Read with Jul

In this week's episode, Jul shares all about Abby Jimenez's romance books.

The Friend Zone

The Happy Ever After Playlist

Life's Too Short

Part of Your World

Yours Truly

Just for the Summer

Books read this past week: Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren / The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden / Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez / Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin / Annie Bot by Sierra Greer / A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

Currently reading: The Women by Kristin Hannah / Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

Recommendation: Quiet on Set on Max

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In this week's episode, Jul sits down with bookstagrammer and podcaster Lydia from Literature with Lydia to discuss annotating.

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In this week's episode, Jul talks about the reasons why she typically doesn't buy books.

Books read this past week: Funny Story by Emily Henry / Summers End by Juneau Black / Who We Are Now by Lauryn Chamberlain

Currently reading: Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren

Recommendation: Open Dyslexic font on Kindle

More information on Open Dyslexic font: https://www.handtalk.me/en/blog/dyslexia-font/

Buying books vs. reading books: https://www.reddit.com/r/YAlit/comments/sxe3n7/buying_books_and_reading_books_are_two_separate/

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In this week's episode, Jul talks about judging books based on their covers.

Books read this past week: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins / The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren / I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell / The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer / The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center / Bride by Ali Hazelwood (DNF)

Currently reading: Funny Story by Emily Henry / Summers End by Juneau Black

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In this week's episode, Jul shares about her Barnes & Noble date night!

Books read this past week: Fairy Tale by Stephen King / Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera / The Catch by Amy Lea

Currently reading: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins / The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

NetGalley March: The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren / The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer / The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center / Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren / Summers End by Juneau Black / I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell

BOTM March picks: Annie Bot by Sierra Greer / Weyward by Emilia Hart

B&N picks: Circe by Madeline Miller / The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

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In this week's episode, Jul shares her thoughts on Freida McFadden. She shares the summaries and ratings of the books she's read by her, and mentions the McFadden books that are on her TBR. Jul also discusses the stolen plot accusations that McFadden has been facing.

Books read this past week: The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner / House Rules by Jodi Picoult / Twilight Falls by Juneau Black

Currently reading: Fairy Tale by Stephen King / Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Recommendation: Join a book club!

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In this week's episode, Jul shares how she gets access to early copies of books. She explains how she uses Netgalley and the Penguin Random House Audio app.

Books read this past week: Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke / Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke / The Teacher by Freida McFadden / The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin / Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

Currently reading: The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner / House Rules by Jodi Picoult

Recommendation: The Middle (TV show)

Looking forward to reading: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley, out 6/18/24

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This episodes contains spoilers of The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown.

Enjoy this bonus episode of readwithjul!

In this week's episode, Jul has the pleasure of interviewing Gareth Brown, the author of The Book of Doors. The Book of Doors is Gareth's debut novel, and it releases on February 13th in the US and February 15th in the UK.

This is a spoiler-free episode, but if you want to hear Jul's full thoughts on this book, be sure to listened to this week's bonus episode, which highlights her favorite aspects of this book. The bonus episode will be releasing on Wednesday, February 14th.

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In this week's episode, Jul discusses her MLIS program so far, including the courses she has taken, the courses she is currently taking, the courses she plans to take, and her plan post-graduation.

Books read this past week: Caraval by Stephanie Garber / Exes and Os by Amy Lea / Matilda by Roald Dahl / The Institute by Stephen King / Ready or Not by Cara Bastone / Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon / Legendary by Stephanie Garber / Finale by Stephanie Garber

Recommendation: The Traitors on Peacock

Looking forward to reading: The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

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Happy reading!