The Best Books of 2025 (And The Ones We Hated)

Our 2025 Reading Wrapped is finally here and we are breaking down the best books of the year, the worst books of the year, and everything in between in this full reading wrap up episode.

From five star reads we could not stop thinking about to the books that fully betrayed us and ended up as one star ratings, nothing is safe. This is our most honest reading recap yet as we rank our top reads of 2025, call out the biggest disappointments, and relive the stories that completely wrecked us emotionally.

We also look ahead to 2026 and share what we are most excited to read next. New releases, anticipated sequels, and the reading goals we are manifesting for the year ahead. Whether you are here for reading inspiration, validation for your unpopular opinions, or just to watch us argue about books, this episode has it all.

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Video Chapters:
00:00 2025 Reading Wrapped
05:05 Blood Over Bright Haven
07:12 Sunrise on the Reaping
11:32 I Who Have Never Known Men
14:05 Wild Reverence
17:26 Unreasonable Hospitality
20:25 Katabasis
23:45 The Strength of the Few
26:34 Kingdom of Ash
29:35 Red Rising
31:51 Code Name Verity
35:46 Onyx Storm
39:20 Everything is Tuberculosis
40:56 Unreasonable Hospitality
41:09 Peggy
43:33 Ballad of Falling Dragons as a 2026 release we are hyped for
44:03 ACOTAR 6 as a 2026 release we are begging for
44:50 Dead Beat as a 2026 release we are hyped for
45:04 Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It as a 2026 release we are hyped for

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