It’s our final episode of the year! And we’re sharing our favorite reads of 2025. Did you guess our #1 pick? 

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Time Stamps

(0:00) Intro and catch-up

(0:55) Bowen Yang and Ariana on SNL

(4:03) Heated Rivalry Episode 5

(14:35) Book Report: Top 10-6 Books of 2025

(32:10) Honorable Mentions

(38:27) Top 5 Books of 2025

(1:04:28) What’s on our 2026 TBR

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📖 SHOP THE EPISODE:

Work in Progress by Kat Mckenzie: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9780063379039⁠ 

Kiss of The Basilisk by Lindsay Straub: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781464247576⁠ 

Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghann Quinn: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781464246746⁠ 

The Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781335081612⁠ 

The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781916926301⁠ 

Wyatt by Jessica Peterson: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781464248306⁠ 

The Night Prince by Lauren Palpherman: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781464275609⁠ 

Rose in Chains by Julie Soto: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781538775813⁠ 

Brimstone by Callie Hart: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781538774229⁠ 

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781649378514⁠ 

Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781638932109⁠ 

Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nacosta: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781736546611⁠  

The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781335015327⁠ 

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781250320520⁠