Join us as we catch up with our latest reads before talking about all things reading goals! How did we do in 2020? Did we complete our reading challenge? Are we going to set a number of books to read for 2021? What other goals do we want to achieve with our reading? So many questions, so many *not* simple answers! Grab a brew and set some reading goals with us. 

As a bonus - we also chat about The StoryGraph and the fact we’ll be testing it out for the month of January!

Our Instagram: @brewsandreviewspodcast
Jaz: @travelsinfiction
Sharn: @caffeineandcommas

Books mentioned: 

• The Night Before Christmas
• This is Not The Jess Show by Anna Carey
• In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
• When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
• The Other People by C.J. Tudor
• Sapiens Graphic Novel by Yuval Noah Harari

In today’s episode, we have gathered all of our reading data for 2020 (so far) and explore the various trends in our reading. Do you love numbers and statistics? Are you just nosey and need to know other people's reading lives? Well, this is the episode for you! Come and deep dive with us into the world of bookish stats!

In today’s episode, we are joined by our very first guest … Amy from @AmysBookshelf! We dive into all our complex thoughts about bookstagram. Have you ever looked at beautiful curated photos on bookstagram and wondered why your reading life doesn’t look like that? Well … we’re here to discuss why NOBODY’S reading life looks like that. Grab a cuppa and join us for a discussion about bookstagram aesthetics, honesty, posting whilst in reading slumps – among many other things!

Our Instagram: @brewsandreviewspodcast
Jaz: @travelsinfiction
Sharn: @caffeineandcommas

Books mentioned throughout the episode (in the order they’re mentioned):

• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
• Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
• Booked For Christmas by Lily Menon
• When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandya Menon
• Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
• White Rage by Carol Anderson
• Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
• A Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan
• A Promised Land by Barack Obama
• Beach Read by Emily Henry
• Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

In today’s episode, we have put together the ultimate book giving guide for the hard people to buy for in your life. Got someone who doesn’t read a lot? We have you sorted. Or someone who seems to have read everything? We’ve got you sorted, too. What about your nan who only seems like John Grisham books? Yep, we’ve got a recommendation for you too.

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Jaz: @travelsinfiction
Sharn: @caffeineandcommas

In this episode, we do (a slightly adapted version of) The End of the Year Book Tag! How many books have we got left to finish before 2020 is over? (Too many!) Do we think there’s a book that could surprise us and become our favourite of the year? Have we started making reading plans for 2021?

Come and listen as we reflect on just how many books we have left on our TBR!

Our Instagram: @brewsandreviewspodcast
Jaz: @travelsinfiction
Sharn: @caffeineandcommas

In our very first episode, we (Sharn and Jaz) introduce why we started Brews and Reviews: a new bookish podcast. We chat about our reading journey, and what sort of things we get up to on the internet, as well as what we’ve been reading lately! 

Our main chat today revolves around the question: Is reading a political act? We discuss this, as well as whether people should use their platforms, such as bookstagram, to speak up about politics.

Our Instagram: @brewsandreviewspodcast
Jaz: @travelsinfiction
Sharn: @caffeineandcommas