1 Star Book Reviews

Today, Jess and Lauren are pulling up 1-star GoodReads reviews, challenging each other to guess the book, and then coming to its defense — because of course these are some of our favourites.Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book Reccos is 6 years old on 1st May 2026, so to celebrate in this special episode, Jess and Lauren take a trip down memory lane to quiz each other on their memories from the past six years. Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for another wrap up episode, tune in to find out what what they got up to and read in AprilBooks Mentioned in this episode:Good People by Patmeena Sabit The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Jess and Lauren dive into a book that is weird as much as it is wonderful. Books Mentioned in this episode:Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spring is in full swing! So it's time for Jess and Lauren's next instalment of what is publishing in the next few blossom filled months so you can get your TBRs ready.Books Mentioned in this episode:The Name Game by Beth O'LearyThe Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn ClarkeHoney By Imani ThompsonPeople in Love One by Claire DaverleyThe Devoted by Catherine ChoBook Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jess and Lauren are taking an Easter break, BUT are dropping an old episode from Season 1 in case you missed it! Get ready for a slightly outrageous book discussion as they play Shag, Marry, Kill, but with books. What could go wrong?! Books Mentioned in this Episode: Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton, The Chain by Adrian McKinty, Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris, The Road Trip, The Switch and The Flatshare all by Beth O'Leary, Verity, It Ends with Us and Layla all by Colleen Hoover, The Hunger Games series by Susan Collins, Dustlands series Moira Young, the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny, A Season in the Snow by Isla Gordon, The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson, All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle, The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley, Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]    Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Jess and Lauren wrap up March with what they got up to and two reccos they both loved.Books Mentioned in this episode:Celestial Lights by Cecile PinThe River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Jess and Lauren share two brilliant reccos of books which explore motherhood and all it's forms inspired by Madeleine Gray's newest book Chosen FamilyBooks Mentioned in this episode:Chosen Family by Madeleine GrayThis Love by Lotte JeffsBook Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to part two of Jess and Lauren's reccos for the London Tube Lines based on their characteristics. In this episode, there's a good service running ong the Central Line, Jubilee Line, Northern Line and Elizabeth Line!Books Mentioned in this episode:This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany CrumSlags by Emma Jane UnsworthThe Passengers by John MarrsConsider Yourself Kissed by Jessica StanleySo, I Met This Guy by Alexandra PotterBook Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If the Tube lines could read, today’s episode is the first in a two-part series where Jess and Lauren match book recommendations to each London Tube line—based on each line’s unique personality and quirks.Books Mentioned in this episode:Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin LeeThree Days in June by Anne TylerYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeThe Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com   Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.