Designated Reading Buddies

In the year 1877, Carlotta is living her normal life in her home in Mexico. She’s taking care of her siblings, learning the family business and falling in love for the first time. But once she begins to uncover the truths of her fathers science experiments - The Hybrids - and what they were created for, her normality begins to crumble. Join us as we talk about Alex’s April pick, “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Kaitlin’s rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Alex’s rating: ⭐⭐

Annaleigh is just trying to live out a normal life, but the curse on her family and the mysterious deaths of her sisters, haunt her everyday. When she begins to realize that the deaths of her sisters are not accidental, the hauntings begin to escalate. She starts to uncover family secrets with the help from Cassius. Join us as we talk about Alex’s March pick, House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig. 

Kaitlin’s star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Alex’s star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

At only nineteen years old, Signa Farrow has only one constant in her life - death. That is until she is placed with her distant family, the Hawthornes. With Signa’s abilities to sense death and see spirits, she quickly realizes that something is haunting Thorn Grove and she plans to figure out who and why. Join us as we talk about Kaitlin’s March pick, Belladonna by Adalyn Grace. 

Kaitlin’s star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Alex’s star rating: ⭐⭐⭐

After a house explosion leaves Bree and Eason without their spouses or best friends, they lean on each other to figure out life after loss. But little do Bree and Eason know, the fire is not actually over. Join us as we talk about Alex’s February pick, “From The Embers” by Aly Martinez. 

Kaitlin’s star rating: ⭐⭐ ⭐

Alex’s star rating: ⭐⭐⭐✨

In this week's episode Kaitlin and Alex talk about their first February pick “The Perfect Marriage” by Jeneva Rose. What better way to spend Valentine’s day than a wife out for revenge on her cheating husband?

Welcome to Chatty Book Chats! Where we’ll be obsessing over some of pop culture’s hottest book series. We are starting with A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Kaitlin, who has read this series several times, is asking Alex , who has never read them, what she thinks it is about.

We’re back again reading all about Salem and Thayer’s love story, but this time there’s a catch. Five years have passed since Salem last saw Thayer, and the next time she sees him, she’ll have their daughter Seda in tow. Join us as we talk about The Resurrection of Wildflowers, by Micaela Smeltzer.

New year, new books! We’re starting 2024 off with Kaitlin’s choice, Immortality A Love Story by Dana Schwartz. This is the 2nd installment of the The Anatomy duology and continues to follow Hazel Sinnet, a young woman who is determined to become a well known female surgeon during the early 1800’s. 

✨Our last book of 2023! ✨Join us as we discuss Alex’s December pick “A Cat Cafe Christmas”.🎄 Where Kara is trying to save her cafe, Meow and Furever, from closing its doors forever. But luckily, she has met Ben, a grumpy marketing hunk who creates a plan to save the cafe before Christmas.