In honor of this beloved book hitting the big screen this week, we're dropping our first ever BONUS episode to discuss Judy Blume's classic novel, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Neither of us actually read this book as children, so we're coming to it for the first time as seasoned adults.
Books We've Read Recently:
Abigail - Carrie Soto is Back and Malibu Rising by TJR
Emily - Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

Today we're sharing our deepest, darkest unpopular book opinions! We've also solicited listener comments on Instagram and dived into the comments section on Reddit to gather even more unpopular opinions.
To watch a semi-cringey video of Rupi Kaur's poetry, click here.
Books We've Read Lately:
Abigail: A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Emily: The Circle and The Every by Dave Eggers
For our next episode, we'll be doing a full recap of Happy Place by Emily Henry, so be sure to pre-order if you want to read along with us!

Today we're doing a deep dive of all things Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood! We're discussing our favorite swoon-worthy moments, the book's biggest reaches, our thoughts on the ending and whether we think the main couple would stay together in the end.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on this book and episode, so head over to our Instagram and let us know what you think!
Books we've read recently:

• Abigail - Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
• Emily - River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan

In this episode, Abigail and Emily each select three books that they would recommend you read during Spooky Season.
What is Spooky Season you might ask? It's that time of year when the air is crisp, leaves crunch beneath your feet, the sky is blue and Halloween is right around the corner. Spooky Season books can have supernatural elements, be creepy/scary, have a mystery, be set in the fall, or just have a general fall vibe (think When Harry Met Sally, ok).
Emily's Picks:

• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• In the Waning Light by Loreth Anne White
• Shiver, Linger, Forever (Wolves of Mercy Falls Series) by Maggie Stiefvater

Abigail's Picks:

• Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
• Cackle by Rachel Harrison
• The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow

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Today's episode is our first ever "Book Talk" episode, where we're just catching up on all book-related topics we've been wanting to talk about.
First, we're sharing how our reading journeys have been going so far this year. Here is a list of books mentioned:

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
• The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
• Peeta's Games by igysgrace
• Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
• The Circle by Dave Eggers
• Anon Pls by Deuxmoi
• My Life in France by Julia Child

Then, we're looking forward to books being released in April/books that were recently released:

• The Wellness Trap by Christy Harrison
• The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
• The Maid's Diary by Loreth Anne White
• Happy Place by Emily Henry

(29:45) We then go into a deep discussion about the Daisy Jones and the Six TV adaptation. After finishing the full series, what were our thoughts?
(45:37) Finally, we wrap up the episode by talking about the recent review controversy where author Lucy Bloom went onto a bookstagrammer's account (@booksthroughmyveins_) to angrily reply to a thoughtful review. What is an author's place on bookstagram/booktok? How should they respond to readers' reviews? We're discussing all of that and more!