We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love to chat about their love of books and impulse buys! Come hang out while we chat with Jordanne from Books To Last Pod about our top 3 reads of 2021! We had such a blast being a guest on Books to Last Podcast and knew we had to have Jordanne to talk about her favorites. So stick around while we deep dive into some trendy reads, classics, a lot of Leigh Bardugo, and share our hot takes. 

*This episode contains minor spoilers for Six of Crows, King of Scars, Ninth House By Leigh Bardugo, Kingmaker By Kennedy Ryan, Kingdom of the Wicked By Kerri Maniscalco, Red, White, and Royal Blue By Casey McQuiston, Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V.E. Schwab. 

Favorite Standalone: Percy Jackson and the Olympians By Rick Riordan

Favorite Series: Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas

Book Boyfriend: Will Herondale from The Infernal Devices By Cassandra Clare

Jordanne's Top 3 Reads of 2021: Six of Crows By Leigh Bardugo, Kingmaker By Kennedy Ryan, City of Brass S. A. Chakraborty

Kearsten's Top 3 Reads of 2021: Serpent and Dove By Shelby Mahurin, Red, White, and Royal Blue By Casey McQuiston, Ninth House By Leigh Bardugo (*TW for this book) 

Tatyana's Top 3 Reads of 2021: King of Scars By Leigh Bardugo, Kingdom of the Wicked By Kerri Maniscalco, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V.E. Schwab 

Honerable Mentions: Jupiter Jones and The Forgotten Radio By , Romancing Mr. Bridgerton and When He was Wicked By Julia Quinn, Kingdom of Flesh and Fire By Jennifer L. Armentrout, Legendary By Stephanie Garber

You can find Jordanne on Instagram at @BookstoLastPod and Twitter and her podcast here! And you can listen to our episode on Books to Last here! 

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