Amanda and Jenn discuss complicated relationships, summer books, shocking twists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall (rec’d by Mel)

Prosperity series by Alexis Hall (Jenn cannot believe she forgot!)

Books Discussed

Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli (tw domestic violence)

Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich (cw: alcohol abuse)

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (cw: anxiety)

The Guest List by Lucy Foley (tw extreme bullying)

The Old Woman With the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo with Chi-Young Kim (cw: harm to women and children, death of an animal)

The Expatriates by Janice YK Lee

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo (cw: animal death, harm to children)

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (cw: sooooo much body horror and gore)

Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson

The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (cw: harm to children, sexual assault)

The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black (The Cruel Prince)

A post! Books Like A Court of Thorns and Roses

Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr (cw: drug use, coercion, probably things I don’t remember)

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