What Have You Been Reading?

Although not strictly a Halloween episode, Karla does share some of her most favorite spooky reads, and Alex shares a couple of her favorite fall reads. In addition to discussing the books we've been reading, we dive into rollercoasters and the book spine debate: to crack or not to crack? Apologies for all the typing background noise in this episode and the last...we're slowly figuring this out! B...

Trigger warnings: suicide ideation and infertility, death of spouse and grief. We open with a discussion of Ben, J-Lo and Matt Damon, and it just gets better from there! We revisit our youth, talk about the dangers people face when crossing the border, announce new buddy reads, discuss two different books with death-bed promises (no bueno!), and touch on the privilege of being able to jet off when...

In this episode we welcomed our second guest speaker, Leigh, to discuss how short stories should be counted. Which lead to whether you track your books/reading, and how you do that. We learned a lot about Teddy Roosevelt, had some more discussions on Gone with the Wind, and realized that Karla and Alex have VERY different spice level calibers. Books discussed or mentioned: This Summer Will Be Diff...

MILESTONE CELEBRATION! We're so excited to share our tenth episode with you. We share what listeners are reading across THE WORLD, we talk about our buddy reads and announce our next buddy reads, and get deep into all the books we've been reading lately. Alex confesses to being a hypocrite when it comes to DNF'ing a book, and Karla enlightens us on croisssant lamps (pun intended). Book...

In this episode we try to charm you, the listener, to listen to us more. We talk about DNFs and a book that was bad but we got a term we love out of it. Alex discusses The Will of the Many, a 5 star book and Karla does a PSA. We get into a sensitive subject while chatting about Gone with the Wind after talking about miscommunications and sticking with books that aren't enjoyable. Alex is thwar...

Welcome to Episode 8! We covered lots of ground in this episode: we shared what followers/listeners are reading, talked about our buddy read books and announced new buddy reads. In sharing what we've been reading, we discuss eucalyptus obsessions, serial killers, states vs. U.S. territories, revolutions, not trusting handsome men, and ponder the purpose of life and whether we all have a higher...

It's here: our ACOTAR special featuring our first podcast guest: Andee! Alex starts with a wrap up from Christa Comes Out of Her Shell, and then we dive into all things ACOTAR. Major spoiler alerts: we discuss all five books and hold nothing back, so if you haven't read the books, come back to this episode after you have. Some things we cover: Team Nesta or Team Feyra? Is your choice based...

In this episode, we announce our BUDDY READS! Read along with us before we discuss on Episode 8 (Episode 7 will be an ACOTAR special!). Karla will be reading Ask for Andrea by Noelle West Ihli, and Alex will be reading The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. We both share what we've been reading, we dive into cultural identity, hidden dead bodies in barrels, medical advances that rely on shady et...

We share some reads from fellow readers, get pretty deep into dad talks, decided that Alex needs a reading hype person (let us know if you're the one!), and talk about the following books: • The Lost Bookshop, by Evie Woods • Just for the Summer, by Abby Jimenez • Once Upon a Broken Heart, by Stephanie Garber • The Ballad of Never After, by Stephanie Garber • Christa Comes Out of Her Shell, by...

Alex talks about reading the Paradise Problem in a tropical paradise, as well as a couple other reads. Karla fills us in on her ACOTAR journey, and reading about someone sleeping too much. Books discussed: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren I was told it would get easier by Abbi Waxman ACOTAR by Sarah J Maas Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber My Year...

In this episode, we dive deep into The Perfect Marriage and ACOTAR books. Alex gives spoilers for Jenny James is Not a Disaster and we talk about packing it up & just vamoosing (or not vamoosing in both our cases). Correction: Berry Pickers is by Amanda Peters, the other Ann Patchett book Alex read was Tom Lake. Books discussed: The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose Once Upon a Broken Heart by S...

In this episode: -We dive a little deeper into ACOTAR (spoilers galore for all books in the series) and the practicalities of how the bat boys fly and carry people -We get all the spoilers on Karla's latest read (The Perfect Marriage, skip 9:30 to 13:46 if you don't want the spoilers) -We talk about Alex's book FOMO and introduction into the world of advanced reader copies, and -We bro...

Hello Podcast World! Learn a little bit about us, what brought us together, and what we've been reading lately. And a few thought rollercoasters, including how our book club works, visualization when reading, and more! Warning: spoilers discussed for the following books: * A Court of Thorns and Roses *A Court of Mist and Fury *A Court of War and Ruin Other books brought up or discussed: * Assi...