The Bookish Roundup - A Podcast

When life gives you insomnia, move back home and try to find your childhood friend that's now a ghost. Life has thrown us some curveballs in personal lives so we are a little late on publishing this episode. Check out our thoughts on our first Riley Sager book and if we will be reading another in the future!!

We are back from our holiday hiatus! Join us as we catch you up on what we have been reading over our impromptu break and what we have coming up on the podcast next time.

A book told in two parts over centuries in the up and coming city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Our main character is a female vampire whose name we never find out. Tune in to hear what our thoughts were about this vampire that chose NOT to repeat high school over and over again.

Let's keep the spooky vibes going! We have a Kentucky author on the docket this week. If you love climbing, haunted places and multiple POV books then this will be your jam!

TW - Cannibalism, Sexual Assault, Killing This is a book about two serial killers falling in love so, you have been warned. It's such a fun show!

Another week, another book! A Lyle Jess pick this week, we are back on the romantasy train.

There is so much to discuss in this episode! We had a wonderful time talking about Such a Fun Age. A recommended read for many people. Please note: our recording didnt fully download so it will cut off randomly at the end, so sorry!!

Join us on today's episode as we reminisce about our childhood crush, Tom Felton. We have LOTS of opinions on this memoir, hope you enjoy!

TW - Domestic Violence A quick review of the It Ends With Us Movie and an overview of the drama going on within the cast. Justin Baldoni or Blake Lively?

Trigger Warning - SA, drugs Today on the podcast we are discussing a difficult read for both of us but one that needs more exposure. https://www.kqed.org/news/11106467/why-the-celeste-guap-scandal-isnt-only-about-her-case

On today's show we discuss the popular booktok book, Bride by Ali Hazelwood!

Trigger Warnings - mentions of SA, abuse in a relationship A story of an AI sex robot and her owner. Not at all like Lars and the Real Girl, but kind of. Listen as we chat about how much Doug pissed us off and why Annie deserves so much better. An out of the norm, science fiction book for us to read but definitely worth the listen!

This week's episode we are discussing Funny Story by Emily Henry, a PNW Jess pick. This is the second Emily Henry book that has been discussed on the podcast. Louisville Jess was not a fan of the first book, will this one change her mind? Tune in to find out! Two weeks from now we will be discussing Annie Bot by Sierra Greer.

Welcome back to the Bookish Round Up! We have missed creating this show and sharing our thoughts and ramblings with each other and with you. Check out today's episode to hear what we have been up to over the almost two years that we have been away. We have new episodes recorded and ready for you, can't wait for you to listen.

TW: Eating Disorder, Parental Abuse, Sexual Abuse The memoir that every millenial woman is reading and talking about. Reach out to an eating disorder hotline for more information about signs, symptoms and treatment options for eating disorders. The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) runs a free, confidential hotline available Monday–Thursday, 9:00 am EST – 9:00 pm EST and Friday, 9:00 am...

Did you miss us? We sure missed you!  We are so excited to be back from out break! As you can tell we are now The Bookish Roundup! As much as we loved the name Outta Five Stars it was time for an upgrade.  Hit play to know what we've been up to over the past couple of months and for a sneak peak into what we've got planned coming up for the podcast! Thanks for tuning in! We would love fo...

We are back with another episode! Today we are discussing Black Buck. It was an interesting read since neither of us know the New York City or Sales lifestyle. Thanks for tuning in! We would love for you to subscribe and leave us a review.  Find us at www.outtafivestars.com Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok we're @OuttaFiveStars. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

*Lots of spoilers*ADULT CONTENT - if you couldn't tell by the title ;) Ice Planet Barbarians has been all over BookTok and PNW Jess just HAD to read it so of course Louisville Jess had to know what it was all about. If you want to hear about the book but don't feel like it will be your vibe, make sure you hit play on the episode to find out what it's all about.  Thanks for tuning in! We would love...

*Spoilers in this episode* Welcome back to the podcast! This week we are joined by Angie from Instagram's @angieoverbooked as we talk about the historical fiction novel, Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson. Listen as we talk to Angie about her bookish tendencies and why she was hesitant to pick up this book and read it.  Thanks for tuning in!  We would love for you to subscribe and leave us a...

*Lots of spoilers* TW - Domestic Abuse Wow - This book has been all over BookTok and Bookstagram so of course we had to read it and talk about it. Can you guess which Jess cried during this book?  Thanks for tuning in! We would love for you to subscribe and leave us a review. Find us at www.outtafivestars.com Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok we're @OuttaFiveStars. Music: https://ww...

Happy Black History Month!  This week we thought we would do something a little bit differently and share twelve bookish podcasts that are hosted by Black Women! Thanks for tuning in! We would love for you to subscribe and leave us a review. Find us at www.outtafivestars.com  Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok we're @OuttaFiveStars. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Our final memoir of January brings us the story of Qian Julie Wang and her parents, Chinese immigrants to the United States. This book was chosen by our guest this month, Janelle from Instagram's @janandthings.  Janelle tells us how she went about choosing this book for us, PNW Jess reminisces about her time spent in China and Louisville Jess admits to never having a tamagotchi growing up.&nb...

This week on the show we are talking about a little known memoir and that's Rumours of Spring by Farah Bashir. It was a tough book to read but one that was very eye opening and informative. Books mentioned on the show: The Diary of Anne Frank Persepolis When No One Is Watching Thanks for tuning in!  We would love for you to subscribe and leave us a review.  Find us at www.outtafivestars....

Welcome back to another episode of the podcast, today we are talking about the memoir Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford.  Both Jess's talk about how much of this book resonated with each of them and why they think that mom's get the short end of the stick.  Thanks for tuning in! We would love for you to subscribe and leave us a review. Find us at www.outtafivestars.com Follow us on Instagram,...

Welcome back to our first episode of the new year. This month we are covering memoirs and we are starting it off with one of PNW Jess's favorite artists, Brandi Carlile.  PNW Jess found many similarities between her like and that of Brandi, want to know which ones? Hit that play button! Thanks for tuning in!   We would love for you to subscribe and leave us a review.   Fin...