Chapter 2: Goodreads most read books so far

All the books I read in August, my thoughts on them and ratings, and what I'll be reading in September.

Talking through some of the most popular book tropes with the online book community, my thoughts on them and book recommendations 📖✨

Ange has some fabulous 5 star reads so far in 2025, and hopefully many more to come! Let's go through which books were rated 5 stars, including a book that was changed to four stars (oops), what the books are about and why they're 5 stars.

Should audiobooks count towards reading goals? Is there pressure to read a lot of books as a book creator? Should we criticise books more and not read for the "vibes"?Ange covers all of this along with what she's planning to read in August.

Let's talk about the 144 most read books of the 2025 reading challenge on Goodreads. Ange will be going through them in order, would she recommend them and discuss any surprises.

Welcome to Beyond the Blurb podcast!! To start things off, Ange will be giving all her book recommendations for new readers or readers who want to try a different genre.With so many book recommendations now online, it's hard to know what to start with, so listen and save these books for when you need them!