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Book Recommendations That Actually Lived Up to the Hype

May 18, 2026 · 25 min

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In this episode, we’re talking about one of our favorite topics: books we love, books we’ll never stop recommending, and the ones that completely ruined our standards forever.

We get into what we’re currently reading, the books we wish we could experience for the first time again, and our top 5 books of all time (which somehow felt more stressful to choose than expected). We also talk about the books that actually lived up to the hype, the best series we’ve ever read, and why certain fictional characters still occupy way too much space in our minds.

Whether you’re a casual reader, a full-blown bookworm, or just looking for your next obsession, this episode is basically one long recommendation list with a lot of yapping in between.


🎙️ In This Episode:• What we’re currently reading• Books we wish we could read again for the first time• Our top 5 books of all time• Books that lived up to the hype• The best book series we’ve read


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