Rather be Reading

Join us this week as Persephone tells us all about The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightly, followed by Alissa telling us all about My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones!

Listen in to hear Alissa’s fave book to screen adaptations! Have you seen any of these movies? Read any of these books?? Let us know!

Welcome to another mini where Seph shares her favorite (and least favorite) book to screen adaptations!

Tune is as Lis talks about a book she read straight from her summer TBR & Seph talks about the amazing new Rachel Gillig book!!!

Join us this week to hear about what Alissa wants to read (but probably won’t read) this summer!!! Any books on your TBR for this season?

Welcome to a belated summer tbr from Seph! The tbr is split into two categories: Summer vibes & priority reads for this summer. Come take a listen and maybe find a book to add to YOUR tbr this summer! Also in this mini, we celebrate reaching 10 followers on Spotify! Cheers to all ten of you!

Join us for our FORTIETH EPISODE!!!! 40 episodes!! Time flies & we’ve loved this journey. Thank you for sharing your time with us to hear about our most recent reads & all things bookish. In this episode, Lis tells us all about her experience reading Twisted by Emily McIntire & Seph tells us all about her experience reading A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab! Have you read either of these book...

Welcome to another minisode! In this mini, Seph digs into some books that straight up piss her off 🙈 Come take a listen to some passionate rage and maybe some unpopular opinions?

Join the Rather be Reading duo as Seph chats about The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett & Alissa chats about The Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller. Also, would you rather show up entirely overdressed or entirely underdressed for any given occasion? Join us while we explore this topic!

Wanna hear one of the Rather be Reading hosts hop on a soapbox & complain about all the books she hates? This week, Alissa talks about all the books she hates & why. Do you share her disdain?

Join the Rather be Reading duo this week as Alissa talks about The Thick & the Lean by Chana Porter, followed by Seph’s discussion of The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan. You won’t want to miss it ♥️

In this mini, Seph & Lis join forces to talk about April showers… aka books that have made us cry 😭 Whether a tearjerker is your jam or you’re looking for books to avoid- give it a listen!

After an (unintentional) Spring break, Rather be Reading is back! This week, Seph tells us about her dip into a classic with Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, and Lis fills us in on her read, The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo!

Welcome to a new RbR episode! For March, Lis & Seph decided to dive deep into their tbrs and find a book that has lived there for wayyyy too long. And we are so glad we did! Lis read We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson and Seph read The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. We hope you enjoy!

For March’s minisode eps, we decided to share the wacky tropes we have heard of or read about. In this mini, Seph lists some of her faves (or… not faves). We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the last Minisode of Love Month!! In this little ep of Rather be Reading, Alissa passionately describes her hatred towards certain romance tropes! Do you share in her hatred?

Join the Rather be Reading duo for their second romance episode in honor of Valentines Day! Yay love month! Seph kicks us off by chatting about Sorcery & Small Magics by Maiga Doocy (which sounds like such a fun read btw). Alissa then chats about Wolfsong by TJ Klune! Have you read either of these?

Welcome to our first minisode of the new year! It’s February, which means love, but we were feeling like being haters this month, so come listen to Seph’s least favorite tropes in romance!

HAPPY LOVE MONTH, Book lovers ♥️♥️♥️ for this month, the Rather be Reading duo has decided to read.. you guessed it.. ROMANCE NOVELS!! After a month long break, Seph & Alissa are back! We start with updates, then Alissa discusses her experience reading Raider of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura, followed by Seph, who shares her review of Normal People by Sally Rooney! Have you read either of these?...

Join us for this minisode of RBR in honor of National Mental Health Awareness month. Alissa lists her fave books with mental health representation. If you are struggling, please seek help. You are not alone. Sending all our love this holiday season ♥️

Welcome to our Winter Wonderland Episodes! This December, we are reading winter or holiday themed books. Lis did us the honor of reading Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon and we had a lot of fun diving into all the elements of this book 😈 Then, Seph read a festive murder mystery, Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson, where the murder victim literally leaves behind the word...

For December’s minis, we at RbR want to talk about mental health awareness through our favorite representations of mental health in books! This week, Seph shares some of her favorites (all fantasy, of course).

Dark Academia pt 2. In episode 32, we tackle the second half of November’s Dark Academia theme, and murder is abound in both our reads this week! First, Seph details her experience reading A Dark And Drowning Tide by Allison Saft. Next, hear Alissa chat about Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens.

Welcome to Dark Academia month for Seph & Lis!! Join us as we talk about two very different dark academia books, each bringing a special flare to the literary space. Alissa describes her experience reading Murder Your Employer: The McMaster’s Guide to Homicide & Persephone discusses her read, The Will of the Many by James Islington. Listen if you dare!!

Welcome to November’s second minisode where Seph tells us about reads that have been recommended to her that, alas, still reside on her tbr BUT… she hasn’t forgotten about them.