Jenn 'n Juice

Episdoe 143: November Book Club Wrap-up and Best Books of 2025

Episode Summary

In this episode, we are joined by Sisters On The Same Page, Lauren and Lindi, as we wrap up November's book club pick, "In Five Years" by Rebecca Serle, and review all the books we read together in 2025. We all share our favorite books we've enjoyed this year, and The Sisters also leave us with several recommendations to add to your TBR to enjoy over the upcoming holiday season! Book Club 2025 Books: February: “The Wedding People” by Alison Espach March: “Wedding Dashers” by Heather McBreen April: “Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez May: “One Golden Summer” by Carley Fortune & “Wild Dark Shore” by Charlotte McConaghy June: “The Beach Trap” by Ali Brady July: “The Summer We Ran” by Audrey Ingram August: “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall September: “The Bright Years” by Sarah Damoff October: “Sometimes I Lie” by Alice Feeney November: “In Five Years” by Rebecca Serle Favorite Books of 2025 for Lindi: “Finding Grace” by Loretta Rothschild “The Best Man’s Ghostwriter” by Matthew Starr “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker “Broken Country” by Claire Leslie Hall “The Bright Years” by Sarah Damoff “The Academy” by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham Favorite Books of 2025 for Lauren: “Count My Lies” by Sophie Stava “One Golden Summer” by Carley Fortune “The Ghostwriter” by Julie Clark “The Seven Year Slip” by Ashley Poston “In Five Years” by Rebecca Serle Books to read in December: “My Merry Mistake” by Courtney Walsh “The Christmas Ring” by Karen Kingsbury (Movie out now) “How My Neighbor Stole Christmas” by Meghan Quinn With Sequel: “Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal” by Meghan Quinn “The Christmas Tree Farm” by Laurie Gilmore “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey “In a Holidaze” by Christina Lauren “Lovelight Farms” by B.K. Borison “Holiday Romance” by Catherine Walsh “The Christmas Guest” by Sally Royer-Derr (psych thriller/romance mix) “Merry Ex-Mas” by Courtney Walsh “Emergency Contact” by Lauren Layne “Winter Street” by Elin Hilderbrand “The Family Game” by Catherine Steadman (thriller at Christmas time)

Episode Notes

Book Club 2025 Books:

February: “The Wedding People” by Alison Espach

March: “Wedding Dashers” by Heather McBreen

April: “Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez

May: “One Golden Summer” by Carley Fortune & “Wild Dark Shore” by Charlotte McConaghy

June: “The Beach Trap” by Ali Brady

July: “The Summer We Ran” by Audrey Ingram

August:  “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall

September: “The Bright Years” by Sarah Damoff

October: “Sometimes I Lie” by Alice Feeney

November: “In Five Years” by Rebecca Serle

Favorite Books of 2025 for Lindi:

“Finding Grace” by Loretta Rothschild 

“The Best Man’s Ghostwriter” by Matthew Starr

“All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker

“Broken Country” by Claire Leslie Hall

“The Bright Years” by Sarah Damoff

“The Academy” by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham

Favorite Books of 2025 for Lauren:

“Count My Lies” by Sophie Stava

“One Golden Summer” by Carley Fortune

“The Ghostwriter” by Julie Clark 

“The Seven Year Slip” by Ashley Poston

“In Five Years” by Rebecca Serle

Books to read in December: 

“My Merry Mistake” by Courtney Walsh

“The Christmas Ring” by Karen Kingsbury (Movie out now)

“How My Neighbor Stole Christmas” by Meghan Quinn

With Sequel: “Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal” by Meghan Quinn

“The Christmas Tree Farm” by Laurie Gilmore

“Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

“In a Holidaze” by Christina Lauren

“Lovelight Farms” by B.K. Borison

“Holiday Romance” by Catherine Walsh

“The Christmas Guest” by Sally Royer-Derr (psych thriller/romance mix)

“Merry Ex-Mas” by Courtney Walsh

“Emergency Contact” by Lauren Layne

“Winter Street” by Elin Hilderbrand

“The Family Game” by Catherine Steadman (thriller at Christmas time)

 

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