Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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What were your favorite reads of 2025?

Want more discussion of some of my faves of the year?
📺 A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera: youtu.be/K6EqUttOYHc
📺 The Favorites by Layne Fargo: youtu.be/cO7a38ed_JA
📺 The Unworthy by Austin Bazterrica: youtu.be/t3VIIlNC5cY
📺 Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti: youtube.com/shorts/S75W7KUMacQ
📺 Oathbound by Tracy Dean: youtu.be/5YlD-u4KFLo
📺 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab: youtu.be/6XiQhtPWpQ0
📺 These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean: youtu.be/VzRw15QrKpU
📺 Moderation by Elaine Castillo: youtu.be/CicGgbG5pjE
📺 The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas: youtu.be/dXizhFqnLkA
📺 Kill the Beast by Serra Swift: youtu.be/46dnCeC-F0c
📺The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson: youtu.be/gaijHf7dUic
📺 A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna: youtu.be/kcKSrX181T0
📺 The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow: youtu.be/iS1qpdkPHhw


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