It Gets Good

How is it possible that we are halfway through 2024?! This year has already been so good to us when it comes to reading, so we're sharing all of the best (and worst) of it on today's episode; our favorite reads so far, the biggest disappointments, new favorite authors and fictional crushes and so much more. We're hopeful that the last half of the year will be just as good!

Make sure to grab a copy of A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston for our July Book Club and join our fable group here!

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Currently Reading:

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas

Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

My Oxford Year by Julia Whelen

The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

Added to TBR:

A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson

Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zenter

Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh

Sunlight by Devney Perry

The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee

One Last Shot Betty Cayouette

PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight, along with some spoilers about the ACOTAR series.

We are back with another SJM Book Club episode to talk about Crown of Midnight! We are slowly setting the foundation for a truly epic payoff in later books and we are so happy that many, many of you are loving it so far. Crown of Midnight picks up right where we left off in Throne of Glass, so join us as we discuss all of the things we've been learning so far in this series, along with some of your theories for what's to come!

For our next book in the SJM universe, we are jumping back a bit to Celaena's origin story in Assassin's Blade. Stick with us, we promise that this book has so many important nuggets. If you aren't already, come be a part of our Fable group and chat with us as we're reading through The Assassin's Blade.

Currently Reading:

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas

My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan

Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

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You asked and we delivered... with a TON of book recommendations. Looking for a palate cleanser from fantasy? How about the perfect book to read with your mom? Will any series make you feel the same way that ACOTAR and Fourth Wing did?! We present you with over 50 book recommendations for you in this week's episode with a full list of all our book recommendations over on our Instagram!

For the perfect non-fiction recommendations, check out Arabella's TikTok!

And for some of the best fantasy book recommendations, check out Jaimee's TikTok!

Currently Reading:

My Oxford Year by Julia Whelen

A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand

The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni

Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for the first book in the Throne of Glass series, along with some spoilers about the entire ACOTAR series.

We're so dang excited to finally get to talk about Throne of Glass with you guys! We can't wait to get back into this series and have so many thoughts for you after the first book. And the best part: There is still so much more to come.

If you haven't already, join our Fable group as we read through the series and chat about your thoughts and theories with a bunch of other SJM girlies.

Currently Reading:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni

Manacled by Sen Lin Yu

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

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You guys asked for it and we delivered... We talk about a lot in this episode, while somehow not talking about anything at all. But we laugh a lot and we promise you will have a good time listening. There are some more F1 chats (including our first experience with an F1 romance book), Micaela keeps us on track while reading Kyleigh's notes word-for-word, Hannah announces her new book that she's writing, and we discuss a new popular romance novel about (bet you can't guess it)... Marshmellows.

If you prefer to know which books have spice before you decide to read them, check out cleanedupromance.com. Madi provides thoughtful and informative reviews that tell you everything you need to know about the spice level with specific pages to avoid if you prefer closed-door romances.

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Books we added to our TBR:

Driving to Survive by Guenther Steiner

The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr

Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver

The Debt of Time by ShayaLonnie

The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis

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Join us for today's episode where we share everything we know about audiobooks! We frequently get asked for audiobook recommendations and this episode is FULL of them. We chat about some of our favorite narrators, what the heck is a "graphic audio", and much more. We also had to throw in a little bit of F1 talk at the end because it is quickly becoming our entire personality.

Head over to our Instagram to see our audiobook recommendations!

Added to TBR:

Throttled by Lauren Asher

Surviving to Drive by Guenther Steiner

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WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the entire ACOTAR series. Please come back and listen once you've read the entire series up to A Court of Silver Flames!

We cannot believe we've already made it through the ACOTAR series with you. We have absolutely loved reading through and deep diving this series with all of you and we are SO excited to chat about Silver Flames during this episode. As always, we have a LOT to say!

Next up: We are jumping right into Throne of Glass and we'll be reading TWO books in the month of June (Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight). This series is a lot different than ACOTAR, but we promise you it is SO worth it! Stick with us, join us on Fable so we can walk through it together and buckle up because it's going to be a wild ride.

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WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Funny Story by Emily Henry. Come back and listen once you've had a chance to read it!

This week we are talking about our May book club pick: Funny Story by Emily Henry. We all absolutely loved this book and rated it 5 stars. Emily truly does no wrong and has such incredible writing that kept us all entertained throughout the whole book. Stick around for some books we have removed from our TBR because that list is getting too long!

Currently Reading:

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

One Night on the Island by Josie Silver

This Summer Will Be Different by Carly Fortune

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In this week's episode, we have a huge list of summer book recommendations! You guys loved when we shared our fall and winter recs so we thought it was time to get you some summer reads! Summer is one of our favorite seasons so it was really easy to come up with a huge list of recommendations for you. Check out our instagram for a full list!

Currently Reading:

The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan

The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderband

Never Leave the Dogs Behind by Brianna Madia

Ruthless Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

Funny Story by Emily Henry

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling

Added to TBR:

One Night on the Island by Josie Silver

The Summer Pact by Emily Griffin

A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand

Forget Me Not by Julie Soto

Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

Golden Sun by Pierce Brown

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This week we are back with a monthly wrap up! It has been a while since we have had the space in our schedule to go over our monthly reads so it felt good to be able to talk about them again! Stick around for some book pet-peeves and a book we were gifted that we are excited to read!

Currently Reading:

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Restless Stars by Caroline Peckham

Funny Story by Emily Henry

Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing by Jessa Hastings

Added to TBR:

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

A Curse of Breath and Blood by K.W. Foster

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