56. Mid Year Reading Review and Life Lately

Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2025? In this special solo episode, I’m reflecting on the first half of my reading year—the highs, the slumps, the unexpected favorites, and everything in between. Join me as I share:My 30 reads so farFiction & non-fiction favoritesThe books that truly surprised meThe two I had to DNFWhether you’re ahead of your reading goals or still stuck on your January book, this one’s for you. It's light, bookish, and cozy—just the way we like it.Books:Just for the Summer – Abby JimenezHello Beautiful – Ann NapolitanoHow to Kill Men and Get Away With It – Kitty CollinsNothing is Okay – Racheal WileySingle Dads Club – Therese BeharrieFlirting With Disaster – Naina KumarPlaying Flirty – Shameez PatelUntethered – Angela Jackson-BrownWe Had to Remove This Post – Hanna BervoetsTomorrow Died Yesterday – Chimeka GarricksThe Covenant of Water – Abraham VergheseThe Seven Year Slip – Ashley PostonRed Clay – Charles B. FancherWhat Napoleon Could Not Do – D.K. NnuroAll the Blues in the Sky – Renée WatsonI’m That Girl – Jordan ChilesHere After – Amy LinWater Moon – Samantha Sotto YamboaMainline Mama – Keeonna HarrisWhat My Mother and I Don’t Talk About – AnthologyPromise Boys – Nick BrooksNecessary Fiction – Eloghosa OsundeThe Re-Write – Lizzie Damilola BlackburnThe Float Test – Lynn Steger StrongLiquid – Mariam RahmaniWeyward – Emilia HartThe Love Lyric – Kristina ForestOnly Because It’s You – Rebecca FissehaThe Fortunes of Jaded Women – Carolyn HuynhHold My Girl – Charlene Carr