi #2
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: May 27, 2025
Print Length: 384
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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June 2025 Book Releases

A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim

A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth LimSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: June 3, 2025
Print Length: 480
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Cloud Warriors by Thomas E. Weber*

Cloud Warriors by Thomas E. WeberSeries: None
Genre: Nonfiction: Science & Technology
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Publish Date: June 3, 2025
Print Length: 288
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Palace of Illusions by Rowenna Miller

The Palace of Illusions by Rowenna MillerSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Redhook
Publish Date: June 10, 2025
Print Length: 480
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race*

Six Wild Crowns by Holly RaceSeries: Queens of Elben, #1
Genre: Historical Fantasy, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: June 10, 2025
Print Length: 416
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. SchwabSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Tor Books
Publish Date: June 10, 2025
Print Length: 544
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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A Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry

A Far Better Thing by H.G. ParrySeries: None
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Tor Books
Publish Date: June 17, 2025
Print Length: 416
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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And that’s a wrap for my anticipated second quarter book releases in 2025! Are any of these on your list?

12 thoughts on “Anticipated Second Quarter Book Releases in 2025

    1. It does seem to have a lot of books coming out! Though I was looking a little farther ahead and it seems (to me, anyway) that July and August do, too!

  1. Second quarter is looking pretty awesome. Of the ones you’ve listed, Bury Our Bones, The Palace of Illusions, The Siren and The Incandescent are all priorities for me. I’m currently working on my second quarter post and you know I’ll be including lots of horror as well!

    1. Yea there are definitely a few in here I want to download from Orbit, but I’m sitting right so I can get through my current (& backlog) ARCs. The Ashfire King and Django Wexler’s finale are the ones I’m eyeing to come back to later.

  2. We have so many anticipated releases in common. 🙂 I’m reading Gifted & Talented right now. It’s good so far. Blake is pretty great at writing messy, (un)likeable characters who cause so much drama. I live for it. Lol.

    1. Ooo glad you’re liking it so far! I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting it in one of my subs. I’ve given up on staying on top of her books. She seems to publish frequently and I still haven’t finished her Atlas trilogy.

  3. Well, there are quite a few releases on this list that have piqued my interest. I will definitely be grabbing that Robin Hood book when it comes out

    Sarah @ Exploring All Genres

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