Happy almost New Year, huns! We’re rounding off 2025 with our list of the top ten books of the year, from award-winning heavyweights to addictive romantasy and some stand-out non-fiction. We’re reviewing the reads that dominated group chats, the ones recommended by you guys, and the under-the-radar faves we still can’t stop thinking about. Plus: the books we’re desperate to dive into in 2026 and an update on our book club! We really hope you enjoy this ep, we’ll be back next Thursday for our usual pop culture chaos. 

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Recs

• The Names, Florence Knapp
• Flashlight, Susan Choi
• Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yaros
• Shield of Sparrows, Devney Perry 
• Our Salt Path episode
• Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
• Girl on Girl, Sophie Gilbert 
• New Age of Sexism, Laura Bates 
• Bring the House Down, Charlotte Runcie 
• Flesh, David Szalay
• Alchemised and CeCe reviews episode 
• Alchemised, SenLinYu
• CeCe, Emmelie Prophete 
• The Safekeep, Yael van der Wouden 
• The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, Kiran Desai 
• Perfection, Vincenzo Latronico
• Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid 
• What We Can Know, Ian McEwan
• Half His Age, Jeanette McCurdy
• Dear Debbie, Freida McFadden

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