#never flinch

Never Flinch by Stephen King will be published on the 27th May 2025.

cursed bunny by bora chung⭐️⭐️⭐️

i gave this book three stars out of fear. did not like it but i can respect it. i am so afraid of bodily functions not working correctly, especially pregnancy! let alone the complications that can come with it!!!!

coffin moon by keith rosson⭐️⭐️⭐️

i looooove vampires <3 i feel like this book played into the stereotypes of silver and sunlight in a way that didn’t make it feel overplayed. this story’s hero is a 13 year old girl(yes!!!!), aren’t they always the only ones strong enough to get a job done? i love a good revenge story fueled by vampiric love on both sides of the fight.

never flinch by stephen king⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

so good!!!! i hope we have a million more holly gibney stories! my favorite stephen king books are the ones where the real horror is just a racist homophobe with daddy issues. holly gibney has a gun motherfucker!

canticle by janet rich edwards⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I do love a Stephen King story, he always writes so easy. You always want to keep reading because you want to know how everything will fit together and how it will go down in the end. I like how this book has little different side stories at first it seems but how they then all connect the more you come near the end.

My Most Anticipated Books of 2025!

Every year I try to read more of my favorite authors’ backlogs and dive into classics I missed throughout school. But then I very quickly get caught up in the incredible slate of new releases I find myself needing to read. 2025 is no different. These are the ones I’m most excited about, so far…

1. My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Backman wins, this year. He's become one of my very favorite authors over the past few years, and this one sounds like it's bound to be another beautiful, hilarious, heartfelt piece of literature.

2. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

SGJ + Vampires = Hell. Yes.

3. The Third Rule of Time Travel by Philip Fracassi

Fracassi's Boys in the Valley was my favorite book of 2023. So, yeah, him doing time travel has me so damn excited.

4. Never Flinch by Stephen King

This likely would've come in at #1 if it wasn't another Holly Gibney book. And that's coming from someone who actually really likes Holly Gibney.

5. The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig

I loved both Black River Orchard & The Book of Incidents, so even though I've kept completely in the dark about what exactly this book's going to be, I know it's going to be something special.

6. The End of the World as We Know It, Edited by Christopher Golden & Brian Keene

Normally an anthology would never make it on this list. However, this collection of stories inspired by and set within the world of Stephen King's The Stand is chock-full of such amazing authors that I'm just drooling over its promise.

7. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

I'm not the biggest fan of Hendrix, but I do generally have a good time his books. I also really dig witchcraft, so here it is.

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

I haven't read enough Schwab, and I know nothing about this one. But Gallant and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue were stunning pieces of fantasy storytelling, so I know this will—at the very least—be beautifully written.

9. When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

This one's on here because of Rest Stop alone. I'm otherwise completely unfamiliar with Cassidy's work, but based on Rest Stop, I'm sure we'll be in for one hell of a ride.

10. The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

I've been pretty cold on Silvia Moreno-Garcia's last few books, but the brilliant Mexican Gothic and witches have me more than a little bit curious about this one.

Obviously these aren't the only books I’m excited for, this year. But I either haven't yet heard of the others, or they don't have announced release dates yet.

What books are y’all most looking forward to in 2025?

Enjoy!