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It's bitter cold outside, so what better way to warm us up than to take about "hot" books! In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about the hot and spicy books we love to read! From aliens to an ex-boyfriend's dad and everything in between, we love reading spicy books! 

There is a trigger warning in this episode for a brief discussion of suicide.

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen and narrated by Michael Gallagher and Rachanee Lumayno

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas and narrated by Elizabeth Evans

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake and narrated by Tavia Gilbert

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

Four Aunties and a Wedding (Aunties #2) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun

Additional Book Mentions:

Dark Olympus Series by Katee Robert

Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

The Brown Sisters Trilogy by Talia Hibbert

Spicy

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Learn My Lesson by Katee Robert (and the Wicked Villains in general)

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare

Be Still By Heart by Emily Mcintire *

Blackwood by Celia Aaron*

Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby

Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

Pestilence by Laura Thalassa (The Four Horsemen series)

Her Soul to Take by Harley LaRoux

Wholesome

The Jamison Valley series by Devney Perry

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Anxious Backman by Frederik Backman

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

YA

A Cuban Girls Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

Other

Beartown by Frederik Backman

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we take a break from our regular content to bring you bloopers from our third season. We meant to post these a few weeks ago at the true end of season three, but time got away from us. Enjoy the things that don't make it into our weekly episodes! Thanks for three seasons of Pages n' Pages and we can't wait for many more! 

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead and narrated by Alexis Van Aiken

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

Into the Weeds (Lovelight #2) by BK Borison

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto and narrated by Risa Mei

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas and narrated by Elizabeth Evans

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about all the amazing books we are excited about in the first quarter of 2023, which is from January through March. From YA to adult, romance to fantasy, we list so many books that our TBRs are quacking! What books are you excited about coming out this year? 

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey and narrated by Xe Sands

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas and narrated by Elizabeth Evans

Additional Book Mentions:

In the Weeds by B.K. Borison

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

First Quarter Releases:

January

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

Spare by Prince Harry

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garrett

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

As You Walk on By by Julian Winters

Final Offer by Lauren Asher

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano

Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

Begin Again by Emma Lord

Exes and O’s by Amy Lea

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

God Killer by Hannah Kaner

Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim

The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan

The Hustler Next Door by KA Tucker

Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson

Do I Know You by Emily Wibberly and Austin Sigemond Brocka

February

Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

Radiant Sin by Katee Robert

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

Bad Mormon by Heather Gay

Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

Just My Type by Falon Ballard

March

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones

48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

The Quarantine Princess Diaries by  Meg Cabot

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores

What Have We Done by Alex Finlay

The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten

Chaos and Flame by Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland

The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley

The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

Off the Map by Trish Doller

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about our reading goals for 2023! From our Goodreads goals to books we want to read, we delve into everything we hope to accomplish this year. What is your Goodreads goal for the new year? 

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

She Gets the Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick and narrated by Natalie Naudus and Valentina Ortiz

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey and narrated by Xe Sands

To Get to the Other Side by Kelly Ohlert and narrated by Stefanie Kay and Paul Heitsch

Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas and narrated by Elizabeth Evans

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead and narrated by Alexis Van Aiken

Lovelight Farms (Lovelight #1) by B. K. Borison

Additional Book Mentions:

A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

Anastasia by Sophie Lark

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Wolfsong by TJ Klune

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

Radiant Sin by Katee Robert

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we celebrate our final episode of 2022 with our best and worst books of the year. It's always fun to look back on all the books we've read this year and talk about the standouts and the duds. Let us know what books were your favorites this year and what was the most disappointing! We thank you for sticking with us throughout 2022 and we can't wait to see what 2023 brings! 

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson and narrated by Lynnette R. Freeman and Simone Mcintyre

Hide by Kiersten White and narrated by Emma Galvin

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun and narrated by Natalie Naudus

Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick and narrated by Natalie Naudus and Valentina Ortiz

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Heatwave (The Extraordinaries #3) by TJ Klune and narrated by Michael Lesley

Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgerton #4) by Julia Quinn

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

Additional Book Mentions:

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

BEST:

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Icebreaker (UCMH #1) by Hannah Grace

The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Running Wild by K.A. Tucker

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

Electric Idol by Katee Robert

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Honorable Mentions:

Daughter of the Moon Goddess Duology by Sue Lynn Tan

The Maid by Nita Prose

The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann

Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

The Murderbot Diaries Series by Martha Wells

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we present our second annual Pages n' Pages Awards! From best dressed to cutest couple, we review the almost 200 books we've read combined to find the best of the best. Listen to find out which books we choose! 

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Brutal Prince (Brutal Birthright #1) by Sophie Lark

Anastasia by Sophie Lark

Heatwave (The Extraordinaries #3) by TJ Klune

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Five Survive by Holly Jackson. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James and narrated by John Bedford Lloyd

Pie in the Sky by Remi Lai and narrated by Remy Hii

Hide by Kiersten White and narrated by Emma Galvin

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

Additional Book Mentions:

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Nine Days in June by Tia Williams

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chenica C. Higgins

Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

One Night on the Island by Josie Silver

Fangirl Manga Vol. 2 by Rainbow Rowell and Sam Maggs

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

There are No Saints by Sophie Lark

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentil

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Gallant by VE Schwab

Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan

XOXO by Axie Oh

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy

The Romantic Agenda by Claire Khan

Ace by Angela Chan

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

The Last Housewife and Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead

Highly Suspicious and

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Running Wild by KA Tucker

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano and Dan Tavis

Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells and narrated by Kevin R. Free

Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Curse (Gilded #2) by Marissa Meyer

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Melinda Lo

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we take another look at the Goodreads Choice Awards finalists and who we think will be voted the winner by the public. Do we love the Goodreads Choice Award? No, but we love talking about it! We're preparing for our end-of-the-year content - we hope you enjoy! Please check the trigger warning below for a dark book we talk about in this episode.  

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White and narrated by Shaan Dasani, Graham Halstead, & Avi Roque

Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3) by Katee Robert and narrated by Alex Moorcock and Zara Hampton-Brown

The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James and narrated by John Bedford Lloyd

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann ** Definitely trigger warning for rape and sexual assault. This is a very dark book!! Check online for all the trigger warnings. 

Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children #7) by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Whitney Johnson

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Heat Wave (The Extraordinaires #3) by T.J. Klune and narrated by Michael Lesley

The Words by Ashley Jade

Brutal Prince (Brutal Birthright #1) by Sophie Lark

Additional Book Mentions:

Radiant Sin (Dark Olympus #4) by Katee Robert

Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus #5) by Katee Robert

Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children #6) by Seanan McGuire

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

From a Buick 8 by Stephen King

Rose Madder by Stephen King

Our Predictions:

Fiction:

M=Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

S= Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Mystery & Thriller:

M= The It Girl by Ruth Ware

S= The Maid by Nita Prose

Historical Fiction:

M= Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

S=Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus  

M & S= House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J Maas

Romance:

M= It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover

S= Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Science Fiction:

M & S= Sea of Tranquility by St. John Mandel

Horror:

M= The Hacienda by Isabel Canas

S= Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

Humor:

M & S= Hello Molly! by Molly Shannon

Nonfiction:

M= Unmasked by Paul Holes

S= Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown

Memoir & Autobiography:

M & S= I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

History & Biography:

M & S= His Name is George Floyd by Robert Samuels

S= And There Was Light by John Meacham

Graphic Novels & Comics:

M & S= Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

Poetry:

M & S= Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

Debut Novel:

M & S= Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Young Adult Fiction:

M= I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

S= Loveless by Alice Oseman

Young Adult Fantasy:

M= The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber and  Bloodmarked by Tract Deonn

S= Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

Middle Grade & Children’s:

M= Aru Shah and the Necar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi

S= Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston

In the season three finale of Pages n' Pages, we talk about all the authors we're thankful decided to write books! Whether they're childhood favorites or current favorites, we're both very thankful each one decided to write a book because they've impacted our lives one way or another. Thank you for listening to three amazing seasons of our podcast! We're thankful for each and every one of you! 

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James and narrated by John Bedford Lloyd

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and narrated by Miranda Raison

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Wicked Beauty (Wicked Villains #3) by Katee Robert

Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #2) by Sue Lynn Tan. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

The Dare by Harley Laroux

Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children #6) by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Anne Marie Carlson

Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children #7) by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Whitney Johnson

Regifted: Ganged by the Ghosts of Christmas by Vera Valentine and J. L. Logosz

The Storyteller: The Tales of Live and Music by Dave Grohl

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

Heat Wave by TJ Klune and narrated by Michael Lesley

Additional Book Mentions:

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

Marked Men series by Jay Crownover

A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas

Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer

Renegades series by Marissa Meyer

Wicked Villains series by Katee Robert

Squeak by Vera Valentine

The Simple Wild by KA Tucker

The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker

Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward

The Chosen series by PC Cast and Kristin Cast

Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

The Grisha series by Leigh Bardugo

This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Philips

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we give all of our opinions about this year's Goodreads Choice Awards. We talk about the books we think will win in each category and what books we've read that made it into the first round of the awards. 

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Cynthia Hopkins

Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5) by (and narrated by) Seanan McGuire

Juice Like Wounds (Wayward Children #4.5) by Seanan McGuire

Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #2) by Sue Lynn Tan. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

Heat Wave by TJ Klune and narrated by Michael Lesley

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Whitney Johnson

The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James and narrated by John Bedford Lloyd

Additional Book Mentions:

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and narrated by Miranda Raison and Pandora Sykes

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas and narrated by Avi Roque

Lost in the Neverwoods by Aiden Thomas and narrated by Avi Roque

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Cursed by Marissa Meyer

Our Predictions: Morgan (M) and Sophia (S)

Fiction:

M=Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin or  Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

S= Remarkably Bright Creature by Shelby Van Pelt or The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

Mystery & Thriller:

M & S= The Maid by Nita Prose

Historical Fiction:

M= Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

S= Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

M & S= House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J Maas

Romance:

M & S= The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

Science Fiction:

M= Upgrade by Blake Crouch

S= The Measure by Nikki Erlick

Horror:

M= The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon

S= Gwendy’s Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

Humor:

M & S= All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks

Nonfiction:

M= Unmasked by Paul Holes

S= Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown

Memoir & Autobiography:

M= Finding Me by Viola Davis

S= I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

History & Biography:

M & S= We weren’t sure what to choose….

Graphic Novels & Comics:

M & S= Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

Poetry:

M & S= Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

Debut Novel:

M & S= Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Young Adult Fiction:

M= See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

S= Loveless by Alice Oseman

Young Adult Fantasy:

M & S= The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

Middle Grade & Children’s:

M= No prediction

S= Rise of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani  & Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston

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This week's episode of Pages n' Pages is the second part of our book swap, where we pick a book for the other to read and talk all about it. This week, Sophia picked a book for Morgan to read and chose The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz, a book Sophia read a long time ago and remembered enjoying. We dive into the zany Spellman family and their family private investigation business in a book written in 2007. We have fun talking about all the spoilers in this book, so beware! Thanks for listening to our month of gratitude and have a happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate! 

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Squeak: A Twisted Tale by Vera Valentine

Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children #2) by Seanan McGuire

Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children #3) by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Michelle Dockrey

Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #2) by Sue Lynn Tan. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

Friends, Lovers and Big Terrible Things by Matthew Perry

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford and narrated by Feodor Chin

The Man From the Train by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James

The Spellman Files (The Spellman Files #2) by Lisa Lutz and narrated by Christina Moore (both the regular and abridged version…listen to the ending to hear us discover that Sophia listened to the abridged version)

Additional Book Mentions:

Morning Glory Milking Farm (Cambric Creek #1) by C. M. Nascosta

In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children #) by Seanan McGuire

Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich

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