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📚 What's on our reading list this week? Welcome back to the Hello Bestea Podcast! 🫖 This week, we're diving into psychological thrillers, shocking family secrets, emotional romance, gritty crime fiction, and addictive urban fiction! Join us as we chat about books by Grady Hendrix, Lisa Jewell, Emily Henry, Karin Slaughter, S.A. Cosby, and Jahquel J. From The Final Girl Support Group to Capone, t...

Hey Besteas! 💕📚 This week on the Hello Bestea Podcast, we're diving into a little bit of EVERYTHING! From shocking psychological thrillers and unsettling horror to complicated love stories and thought-provoking fiction, our latest reads are taking us on quite the emotional roller coaster! Join us as we chat about Becoming Mrs. Abbott by Kiersten Modglin, Sleeping Dogs Lie by Samantha Downing, Ho...

Hey Besteas! 💕📚 This week on the Hello Bestea Podcast, we're talking books, books, and MORE books! From life-changing lessons in The Greatest Salesman in the World to the dark mystery of Mystic River, the twists of First Lie Wins, and Alice Feeney's psychological thriller My Husband's Wife, we've got plenty to discuss! Plus, we're sharing what's next on our ever-growing TBR (To Be Read) lists. B...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  Our TBRs have officially taken over! This week on Hello Bestea Podcast, we’re talking about what we’ve been reading—from twisty mysteries and thrillers to YA favorites, memoir, drama, and a certain obsessive bookstore manager we just can’t seem to quit. 👀   We’re getting into the You series by Caroline Kepnes, The Janitor by Don Winslow, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holl...

​  @HelloBesteaPodcast  Books We Can’t Stop Talking About 📚 | Thrillers, Dark Romance, Fantasy & Book-to-Screen Reads   This week we’re talking about the books currently taking over our reading lives! From twisty thrillers and dark romance to fantasy favorites and binge-worthy book-to-screen stories, we’re sharing our thoughts on *Mayhem and the Mortal*, *The Unraveling*, the *Legendborn Cycl...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast OUR TBR IS OUT OF CONTROL 📚   Looking for your next great read? 📖 In Episode 124 of the **Hello Bestea Podcast**, we're sharing what we’re reading right now, what’s next on our TBR, and the books we can’t stop talking about.   We’re covering book recommendations across romance, thrillers, mystery, fantasy, nonfiction, and more—including *All About Love* by bell hooks, *Haunt...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  Hello bestea! ☕ Welcome back to Tea Time, where we sip, spill, and stack our TBRs. In today’s video we're sharing 13 book recommendations—from twisty psychological thrillers and dark domestic suspense to sharp essays, sci‑fi, and mystery—plus what’s currently on our TBR and why these picks made the cut. Books mentioned (in order): One Little Mistake – Lucinda Berry The Dinne...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  ☕ Welcome to Hello Bestea Tea Time! In this video we're sharing our latest book recommendations with timestamps so you can jump to the books you care about most.   👇 Let’s chat: Which book are you adding to your TBR first? What’s one book you’re currently obsessed with? Any recs we need to read next? 📚   Books in this video: 1:36 – The Devil Wears Scrubs – Freida McFadden...

In this episode of the Hello Bestea Podcast, we’re spilling all the bookish tea — from the books we couldn’t put down to the ones we had to DNF (and why). If you love honest book reviews, dark romance, thrillers, and aesthetic reads, this one’s for you. We dive into everything we’ve been reading lately, including psychological thrillers, dark academia vibes, and trending BookTok favorites. Plus, w...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  The Last Flight by Julie Clark is a dark thriller book summary about two women, one desperate escape, and the dangerous choice that changes everything. If you’re looking for a The Last Flight book review, plot explanation, or thriller summary, this video breaks it all down. In this video, we cover the chilling twists, emotional tension, and gripping storyline that make The La...

We’re sharing the books we’re currently reading, plus first impressions, favorites, and honest reading updates. In this current reads video, we talk about what’s on our nightstand, which books surprised us, and what we plan to finish next. If you love bookTube, reading vlogs, and book recommendations, this one is for you. Books featured in this video 🤓: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear is a...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  There is something quietly intoxicating about stories that revolve around books, secrets, and the people who guard them. The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin invites you into a world of hidden gatherings, whispered conversations, and the subtle power of literature to connect—and conceal.   In this video, we explore the atmosphere, themes, and emotional undercurrents of...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  Dive into Anxious People by Fredrik Backman with this engaging chapter-by-chapter breakdown designed for book lovers, overthinkers, and deep feelers 🤍 In this video, we unpack the key moments, characters, and emotional layers behind each chapter—without the fluff. Whether you’re reading along, reviewing for book club, or just want a deeper understanding of the story’s hidden...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  Curious what’s on our current reading list? 👀 In today’s video, we're sharing all the books we're reading right now—from cozy reads to page-turners we can’t put down. Expect honest first impressions, aesthetic vibes, and a peek into our current reading mood 📖🕯️ If you’re looking for your next read or just love seeing what others are reading, you’re in the right place. ✨ Bo...

Curl up with a cup of tea and join us as we share what’s currently on our reading list — from dark academia favorites to swoon-worthy romance reads. In today’s video, we chat about why we picked these books, what’s keeping us hooked, and which ones might just become new all-time favorites.   📚 Mentioned Books: Slewfoot by Brom Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen Beautiful Broken Love by Shanora Wil...

They Tried to Get a Perfect Divorce… Then Everything Got Worse. In this video, We're breaking down The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose, the twisty sequel to The Perfect Marriage. Sarah thinks she’s done with Bob after discovering his betrayal, but a messy divorce, a reopened murder case, and a missing woman turn everything into a dangerous game of secrets and accusations. This thriller is packed wi...

Hosts Maggie and Tashima recap Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, a story about Le Cirque des Rêves — a mysterious black-and-white circus that appears without warning and becomes the stage for a secret, lifelong magical competition. They summarize the main plot: Prospero (Hector) raises his daughter Celia as an illusionist, a mysterious man in a gray suit binds a boy (Marco) as her rival, and bo...

Five students walk into detention—but only four walk out alive. In this book summary of One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus, we dive into the secrets, twists, and red herrings that make this YA thriller so addictive. Was the hype worth it? Let’s find out who’s lying, who’s hiding, and why this story keeps readers guessing until the final page. _____________________ 📧 DM, email: hellobesteas@gm...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  You devoured Where the Crawdads Sing, you felt the mud between your toes and the mosquitos buzzing. Then you saw the movie, and maybe, just maybe, something felt…off. We’re right there with you! We're diving deep into our unfiltered book club reactions to see if the film truly delivered on the novel’s immersive, magical atmosphere, or if it missed the mark entirely. _________...

Hosts Maggie and Tashima review Geneva Rose’s thriller The Perfect Marriage, discuss its near-4-star Goodreads rating, and summarize the plot: Sarah, a high-powered lawyer, and her husband Adam, a struggling writer, become entangled when Adam is accused of killing his mistress at their lake house. The hosts react to the book’s blindsiding twist—that Sarah orchestrated and manipulated evidence—deba...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  A 23-year-old Lily Bloom moves to Boston to start fresh after growing up watching her father abuse her mother, determined not to repeat that cycle. She opens a floral shop and falls for Ryle Kincaid, a charming neurosurgeon whose violent temper slowly emerges, echoing the abuse from her past. As their relationship worsens, Lily reconnects with her first love, Atlas, now a suc...

Hosts Maggie and Tashima break down book two of Kirsten Moglen’s The Arrangement series, The Amendment, giving a recap of Ainsley and Peter’s fraught marriage, shocking plot twists, and the novel’s darker turns from infidelity to murder. They discuss narration, reader reactions, Goodreads ratings, and whether the sequel holds up—offering their candid takes, a middle-of-the-road rating, and whether...

​  @HelloBesteaPodcast  A young shepherd leaves his quiet life in Spain to chase a recurring dream of treasure at the Egyptian pyramids, meeting thieves, mentors, and a mysterious alchemist who teaches him to listen to his heart and follow his “Personal Legend.” Along the way he discovers that true wealth lies in pursuing one’s destiny with courage, faith, and attention to the signs life offers, e...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  At ultra-elite Niveus Private Academy, the only two Black students—ice-queen overachiever Chiamaka and quiet music prodigy Devon—are on track for glittering futures when an anonymous texter called Aces starts blasting their darkest secrets to the entire school, turning senior year into a deadly game of exposure and sabotage where no one can be trusted and survival means teari...

 @HelloBesteaPodcast  "The Boyfriend" by Freida McFadden is a psychological thriller that follows Sydney Shaw, a single woman in New York struggling with the pitfalls of modern dating. Sydney finally meets Tom, a charming doctor who seems perfect, but her luck takes a sinister turn when a brutal murder occurs in her social circle and police suspect a mystery man who dates women before killing them...