Damage Report On Our 2025 Reading Goals… AND 20+ Books We're Reading ASAP!

In this episode of The Sisterhood Podcast, we’re checking in on our 2025 reading goals after Q1—what’s working, what’s not, and the tweaks we’re making for Q2! 📚 We also share 10-20 book titles we’re excited to dive into this spring, perfect for anyone looking to build their Q2 TBR or stay motivated on their own reading journey. Whether you're someone who made New Year reading resolutions, loves a good wrap-up and reset, or just wants a peek behind the scenes at how we approach reading as content creators, this one’s for you. ✨ We talk accountability, routines, and keeping things fun and flexible—and yes, we mention some seriously exciting 2025 book releases too. 💬 Drop your Q2 reading plans in the comments—we love hearing from fellow book lovers and helping you stay inspired. Timestamps & book list in the description below! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:27 Checkin: Maddie’s 2025 Reading Goals 02:03 Checkin: Kristen’s 2025 Reading Goals 04:41 2025 Releases Maddie’s Excited to Read 06:49 Kristen’s Slower More Intentional Approach to Her TBR 09:59 2025 Releases Kristen’s Excited About 10:51 Series Maddie is Continuing 14:54 Series for Kristen 19:58 Books We Won’t Read on Audiobook 20:57 Starting Our First Stephen King Book 23:03 Romance Books on Kristen’s TBR 25:19 New Series Maddie Is Anticipating 27:14 Kristen is Tackling Liveship Traders Trilogy 31:52 Resolutions Can Shift! Let’s Have A Great Q2! BOOKS MENTIONED Gifted and Talented By Olivie Blake Katabasis By R.F. Kuang Bury Our Bones In the Midnight Soil By V.E. Schwab First-Time Caller By B.K. Borison Flawless By Elsie Silver Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne Collins The Burning Series The Rage of Dragons and Fires of Vengeance By Evan Winters Audiobook Narrator: Prentice Onayemi The Lost Queen series By Signe Pike The Bound and the Broken Series By Ryan Cahill Vilest Things By Chloe Gong An Ember in the Ashes Series By Sabaa Tahir Infernal Devices By Cassandra Clare Legendborn Cycle By Tracy Deonn Dungeon Crawler Carl By Matt Dinniman A Sea of Unspoken Things By Adrienne Young Death of the Author By Nnedi Okorafor Murderbot By Martha Wells 11/22/63 Stephen King Chestnut Springs By Elsie Silver Age of Madness Trilogy By Joe Abercrombie The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy By Robin Hobb Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan Daughter of the Empire By Raymond E. Feist and Jenny Wurst Dandelion Dynasty By Ken Liu The Expanse By James S.A. Corey A Song of Ice and Fire By George R.R. Martin Liveship Traders By Robin Hobb Let’s connect! Join our Patreon read-and-watch club: patreon.com/KrisandMadsSisterhood Have a business inquiry? Email us: [email protected] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kris.and.mads Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisandmads All our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.mads To check out our brother C.Ray's music which we use in all our episodes, you can find him here: https://www.youtube.com/@SeeRayHardly #BookTube #FantasyBooks #BookClub #Reading #Books #readinggoals #TBR2025 #bookpodcast #ReadingGoals2025 #Quarter2TBR #TBRUpdate #BookPodcast #ReadingWrapUp #ReadersOfYouTube #ContentCreatorLife #BehindTheScenes #ReadingAccountability #BookishCommunity #BooksToRead2025 #MidYearCheckIn #BookLoversUnite #ReadingMotivation #GoalSettingForReaders