Shmindle Shmumlimited

What type of book says February like a thriller??!! The ladies of Shmindle Shmumlimited read The Housemaid - the first in a series by Freida McFadden. This book was a #BookTok suggestion - and did it live up to its hype? Listen to find out how the group handled this genre and more!  #bookstagram #books #booklover #reading #bookstagrammer #bookaddict #bookreview #readersofinstagram #booknerd #read...

We’ve never done a special episode before, but a special series like this requires one! Amity, Lauren, and Steph of Shmindle Shmumlimited share their reactions to the newest release in the Empyrean Series - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros! Books 1 and 2 in the series, Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, are available on Kindle Unlimited, and we imagine Onyx Storm might make its way there eventually. This epi...

What's the deal with The Deal? Jk. For episode 21, the ladies of Shmindle Shmumlimited shared their thoughts on the book The Deal by Elle Kennedy. This book is a hockey romance, and has been optioned by Amazon Prime to be a future TV series! Lauren, Steph, and Amity also chat about how they can fit reading in during especially busy seasons, including while on their Pelotons.   Other current b...

For the second book of the year Steph, Lauren, and Amity of Shmindle Shmumlimited read My Best Bet by SC Kate. A back to their roots hockey romance, the crew all read this book very quickly! The episode begins with some reflection on 2024 reading (one member read more books last year than the other two combined!) and setting goals for 2025. Do you think they'll make their goals? Let us know!...

Welcome to 2025! For the first episode of this calendar year the ladies of Shmindle Shmumlimited are back chatting about the book The Lost Bookshop - a book with over 100k reviews and over 4 stars! But do they agree? Listen to find out! As always, Lauren, Steph, and Amity also share what they are currently reading and then spend a bit of time sharing a bit about their goals for the new year.  #boo...

Another seasonal book for Amity, Lauren, and Steph of Shmindle Shmumlimited - Snow Stuck by Elle Rivers has the trio again trying to process the protective older brother trope and enjoying meddling grandmas. The girls also try their hands at being the male characters in a graphic audio book and do a lot of impersonations in this episode. Plus discuss how to stay warm during winter power outages. I...

Have you ever been reading a hilarious book and wished you got to ask the author what inspired such funny scenes? For Episode 17 of Shmindle Shmumlimited Steph, Lauren, and Amity got to talk to author Katie Bailey about her newest release, Holiday Hostilities! Listen to this episode to hear more about this new, festive holiday rom-com. Oh and did we mention it is an enemies to lovers hockey romanc...

For this episode all three co-hosts were FINALLY in the same room! That's right, Amity traveled to Florida to record this episode sitting side by side with Steph and Lauren. These book-loving pals discussed audio books, learned a bit about Canadian geography, and dove into the book Wild Rose by Elsie Silver. The hosts of Shmindle Shmumlimited shared their thoughts on this book that goes back...

For the 15th Episode the ladies of Shmindle Shmumlimited read When the Moon Hatched by Sarah Parker - the first full length fantasy the crew has reviewed on the pod. Listen for their attempts at pronouncing the names, hear them (shhhhh...) weigh if there are some books that really are better on paper, and share about a fun place to get simple, quick, "laundry folding" rom coms to watch! ...

For Episode 14 we read a Halloween book called Spookily Yours - a romantascy taking place in Pleasant Grove - a Witch's Coven Town near Salem. In this episode we chat about whether you'd want to be able to communicate through thinking with your partner, relate this book to a number of other fantasy series, and what they thought of this book's spicy scenes. Amity, Lauren, and Steph w...

For their 13th episode the crew takes on a new genre - murder mystery! Listen to find out how the hosts feel about the genre in general, what specific scenes they remember from other stories in the genre, and where each of the hosts would go if their whole life fell apart. In this episode Amity, Lauren, and Steph recap this first book in a series that is, of course, available on Kindle Unlimited....

For Episode 12 of Shmindle Shmumlimited the trio reads a brand new release by T L Swan. Amity and Lauren share about other series by Swan they have read and loved and their excitement for this book. During their conversation with Steph they explore the different tropes of this book, their feelings on it, and what they might change in the book. Tune in to hear how the girls rated the book - spoiler...

Are you ready for some football?!?!? Episode 11 is ready just in time for you to read as the NFL kicks off Week 1. Playbook by Rebecca Jenshak features an NFL rookie and the person who has his old PO Box in a meet-cute we've never read before! Tune in to listen to Steph, Lauren, and Amity talk about which NFL player they'd date, which position would be the best partner, their thoughts on...

In their 10th episode, the gals of Shmindle Shmumlimited review Off the Hook by Julie Olivia. This book is inspired by the story of Peter Pan! Listen for their thoughts on contraception dialogue, their thoughts on guilty pleasures, and to hear about another cleverly named dog!  #bookstagram #books #booklover #reading #bookstagrammer #bookaddict #bookreview #readersofinstagram #booknerd #read #book...

For Episode 9 on Shmindle Shmumlimited Amity, Lauren, and Steph recap the book The Reason I Married Him by Meghan Quinn - an author with many books on Kindle Unlimited. Tune into this episode to hear about this fun easy read featuring a small town, a farm, and basically every trope plus hear which of the hosts and her partner switches sides of the bed sometimes plus which food each host would make...

The ladies of Shmindle Shmumlimited are reading to theme for this one - with the theme being the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris! Gold Winning by Mare Montague features athletes with an adorable meet-cute upon their arrival as competitors in the games. Steph, Lauren, and Amity share their thoughts on the story's progression, their love for the olympics, and which sport they think they woul...

The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther is Shmindle Shmumlimited's book of choice for Episode 7. The first episode where the trio is recording from two different locations after Amity's move. Steph, Lauren, and Amity discuss what they are currently reading, watching, including a book by Meghan Quinn, another author popular on Kindle Unlimited. As they discuss The Summer of Broken Rule...

In Episode 6 of Shmindle Shmumlimited Amity, Steph, and Lauren discuss a different kind of book for them - The 100 Years of Lenin and Margot by Marianne Cronin. Still available on Amazon's Kindle Unlimited platform, this book doesn't follow the typical romance or rom-com style of their normal books but does provoke a lot of thoughtful conversation. The trio ends with sharing what paintin...

For our fifth episode, Amity, Lauren, and Steph discuss a book that was a re-read for Lauren, our resident nephrology expert, Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez, available on Kindle Unlimited. The girls discuss their thoughts on seasons 2 and 3 of Bridgerton versus the books and then get into a recap of the Jimenez's book. Hear Lauren easily say all of the medical terminology while Amity and Stephan...

Episode 4 of Shmindle Shmumlimited is full of laughs as we recap the rom-com The Quit List by Katie Bailey. Amity, Lauren, and Steph share what they are currently reading - including a discussion about the conclusion of the Zodiac Academy series (available on KU from authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti) and what series or book you would want to be able to read again for the first time. Yo...

In Episode 3 Amity, Lauren, and Steph share the thoughts on Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher. With having already read multiple series by the author, listen to find out their ramblings and reviews about this book just before Book 2 in the series comes out. This episode features our first UNANIMOUS rating and we share our thoughts on long standalone books.  We also discuss our thoughts on if we woul...

For Episode 2 Amity, Lauren, and Steph rate, review, and ramble about The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros. Listen to find out how they connected this book with their trip to Washington DC and their visit to the National Holocaust Museum as well as to find out how they compare this book to others by the same author. 

Our intro episode! Amity, Lauren, and Steph rate, review, and rant about The Duet by RS Grey. We dive a bit into who we are as readers, why we love Kindle Unlimited, and our thoughts on the book!