2025 Top Shelf Reads

Discover your next favorite read and get insider thoughts as Jenn and Mistie rifle through their shelves to share the stories that have captivated them this yearThis episode is has some varied literary tastes. counting down their top six picks of 2025 and dishing out some well-deserved honorable mentions.Content HighlightsSpoilers - Lots and lots of spoilers for all books discussed in this episodeHonorary mentions & Top 6 favorite books/authors of the yearForeshadowing for some future episodes on the podcastJenn's Top 6 Reads:Gold & Goldfinch by Raven KennedyThat's Not My Name by Megan LallyThe Spellbook by Sarah Beth DurstNot In Love by Ali HazelwoodDiscovery of Witches Book 1-3 by Deborah HarknessIt Had To Be You by Eliza jane BrazierJenn's Honorary Mentions:Saga of the Unfated Duology by Danielle L JensenAbby Jimenez - AuthorElsie Silver - AuthorOnyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosMistie's Top 6 Reads:Quicksilver & Brimstone by Callie HartBlackthorn by JT GeissingerWolves of Crescent City Trilogy by Tessa HaleThe Wrong Quarterback by CR JaneThree Body Problem by Cixin LiuWater Moon by Samantha Sotto YambaoMistie's Honorary Mentions:The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KluneDiscovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessSilverlake Wolves Series by Isa RinnerL Steele - AuthorThe Hidden Vrohkaria Trilogy by Kelly CoveOutlier by Susie TateLove and Other Conspiracies by Mallory MarloweAnticipated 2026 Book ReadsJennBride Kingdom books 5 & 6 by Danielle L JensenQuicksilver and Brimstone by Callie HartACOTAR book 6 by Sarah J MaasDark Olympus series by Katee Robert (June 2026)MistieQuiet Ones by Penelope Douglas (Feb 2026)Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh (May 2026)Fae and Alchemy Book 3 by Callie Hart (Nov 2026)Alpha & Omega Book 7 (TBA 2026)