Amanda and Jenn discuss good books about houseplants, family-focused romance, quirky characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (rec’d by Eric)

Broken Wings by L-J Baker, Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews, When Women Were Warriors by Catherine Wilson (the kindle version is free on Amazon!!), and everything Anna Burke has written (rec’d by Wynnde)

Books Discussed

I Don’t Want to Die Poor by Michael Arceneaux

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, transl. by Tina A. Kover

True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (ownvoices Jewish hero, tw: depictions of anti-Semitism)

The Rogue Not Taken (Scandal & Scoundrel series) by Sarah MacLean

Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu (tw: violent homophobia)

Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzel Hall

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (tw slavery)

Defending Angels by Mary Stanton (rec’d by Caitlin)

Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw racism, harm to children)

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Wild at Home by Hilton Carter (IG: @hiltoncarter)

Happy Cactus by John Pilbeam

Gardeners’ World with Monty Don

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