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Hello Books Friends! Join Danielle, Leah, and Sam as they talk about ins and outs of ARCs. 

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(01:10:28) Currently Reading & Outro

Books mentioned

A Bound by Flames series by Various Authors

The Assassin’s Legacy series by Libby Webber

Hometown Roots by Alicia Caricella

Life After Death by T.R. Sharrow

 Dead Girls Can’t Smile by Nicole Heydenburg

Legacy of the Heirs by Laura Carter

The Fear and The Forgotten by E.C. Garrett

Prince of Shadows by Gwendolyn Morgan

Love at First Book by Jen McKinley

Summer Reading by Jen McKinley

Snapshot by Scarlett Amir

Breaking Through to You by Alyssa Mila

Worth the Risk by Bea Borges

A Curse of Breath and Blood by KW Foster

The Kiss Duet by A.R. Rose

Back Together Again by Gracie York

Save Me by Ali Marie

An American Beauty by Shana Abe

Manacled by SenLinYu

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

Secret of the Dead by Laura Carter

The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin

Hello Books Friends! Join Danielle and Sam as they interview indie author Callie Pey. 

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(01:01:39)Currently Reading & Outro

Books mentioned

Poison Study series by Maria V. Snyder

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

To Hunt a Ruby Remedy by Jen Lynning

Nightbane by Alex Aster

To Spare an Opal Soul by River Bennet

The Starless Crown by James Rollins

The Sun and Its Shade by Piper CJ

The Study of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

Hello Books Friends! Join Danielle, Leah, and Sam as they talk about some of their book icks and what it’s like being in a book slump. 

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(00:00) Intro/ Book Slumps

(10:44) Book Icks

(49:23)Outro

Hello Books Friends! Join Danielle, Leah, and Sam as they play some bookish games. 

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(00:00) Intro

(00:57) This or That

(40:46) Book Scavenger Hunt

(01:14:52) Smash or Pass

(01:21:18) Currently Reading / Outro

Books mentioned 

Seeds of Yesterday by VC Andrews

Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher

Daisy and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

The Stranger by Harlan Coben

Bookish Kind of Love by Alicia Carosella 

Done and Dusted by Layla Sage

Godkilller by Hannah Kanner

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Happy Never After by Lynne Painter

All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

Harry Potter by JK Rowling

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

The Love Wager by Lynne Painter

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinbrough

The Housemaid By Frieda McFadden

When I Was You by Minka Kent

To Kill A Shadow buy Katherine Quinn

Indigo Ridge by Devney Perry

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

The Relic Revolver by Jeffrey Touchstone

Carrie by Stephen King

The Fortunate Wayfair 

One Dark Window by Rachael Gillig

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L Jensen

Complete Novels of Jane Austen

Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinbrough

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Secrets of the Dead by Laura Carter

The Best Way to Bury Your Husband by Alexia Casale

Nightbane by Alex Aster

Currently Reading

The Sinners by A.R. Rose

Voyager by Dianna Gablondon

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Dead Girls Can’t Smile by Nichole Heydenburg

The Assassin’s Sin by Libby Webber

Hello Books Friends! Join Danielle, Leah, and Sam as they talk about Fourth Wing. 

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(00:00) Intro/Onyx Storm

(04:20) Fourth Wing

(01:00:42) Merch/ Theories?

(01:06:43) Current Reads/ Outro

Books mentioned 

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry

The Assassin's Legacy by Libby Webber

To Ignite a Pyrite Spirit by Callie Pey

The Orchid Hour by Nancy Bilyeau

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

Hello Books Friends! Join Danielle, Leah, and Sam as they talk about their thoughts on DNFing books and how they rate books. 

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(00:00) Intro/DNF

(18:13) Star Rating

(46:05) Spice Rating

(01:15:16) Current Reads/ Outro

Books mentioned 

Credence by Penelope Douglas

Sex, Nun, Cult by Faith Jones

1984 by George Orwell

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

As Old As Time by Liz Braswell

Ask for Andrea by Neoelle Ihli

The Book Eaters by Suni Dean

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Peachy by Kamri Kohler

My Favorite Half Night Stand by Christina Lauren

Recruitment by K.A. Riley

A Very Krampus Holiday by Katee Robert

You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

The Club by Ellery Lloyd

Dash Away by Adrian Blue

All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope

Winter Girls by Laurie Hulse Anderson

The Childfinder by Renee Denfield

Ironflame by Rebecca Yarros

The Inmate by Frieda Mc Fadden

The Sucken City by Emma Noyes

The Housemaid’s Secret by Frieda Mc Fadden

One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose

Lightlark by Alex Aster

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Other Woman by Sandie Jones

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Nightbane by Alex Aster

Save Me by Ali Marie

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

Verity by Colleen Hoover

The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden

Signs of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

House of Night series by P.C. Cast & Kristin

Resting Scorge Face by Meghan Quinn

Big Nick Energy by Elizabeth Morgan

Mind Fuck Series by S.T. Abby

Never After Series by Emily Mcintire

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Two Scoops of Hellfire by Kimberly Lemming 

Irish Cream by G.Eilsel

Haunting and Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

Our Current Reads

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

PCOS SOS by Felice Gersh, Alexis Perella

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinbourogh

To Keep an Emerald Rose by Elayna R. Gallea

A Sunrise Over Bali by Sandy Barker

Hello Books Friends! Join Danielle, Leah, and Sam as they rate their buddy reads and read 1 star reviews of their 5 star reads. 

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(00:00) Intro/ Reading 1 star reviews

(21:24) Ranking our buddy reads

(24:35) Technical Difficulties

(35:18) Our Currently Reads/ Outro

Books mentioned

The Inmate by Frieda McFadden

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

Lightlark by Alex Aster

Verity by Colleen Hoover

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

My Sweet Adrian by VC Andrews

Hooked by Emily McIntire

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

Lost Boy by Christina Henry

The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden

Hook, Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

The Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by by Suzanne Valentini and Caroline Peckham

You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

Run on Red by Noelle W. Ilhi

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Big Nick Energy by Morgan Elizabeth

Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn

The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score

Signs of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

PCOS SOS by Felice Gersh, Alexis Perella

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

Irish Cream by G.Eilsel

One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose

Sins and Sorrows by A.R. Rose

A Sunrise Over Bali by Sandy Barker

Love at First Book by Jen Mckinley

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

Hello Book Friends! Join Danielle, Leah, and Sam as they rate romance tropes, talk about romance and fantasy tropes, and give a lot of book recommendations.

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(00:00) Intro/List of Fantasy Tropes

(02:20) Ranking Romance Tropes

(11:33) Normal Romance

(21:22) Dark Romance

(29:01) Fantasy

(44:41) Monster Smut

(48:27) Closing Remarks/Outro

Books mentioned

Normal Romances

The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore

Resting Scrooge Face by Megan Quinn

Big Nick Energy by Morgan Elizabeth

The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score

Raw and Real Love by Georgia Price

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

The Summer I Turned Pretty By Jenny Han

Purple Hearts by Tess Wakefield

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

Save Me by Ali Marie

Verity by Colleen Hoover

The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover

People we meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Icebreaker By Hannah Grace

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

Dark Romances

A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

Hooked by Emily McIntire

Scream for Us by Molly Doyle

Melt for Us by Molly Doyle

Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

Bloodshed by Molly Doyle

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

Priest by Sierra Simone

Game of Fate by Scarlett St. Clair

Twisted by Emily McIntire

Fantasy 

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 

Zodiac Academy by Suzanne Valentini and Caroline Peckham

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

The Sucken City by Emma Noice

Lightlark by Alex Aster

Signs of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy

ACTOAR by Sarah J. Maas

A Fate So Wicked by K.E. Austin 

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall

Gild by Raven Kennedy

Petty Cupid by Sarah Blue

One Dark Window by Rachael Gillig

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

The Coven by Harper L. Woods

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Lost Boy by Christina Henry

Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas

Monster Smut

A Very Krampus Holiday by Katee Robert

Frisky the Snowman by Lauren Biel

The Incubus by Marilyn Harper

Hello Book Friends! Join Danielle, Leah, and Sam as they ask each other bookish questions.

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(00:00) Intro/Message from Sam

(01:23) Favorite Tropes

(02:47) Least Favorite Trope

(05:06) Favorite Book 

(07:47) Favorite Genre 

(09:03) Reading Apps, Storygraph, Goodreads, Bookly, BookBuddy, BookClubz 

(11:49) Favorite Reading Format

(13:33) Least Favorite Genre

(15:37) Monster Smut

(21:26) Other Hobbies

(22:21) Kindle Accessories

(24:22) Online bookish shops

(25:56) When do you like to read?

(28:12) Where do you like to read?

(29:05) Read with noise or quiet?

(31:02) Favorite forms of social media

(32:22) What snacks and drinks during a reading session?

(33:30) Book Cover or Book Synopsis

(36:04) Pre-Order or Wait for books 

(38:11) Technical Difficulties

(38:13) Going into a book blind or book synopsis

(39:24) Series vs Standalone

(40:16) Bookish Accessories 

(43:24) Dog Interruption, Sorry

(44:40) Are you a spine breaker?

(47:31) Do you like Spoilers?

(50:21) Read or Watch first?

(54:33) Are tropes spoilers?

(55:59) Where do you shop for books?

(56:58) Our Geographical Distance

(59:59) Our Current Reads

(1:06:25) Closing Remarks/Outro

Books mentioned

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas 

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

A Very Kramps Holiday by Katee Robert 

Two Scoops of Hellfire by Kimberly Lemming

Frisky the Snowman by Lauren Biel

Save Me by Ali Marie 

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 

Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

PCOS SOS by Felice Gersh, Alexis Perella

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Winter Girls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Peachy by Camri Kohler

Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli

Summer Reading by Jen McKinley

Love at First Book by Jen McKinley

A Fate so Wicked By K.E. Austin