Spilling the Tea Reading Recap - 8/13/25

On this week's episode, we discuss all of our fall bookish recommendations, This includes some sports romances, paranormal romances, books about teen sleuths, and dark academia.

On this week's episode we discuss Phantasma by Kaylie Smith and we both LOVED it. This book was so fun, had such an interesting magic system, flawed but lovable characters, and an intriguing game of life and death.

On this week's episode we recap everything we've been reading and loving lately. We also recap the most important news of the week (century), Taylor Swift's engagement to Travis Kelce.

On this week's episode, we discuss Arcana Academy by Elisa Kova and as a shock to us both we really didn't like it. In fact, this is the podcast's first ever DNF by Katie. Teresa powered through but reluctantly.

On this week's episode we review some bookish news, discuss the Devney Perry event we attended in Brooklyn this past weekend, and of course deep dive into everything we've been reading and loving (or disliking) lately.

On this week's episode we discuss The Compound by Aisling Rawle which follows our FMC Lily's journey on a dystopian style Love Island. The overall concept of this book was incredibly unique and interesting, but we both felt like it lacked depth and took some issues with the storytelling.

On this week's episode the girls discuss everything they've been recently reading, all of their likes and even some dislikes. Katie is very much in her dark academia summer but Teresa is still strongly on her romance grind.

On this week's episode we recap These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean which is full of family drama, a touch of mystery, inheritance games, and even some romance. This was such a FUN and entertaining book, it really scratched an itch we didn't even know we had. Whatever was in this, give us 14 more of em right now.

On this week's episode we recap all the books we've loved and the books we less than loved so if you aren't a fan of negative reviews this episode may not be the one for you - SORRY :)

On this week's episode we deep dive into The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. This is the podcasts first forray into a mystery/thriller and it did not disappoint. This one kept us on our toes the whole time and it was so much more than a typical 'who done it'!