Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2025? In this special solo episode, I’m reflecting on the first half of my reading year—the highs, the slumps, the unexpected favorites, and everything in between. Join me as I share:

• My 30 reads so far
• Fiction & non-fiction favorites
• The books that truly surprised me
• The two I had to DNF

Whether you’re ahead of your reading goals or still stuck on your January book, this one’s for you. It's light, bookish, and cozy—just the way we like it.

Books:

1. Just for the Summer – Abby Jimenez
2. Hello Beautiful – Ann Napolitano
3. How to Kill Men and Get Away With It – Kitty Collins
4. Nothing is Okay – Racheal Wiley
5. Single Dads Club – Therese Beharrie
6. Flirting With Disaster – Naina Kumar
7. Playing Flirty – Shameez Patel
8. Untethered – Angela Jackson-Brown
9. We Had to Remove This Post – Hanna Bervoets
10. Tomorrow Died Yesterday – Chimeka Garricks
11. The Covenant of Water – Abraham Verghese
12. The Seven Year Slip – Ashley Poston
13. Red Clay – Charles B. Fancher
14. What Napoleon Could Not Do – D.K. Nnuro
15. All the Blues in the Sky – Renée Watson
16. I’m That Girl – Jordan Chiles
17. Here After – Amy Lin
18. Water Moon – Samantha Sotto Yamboa
19. Mainline Mama – Keeonna Harris
20. What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About – Anthology
21. Promise Boys – Nick Brooks
22. Necessary Fiction – Eloghosa Osunde
23. The Re-Write – Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
24. The Float Test – Lynn Steger Strong
25. Liquid – Mariam Rahmani
26. Weyward – Emilia Hart
27. The Love Lyric – Kristina Forest
28. Only Because It’s You – Rebecca Fisseha
29. The Fortunes of Jaded Women – Carolyn Huynh
30. Hold My Girl – Charlene Carr