It’s tiiiiiiiime!! One of our favorite episodes we do is HERE. We looked at all the books we read in 2025 and picked out the best (and worst) for our award ceremony. So grab your drink and sip along while we talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly we read this year. All books + awards are listed below. 📚💛

xx Sadie & Shan

This Could Have Been an Email Award:

Sadie- Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angel Duckworth

Shan- Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

Emotional Support Book of the Year Award:

Sadie- The Wedding People by Alison Espach 

Shan- Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Best Ending Award:

Sadie- The Bones Beneath my Skin by TJ Klune

Shan- Starling House by Alix E Harrow

Worst Ending Award:

Sadie- Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami 

Shan- Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce

Main Character Energy Award:

Sadie-The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Bower

Shan- The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty

Most Unnecessary Trauma Award:

Sadie- The Mad Wife by Meagan Church

Shan- Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

Best Plot Twist Award:

Sadie- Look Closer by David Ellis 

Shan- Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

BookTok Lied Award:

Sadie- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Shan- Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Best Recommendation Received Award:

Sadie- Heartwood by Amity Gaige

Shan- The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion series by Beth Brower

Book World I Would Live In Award:

Sadie- Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage 

Shan- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree