Anticipated 2025 Reads: Books I can’t wait to get my hands on

I already know that 2025 is going to be a great year for book lovers! Some great sequels and exciting debuts are coming out this year that I know you guys will be excited about too. Today, I’m sharing my most anticipated 2025 reads and why they’re worth your radar.

Hopefully, some of these stories catch your eye too. I know it will probably be a while before I get the chance to read most of these. As much as I hate to say it, right now I have way too many books that I need to try and catch up with and it’s a bit overwhelming. I know, YIKES! I just hope that I’m not the only one in this situation.

Anticipated 2025 reads
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Stories of new beginnings

I love new beginnings and think many people feel the same way. Now that we’re in January, I think most people want that new beginning at the start of a new year. So, why not read stories of new beginnings?

Whether you’re turning the page on a challenging chapter in life or just wanting stories to help motivate change, the stories in this list remind us that it’s never too late to start over. From personal transformations to crazy adventures, these books remind us it will never be too late to start over. Here are some amazing books that acknowledge fresh starts and second chances.

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My bookish Goals for 2025

2025 is going to be different when it comes to my reading goals. I want my bookish goals for 2025 to come as close as I can to accomplishing them. I have been in such a rut with reading over the past year but I know that can be partly because of my daughter being born. So it’s been a little hard.

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My Goals for 2025

I want 2025 to be my year. I have been struggling a little bit but I want my life to change hence why I’m upgrading Owl Book World from a book blog to a lifestyle blog. I want people who are going through the same things as me to feel less alone.

If anyone needs an accountability partner let me know! I know I always need the extra push.

  • Lose 50 pounds
  • Stop eating out
  • Get credit card down
  • Start earning 3,000/month
  • Edit and publish the book
  • Start writing a new book
  • Learn 5 new skills
    • Writing skills
    • Time management
    • Marketing
    • Stress management
    • Photography and editing
  • Start drawing again
  • Get better at crochet and faster
    • Also learn how to read and create my own patterns
  • Have a schedule or “flow”
  • Stay off of Facebook and phone
  • Get outdoors more
  • Have a “routine” for my blog
  • Figure out a way to manage my anxiety
  • Have a “plan” for when my anxiety and depression hits so I don’t spiral
  • Keep the house clean
  • Have a flow with our homeschool schedule
  • Learn how to do my hair and makeup better
  • Work on gaining confidence
  • Go on more trips
  • Have more productive days
  • Stay off of YouTube
  • Practice more self-care
  • Start saving more money in the emergency fund
  • Find my community
  • Update our home
  • Update my wardrobe
  • Spend more time with family
  • Get the yard cleaned up
  • Make new friends
  • Start reading more self-help books

What are your goals for 2025?

Setting Goals for 2025 to make this the best year yet

For as long as I can remember, I have always created goals for the new year. Most of the time, I would keep working on my goals until maybe February, and then I would stop. Maybe you are the same way but for me, I always got discouraged. It all started fun and then I would get bored with it and then stop. Are you the same way? I’m sure some of you are!

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Books about video games that you should add to your TBR

Books about video games is a post that I have been wanting to make for a while now but I have been putting it off. I’m not even sure why but it’s a post that I have been struggling to push myself to make. I think that’s mostly because I wasn’t sure if there would be any interest in it.

But now I’m just saying f-it because I know if I have an interest in it then I’m sure others do too.

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Best horror books of 2024

If you love horror books then you are in the right place! This is one of my favorite posts that I have been able to make, mostly because I’m a big horror fan and I’m discovering books that I haven’t come across yet. So far these are the best horror books of 2024 that I have come across and are highly rated.

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I haven’t heard of many of these, but it seems like many people are interested in them, especially with the high ratings!

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Horror books for kids that are perfect for Halloween

Is your kid starting to show an interest in horror books? There are tons of horror books for kids out there that are perfect for their age group. I started to show an interest in horror books and movies at a very young age. Instead of watching and reading age-appropriate, I started to read and watch pretty adult horror things.

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2024 Halloween Reading Challenge

I have been wanting to create a Halloween reading challenge for a while now. I love Halloween, and I’m sure many of you guys are happy that fall is here, too. So, I figured I would try to create a 2024 Halloween reading challenge and see who all join us!

It’s always a lot of fun to include you guys and find out what you are reading. Here are the prompts for the Halloween bingo reading challenge.

2024 Halloween reading challenge prompts

  1. Orange cover
  2. Ghost Main Character
  3. Supernatural Creature
  4. Haunted House – Book suggestions
  5. Set in a Graveyard
  6. Eerie Atmosphere
  7. A Classic
  8. Creepy Doll – Book suggestion
  9. Turned into a movie
  10. Has a cursed object
  11. Haunted ship or boat
  12. Haunted Hotel
  13. Free space
  14. Vengeful spirit
  15. A character that can communicate with the dead
  16. Book by Stephen King
  17. Book by R.L. Stine
  18. Small town horror
  19. Creepy carnival –
  20. Takes place on Halloween
  21. Possession
  22. Has witches
  23. YA horror
  24. Haunted amusement park
  25. Haunted game or challenge

The books that I have added under each prompt are just suggestions and ideas of what you can potentially read for it! I hope you join me with the 2024 halloween reading challenge!

2024 reading challenge

September 2024 book releases you HAVE to read

It looks like September is going to be a good month when it comes to new releases. I’m so excited for the ones that I found. These September 2024 book releases are ones you’re going to have to add to your TBR (to be read).

Quite a few of these books seem thrilling and creepy and I know I’m going to enjoy them!

I wish I had known about these sooner so I could have gotten an advanced copy, but maybe I can still get them for Christmas!

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Let me know in the comments which one you are looking forward to!

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