Jess and Trisha discuss what might be coming in 2025, including book club, trends, and romances they can’t wait to read.

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News

Book club is back!! We’re reading Even if The Sky is Falling edited by Taj McCoy, probably in late February! Or early March!

And Jess was on Rebel Ever After with Ella Dawson. Check it out!

Books Discussed

One for the Team by Aria Daze

A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell

I Think I’m In Love With an Alien by Ann Aguirre (6/17/25)

There’s Something About Mira by Sonali Dev (2/1/25)

I Got Abducted By Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Romcom by Kimberly Lemming (2/25/25)

Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews (5/20/25)

The Broposal by Sonora Reyes (1/21/25)

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (7/15/25)

Losing Sight by Tati Richardson (2/11/25)

Dream On Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake (5/13/25)

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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