Bonus Episode: A Look Back At 2025
Episode Timepoints:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Life Updates
04:20 - 2025 Podcast Stats
06:30 - Our Author Interviews
11:00 - 2025 Reading Goals
14:50 - Favourite Podcast Book
17:15 - Top 3 Non-Podcast Books
27:05 - Least Favourite Podcast Book
29:50 - The Most Disappointing Podcast Book
34:05 - The Biggest Surprise
36:00 - Least Favourite Non-Podcast Books
40:55 - Favourite Characters
42:00 - Favourite Podcast Moments
43:15 - Favourite Podcast Season
43:50 - New Favourite Author
45:35 - 2026 Reading Goals
47:20 - Most Anticipated New Releases in 2025
48:20 - Coming Up on Reading Materials in 2025
52:00 - Outro
Listen to full episode:
In this special wrap-up episode of the Reading Materials Podcast, we look back on our 2025 in books and podcasting.
We break down our reading stats, revisit our favorite books, characters, and standout podcast moments, and chat about what surprised us most along the way.
Plus, we look ahead to what 2026 has in store for our TBRs, the podcast, and the stories we can’t wait to dive into next.
Books Mentioned:
Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
The Spellshop / The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sara Beth Durst
The Songbird and the Heart of Stone / The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent
Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery
To Love a Liar by L. V. Matthews
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
Pucking Strong / North is the Night by Emily Rath
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
Kill the Beast by Serra Swift
Una Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
The Other Wife by Jackie Thomas Kennedy
Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan
Cinder House by Freya Marske
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Links:
Reading Materials on Goodreads
Lucia on Goodreads
Corrie on Goodreads
Reading Materials on Instagram
Thank you for listening! You can send your feedback, thoughts, questions and book recommendations to us at reading.materials.podcast@gmail.com.