Chick Lit Book Club Podcast

We’re rounding out Pride Month and celebrating the World Cup with Girlfriend Goals by Clare Lydon! A middle aged sapphic futbol romance? Sign us up. While ex best friends Jen and Amy reconnect after twenty years apart, will they let their current positions of managing their respective country’s women's futbol clubs get in the way of their happily ever after?  Note: Please excuse Veronica’s au...

We’re kicking off Pride Month with a sapphic soccer (football, for everyone outside the U.S.) romance: Rowin’s Second Half by K.R. Lockling. Rowin is a soccer star and River is fresh off a breakup. The meet cute? River being embarrassed on the jumbotron at one of Rowin’s games. We have…a lot to say. SOS: Scrub Me, Daddy by April Showers Up Next: Girlfriend Goals by Clare Lydon What We’re Reading:...

To conclude Mariana May, we read her latest tome, The Things We Water . Zapata’s longest book by far dives into romantasy/paranormal territory with magical beings, gods, and old country lore. We follow Nina as she travels to a compound where magical beings can live safely. Run by her friend’s (hot, werewolf) cousin, she finds she needs to follow a very specific set of rules in order to stay. It sh...

We’re hanging around the ice arena a little longer with a figure skating romance from Slow Burn Queen, Mariana Zapata: From Lukov with Love . This one is an enemies-to-lovers, two-most-stubborn-people-on-the-planet situation. He calls her Meatball. She calls him Satan. Even after they fall in love, they’re still telling each other they suck.  Up Next: The Things We Water by Mariana Zapata SOS...

We’re getting back into hockey romance with Penalty Play by Julia Connors. The day after a steamy vacation one night stand, Aiden and Morgan find themselves in the same wedding–with their parents. When they get home, they realize they’re also working together. And their friends are friends. They can’t escape each other–but do they really want to?  SOS: Impasta Syndrome by Calla Myttie Up Next...

Buckle up, babes, we read 500 First Editions by Queen Maggie Gates this week! This is the final installment in the Romantics series and–spoiler alert–it might be her best book yet. Relationship coach Ryan Ford bets romance author Willow Winslet that he can make her fall in love with him in 12 weeks with his patented Ford Method. If he wins, she has to endorse his program. If she wins, he’ll stop p...

We finally tackled Story of My Life by Lucy Score! Hazel, in a moment of desperation, impulse buys a house in an online auction. Her and her best friend/agent, Zoey, move to Story Lake, PA, where they promptly have a run-in with a bald eagle and a dead fish. When they finally arrive at their new home, they realize why Hazel got such a great deal on it… Perhaps the grumpy contractor who found them...

We’re going back to Vancouver this week to read the newest book from Stephanie Archer, The Wild Card: Vancouver Storm Book 5 . This book centers around surly bar owner Jordan and Vancouver Storm head coach Tate Ward. The two have to pair up to keep the team from being sold to someone who might tear it apart, and with a little help from a 9yo girl, a feral cat, and an entire team of hockey players,...

This week, we’re talking about the second half of Bridgerton Season 4: Benedict and Sophie. And dearest gentle readers, we’ve never been more excited to be wrong about something. Rae is eating crow and Veronica is sobbing on the couch. Between Benedict, Sophie, Violet, and Francesca, this season might very well be the best one yet. SOS: Pounded by Produce by G.M. Fairy Up Next: The Wild Card: Vanc...

Time to revisit manic pixie dream girl Poppy and Vacation Alex! In a rare example of the movie being better than the book, we watched People We Meet on Vacation on Netflix. Also, it’s the return of SOS, brought to all of us by Nicole Parker.   SOS: Licked by Nicole Parker Up Next: Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2 What We’re Reading Matched to the Alien Rancher at Christmas by Mina Carter That...

To mark the beginning of Bridgerton Season 4 (part 1), we read An Offer from a Gentleman (Bridgerton Book 3) by Julia Quinn. For Veronica, it was a re-read (or a skim) and for Rae..well, she pushed through it. First, we’ll talk about the book, then we’ll cover the show.  Timestamp when we start talking about the show: 1:06:32 Up Next: People We Meet on Vacation: The Movie (Netflix) What we’re...

Somehow, we’ve been doing this podcast for five whole years. Who gave us the audacity? No one. We took it. We’ll discuss the past year’s bests and favorites, both on and off the podcast. We read some real bangers this year and we’re not sorry in advance for crying during this episode. Up Next: An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn and Part 1 of Bridgerton Season 4 What we’re reading: Tough Guy...

This week we read Game Changer and Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid, THEN we watched Heated Rivalry on HBO. We don’t even know what to say here except that it’s amazing. Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams are both brilliant. We’re stuck at the cottage and that’s a problem we never ever want to go away.  What we’re reading: Fire in his Blood - Ruby Dixon Claimed by the Mothman - KA Bower Provokin...

Well, we’re a week late because life is hard and the holidays are super busy. But still, we’re excited to talk about Good Spirits by B.K. Borison! We have no idea why this book is generating so many mixed reviews because we absolutely loved it. Harriet, the owner of an antiques shop is visited by Nolan, the Ghost of Christmas Past–except that they can’t seem to find any memories that would lead th...

Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate! To mark the occasion, we read Deadlines, Donuts & Dreidels by Jennifer Wilck. Jessica has one chance to save her job–she has to write an article about a fireman who saved someone in a museum fire. The catch is that the fireman is her childhood crush–and he’s definitely hiding something. Up Next: Good Spirits by B.K. Borison SOS Novella: Laid by the Lint T...

In anticipation of the upcoming film, we read People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. We’re Emily Henry stans over here–girl is hella talented. PWMoV follows best friends Alex and Poppy and their annual Summer Trip, which takes them all over the globe. They do this for ten years together, until one fateful trip changes everything. Up Next: Deadlines, Donuts & Dreidels by Jennifer Wilck SOS...

This week, we read Under the Influence by Kimberly Brown. My’Elli is a reputation management specialist who is hired to handle Alanis, the star quarterback for the Carolina Hurricanes. The problem–aside from the problem-child QB–is that they grew up together. Oh, and My’Elli can’t stand him.  Up Next: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry SOS Novella: Fluff by Nicole Parker What we’re rea...

Happy Spooky Szn!! To celebrate, we read Lights Out by Navessa Allen. Well, Rae read it and Veronica re-read it and have differing opinions. If you haven’t read this book yet, we’re shocked, but if you’re into dark romance, this might be up your alley…or, Aly. See what happens when a trauma nurse with mafia ties (Aly) and an expert hacker (Josh) go on a s*xy journey together and end up killing som...

We’re celebrating the start of spooky season with Luxuria: A Monster Romance by Colette Rhodes! It’s book 1 in a seven-book series full of monsters, knots, and mate bonds. Luxuria kicks off with an arranged marriage between a human Hunter (Ophelia) and the King of Shades (Allerick). Their union is meant to be part of a truce between the two realms–or is it? Up Next: Lights Out by Navessa Allen SOS...

At Rae’s suggestion, we read Gloves Off (Vancouver Storm Book 4) by Stephanie Archer and it did NOT disappoint. If you’re looking for enemies-to-lovers, this is the cream of the crop. Georgia and Alexei cannot stand each other, but agree to a marriage of convenience so he can get his green card and she can get her inheritance. They say horrible things to each other, but eventually, the tide turns,...

This week, we read Loving a Vampire is Total Chaos by Aura Hayes! This dark paranormal romcom follows newly promoted Detective Celine Brennan as she investigates a gruesome series of murders…and of course the vampire committing the Dexter-style murders: Zavier Lockwood. Oh, and did we mention they’re fated mates? That’s gonna make solving the crimes kinda awkward. Up Next: Gloves Off (Vancouver St...

This week, we read Brim Over Boot by Emmy Sanders. Sworn rivals Noah and Colton are the only two farriers in Darling, Montana. The two compete for everything until one day, Noah shuts Colton up by kissing him. From there, we get to witness their bi-awakening and a sweet, low-stakes love story. Update: Veronica’s friend Kristen (Kristen’s Korner on TikTok) passed peacefully on August 29, 2025 surro...

This week, we read Wolf.e by Paisley Hope and apparently we downloaded it on KU *right* before it got picked up…because you can’t find it now. Brinley finds herself in the crosshairs of the President of the Hounds of Hell MC. Did she bite off more than she can chew, or is Gabriel Wolfe everything she ever wanted? Veronica’s friend Kristen has terminal lung cancer. If you’re able, please support he...

Oy Vey, how different a week makes. We read  Talk Flirty to Me by Livy Hart. This book is a bit of a mess. It had so much potential but couldnt stick the landing. When faced with the last opportunity to break it big into voice acting, Piper Bellini has to ask her high school ex-boyfriend for the biggest favor, audition with her as a partner team for the biggest audiobook recording company goi...

Pack the tissues dear listeners! The ladies went through the emotional wringer this week with the beautiful second in the Summer Reading series, Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay. Martha’s Vineyard librarian, Emily Allen, is transplanted to the small Irish town of Finn’s Hollow with a job opportunity to assist her favorite author, Siobhan Riordan finish the final novel in her best-selling series...