We'd Rather Be Reading

Twitter @wedratherread and Instagram. @wedratherbereading Theme Music: "For The Penguins"  Written and performed by David Allred From the album The Transition Courtesy of Erased Tapes www.erasedtapes.com Listen on Spotify Buy the album

Twitter @wedratherread and Instagram. @wedratherbereading Theme Music: "For The Penguins"  Written and performed by David Allred From the album The Transition Courtesy of Erased Tapes www.erasedtapes.com Listen on Spotify Buy the album

This week Jerrica and Lia get carried away in the world of dragons and match the length of the book with the length of the podcast episode. Not really, but in podcast world, kind of close. They take a deep dive into Iron Flame by Rebecca Yaros and touch base on some missed continuity errors that Lia beats herself up over. Jerrica being never the wiser focuses more on her hate of the time wasted no...

We’re back reading buddies, and we are returning with our Dragons. Okay not Our dragons, but the dragons of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yaros. After taking the compatibility test because we’re normal adults, we can reveal Lia has a Blue Dragon and Jerrica has a Red Dragon. Feeling lost? Well listen in because we have got a good one for you- possibly the best fantasy novel written in this current decade...

We’re back reading people! The summer has been a busy one but your two favorite book girls didn’t let that stop them from breaking reading records. That’s right, Lia surpassed her goodreads goal! And Jerrica read all of the free small town romances from all of the author fan base newsletters. Highly recommend subscribing to your favorite authors mailing list- so many goodies! The girls review thei...

It’s summer time! This week Lia and Jerrica tackle some of their current miffs and tiffs with the book world. They discuss narrator choices, new tropes they recently discovered, title misdirection, and more! Listen in! They’ll be back after summer break! Happy reading! Twitter @wedratherread and Instagram. @wedratherbereading Theme Music: "For The Penguins"  Written and performed by Davi...

This week Lia and Jerrica spice it up with a Why Choose book and  get down and dirty with Lia’s favorite thing on earth; continuity errors. Three Swedish Mountain Men is the book of the week and they are instantly confused. Then get confused some more. Then try to make sense of some interesting position choices, but are left even more confused. Basically, they conclude the main girl is a contortio...

This week Lia surprises the nation with a whopping 5 star review. You heard it here first. Lia loved a book with the silly title of A Not So Meet Cute. While they both agree this book had no business being as good as it was, Jerrica took on this author like an addict to crack. Plowing through five in one week, it’s official that this author Meghan Quinn is not a one off, but a freakin gem!  Listen...

In this weeks episode Jerrica puts her kink club books aside and gets back into the world of fantasy and mates. They read the duology These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan. Comparing this to ACOTAR and Cruel Prince was more like mashing ideas into a decent version but not as standout. That being said, the girls really enjoyed the story. Lia has a mini rant moment of how the Fae rules were not followed ab...

Twitter @wedratherread and Instagram. @wedratherbereading Theme Music: "For The Penguins"  Written and performed by David Allred From the album The Transition Courtesy of Erased Tapes www.erasedtapes.com Listen on Spotify Buy the album

Twitter @wedratherread and Instagram. @wedratherbereading Theme Music: "For The Penguins"  Written and performed by David Allred From the album The Transition Courtesy of Erased Tapes www.erasedtapes.com Listen on Spotify Buy the album

This week Lia and Jerrica read Christina Lauren again, a dream duo that they could only hope one day can be them. Lia Jerrica has a ring to it don’t you think? Or Jerrica Lia maybe? We’ll decide later. In the meantime the duo enjoy the opposite book to each other, of course, and have some thoughts again about pov and kinks. Role playing or tying up? Listen in to hear our thoughts! Twitter @wedrath...

This week is romance week and let us tell you, Lia has amped up the spice. She freestyle creates the best romance book to ever grace Jerrica’s ears. She wants it now. They talk about some romance tropes and highs and lows and repetition of this genre. But what you really need to hear is Lia’s new story. It will blow your mind! Jerrica is currently starting a go fund me page to encourage Lia to qui...

This week Lia and Jerrica review 2022 and believe it or not one of their top books is the others bottom! They discuss the switch from fantasy land to romance land and for Lia, also serious book land to keep her brain active since Jerrica made her read so many “awful/amazing” romance stories. Tomato tomatoe. They get pepped for the newest releases in 2023. Listen in for all the books tips you need...

We are back fellow book addicts!! In this episode Lia and Jerrica catch up on what they missed over the holidays, and rant with a capital R over booktok recommendations. This episode is not for the faint of heart or pure of soul. The girls get into a bdsm half fantasy novel about a retelling of Camelot. Spoiler, Lia gets angry. Jerrica laughs. Lia gets more stern. Jerrica gets quiet. Then they ann...

In this weeks episode the girls get Christmas-y! They read Christina Lauren’s In a Holidaze and Lia justifies her high rating generosity on it being right after last weeks wamp of a book, Charm. Standards were not high.  Jerrica who is almost always generous with her ratings had a quite skeptical view of the relationship in this book. Was is a step sibling/cousin kink? Should those kinks really ex...

This week Lia and Jerrica chase Jerrica’s baby Raven around while rambling their annoyances about the latest Tracy Wolff book Charm. Among the reviews and recaps of this book, they discuss snacks and Jerrica breaks up with Lia after finding out Lia hates… Listen in to find out! Will there be another pod episode after this debacle or have they reunited in book bliss? Twitter @wedratherread and Inst...

This week Lia and Jerrica find a unicorn of a book where they both give it rave reviews and 5 stars! Lia giggled and jumped up and down and experienced what Jerrica called ‘happiness’. That moment was short lived when the girls read two more books in the series from the author that are total duds. Follow along with us on the ride from 5 star to 1 star and all the bad bad choices along the way. Get...

In this weeks episode Lia and Jerrica announce they are now ARC readers! It’s really about time considering this podcast and the amount they read. Each took different strategies to choose their books. Jerrica going off of title and cover - not superficial at all. Lia chose based on description and reviews - a bit more professional approach. This spurs a conversation of “is the book ever the cover?...

This week Jerrica introduces the Golden Retriever Hero in all of his perfectly communicative and positive glory. Lia yawns. Jerrica swoons.  The girls discuss the various books their reading and reference an article of mistakes female authors make for their male main characters.  Which do you prefer? Jerrica’s Grumpy Sunshine Love Triangle or Lia’s Roller Coaster of Miscommunication? Listen in! Tw...

This week Lia and Jerrica identify what style of romance books they like to read most, and why it’s so different between them. Lia tricks Jerrica into reading a romance without a hea by saying it’s porn. Jerrica jumps all over it and afterwards had to google ‘how to get out of a book coma’ as a result. They laugh and joke over what book porn is and highlight some excellent books in the genre! Happ...

This weeks episode Jerrica and Lia read an emotional roller coaster of a book called One True Loves. The girls choose opposite sides of the love triangle and Jerrica, being the one who lost, can hardly control her outrage. While Lia is more concerned about the semantics of island life aka scurvy, Jerrica continues to complain about fade to later section scenes. Mind always in gutter. When a book i...

This week Lia let’s our her inner f-bomb tigress while discussing A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Needless to say, the girls were not impressed. Jerrica implores everyone to watch the series instead staying on brand as it’s a spicier version of the same story. While the banter ramps up, try playing a drinking game - a shot for every time Lia says fucking - let’s get the party started!...

We’re back reading lovers! This summer Jerrica and Lia took a little time off podcasting as Jerrica left the continent for family time, but they did not stop reading! They read separately though, so Lia decided to part from Jerrica’s cliterature obsession to more refined intellectual taste. Jerrica stuck with small town sleaze series and regrets nothing! Jerrica and Lia are back with their snarky...

Special guest hosts for this episode are Olivia, Sky, and Ivy ages 11, 5, and 3 respectively. They tell me their favorite books and also a story.  Twitter @wedratherread and Instagram. @wedratherbereading Theme Music: "For The Penguins"  Written and performed by David Allred From the album The Transition Courtesy of Erased Tapes www.erasedtapes.com Listen on Spotify Buy the album