Sshh..Mom is Trying to Read

Laken and Shae wanted to go back and talk about all 5 star reads from 2024! Some wasn't mentioned in the end of year recap episode and they felt like it was disservice to the books!!

Laken and Shae talk about Shae's January book; Sunday Morning by Jewel E. Ann. Listen to find out their final ratings and thoughts. February book club picks are announced at the end of the episode!

The girls' favorite episode of the month; discussing the top reads of December and the books they hope to get in January. Listen along!

First book club episode of 2025! Laken's pick for January; The Last Party by A.R. Torre. Did the girls agree or come close to the same rating? Listen along to find out! Shae's January pick is Sunday Morning by Jewel E. Ann that will come out later this month.

The final episode of 2024! Listen along to Laken and Shae talk about their top books of 2024; their monthly favorite, favorite book club picks and their top book of the year. A lot is covered in this episode!

Laken and Shae talk about the new releases of 2025 they are most excited about! And maybe some dreams of their favorite authors coming out with more books for next year!

Today Laken and Shae talked about Shae's December book club pick; Lights Out by Navessa Allen. Listen along to hear the girls' ratings and review. January 2025 book club picks are announced at the end of the episode.

Listen to the girls' favorite episode; recapping what they read in November and what they hope to read in December. Both girls have been reading slowly lately but hoping they pick it back up in December!

Listen along to the first book club pick of December; The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden! Laken and Shae discuss their final ratings, review, and thoughts.

Listen along to a fun episode where Laken and Shae each pick 5 book club picks from this year, then read each other the first line/paragraph for the other to guess the title of the book. How hard do you think it is?

Today Laken and Shae discuss Shae's November book club pick; Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann. Listen along to hear their ratings, review, and thoughts.

Today the girls recorded their favorite episode of the month! Listen to see how Laken and Shae's October went and what they hope to read in November. December book club picks are announced at the end of the episode.

Today the girls discuss Laken's November pick; Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh. Listen along as they discuss their final ratings, reviews, and thoughts. Shae's November book club choice is Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann. Follow the book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/sshhmom-is-trying-to-read-with-laken-berry-163924677406

Laken and Shae traveled to NOLA to see Taylor Swift. They decided to record an episode before they left to talk all the things they are looking forward to and hope to hear. The girls also talked about what books they plan to read during the drive and are they bringing their kindle to the concert??

Another favorite episode of reading bad reviews from Goodreads. This time the girls looked up bad reviews from each book club picks from the months; July, August, and September plus a few of their favorite books recently. Lots of laughs!

Today Laken and Shae are discussing Shae's October pick; Hawke by Jescie Hall. Listen to hear their ratings, review and thoughts! They have also now created a Fable account for all the listeners to join in on and leave your own thoughts on each month's book club picks! https://fable.co/club/sshhmom-is-trying-to-read-with-laken-berry-163924677406

Today the girls discuss their September reads and October TBR. Neither Laken and Shae had their best reading month but still each had a 5 star read. Listen along to hear their top books and what books they hope to get to in October. November's book club picks are announced at the end of the episode.

Today the girls discuss Laken's October pick; Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak. Starting October off with some 'spooky' vibes! Listen to hear their final ratings and thoughts.

The girls took some book themed quizzes and did a few 'would you rather' questions. Listen to hear the results of the questions. They also gave an update on what they are currently reading/listening too.

Listen along as Laken and Shae discuss Shae's September book club choice: The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee. The first ever romantsy as a book club pick. The girls talk about their final ratings and their review/thoughts.

Listen along while Laken and Shae discuss their favorite and least favorite book in August; then the books they hope to get to in September. Both October book club choices are announced at the end of the episode.

Listen to September's first book club pick; Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth. Laken and Shae discussed their final rating, review and thoughts. Shae's September pick is announced at the end of the episode.

It has been 1 year since starting the podcast! Laken and Shae went through and talked about all the book club picks for each month and picked their favorite, chose their least and favorite overall of each other's choices, and shared what their favorite episode they've recorded. It has been such a fun year and the girl's are excited where this next year takes them!!

Join as the girls read Cottonwood Cover book 1; Into the Tide by Laura Pavlov. Shae's August book club choice. Listen along to hear Laken and Shae talk about their ratings and review of the book.

Join along as Laken and Shae discuss all their favorite books they read in July plus their least favorite of the month. Along with their hopeful list of books they plan to read in August. Both book club picks for September are announced at the end of the episode.