In episode 43 of Fully Booked, I go over the 10 books that I completed in June as well as some road trip "adventures" 💯👀🚗

timestamps:

(00:26) intro + road trip adventure

(06:42) monthly highlights

(09:10) The Great Undoing

(12:24) It's A Love Story

(17:44) Sounds Like Love

(22:19) The Right Move

(27:55) Allegiant

(31:21) The Tenant

(33:12) DNF

(34:25) best vs. worst pick

(35:47) outro

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In episode 42 of Fully Booked, I go through the goals that I set at the beginning of the year and if I've hit or missed the mark, as well as what and how much I've read so far in 2025 🔖❓🎯

timestamps:

(00:26) highlight reel of my reading journey + DOB of the day

(05:33) monthly & yearly stats

(10:16ll) goal + action review

(17:54) favourite book

(20:21) biggest disappointment

(21:47) biggest surprise

(22:59) new favourite author

(27:26) anticipated releases for rest of 2025

(32:26) need to read by end of 2025

(35:08) outro

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In episode 41 of Fully Booked, I chat about a few of my recent favs that would make great movies or TV shows 🎬📺 (and wishing some of these could come to fruition in 2026 🤩)

timestamps:

(00:26) intro + DOB of the day

(05:50) Magnolia Parks

(12:36) Inheritance Games

(16:00) None of This is True

(17:30) The Favourites

(21:42) Great Big Beautiful Life

(24:13) TJR's Hollywood series

(26:20) Divine Rivals

(28:47) outro

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In episode 40 of Fully Booked, I play This or That and go through all my bookish favourites 📗🩷🎧

timestamps:

(00:26) intro + building community

(03:19) one vs. multiple books

(04:36) hard vs. paperbacks

(05:28) physical vs. e-books

(05:58) audiobooks vs. book playlists

(07:10) one vs. multiple POV

(07:56) first vs. third person

(09:35) fantasy vs. contemporary

(10:47) friends vs. enemies to lovers

(11:07) morning vs. nighttime reading

(11:43) tea vs. coffee!

(12:50) fiction vs. non-fiction

(13:52) library vs. bookstore

(16:07) music vs. silence

(16:59) bookmark vs. dog-earring

(18:09) over vs. under 500 pages

(19:05) standalone vs. series

(20:12) beach vs. cozy winter read

(21:32) outro

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In episode 39 of Fully Booked, I talk about all the books I read during the May showers (idk what happened to April...) ☔️🏡⚔

timestamps:

(00:26) intro

(04:16) monthly highlights

(07:03) Promise Me Sunshine

(11:42) 10 Words to Live By

(13:16) Insurgent

(15:18) best vs. worst pick

(19:10) outro

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In episode 38 of Fully Booked, I discuss the joys of entering the summer season and the six books I hope to read this summer ☀️🏖️🕶️

timestamps:

(00:26) intro & outdoor reading

(02:11) One Golden Summer

(03:15) Middle of the Night

(06:08) The Wedding People

(08:41) Sounds Like Love

(09:39) 28 Summers

(11:33) Firefly Lane

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In episode 37 of Fully Booked, I cover some books being released mid-2025 as well as some recent book adaptation updates (some very recent!) 📰📘🎬

timestamps:

(00:26) intro + DOB of the day

(04:43) May releases

(09:03) June releases

(10:56) July releases

(13:33) August releases

(15:29) SYRM series continuation

(16:40) Em Hen adaptations

(17:57) CoHo adaptations

(19:43) other book adaptations

(24:27) outro

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In episode 36 of Fully Booked, I discuss a topic that is still hot in 2025 and the effects that tropification is having on books and the publishing industry 📱📝🛏️

timestamps:

(01:08) reddit post on tropification

(03:13) origins and marketing aspect

(05:31) why people like tropes

(07:45) series hype and let-down

(09:08) contrived storylines

(11:06) authors getting lost

(12:54) future of romance books and conclusion

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