Book Mail: What I Got This Week [June 30, 2025]

Book Mail: A Roundup of the Book Mail I Received Last Week

Receiving a week’s worth of book mail on the last day of June feels like the perfect way to close the month and dive into summer reading. This exciting book haul is filled with new book releases that instantly refresh your TBR pile, offering fresh stories to savor in the coming weeks. Each book brings the potential to become a favorite and adds to your growing list of book recommendations. With some titles poised to be among the best books of 2025, this delivery is a joyful reminder that great stories await just around the corner.

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What I Wore:

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At the end of June, when the days feel golden and full of possibility, slipping into a dark red sleeveless sweater, your favorite jeans, and your everyday gold hoop earrings and herringbone necklace feels like stepping into your own cinematic moment. It’s a main character outfit rooted in personal style inspiration—just the right mix of bold and effortless, perfectly suited for main character vibes. As you flip through a fresh stack of book mail, each title brimming with the promise of character-driven novels and books for main character energy, you’re not just reading stories—you’re curating your own. This is fashion for self-expression paired with books that make you feel good, creating a moment where main character aesthetic books and clothing merge into a single, empowering mood. In that quiet, cozy scene, you’re not wondering how to feel like the main character—you already are, living your story one stylish page at a time.

This Week’s Book Mail Includes:

• Always Be My Bibi by Priyanka Taslim - When boy-crazy Bibi Hossain is shipped off to Bangladesh for her sister’s extravagant wedding, she’s determined to sabotage the match—until sparks fly with the groom’s infuriating (and infuriatingly cute) younger brother in this Clueless-meets-cultural-clash rom-com.

• Lady's Knight by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner - In this laugh-out-loud, sword-swinging, sapphic romp through medieval legend, a blacksmith’s daughter disguises herself as a knight to win glory, free a fiery noblewoman from an unwanted marriage—and maybe fall in love along the way.

• That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller - At an elite magical academy where the final exam is assassinating your professor—or dying trying—top student Fabian Galloway must decide how far he's willing to go, and who he's willing to betray, to survive a curriculum written in blood.

• Fog and Fury by Rachel Howzell Hall - In a coastal town where the biggest crime should be a missing goldendoodle, newly minted PI Sonny Rush uncovers a tangle of secrets, lies, and murder that prove Haven, California is anything but safe.

• Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury by Chanchal Garg - In Unearthed, Chanchal Garg delivers a raw and courageous memoir of breaking free from spiritual and cultural oppression to reclaim her voice, identity, and power on her own terms.

• The New Order by Claire Isenthal - In a ravaged Chicago ruled by a ruthless regime, a reluctant rebel must risk everything—including uneasy alliances and buried emotions—to ignite a revolution that could save the city or destroy them all.

• World Pacific by Peter Mann - As war looms and a famed adventure writer vanishes at sea, three strangers—a painter, a spy, and a storyteller—navigate a treacherous web of secrets, lies, and espionage stretching from San Francisco to the Pacific in this darkly comic tale of self-invention and survival.

• Blood Feud by Martin Rooney - When a dying man uncovers a deadly conspiracy to hide the cure for cancer, he becomes the most hunted man alive—and his only shot at survival is a brutal alliance with the very cartel that wants him dead.

• The Original by Nell Stevens - In a crumbling English estate at the turn of the century, a gifted art forger must unmask whether the man claiming her family’s fortune is truly her cousin—or a master of deception like herself.

• For Emma by Ewan Morrison - In this haunting technogothic thriller, a grieving father’s quest for revenge against the AI that consumed his daughter blurs the line between love and madness—until he must face the terrifying question: is he hearing her voice, or has the machine taken control?

• Send Flowers by Emily Buchanan - In a touching blend of humor and heart, "Send Flowers" follows eco-influencer Fiona as she navigates grief and self-discovery through her newfound connection with a talking houseplant she believes is her reincarnated boyfriend, challenging her to confront the world beyond her apartment and the scars of her past.

• Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman - In "Murder Takes a Vacation," Laura Lippman crafts a captivating tale of Mrs. Blossom, a widow whose chance encounter with a charming man on a cruise leads to unexpected danger and intrigue when he turns up dead, forcing her to unravel a web of secrets and reclaim her agency amidst a backdrop of art theft and deceit.

• The Rising Order by Claire Isenthal - In "The Rising Order," Flynn Zarytsky must navigate a harrowing dilemma as she becomes a pawn in a deadly game orchestrated by a terrorist organization, torn between the safety of her loved ones and the lives of countless innocents as chaos unfolds in Chicago.

• Grave Birds by Dana Elmendorf - In "Grave Birds," Hollis Sutherland, gifted with the ability to see manifestations of the dead's unfinished business, must confront eerie omens and dark secrets when a charming yet mysterious bachelor arrives in her small Southern town, threatening to unravel its wealthiest citizens and expose a terrifying past that could lead to her own demise.

• Vanished by Dr. David Jeremiah - In "The End of the World," military leader John "Haggs" Haggerty grapples with escalating global crises that signal the impending Rapture while simultaneously confronting his own emotional turmoil, torn between saving humanity from disaster and seeking redemption in his fractured personal life.

• Design for your Mind by Annie Guest - Design For Your Mind is an inspiring, photo-rich guide that blends design wisdom with mental health insights, showing how to create spaces that nurture focus, creativity, and emotional well-being—without breaking the bank.

• Threat of the Spider by Michael P. Spradlin - In 1930s Germany, twelve-year-old Ansel must channel his favorite fictional detective to find his missing father and stand up for the truth as Nazi propaganda tightens its grip on his town in this gripping middle grade tale of courage, friendship, and resistance.

• Every Step She Takes by Kelley Armstrong - When a mysterious package shatters the quiet life she’s built in Rome, Genevieve—formerly Lucy Callahan—must confront the dark secrets she’s spent a decade outrunning in this pulse-pounding thriller from Kelley Armstrong.

• Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson - When a former teen band reunites on a themed cruise, ex-best friends Micah and John get a second chance at harmony—both in music and love—if they can finally face the notes they never played the first time around.

• Roommating by Meredith Schorr - When a studious grad student and her swoony new roommate go from awkward bathroom run-ins to undeniable chemistry, their fight to stay under the same roof turns into a hilarious, high-stakes battle between love and real estate.

• The Teacher of Auschwitz by Wendy Holden - In the heart of Auschwitz, a courageous young teacher named Fredy Hirsch risked everything to shield hundreds of children from horror with lessons of hope, dignity, and survival—proving that even in humanity’s darkest hour, compassion could still burn brightly.

• Finders Keepers by Sarah Adler - When two estranged childhood best friends reunite to finish the treasure hunt that once broke their hearts, they uncover more than hidden riches—rekindling old feelings and unearthing long-buried secrets that just might lead to a second chance at love.

• An Unladylike Secret by Amita Murray - In the dazzling conclusion to the Marleigh Sisters series, secret gossip columnist Mira must unravel a seaside murder to clear an innocent man—while guarding her identity, her heart, and the truth that could ruin everything.

• Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare - When a flirty text leads to a missing woman and a mind-bending mystery, hairstylist and social media star Tressa Fay must team up with her friends to untangle a temporal paradox—and find out if love, or any of them, can survive the multiverse.

• Eliza and the Duke by Harper St. George - When a sheltered heiress trades one night of freedom for a scandalous bargain with a brooding prizefighter, their dangerous game of secrets and desire risks not only their reputations—but their hearts.

• The Medici Curse by Daco S. Auffenorde - When a young artist inherits her family’s haunted Tuscan villa, she must confront chilling night terrors, a missing heirloom, and whispers of murder to uncover whether the curse that destroyed her past is real—or if the true danger lies within.

• Jill is Not Happy by Kaira Rouda - On a road trip meant to save their crumbling marriage, a seemingly perfect couple unravels as hidden secrets, buried tragedies, and a dangerously devoted wife turn a journey of reconciliation into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.

• Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun - When Genevieve finds a mysterious box in her Roman apartment addressed to a name she buried a decade ago, her carefully constructed new life begins to unravel—because someone knows who she really is, and they're ready to reveal everything.

• No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe - Years after burying a body—and their past—teenage lovers turned fugitives are reunited in a deadly game of cat and mouse, where the secrets they tried to forget could cost them their lives and their second chance at love.

• My Favorite Holidate by Lauren Blakely - When a fiery fake-dating scheme to make her ex jealous turns into a holiday fling with her billionaire boss, one mistletoe kiss at a snowy Christmas wedding might just lead to the real thing—if they can survive the office afterglow.

• The Harvey Girls by Juliette Fay - In 1926, two women from opposite worlds—one fleeing a violent past, the other fighting to support her family—forge an unlikely bond as Harvey Girls on the Santa Fe railroad, where secrets, danger, and the strength of sisterhood await in the shadow of the Grand Canyon.

• A Bookseller in Madrid by Mario Escobar - In this sweeping and heartfelt historical novel, a young German exile opens a bookshop in 1930s Madrid, determined to create a sanctuary for truth and hope—until civil war, political terror, and the ghosts of fascism threaten to silence the words she holds most dear.

• Second Chance at Sunshine Inn by Amy Clipston - When a free-spirited nurse and a brooding loner inherit a charming seaside inn, their battle over its future sparks an unexpected connection—proving that sometimes love shows up where you least expect it, wrapped in sunshine, second chances, and seaside views.

• Summer on Lilac Island by Lindsay Macmillan - When a down-on-her-luck daughter returns to her quirky hometown and strikes a matchmaking deal with her meddling mom, a summer of unexpected dates, heartfelt surprises, and mother-daughter mayhem leads them to the most unexpected love story of all—their own.