Bookmates Book Club Podcast

Hi hello Bookmates! Look at us getting an episode out on time 😬🫠🥴  We were SO EXCITED to be joined by our lovely Bookmate Bestie, Alyssa King, host of Stories and Spoilers: A Book Podcast,  for our May Book Club Selection:  Bride by Ali Hazelwood, and first ever podcast crossover! We had such a blast having Alyssa with us! We love her to pieces, so do yourselves a favor and definitely check out...

Hi hello Bookmates! Officially back in the swing of things and getting back on schedule. We know we promised Winter Garden, but due to it's heavier themes, it's on the back burner for now, but we'll come back to it, we promise! Orignally an exclusive episode on our Patreon channel, we felt like you all deserved a freebie since we've left you hanging for a bit!  Please enjoy our...

Hi Hello Bookmates! We're back! Our brief hiatus has come to an end, and we thought we'd ease back in with what HAD been our plan for our Valentine's Day Bonus Episode- Romance Book Recs! So hop back in with us as we catch up, catch you up, and throw out some books to check out if you love romance! Cheat Sheet for your TBR: Lita's Recs: Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Ce...

Happy New Year, Bookmates! Join us as we take a trip down memory lane as we discuss our book highs, lows, and honorable mentions of the 2025. It's surreal to think we have Season 2 under our belts. Thank you all for book clubbing with us. We're beyond grateful and humbled to have you all here, and we can't wait to keep reading with you in 2026! Click here to send fan mail! Support t...

Merry Christmas Bookmates! That's a wrap on Season 2! We're beyond grateful for all of you who have joined us for Book Club this year, and can't wait to keep reading with you in 2026! Join us for our final Book Club Selection of 2025: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren Fun Fact: this Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Reader's Favorite Romance (2020), it is the 2nd highest tagge...

Hi Hello Bookmates! Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday- we did! And we're thankful that you are joining us for our November Book Club Selection:  The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer  Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Readers' Favorite Fiction, and Book of the Month Book of the Year Award Nominee for 2023, one author described it as: “Clever, dark, and hopeful . . . a love letter...

Happy Halloween Bookmates! We hope you're enjoying your spooky season! Join us as we discuss a thriller for our October Book Club Selection: No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall. Described as “A propulsive and intricate psychological thriller...Meticulously plotted...”  While we had a couple issues with the resolution, overall we really enjoyed this one! We were so impressed with the way th...

Hi, hello Bookmates, welcome (and welcome back) to Book Club! We are psyched to be doing Book 2 of the Unfated Saga for our September Book Club Selection! Join us as we dive head first into: A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen " A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy—in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology"  Nothing prepared us...

Hi, hello Bookmates, welcome (and welcome back) to Book Club! That's a wrap on summer!  Join us as we discuss our August Book Club Selection and the Goodreads Choice Award winner of 2021: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry It is said to be "a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations." We more or less concur! Thi...

Hi, hello Bookmates! Join us, and our Bookmate Bestie Rose, as we discuss our  July Book Club selection: One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle. Described as "a powerful novel about the transformational love between mothers and daughters", this book had us shaking our heads. We found the mother/daughter dynamic quite toxic, and we had ALOT of feelings about Katy as a character...  What did...

Happy June Bookmates! Join us as we discuss our Book Club Selection for this month: Anxious People by Fredrick Backman We absolutely fell in love with this book, and the beautiful way Backman has of making every sentence count in this humorous, compassionate, wise, and ingeniously constructed story executed to damn near perfection. What did Anxious People make you feel? Did you love it? Hate it? C...

Hi, hello Bookmates! Join us as wrap up our May Freida McFadden Double-Feature and dive head-on into: The Crash Described as "A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations".  "Disappointing" would be another. This latest McFadden adventure just didn't land for us . . . but as always, we had a blast talking about all of our feelings!  What did you...

Hi, hello Bookmates! It's officially been 1 year since we released our first episode, so we thought we'd have a quick chat! Thank you all for your love and support of our show, it means alot to us, and we're so grateful to have made such lovely bookish friends along the way. Cheers to 1 year, and cheers to the next! Keep reading with us! Click here to send fan mail! Support the show...

Welcome Bookmates to the first episode of our May Freida McFadden  Double-Feature! Join us as we discuss our first selection: The Boyfriend  A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love. We had some mixed feelings about this one, but we had just the most fun talking about it! It's a really fun time. What did you think about The Boyfriend? Did you guess the ending?! Did you LI...

Hi, hello Bookmates! Join us as we discuss our April Book Selection Contest Winner:  A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen Chosen by BooksInTandem, and we can't thank them enough! We really loved this book- the Viking vibes, the story, the lore, bad ass Freya, sexy Bjorn, and that cliffhanger ending... knocks it out of the park! What did you think of A Fate Inked in Blood? Worth the hyp...

Welcome Bookmates! We're Double Booked for April! Join us as we discuss 2024's Goodreads Choice Award Winner and Book of the Year Finalist:  The Wedding People by Alison Espach  Does it earn its title?  Though this was very different than we expected, we really enjoyed it! Thought provoking, funny, while poignant. This book sure made for some deep thoughts and fun conversations!  What di...

The time has come, Bookmates! We definitely have a HOT TAKE on this book... we might be in the minority here, but we have a lot of feelings! Join us as we discuss our March Book Club Selection: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Comment and let us know if you agree or disagree with our take! What did you think of Onyx Storm?? We want to know!! SPOILER ALERT is in effect!   Synopsis: After nearly eightee...

This book has A LOT of hype! But does it live up to it? Join us as we discuss our February Book Club Selection: Phantasma by Kaylie Smith. Comment and let us know if you agree or disagree with our take, and how you thought it measured up to it's BookTok fanfare! This is also a free sampling episode of what you can expect on our upcoming Patroen series: Bookmates After Dark! CONTENT WARNING is...

Happy Valentine's Day! Join us for a bonus Valetine's Day episode where we are once again joined by Deynece, our sister and Bookmate Bestie, as we discuss          The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood! Synopsis: As a third-year Ph. D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation....

Welcome to season 2! For our first Book Club Selection for 2025, we discuss When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker Synopsis: The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons. They certainly did not expect them to fall.  As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur...

Welcome to a free episode of a new series we are introducing on Patreon:  Bookmates After Dark!! Where we take it to the next level and get a little bit dark! Here we will take on a variety of smut, dark romance and horror in a NSFW way! You've been warned!  Obviously a CONTENT WARNING is in effect! The books here will either be sexually explicit, problematic, dark and/or violent, and potenti...

Welcome to our Season 1 Finale episode! Join as we discuss our final book of 2024, a poignant and sweet winter romance for our December Book Club Selection! A Winter in New York by Josie Silver Synopsis: A young chef stumbles on a secret family recipe that might lead her to the love—and life—she’s been looking for in this stunning novel. When Iris decides to move to New York to restart her life, s...

Join us as we take a trip down memory lane and discuss our book highs, lows, and honorable mentions of the year! Thank you all for taking this journey with us! We're beyond grateful to have you all, and we can't wait to keep reading with you!  See you next year! Click here to send fan mail! Support the show Want to support our show? Subscribe at the link below to receive episode updates...

Merry Christmas everyone!! Join us for a bonus Christmas episode as we discuss Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict. We did not end up with the story we were expecting!! CONTENT WARNING!!: This book contains content that may be triggering to some listeners. Including: Descriptions of violent S.A., domestic violence, physical violence, and descriptions of premature labor. Synopsis:...

Welcome back to Bookmate Besties! We are joined once again by Tiffany's sister, Deynece, to continue the saga as we discuss A Court of Mist and Fury!  Synopsis: Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performe...