Carleigh and Hannah give an update on their reading goals for the year and a rundown of some of their favorite (and least favorite) characters, books, and authors in 2023 so far. Can you guess where they place Riley Sager,  Emily Henry, and Fredrik Backman?

 If you like a twisty, convoluted, psychological thriller, then Carleigh and Hannah have a recommendation for you. The Kind Worth Killing and its sequel, The Kind Worth Saving, are both thrillers by Peter Swanson that will have you on the edge of your seat. Listen to a spoiler-free recommendation until they get into the spoiler section. 

 Why haven't more people read these books?! Carleigh and Hannah discuss and recommend books that have under 100 thousand reviews on GoodReads. Books they loved as a kid (that still hold up) and recent reads that need more hype. 

Radium Girls: The Dark History of America's Shining Women, by Kate Moore, is a non-fiction book about the overlooked story of the "wonder drug" Radium and the strength of the women who worked with it. Carleigh and Hannah get a bit feisty talking about the details.

Carleigh and Hannah have a low-key episode playing more Would You Rather with book-themed questions. And of course have to bring Twilight into it. And Taylor Jenkins Reid. And Cassian from Silver Flames. 

Emily Henry has done it again! Another great book down and Carleigh and Hannah are already ready and waiting for her next one. In this episode, they discuss mostly Happy Place, the newest release, and sprinkle in discussions about Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, and Book Lovers. What's your favorite?

Carleigh and Hannah discuss what books give them major cozy vibes! You might be surprised by some of the picks. Or maybe you're weird like them!

Babel is a historical fiction novel by R.F. Kuang (author of The Poppy War Trilogy) that follows Robin Swift, a Chinese boy taken to England and raised to become a linguistic scholar. Carleigh and Hannah do their best to discuss the hard and important topics of this book.

Spoilers begin in minute 23. 

Carleigh and Hannah talk about the books that influenced them. Books that shaped their humor, their future taste in books, and even their ideas about feminism. And they might even cry while talking about these books. 

The Writing Retreat is a debut thriller by Julia Bartz and Carleigh and Hannah do a deep dive. They discuss their favorite and least favorite characters and their favorite and least favorite parts of the book!

Part 1 is spoiler free. They'll warn you before spoilers :)