Booked on Sundays

If you've come here for a discussion on a self-help book on how to lose a time war, I'm afraid you're in the wrong place. However, if you are here for one our giggliest episodes yet discussing the lush and vibrant worlds of Red and Blue in This is How You Lose the Time Way by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone, then you are absolutely in the right timeline. This is our season finale for Season 2,...

E.T phone home? More like fax home. Join us this month as we fangirl over our favorite alien Adina in Marie-Helene Bertino's Beautyland. This book is really the whole package - it made us think, made us cry, and made us laugh. Adina provides original (or unoriginal depending upon who you ask) takes on the human world that are downright hilarious. Amongst the laughter over her dry humor, we discuss...

It's spooky season witches, and we are scared. Scared of what you may ask? The twist and turns, and utter chaos of Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street, our read for this month. Questionably located in the Pacific Northwest, we explore a haunting story through many lens and we are throughly spooked. Trust me you'll want to read this one in the daylight hours only. Also, do not Google...

We've woken up earlier than When September Ends - forgive us!!! This month we are back in action, chit chatting at the water-cooler, putting each other's staplers in jello, and generally oozing boredom due to the existence of "the corporation" - well, almost - it's really that this month we are discussing I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue, a book set in an office. And let's just say some o...

Bet you thought our vampire obsession was over, right? WRONG. We are back with the original, yes original sexy vampire - Carmilla. Is she our queer queen? Our "bad at aliases" love? Our blood drenched goddess? Put down your garlic bread and find out. This month we are mouths agape (fangs sold separately) talking about Carmilla, by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, specifically the edition edited and forwar...

Early summer feels like the best time for some thought-provoking sad girlhood vibes - right? Well if you think we are wrong, then you can just be the orange to our knife. This month we are disassociating mid-breakfast with a discussion of The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li. While this book ultimately devastated us (in the best way), this episode is still full of giggles, cutting (yet joking) accusation...

This month is a testament to the last 15 minutes of every bookclub meeting where discussions of a singular shared book are over and it's just "omg have you read this" or "omg have you read that?". This month is a Bookish Roundtable, featuring yours truly - the Booked on Sundays crew. We discuss some of latest favorite reads, our reading preferences, and run through a few scenarios featuring previo...

It's a whodunnit, and frankly, wholikedit?? you'll have to listen to find out!!! This month we turn back to murder mystery and one of life's greatest gifts, tea, in our discussion of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Look forward to some laughs, oolong, and light-hearted criticism of this seemingly light-hearted mystery book. We will continue with our Season 2 spoil...

It's our spiciest episode yet (and I don't just mean from these steaming hot takes!) and we are still on our vampire-kick! This month we turn to the coveted genre of romantasy with The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. Look forward to lots of talk surrounding how the name Vincent may or may not be creepy, a mysterious confusing pantheon, and of course that the main love interest...

We continue Season 2 with the suspenseful, sweeping, romantic tale of Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas, and we have a lot to say about a book that borders the many genres of horror, romance, and historical fiction. Starting this episode, we begin with a spoiler-free section where we will discuss our initials thoughts about the book. Should we you choose to listen further, you'll hear our class...

For our season 2 premiere, we have decided to turn back time - Cher style, and give you a sneak peek into our pilot/test episode, where we discuss a cult favorite A Court of Thorns and Roses or ACOTAR. This one is full of sass, giggles, and honestly wasn't supposed to be released. BUT here we are, it's a fun episode y'all. We are thrilled for you to hear our hot takes on re-reading A Court of Thor...

Let's be honest, we were all Glossier girlies at some point in the last 8 years or so. As "Boy Brow" lovers and "Cloud Paint" fanatics - we were eager to dive into what makes Glossier - glossier. It's our first dance with nonfiction - is it a thought provoking critique on the beauty industry and start up culture or perhaps just a bit of lukewarm gloss ? This month we are reviewing Glossy by Marisa...

A book within a book within a book?? More than we signed up for, but who doesn't love a murder mystery in a quaint English town? Let the petty squabbles begin!! This month we're reviewing Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz, and boy is it a ringer. For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays . We'll see you next month when we review Glossy...

A book that leaves you chanting for more, or swearing off all libraries?? In this month's episode we review Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs, a book about BOOKS, sisters, magic, and mayhem. Aka, a seemingly perfect October read, but is everything what it seems? NO. For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays . We'll see you next month...

Much to Rachel Louise's chagrin, this is not a book about hot chocolate, but it IS sexy, queer, chaotic, and full of animals, so honestly, what's not to love? Find out!!! Speculate about what kind of vegetable you are, see who you agree with about the climax (eyoooo) of the book, and afterwards, let us know what YOU think the meaning of the bees was. Above all, strap on for a wild ride because Big...

Hold on to your heads and narrowly escape the tithing festival for this month's episode! This episode marks the first of many epic fantasy reviews, and boy is there a lot to cover. Hear our thoughts on the magic system, the relationships, and the MYSTERY of it all. All this and more in this month's discussion of The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart! For more bookish content, check us out on i...

We're back from our summer vacay, and this month, it's all about games! The games we play in love, life, and on computers. Listen to get Ali's take on Sadie and Sam's relationship, Jane's insight on Sadie's resentment, Rachel Anna's admiration of realism, and Rachel Louise's strong dislike of the miscommunication trope. Hear all this and more in this month's discussion of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and...

This month, journey with us to New York CiTAY (you'll get it if you listen) as we dive into the mind of Edie and the wackadoodle time that is being in your twenties. A disclaimer for this one: as four white women, we obviously can't fully relate to the experience of being a young Black woman, and that's bound to affect our perspectives on the book, but one of the beauties of literature is getting...

This month, turn on your oblongs and hear all about our love, confusion, and devotion for a made up robot. We talk about everything under the sun (GET IT?): who we were rooting for, what made us do a double take, and ultimately, how we would rate it. Hear all this and more in this month's review of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsu...

What would the Rachels bet away under the hill? Was she right to eat the fat? How did the clones interact with the present day?? Hear all this and more in this month's review of Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan . For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays . We'll see you next month! Book blurb: In stories that beckon and haunt,  Fru...

In this episode of Booked on Sundays we review The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles by Katherine Pancol. Listen to learn each of our favorite and LEAST favorite characters, our thoughts on the book within the book, how we would rate the book, and more! For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays. We'll see you next month! Book blurb: When her chr...

In our first (!!) episode of Booked on Sundays we review The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Listen to get our first impressions, our thoughts on Richard as a narrator, our guesses on where the plot was going, who was REALLY Richard's friend, how we would rate the book, and more! For more bookish content, check us out on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays. We'll see you ne...

Welcome to Booked on Sundays! We're so excited to launch our book club next Sunday, January 22nd. Be sure to follow us so that you always know when a new episode is out, and you can follow us on instagram @bookedonsundayspod and on tiktok @bookedonsundays Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.