Your Bookstore Besties

In this catch up episode, Rachele and Becky catch up on the bookstore they worked at and the books they’re reading. 

All the books we mentioned;

Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier

Secret History | Donna Tartt

Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson

If we Were Villains | M.L. Rio

Crescent City 2 | Sarah J. Maas

Crescent City 3 | Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas

Tower of Dawn | Sarah J. Maas

Empire of Storms | Sarah J. Maas

Cruel Prince | Holly Black

Foxglove King | Hannah Whitten

For the Wolf | Hannah Whitten

Diving Rivals | Rebecca Ross

Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros

Trial of the Sun Queen | Nisha J. Tuli

Stay Awake | Megan Goldin

The Family Game | Catherine Steadman

The Disappearing Act | Catherine STeadman

Zero Days | Ruth Ware

A Lady for a Duke | Alexis Hall

Bride | Ali Hazelwood

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna

Writing Retrat | Julia Bartz

Misery | Stephen King

One by One | Ruth Ware

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Rachele: Littlelovedbooks

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Rachele and Becky have two guests on two play a chaotic game of Literary Balderdash. The guests are Daniel and Jessie.

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The Besties discuss what autumnal/fall means to them and desperately try to discuss books with fall vibes. 

All the books we mentioned:

Death of Jane Lawrence | Caitlin Starling

Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V.E. Schwab

Echo North | Joanna Ruth Meyer

Hunted | Meagan Spooner

Cruel Beauty | Rosamund Hodge

Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides

The Maidens | Alex Michaelides

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | J.K. Rowling

It happened One Autumn | Lisa Kleypas

Legends and Lattes | Travis Baldree

Bookshops and Bone Dust | Travis Baldree

Garden Spells | Sarah Addison Allen

Other Birds | Sarah Addison Allen

Secret History | Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch | Donna Tartt

If We Were Villains | M.L. Rio

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte

Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Mandanna

Halloween Party | Agatha Christie

The Pumpkin Spice Cafe | Laurie Gilmore

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Rachele and Becky discuss their reading challenge books. Rachele read Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling, and Becky read Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa.

All the books we mentioned:

Death of Jane Lawrence | Caitlin Starling

Rhapsodic | Laura Thalassa

House Across the Lake | Riley Sager

A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas

Atonement | Ian McEwan

Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins

Gild | Raven Kennedy

Bride | Ali Hazelwood

Zero Days | Ruth Ware

Clockwork Angel | Cassandra Clare

A Lady for a Duke | Alexis Hall

The Liar’s Crown | Abigail Owen

What Lies Behind the Veil | Harper L. Woods

Trial of the Sun Queen | Nisha J. Tuli

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Rachele surprises Becky in this episode with a fun literary game: explain a book badly. Follow along and see how many you can get.

We finally discuss Fourth Wing. Spoilers begin at 11:27.

All the books we mentioned:

Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros

I’m Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy

The Poppy War | R.F. Huang

From Blood and Ash | Jennifer L. Armentrout

Serpent and the Wings of Night | Carissa Broadbent

The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins

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The Bookstore Besties catch up after their month-long hiatus.

All the books we mentioned:

Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros

King of Wrath | Ana Huang

The Measure | Nikki Erlick

Clockwork Angel | Cassandra Clare

Zero Days | Ruth Ware

Death of Jane Lawrence 

Rhapsodic | Laura Thalassa

Legends and Lattes | Travis Balder

Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr

Red Rising | Pierce Brown 

Lightbringer | Pierce Brown 

Golden Sun  | Pierce Brown 

Morning Star  | Pierce Brown 

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches | Sangu Bandanna

You Just Need to Lose Weight: And 19 Other Myths about Fat People | Aubrey Gordon

Divine Rivals | Rebecca Ross

A Study in Drowning | Ava Reid

Juniper and Thorn | Ava Reid

The Wolf and the Woodsman | Ava Reid

Curious Tides | Pascale Lacelle

House of Flame and Shadow | Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas

Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen

Crescent City | Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas

Little Women | Louisa May Alcott

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The Bookstore Besties do their third Reading Challenge. This time, Rachele and Becky give each other 5 books, and they can only pick one of them to read. Don’t forget about the summer read-along of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. If you’re reading along with the Besties, we hope you can find a copy! Lastly, we’ll be back again on August 4th!

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All the books we mentioned:

Icebreaker | Hannah Grace

The Bridge Kingdom | Danielle L. Jensen

Kiss of Deception | Mary E. Pearson

Rhapsodic | Laura Thalassa

One Dark Window | Rachel Gillig

Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros

These Hollow Vows | Lexi Ryan

Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen

Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr

The Death of Jane Lawrence | Caitlin Starling

It Happened One Summer | Tessa Bailey

Radiance | Grace Draven

Last to Leave the Room | Caitlin Starling

The Measure | Nikki Erlick

King of Wrath | Ana Huang

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In this wacky episode, the Bookstore Besties record separately and talk all about the author events they’ve been to.

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All the books we mentioned:

The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware

The Run of the Key | Ruth Ware

The Lying Game | Ruth Ware

One by One | Ruth Ware

The Death of Mrs. Westaway | Ruth Ware

The It Girl | Ruth Ware

In a Dark, Dark Wood | Ruth Ware

WarCross | marie Lu

Legend | Marie Lu

The Young Elites | Marie Lu

Ready Player One | Ernest Cline

Gwendy’s Button Box | Richard Chizmar and Stephen King

Chasing the Boogeyman | Richard Chizmar

Zero Days | Ruth Ware

The House Across the Lake | Riley Sager

The Personal Librarian | Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray

To the Stars | George Takei

Red Rising | Pierce Brown

Light Bringer | Pierce Brown

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A Shorter episode this week. The bookstore besties discuss their most recent reads, reading slumps, and summer bookish plans. They also unofficially announced an all podcast read along of Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing. It has dragons!

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All the Books we mentioned

Lying Game | Ruth Ware

The Measure | Nikki Erlick

King of Wrath | Ana Huang

Kingdom of the Wicked | Kerri Maniscalco

Hunger Games | 

Unhoneymooners | Christina Lauren

The Soulmate Equation | Christina Lauren

Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating | Christina Lauren

Serpent and the Wings of Night | Carissa Broadbebt

Slaying the Vampire Conqueror | Carissa Broadbent

Zero Days | Ruth Ware

The Only One Left | Riley Sager

The Golden Spoon | Jesse Maxwell

Light Bringer | Pierce Brown

Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros

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Rachele: Littlelovedbooks

Becky: Bexmex

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