Not Another Heroine

We are finally coming through on our promise to do "The Familiar" but brace yourselves readers. This book is like a trip to Whole Foods: expensive, snooty, and a little...fibrous... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133286777-the-familiar

We have to take a three-week-ish hiatus due to reasons you'll discover about 30 minutes in but we're checking in to let you know what's coming up this season, plus a little gossip about Bridgerton, The Idea of You, and some soul-shattering buzzfeed quizzes. *There wasn't enough time for all of our Bridgerton notes this episode so stick around after the credits for some extra Colin hate. Bride: htt...

This week Katie does her... best... to describe the plot of Allison Saft's new book, A Fragile Enchantment (spoiler, she does an awful job). That being said, try this as an audiobook while doing a minimum of three other tasks, or just skip it all together... https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/127305900 Some much better options include: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim https://www.goodreads.com/e...

"I'm twenty-seven years old, I've no money and no prospects. I'm already a burden to my parents and I'm frightened. So don't you judge me, Lizzy." To everyone who has ever felt like Charlotte Lucas, we dedicate this episode to you. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/

Jordan's pick this week features warring shapeshifter kingdoms, and we bet you can guess what at least one of them shapeshifts into... (spoiler, its hawks.) https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30334 For similar picks, give these a try: Bride by Ali Hazelwood https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/181344829 Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/...

Do you like fanfic? How about Adam Driver? If you can suspend reality and fully embrace the ball of anxiety that is Olive's POV, then you'll enjoy Ali Hazelwood's breakout novel just as much as we did. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56732449-the-love-hypothesis  

Everthing is weirdly hostile and scary in Katie's pick this week, A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid. But reader beware, this book tastes best when enjoyed in the October/November time frame (if you want the full, spooky experinece.) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75302266-a-study-in-drowning And if you're looking for something similar: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo https://www.goodreads.com/book...

Do you like fanfic? How about Adam Driver? If you can suspend reality and fully embrace the ball of anxiety that is Olive's POV, then you'll enjoy Ali Hazelwood's breakout novel just as much as we did. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56732449-the-love-hypothesis  

Interview with a what now? In Jordan's pick of the week, we're taking it back to the late 2000s, when Twilight was in theater, True Blood had everyone in a chokehold (maybe literally?), and vampires were the name of the game with Everymore by Lynn Viehl. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1264696 Looking for something similar? Try - Bride by Ali Hazelwood https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...

Do you like fanfic? How about Adam Driver? If you can suspend reality and fully embrace the ball of anxiety that is Olive's POV, then you'll enjoy Ali Hazelwood's breakout novel just as much as we did. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56732449-the-love-hypothesis  

This week, we get a full, 10 minute review of one of Katie's all time favorite books... but told with approximately .3 brain cells (or as Katie puts it, an old school computer not connected to the internet, i.e. calculator and minesweeper are about all that works.) - Uprooted by Naomi Novik, a 2015 Goodreads Choice Award nominee! https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/22544764 If you've already re...

We found this book to be somewhere in between 'stay up late' and 'meandering' but it is way better than the cover would lead you to believe. We recommend this as a bit of palate cleanser or a book to carry you through a reading lull. If you're interested in other stories set in this same world, check out Carissa Broadbent's "Crowns of Nyaxia" novella "Six Scorched Roses." https://www.goodreads.com...

Murder? Revenge? TIME TRAVEL? Jordan finishes an entire kdrama, and that should tell you exactly how good Marry My Husband is (and it's available on Amazon Prime!) Imagine: Girl gets cancer. Husband is unsupportive. All is going wrong in the world. Comes home to find husband and best friend cheating. Is murdered. Comes back 10 years earlier for the chance to have it all go differently. Ooh, sign m...

We found this book to be somewhere in between 'stay up late' and 'meandering' but it is way better than the cover would lead you to believe. We recommend this as a bit of palate cleanser or a book to carry you through a reading lull. If you're interested in other stories set in this same world, check out Carissa Broadbent's "Crowns of Nyaxia" novella "Six Scorched Roses." https://www.goodreads.com...

This week, Katie rage quit a book... with 100 thousand reviews. And no, it's not Fourth WIng. We get three courses of beef (not the edible kind) with King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair, an unintentional second DNF in a row for our VERY upset friend. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56651967 If you too have been personally victimized by Regina George- I mean this book, try: Slayin...

We wanted to like this book, the sample hooked us and the heroine seemed unique...until she wasn't. Freya's overwhelming lack of critical thinking combined with her obsession for an underwhelming himbo makes this book nothing more than trash fanfic of The Northman. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/165940202

This week features the most awkward intro we've ever recorded (sorry in advance), and Jordan's frustration with Curses by Lish McBridge. Well written, interesting secondary characters, all wrapped up in a reverse Beauty in the Beast retelling: what's not to love? Well, for Jordan, a plot mechanism that lets the love interest see the heroine with the cursed lifted for a few hours (Gasp! She's actua...

We wanted to like this book, the sample hooked us and the heroine seemed unique...until she wasn't. Freya's overwhelming lack of critical thinking combined with her obsession for an underwhelming himbo makes this book nothing more than trash fanfic of The Northman. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/165940202

In this week's pick, Katie talks about... a temple for jewish horses? (Try Chincoteague pony... horribly misprounced). If that sounds not really like a book you'd read, well Katie didn't either - this week's pick is a DNF, unfortunately, for A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft.  https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48909025 If you're looking for something with similar vibes that Katie did en...

Readers, don't wait to watch this show. 'The Glory' (on Netflix) is a 16 episode k-drama featuring one of the most ruthless, intelligent heroines we've ever encountered.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqVVrTvrI8U

*DJ Khaled voice* ANOTHA ONE! And its a romantic version of... Mrs. Doubtfire? Nice try, Katie, but also weirdly, yes exactly. Sofi Laporte's Lady Avery and the False Bulter features a handsome rogue in hiding and a pissed off spinster who just wants to have some fun (and upon further thought, maybe not empty her own chamberpot).  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123238138-lady-avery-and-t...

If you know you know.  https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/181344829  

Real book, or an incredibly intricate catfishing attempt on Jordan? Well, regardless, it seemed to have worked. Jordan's pick this week is Lady Ludmilla's Accidental Letter by Sofia Laporte, and showcases just about every romance trope she loves, an honestly impressive feat. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60391368 And if you're looking for something similar: The Bridgertons Series by Julia...

Gut-wrenching romance, sizzling chemistry, and weird scent glands...it's all here in part 2 of Bride by Ali Hazelwood. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/181344829  

This week is a "continuation of the general behooving," otherwise known as "Katie went into some weird funk and ended up reading all seven books in this series and now wants you to read them all, too." The Emperor's Edge series by Lindsay Buroker may be a slow burn, but boy is it worth it! The Emperor's Edge Series by Lindsay Buroker https://www.goodreads.com/series/66385-the-emperor-s-edge And re...