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First Quarter Book Releases in 2025

Published on December 29, 2024January 7, 2025 by Celeste24 Comments

Well, the end of the year snuck up on me (and probably lots of you fellow readers!). So I scrambled to put this post together about my anticipated first quarter book releases in 2025. I think I found most of the books that look super interesting to me. But I reserve the right to update this list as time goes on. If you missed my last quarter round up, check it out here. Anyway, hop right in to this list of first quarter book releases in 2025. You might learn about some new books to read!

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December 2024 On My Radar

Published on December 26, 2024December 20, 2024 by Celeste4 Comments

There are a lot of posts to write this month and in January 2025, so I had an earlier cutoff than usual for the December 2024 On My Radar. Regardless, I still hope you all find some interesting blog posts below to hop on over to. I hope everyone’s enjoying the holiday season!

Reviews

Blog Tour Review: A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya by Dini at Dini Panda Reads
Book Review: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART by Lex Croucher by Sifa Elizabeth at Sifa Elizabeth Reads
We Are All Ghosts In The Forest by Lorraine Wilson by Matt at Runalong the Shelves
ARC Review: Wooing the Witch Queen by Susy at Susy’s Cozy World
A Monsoon Rising – Book Review by Janette at Wicked Witch’s Blog
The Third Rule of Time Travel Review by Daniel
The In-Between Bookstore Review by Daniel
Heads Will Roll: A Slasher Horror with a Twist by Jim at Ginger Nuts of Horror
Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh by Fantasy Book Nerd
Book review: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle by Fantasy Book Critic
THE RETURN by Rachel Harrison – Review by Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
Book Review: Daughter Of The Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan by Charlotte at Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads

Discussion

Do You Enjoy When Your Library Receipt Says How Much You Saved? by Krysta at Pages Unbound
The Fandom Menace: Do You Approve or Ignore Negative Comments? by Michael at My Comic Relief
How We Can Create a Reading Culture Part Two by Krysta at Pages Unbound

Bookish Miscellany

2024 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by K.A. Doore
My most anticipated 2025 releases – Part 1 by Jamedi at JamReads
New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries by AP News
8 Books Similar to Silo the Apple TV+ Adaptation by Inkish Kingdoms
The Firsts of 2024 Book Tag by Angela at Angel’s Book Nook
Top 12 Graphic Novels Read in 2024 by Krysta at Pages Unbound
Behind the Musings SFINCs2 Semi-Finalists Announcement by Tabitha at Behind the Pages

WWW Wednesday: December 25, 2024

Published on December 25, 2024December 20, 2024 by Celeste8 Comments

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! This is an incredibly busy season (and I’m exhausted), but I hope everyone can find some joy somewhere, whether in the small or big things. I don’t have a huge WWW Wednesday update this week, but I finally finished another book, so good job, me.

WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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The West Wind by Alexandria Warwick

Published on December 23, 2024December 20, 2024 by Celeste8 Comments

Today’s review is about THE WEST WIND by Alexandria Warwick. It’s the second book in The Four Winds series, but reads as a standalone. This romantasy, Brielle is the blacksmith at Thornbrook Abbey who stumbles upon a strange man and heals him. Little does she know how much this will cause her to question what she really wants in life.

Author: Alexandria Warwick
Series: The Four Winds, #2
Age Category: New Adult/Adult
Publisher: S&S/Saga Press
Publish Date: November 12, 2024
Print Length: 464

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Ten Lords a Leaping Book Tag

Published on December 21, 2024December 21, 2024 by Celeste15 Comments

Thanks to Zezee With Books, I found this Ten Lords A Leaping Book Tag that looks perfect for bookish holiday fun. Zezee found it on Falling Down the Book Hole, but it might have been created by Sarah at Book Hooked Nook, a now deleted blog. My answers will use books I read only in 2024 (in case I decide to do this book tag every year). If you want to participate, I put the prompts at the end of this post for easy copying and pasting into your own blog.

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