2025 Favorites from Mariquita & Jordy

Our contributors have teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year over the next couple of weeks! In this episode, Mariquita and Jordy reflect on their favorite books of 2025, celebrating stories that lingered long after the final page. From fierce heroines and sharp social commentary to swoony romance and dark intrigue, they unpack the reads that made them feel, think, and stay up way too late turning pages.      Book and resources mentioned: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson  Silver Elite by Dani Francis  Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver  This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman  Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas  The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma  The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith  A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon  Minor Detail by Adania Shibli  Play Nice by Rachel Harrison  How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina Swamidoss McConigley  The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas  Bad Cree by Jessica Johns  All We Want is Everything by Soraya Chemaly   Unbearable: The Perils of Pregnancy in America by Irin Carmon    Podcasts referenced:   Unbearable: A Discussion with Irin Carmon on Pregnancy in America  Bread and Roses (The Rose Bargain)  Thrills & Chills (Tourist Season)  Damsel? Never heard of her (This Princess Kills Monsters)        Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads // Storygraph // Bluesky Follow Jordy: Instagram // Bookworm Reads // Pagebound.co    Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.