Ready to fall in love with reading all over again? In this playful and heartwarming episode, we're serving up our favorite fun reads of 2025 (so far)! From swoon-worthy romances to juicy thrillers, fantastical escapes to deeply moving nonfiction—this is your ultimate spring/summer reading list.

Jessica dishes on the cozy chaos of The Ex Hex series, the haunting truth of The House of My Mother, and her total obsession with everything Abby Jimenez writes (yes, she’s THAT good). Kelly shares her fiction faves (The Berry Pickers and All the Colors of the Dark are must-reads!), her current sci-fi and fantasy flings, and the non-fiction titles changing her life—hello Good Inside and Radical Acceptance.

So grab a cup of tea or a sparkling spritz, curl up with a blanket, and prepare to be inspired to crack open a new chapter in your reading life. Bonus: we even share where we find our books and spill on BookTok obsessions!

Jessica’s Top Picks

• 💕 The Ex Hex Series by Erin Sterling

• 💔 The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

• 🧁 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

• 🐉 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Kelly’s Favorites

• 🌲 The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
• 📖 All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

• ⚔️ Legendborn by Tracy Deonn – Buy on Amazon

• 🕵️ Conclave by Robert Harris

• 📘 Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

• 👩‍🔬 Agent 355 – Amazing Short Story FREE on Audible!

• Check out our Episode on 🧠 Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach featured in [Episode 64]

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