Shelf Obsessed

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 :)

Carleigh and Hannah discuss Reagan's questions (PeruseProject on youtube) about the MOST INTIMIDATING books on their To-Be-Read lists. Fredrik Backman, Kristin Hannah, Tessa Bailey... who don't they cover?

Oona lives her life out of order, jumping to a random year every New Year's Day. And Carleigh and Hannah couldn't get enough of watching her live out those years. In this episode, they discuss Margarita Montimore's novel, Oona Out of Order.

Spoilers begin at minute 23.

Carleigh and Hannah discuss their books icks. What makes them go ICK when they are reading a book? And what are the physical attributes that make them go ICK? Find out now

Happy 50th Episode, Shelf Obsessed! To celebrate 50 episodes, almost a whole year of podcasting, Carleigh and Hannah delve into two of their favorite books: Circe and Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller. There is also a giveaway on Instagram, @shelfobsessed.podcast, so go enter!

Carleigh and Hannah invite two very special guests for this episode! Tune in to find out who! And why we talk about Colleen Hoover for so long...

*Had to work some editing magic with the sound to make everything audible, so bear with us, please.

The Cabin at the End of the World is a horror novel by Paul Tremblay that was recently adapted for the silver screen by M. Night Shyamalan into the movie Knock at the Cabin. Carleigh and Hannah read the book and then went and saw the movie so they could review them both for you. 

Mild spoilers begin at 18:55, heavy spoilers at 21:30

Who's the villain you love to hate the most? Hannah and Carleigh discuss some of the villains they find most interesting, complicated, or compelling. 

If you've dabbled in tiktok over the last few years, you've probably seen Hank Green's face, but have you read his book? Hannah and Carleigh think you should. In fact, they think everyone should. Listen to hear why!

Spoilers start around minute 35

Get ready for more unpopular opinions! Or at least Carleigh and Hannah's reaction to them. They asked listeners for their unpopular opinions on books, so get ready for some doozies.