It’s time for the end of year book tag! Kris and Rian talk about their unfinished books, Summer reads, and 2025 reading plans, then cap off the year with a holiday book exchange while trying not to be awkward while unwrapping their gifts.
00:00 Intro to the end of year book tag
01:06 Read / Watch / Play updates
04:05 Gift book exchange info
07:04 Discord server announcement
08:45 End of year book tag
09:26 Are there any books you’ve started this year that you’ve yet to finish?
16:59 Do you have a Summer book to transition into the end of the year?
20:26 Are there any new releases that you’re still waiting for this year?
25:27 Are there any books you want to read before the end of the year? (and thoughts on reading goals)
29:27 Is there a book that could still shock you and become your favourite of the year?
32:45 Have you already started making reading plans for 2025?
44:24 Book tag final thoughts
Dust of Dreams - Steven Erikson
The Advent of Winter - Dom McDermott
Duet of Pernicious Eels - Kaden Love
LastRock - Phil Tucker
Blood of the Kami - Baptiste Pinson Wu
The Island of Dr. Moreau - H. G. Wells
Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler
Books of the Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin
Absolution - Jeff VanderMeer
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Normal People - Sally Rooney
The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
Kokoro - Natsume Sōseki
Travels with a Writing Brush - Meredith McKinney (editor/translator)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World - Haruki Murakami
The Stand - Stephen King
Swan Song - Robert McCammon
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse Series) - James S. A. Corey
Imperium (Cisero #1) - Robert Harris
Confessions of a Mask - Yukio Mishima
A Memory called Empire - Arkady Martine
Those left Behind - N.C. Scrimegour
Elder Race - Adrian Tchaikovsky
I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
The Expanse - A TellTale Series
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