Silvana Reyes is a Mexican book blogger. She enjoys all types of sub-genres, but loves a good love story. Romance fiction is her heart and joy and you might find her screaming about book releases on her Twitter account.
As a huge romance fan, I am always excited for the next big thing. When a huge debut novel, or the first in a book series, comes out and takes the world by storm, I’m eager to see if the sequel will be just as good. If I loved the first book, I’ll instantly put the next book in the series on my TBR. In 2025, so many good sequels are releasing! Sadly, I cannot talk about all of them—not right now, anyway. But here are three of the biggest romance sequels that are the most anticipated of the year!
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst (July 15, 2025)
Because I cannot talk about the romance genre without romantasy books, I have to start by talking about The Enchanted Greenhouse. I was lucky enough to read an early copy of this title, and it’s everything you wish for in a book.
Cozy, wholesome—but equal parts intense and thrilling—The Enchanted Greenhouse tells the story of Terlu Perna, who we got to know a little bit about in the first novel, The Spellshop. Remember the magically sentient spider plant named Caz that Kiela has? Terlu is the one who created him! In this sequel, you’ll get to meet more fascinating characters while also trying to solve the mystery of the magical greenhouses.
Mate by Ali Hazelwood (October 7, 2025)
Ali Hazelwood is a powerhouse in the romance world, creating swoon-worthy romance stories that make your days better. It just so happens that she has two sequels coming out this year! She released the sequel to Not in Love, named Problematic Summer Romance, in late May, while Bride is getting a second installment titled Mate, which is out in October.
Mate is top of the romance most anticipated releases lists, and that’s not an exaggeration: almost 75k readers have added Mate to their “Want to read” shelf over on Goodreads. If you also fell in love with shifters and vampires in Bride, get ready to meet human hybrid Serena and Alpha Were Koen, two beings who couldn’t be more different. Now that fate has brought them together, they’ll have to fight their enemies, and their own attraction, in order to survive.
The Defender by Ana Huang (October 28, 2025)
Fans of sports romance? Ana Huang has you covered. The second installment in her Gods of the Game series is scoring on late October of this year. Fans are hyped to finally have Vincent DuBois’s story. I mean, over 41,000 users have added The Defender to their Goodreads shelves!
The Defender is about football’s golden boy, Vincent DuBois. When fame brings danger into his life, Vincent must share a space with his coach’s daughter, someone very much off-limits to him.
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This week, we’re highlighting a post discussing why it’s worth pursuing “underconsumption” in your reading life. In this era of amassing special and deluxe editions and crowding your shelves for the Tok, challenge yourself to consider a scaled-back approach to the bookish life. Read on for an excerpt and become an All Access member to unlock the full post.
One of the things that has provided some comfort for me during the recent horrors is underconsumption content on TikTok. Whether it’s Project Pan or the fact that, according to the Fashion Transparency Index, there is currently enough clothing on earth to clothe the next six generations, it’s a welcome break from being told what I should be buying. As a child, I used to adore watching TLC’s Clean Sweep. As an adult, I think I could probably stand to put all of my possessions out on a tarp on the lawn every so often. TikTok is an engine for consumerism, but somehow, it’s managed to plant a seed in my brain that goes against its own interests.
The why of underconsumption is a belief that we simply do not need all of the things that we have. It’s also a good way to build a practice of taking a breath before we chase that dopamine high of buying a new thing, of finding joy in the things that we create for ourselves. It’s made me look at how many of my hobbies don’t lead to the creation of anything new, not even ideas.
Of course, for some of us, underconsumption is an economic necessity. Most of us don’t live the lives we see reflected on our various feeds. With the will-they-or-won’t they of massive tariffs on many products coming in from other countries, the reality is that things are likely to get more expensive. This “trend” is really just showing how to make the most of what you have. Many books on shelves in the United States are printed in China, but are currently exempt from tariffs.
Why am I ruining a pure, good thing for you in these times, you ask? I’m going to try not to. I am simply here to offer suggestions that I myself will have trouble following. We strive for progress and not perfection. I am pretty sure that if I deleted the Libby app right now, heaven forbid, I would have enough unread books in my home to get me through an entire calendar year.
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