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Here are just some of the fantasy books I want to try and get to in the new year! What books are on your tbr for 2025?

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2025 Priority Fantasy TBR

Here’s how the first week of the new year went!

Updates From a Week of Bookselling 12/30 - 01/03

The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig (Exclusive Review)

I read 76 books in 2024 and only 7 of them were five star reads! I usually have pretty high standards when it comes to giving out 5 stars. The book has to not only be exceptional in story, characters, and writing, but it also has to make me feel a certain way. And these 7 books did just that! 

YA:
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli
Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek

Romance:
Grimstone by Sophie Lark

Dark Fantasy & Romantasy:
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig (pub May 2025)
Servant of Earth by Sarah Hawley

Epic Fantasy: 
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne

Let me know your five star reads! 

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5 Star Reads of 2024

I now have two of my most anticipated 2025 books in my hands! The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig (already read and loved it!) and When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy.
Shout out to @booksbykai for the arc of When the Wolf Comes Home and @orbitbooks_us for The Knight and the Moth.

What is your most anticipated book coming out next year? 

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Two Anticipated 2025 ARCs

Here is how my week went as an Indie Bookseller. Spoiler, it wasn’t great 😫

Updates From a Week of Bookselling 12/23 - 12/27

Heavenly Tyrant is finally out! #booktok #newbooktuesday #newbooks #ironwidow #fantasybooks #yabooks #cassidy_reads 

New Books Released December 24th

Here is how my week went as an Indie Bookseller!

Updates From a Week of Bookselling 12/16 - 12/20

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My Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of 2025

Here are my most anticipated fantasy releases for the first half of 2025! Let me know what books you’re excited for in the comments.

Vote on which of these 5 fantasy books coming out in 2025 you would like to see me read, react to, and review! 

Which 2025 Fantasy ARC Is Next?

What books are on your 2025 tbr? #booktok #fantasybooks #bookrecommendations #cassidy_reads #2025tbr 

2025 Priority Fantasy TBR (TikTok Version)

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My name is Cassidy and welcome to my Bindery! In my opinion, there’s nothing more rewarding than connecting someone with a book they'll love. I enjoy finding new and exciting stories in the fantasy, horror, and romance genres to share with readers, whether through social media, or at my local Indie Bookstore where I work as a Bookseller. Stories have the power to inspire, heal, and transport us, and I’m dedicated to celebrating their magic every day. I hope you all will join me on this journey.