Kim & Aimee

Trash or Treasure? Find your next (most likely romantic) read!

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Love romance novels and looking for your next read, but don't have time to waste on terrible books? Let us do the pre-read for you! Kim and Aimee have got your backs! Two girls who read way too many novels, mostly romance novels, talk about what they love, what they like and what they can't stand about what they've read each fortnight. First half provides SPOILER FREE recommendations (with spoilers in the second half) to make choosing your next read that much easier! Episodes released fortnightly, Sundays at noon (GMT +10), in time for a peaceful cup of tea while you choose your afternoon read...

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Kim & Aimee

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Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 151: Mia Vincy’s ‘A Wicked Kind of Husband’(Longhope Abbey series) 26.11.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help you decide what to read, with a spoiler free review of the second book in Mia Vincy’s ‘Longhope Abbey’ series, ‘A Wicked Kind of Husband’. (With reference to previews reviews of this series, Episode 131: ‘A Beastly Kind of Earl ’ and Episode 122: ‘A Dangerous Kind of Lady’ , as well as Episode 146: Mary Jo Putney’s ‘Once Dishonoured’. ) Wan...

Episode 150: Robert Galbraith’s ‘The Running Grave’ (Cormoran Strike #7) 19.11.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee have read the (very long) 7th instalment of the Cormoran Strike series, ‘The Running Grave’ by Robert Galbraith. (Note: if you plan to read the series and are not up to book 7, this episode will spoil previous books. Here’s our review of the previous book, ‘Ink Black Heart’ and the first novel, ‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’ .) Want to recommend a book?...

Episode 149: Ellie Cosimano’s ‘Finlay Donovan is Killing It’ 12.11.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎❤️😂 books? Kim and Aimee help with a spoiler-free review of ‘Finlay Donovan is Killing It’ by Ellie Cosimano. (With reference to the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, which we review here .)  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podca...

Episode 148: Georgette Heyer’s ‘Friday’s Child’ 05.11.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help you out with a spoiler-free review of Georgette Heyer’s classic romantic comedy, ‘Friday’s Child’.  (The audiobook we refer to is narrated by Owen Findlay.) Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email tras...

Episode 147: Terry Pratchett’s ‘Reaper Man’ 29.10.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🧙‍♂️books? In a special Halloween episode, we help you out with a  review of ‘Reaper Man’ from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. In a plot twist, in this episode the role of Aimee will be played by Mike, Aimee’s husband. (With reference to Episode 100: Terry Pratchett’s ‘Monstrous Regiment ) Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask...

Episode 146: Mary Jo Putney’s ‘Once Dishonoured’ 22.10.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee are here to help, by reviewing ‘Once Dishonoured’ from Mary Jo Putney’s ‘Rogues Redeemed’ series. (With reference to Episode 131: Mia Vincy’s ‘A Beastly Kind of Earl’  and Episode 129: Charlie Lane’s ‘Daring the Duke’)   Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggesti...

Episode 145: Laurie R. King’s ‘The Beekeeper’s Apprentice’ 15.10.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books?  Kim and Aimee review Laurie R. King’s classic ‘Beekeeper’s Apprentice’, the first in her Russell / Holmes series.  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email trashortreasurepodcast@outlook.com. 

Episode 144: Upload attempt #2 of Joan Smith’s ‘Sweet and Twenty’ 11.10.2023

…Just in case Sunday’s is still problematic for you!  Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee do a short a sharp review of Regency romance ‘Sweet and Twenty’ by Joan Smith, who was known as Canada’s Georgette Heyer. ( And here’s the link to vote for the ‘People’s Choice’ award at 2023 Sydney Crime Writers Festival  - we reviewed ‘ Brunswick Street Blues’  by Sally Bothroyd in Episode...

Episode 144: Joan Smith’s ‘Sweet and Twenty’ 08.10.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee do a short a sharp review of Regency romance ‘Sweet and Twenty’ by Joan Smith, who was known as Canada’s Georgette Heyer.  ( And here’s the link to vote for the ‘People’s Choice’ award at 2023 Sydney Crime Writers Festival  - we reviewed ‘ Brunswick Street Blues’  by Sally Bothroyd in Episode 95 and loved it!)  Want to recommend a book? Send us...

Episode 143: Katherine Cowley’s ‘The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet’ 01.10.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee review ‘The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet’ by Katherine Cowley. Yes, Mary from ‘Pride and Prejudice’ 😊. (With reference to Episode 11: Colleen McCullough’s ‘The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet’ .)  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @...

Episode 142: Julianne Donaldson’s ‘Edenbrooke’ 24.09.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help out with a review of Regency romance ‘Edenbrooke’ by Julianne Donaldson. ( And here’s the link to vote for the ‘People’s Choice’ award at 2023 Sydney Crime Writers Festival  - we reviewed ‘ Brunswick Street Blues’  by Sally Bothroyd in Episode 95 and loved it!)  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us...

Episode 141: Mary Balogh’s ‘The Arrangement’ (Survivor’s Club series) 17.09.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee spoiler-free recap and review Mary Balogh’s ‘The Arrangement’, the second novel in the ‘Survivor’s Club’ series.  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email trashortreasurepodcast@outlook.com. 

Episode 140: Terry Pratchett’s ‘Equal Rites’ 10.09.2023

Don’t have time for terrible books? Aimee and Kim help out with a review of Terry Pratchett’s ‘Equal Rites’ (with reference to Episode 100: Terry Pratchett’s ‘Monstrous Regiment’ ) .  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email trashortreasurepodcast@outlook.com....

Episode 139: Mary Balogh’s ‘Simply Love’ 03.09.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? We help you out with a review of ‘Simply Love’, a Bedwyn sequel from Mary Balogh’s ‘Simply’ series.   (With significant reference to Episode 58 : Mary Balogh’s ‘A Summer to Remember’ .) *Trigger warning: this novel features characters who have experienced significant trauma.* Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to re...

Episode 138: Lindsey Davis’s ‘The Silver Pigs’ (Falco series) 27.08.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee recap and review ‘The Silver Pigs’, the first novel in the Ancient Roman mystery series by Lindsey Davis starring her iconic detective, Marcus Didius Falco.  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email trashort...

Episode 137: Georgette Heyer’s ‘Arabella’ 20.08.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help you out with a review of Georgette Heyer’s romantic comedy classic, ‘Arabella’, and discuss the importance of dogs in narrative. ( With reference to Episode 2: Georgette Heyer’s ‘Frederica’ )  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @tras...

Episode 136: Kerry Greenwood’s ‘Murder and Mendelssohn’ (Phryne Fisher series) 13.08.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee help you with a short and snappy review of Miss Fisher mystery, ‘Murder and Mendelssohn’ by Kerry Greenwood.  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email trashortreasurepodcast@outlook.com. 

Episode 135: Allison Montclair’s ‘The Right Sort of Man’ (Sparks and Bainbridge series) 06.08.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee are here to help with their review of ‘The Right Sort of Man’, the first novel in Allison Montclair’s ‘Sparks and Bainbridge’ mystery series.  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email trashortreasurepodcast@...

Episode 134: Philip Schott’s ‘54 Pigs’ 30.07.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee  review a very Canadian mystery, ‘54 Pigs’ by Philip Schott, the first in the Dr Bannerman Vet Mysteries.  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email trashortreasurepodcast@outlook.com. 

Episode 133: Janet Beard’s ‘Atomic City Girls’ 23.07.2023

Don’t have time for terrible books? Kim and Aimee have pre-read ‘Atomic City Girls’ by Janet Beard for you. And might this be Aimee’s best spoiler-free recap ever?! Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email trashortreasurepodcast@outlook.com. 

Episode 132: Janet Evanovich’s ‘Metro Girl’ 16.07.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🤣🔎 books? Kim and Aimee help you out with a spoiler-free review of ‘Metro Girl’ by Janet Evanovich. And try and work out what NASCAR is. (With reference to Episode 76: Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, Episode 32: ‘Curious Minds’, and the Jennifer Crusie novels reviewed in Episodes 73 and 83 .) ( Note: the dog’s name is Brian, not Colin. Whoops!)  Want to reco...

Episode 131: Mia Vincy’s ‘A Beastly Kind of Earl’ (Longhope Abbey series) 09.07.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee review ‘A Beastly Kind of Earl’, the prequel to Mia Vincy’s ‘Longhope Abbey’ series (the first book of which we reviewed in Episode 122: Mia Vincy’s ‘A Dangerous Kind of Lady’ ). Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podca...

Episode 130: Claudia Gray’s ‘The Late Mrs Willoughby’ 02.07.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee pre-review ‘The Late Mrs Willoughby’ by Claudia Gray, the next book in the ‘Miss Tilney and Mr Darcy mysteries’. ( WARNING: This episode will spoil whodunnit in the previous book, ‘The Murder of Mr Wickham ’, so if you haven’t read that, maybe listen to Episode 116 first…) Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners a...

Episode 129: Charlie Lane’s ‘Daring the Duke’ 25.06.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee save you manifold reading agonies by reviewing ‘Daring the Duke’ by Charlie Lane.  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email trashortreasurepodcast@outlook.com. 

Episode 128: Julia Quinn’s ‘How to Marry a Marquis’ 18.06.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help, with a review of ‘How to Marry a Marquis’ by ‘Bridgerton’ author Julia Quinn, from her ‘Agents of the Crown’ series.  With reference to Episode 19: Julia Quinn’s ‘What Happens in London’. Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Please hit us with your suggestions via Instagram @trash.or...

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