It’s a wrap on 2025. 🥂 In this "Year in Reading" episode, Katy & Elyse recap how many books they actually read (and why Goodreads is a liar), share their top 5 books of the year, and crown the best plot twist, worst third act, most unnecessary plot twist, and more.

We also get into trope MVPs (small-town found family vs. morally gray love interests), the genre shifts the podcast sparked, and what we’re chasing in 2026—more thrillers, darker romantasy, fewer fated mates (sorry, Omegaverse), and finally cracking social media + YouTube.

✨ Featured books & series include: Rose in Chains, Dungeon Crawler Carl, We Are All Guilty Here, Girl Dinner, Phantasma, Bourbon & Lies, Serial Killer Games, Silver Elite, Alchemised, Onyx Storm, and more.
📌 Remember: no genre shaming… unless it’s funny.