Somehow I managed to read 150 books this year (?!) and in honor of this wildly unrealistic accomplishment, I decided to record a mega-episode reviewing every single one of them!
 
Tune in to hear my 30-second recap + review of all these books, featuring lots of popular romance, thriller, horror and literary fiction.

📚 And click here for a list of every single book I mentioned in this episode!
 

 
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As an avid holiday romance reader, I've experienced the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the genre. 🙃 So in this episode, I'm curating the three books that I think actually live up to the Christmas romance hype!
 
Tune in to learn why these three are my faves and to hear about a few honorable mentions that I recommend for certain kinds of readers. And be sure to click the (affiliate) links to gift yourself or your fave friends a copy. 
 
Books recommended in this episode:

❄️ THE CLASSIC ROMANTIC ONE — One Day in December by Josie Silver

🎁 THE BRAND NEW ONE — Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

🌶️ THE SEXY SERIES — A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

🎄 HONORABLE MENTIONS — Set the Record Straight by Hannah Bonam-Young, Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle, The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling, Love You a Latke by Amanda Elliot

 
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We’re heading back to school this week with five magical dark academia reads. ☠️

Each of these books features a clever cast of students facing out-of-this-world challenges — and the educational settings range from southern gothic mansions to murderous-monster-schools, including Yale University, a dragon-wielding war college and the mythical Library of Alexandria.

Tune in to hear about these eclectic, intellectual fantasies, and grab the (affiliate) links below to purchase your own copies!

 
🎓 Dark Academia Recs:

• An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
• A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
• The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

 
📓 Also mentioned:

• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• If We Were Villians by M.L. Rio

 
🎬 Youtube videos to watch:

• The Book Leo on Dark Academia
• This Story Ain’t Over on Race in Dark Academia

 
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Today we dive into other peoples’ lives with this list of seven memoirs and self-help books by people I adore!

Tune in to hear how these amazing folks and their books have changed my life for the better. Then find the (affiliate) links below to purchase. These all make great gifts!

 
🔑 Memoir

• Joy Enough by Sarah McColl
• Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
• How to Be Alone to Nicole Antoinette
• Rust Belt Femme by Raechel Ann Jolie

 
🔑 Self-Help

• You Belong by Sebene Selassie
• Feel Something, Make Something by Caitlin Metz
• Inner Workout by Taylor Elyse Morrison

 
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This week, I’m sharing my Top 8 nonfiction reads for foodies — which includes a wide range of nonfiction genres from memoirs to essay collections to cookbooks and more!

Tune in to hear about a few delicious reads, and find the (affiliate) links below to purchase. These all make great gifts!

🍴Top 8 Nonfiction Reads for Foodies

• An Everlasting Meal & An Everlasting Cookbook by Tamar Adler
• Burn the Place by Iliana Regan
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
• No Meat Required by Alicia Kennedy
• Eat & Flourish by Mary Beth Albright
• Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat
• What Goes with What by Julia Turshen
• Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara

 
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This week, I’m sharing 13 (!!) books featuring monstrous creatures of all kinds. And I'm calling it creature features *for the girlies* because these books are all authored by non-cis-white-male writers, and they feature a diverse cast of main characters human and not-so-human.

Tune in to hear about a few fantastical reads, and grab the (affiliate) links below to purchase!

💀 Spooky Recs

• The Return by Rachel Harrison
• Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
• The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni
• The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
• Night’s Edge by Liz Kerin
• Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

 
👻 Not Spooky Recs

• The Deep by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes
• Bride by Ali Hazelwood
• So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
• Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Roberts

 
🖤 Next Up TBR

• Chlorine by Jade Song
• Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

 
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This week, I’m sharing five books on my Pink Horror TBR AKA five horror reads for the gworls that all have pink covers. 💄

I also tell you a bit about my new fave audiobook by nerdy romance queen Ali Hazelwood herself. 👾

Tune in to hear about a few fun reads and grab the (affiliate) links below to purchase!

 
🎀 My Pink Horror TBR:

• Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías [05:50]
• Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson [07:55]
• The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir [09:55]
• youthjuice by e.k.sathue [12:50]
• The White Guy Dies First edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker [15:15]

 
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This week, I’m talking about Irish author Sally Rooney and ranking her popular novels from my least to most favorite. 

I also share why I think she may not be for everyone... but she absolutely is for me!

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♟️ Sally Rooney chronologically:

• Conversations with Friends (2017)
• Normal People (2018)
• Beautiful World, Where Are You? (2021)
• Intermezzo (2024)

 
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This week, I’m sharing seven witchy romance series for a rose-colored spooky season. 🌹 

There are four series I've read and love, and three I've got on my TBR. I rate the ones I've read based on general witchy-ness, magical romance, spicyness & spoookiness!  🧙‍♀️ ❤️‍🔥 🌶️ 👻

Tune in to hear about a few fun reads and grab the (affiliate) links below to purchase!
  

💖 Witchy Romance Series I Recommend:

• Witches of Thistlegrove by Lana Harper (5 books, completed): Payback's a Witch, From Bad to Cursed, Back in a Spell, In Charm's Way, Rise and Divine 
• Witchlore by Hazel Beck (3 books so far): Small Town, Big Magic; Big Little Spells; Truly, Madly, Magically
• The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (3 books, completed): The Ex Hex, The Kiss Curse, The Wedding Witch
• Supernatural Singles by April Asher (3 books, completed): Not the Witch You Wed, Not Your Ex's Hexes, Not Your Crush's Cauldron

 
💖 My Witchy Romance Series TBR:

• The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
• A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

 
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Welcome to the first episode of pleasure reading!

On this podcast, we explore the pleasure of reading through curated book lists, author rankings, and tiny chats with book-ish friends.

This week, I’m sharing my top ten recs for books about #girlboss influencers — think CEOs, social media celebrities, The-Wing-totebag-toting women, and more!

Tune in for a few fun reads to add to your TBR or to find some camaraderie around books you’ve already read. And make sure to peep the chapters to skip to a specific title, and grab the (affiliate) links below to purchase!
 

👒 #Girlboss fiction I recommend:

[3:00] Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks

[5:30] A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin

[7:35] Followers by Megan Angelo

[9:35] Self Care by Leigh Stein
 

👒 #Girlboss nonfiction I recommend:

[11:10] Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by Stephanie McNeal

[12:50] Glossy: Ambition, Beauty & the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier by Marisa Meltzer
 

👒 My #Girlboss TBR:

[15:10] People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd

[16:00] A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia

[16:45] City of Likes by Jenny Mollen

[17:30] Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

 
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