In Our Bookish Era

Too much coffee and not enough water got us forgetting to click post on this episode. We're just too wired. Enjoy a late entry for August minis, we've got a cozy coffee fantasy about an orc who wants to retire from all the fighting and killing and settle down and enjoy some bean water.

Book Discussed:

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

Last episode was sci-fi now we're moving into fantasy. With opposite styles this week we've got kid spies and necromancers. Lots of questions, some answers, many skeletons. Orphans all around.

Books Discussed:

The Mysterious Benedict Socitey by Trenton Lee Stewart

the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Too much coffee and too many episodes in a month, no such thing! This month's minis are all coffee related, and you get three of them! We're kicking things off with a coffee shop murder. Who doesn't love some sleuthing with their latte.

Book Discussed:

Fresh Brewed Murder by Emmeline Duncan

Branching out (for us) and picking up some Sci-Fi books this week. Kristia's book takes on the population issue, requiting 17 years olds to determine when they'll die, until out characters start dying early. Rachael covered a classic sci-fi story and let us know the differences between what Hollywood told us and the truth.

Books Discussed:

Five Minds by Guy Morpuss

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Every now and then we like to read about things that are real, things that actually happened. This episode we cover a true crime story, which as a survivor as a part author. And science. We go to space, learn about what's going on out there. Five stars all around.

Books Discussed:

The Girl in the Leaves by Larry Maynard, Sarah Maynard, & Robert Scott

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

We're discussing books by Black authors this episode, One's a brand new release (pub day 6/27) with unreliable narrators, kidnapping, stalking, and adultery. The other is a cautionary tale on what happens to kids who don't listen to their elders.

Books Discussed:

The Other Mistress by Shanora Williams

\How The One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

Our final June mini is here and its not as bubbly as the last. There's a haunting, a mysterious death, a small B&B style inn, everything you'd want for your perfect relaxing summer getaway. Well, minus the murder.

TW: Death of a Parent (Mother) - this is what starts the book, and the theme of grief is carried throughout. Listen at your own discretion. xo- R&K

Book Discussed:

The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb

Father's day is right around the corner (don't forget to wish him a happy day, if that's your thing). So this episode we've covering books where the dad plays a main role. There's a kidnapping, 20 year old murders, a plane hijacking, fresh murders, and children trying to be brave. These dads really got their work cut out for them this episode.

Books Discussed

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

Falling by T.J. Newman

Memorial day means the start of Summer to some, for Kristia, it's June 1st. We know there are a few more weeks of Spring, but Summer is here in our hearts.

June's minis have the very broad topic of summer and Kristia kicks us off with a bang. Her book covers ten different summers, and this is the final summer for our main characters to fall in love. Will they? Won't they? Only time will tell.

Book Discussed:

The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

The perfect one-liner can get you sucked in to almost anything, (insert catching one-liner here😜) . This episode we picked our books based solely on the first line of the story, and we got some good ones! There's murder, magical realism, secret identities, secret magic schools, an age gap marriage, witches, and the hunt for the truth.

Books Discussed:

The Witch Haven by Sasha Payton Smith

Things We Do In the Dank by Jennifer Hillier