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• We Read 200+ Books in 2025 📚🔥📆 Our Favorites From Each Month!

  Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. Our sponsor BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/krisandmadsIn this video, we’re going through our entire 2025 reading year month by month, sharing our very favorite 5-star books and a few that totally missed the mark. Between the two of us, we read 200 books, and these are truly the best of the best that we couldn’t stop thinking about.Timestamps 00:00 Intro01:43 December 202403:58 January 09:09 February 12:18 March17:07 April 22:15 May27:18 June32:16 July 38:01 August 43:44 September47:25 October51:03 NovemberBooks Mentioned Zodiac AcademyCaroline Peckham and Suzanne Valenti Man’s Search for Meaning By Victor E. Frankl Wind and Truth By Brandon Sanderson The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers By J. R. R. Tolkien This is How you Loose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneThe Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan Dinner for Vampires By Bethany Joy Lenz What the River KnowsWhere the Library Hidesby Isabel IbañezSix of CrowsCrooked Kingdom By Leigh Bardugo PinesBy Blake CrouchThe Shadow of What was Lost By James Islington Little Womenby Louisa May AlcottFirst Time CallerB.K. Borison Our Infinite Fates By Laura Steven The Wise Man’s Fearby Patrick RothfussBest Served Coldby Joe AbercrombieIntermezzo Sally Rooney Sunrise on the ReapingBy Suzanna Collins The Outsiders By S.E. Heaton Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen Enders GameBy Orson Scott Card Fires of Vengeance Even WinterOf Empire of Dust By Ryan Cahill Dungeon Crawler CarlBy Matt DinnimanMorning Glory Milking Farmby C.M. NascostaOnyx StormBy Rebecca Yarros The Realm of the ElderlingsBy Robin HobbGifted and TalentedBy Olivia Blake 11/22/63 and FairytaleStephen KingDuneFrank Herber The Knight and the Moth By Rachel Gillig Death of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforPerks of Being a WallflowerBy Stephen ChboskyThe Gathering StormBy Robert Jordan and Brandon SandersonEmma By Jane AustenAn Ember in the AshesBy Sabaa Tahir Murderbot By Martha WellsSummer in the City By Alex Aster The Ravenhood SeriesBy Kate Stewart Prophet SongBy Paul Lynch Death of the NileBy Agatha Christie Writers and LoversBy Lilly KingAtmosphere By Taylor Jenkins ReidFinding GraceBy Loretta Rothschild The dispossessedby Ursula K. Le GuinPachinko By Min Jin LeeFrom Blood and AshBy by Jennifer L. ArmentroutThe Dead RomanticsBy Ashley Poston Bury Our Bones in the Midnight SoilBy V. E. Schwab Thursday Murder Club By Richard OsmanSilvercloak By L.K. Steven WellnessBy Nathan Hill The Hunting Party By Lucy Foley The Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstChestnut SpringsElsie SilverKatabasis By R.F. KuangThe Dutch HouseBy Ann Patchet The Blighted StarsMegan E. O Keif Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierMy Brilliant Friendby Elena FerranteDaughter of the Empire by Janny Wurts and Raymond E. FeistNot in Love By Ali Hazelwood The Compound by Aisling RawleThe Greenbone SagaBy Fonda Lee Stay TrueBy by Hua HsuThe Dandelion Dynasty By Ken Liu The Will of the Many and The Strength of the Few By James Islington Frankenstein  By Mary Shelley  Great Big Beautiful LifeBy Emily Henry The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo By Taylor Jenkins Reid Station Elevenby Emily St. John MandelDeath at the Sign of the Rookby Kate AtkinsonNevernightby Jay KristoffHamnet By by Maggie O'FarrellThe Lost QueenBy Signe PikeThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. LionBy Beth BrowerPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeBreaking the Habit of Being YourselfBy Dr. Joe Dispenza 

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• 20 Books We Read in November 📚 | Best & Worst Reads of the Month

  Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. Our sponsor BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/krisandmadsWelcome back, friends! 📚🤍Today we’re breaking down all 20 books we read in November — yes, TWENTY! We covered a huge mix of genres this month: fantasy, romance, self-help, contemporary fiction, and more. There was one book that seriously disappointed us (hello, 1-star 👎), but also multiple new favorites that earned glowing 5-stars… which we saved for the end because they deserve the spotlight. ✨With the year almost over, we’re in full “finish every series we’ve started” mode so we can hit our 2025 reading goals. We’re excited, motivated, and ready to enter December with the best reading energy possible!Timestamps00:00 Intro 04:03 Fallen Stars by Imani Erriu06:39 Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson11:48 Today’s sponsor Better Help 13:57 Holly by Adalyn Grace 17:26 Nevernight by Jay Kristoff23:25 To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn 29:12 Fallen City Adriene Young34:45 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel42:30 The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower47:03 Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir53:33 This is How you Loose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone49:43 The Lost Queen by Signe Pike01:04:30 The Wall of Storms by Kin Liu01:11:33 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy01:14:49 Breaking the Habit of being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza 01:18:20 Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell01:29:54 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 01:33:32 The Strength of the Few by James Islington Let’s connect!Join our Patreon read-and-watch club: patreon.com/KrisandMadsSisterhoodHave a business inquiry? Email our manager: [email protected]:   / kris.and.mads  Instagram:   / krisandmads  All our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.madsTo check out our brother C.Ray's music which we use in all our episodes, you can find him here:   / @seerayhardly  #BookTube #FantasyBooks #BookClub #Reading #Books

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• Interviewing LORETTA ROTHSCHILD in London!! | Debut Author of Bestselling Novel: Finding Grace

  Finding Grace is one of our favorite stand-alone novels of the year, as well as one of our favorite love stories we've read in such a long time! We HAD to interview the debut author, Loretta Rothschild, all about it. Plus, after a little social media lurking, we became obsessed with Loretta's style, personality, and original approach to marketing the novel! If we could describe her in a word, it would be ICONIC. So, we couldn't wait to learn all about her hyperfixations, obsessions, her writing process, the adventure of getting published and picked up by her dream agent, and her spoiler-free insights on writing the book itself.Loretta is such a kindred spirit. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did, and that you pick up Finding Grace! https://amzlink.to/az0Eo1yLDw4zaGo in blind, read the first chapter, and then message us with your reaction. This is definitely a book to put on your TBR.If you'd like to watch the video Loretta mentions in the conversation about the house tour that inspired her setting, you can watch it here:    • In Residence: Rose Uniacke - inside the in...  If you'd like the check out the red socks, you can find them here:https://freightstore.co.uk/products/r...If you'd like to learn more about the John Truby writing method, check out his book here:https://amzlink.to/az045Y0Aly8tuThe pots (ceramics) Loretta likes are here: https://jwanderson.com/en-us/collections/wedgwood-x-jw-andersonThe books Loretta recommends are:The Picture of Dorian Gray https://amzlink.to/az0xwl2INBEM9Rebecca https://amzlink.to/az0KlGXaEZjsLReunion https://amzlink.to/az0bPzQxxe2b0Connect with Loretta by following her on socials, or check out her website!https://www.lorettarothschild.com/  Instagram: / lorettarothschild    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lorettarothschildTo check out a favorite part of the episode, jump to any chapter from the timestamps below!TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro02:15 Loretta Rothschild tells us two truths and a lie07:47 How Loretta came up with the idea for Finding Grace11:20 Connecting with the perfect agent and publisher 18:05 There aren’t any comps for Finding Grace21:03 The themes of Finding Grace26:40 Loretta Rothschild’s writing process 35:27 Loretta’s background and becoming a writer41:30 How Loretta utilizes social media as an author44:09 The iconic red socks, and other niche hyper fixations54:30 What makes the perfect book for Loretta 59:11 Loretta’s top three book recommendationsLet’s connect!Join our Patreon read-and-watch club:   / krisandmadssisterhood  Have a business inquiry? Email our manager: [email protected]:   / kris.and.mads  Instagram:   / krisandmads  All our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.madsTo check out our brother C.Ray's music, which we use in all our episodes, you can find him here:   / @seerayhardly  #BookTube #FantasyBooks #BookClub #Reading #Books #lovestory #romancenovel #findinggrace #lorettarothschild #debutauthor #bookrecommendations #authorinterview

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• 🎡 OUR 27-WEEK TBR WHEEL CHALLENGE — What We Read, Loved, Hated & Learned

  Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. Our sponsor BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/krisandmadsFor the past 6 months we’ve been doing something wild: committing to read every single book on our physical TBRs using our TBR Wheel. Today we’re breaking down the entire experience — the highs, the lows, the surprises, and whether we’d ever do this again. 👀📚Grab a drink, settle in, and let’s talk about the chaotic journey of sticking to a wheel that does not care about our moods.Shout out to @dylanjosephwrites for inspiring this journey! Timestamps 00:00 intro 01:28 Where did the Wheel come from03:34 The rules 05:05 Biggest disappointments 15:07 What we learned 20:41 tbr wheel disrupters 26:01 biggest challenges 29:49 Wins40:16 books that were the biggest surprises 01:01:15 Would we do a wheel againBooks mentioned Onyx StormRebecca Yarros Prophet Songby Paul LynchHer Majesties Royal Coven by Juno DawsonThe Bombshell By Darrow Far A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesKatabasis By R. F. Kuag A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. PeckThe Library at Mount Char  by Scott HawkinsThe Book that Wouldn’t Burn by Mark LawrenceOf Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. ArmentroutThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstNot in Love By Ali HazelwoodAtmosphere By Taylor Jenkins Reid Finding GraceBy Loretta Rothschild Wild Dark Shoreby Charlotte McConaghySIlvercloak By L. K. StevenBurry our Bones in the Midnight SoilV. E. Schwab Fallen City By Adrien Young The Strength of the FewBy James Islington Gifted and Talented By Olivia Blake This is How You Loose the Tme Warby Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneUnreasonable hHospitality by Will GuidaraThe Knight and the Moth Rachel GilligBreaking the Habit of Being Yourself By Joe Dispenza WellnessBy Nathan Hill Fairytale By Stephen KingPachinkoby Min Jin LeeAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirDeath of the Author Nnedi OkoraforThe Unselected Journals of Emma M LionBy Beth BrowerGideon the Ninthby Tamsyn MuirThe Lost QueenBy Signe PikeThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Dead Romantics By Ashley Poston Let’s connect!Join our Patreon read-and-watch club: patreon.com/KrisandMadsSisterhoodHave a business inquiry? Email our manager: [email protected]: https://www.tiktok.com/@kris.and.madsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisandmadsAll our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.madsTo check out our brother C.Ray's music which we use in all our episodes, you can find him here:https://www.youtube.com/@SeeRayHardly#BookTube #FantasyBooks #BookClub #Reading #Books

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• Our INSANE “10 Before the End” TBR… That’s Actually 20+ Books

  Welcome back, book lovers! Today’s episode is the MOTHER of all TBR lists — our most over-ambitious, chaotic, and exciting reading plans of the entire year. Most people do a “10 Before the End” reading challenge… but we blew right past ten and kept going. These are all the books we’re trying to finish in the next 6 weeks before we hit 2026, and honestly? Our best book of the year might be hiding somewhere in these stacks. From fantasy epics to romance series to backlist bucket-list reads, we’re covering everything we're desperate to read before the new year.We also share what’s coming up on the podcast before year’s end, now is the perfect time to subscribe so you never miss an episode. You can join our Patreon read-and-watch club:   / krisandmadssisterhood  Have a business inquiry? Email our manager: [email protected]:   / kris.and.mads  Instagram:   / krisandmads  All our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.madsTo check out our brother C.Ray's music, which we use in all our episodes, you can find him here:   / @seerayhardly  TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro02:27 Bridgerton Series — Julia Quinn05:03 The Dandelion Dynasty — Ken Liu07:49 The Empire Trilogy — Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts09:41 The Lost Queen Series — Signe Pike10:33 The Neapolitan Quartet — Elena Ferrante12:43 Chestnut Springs Series — Elsie Silver16:26 The Devoured Worlds Trilogy — Megan E. O’Keefe17:33 The Tawny Man Trilogy — Robin Hobb18:56 Holly — Adalyn Grace20:05 Daughter of the Otherworld — Shauna Lawless21:12 The Strength of the Few — James Islington21:34 Mara, Daughter of the Nile — Eloise Jarvis McGraw22:17 Wild Dark Shore — Charlotte McConaghy22:26 Poems & Prayers — Matthew McConaughey23:22 Maddie’s TBR Wheel26:36 Kristen’s TBR Wheel29:16 What we’re reading with our book club in Nov/Dec#BookTube #FantasyBooks #BookClub #Reading #Books #TBR #EndOfYearTBR #10BeforeTheEnd #BookTubePodcast #BookTokPodcast #ReadingChallenge2025 #FantasyBooks #RomanceBooks #BestBooksOfTheYear #BookRecommendations #ReadersOfYouTube #BookClubReads #MustReadBooks #EpicFantasy #CozyReading #PatreonBookClub #SisterhoodBookClub #BookishPodcast #BookContentCreators #NewYearReadingChallenge

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