Top 10 Books of 2025

It is now time for the last podcast episode of the year, which is always a biggie! Today, Jess and Lauren share their Top 10 Book Reccos of 2025!Books Mentioned in this episode:Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Names by Florence Knapp Happy All The Time by Laurie ColwinThe Wedding People by Alison Espach Loved One by Aisha Muharrar All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whittaker Wellness by Nathan HillThe Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei Liquid by Mariam RahmaniSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Madam Matisse by Sophie HaydockWho Wants To Live Forever by Hanna Thomas UoseEvenings and Weekends by Oisín McKennaSisterland by Curtis SittenfeldShow Don't Tell by Curtis SittenfeldGreatest of All Time by Alex Allison Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Jess and Lauren dive into their festive reccos of 2025, so before you go any further, grab a festive coffee or hot chocolate!Books Mentioned in this episode:Good Spirits by B.K. BorisonChristmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk The Christmas Clue by Nicola UpsonBook Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Jess and Lauren are wrapping up November, including initial thoughts on Jess' (first) screening of Wicked! They are also bringing you one old book published in 2007 and one new book which published this year!Books Mentioned in this episode:Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult Soft Core by Brittany Newell Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is a little bit different, as two people always being asked how we read so many books, today Jess and Lauren share their top tips and little hacks which work for them!Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Jess and Lauren discuss two author's they've newely discovered this year and are each working through their backlist! Books Mentioned in this episode:All The Colours Of The Dark by Chris Whittaker We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker Wellness by Nathan HillThe Nix by Nathan HillBook Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lily Allen has declared West End Girl Winter and in this episode Jess and Lauren drop some reccos which explore themes from Lily's truly iconic new album.Books Mentioned in this episode:Why Did You Stay by Rebecca Humphries.Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Kitty CollinsI Bet You’d Look Good in a Coffin by Kitty CollinsEat Slay Love by Julie Mae CohenBook Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jess and Lauren wrap up October and before taking an October half term share a couple of reccos from the Booker Prize shortlist!Books Mentioned in this episode:Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits Audition by Katie Kitamura Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is dedicated to the antiheros: the protagonists we love to hate. Tune in for two morally corrupt plots but sensational reccos.Books Mentioned in this episode:The Glorious Dead by Justin MyersOne Of Us by Elizabeth Day Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ber months are here and there's no better way to get into the Halloween spirit than reading some eery, dark and mystical books.Books Mentioned in this episode:Let The Bad Times Roll by Alice SlaterThe Sleepwalkers by Scarlett ThomasFang Fiction by Kate Stayman-LondonBook Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.comGet in Touch:Instagram: @bookreccosEmail: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September has had sun, its had a bit of a chill but its also had a lot book to screen adaptations so in today's episode Jess and Lauren catch up over some of the ones they've loved recentlyBook Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.