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Flying through 2025! Can you believe the year is halfway over? In this episode I recap some of my 5-Star reads from the first half of 2025, check in on reading goals, and share some titles I’m looking forward to in the coming months.


To hear about Dark Maestro and other books by Brendan Sloccumb, check out this episode.


Another top read from the first half of 2025 was By Any Other Name by Jodi Piccoult and you can hear about it here.


Lastly, I loved Suzanne Collins’ new Hunger Games prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping, and talked about it earlier this season.


Follow me on Instagram here to keep up with all the latest updates and reviews of what I am reading, and the mouth-watering meals I make to accompany them!


Artwork by @stephanieilana

Music: Clementi Sonatina No. 1 in G Major III

Editor: Alex Schmitz



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