In this very special episode of Savor the Story, we’ve got some holiday books we loved this last holiday season, some fun snacks, and a Kindle complaint from Nicole!

Books discussed include “10 Things I Hate About Christmas”, “Not Another Christmas Rom Com”, and “How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas” by AJ Pine, “Snowed In” by Catherine Walsh, and “A Merry Irish Christmas” by Clodagh Murphy.

The episode wraps with a silly discussion about what our next dinner party theme would be if we based it on our current read!

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Only on Audible:

10 Things I Hate About Christmas by AJ Pine: https://amzn.to/4xKkwJ8

Not Another Christmas Rom Com by AJ Pine: https://amzn.to/4uTW6KB

How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas by AJ Pine: https://amzn.to/4xLcf7y

Currently on Kindle Unlimited:

Snowed In by Catherine Walsh: https://amzn.to/43MAe8V

A Merry Irish Christmas by Clodagh Murphy: https://amzn.to/4xKmcCq

Secret Santa by Amy Tackett: https://amzn.to/4oGowpQ

The Holiday Delay by Cassandra Moll: https://amzn.to/4w05b5j

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Timestamps

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00:00 episode teaser/intro

00:44 Welcome to STS! Christmas in July edition!

03:44 Nicole's Complaining Corner

10:06 Counting the time we spend reading...

15:11 Snacks!

19:11 Holiday Book Reviews!

20:39 Snowed In by Catherine Walsh

28:18 A Merry Irish Christmas by Clodagh Murphy

35:57 Holiday Honorable Mentions from Vanessa

37:28 10 Thing I Hate About Christmas by AJ Pine

43:25 How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas by AJ Pine

47:08 Not Another Christmas Rom Com by AJ Pine

52:48 Discussion: Your current read determines the theme of your next dinner party...

In this episode of Savor the Story, Nicole immediately brings us down with some bookish statistics. And then we get brought back up with delicious snacks and good book reviews!!

Books discussed include “Coldwire” by Chloe Gong and “The Rose Garden” and “The Winter Sea” by Susanna Kearsley.

The episode wraps with a discussion about what our bookshelves say about us to strangers. Share your bookshelves with us, we’d love to see them!

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Books & Links

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The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley: https://amzn.to/4adLnDn

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley: https://amzn.to/44id76e

Coldwire by Chloe Gong: https://amzn.to/4ekpnsS

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Timestamps

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00:00 teaser

00:33 Welcome to STS!

12:39 Snacks!

18:10 The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley

33:36 The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

42:37 The Broken Girls Update from Last Episode!

58:12 What does your bookshelf say about you to strangers?

In this episode of Savor the Story, we’ve got it ALL! Sexy Shrek, Temu sweaters, snacks, ANTI-snacks, and more!

Books discussed include “The Broken Girls” by Simone St. James and “Ten Thousand Light Years From Okay” by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman.

The episode wraps with a discussion on the things we (all) accept in our book boyfriends but could NEVER tolerate in real life!

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Books & Links

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Kristen Stewart Says She 'Would Love' to Direct a 'Twilight' Reboot: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/kristen-stewart-direct-twilight-reboot-1236624193/

Bookish Horoscope: https://www.instagram.com/bookish.bryy/

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The Broken Girls by Simone St. James: https://amzn.to/4gv29S6

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Ten Thousand Light Years From Okay by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman: https://amzn.to/4uRZQvT

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Timestamps

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00:00 Welcome to STS!

03:42 Random 2026 Musings

06:01 Nicole is wearing a fandom!

07:24 Shrek and Twilight?!

12:11 Zodiac Signs for the Readers

17:15 Snacks!

22:53 Ten Thousand Light Years From Okay by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman

31:08 *SPOILERS!*

38:23 *Spoiler is done!*

40:47 The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

51:05 Romantic gestures you accept in books but not in real life?!

In this episode of Savor the Story, we’ve got a lot of random thoughts. From snacks to how authors world build their stories to cryptids!!

Books discussed include “My Roommate from Hell” by Cale Dietrich and “Tea & Alchemy” by Sharon Lynn Fisher.

The episode wraps with a discussion on which reading skill we would magically improve for ourselves if we could!

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Books & Links

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E27 She Lies in London: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PJeHF1HC1SAlzHlXTpuJI?si=c598529ae76449e0

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My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich: https://amzn.to/4uid98Q

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Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher: https://amzn.to/4odrQIV

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Timestamps

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00:00 Welcome to STS!

02:49 snacks!

11:45 Bookish Thoughts

24:37 Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher

38:03 My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich

49:59 Discussion: what reading skill would you choose to magically improve??

*STS News*

Due to some things out of our control, our planned break is a little longer than we expected and our pre-recorded episodes are not enough. Starting with episode 93, we will be releasing episodes every other Sunday until we are able to get back together live (hopefully by the end of the summer).

In this episode of Savor the Story, we let you know that we failed you by not reviewing a book we promised you! Don’t worry, you’ll hear all about it in this episode! There’s also some chattiness about ARC’s and why Vanessa doesn’t want to read them.

Books discussed include A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson, Arrow of Fortune by Jacquelyn Benson, and The Accidental Text by Becky Monson.

The episode wraps with a silly discussion about what the red flags would be if the MC in our current read went on an online dating app!

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Arrow of Fortune by Jacquelyn Benson: https://amzn.to/4uo5oyU

A War of Wyverns by S.F. Williamson: https://amzn.to/4nLuHby

Raiders of the Arcana series: https://amzn.to/4wMKUS6

Currently on Kindle Unlimited:

A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson: https://amzn.to/4dCFTTh

The Accidental Text by Becky Monson: https://amzn.to/4dG48jI

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Timestamps

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00:00 Welcome to STS!

02:19 We failed you...

08:14 Some ARC info!

18:20 We are still slumpy...

21:23 Snacks!

25:32 Arrow of Fortune by Jacquelyn Benson

37:42 The Accidental Text by Becky Monson

48:30 A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson

01:05:12 Discussion: what if the MC in your current read went on a dating app?!

In this episode of Savor the Story, we have a new segment called “Nicole’s Crabby Corner”, delicious snacks, rage reading, and spoilers!! What more could you ask for?!

Books discussed include “The Stillwater Girls” by Minka Kent and “The Cruelest Miles” by Gay and Laney Salisbury

The episode wraps with a discussion on sequels that were either the same or better than the first book… do you have any??

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Podcasts that Nicole mentioned:

Against the Odds Podcast | Nome Serum Run: Race Against Death https://open.spotify.com/episode/2oKcjZLMos1vfYiT8r3Yn2?si=APq4n5cmRaeLD3TRl4R5Ug

Transmissible: A Public Health Podcast | E33: Diphtheria and Dog Sleds

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Cw8llSQntBJEPMsOk3Icn?si=F5Ip4EauQpmH6TMDQewiIA

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The Cruelest Miles by Gay and Laney Salisbury: https://amzn.to/3PrZSvS

Currently on Kindle Unlimited:

The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent: https://amzn.to/4tHHhtZ

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Timestamps

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00:00 Welcome to STS!

11:10 Fun book horoscopes

15:23 Nicole's Crabby Corner: Everand

23:34 The Cruelest Miles by Gay and Laney Salisbury

33:48 The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent

41:53 *SPOILERS!!! for The Stillwater Girls**

49:39 ... end of spoilers!

50:15 Discussion: series that has books that are the same or better than the first book?

In this episode of Savor the Story, we give ALL our thoughts on audiobooks using virtual voice! We’ve also got delicious snacks to discuss, reviews to share, and random bookish thoughts to give.

Books discussed include The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey, “Hieroglyphs and Homicide” & “Palm Trees and Poison” by Tracy Higley

The episode wraps with a fun bookish “would you rather…”!

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Books & Links

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Currently on Kindle Unlimited:

The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey: https://amzn.to/4wlMc6n

Hieroglyphs and Homicide by Tracy Higley: https://amzn.to/4uCHn6X

Palm Trees and Poison by Tracy Higley: https://amzn.to/3OWWCbU

Amulets and Alibis by Tracy Higley: https://amzn.to/3QXgaxn

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Timestamps

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00:00 Welcome to STS!

01:41 Virtual Voice Narration Frustration

12:00 Snacks!

19:51 "Hieroglyphs and Murder" and "Palm Trees and Poison" by Tracy Higley

34:22 The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey

45:43 Bookish "would you rather..."

In this episode of Savor the Story, we’ve got movie reviews, bookish chats, and book reviews!

Books discussed include Breakneck Bay by Faith Gardner and The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

The episode wraps with a discussion questioning when does a book go from just being popular to being overhyped??

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Books & Links

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Currently on Kindle Unlimited:

The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow: https://amzn.to/4uj31wS

Breakneck Bay by Faith Gardner: https://amzn.to/49biGGp

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Timestamps

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00:00 Welcome to STS!

00:53 Cocodona well wishes!

03:58 The Housemaid discussion

09:34 Snacks!

16:22 What does the phrase "clean" romance mean??

29:03 Nicole's Fabio Facts

33:32 The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

46:43 Breakneck Bay by Faith Gardner

54:35 Discussion: the difference in a overhyped book vs. just being popular?

In this episode of Savor the Story, there’s bookish drama, book reviews, movie reviews, and some nostalgic snack talk.

Books discussed include The Couple at Number 9 by Claire Douglas and Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.

The episode wraps with a discussion on who we would summon from our read this week to help us with a real-life problem. Who would YOU summon??

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Books & Links

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Currently on Kindle Unlimited:

The Couple at Number 9 by Claire Douglas: https://amzn.to/41R47E3

Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston: https://amzn.to/4cMRWNo

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Timestamps

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00:00 Welcome to STS!

06:48 Bookish things from the internet

17:15 Snack Time!

24:15 Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

32:52 Red, White, & Royal Blue MOVIE!

40:50 The Couple at Number 9 by Claire Douglas

53:29 Discussion: who are you summoning from your book to help you??

In this episode of Savor the Story, we’ve got a lot of indie books to chat about and chatting all about the Project Hail Mary movie (before it came out since this was pre-recorded). Also, both Nicole and Vanessa had books this week that didn’t REALLY fit the description they read of the book.

Books discussed include The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James and Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin.

The episode wraps with a discussion on whether a good twist can fix a book with bad writing. You tell us what you think!

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Books & Links

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Cozy and Bookish Ohio: https://www.cozyandbookishohio.com/

All the books Vanessa got: https://www.savorthestorypod.com/cozyandbookishhaul2025

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The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James: https://amzn.to/4cWNkoj

Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin: https://amzn.to/4mIJSlG

From Grey Lisa Arcona: https://amzn.to/41DnXT9

Currently on Kindle Unlimited:

The Winter Witching by Emma Steinbrecher: https://amzn.to/4mIK1Wg

Secret Santa by Amy Tackett: https://amzn.to/42fuKm5  

Whispers of Evvalor by Vera Kane: https://amzn.to/488XZKX

The Book of Kings by Cassandra Kelly: https://amzn.to/4tU4fyv

The Mountains Crown and The Daggers Tide: https://amzn.to/4tfDOmZ

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Timestamps

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00:00 Welcome to STS!

01:03 Project Hail Mary movie chats

08:15 Cozy and Bookish Ohio (book festival)

18:38 Snacks!!

24:16 Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin

37:01 The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

43:23 *SPOILERS for The Sun Down Motel!!!*

47:11 *No More Spoilers!*

48:30 Discussion: Does a good twist excuse bad writing?