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Winter 2025 Backlist Reading Check-in and Life Update

By Kasey | March 14, 2025 - 7:00 am |March 14, 2025 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, News and Fun

Winter 2025 Backlist Reading Check-in and Life Update

This will be the whale shark of blog posts because I read a lot of backlist titles in January and February. I was sick for most of February, so I ended up taking it easy and doing a lot more mood reading than I usually do. Plus, as I heard the news about removing Black History celebrations and mentions of women leaders in STEM from websites and government programs, I only felt more determined to read more about both of those things.

Because this list includes so many books, I’m breaking it into subsections. Click the links to jump directly to a subsection that interests you, or feel … Continue reading →

23 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books Coming Winter 2025

By Kasey | February 4, 2025 - 7:00 am |March 7, 2025 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun

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23 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books Coming Winter 2025

I’m wildly late getting this post together, but there are some amazing middle grade books coming winter 2025 that I desperately want to talk about, so here we are. Better late than never, I guess!

This is a pretty eclectic list, ranging from horror to fantasy to historical to contemporary to memoir. There are novels in verse and some more experimental formats. Pretty much something for everyone.

These are the books I’m most looking forward to, so there are bound to be some other highly anticipated books that I don’t have on my radar. Please leave a comment and let me know if you’re looking forward … Continue reading →

25 Most-Anticipated YA Books Coming Winter 2025

By Kasey | February 2, 2025 - 7:00 am |March 7, 2025 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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25 Most-Anticipated YA Books Coming Winter 2025

Now that the season is practically half over, I’m finally ready to post my list of my 25 most-anticipated YA books coming out in winter 2025. I’ve had my eye on some of these books since early last year. Others were recent discoveries. The list spans various genres from historical to fantasy to contemporary and even a few horror novels.

I’d love to know if any of these books are on your reading list, so be sure to comment below if they are or if you’ve read them already. Let me know if I’ve left off any sure winners you’re looking forward to reading this season, too!

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2024 Goals Recap: Stats and Updates

By Kasey | January 26, 2025 - 7:00 am |January 24, 2025 Lists, News and Fun

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My December plans got swallowed up by holiday celebrations and time spent with visiting family, but I’m back at my laptop and reviewing my reading and blogging progress from last year for this 2024 goals recap.

I started 2024 with ambitious goals and plans to make blogging a little easier and more joyful. As I’m looking back, it’s nice to see the places where I made significant progress. I read more books (261) than my stated goal (200). I even knocked out quite a few … Continue reading →

10 Best Books I Read in 2024

By Kasey | January 12, 2025 - 7:00 am |January 9, 2025 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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10 Best Books I Read in 2024

I’m finally catching up on some stats and information on my reading life in 2024, and that process reminded me that I haven’t shared my top 10 best books I read in 2024 yet!

Since I review mainly young adult and middle grade books here on The Story Sanctuary, the list will center on books for those age groups. In the past, I’ve made a separate list for each age group, but this year, I’m just making one list and including both. As a bonus, I ranked them.

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