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In episode 57, I go over all my favourite picks from 2025 with the first ever Fully Booked awards🏆🎁
timestamps:
(00:26) intro for first Fully Booked awards!
(01:40) 2025 Fable Wrapped
(05:33) most suprising
(08:47) saddest read
(11:07) most magical
(13:27) best overall series
(15:47) jessa hastings controversy
(18:25) scariest read
(21:01) funniest read
(24:04) worst overall
(27:03) most romantic
(30:58) favourite author
(33:48) favourite new author
(37:20) most likely to recommend
(39:10) most likely to re-read
(42:58) best overall
(47:13) outro
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In episode 56 of Fully Booked, I talk about the books I hope to read in 2026 as well as my reading goals for the year ahead 🗓️💯
timestamps:
(00:26) intro (last episode of 2025!)
(04:09) welcome to my reading journal
(05:10) 2026 reading goals
(05:20) reading non-fiction that I like
(07:46) only 2-3 books at a time
(09:23) leaving readathons behind in 2025
(11:35) three strikes rule
(13:27) yearly number goal
(15:01) realistic online tbr
(16:45) unhauling physical books
(18:21) 2026 tbr bingo
(20:23) 26 for 2026
(24:04) A-Z reading challenge
(24:44) series tbr
(34:56) seasonal tbr bingos
(36:39) outro
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In episode 55 of Fully Booked, I talk about all the wintery books I've read or hope to read this hibernation season 🥶☃️⛸️
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + DOB of the day?
(03:35) winter book recs
(15:56) Winter Garden
(18:08) Us Against You
(19:25) Fake Skating
(21:09) In Your Dreams
(23:27) Quicksilver
(25:29) Intermezzo
(27:23) outro
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In episode 54 of Fully Booked, I give you 10 holiday book recs for your all time favourite movies 🍿🎄
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + my fav xmas movie
(03:12) honorable mentions
(05:38) How The Grinch Stole Christmas & How My Neighbor Stole Christmas
(07:57) Home Alone & Holiday Romance
(10:21) Elf & Letters from Father Christmas
(12:14) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation & In A Holidaze
(14:53) The Princess Switch & The Holiday Swap
(17:33) Love Actually & A Winter in New York
(19:30) Die Hard & No Exit
(21:32) The Holiday & The Holiday Trap
(24:24) Serendipity & This Time Next Year
(26:46) Last Christmas & Always in December
(28:56) outro
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In episode 53 of Fully Booked, I go through the variety of holiday books I'm hoping will make this season merry and bright 🎄🌟
(Sorry, I forgot to add that there's no new episode next week. Stay tuned for the next episode on Nov 25!)
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + DOB of the day
(06:03) holiday recs (Under The Mistletoe collection)
(07:58) Small Things Like These
(09:30) The Family Game
(11:02) The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
(13:51) It Happened One Christmas (Chelsea, QC is real!)
(16:47) Always, In December
(19:24) Any Trope But You
(23:03) outro
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In episode 52 of Fully Booked, I talk about all the books that launched and ended my fall reading season (spoiler: I didn't FALL for all of them 🤦🏻♀️🍂🧡)
timestamps:
(00:26) intro
(01:56) August DNF
(03:23) September stats
(04:54) Never Lie
(07:59) The Dead Romantics
(13:02) Quiet
(16:29) The Anxious Generation
(21:05) Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice
(23:19) The Baby Dragon Cafe & Bakery
(26:00) The Ex Hex & Kiss Curse (3.5 stars)
(28:21) The Storied Life of AJ Fikry
(34:18) October stats
(35:19) DNFs
(37:24) Love & Lattes at Pumpkin Hollow
(40:21) A River Enchanted
(44:54) A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
(48:29) Not Quite Dead Yet
(51:25) The Night Circus
(53:38) Falling Like Leaves
(56:41) Falling
(58:43) To Sir, With Love
(1:03:07) Yours Truly
(1:08:54) outro
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In episode 51 of Fully Booked, I go through some scary truths of book content creation that have come up over the course of hosting the pod 😨🎙️📚 (not to mention my scary bad impression of a certain character 🤦🏻♀️)
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + DOB/costume of the day
(06:43) do i still enjoy reading?
(07:43) moving from passion to output mindset
(10:37) playing the comparison game & reader burnout
(15:25) stunted content growth
(18:22) outro
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In episode 50 of Fully Booked, I give you some (mostly) cozy fall book recs as well as what's on my current fall tbr 🍂🎃
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + DOB of the day
(05:21) You Again
(06:40) When Harry Met Sally spoilers endl
(07:47) The City Baker's Guide to Country Living
(10:02) The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
(12:37) Home Before Dark
(14:33) Divine Rivals
(16:45) A River Enchanted
(18:23) Starling House
(19:24) The Ex Hex
(20:36) A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
(22:20) Dead Romantics
(24:38) The Storied Life of AJ Fikry
(26:18) outro
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In episode 49 of Fully Booked, I talk about the 13 books I read in the dead of summer 🥵⚾️💍🌊
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + meeting two of my fav romance authors
(04:25) DOB of the day
(06:13) July stats
(07:20) The Honeymoon Crashers
(09:08) Daring Greatly
(11:00) Mile High
(13:44) MP Into The Dark
(16:21) Atmosphere
(19:03) Caught Up
(23:48) August stats
(24:05) Play Along
(27:37) This One Summer
(31:15) Rewind It Back
(35:59) Wild Reverence
(40:27) The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(44:34) Taste
(47:57) outro
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In episode 48 of Fully Booked, I talk about five of RM's favourite books that I picked up over the past few months (basically been working on this since the start of the year 😳) 🇰🇷📚👾
timestamps:
(00:26) intro
(02:21) i want to die but i want to eat tteokboki
(04:52) The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
(09:52) Almond
(14:49) Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
(16:37) Human Acts
(18:53) outro
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In episode 47 of Fully Booked, I talk about all the latest bookish updates, releases, and adaptations for the rest of 2025 🚨📰📓
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + meeting June Hur
(02:43) Katabasis + DOB of the day
(05:13) September releases
(10:40) HP spoilers
(11:40) protocol for traditionally published fanfic
(13:08) rest of September releases
(15:00) October releases
(19:36) November releases
(21:57) December releases (my most anticipated!)
(24:54) ACOTAR 6??
(26:28) Off Campus TV series
(27:19) The Love Hypothesis x Reylo crossover
(28:54) Every Summer After TV show
(30:43) TSITP theories
(32:20) Project Hail Mary movie
(33:49) outro
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In episode 46 of Fully Booked, I had five friends recommend me one of their favourite books and (almost) read them all 👩🏻🤝👩🏾📚🌟
(00:26) intro
(02:08) Where The Crawdads Sing
(06:52) 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
(09:25) How To Tell The Truth
(12:27) The Wyrd Sisters
(13:32) A Song to Drown Rivers
(20:22) outro + announcement
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In episode 45 of Fully Booked, I sum up all the series I'm in the middle of and want (or don't?) want to start 📚🔢🤔
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + DOB of the day
(09:00) quick series tracker tour
(11:22) series I'm in the middle of
(22:31) series I need to start
(32:56) series I DNF'd
(35:01) interconnected standalones
(48:31) outro
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In episode 44 of Fully Booked, I discuss some different points and observations on why males don't read as much in general and don't read fiction 🏀🎮👨🏼🏫
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + stats
(02:34) males prefer group activities
(05:19) males in the book content creation space
(07:35) gender climate in the publishing industry
(09:01) non-fiction for learning and as a personality
(11:17) conclusion + outro
Link to original Life on Books episode
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In episode 43 of Fully Booked, I go over the 10 books that I completed in June as well as some road trip "adventures" 💯👀🚗
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + road trip adventure
(06:42) monthly highlights
(09:10) The Great Undoing
(12:24) It's A Love Story
(17:44) Sounds Like Love
(22:19) The Right Move
(27:55) Allegiant
(31:21) The Tenant
(33:12) DNF
(34:25) best vs. worst pick
(35:47) outro
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In episode 42 of Fully Booked, I go through the goals that I set at the beginning of the year and if I've hit or missed the mark, as well as what and how much I've read so far in 2025 🔖❓🎯
timestamps:
(00:26) highlight reel of my reading journey + DOB of the day
(05:33) monthly & yearly stats
(10:16ll) goal + action review
(17:54) favourite book
(20:21) biggest disappointment
(21:47) biggest surprise
(22:59) new favourite author
(27:26) anticipated releases for rest of 2025
(32:26) need to read by end of 2025
(35:08) outro
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In episode 41 of Fully Booked, I chat about a few of my recent favs that would make great movies or TV shows 🎬📺 (and wishing some of these could come to fruition in 2026 🤩)
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + DOB of the day
(05:50) Magnolia Parks
(12:36) Inheritance Games
(16:00) None of This is True
(17:30) The Favourites
(21:42) Great Big Beautiful Life
(24:13) TJR's Hollywood series
(26:20) Divine Rivals
(28:47) outro
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In episode 40 of Fully Booked, I play This or That and go through all my bookish favourites 📗🩷🎧
timestamps:
(00:26) intro + building community
(03:19) one vs. multiple books
(04:36) hard vs. paperbacks
(05:28) physical vs. e-books
(05:58) audiobooks vs. book playlists
(07:10) one vs. multiple POV
(07:56) first vs. third person
(09:35) fantasy vs. contemporary
(10:47) friends vs. enemies to lovers
(11:07) morning vs. nighttime reading
(11:43) tea vs. coffee!
(12:50) fiction vs. non-fiction
(13:52) library vs. bookstore
(16:07) music vs. silence
(16:59) bookmark vs. dog-earring
(18:09) over vs. under 500 pages
(19:05) standalone vs. series
(20:12) beach vs. cozy winter read
(21:32) outro
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In episode 39 of Fully Booked, I talk about all the books I read during the May showers (idk what happened to April...) ☔️🏡⚔
timestamps:
(00:26) intro
(04:16) monthly highlights
(07:03) Promise Me Sunshine
(11:42) 10 Words to Live By
(13:16) Insurgent
(15:18) best vs. worst pick
(19:10) outro
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In episode 38 of Fully Booked, I discuss the joys of entering the summer season and the six books I hope to read this summer ☀️🏖️🕶️
timestamps:
(00:26) intro & outdoor reading
(02:11) One Golden Summer
(03:15) Middle of the Night
(06:08) The Wedding People
(08:41) Sounds Like Love
(09:39) 28 Summers
(11:33) Firefly Lane
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