August 2025 Monthly Spotlight

Summer holidays are in full swing here in the UK, and this month’s lineup of long-awaited sequels, exciting debuts, and hidden gems provides the perfect way to enhance your summer. Here are my top picks that might just be worth your time:

Just JJ’s top pick:

Title: Too Old for This

Author: Samantha Downing

Genre: Thriller

             (12 August)

Lottie Jones thought she had buried her bloody past until a nosy journalist starts asking questions. To protect her secret, she turns to what she knows best. However, this time, getting away with murder might be the death of her. 

Honourable mentions:

  • The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter (Romance, 7 August) 
  • Bury Your Friends by Benjamin Dean (Thriller, 14 August) 
  • I Know How This Ends by Holly Smale (Romance, 14 August) 
  • Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (Fantasy, 21 August) 
  • How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates (Horror, 26 August) 
  • Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (Fantasy, 26 August) 
  • A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay (Mystery, 28 August) 
  • The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire by Anna Fiteni (Fantasy, 28 August)

Feel free to let us know in the comments below if you are excited about any of the books mentioned above or any other books coming out this month.

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