Well Read Dames Book Club

Happy Sunday! The week The Well Read Dames enter the world of Faerie and the Kingdom of Elfhame as they discuss The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. We loved this series, officially titled The Folk of the Air, by Holly Black and are very exited to share our discussion with you. Grab your drink of choice and join us as we discuss Jude and her many actions, our thoughts of Taryn, Locke, and of course Prince Cardan. Our next episode will continue the series next week when we discuss The Wicked King!

Happy February Book Club members! The Well Read Dames are dropping this episode out of order as we discussed the recent holidays at the beginning and I didn't want to cut our banter in case anyone else could relate! This episode we discuss Madeline Miller's book The Song of Achilles! As lovers of all things Ancient Greek, mythology, romance, and LGBTQ friendly, we had high hopes picking up this book and are happy to report it exceeded our expectations! This book is a beautiful tragedy full of young love, war, and heroic acts. I hope you enjoy this episode of the Well Read Dames Book Club and join us next time when we begin The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black. 

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to 2023! Join the Well Read Dames as they embark on a journey with the Eastwood sisters in The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow! This book was a wild ride from the first page to the last and each sister's story was unique, compelling, and frequently frustrating along the way. We thoroughly enjoyed reading it and hope you have fun listening to our book club discussion. 

Join us as we discuss Finale, the third and final book in The Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber. This book is written from both Scarlett and Tella's point of views as secrets are discovered and true identities are revealed. This book and episode of our podcast are my personal favorites of the series because it was the first episode in many months that we were able to record in person. The chaos that resulted has mostly been edited out aside from an occasional squeaky chair to some minor pet interruptions. Still, I hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we did discussing it and I hope this is a series that swept you away and that you truly enjoyed reading. 

I hope everyone had a wonderful week and are ready to continue the adventures of Scarlett and Tella as The Well Read Dames discuss Legendary, the second book in Stephanie Garber's Caraval series! Legendary is primarily told from Tella's perspective and nothing is certain as she tries to determine who she can trust while she tries to win the game. The stakes are higher than they have ever been, not for Tella, but for her entire family. 

One Sunday, two new episodes?! That's right, today we are back with two new book club podcast episodes! In this episode, the Well Read Dames, head into a new world of magic and mystery as we discuss Caraval, the first book in a series by the same name, written by Stephanie Garber. Join us as we discuss the adventures of Scarlett and Tella while trying to figure out who can be trusted in this exciting book. 

And we're back! I apologize for the unexpected hiatus, but please do enjoy this Book Club episode where we are breaking down all the twists and turns of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas! 

Join the well read dames as we discuss one of our favorite books we’ve ever read, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig! We get in depth during this one and discuss how this book resonated with us on multiple levels. Matt Haig has crafted Nora’s story, her journey, into a touching and strangely relatable tale as she evaluates her perceived missteps and missed opportunities and is given the option to see what might have been. Apologies that this episode took so long to be published. I hope that you love it and that it was worth the wait!

Welcome to the Well Read Dames book club discuss of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's gothic horror thriller, Mexican Gothic! Grab a drink and join us as we discuss Noemi's harrowing journey and unlock the mystery and monsters that lurk inside the Doyle mansion. We really enjoyed this book and discussion and look forward to the Hulu adaptation coming at some point in the future! 

Hello and welcome to the Well Read Dames everyone! I apologize this episode has taken so long to come out but it was a doozy of an editing process and a heck of a year so far. But I am excited to present our book club discussion on Winter, the Fourth and final book (aside from some spin offs) in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer! We loved this series and enjoyed discussing Winter. We're not afraid to be critical of some plot points here and there but a book isn't exciting unless it sparks conversation! Winter is a snow white retelling, brining us one of our favorite characters that our main compliant was that we wanted more of her in the series although that wouldn't have exactly worked! Put on your headphones, grab your drink and join us as we discuss the final book in this epic saga!