Some of the most anticipated YA books of 2025

Cruel is the Light Sophie Clark

A brutal war between demons and humanity has raged across Europe for over a century. At its heart are two elite soldiers: Selene Alleva, a powerful exorcist trained at the prestigious Vatican Academy, and a foot soldier, Jules Lacroix, unrivalled in battle. When their paths cross, despite the initial distrust – then unwelcome attraction – Jules and Selene discover a terrible secret at the heart of the holy Vatican City . . . 

Bittersweet in the Hollow Kate Pearsall

Linden can taste what others are feeling, but her so-called gift soured her relationship with the vexingly attractive Cole Spencer one fateful night a year ago when she vanished into the forest and returned with no memories of what happened. Now another girl in town is gone, and the similarities to last year’s events are striking. Except, this time the missing girl doesn’t make it home . . . the scene unmistakably spells murder. As tempers boil over, Linden enlists the help of her sisters to find what’s hiding in the forest . . . before it finds her. 

The Last Bookstore on Earth Lily Braun-Arnold

It’s been a year since a devastating storm ripped Liz’s world apart. Haunted by the memories of those she couldn’t save, Liz holes up in the bookstore where she used to work. Now she spends her days trading books for supplies and collecting stories from the remaining survivors who pass by. When a spiky out-of-towner named Maeve breaks into the bookstore looking for shelter, her secrets and Liz’s inner demons come back to haunt them both. As they fight for their lives, they’ll ask themselves whether there is time for one final love story before the world ends. 

The Lovely and the Lost Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Kira vividly remembers the moment Cady Bennett and one of her search and rescue dogs found her as a child, living alone in the wild, with no memories of her life before. So, when Cady’s estranged father appears with news of a missing child out in the wilderness, Kira vows to bring the girl home. As the search intensifies, danger mounts and long-buried secrets begin to come to light. To find one missing child, Kira will have to question everything she thinks she knows.

Our Infinite Fates Laura Steven

They've loved each other in every lifetime. They've killed each other in every one. Evelyn can remember all her past lives, including the fact that she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday in every single one. But now, she’s quite fond of the lifetime she’s in. More importantly, her sister needs her for bone marrow transplants to stay alive. To work it out, she’ll have to: find the centuries-old enemy who hunts her through each life and destroy them forever, figure out exactly why she’s being hunted in the first place and try quite hard not to fall in love with them . . . again.

This Stays Between Us Margot McGovern

Four girls share a cabin on their school retreat – in an abandoned town where the ghost of Smiling Jack is known to haunt the isolated campers. Shelley is the new girl with a haunted past, Mack made things awkward by kissing her best friend, Priya thinks she’s ready to take the next step with her boyfriend, Raffi has a flair for drama and convinces them all to hold a seance. But when you call on the darkness, sometimes the darkness replies . . .

The Cursed Melodies Connie Glynn

As twins, Astrid and Jonas share a bond. But they also share something doctors have called twisted and demonic their entire lives. Meanwhile, Gwen knows all about the shadow world of Bloom Bloods – people living among us who have magic running through their veins. Despite a failed application to the school that trains the next generation of Bloom Bloods, she is determined to prove her worth. A mysterious evil is spreading throughout the world and by the time the twins and Gwen collide, their unique abilities are revealed. But will their combined powers be enough to stop what’s rising in the darkness?

Nightweaver R.M. Gray

For six hundred years, Nightweavers have ruled over humans, including seventeen-year-old pirate Aster and her family. But after an epic battle where her eldest brother is killed by a new kind of monster, Aster learns that maybe there are creatures far more terrible to fear . . .

Alongside the brooding Nightweaver Will, a reckless, masked pirate named Captain Shade and a myriad of morally grey characters, Aster embarks on a thrilling quest to undo the wrongs against her kind; but will chilling secrets and illicit romance unravel everything she’s ever known, loved and fought for . . . ?

Wandering Wild Lynette Noni

Zander Rune was the darling of Hollywood until he fell from glory. His public image needs fixing – fast – or he’ll lose the role of a lifetime and all his dreams with it. Charlie Hart is a regular teenage girl who despises everything Zander represents but finds herself pretending to be his biggest fan on a four-day reality TV adventure led by renowned survivalist Rykon Hawke. When their trip goes horribly wrong, the only way they’ll survive is if they trust each other.