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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we go through our lists we compiled of books coming out in the first quarter of 2024, including January, February and March. Let us know if you're excited about any of these books and which ones we missed!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated #1) by Danielle L. Jensen. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. 

Cackle by Rachel Harrison and narrated by Dylan Moore

Additional Book Mentions:

January: 

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children #9) by Seanan McGuire- 1/9/24

The Fury by Alex Michaelides – Jan. 16

Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Borce- Jan. 9

Everyone on the Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson – Jan. 30

No One can Know by Kate Alice Marshall- Jan. 23

House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City #3) by Sarah J. Maas- Jan. 30

Come and Get it by Kiley Reid – Jan. 30

February:

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander- Feb. 5

Bride by Ali Hazelwood- Feb. 6

The Guest by B.A. Paris- Feb. 20

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown – Feb. 13

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams- Feb. 6

The Ashfire King (The Sandsea Trilogy #2) by Chelsea Abdullah- Feb. 20

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen – Feb. 27

When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein – Feb. 13

The Catch by Amy Lea – Feb. 13

March:

The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught- 03/05/24

The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall- 03/05/24

The New Couple in 5B by Lia Unger- 03/05/24

Murder Road by Simone St. James – March 5

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin – March 26

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we delve into our goals for the new year and what books we hope to read this year! It's a new year, but same old us with big ambitions! Let us know what your goals are for 2024!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries #2)  by Martha Wells and narrated by Kevin R. Free

Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries #2)  by Martha Wells and narrated by Kevin R. Free

Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries #2)  by Martha Wells and narrated by Kevin R. Free

A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated #1) by Danielle L. Jensen. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. 

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh and narrated by Tara Sands

Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. 

Cackle by Rachel Harrison and narrated by Dylan Moore

Additional Book Mentions:

The Dryad Storm (Black Witch Chronicles #5) by Laurie Forest 

Momma Cusses: A Field Guide to Responsive Parenting and Trying Not to Be the Reason Your Kid Needs Therapy by Gwenna Laithland

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams 

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa 

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

Final Girls by Riley Sager

Rules of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead 

Jade City by Fonda Lee

Goodby Earl by Leesa Crosse-Smith

City of Brass by SA Chakraborty 

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix 

Murder Road by Simone St. James 

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas

The Pairing by Case McQuiston

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo 

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we celebrate the end of 2023 with our favorites and least favorite books of the year. It has been an amazing year for us and this podcast and we can't wait to see where 2024 takes us! Thank you for coming along on this ride!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date (Bright Falls #3) by Ashley Herring Blake and narrated by Kristen DiMercurio

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh and narrated by Tara Sands

The Only One Left by Riley Sager and narrated by Christine Lakin and Dawn Harvey

Additional Book Mentions:

Pageboy by Elliot Page

My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

A Man Called by Frederik Backman

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen 

Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children #8) by Seanan McGuire

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 

Reckless (Chestnut Springs #4) by Elsie Silver

One Dark Window (The Shepherd King #1) by Rachel Gilling

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (The Sandsea Trilogy #1) 

A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon

The Front Runner (Gold Rush Ranch #3) by Elsie Silver

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 

The Only One Left by Riley Sager 

All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells 

Stolen by the Wolves by Lyx Robinson

Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review by Tehlor Kay Mejia 

Exes and O’s by Amy Lea

Fly with Me by Andie Burke

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto

A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand

To Get to the Other Side by Kelly Ohlert 

Witch King by Martha Wells

Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet #1) by H.D. Carlton

Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet #2) by H.D. Carlton

The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores 

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Curves for Days by Laura Moher

Done and Dusted by Lila Sage 

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we present our third 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:

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

The Only One Left by Riley Sager and narrated by Christine Lakin and Dawn Harvey

The Loser’s Club by Andrew Clements and narrated by Christoper Gebaurer

Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date (Bright Falls #3) by Ashley Herring Blake and narrated by Kristen DiMercurio

Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin

Additional Book Mentions

Forget Me Knot by Julie Soto

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Flawless by Elsie Silver 

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Exes and O’s by Amy Lea

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine 

Lotus by Jennifer Hartman

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 

Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

Unhinged by Vera Valentine 

Heartless by Elsie Silver

Assistant to the Villian by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review by Tehlor Kay Mejia 

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

Pageboy by Elliott Page

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sarafi by Shannon Chakraborty 

Nona the Ninth by Tamsin Muir

To Get to the Other Side by Kelly Ohlert

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan 

The Black Witch by Lori Forest 

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Reckless by Elsie Silver 

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

The Front Runner by Elsie Silver

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Survive the Night by Riley Sager

King of Wrath by Anna Huang

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we dive back into the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards and discuss the finalists after the opening round of voting! Let us know if you voted and if you voted!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Unhinged by Vera Valentine and narrated by Richard Pendragon and Raven Wildewood

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries #8) by Martha Wells and narrated by Kevin R. Free

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager and narrated by Nicol Zanzarella

Survive the Night by Riley Sager and narrated by Savannah Gilmore

The Only One Left by Riley Sager and narrated by Christine Lakin and Dawn Harvey

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

Our Predictions:

Fiction:

S: The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

M: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Historical Fiction: 

S: The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

M: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Mystery & Thriller:

S: The Only One Left by Riley Sager 

M: None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

Romance:

S & M: Happy Place by Emily Henry

Romantasy:

S & M: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros

Fantasy:

S: Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes #0) by Travis Baldree

M: A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon

Science Fiction:

S & M: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

Horror:

S & M: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction:

S & M: Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment) by Rebecca Ross

Young Adult Fiction:

S: Highly Suspicious & Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

M: Five Survive by Holly Jackson 

Debut: 

S: Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? By Crystal Smith Paul

M: The September House by Carissa Orlando

Nonfiction:

S: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

M: How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler

Memoir & Autobiography:

S: Pageboy by Elliot Page

M: Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar

History & Biography:

S & M: The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush 

Humor:

S: Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

M: Being Henry: The Fonz … and Beyond by Henry Winkler

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we discuss in detail all the spoilers of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros as part of our Reading Pages. We loved Fourth Wing and became obsessed with it, so we obviously had to dive in to the next book in the series. Many spoilers ahead!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

The Book That Won’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

Unhinged by Vera Valentine

Iron Flame (Empryeon #2) by Rebecca Yarros 

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about all the nominees for the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards. We always enjoy talking about the books that have been selected for the annual awards, seeing if we've read any and if we agree that they should be added. Let us know who you think will win!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading 

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia and narrated by Frankie Corzo

Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros and narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton

Additional Book Mentions

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros and narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

Goodreads Choice Awards 2023 Nominees

Our Predictions:

Fiction:

S: The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand or Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano

M: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Historical Fiction: 

S: The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

M: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Mystery & Thriller:

S: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

M: Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney

Romance:

S: Happy Place by Emily Henry or Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

M: Powerless (Chestnut Springs #3) by Elsie Silver or Happy Place by Emily Henry

Romantasy:

S & M: Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros

Fantasy:

S: Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes #0) by Travis Baldree

M: A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon

Science Fiction:

S & M: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

Horror:

S: Holly by Stephen King

M: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction:

S & M: Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment) by Rebecca Ross

Young Adult Fiction:

S: Highly Suspicious & Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

M: Five Survive by Holly Jackson 

Debut: 

S: Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? By Crystal Smith Paul

M: (no guess)

Nonfiction:

S: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

M: How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler

Memoir & Autobiography:

S: Pageboy by Elliot Page

M: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

History & Biography:

S & M: The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush 

Humor:

S: Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

M: Being Henry: The Fonz … and Beyond by Henry Winkler 

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about all the great books we hope to read before 2023 ends! It's coming up fast and there are way too many good books to read!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading 

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia and narrated by Frankie Corzo and Gabriela Garcia

Kulti by Mariana Zapata and narrated by Callie Dalton

Unhinged by Vera Valentine

Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros 

Additional Book Mentions

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata 

Bookshops and Bonedust (Legends and Lattes #0) by Travis Baldree

Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date (Bright Falls #3) by Ashley Herring Blake 

Check and Mate by Allie Hazelwood

System Collapse (Murderbot #8) by Martha Wells

The City of Dusk by Tara Sim

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

The Foxglove King (Nightshade Crown #1) by Hannah Whitten

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

Goodbye Earl by Leesa Cross-Smith

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we take to Goodreads and explore the books we've read and what people have rated worst. Do we agree or disagree with the average rating? Listen and find out!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading 

King of Greed (Kings of Sin #3) by Ana Huang

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros and narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton

Lassiter (Black Dagger Brotherhood #21) by JR Ward and narrated by Jim Frangione 

El Deafo by Cece Bell

Additional Book Mentions

Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros 

Unhinged by Vera Valentine

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

Wet Hot Allosaurus Summer by Lola Faust

A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand

Brother’s Blood: A Heartland Cain and Abel by Scott Cawelti

Meet Cute Club (Sweet Rose #1) by Jack Harbon

His Beauty by Jack Harbon

Youngblood by Sasha Laurens

Not Exactly What I Had in Mind by Kate Brook

The Earl Not Taken by A.S. Fenichel

May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor

The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

To Get to the Other Side by Kelly Ohlert

Hide by Kiersten White

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

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