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Here are ten books I’m looking forward to checking out this spring. Some of these titles have already been released, and I’m including the publication dates for the rest.
1.Woodworking by Emily St. James
Why I Want to Read It: Being closeted in a rural area is difficult, and I like reading stories about characters who figure out how to make it work.
2. The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Why I Want to Read It: Faeries are always interesting to read about.
3. Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen Arnett
Why I Want to Read It: It’s been a while since I read anything that had clowns in it. How fun!
4. rekt by Alex Gonzalez
Publication Date: March 25
Why I Want to Read It: Some parts of the Internet can be dangerous, especially for people who are already struggling. I’m rooting for the protagonist already.
5. The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. Anderson
Publication Date: March 25
Why I Want to Read It: I need more cozy fantasy in my life.
6. Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Publication Date: April 1
Why I Want to Read It: Ms. Jimenez has been on my TBR list for so long that now I have multiple books from her I want to read. One of these days I will finally read her work.
7. Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
Publication Date: April 22
Why I Want to Read It: This sounds deliciously scary.
(This cover was too large to upload, but the link below will show it).
8. The Names by Florence Knapp
Publication Date: May 6
Why I Want to Read It: I love books that give a character some sort of dilemma in an early scene and then split off into different timelines to show how each decision would affect their lives.
9. Old School Indian by Aaron John Curtis
Publication Date: May 6
Why I Want to Read It: Characters who spend their last few weeks looking back at their lives can have such profound things to say about what’s really important.
10. Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang
Publication Date: May 13
Why I Want to Read It: I’ve sometimes wondered how the world would be different if everyone was capable of feeling deep empathy for others. Would it change the harmful decisions people can make?
I added The River Has Roots to my TBR recently too!
Awesome. Happy reading!
I see Abby’s books praised so much by readers, but I’ve never read any. Maybe I should read up on her titles and pick one to give a chance – I do love contemporary fiction.
Thanks so much for visiting my list today!
You’re welcome. I hope you like Abby’s books if you read them.
I still need to read my first Abby Jimenez novel LOL.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2025/03/18/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-spring-2025-tbr/
It’s so easy to fall behind!
I haven’t heard of any of these books but I was intrigued by the title EAT THE ONES YOU LOVE. Eek! What kind of monster is that? Ha!
So scary! Ha.
I also want to try that new Abby Jimenez book. Hope you’ll love all of these!
Thank you. Happy reading!
Happy reading! I hope you enjoy all of these.
Thank you.
Nice list. My daughter loves reading Abby Jimenez’ books. Cozy fantasy sounds fascinating. Hope you get to read these soon.
Thank you. Happy reading to you both.
I predict good reading ahead! Happy spring!
Thanks. Happy spring!
Ooh Emily St. James!
I know, right?
I’m excited about Eat the Ones You Love too. I’m all for creepy plant books!
Yes, exactly. Haha.
I’m hoping to read The Names. I requested it on Netgalley way back last year so I’m not holding out much hope!
I hope you get approved for it or can read it some other way!
Great list! The River Has Roots looks so good.
Thank you.
I want to read the Abby Jiminez book. I’ve heard so many great things about her books. I hope you enjoy your reading.
Thank you, and you as well!
Say You’ll Remember Me is the only one on your list that I’ve heard of, and I love Abby Jimenez’s romances, so I totally want to read that one, too. Hope you enjoy reading all of these!
And thanks for commenting on my blog earlier.
You’re welcome. Happy reading.
I really need to read the few most recent Abby Jiminez books.
Same here.
This is a great selection. I hope you enjoy them this spring!
Thank you!
The River has Roots sounds so good. I had no idea it was a shorter novel, until I saw it at the bookstore! I hope you enjoy all these when you get to them.
Thank you. I hope you like that title!
I enjoy Abby Jimenez books, so will add that one to my list. Old School Indian and The Names definitely intrigue me. I love TTT because I get to hear about books that are not on my radar. Thanks.
That’s why I love TTT, too, especially the TBR themes.
Eat the ones you love sounds excellent
the cover too!!
Have a great week
Heh, thanks!
I haven’t heard of most of these, but I hope you enjoy them!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thank you.
You’ve got some great looking covers this week! I hadn’t heard of Immaculate Conception, but your short explanation made me so intrigued that I wound up adding this to my TBR. At this point, my TBR is longer than a CVS receipt.
Thank you. My TBR list is the same.
Eat the Ones You Love really does sound scary – the cover reminded of Venus flytraps, which, if you think about it, are quite creepy plants!
Yes, they sure are!
Oo so many intriguing books on your list. The Keeper of Lonely Spirits for sure – I love cozy fantasy!
Same here.
I’m familiar with some authors here, but haven’t read these books. Enjoy!
Thank you.
Say You’ll Remember Me looks amazing! I’ll have to check it out. I hope you love all these books when you read them
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairyreads.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-spring-2025-to-read-list/
Thank you!
You have made me so curious about some of these books! I’ll have to look into them!
Yay! Hope you like them.
I forgot to add the new Abby Jimenez book – only discovered her work last year but I did enjoy Just For The Summer!
Glad to hear it.
The Keeper of Lonely Spirits looks really interesting
Glad to hear it.