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.

Listen as we talk with Robin Alvarez, author of When Oceans Rise as we discuss her book and her writing process.

Join us as we discuss our yearly reading goals and our 2024 hopefuls.

Episode Discussion Points:

* Comfort Reads

* Our Reading Influences

* Hyped Books

* TBR Planning

Listen as Jessie Weaver tells us about her book Live Your Best Lie and her writing process.

Tune in as we talk about our favorite reads of 2023.

Some of the genres that we read were:

* Fantasy/Romantasy

* Retellings

* Graphic Novels

* Cozy Mysteries

* Cozy Fantasy

* Thrillers

* Light Horror

* Out of Comfort Zone Genres

Join us as we play a game of Rory's Story Cubes and create a story of our own.

Join us as we discuss books with winter vibes, locked room mysteries, and thrillers. We also talk quite a bit about various bookish gift ideas and our winter tbr lists (tbr means to be read).

Some of the books we discuss are:

* One By One by Ruth Ware

* Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards

* Rock Paper Scissors and Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

* Voices In The Snow and Dead Of Winter by Darcy Coates

* In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren

* The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox

* No Exit by Taylor Adams

* And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Listen as two sisters talk about their reading preferences and book reviews.

Some of the topics discussed are:

* Mood Reading

* Binge Reading

* Reading Slumps

* How Our Review Styles Have Changed

* How We Get Free Books

* Elements Of A Favorite Read

* Buddy Reading