Show notes:

How exactly do you rate a book? What criteria do you use? What makes you add or take away a star? Is a 3-star rating positive? We get asked these questions quite frequently and that’s what we’ll be discussing in this episode. Plus, we share our most recent 1-star, 2-star, 3-star, etc. reads. Thanks for being a 5-star listener! 

 

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Bookish Goodies:

[3:38] Mia - Tailored Book Recommendations (TBR) by Bookriot 

[4:40] Sarah - As promised, here’s a cute picture of Henry

 

[19:01] Books Mentioned: 

Mia - Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott | Amazon // Bookshop

Sarah - Sweet Valley High, Double Love by Francine Pascal | Amazon

Mia - Mama Bear Apologetics by Hilary Morgan Ferrer | Amazon // Bookshop

Sarah - No One Crosses the Wolf by Lisa Nikolidakis | Amazon // Bookshop

Mia - Wake Me After the Apocalypse by Jordan Rivet | Amazon // Bookshop

Sarah - The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean | Amazon // Bookshop

Mia - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner | Amazon // Bookshop

Sarah - This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub | Amazon // Bookshop

Mia - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Amazon // Bookshop

 

[23:07] Let’s Take a Trip:

Sarah - My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante | Amazon // Bookshop

Mia - Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner | Amazon // Bookshop

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