Chapter 40: Our Top 5 Books of 2025 (Plus Our Worst Read and All the Book Stats)

We’re wrapping up our reading year with our Top 5 Books of 2025, plus the one book that truly let us down. We break down our favorites, confess our worst read of the year, and dig into our reading stats including genres, ratings, and a few surprises along the way. Expect strong opinions, light roasting, and plenty of side tangents as we crown the best and worst of our year in books.The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny ColganPlay Along by Liz TomfordeBut Not Too Bold by Hache PueyoLindsays Top 5:The Wedding People by Alison EspachNone of This is True by Lisa JewellOne Golden Summer by Carley FortuneEvery Summer After by Carley FortuneThe Kite Runner by Khaled HasseiniBroken Country by Clare Leslie HallAdrienne's Top 5:My Friends by Fredrik BackmanAll The Colors of the Dark by Chris WhitakerBroken Country by Clare Leslie HallWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaughyThe Wedding People by Alison EspachAudrey's Top 5:Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaughyCaught Up by Liz TomfordeThe Conditions of Will by Jessa HastingsSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsHeart the Lover by Lily King