Bookish Sisters

Listen as Aly and Jaime discuss books in the romance genre. We give book recs from various romance sub genres in this episode such as, rom coms, romantasy, dark romance and romantic suspense.

Some of the books and authors we discuss are:

* Sophie Kinsella

* Meg Cabot

* Suing Cinderella by Stephanie Mack

* Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair by Laura Piper Lee

* It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

* Dungeons And Drama by Kristy Boyce

* The Lizzy And Diesel series by Janet Evanovich

* Golden by Shannon Mayer

* A Warrior's Fate by Melissa Kieran

* Between Earth And Sea by Sharon Brubaker

* Intense Feelings by Nomi Palmer

* Take Me Home by Gemma Bishop

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview Pam Floyd and discuss her book, Immortals.

Listen as Aly and Jaime discuss Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter universe and the suggested reading order. We also discuss The Mortal Instruments series and the characters within it. This episode has a high emphasis on the book City of Bones.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview Marcy Blesy and discuss her children's books and cozy mystery series.

Listen as Aly and Jaime discuss the book Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera. This episode is a spoiler free book review and discussion.

Listen For The Lie synopsis:

What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn't matter?
After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview author Charleigh Frederick and discuss her young adult and middle grade books.

We thought we'd give some book recs and book comparisons for this episode. We offer book recommendations from a variety of different genres such as mysteries, thrillers, young adult, fantasy, and science fiction. We also talk about books with the missing girl and haunted house tropes.

Some of the books and authors we discuss are:

* Nancy Drew mystery series by Carolyn Keene

* Sherry Harris - Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries

* Laura Childs - Scrapbook Mysteries

* Chris Cavender - Pizza Lovers Mysteries

* Jessica Beck - Donut Shop Mysteries

* Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game by Sara Shepard

* Truth Or Dare by Jacqueline Green

* 7 Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards

* Caraval trilogy by Stephanie Garber

* Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor

* Midnight At The Houdini by Delilah S. Dawson

* Queen Of Hearts trilogy by Colleen Oakes

* Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

* The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

* Everland trilogy by Wendy Spinale

* The Maze Runner by James Dashner

* The Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler

* Riley Sager

* Frieda McFadden

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview author Ashley Schumacher and discuss her young adult contemporary books.

Join us as we talk about some of our favorite characters.

Main talking points in this episode are:

* Favorite Main Characters

* Characters from Pretty Little Liars

* Characters with representations such as: mental illness, OCD, social anxiety, depression, chronic illness, neurodivergence, and amnesia.

* Unlikeable Characters

* Morally Gray Characters

* Side Characters

Listen as Aly and Jaime interview crime fiction author James Michels. In this episode we talk about James' books as well as his journey as a self-published author.