It Gets Good

This week we talk through all of the books we read in March! Micaela read a whopping 5 books which everyone was very excited for, and Kyleigh and Hannah had a very successful reading month. We also deep dive into all of the Summer House drama because we have to give our thoughts on it, as well as touch on some F1 updates.    Currently Reading: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez The One by Kiera Cass This Story Might Save your Life by Tiffany Crum

Amaze, amaze, amaze!!! We FINALLY have a Book Club read that we all LOVED! Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir was not only an amazing book but they managed to make an incredible movie adaptation that we are obsessed with! Make sure to read the book before jumping into this episode because there are spoilers (for both book and movie!)   In April, we're reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King and we're hoping for another hit. Make sure to grab a copy and join us!   Currently Reading: Little Women by Louisa Mae Alcott The Elite by Kiera Cass The Gales of November by John U. Bacon Daggermouth by HM Wolfe Zodiac Academy 3: The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti  

This week we continue the theme of book to movie adaptations and share our favorite ones with you! Some of these we have read and seen, some of them we just have seen them and think they were done well! We also share some that we think you should avoid. Join us next week to talk about our March book club book and our thoughts on the movie, Project Hail Mary!   Currently Reading: Red Rising by Pierce Brown The Matchmakers Cottage by Kat Sloane Daggermouth by HM Wolfe The Will of the Many by James Islington The Selection by Kiera Cass Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir  

You have been asking us for a book to screen adaptation episode for FOREVER so we decided it was time to deliver. For this episode, we're talking about the adaptations that are coming out this year and a few that don't have a set date yet! Next week, we're going to talk about the adaptations that we've already seen and loved so make sure to listen to that one too! Don't forget to join us for our March Book Club, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir!!  Currently Reading: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower Bluebird Gold by Devney Perry Daggermouth by HM Wolfe The Will of the Many by James Islington The Selection by Kiera Cass Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir  

This week we are chatting all about the latest book news (pre SJM podcast drop) and what we have recently added to our TBR. There is of course some F1 chat in there and we also talk about some exciting new books we can't wait to read.    Currently Reading:   Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings And Now, Back to You by BK Borison The Selection by Kiera Cass The Briar Club by Kate Quinn Destination Funeral by Paige Harbison Love in the Castle Library by Ann Swindell  

SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the entire Sarah J. Maas universe. Proceed with caution. WE ARE GETTING TWO NEW ACOTAR BOOKS IN THE NEXT TEN MONTHS. IT'S HAPPENING! We absolutely had to do a bonus debrief episode after the Call Her Daddy podcast interview with Sarah J. Maas, so tune in for all of our thoughts and excitement and disbelief over this news. The long wait has come to an end, friends! If you aren't already, be sure to follow us on Instagram!  

I think we are all in awe of the fact that we're already done with February!! While it was the shortest month, we all still managed to read some good books! Micaela hung in there with 2, Kyleigh read 8, and Hannah is keeping the podcast afloat with 12. Some of the books were better than others but overall it was a good month.   If you didn't hear, we're reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Wier for our March Book Club! Grab your copy and read along with us!   Currently Reading: Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings Tea With Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn The Wicked King by Holly Black Destination Funeral by Paige Harbison  

This week, we're diving into Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and its film adaptation. Kyleigh completely fell in love with the novel, while Hannah and Micaela admired its depth and intensity, even if it didn't quite make their favorites list. We unpack our very different reading experiences, share all our thoughts on the movie (which we surprisingly loved!), and chat about book-to-film adaptations in general—what works, what doesn't, and why some stories translate better to the screen than others. It's moody, dramatic, and full of opinions. Just the way we like it. We'll be reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir in the month of February! Grab your copy today! If you aren't already, come hang out with us on Instagram!  Currently Reading:  Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings Tea With Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn The Second Death of Locke by V. L. Bovalino Without a Clue by Melissa Ferguson The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn  

We are back with a new segment for this week's episode! We asked you to send us out of context quotes from books you love that you think would convince us to read them. Quite a few books from today's episode made it on to our TBRs, so you all did great! Hopefully you were convinced to read some new books out of your comfort zone as well. Join us next week for our February book club discussion about Wuthering Heights - the book and movie!   Currently Reading: Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Tea With Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn The Second Death of Locke by V. L. Bovalino  

The long awaited low to no spice book recs episode is here! We have wanted to do this for a while and finally compiled some lists to share with you. In this episode we explain the why behind us skipping/not reading spice in books and why it's important to us. We hope that this list brings you some new books you can be excited to read whether you feel convicted about spice or just are sick of it in your books!   Don't forget to grab your copy of our February Book Club pick, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.   Currently Reading: Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston Tea With Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn  

How are we already bringing you our first wrap up of 2026?! This year is flying by and honestly, it's off to the BEST start! Kyleigh thinks she's read one of her favorite books of 2026, Hannah had 4 five star read and Micaela read and enjoyed her 3 reads. We hope that this means 2026 is going to be an amazing reading year!!   Don't forget to grab your copy of our February Book Club pick, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë!   Currently Reading: The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Heart the Love by Lily King Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë  

This week we are chatting about our January book club pick: The Only One Left by Riley Sager! We all really enjoyed this book and thought it was an entertaining read. We all were a little disappointed and had a little higher expectations from what everyone was telling us, but stick around to hear our thoughts!   Currently Reading: The Will of the Many by James Islington Theo of Golden by Allen Levi Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë  

The new year always comes with new goals and in today's episode, we're talking about what is IN for the new year and what is OUT. We're all feeling excited about the changes we're making to our reading lives this year and hope to bring you even more great recommendations in 2026.   Next week we're talking about our January Book Club pick, The Only One Left by Riley Sager! Make sure to finish up your read and join us!   Currently Reading: The Will of the Many by James Islington The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rakuluk The Only One Left by Riley Sager Mayluna by Kelly McNeil  

This week we chat about a ton of new books that are coming out in 2026 and what we are excited to read! There are a good amount of them that we are pumped for and some we are hesitant about. Overall, we are all hoping for a great and better reading year.   Currently Reading: And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens Rose in Chains by Julie Soto The Will of the Many by James Islington The Only One Left by Riley Sager  

It's our first episode of 2026 and we're talking about what our favorite books were in 2025! We love doing our yearly wrap up, it's fun to look back at all the books we read and loved throughout the year. While this past year was a weird reading year for all of us, we still came up with our top 10 (or 6) reads and also shared our Goodreads stats for the year!   If you didn't hear, we're trying something new with our book club and trying a Thriller this month. We're reading The Last One Left by Riley Sager and there's still time to join us!!   Currently Reading: The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer When in Rome by Sarah Adams The Will of the Many by James Islington  

We are wrapping up the final month of the year talking about all of our books this month! It was a busy reading month for all. We also dive into some thought on the movie The Housemaid and hint at some of our plans for reading a lot of books that are coming out as movies next year. Come hang out on Instagram! Currently Reading: We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand  

We are talking about our FINAL Book Club pick for 2025: Good Spirits by BK Borison! We're so glad to know that many of you joined us for this month's read and share all of our thoughts in today's episode! Also, we talk all about our Christmas celebration weekend and the gifts that we bought for each other this year. We hope that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!!   Come hang out on Instagram!   Currently Reading: The Intruder by Frieda McFadden Drive Me Crazy by Lizzie Dent Merrily Ever After by Catherine Walsh A Merry Little Lie by Sarah Morgan  

This week is a random mix of book chats and updates! We give you the format for how we are going to be choosing our book club books for 2026 as well as bring some options for the first choice. We also give some EXCITING F1 updates and talk about a new F1 series that is coming out, as well as go through some of the GoodReads awards for 2025.    Currently Reading: Good Spirits by BK Borison Merrily Ever After by Catherine Walsh The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

We're back with our November wrap up (a little late) for today's episode! Hannah read a surprising 13 books, Kyleigh finished her tracker with 9, and Micaela kept her spot on the podcast by reading 1 book. Hopefully we can finish out December with a few more good books?! We desperately need a win!   Don't forget to join us for our December book club, Good Spirits by BK Borison!   Currently Reading: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace Brimstone by Callie Hart Good Spirits by BK Borison Yours for the Season by Emily Stone Merrily Ever After by Catherine Walsh  

This week we talk about our November book club book - Mate by Ali Hazelwood. We all had mixed feelings about this book. Overall it was enjoyable but lacked some things that we want in our books right now! We talk through our comparisons to Bride, and we also give some F1 updates.    Currently Reading: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace Brimstone by Callie Hart The Correspondent by Virginia Evans The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker On the Slopes of Tahoe by J.A. Forde Come hang out on Instagram!