Jess and Trisha talk about a TON of adaptations (or possible adaptations) and then get into the books they’re excited about for the second half of 2025.

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My oh my there are a lot of adaptations (yay!?). Here’s a round up:

Hana Khan Carries On [The Hollywood Reporter]

People We Meet on Vacation [Deadline]

Funny You Should Ask [Deadline]

Before I Let Go [Deadline]

Rifts and Refrains [Deadline]

The New Haven novels [The Hollywood Reporter]

The Harlequin/CW deal [Variety]

Birding With Benefits [The Cinemaholic]

The Rose Hill series [Variety]

Books Discussed:

August Lane by Regina Black

Cross the Line by Simone Soltani

When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa

You’ve Got a Place Here, Too edited by Ebony LaDelle (08/12/2025)

How to Sell a Romance by Alexa Martin

Faster by Andie J. Christopher (9/9/25)

Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz (11/18/25)

Not You Again by Erin La Rosa (11/11/25)

Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti (9/23/25)

Isn’t It Obvious by Rachel Runya Katz (10/21/25)

Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun (9/2/25) 

The Re-Write by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (08/12/25)

Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading).

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