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It's the 2.5 hour episode nobody asked for!Welcome to 2025 Reading Wrapped by Drunk Girls Who Read. It's basically Spotify Wrapped but for books, therefore much MUCH longer. We go over our reading highs and lows of 2025, including very sexy graphs and data, and set out our reading intentions for 2026. So grab a (large) drink and listen along!

Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction00:11:14 - 2025 Graphs & Stats00:46:56 - Best Books of the Year01:20:45 - Worst Books of the Year01:34:05 - Honourable Mentions01:39:06 - Quickfire Categories01:50:12 - 2026 Reading Intentions01:55:21 - 2026 TBR

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Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

Created by Hannah Twigg and Charlie Joe Ward at Goblet Of Wine Productions. Theme music composition by Neil 'Egg Man' MacQuarrie. Emotional support and good-idea-having by Nikita. Produced by Todd & Misu.

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In this video, we discuss some of our favourite (and least favourite) books of the year - from Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, One Of Us by Elizabeth Day, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, You by Caroline Kepnes, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanna Collins, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrel, Weyward by Emilia Hart, Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne, Riders by Jilly Cooper, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Caught Up by Navessa Allen, Endling by Maria Eva and Yellowface and Katabasis by RF Kuang.

In This Episode

Today we're chatting about Jennifer Lawrence's performance in the Hunger Games films, Katniss protecting Peeta's ego, and Charlie's brush with death this week.

About The Podcast

Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

Created by Hannah Twigg and Charlie Joe Ward at Goblet Of Wine Productions. Theme music composition by Neil 'Egg Man' MacQuarrie. Emotional support and good-idea-having by Nikita. Produced by Todd & Misu.

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It's time for another episode and today we're chatting about cave chemistry between Katniss and Peeta, spooky books, and the similarities between The Traitors and The Hunger Games

There are a few audio issues in this episode where it gets louder and quieter randomly. We're really sorry, we did try to fix it but it was a problem with the raw file and we thought it was more important to get the episode out!

About The Podcast

Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

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It's time for another episode and today we're pouring one out for our girl Rue, discussing THAT camouflage scene from the movies, and working out how long Peeta was bleeding out for...

About The Podcast

Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

Created by Hannah Twigg and Charlie Joe Ward at Goblet Of Wine Productions. Theme music composition by Neil 'Egg Man' MacQuarrie. Emotional support and good-idea-having by Nikita. Produced by Todd & Misu.

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Weeeeeeee're back!!! Yes, we were gone for a hot minute this summer, but we're back again with a new episode of Drunk Girls Who Read, to chat all about narrators holding information back, what exactly happened to Rue while Katniss was gone, and how much of a genius R F Kuang is.

About The Podcast

Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

Created by Hannah Twigg and Charlie Joe Ward at Goblet Of Wine Productions. Theme music composition by Neil 'Egg Man' MacQuarrie. Emotional support and good-idea-having by Nikita. Produced by Todd & Misu.

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Welcome back! In this episode of Drunk Girls Who Read we mostly talk about how much we adore Rue, and also how similar Katniss and Haymitch are.

About The Podcast

Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

Created by Hannah Twigg and Charlie Joe Ward at Goblet Of Wine Productions. Theme music composition by Neil 'Egg Man' MacQuarrie. Emotional support and good-idea-having by Nikita. Produced by Todd & Misu.

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We talk about bodily fluids. An UNGODLY amount. We can only blame it on our guest Nayana.

About The Podcast

Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

Created by Hannah Twigg and Charlie Joe Ward at Goblet Of Wine Productions. Theme music composition by Neil 'Egg Man' MacQuarrie. Emotional support and good-idea-having by Nikita. Produced by Todd & Misu.

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In This Episode

It's time for another episode and today we're joined by friend of the podcast Nikita! We discuss not knowing what a cornucopia is, Katniss only caring about survival, and whether Hannah could beat someone in a fight with a big stick.

Sunrise On The Reaping Spoilers:

27-29 mins

39-41 mins

About The Podcast

Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

Created by Hannah Twigg and Charlie Joe Ward at Goblet Of Wine Productions. Theme music composition by Neil 'Egg Man' MacQuarrie. Emotional support and good-idea-having by Nikita. Produced by Todd & Misu.

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Today's episode is slightly different. We're talking about Sunrise On The Reaping asa whole - from our initial reaction to our overall review, diving way to deep into every element from character callbacks to William Blake poetry to threateningly offering each other gumdrops. Hope you enjoy and let us know any thoughts on future standalone book episodes!

About The Podcast

Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

Created by Hannah Twigg and Charlie Joe Ward at Goblet Of Wine Productions. Theme music composition by Neil 'Egg Man' MacQuarrie. Emotional support and good-idea-having by Nikita. Produced by Todd & Misu.

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Welcome back to another episode. Today we chat about how Katniss actually felt about Gale, her burgeoning friendship with Cinna, and whether Charlie is in a worrying relationship with the book series You. Enjoy!

About The Podcast

Welcome to Drunk Girls Who Read - the book club your cool English teacher would have wanted to join. In this video podcast, best friends Hannah and Charlie dive into their favourite reads and discover new classics, all while sipping a questionable array of drinks. Join us for a unique combination of intelligent literary criticism one minute and drunken chaos the next!Currently covering The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in Fortnightly episodes. This podcast contains spoilers for The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and once we finish reading it - Sunrise on the Reaping. Eek.

Created by Hannah Twigg and Charlie Joe Ward at Goblet Of Wine Productions. Theme music composition by Neil 'Egg Man' MacQuarrie. Emotional support and good-idea-having by Nikita. Produced by Todd & Misu.

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