Bookish Hot Takes

2025 Awards

It’s tiiiiiiiime!! One of our favorite episodes we do is HERE. We looked at all the books we read in 2025 and picked out the best (and worst) for our award ceremony. So grab your drink and sip along while we talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly we read this year. All books + awards are listed below. 📚💛 xx Sadie & Shan This Could Have Been an Email Award: Sadie- Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angel Duckworth Shan- Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams Emotional Support Book of the Year Award: Sadie- The Wedding People by Alison Espach  Shan- Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Best Ending Award: Sadie- The Bones Beneath my Skin by TJ Klune Shan- Starling House by Alix E Harrow Worst Ending Award: Sadie- Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami  Shan- Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce Main Character Energy Award: Sadie-The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Bower Shan- The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty Most Unnecessary Trauma Award: Sadie- The Mad Wife by Meagan Church Shan- Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay Best Plot Twist Award: Sadie- Look Closer by David Ellis  Shan- Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney BookTok Lied Award: Sadie- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Shan- Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Best Recommendation Received Award: Sadie- Heartwood by Amity Gaige Shan- The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion series by Beth Brower Book World I Would Live In Award: Sadie- Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage  Shan- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Bookish Gratitude

Books have really made our year (and lives tbh) better, so it’s time we share our gratitude for books! Listen in as we first catch up on what we’ve been reading, our current reading slumps (womp womp), and a little bit of bookish chit chat. Then we get into why we’re grateful for books, including specific books and characters that have stuck with us so far. 📚💛 xx Shan & Sadie

Spooky Recs & Fall TBR

Our 2025 recs list for spooky reads is here AND we added the top of our fall TBR lists too!! Everything is listed below so no stress as you listen to us gush about some great books to get you in the mood for this autumnal season. 🍂💛🎃 xx Sadie & Shan Spooky Recs: * The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden  * Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid  * Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang  * Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake * Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle * Heartwood by Amity Gaige * Any of Rachel Harrison’s novels Fall TBR: * How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy’s Guide to Silencing Women by Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi * A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna  * Sleep Tight by JH Markert * The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding  * Pumpkin Spice Cafe & Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore * Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

Books on the Screen, Pt 1

Welcome to our first installment of Books on the Screen!! Of COURSE we need to discuss the new “Wuthering Heights” movie trailer. Obviously. We then chat about some other notable upcoming movies and shows of book adaptations. Our main topic for today's Books on the Screen is discussing our picks for books we think should actually be made into movies or shows. It’s hard to let our beloved reads loose in the hands of Hollywood producers, so we didn’t take this lightly!! Let us know what books YOU really want to see on screen! xx Shan & Sadie

Bookish Hot Takes

Okay friends, so sorry we missed our last usual Thursday for posting, but we are back with our bookish hot takes and we promise this is worth the wait!! Get ready to sip and listen as we catch up on what we're reading, jump into our HOT takes (don't be mad... or do 😈), and really discuss our opinions on some of these takes. Let us know your opinions on these takes and what YOUR personal ones are too! xx Sadie & Shan