In Our Bookish Era

Happy October Night Owls! Apologizes for the delayed episode, the weather gods weren't on our side this month, but we're here and we're ready to yap. We've got two books that you should definitely add to your list. The first is a horror novel about demons, or is it drug induced psychosis - read to find out! Next is a book you've seen everywhere, but maybe you haven't picked...

We've got two books this month about missing kids, presumed dead. With no planning by us, our two books are eerily similar. Kids vanish without a trace. The cops and adults are no use. Amateur sleuths are on the case trying to figure out what really happened. Neither of us have finished our books at the time of the recording, and we have no solids causes on the truth. Listen in and let us know...

It's still too hot to read outside. Thankfully we've got some thrillers to keep us chilled and indoors. Murders galore. Sleuthing. Useless cops. We've got it all. Books Discussed The Anniversary by Alex Finlay Its Not Her by Mary Kubica

Summer is officially here and man is it getting toasty where we live. Maybe that's why we've got two books where you can't quite trust the narrator as they tell their tale. Are they telling us the truth, is it all make believe, we're putting them in the hot seat to find out. Books Discussed: Butterfly Garde by Dot Hutchinson Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

This month is accidently all about the moms. One book is about a mom whose son is the prime suspect in the disappearance of his school bully. The other is about a trad wife who wakes up on the 1800s and can finally live out her life the old school way she always talks about on her socials. What wouldn't a mom do for their kid? Books Discussed: All The Other Moms Hate Me by Sarah Harman Yestery...

We all told not to judge a book by its cover, and yet we do it anyway. This month both books are bright colors that draw the eye. And thankfully the pages within match up with expectations. An island stuck in 1994 and a woman who moves states to be closer to the man accused on multiple murders that she's been writing letters to. Books Discussed: Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano Love Letters to a S...

Coming at cha with two thrillers that'll have you doing anything you can to sneak in another page or another 10 minutes of audio. Ms. Freida got Rachael again, with a domestic thriller of a woman who's too smart for her own good. Kristia's book will have you questioning what is reality and if anything is real or not anymore. Books Discussed: Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden The Patient b...

Turns out the false Spring got to us in February, so apologizes dear night owls, for the delayed episode! This episode we've got two high school aged main characters. One's in a cult, and one joins a secret society at her school, so same same. We've got magic, secrets, questionable truths, and stories of survival. Books Discussed: Ledgenborn by Tracy Deonn The Scared Life of Minnow Bly...

Hey Night Owls! It's officially 2026, and while life may be a dumpster fire right now, we at least have books! For the two of us, January was a hit! One high fantasy, one domestic thriller that hit the big screens. Yeah, escaping into books was a good start for us. Books Discussed: The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden The Will of the Many by James Islington

2025 may have been hit or miss for us, but we ended on a high note. Listen in to hear Kristia yap about her current hyper fixation, The Game Changers series by Rachel Reid and Heated Rivalry by Crave. While Rachael found an audiobook that had her so hooked, she finished the entire thing! Charlie Donlea's The Girl Who Was Taken was that girl! PS: Kristia got a cold for Christmas (rude) so pleas...

Wow, November flew by for us, and unfortunately it wasn't a great reading month. Rachael got part way through two different audiobooks, both promising. While Kristia had a flop of a month, with a lot of mid reads. Books Discussed: Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes Quicksilver by Callie Hart If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia

Happy Halloween everyone! We've got a spooky good episode for you this month. Kristia finally found a properly creepy book that shouldn't be read while you're alone at night. While Rachael may have found a cure for the slump she's found herself in after Fourth Wing - or will she end up in another one with this series. Only time will tell. Books Discussed: Intercepts by T.J. Payne S...

Two very different books today. One is an Audible Original of one of the very first vampire stories ever told. And one is a horror novel that will give you the hebbie-gebbies. TW: Kristia's Book (starting around the 10 minute mark) is a pregnancy horror novel, with themes of intense self harm and mutilation. This episode does not go into detail on what those are within the book, but it is disc...

August is the month of thrillers for us. Kristia's book reads like an episode of Criminal Minds and has you hooked from the first chapter. Rachael's book is more domestic thriller, making you wonder if you can actually trust anyone. Books Discussed: All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby You Deserve to Know by Aggie Blum Thompson

The weather has been getting hotter and we've been hiding out indoors with the AC on full blast. Nothing is as it seems with this month's picks. Trust no one and nothing, and you might make it out alive. Books Discussed: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley Hide by Kiersten White

This episode we're talking about some of our most anticipated reads. Kristia got lucky and her reads knocked it outta the park, 10/10 all around! Rachael, unfortunately, her book was a bit of a flop. We'll have to check in with her and see if she picked the series back up or not. Books Discussed: Double Your Standards by Sarah Blue Bourbon & Proof by Victoria Wilder Throne of Glass by...

A newer release and the start of a sci-fi fantasy are what we're discussing this month. A psychological thriller that got Rachael hooked immediately and never let her go. And a fantastic start to a highly rated sci-fi/fantasy series had Kristia in a chokehold. Books Discussed: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Happy May Yall! April had some winners in it! A nice little mix of thrillers, some thinkers, and as always, a little romance. Some that were even worth staying up way past our bedtime to read! Books Discussed: The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami Pucking Around by Emily Rath The Silent Patient by lex Michaelides The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent

March was full of winners. Not only did we each celebrate another trip around the sun, but it was filled with 5 star reads! Books Discussed: The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin Thirteen by Steve Cavanash Sunrise Over the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

February brought up romance with a body count, dragons (so many dragons), a secret society of women taking out bad men, and a baby gone missing at 30,000 feet. Books Discussed: Missing in Flight by Audrey J. Cole Necessary Evils Series by Onley James The Last Invitation by Darby Kane

After 72 days, January has finally come to an end! Anyone else thankful February is here? Thankfully January did have a highly anticipated release for Kristia! Plus some historical fiction mixed in, who is she?? Rachael is back with a repeat author, does she possibly have a new auto-buy author?? Books Discussed: Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison The Women by Kristin Hannah Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarr...

We're wrapping up our December reads this episode, and we had a fantastic end of 2024! A great variety this episode, and they're all bangers, we promise! Books Discussed: My Husband by Maud Ventura Wool by Hugh Howey That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming The House In The Pines by Ana Reyes  The Surgeon by Leslie Wolfe

Thrillers. Science Fiction. Horror. Some Romance. We've got a bit of a mix for you today! Some repeat authors as well back their way back to the pod! And a debut you really should read. Never Lie by Freida McFadden The Deep by Nick Cutter Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

Vampires, ghosts, Greek gods, cheating husbands, friendship. This episode really has it all! Of the twenty books Kristia read this month, she's giving you two of her favorites. Rachael has a lot of half finished books, but this one snagged her attention and never let go. The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen Phantasma by Kaylie Smith So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

HelloOoOoO It's not secret around here that we love October, so we're giving ya some extra content this month! Yall remember The Exorcist - Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair... yeah, of course you do. Well it was a book first - because aren't they all! Rachael dove into this one this month to see if it lived up to the hype. Kristia's book club read We Used to Live Here, whi...