Spring is over and summer is in full swing. It's time to talk about the best and worst reading experiences of the second quarter of 2025. In this chapter, Julia and Stephany are celebrating (or bemoaning) the reading highs and lows of April, May and June.
Julia’s Books:
- The Women by Kristin Hannah
- Eragon by Christopher Paolini
- Daisey Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli
- The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Mediaeval England by Brandon Sanderson
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- Codex by Lev Grossman
- Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett, narrated by Elle Potter and Michael Dodds
- Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
- The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock
- Rebel Witch by Kristen Cicarelli
Stephany’s Books:
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
- The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snickett
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
- The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
- The Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz
- The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Vol 1 - 3) by Beth Brower
- Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
- The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
- The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
- A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
- The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It's Destructive and How to Respond written and narrated by Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett
- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Other books, etc. mentioned:
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
- Myrtle Hardcastle mystery series by Elizabeth Bunce
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Darling Desi (Youtube channel)
- The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
- Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
- The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Episodes mentioned:
- S3, Chapter 10: 3 Peas in a Pod (The Women by Kristin Hannah with Jo Hart)
- S3, Chapter 16: 3 Peas in a Pod (Heartless Hunter by
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