Our annual, spoiler-free Reading Wrap Up is here! We each share 3 favorites and 3 flops of fantasy and romance books that we read this year, along with our DNFs & reading stats!

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📖 Books Mentioned:

• ​Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros
• ​The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig
• ​Scythe and Sparrow - Brynne Weaver
• ​Tourist Season - Brynne Weaver
• ​Off To The Races - Elsie Silver
• ​Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
• ​The Blood Traitor - Lynnette Noni
• ​The Will of the Many - James Islington
• ​Blood Over Bright Haven - M. L. Wang
• ​Morning Star - Pierce Brown
• ​Good Spirits - B.K. Borison
• ​Eldritch - Keri Lake
• ​Anathema - Keri Lake
• ​Nocticadia - Keri Lake
• ​Never Keep - Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
• ​Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson
• ​The Emperor Sol - Brandon Sanderson
• ​Say You’ll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez
• ​The Strength of the Few - James Islington

⏱️ Timestamps:

02:52 Onyx Storm

06:06 Knight & the Moth

08:02 Scythe and Sparrow

09:35 Tourist Season

11:12 Off to the Races

13:58 Top 3 Books of the Year

14:07 Six of Crows

14:39 The Blood Traitor

16:14 The Will of the Many

18:16 Blood Over Bright Haven

19:16 Morning Star

20:41 Good Spirits

21:59 Top 3 Kiss Marry Kill

25:13 # of DNFs

29:05 2025 Reading Stats

36:00 # of Audiobooks

37:25 Average Ratings

40:17 Book Journaling