Can I Bring My Book

This week your book besties are completely obsessed with Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry. After putting it off for months, we finally picked it up... and immediately wanted book two.

We break down the biggest twists (without spoiling everything), compare it to Fourth Wing, Quicksilver, and ACOTAR, debate who the real villain might be, and share our completely unhinged dragon theories. Then we tackle a surprisingly heated question: What actually is the difference between romantasy and fantasy romance?

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⭐ Kat: 5 stars

⭐ Amanda: 5 stars

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This week your book besties celebrate Amanda's birthday by diving into Worse Than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy. And, let's just say we did not have the same reading experience.

Amanda fell for the Nantucket setting, second-chance romance, and emotional family dynamics, while Kat couldn't get past the miscommunication, immature characters, and the "Gilmore Girls meets Jane Austen" comparison. We debate whether the marketing set impossible expectations, unpack the Persuasion inspiration behind the title, and somehow end up talking about Christopher from Gilmore Girls.

This week we're talking:

⭐ Kat: 2.5 stars

⭐ Amanda: 5 stars

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This week your book besties are diving into Tropesick by Lauren Okie, a romance built around every trope imaginable. Did it work? Well... let's just say Amanda and Kat didn't exactly have the same reading experience.

We discuss grief, second chances, childhood friends-to-lovers, ghostwriting, magical realism (or was it?), and whether a book can become a victim of its own premise. Along the way, Kat develops an unexpected vendetta against excessive description, Amanda defends the romance, and we both try to make sense of that ending.

This week we're talking:

⭐ Kat: 3 stars

⭐ Amanda: 5 stars

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This week your book besties are diving into Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver, the second installment in the Cape Carnage series. And, we have thoughts.

Lots of thoughts!

We discuss shocking reveals, serial killer theories, Arthur's fate, Harper and Nolan's relationship, and whether that ending was genuinely shocking or just frustrating. Along the way, we speculate about who might secretly be a murderer, debate the future of Cape Carnage, and accidentally turn part of the episode into a public service announcement.

Spoiler alert: we are not fans of the miscommunication trope.

This week we're talking:

⭐ Kat: 3 stars

⭐ Amanda: 4 stars

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Your book besties are back, and this week we're discussing a book that asks an important question:

What happens when the high-achieving ad executive who's built his entire identity around success suddenly... opts out?

This week's Buddy Read Chat is Alan Opts Out by Courtney Maum, a sharp, funny satire about consumerism, ambition, family, status, and what really matters when life doesn't go according to plan.

We discuss talking-to-animals children, secret social clubs, doomsday communities, surprise betrayals, and why every member of this family desperately needed therapy (and maybe a hug).

This week we're talking:

⭐ Kat: 4.5 stars

⭐ Amanda: 5 stars

This week we're discussing the internet meltdown surrounding the attempted trademarking of the phrase "Hot Girls Read," the backlash from readers and small businesses, and the surprisingly long list of bookish phrases that are already trademarked.

Spoiler: we have opinions.

Plus! A... fun?! soda spiral! 

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This week, your book besties are wrapping up The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A. Parker, and we have thoughts.

We're talking favorite characters, heartbreaking moments, confusing plot twists, dragon lore, family trees, theories for book three, and the many questions we're still trying to untangle. Plus, we discuss whether this series is best experienced in audio, ebook, or physical format, and why some fantasy books practically require a dedicated study guide.

Then we shift into some book world news, including a viral discussion about Libby, libraries, and author compensation, why library users should never feel guilty about borrowing books, and a Goodreads post that has us questioning whether book covers and titles are all starting to look the same.

⚠️ This episode contains spoilers forhe Ballad of Falling Dragons and When the Moon Hatched

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Your book besties are back and this week we’re diving into dragons, moon shards, complicated fantasy politics… and one VERY spicy river scene.

We’re talking theories, cliffhangers, emotional support dragons, confusing timelines, and why fantasy books apparently require a glossary, a map, and a support group.

And because this book is approximately the size of a small weapon, we’re splitting this Buddy Read Chat into TWO parts.

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⚠️ This episode contains spoilers for chapters 1–49 of The Ballad of Falling Dragons

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Your book besties are back and this week we’re diving into messy families, beach houses, sister dynamics, and one fictional mother that we absolutely could not stand.

We’re talking time jumps, family trauma, pacing issues, and whether The May House really needed to be quite that long… plus book-to-screen adaptations, upcoming releases, and romance tropes we would absolutely not survive in real life.

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Which romance trope would you absolutely not survive in real life?

Because apparently:

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Your book besties are back and this week we’re talking about cryptid romance, queer representation, emotional sea monsters… and whatever the hell was happening with Skate God.

So yeah... Things got weird.

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Your book besties are back and this week we’re talking about a book that wrecked us emotionally… but, like, in a meaningful way.

This week’s Buddy Read Chat dives into We Burned So Bright by TJ Klune- a quieter, deeply emotional end-of-the-world story about love, grief, humanity, and what matters most when time is running out.

And somehow… there are still hippies, flower crowns, and edible-fueled wedding ceremonies.

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⚠️ This episode contains discussion of grief, suicide, death, and end-of-life themes.

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