Show Notes
In today’s episode, your book besties are officially closing out their 2025 reading year with a full recap, a sportsballs-legit bookish bracket, and the ultimate question: what was our best read of the year? Kat goes first, walking through her favorite read from each month, explaining how her wild cards came into play, and narrowing everything down to one standout winner. Amanda follows with her own month-by-month picks, reflecting on romantasy binges, audiobook obsessions, and the book that ultimately stole her heart this year. Along the way, we talk about reading patterns, surprise favorites, tough eliminations, and why seeing your year laid out in a bracket can change how you think about what you’ve read. Below are our 2025 reads, separated by bestie... Kat’s 2025 Reads Monthly Picks
January: Margot’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
February: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
March: Food for Thought by Alton Brown
April: Heir by Sabaa Tahir
May: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
June: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
July: The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
August: Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver
September: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
October: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
November: The Day Tripper by James Goodhand
December: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Wild Cards
The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Kat’s overall favorite of 2025:The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown Amanda’s 2025 Reads Monthly Picks
January: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
February: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
March: Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by Florence Given
April: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
May: The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
June: Lights Out by Navessa Allen
July: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
August: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
September: Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
October: Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
November: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
December: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Wild Cards
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Amanda’s overall favorite of 2025:Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez 💙📚 Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook
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