Just found your channel as I was searching for end of year reading wrap ups. So cute! Definitely adding some books to my TBR. Can’t wait to watch more videos!
Good list 💯 Discovered your channel in recent time and I have to tell you that your reviews and suggestions better than booktokers ✌Greetings from Turkey!
Thanks for the lovely recs.. am definitely adding all of these to my list. I just finished reading this phenomenal collection of fairy tales entitled 'Sillies, Fancies and Trifles' - highly recommend, it's perfect for the season. Keep up the beautiful vids!
I just finished Will of the Many last week and I literally can't stop thinking about it. I think it's easily my pick of the year, before reading it I had like 5 ties and couldn't figure it out. Please don't mess up book 2 Islington!! So many of your picks are on my TBR for 2025, very excited esp for Sword of Kaigen that will be super early in the year!!
Nevernight for fantasy, Seven Year Itch for romance and Rock, Paper, Scissors for thrillers! I loved this vlog! I couldn’t give a care about Goodreads!! Awesome video!!❤❤
Agh Sword of Kaigen is soo amazing! So happy to see Ruin on here! It ruins everyone.... Also great to see The Wolf Den and Beautiful World Where Are You (I think it is Rooney's underrated work so far). I need to read The Will of the Many! Dark Matter is also very hight on my list.... Blood Over Bright Haven is probably the next one I'll get to. The book FOMO is unreal! I'll be adding Greenlights to the TBR :).
We always say: good books will be good forever. It's our way of not getting stressed when the good books are piling up and we feel like we can't get to them fast enough! There's so much to look forward to. Your reviews on each of these are going to be great. Looking forward to it.
I’m with Maddie. Yumi is totally a romance!!! But it has so much more!!! One of my top books this year for sure. I felt every emotion in those last 50 pages
So far my recs for this year are: Abhorsen series by Garth Nix (fantasy) The Island by Adrian Mckinty (thriller) Paris by Paris Hilton (memoir) Mindhunter by John Douglas (memoir/non fiction)
First of all, Maddie- your hair looks adorable 😍. But also, this is like my dream video. I like to switch up genres when I’m not sure what to read. So many amazing picks to check out! I just read Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and I’m currently reading Anxious People by Fredrik Backman.
I read Cyrano de Bergerac this year. It's a classic, but it's also a play, so it's really short. But Oh. My. Gosh. What a read. It's hilarious, heartbreaking, and beautifully written. You should definitely add it to your lists.
Just finished Blood Over Bright Haven and love, love, loved it but I do think Sword of Kaigen will be my top for the year but I will say Goldfinch is probably going to be a book that stays with me for a lifetime. Last year I read a collection of novellas by Nnedi Okorafor called Binti. If you have not read them I highly highly recommend. One of my favourite classic writers is Herman Hesse. Steppenwolf is a top book I recommend. It is such a crazy mind trip. I’ve read it several times and every single time it’s like reading a new book because you catch some new thing that completely changes what you think happened in the book.
We love both, but agree that Sword of Kaigen is superior to Blood Over Bright Haven. And yes! I feel the same way about the Goldfinch! Binti is definitely on the TBR. We hear such good things! We need to check out Herman Hesse. Thanks so much for the recs!
I have so many from your list on my TBR! TBR built by Kris and Mads. 😂 Below are some of my favorites from 2024. Literary Suspense: The Strange Case of Sally Diamond Thriller: Darling Girls Mystery: We Solve Murders Literary Fiction: Shark Heart Historical Fiction: The Rose Code Romance: Funny Story Romantasy: Belladonna Fantasy: The Final Strife
You guys have awesome taste, basically every one of these books is on my tbr! My favourites of the year are the Grace of Kings from the dandelion dynasty, project Hail Mary, dark age, I am legend, the farseer trilogy, 11/22/63
Ok our tastes are so aligned! Looks like we need to check out I am Legend and the Dandelion Dynasty is for sure on our 2025 TBR. Is I am Legend the same as the movie??
@@Krisandmads It’s different in some pretty key ways, definitely a good one to read blind though. I’d have liked to have read it without having seen the movie, but it’s still different. Also forgot to mention Stoner as one of the best books I’ve read
This video quality is excellent; what kind of camera do y'all use? Thanx so much for this video; it's my first time seeing this channel, and I enjoyed it greatly.
I have a recommendation for you two! The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. It’s historical fiction based on the tale of friendship, loss, forgiveness, and tragedy that occurred on the Korean Island of Jeju between two women who were haenyeo, a matriarchal culture of women who dive in the sea to support their family, during World War II, the Cold War, and the years after. It’s tragic, heartbreaking, and also hopeful and heartwarming at the same time.
Have to say, Bloodsworn Saga was making a case for favorite series of the year for me, but Red Rising locked that award up a while ago. I'll make a new category and make it my favorite trilogy :) Agree on Greenlights for memoir (although it was the only one I read in 2024 lol). Will of the Many wins as best overall for me, unless something tops it in my last 4 or 5 reads of the year. Maddie, I struggled with Empire of Silence, and haven't had the heart to pick up Howling Dark yet (but really want to), so I feel ya on that. My favorite standalone had to be 11/22/63, which was my first read of 2024. Definitely my favorite King novel so far besides the Stand. Great stuff as always, ladies!
Ok you're making me want to try stephen king! We're not really horror girlies, so we've been intimidated to pick on up by him, but we hear such great things! Yeah Sun Eater is a wild one. It is clearly so sophisticated writing-wise. The world-building is all there, the scope is so vast, and the plot has such potential. I've just been missing an emotional connection to the characters, and any kind of personal investment in the stakes. It's getting there though. Mid-series it's hitting for me. Yeah Red Rising is just so hard to beat. Nothing can top it for us, but we read it last year, so lucky for these books they don't have to compete.
Just added so many of these to my TBR! Thank you 😊 I read all of ACOTAR this year, all of TOG this year, Manacled, and I am almost done with Mistborn book 1 (among many others). Top book was the payoff of Kingdom of Ash.
Thriller was The Bang bang sisters by Rio youers. Historical fiction was The Roaring days of Zora lily by Noelle Salazar. Mystery was The square of sevens laura Robinson-shepherd. Fiction was Pearly Everlasting by Tammy Armstrong. Fantasy was The book of doors by Gareth brown. Series was A grave robbery by Dianna raybourn(the most recent Veronica Speedwell book)😊
Romantasy recommendation - Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider. This one took me totally by surprise. I was hooked within the first few pages and it never let me go through its entirety. I can’t wait for book 2.
Here are some recs! Unsure if you've already read any of these but these have been standouts for me over the years. Also would advise you to check trigger warnings just in case there are certain things you avoid in books! Memoir: The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein (check trigger warnings bc it's a lot!) - such an interesting read - a truly insane memoir Science Fiction/Thriller: The Passengers by John Marrs, The One by John Marrs Fantasy/Series: The Poppy War series if you haven't already read it! Historic Fiction: Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (likely my favorite book of the year) Young Adult/Romance: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Literary Fiction: Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors Body horror/lgbtq/literary: Chlorine by Jade Song Horrors of the world horror: Any Man by Amber Tamblyn (check trigger warnings this one is A LOT) Genre Bending: a bit of a wildcard bc i'm not sure if you guys enjoy manga BUT - Orange (The Complete Collection) by Ichigo Takano (mix of YA manga, sci-fi element, romance)
I just found your channel and have been LOVING your videos so much!! I wanted to ask if you plan to read Tasha Suri’s books? My favorite is Empire of Sand but her Burninng Kingdoms trilogy is hot right now too. I think based on some of your favs that you might like her.
We actually read The Road of Bones in early 2024 with our fable book club and everyone really enjoyed it! We were definitely in our viking era this year!
Yes!!! This is what a call a book list for so many different genres! I’m excited to have found this video and ya’ll’s channel as someone who loves to be well-rounded in reading and read all genres. I just got back into reading a few years ago after having my 4th child and needing to prioritize time for me. Two other genres I add to my list is Spiritual/Christian and Leadership/Communication (which I suppose would be Self Development as well, but I actually separate the two since I’m looking for specific reads in certain areas of growth). Thank you for this video as I have a lot of great new to me books to add to my 2025 TBR.
we do not usually make lists based on race/gender/demographic, but if you'd like some of our favorite recommendations by black authors they are: the broken earth trilogy by n.k. jemison the burning series by evan winter legendborn by tracey deon all absolutely amazing! happy reading!
Help me please. I am an avid reader but I am having a hard time believing that anyone could actually "read" 200 per year books.(a paper made book). Are you including audio books??? Are you including graphic novels? (Which are nothing more than comic books.) Or.....are the books counted only the 200 page romance novels?? Would someone out there help me figure this out?
MY QUEENS 💖 forget Goodreads, this is the only rating I care about
Truth!
You're the best! This is one of our favorite annual traditions!
Just found your channel as I was searching for end of year reading wrap ups. So cute! Definitely adding some books to my TBR. Can’t wait to watch more videos!
Glad you found us! Welcome to the party!
Kristen looks at Maddie like Maddie is the most magical human ever created 😍
Awwww
Good list 💯 Discovered your channel in recent time and I have to tell you that your reviews and suggestions better than booktokers ✌Greetings from Turkey!
Thanks so much for watching! We are also booktokers lol, but thanks so much for the compliment.
And thus my TBR just got longer 😂 thank you both for these lists and creating content I can listen to while getting ready for dreaded night shift!
Thanks so much for watching! Happy to help build a TBR. There's nothing like having a good long list of amazing reads waiting for you.
Lead me where the light is ours by n.galilea also fantastic
OMG how has it taken me this long ot find you guys?????
Welcome to the party!
Thanks for the lovely recs.. am definitely adding all of these to my list. I just finished reading this phenomenal collection of fairy tales entitled 'Sillies, Fancies and Trifles' - highly recommend, it's perfect for the season. Keep up the beautiful vids!
Thanks so much for watching! We love fairytales, we'll have to check these out!
Definitely putting some of these n my 2025 TBR. Loved you categories!
Yay! Glad you liked the categories!
I just finished Will of the Many last week and I literally can't stop thinking about it. I think it's easily my pick of the year, before reading it I had like 5 ties and couldn't figure it out. Please don't mess up book 2 Islington!! So many of your picks are on my TBR for 2025, very excited esp for Sword of Kaigen that will be super early in the year!!
The Will of the Many is just SO good. The Strength of the Few is about to be amazing, we just know it!
Nevernight for fantasy, Seven Year Itch for romance and Rock, Paper, Scissors for thrillers! I loved this vlog! I couldn’t give a care about Goodreads!! Awesome video!!❤❤
Ok! Nevernight is on our TBR for 2025! Now we're even more excited!
i bought red rising on black friday! i am so excited! :) love you girls!
Red Rising forever!
First video from you guys and this was so fun! Love the variety of reads.
So glad you're here. Thanks for watching!
Agh Sword of Kaigen is soo amazing! So happy to see Ruin on here! It ruins everyone.... Also great to see The Wolf Den and Beautiful World Where Are You (I think it is Rooney's underrated work so far). I need to read The Will of the Many! Dark Matter is also very hight on my list.... Blood Over Bright Haven is probably the next one I'll get to. The book FOMO is unreal! I'll be adding Greenlights to the TBR :).
We always say: good books will be good forever. It's our way of not getting stressed when the good books are piling up and we feel like we can't get to them fast enough! There's so much to look forward to. Your reviews on each of these are going to be great. Looking forward to it.
I will read ANYTHING you guys recommend!!!
We love the trust!
I’m with Maddie. Yumi is totally a romance!!! But it has so much more!!! One of my top books this year for sure. I felt every emotion in those last 50 pages
Those last 50 pages are so incredible! Just WOW! It is definitely romantic, but it certainly doesn't read like modern romance novels. lol.
So far my recs for this year are:
Abhorsen series by Garth Nix (fantasy)
The Island by Adrian Mckinty (thriller)
Paris by Paris Hilton (memoir)
Mindhunter by John Douglas (memoir/non fiction)
Oh thanks for the recs! We need to check these out. You're not the first person to rec Abhorsen, so we are super intrigued by that one!
The Abhorsen series is nice…. The audiobooks are amazing!
@@sheilakae_ that’s how I’ve been making my way through them! Can’t go wrong with Tim curry!
@ absolutely!!💯
First of all, Maddie- your hair looks adorable 😍. But also, this is like my dream video. I like to switch up genres when I’m not sure what to read. So many amazing picks to check out! I just read Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and I’m currently reading Anxious People by Fredrik Backman.
Thanks so much! The hair was cooperating today. We love variety! We need to check out Mexican Gothic and Anxious People. Thanks for the recs!
I read Cyrano de Bergerac this year. It's a classic, but it's also a play, so it's really short. But Oh. My. Gosh. What a read. It's hilarious, heartbreaking, and beautifully written. You should definitely add it to your lists.
Oh, we’ve heard so many good things!
Hey, thanks for this awesome video! But the timestamp's off in the first memoir category at 00:22.❤
Thanks for that!
The popcorn sent me over 😂
What's an awards show without popcorn?! lol
The tree in the background is giving me all the vibes that I need
We need Christmas in this room all year round
Just finished Blood Over Bright Haven and love, love, loved it but I do think Sword of Kaigen will be my top for the year but I will say Goldfinch is probably going to be a book that stays with me for a lifetime. Last year I read a collection of novellas by Nnedi Okorafor called Binti. If you have not read them I highly highly recommend. One of my favourite classic writers is Herman Hesse. Steppenwolf is a top book I recommend. It is such a crazy mind trip. I’ve read it several times and every single time it’s like reading a new book because you catch some new thing that completely changes what you think happened in the book.
We love both, but agree that Sword of Kaigen is superior to Blood Over Bright Haven. And yes! I feel the same way about the Goldfinch! Binti is definitely on the TBR. We hear such good things! We need to check out Herman Hesse. Thanks so much for the recs!
"The cover is not giving" is my ENTIRE personality lmao
We just want the outside to fit the inside 😂
I love the Abhorsen series . Well I've only read Sabriel but hoping to continue in the series next month
Ok! We need to check this out for sure!
I have so many from your list on my TBR! TBR built by Kris and Mads. 😂 Below are some of my favorites from 2024.
Literary Suspense: The Strange Case of Sally Diamond
Thriller: Darling Girls
Mystery: We Solve Murders
Literary Fiction: Shark Heart
Historical Fiction: The Rose Code
Romance: Funny Story
Romantasy: Belladonna
Fantasy: The Final Strife
Love this list! Lots on here we haven't read yet! Thanks for the recs!
You guys have awesome taste, basically every one of these books is on my tbr! My favourites of the year are the Grace of Kings from the dandelion dynasty, project Hail Mary, dark age, I am legend, the farseer trilogy, 11/22/63
Ok our tastes are so aligned! Looks like we need to check out I am Legend and the Dandelion Dynasty is for sure on our 2025 TBR. Is I am Legend the same as the movie??
@@Krisandmads It’s different in some pretty key ways, definitely a good one to read blind though. I’d have liked to have read it without having seen the movie, but it’s still different. Also forgot to mention Stoner as one of the best books I’ve read
This video quality is excellent; what kind of camera do y'all use? Thanx so much for this video; it's my first time seeing this channel, and I enjoyed it greatly.
Thank you. We use the dji Omni pocket system
There's nothing i trust more than your recs
What a compliment 🥰
I reccomend the once and future witches!
Oh! Thanks for the rec!
I have a recommendation for you two! The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. It’s historical fiction based on the tale of friendship, loss, forgiveness, and tragedy that occurred on the Korean Island of Jeju between two women who were haenyeo, a matriarchal culture of women who dive in the sea to support their family, during World War II, the Cold War, and the years after. It’s tragic, heartbreaking, and also hopeful and heartwarming at the same time.
This sounds so good! Thank you for the rec!
IM HOOKETH!!!!!! bloodsworn was also my favorite series of the year by far!!!
John Gwynne is such a master!
You should add Cozy fantasy as a genre in 2025! I am currently loving this genre.
I want to read so many this next year!
Have to say, Bloodsworn Saga was making a case for favorite series of the year for me, but Red Rising locked that award up a while ago. I'll make a new category and make it my favorite trilogy :) Agree on Greenlights for memoir (although it was the only one I read in 2024 lol). Will of the Many wins as best overall for me, unless something tops it in my last 4 or 5 reads of the year. Maddie, I struggled with Empire of Silence, and haven't had the heart to pick up Howling Dark yet (but really want to), so I feel ya on that. My favorite standalone had to be 11/22/63, which was my first read of 2024. Definitely my favorite King novel so far besides the Stand. Great stuff as always, ladies!
Ok you're making me want to try stephen king! We're not really horror girlies, so we've been intimidated to pick on up by him, but we hear such great things!
Yeah Sun Eater is a wild one. It is clearly so sophisticated writing-wise. The world-building is all there, the scope is so vast, and the plot has such potential. I've just been missing an emotional connection to the characters, and any kind of personal investment in the stakes. It's getting there though. Mid-series it's hitting for me.
Yeah Red Rising is just so hard to beat. Nothing can top it for us, but we read it last year, so lucky for these books they don't have to compete.
@@Krisandmads 11/22/64 is definitely one of his more non-horror reads. It reads more like historical fiction.
I’ve read 28 of these! 🎉
YESSSSS the way we have the same taste haha
Great video!
Thanks so much for watching!
Just added so many of these to my TBR! Thank you 😊
I read all of ACOTAR this year, all of TOG this year, Manacled, and I am almost done with Mistborn book 1 (among many others).
Top book was the payoff of Kingdom of Ash.
Oh man! The payoff in Kingdom of Ash is insane! Love that book and that series so much! You've had an amazing reading year!
Thriller was The Bang bang sisters by Rio youers. Historical fiction was The Roaring days of Zora lily by Noelle Salazar. Mystery was The square of sevens laura Robinson-shepherd. Fiction was Pearly Everlasting by Tammy Armstrong. Fantasy was The book of doors by Gareth brown. Series was A grave robbery by Dianna raybourn(the most recent Veronica Speedwell book)😊
Oh! A lot of these are new to us. We'll have to check them out! Thanks for the recs!
Romantasy recommendation - Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider. This one took me totally by surprise. I was hooked within the first few pages and it never let me go through its entirety. I can’t wait for book 2.
Woah what a recommendation! Adding to my list because those are the best books!
Here are some recs! Unsure if you've already read any of these but these have been standouts for me over the years. Also would advise you to check trigger warnings just in case there are certain things you avoid in books!
Memoir: The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein (check trigger warnings bc it's a lot!) - such an interesting read - a truly insane memoir
Science Fiction/Thriller: The Passengers by John Marrs, The One by John Marrs
Fantasy/Series: The Poppy War series if you haven't already read it!
Historic Fiction: Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (likely my favorite book of the year)
Young Adult/Romance: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Literary Fiction: Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
Body horror/lgbtq/literary: Chlorine by Jade Song
Horrors of the world horror: Any Man by Amber Tamblyn (check trigger warnings this one is A LOT)
Genre Bending: a bit of a wildcard bc i'm not sure if you guys enjoy manga BUT - Orange (The Complete Collection) by Ichigo Takano (mix of YA manga, sci-fi element, romance)
We asked for recs and you DELIVERED!!!!!! Thank you so much adding all of these to my list to look up! Appreciate you! 🥰
I just found your channel and have been LOVING your videos so much!!
I wanted to ask if you plan to read Tasha Suri’s books? My favorite is Empire of Sand but her Burninng Kingdoms trilogy is hot right now too. I think based on some of your favs that you might like her.
Ok sounds like Tasha Suri's books need to happen! We'll check them out. Thanks for the recs!
my best series by far this year was the broken earth trilogy by n.k. jemisin, highly recommend!!!
I love The Broken Earth trilogy so much! It's amazing.
Have you read Road of Bones by Demi Winters? Viking mythology 🎉 Love the character growth of the FMC into book 2 and cannot wait for book 3!
We actually read The Road of Bones in early 2024 with our fable book club and everyone really enjoyed it! We were definitely in our viking era this year!
favorite of the year so far: Any Man by Amber Tambyn. Read triggers though.
Oh! Thanks for the rec. We'll go check it out!
Yes!!! This is what a call a book list for so many different genres! I’m excited to have found this video and ya’ll’s channel as someone who loves to be well-rounded in reading and read all genres. I just got back into reading a few years ago after having my 4th child and needing to prioritize time for me.
Two other genres I add to my list is Spiritual/Christian and Leadership/Communication (which I suppose would be Self Development as well, but I actually separate the two since I’m looking for specific reads in certain areas of growth). Thank you for this video as I have a lot of great new to me books to add to my 2025 TBR.
I just found their channel now & I'm glad..Its funny how the 2 genres you mentioned are part of my goals this year
We love spiritual and leadership books as well! So glad you found our video. Happy reading in 2025!
The Duel I'm Ruin will always ALWAYS be the best Duel I've ever read
Nothing can top it right?!
@Krisandmads I think Papa Gwynne is the only one that can ever top himself.
divine rivals/ruthless vows!!!!!!! for romantasy rec
Kristen loves that duology! Maddie needs to finish it!!! Thanks for the reminder!
Find the forbidden book Manifestation Hacks by Olivia Cooper to discover what they're not telling us.
If you haven’t please please please read the Wayward Pines trilogy by Blake Crouch!!
& go in fully blind :)
Roger that! It's a top priority for January!
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware
Need to add this to my list!
first! hehe
Winner winner chicken dinner!
Would love to see some Black authors next time ❤️
we do not usually make lists based on race/gender/demographic, but if you'd like some of our favorite recommendations by black authors they are:
the broken earth trilogy by n.k. jemison
the burning series by evan winter
legendborn by tracey deon
all absolutely amazing! happy reading!
Help me please. I am an avid reader but I am having a hard time believing that anyone could actually "read" 200 per year books.(a paper made book). Are you including audio books??? Are you including graphic novels? (Which are nothing more than comic books.) Or.....are the books counted only the 200 page romance novels?? Would someone out there help me figure this out?
Hello! Both of us read an average of 4 hours a day which is both physical and audio. We do not read graphic novels :)
Thanks for responding.