Join us as we look back at the long list of books the five of us read last year. Which books made us feel something and which ones shocked us? Which one do we fee like we could recommend to almost anyone? And finally, what were our very favorites we read in 2025? Come listen for some great titles to add to your TBR!

Books mentioned in this episode:Let Them by Mel Robbins

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrick Backman

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

James by Percival Everett

The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene

The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs

Alledgedly by Tiffany D Jackson

James by Percival Everett

Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls

Last Summer Boys by Bill Rivers

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander Newfoundlad by Jim Defede

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Elligible by Curtis Settenfield

Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman

Emma by Jane AustenUP NEXT:

What are our literary intentions for the coming year?

We each chose one book from a list of 10 novels that Amity chose after combing through several lists of Christmas books worth reading. Find out if we thought they were worth the hype (none of them are the typical books we see on all the lists), and if we considered them great Christmas novels or if they were just set in December? Tune in for some cozy talk about great Christmas novels you should pick up this December. You still have time!

Book mentioned in this episode:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

A Christmas Carol by Charles DIckens

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum

Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

Christmas is for Children by Rosie Clark

Hercule Peroit's Christmas by Agatha Christie

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Murder of Roger Akroyd by Agatha Christie

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyNext Episode:

12/31/25 Our Top Book of 2025

In today's bonus episode we try to share our 12 favorite Christmas books that we think you should add to your library. We couldn't hold ourselves to 12, so we gave you even more. We will also share the read alouds we are planning to read with our families this year!

Books shared in this episode:

The Fourth King: The Story of the Other Wise Man by Ted Sieger

Olive the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh

Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story by Angela Shelf Medearis

The Spirit of Christmas by Nancy Tillman

Snowmen at Christmas by Coralyn Buehner

Fancy Nancy's Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O'Connor

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathon Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski

The Night Tree by Eve Bunting

Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto

Mooseltoe by Margie Palatini

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Berry

Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose by Dr. Seuss

Christmas Oranges by Linda Bethers

The Village of Lights by Mitchell Stevens

Christmas Farm by Mary Lyn Ray

Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hakes Noble

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum

A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig

Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent by Arnold Ytreeide

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Grandma for Christmas by Alta Halverson Seymour