In this episode, we’re recapping everything we read in July—think 5-star favorites, surprising standouts, and a few disappointments. Then we're looking ahead to our August TBR list! Whether you're into thrillers, romance, or literary fiction, we’ve got plenty of hot takes.

If you’re searching for your next great read, tune in for all the book recommendations you need to kick off the month.

We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

We Begin At The End by Chris Whitaker

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

No More Secrets by Lucy Score

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Hunting Wives by May Cobb

A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James

The Perfect Hosts by Heather Gudenkauf

Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood