Brian and Barbara review the novel Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, a Reese's Book Club pick and one of the top performing books of 2025 according to the New York Times hardcover fiction list. Twenty minutes with us, and you'll know whether to read it ... or regift it! bestseller episode #37, recorded February 7, 2026

Brian and Barbara review the novel Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, a Reese's Book Club pick and one of the top performing books of 2025 according to the New York Times hardcover fiction list. Twenty minutes with us, and you'll know whether to read it ... or regift it! bestseller episode #37, recorded February 7, 2026

Brian and Barbara review the novel Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, a Reese's Book Club pick and one of the top performing books of 2025 according to the New York Times hardcover fiction list. Twenty minutes with us, and you'll know whether to read it ... or regift it! bestseller episode #37, recorded February 7, 2026

"Broken Country" by Clare Leslie Hall reviewed

Brian and Barbara review the latest books topping the hardcover fiction list. Twenty minutes with us, and you'll know whether to read it ... or regift it! 

Five essential facets are rated: GRIP & GRAB (does the story pull us in); SHE GOT FLAIR (does the writing crackle and pop, or lie there, dead on the page); BEAM ME UP (is this is a world we'd want to visit); NEW BEST FRIENDS (what about the characters); and ALL THE FEELS (emotional impact of the read). 

Brian and Barbara engage books as passionate, life-long readers; we're always on the lookout for the next great imaginative realm. Join us as we sift the bestseller list for that priceless find, a book that goes there and takes us with it.

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Brian and Barbara review the latest books topping the hardcover fiction list. Twenty minutes with us, and you'll know whether to read it ... or regift it! Five essential facets are rated: GRIP & GRAB (does the story pull us in); SHE GOT FLAIR (does the writing crackle and pop, or lie there, dead on the page); BEAM ME UP (is this is a world we'd want to visit); NEW BEST FRIENDS (what about the characters); and ALL THE FEELS (emotional impact of the read). Brian and Barbara engage books as passionate, life-long readers; we're always on the lookout for the next great imaginative realm. Join us as we sift the bestseller list for that priceless find, a book that goes there and takes us with it.

Brian and Barbara review the latest books topping the hardcover fiction list. Twenty minutes with us, and you'll know whether to read it ... or regift it! 

Five essential facets are rated: GRIP &amp; GRAB (does the story pull us in); SHE GOT FLAIR (does the writing crackle and pop, or lie there, dead on the page); BEAM ME UP (is this is a world we'd want to visit); NEW BEST FRIENDS (what about the characters); and ALL THE FEELS (emotional impact of the read). 

Brian and Barbara engage books as passionate, life-long readers; we're always on the lookout for the next great imaginative realm. Join us as we sift the bestseller list for that priceless find, a book that goes there and takes us with it.

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