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Currently Reading: 2025 Top Booktok Books

Season 3, Ep. 4

In this episode of Girls Gone Reading, Kirsten and Kaylee chat through the biggest BookTok books of 2025 and give their very honest opinions. From massively hyped favorites to titles that didn’t quite hit for them, they break down what lived up to the buzz, what surprised them, and which reads they’re still thinking about.

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