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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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 127: Kristan Higgins’s ‘Waiting on You’ 11.06.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help out with a review of  Kristan Higgins’s ‘Waiting on You’, from her ‘Blue Heron’ series. ( With reference to many previous episodes: Episode 3 Alice Clayton’s ‘Nuts’, Episode 72: Emily Henry’s Beach Read’ , Episode 108: Emily Henry’s ‘Book Lovers’   and Episode 126:  Katie MacAlister’s ‘You Slay Me’) Want to recommend a book? Send us a text!...

Episode 126: Katie MacAlister’s ‘You Slay Me’ (Aisling Grey series) 04.06.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee help out by reviewing ‘You Slay Me’, the first novel in Katie MacAlister’s paranormal-romance-mystery ‘Aisling Grey: Guardian’ series. ( With reference to  Episode 83: Jennifer Crusie’s ‘Wild Rise ’, ‘Buffy’ and Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels .) Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read bo...

Episode 125: Mary Balogh’s ‘Someone to Love’ 28.05.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books?  Kim and Aimee share their spoiler-free thoughts on the first book in Mary Balogh’s Westcott series, ‘Someone to Love’.  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 124: Liane Moriarty’s ‘The Husband’s Secret’ 21.05.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Aimee and Kim review, spoiler-free, ‘The Husband’s Secret’ by Liane Moriarty, author of ‘Big Little Lies’ and ‘ Nine Perfect Strangers ’.  (Somehow this makes us reference Episode 18: Mary Stewart’s ‘My Brother Michael’ and  Episode 40 : Heidi Perks’ ‘Now You See Her’. ) Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read bo...

Episode 123: Joan Smith’s ‘Escapade’ 14.05.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help you out with a short review of Joan Smith’s Heyer-esque ‘Escapade’. (With reference to previous Joan Smith reviews, Episode 54: Imprudent Lady  and  Episode 68: Aunt Sophie’s Diamonds )  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.t...

Episode 122: Mia Vincy’s ‘A Dangerous Kind of Lady’ 07.05.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee are here to help, reviewing ‘A Dangerous Kind of Lady’ for you, from Mia Vincy’s ‘Longhope Abbey’ 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 121: Jesse Sutanto’s ‘Dial A for Aunties’ 30.04.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 😂 books?  Kim and Aimee, ever-helpful, review ‘Dial A for Aunties’, Jesse Sutanto’s shenanigans-filled rom com.  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 120: Claire Pooley’s ‘The Authenticity Project’ 23.04.2023

Don’t have time for terrible books? Kim and Aimee help you out with their review of ‘The Authenticity Project’ by Claire Pooley. Will it be a recommend? 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 119: Sabrina Jeffries’s ‘A Duke for Diana’ 16.04.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help you out by reviewing ‘A Duke for Diana’, the first book in ‘The Designing Debutantes’ series by Sabrina Jeffries.  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 118: TJ Klune’s ‘The House in the Cerulean Sea’ 09.04.2023

Don’t have time for terrible books?  Kim and Aimee take a journey into speculative fiction and review ‘The House in the Cerulean Sea’ by TJ Klune.  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 117: Mary Stewart’s ‘This Rough Magic’ 02.04.2023

Don’t have time to waste on terrible books? To help out, Kim and Aimee review Mary Stewart’s Corfu-set romantic suspense classic ‘This Rough Magic’. (With reference to our other Mary Stewart reviews, in Episode 80: ‘The Ivy Tree’ and Episode 18: ‘My Brother Michael’ )  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...

Episode 116: Claudia Gray’s ‘The Murder of Mr Wickham’ 26.03.2023

Don’t have time to waste on terrible 🔎 books?  Kim and Aimee have done a read and review of ‘The Murder of Mr Wickham’ by Claudia Gray to help you out! 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 115: Christine Mangan’s ‘Tangerine’ 19.03.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Aimee and Kim help you out with a review of Christine Mangan’s Moroccan-set ‘Tangerine’. ( With reference to the novels of Mary Stewart, such as ‘ My Brother Michael ’) 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 trashortrea...

Episode 114: Marian Keyes’ ‘Rachel’s Holiday’ 12.03.2023

Don’t have time for terrible books?  Kim and Aimee help you out with their review of ‘Rachel’s Holiday’ by Marian Keyes (a recommend from author Sally Bothroyd, whose book Brunswick Street Blues we reviewed 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.podcast, or email tra...

Episode 113: Eva Ibbotson’s ‘The Morning Gift’ 05.03.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee have pre-read ‘The Morning Gift’ by Eva Ibbotson for you - listen in to hear if it will be your next read! 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 112: MC Beaton’s ‘Emily Goes to Exeter’ (‘The Travelling Matchmaker’ series) 26.02.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? To help you out, Aimee and Kim review the first book in MC Beaton’s ‘Travelling Matchmaker’ series, ‘Emily Goes to Exeter’.  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 111: Simone St James’s ‘Ghost 19’ 19.02.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 👻books? Kim and Aimee’s snappy review of Simone St James’s latest, the novella ‘Ghost 19’, might help you choose your next read. (With reference to Episode 24: Simone St James’s ‘The Sun Down Motel’ )  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 110: Kerry Greenwood’s ’Death by Water’ (Phryne Fisher) 12.02.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee’s short, sharp review of Kerry Greenwood’s  Miss Fisher novel ‘Death by Water’, saves you time picking what you want to read.  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 109: Deanna Raybourn’s ‘Silent in the Grave’ (Lady Julia Gray series) 05.02.2023

Don’t have time to waste on terrible 🔎❤️ books? To help you out, Kim and Aimee have pre-read ‘Silent in the Grave’ (sorry, we keep saying ‘as’), the first instalment of Deanna Raybourn’s Lady Julia Gray Victorian mystery-romance 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.treasu...

Episode 108: Emily Henry’s ‘Book Lovers’ 29.01.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee ask whether ‘Book Lovers’ by Emily Henry is worth a read - listen in to see if it might be your next rom/com read! (With reference to Episode 72: Emily Henry’s ‘Beach Read’ )   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...

Episode 107: Alexandra Andrews’ ‘Who Is Maud Dixon?’ 22.01.2023

Don’t have time for terrible books? Kim and Aimee help you out by reviewing ‘Who is Maud Dixon’ by Alexandra Andrews, a psychological thriller / mystery.  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 106: Robert Galbraith’s ‘Ink Black Heart’ 15.01.2023

Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee help you out by reviewing ‘The Ink Black Heart’, the sixth instalment in Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike series. WARNING: This episode assumes that you have read the previous five novels and if you haven’t will give you spoilers about these! Here’s our spoiler-free episode on the Strike series. Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOV...

Episode 105: Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder in Mesopotamia’ 08.01.2023

Don’t have time to waste on terrible 🔎 books? Aimee and Kim help you out by reviewing a far-shorter way to consume a mystery novel, the radio dramatisation of Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder in Mesopotamia’ featuring Hercule Poirot. (With references to Episode 49: Agatha Christie’s ‘They Came to Bagdad’ )  Want to recommend a book? Send us a text! We LOVE it when our listeners ask us to read books! Ple...

Episode 104: ‘Lady Whistledown Strikes Back’ by Julia Quinn, Suzanne Enoch, Karen Hawkins and Mia Ryan 01.01.2023

Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee have pre-read ‘Lady Whistledown Strikes Back’ for you, an collection of four novellas by Julia Quinn, Suzanne Enoch, Karen Hawkins and Mia Ryan - where you might be able to spy some Bridgertons…  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....

Episode 103: Lisa Kleypas’s ‘A Wallflower Christmas’ 25.12.2022

Don’t have time for terrible 🎄❤️ books? Join Kim and Aimee for their festive Christmas Day review of Lisa Kleypas’s novella-length follow-on to the Wallflowers series, ‘A Wallflower Christmas’.  (Listen to our review of the Wallflowers series 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 @tras...

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