Well Read Dames Book Club

We're diving back into the Bright Falls series by Ashley Herring Blake and read Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail this episode! Please see our previous podcast for Delilah Green Doesn't Care if you want to listen to them in order. This book has rom-com vibes along with HGTV vibes which is a very fun element to the story. This book is a delightful sequel and we all really enjoyed Astrid's...

Join the Well Read Dames as we read this feminist classic from 1983 by Marion Zimmer Bradley, which turns the tale of Camelot on its head. Told from Morgaine's point of view opposed to Arthur's, Lancelot's, the Merlin's, or any other member of the round table's point of view, this book explores Avalon's side of the Camelot tale. Join us as we discuss the book and the mini series adaptation!

Join the Well Read Dames as we discuss the lovely rom-com Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake! We dig deep in this one to discuss miscommunications, childhood trauma, and of course that embarrassing meet-cute! We love a book that makes us laugh, and grin ear to ear, opposed to cry so please grab your headphones, favorite beverage of choice, and join us for this book club discuss...

The Well Read Dames are taking a break from book discussion to discuss a show we love as much as our books! Following the season 3 finale, and what might have been the series finale of Apple+ comedy Ted Lasso, we break down our favorite moments, characters, and discuss what we'd like to see in the future if we're gifted with more of this show that we love, including our thoughts on potenti...

Join the Well Read Dames as we continue our favorite series so far of 2023! This episode we are discussing book 2, The Ballad of Never After by the brilliant Stephanie Garber. To recap, Stephanie Garber first brought us the Caraval series, which we read and published our book club episodes of at the end of 2022. This new series takes Jacks, a character from Caraval, and gives him his own series, a...

Join the Well Read Dames as we embark on our favorite series so far of 2023! We have already bought fan art, and are full of fan theories for what the end of this series will hold, but join us first at the beginning of book 1, Once Upon a Broken Heart by the brilliant Stephanie Garber. Stephanie Garber first brought us the Caraval series, which we read and published out book club episodes of at th...

Welcome to this episode where we are discussing the second book in the Crescent City series, House of Sky and Breath written by Sarah J. Maas, or Queen Maas, as I like to call her. This book was a long and fantastic ride, which ended in my favorite cliffhanger of all time, which is saying quite a lot. Join us as we discuss each character's journey this book, our favorite moments, favorite characte...

Join us as we discuss the conclusion to The Folk Of The Air series by Holly Black! This third book is such a wonderful ride full of confessions, vulnerability, and of course monsters. Without giving it away, we loved this book and hope you did as well!

Happy Sunday and welcome to Cardan's reign as the King of Elfhame! This week The Well Read Dames are discussing The Wicked King, which is the second book in Holly Black's The Folk of the Air series. Jude finds herself in a powerful position but knows it is a matter of time until the other shoe drops, and it drops in a big way! Will Cardan be able to step up from puppet king to the real king that E...

Happy Sunday! The week The Well Read Dames enter the world of Faerie and the Kingdom of Elfhame as they discuss The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. We loved this series, officially titled The Folk of the Air, by Holly Black and are very exited to share our discussion with you. Grab your drink of choice and join us as we discuss Jude and her many actions, our thoughts of Taryn, Locke, and of course Pr...

Happy February Book Club members! The Well Read Dames are dropping this episode out of order as we discussed the recent holidays at the beginning and I didn't want to cut our banter in case anyone else could relate! This episode we discuss Madeline Miller's book The Song of Achilles! As lovers of all things Ancient Greek, mythology, romance, and LGBTQ friendly, we had high hopes picking up this bo...

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to 2023! Join the Well Read Dames as they embark on a journey with the Eastwood sisters in The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow! This book was a wild ride from the first page to the last and each sister's story was unique, compelling, and frequently frustrating along the way. We thoroughly enjoyed reading it and hope you have fun listening to our book c...

Join us as we discuss Finale, the third and final book in The Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber. This book is written from both Scarlett and Tella's point of views as secrets are discovered and true identities are revealed. This book and episode of our podcast are my personal favorites of the series because it was the first episode in many months that we were able to record in person. The chaos t...

I hope everyone had a wonderful week and are ready to continue the adventures of Scarlett and Tella as The Well Read Dames discuss Legendary, the second book in Stephanie Garber's Caraval series! Legendary is primarily told from Tella's perspective and nothing is certain as she tries to determine who she can trust while she tries to win the game. The stakes are higher than they have ever been, not...

One Sunday, two new episodes?! That's right, today we are back with two new book club podcast episodes! In this episode, the Well Read Dames, head into a new world of magic and mystery as we discuss Caraval, the first book in a series by the same name, written by Stephanie Garber. Join us as we discuss the adventures of Scarlett and Tella while trying to figure out who can be trusted in this excit...

And we're back! I apologize for the unexpected hiatus, but please do enjoy this Book Club episode where we are breaking down all the twists and turns of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas! 

Join the well read dames as we discuss one of our favorite books we’ve ever read, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig! We get in depth during this one and discuss how this book resonated with us on multiple levels. Matt Haig has crafted Nora’s story, her journey, into a touching and strangely relatable tale as she evaluates her perceived missteps and missed opportunities and is given the option to s...

Welcome to the Well Read Dames book club discuss of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's gothic horror thriller, Mexican Gothic! Grab a drink and join us as we discuss Noemi's harrowing journey and unlock the mystery and monsters that lurk inside the Doyle mansion. We really enjoyed this book and discussion and look forward to the Hulu adaptation coming at some point in the future! 

Hello and welcome to the Well Read Dames everyone! I apologize this episode has taken so long to come out but it was a doozy of an editing process and a heck of a year so far. But I am excited to present our book club discussion on Winter, the Fourth and final book (aside from some spin offs) in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer! We loved this series and enjoyed discussing Winter. We're not af...

Join the Well Read Dames as we discuss Cress, the third book in The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. This Rapunzel retelling may be my favorite book of the series and we have a fantastic time breaking it down in a whole new way. Grab a drink of your choice and join us as we follow our new protagonist Cress, and the notorious Captain Carswell Thorne as they find their way through an adventure nei...

We're back and breaking it all down in this one! Grab a drink and join us as we put on our red cloaks and pour ourselves a glass of wine for this Red Riding Hood inspired story! Scarlet is a spitfire, Wolf is a hot head and their story is full of excitement and adventure. Speaking of adventure, Cinder is having a bit of her own as she searches for answers with fellow most wanted criminal Captain C...

This episode I have the privilege of speaking with best-selling author Maria Ann Green!  We discuss her latest thriller release, Edge of Darkness, which is book three in her Darkness series, her romance novels, what she loves about each different genre and what she has planned for future books and genres to come!  In addition to being a stellar writer and wonderful person to talk to, Maria has 9 b...

Grab a drink and join us as we dive into Cinder, the first book in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer! Cinder is a futuristic, sci-fi retelling of Cinderella, a tale we all felt we knew so well prior to reading this book. Marissa Meyer has transformed it into a story so creative and at times heart wrenching we were not able to put it down and on this podcast episode we are doing a thorough book...

We are back and recording virtually for the second episode of 2020! This episode of The Well Read Dames Book Club, we break down Sarah J. Maas' new book Crescent City, House of Earth and Blood. This is the first Maas book we've read besides the A Court of Thorns and Roses series which we loved and we found ourselves quickly immersed in this new fae world! Set in more modern times, with modern char...

It is 2020 and the Dames are back and ready to read! Join us this episode as we do our best to discuss Kurt Vonnegut's masterpiece Slaughterhouse Five in all of its non-linear glory. We really enjoyed this book and hope we did it justice in our discussion of it. Susie and I had read it originally back in November whereas Alicia finished reading the book the day we recorded so she is really running...