Here are the tops in our books
Whether you’re searching high and low for a book to make you laugh, move you profoundly, thrill you, make you fall in love again or a book to console you, we’ve curated a guide on the books we’re loving this month and itching to dig into this year. From a profound tale about loss and love to a forbidden dark romance and a thrilling story about secrets, March 2025 is brimmed with a slew of unputdownable books that will make you laugh, cry, scared, think and love—perfect for your next literary romp. Some of these books may even end up being one of your favourites.
If you’re looking for more books to get lost in, then check out our best books of January and February 2025—all of which are brimmed with a slew of genres that’ll keep you engrossed even on monotonous days.
The best books of March 2025:
Promise Me Sunshine
Cara Bastone
The author of Ready or Not, Cara Bastone is going to make you weep, laugh and love all at once. Tenderly written, Promise Me Sunshine illustrates grieving and loving someone beautifully. The book follows Lenny whose life is turned upside down after losing her best friend, Lou to cancer. But, when she meets a grumpy stranger who swears he can help her live again, Lenny’s heart starts beating again. This heartwarming, slow-burn and friends-to-lovers romance is like a warm hug with every page and it’s our favourite pick of the month.
Release Date: 4 March
Wild Side
Elsie Silver
Plenty worthwhile, Elsie Silver’s books are made for romance addicts and her latest one is a powerhouse. Wild Side is a marriage of convenience romance packed with “my wife”, angst and humour. The book follows follows Tabitha who jumps into a fake marriage with the broody, secretive and infuriating, Rhys Dupris after her nephew’s guardianship gets contested. Doing whatever it takes to keep him with her, she agrees to marry the enemy—someone who is secretly obsessed with her. As tension rises when they start living under the same roof, loving her fake husband seems easier than hating him.
Release Date: 4 March
Dream Count
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
After a decade of not writing, Adichie is back with a dynamic, emotional and poignant story. A soul-stirring masterpiece, Dream Count tells the story of four women and their loves, longings and desires. The book tackles race, belonging, societal norms, sexism and more.
Release Date: 4 March
You Killed Me First
John Marrs
Fun, thrilling and secretive, You Killed Me First follows three women with their own deadly secrets while fabricating the perfect pretence of friendship. But, when newcomer Liz sees cracks between the building blocks, all hell breaks loose—she’s gagged and trapped in the heart of a towering bonfire.
Release Date: 4 March
Fable For The End of The World
Ava Reid
Made for dystopian lovers, this enemies-to-lover fantasy read takes inspiration from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and The Last of Us, which tells the story of survival, sacrifice and love. The book sees Melinoë, a Caerus assassin, who is on the hunt for Inesa, a woman who ends up being a sacrificial lamb after her cruel mother accrued an enormous debt and needs to repay by sacrificing her daughter. But, what they don’t expect is to find solace and love in each other.
Release Date: 4 March
Our Infinite Fates
Laura Steven
Lovers of The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue and This is How You Lose The Time War will surely devote their time to devouring this tale. In this fantastical love story, two souls who are tethered to each other are reincarnated again and again—loving and killing each other in every life. The problem arises when Evelyn is fond of the life she’s in now. So, to stay in this life she must find the devil that hunts her, break her curse and try not to fall in love along the way. Packed with adventures, love and danger, this is our top pick if you’re looking for a young adult fantasy.
Release Date: 4 March
Count My Lies
Sophie Stava
Lovers of Lisa Jewell, Lucy Foley, and Laura Dave will devour this in one night—unputdownable and thrilling. Count My Lies follows a compulsive liar whose little white lies allow her to enter the life and comfort of a wealthy married couple who are harbouring much darker secrets.
Release Date: 4 March
The Ragpicker King
Cassandra Clare
Fantastical and adventurous, the epic follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Sword Catcher is finally here and you know it’s going to be a thrilling one. In this book, Kel must find the culprits responsible for a massacre at the royal palace to protect his beloved prince—and the only clues are held by the Ragpicker King, the notorious criminal who rules Castellane’s underworld. Kel must chart a perilous course between love and lies and must decide who to trust when any false move means death.
Release Date: 4 March
Buried Dreams
Natasha Madison
Tender, romantic and gut-wrenching, Buried Dreams is a second-chance romance that gives you a taste of love and loss. After a car accident that changes Everleigh’s life, she leaves her small town brokenhearted—leaving the love of her life, Brock. Now, years later, Everleigh is forced to move back to her hometown, but time doesn’t heal old wounds and she is stuck navigating how to live her life with Brock, who is now a single dad showing up at every corner.
Release Date: 14 March
Beautiful Exile
Catherine Cowles
Deeply emotional, funny and romantic, Beautiful Exile is a beautiful story about rebuilding your life and falling in love. Since it’s written by Catherine Cowles, do expect a mystery to follow with it. The book follows Arden Colson has been running for most of her life, hiding in a small town. But, when her brother’s best friend moves onto their shared property, she needs to do everything she can to avoid the nosy billionaire’s probing questions and piercing stares. As much as she tries to stay away, Lincoln Pierce keeps crawling back, and when the person who could hurt resurfaces, Linc seems to be the only one who can keep her safe.
Release Date: 18 March
Sunrise on The Reaping
Suzanne Collins
Fans of The Hunger Games series are in for a treat this month. Taking us back to the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins gives us the backstory of Haymitch Abernathy and the fear that grips the districts of Panem that year. Nostalgic, heartbreaking and adventurous, we see how Haymitch fights to stay alive and make it back to the girl he loves.
Release Date: 18 March
Kiss The Villain
Rina Kent
Not for the faint of heart, Kiss The Villain is a dark, spicy romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods—where the golden boy Gareth Carson goes head to head with his criminal law professor, Kayden Lockwood after being caught performing a night of debauchery. A villain and monster love story, this book is peppered with forbidden romance, mutual obsession and a hate-to-love tale. This book is on the darker side, so expect a lot of dominance and submission play, and limitless boundaries on deepest fantasies.
Do note: This book is an MM romance—has a bi and gay awakening trope. Please check the author’s note for content warnings before reading.
Release Date: 20 March
My Silver Lining
Laura Pavlov
In this enemies-to-lovers small-town romance, Lulu Sonnet agrees to fake date her neighbour Rafe so that his boss’s daughter will stop nagging him for a date. But when Lulu turns his world upside down, suddenly everything else in Rafe’s life is no longer important—now nothing feels right without her. Unfortunately, Lulu won’t stay in Rosewood River forever; her being his neighbour is just a pit stop.
Release Date: 20 March
Retreat
Krysten Ritter
From actress, director and bestselling author, Krysten Ritter, Retreat is a thrilling tale that will leave you gripping the edge of your set. The story follows a beautiful con artist as she insinuates herself into a wealthy socialite’s life—with deadly consequences.
