The Book Room

In this requested episode, hosts Kaitlyn and Maddie are back to dive deep into the emotional and complex themes of the Boys of Tommen series, particularly focusing on Taming Seven and Releasing Ten (Spoilers for the entire BoT series). They discuss the impact of trauma, parental failures, and the intricacies of character relationships, while also sharing their personal reading experiences and anticipation for future books.

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We're Back! Apologies for our hiatus, but Kaitlyn, Ashley, Dee, and Maddie are back in the Book Room to discuss how we each rate books.

We go through what makes a 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 star book and give examples for each! This episode was recorded before we took our break, so some of the info is a little out of date. I.e Alchemised is already realeased (Spoiler, Kaitlyn and Dee LOVED IT!)

This episode is spoiler free, so enjoy getting to know why we like or dislike certain books and how we would rate them.

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Join hosts Dee, Kaitlyn, Ashley, and Maddie as they go through the books they've read so far in 2025. In true Abby Lee Miller pyramid fashion, we rank our books from worst to best. So get ready to add to your TBR and enjoy hearing the Book Room's favorites of the year... so far.

This week's Good Reads

Dee: Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata

Kaitlyn: Taming 7 by Chloe Walsh

Ashley: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Maddie: Save Me by Mona Kasten

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Please welcome our first author guest on the podcast Sydney Applegate. She's a self-published author of a romantasy duology "The Fall of Jericho" and "The Rise of Deragon". She's also recently aquired an agent for her romantic comedy novel "Band Camp" and is currently on submission.

Sydney details her journey to becoming an author, her journey into self-publishing, and how she made it through the query trenches. We are so happy to share this fun conversation with you all

This week's Good Reads

Kaitlyn: The Auction by Julie Soto

Dee: Magnolia Parks Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

Maddie: In Good Company by Kat Singleton, Scarred by Emily McIntire, Crescent City by SJM, the Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

Sydney: Entity by Meg Smitherman and The Love Haters by Katherine Center

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Happy Juneteenth! Join hosts Dee, Kaitlyn, Maddie, and Ashley as they commemorate Juneteenth (A U.S holiday celebrating the end of slavery) by reviewing 4 books written by black authors, and giving other reccomendations to add to your TBR.

This episode has light spoilers for the following books

The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

Legendborn by Tracey Deon

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Join hosts Dee, Kaitlyn, Maddie, and Ashley as they discuss the entire Once Upon a Broken Heart Trilogy in honor of Maddie's birthday. The ladies discuss the characters, setting, plot, and so much more! This episode has major spoilers for Once Upon a Broken Heart and some spoilers for the Caraval Trilogy.

This week's Good Reads

Kaitlyn- Daisy Haites and the Great Undoing by Jessa Hastings

Dee- Silver Elite by Dani Francis

Ashley- Maeve Fly by CJ Leede

Maddie- Heartless by Marissa Meye

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This week hosts Kaitlyn and Maddie discuss their obsession with the first four books of the Boys of Tommen series by Chloe Walsh while Dee and Ashley are on a break. This episode is spoiler heavy for Binding 13, Keeping 13, Saving 6, and Redeeming 6.

This week's Good Reads

Kaitlyn- Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

Maddie- Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

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TBR shares their TBR! Join hosts Kaitlyn, Maddie, and Ashley this week as they share their ambitious TBR's and some of their most anticipated releases for the rest of 2025.

This week's Good Reads

Kaitlyn- Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider and Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonham Young

Ashley- Immortal Dark by Girma Digest

Maddie- Tower of Dawn and Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas and Priest by Sierra Simone

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The Book Room hosts Dee, Kaitlyn, Ashley, and Maddie deep dive None of This is True by Lisa Jewell. We went a little off topic in the beginning, but don't worry we get back on our bookish track around the 9:30 mark with good reads.

This week's Good Reads

Kaitlyn- Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone

Dee- Wisteria by Adalyn Grace, The Silent Patient by Alex Michselides, The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Ashley- Finale by Stephanie Garber

Maddie- Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark, There Are No Sinners by Sophie Lark, and The Chase by Elle Kennedy

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Spoiler Warning! We will be covering the following unhinged stories/books in this episode in depth

Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter

Ice Planet Barbarian by Ruby Dixon

Impasta Syndrome: A Sentient Pasta Romance by Calla Myttie

Unhinged by Vera Valentine

Seduced by the Pumpkin Spice Latte by Evelyn Cloves

Alpha Ruined by Liliana Carlisle

This week's Good Reads

Kaitlyn- Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams

Dee- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab

Ashley- The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah

Maddie- Capturing the Devil by Kerri Manascalco

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