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The BEST and WORST Books We Read This Year | 2025 Reading Wrap Up 📚 [EP#24]

EPISODE · Dec 19, 2025 · 1H 26M

The BEST and WORST Books We Read This Year | 2025 Reading Wrap Up 📚 [EP#24]

from Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast · host Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio

2025 wrapped! Let's talk about the best and worst books we read this year, going month to month. THANK YOU for listening this year, and can't wait for more episodes to come in 2026!Books Discussed:The Strength of the Few - James IslingtonOathbringer - Brandon SandersonRed Rising - Pierce BrownThe Favourites - Layne FargoLove in the Time of Serial Killers - Alicia ThompsonBlood Over Bright Haven - ML Wang Pumpkin Spice Cafe - Laurie GilmoreSunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne CollinsDeep End - Ali HazelwoodWild Reverence - Rebecca RossImmortal Dark - Tigest GirmaUs Against You - Fredrik BackmanFirefly Lane - Kristin HannahAtmosphere - Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Summer We Ran - Audrey IngramJade War - Fonda LeeWe'll Always Have Summer - Jenny HanJade Legacy - Fonda LeeEmily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales - Heather FawcettProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirMetal Slinger - Rachel SchneiderWords of Radiance - Brandon SandersonMate - Ali HazelwoodRed City - Marie LuThe Poet Empress - Shen TaoMorning Star - Pierce BrownHeartstopper - Alice OsemanHero of Ages - Brandon SandersonHis and Hers - Alice FeeneyThe Blood Traitor - Lynette NoniAll I Ever Wanted Was to be Hot - Lucinda PriceReckless - Lauren RobertsHolding the Reins - Paisley HopeA Familiar Stranger - AR TorreA Torch Against the Night - Sabaa TahirSave Me - Mona KastenThe Raven Scholar - Antonia HodgsonOur Infinite Fates - Laura StevenThe Way of Kings - Brandon SandersonWild Side - Elsie SilverKingdom of Copper - SA ChakrabortyRegretting You - Colleen HooverThe Will of the Many - James IslingtonPeople Watching - Hannah Bonam YoungThe Defender - Ana HuangThe Cursed Melodies - Connie GlynnFollow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(15:22) year in review(27:42) january(36:28) february(45:35) march(48:16) april(52:55) may(56:55) june(01:00:58) july(01:07:53) august(01:12:29) september(01:15:02) october(01:20:01) november(01:23:48) final thoughts & happy holidays!

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