142. Books, Banter & What's Next

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!

We are back this week with a long list of book related gifts to add to your own Christmas list or to give to the book lover in your life. Books are obviously a great idea but we branched out to bring you a list of ideas to level up your reading life and to create the perfect reading atmosphere. Links for everything we mention in today's episode: The ultimate bookish gift guide Kindle Covers: Dear Reader Co Read All Day April Supply Mudstone Kovers Club Likely Story Co (shop closing 12/19) Notions of Habit Kekes Book Rats   Subscription services: Libro FM Audible BOTM Aardvark The love story society Fairy loot Book Merch: Rebel and Fleur Honey Wild The Literary Crew Snuggie Sweatshirt Liberty Puzzles Galison Puzzles    For a full list of everything we talked about in today's episode, check out our Instagram!   Currently Reading: The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst The Silver Chair by CS Lewis Mate by Ali Hazelwood Belladonna by Adalyn Grace Foxglove by Adalyn Grace Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe    

Welcome to this year's Winter Book Recommendations episode! We give you a great list of Christmasy, Wintery book recs or just some that we thought would be great to read in the winter. We of course give you an F1 update as well.    Other Winter Book Recs Episodes:   Winter Book Recs 2.0 Our Christmas & Winter Book Recs   Currently Reading: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace Mate by Ali Hazelwood The Black Wolf by Louise Penny Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe Foxglove by Adalyn Grace Come hang with us on Instagram!

We're racing to the finish line of the year with our TBR piles in tow! In this episode, we're each sharing the ten(ish) books we have to read before the year ends—ranging from long-overdue favorites to new releases we can't stop thinking about. Expect plenty of cozy reading talk, some questionable math, and a little accountability as we head into the final stretch of the year. Don't forget! We're reading Mate by Ali Hazelwood for our book club this month. There is still time to join us on Fable. Follow us on Instagram!

This week is our monthly wrap up! Kyleigh is finally out of her reading slump, Hannah also read a good amount of books and Micaela read 2 which is surprising to no one. We also give a very exciting F1 update, and we go through our thoughts on Dancing With the Stars so far this season.    Currently reading: It's Different This Time by Joss Richard The Sword of Kaigen by ML Wang Riftborne by Bree Grenwich, Parker Lennox The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst The Black Wolf by Louise Penny  

We are back this week with our long awaited episode about Alchemised by SenLinYu. This book was a HUGE undertaking and we apologize for only giving you a month to read it! We all have very mixed feelings about it and hope that you enjoyed it more than we did. Make sure to tune into the end for our thoughts on the Austin Grand Prix and all the F1 drama.   Hopefully next month's book club pick is better than October - we're reading Mate by Ali Hazelwood! Grab your copy and join us!   Currently reading: Mate by Ali Hazelwood Quicksilver by Callie Hart Weyward by Emilia Hart  

This week we do a fun blind ranking game with all things books! We blind rank some characters, our book club picks, fantasy books, tropes and more! We also discuss some F1 things and give a little sneak peak into our feelings about Alchemised. Make sure to finish up reading for next week to listen to our recap episode.   Come hang with us on Instagram!   Currently Reading: Alchemised by SenLinYu Quicksilver by Callie Hart The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli  

We're switching things up this week and sharing some of our favorite Bible study recommendations! This episode is a little different from our usual book chats, but it's something that's been on our hearts lately. Whether you're just starting out in your faith or have been studying for years, we've got resources for every stage of the journey. Tune in for a mix of personal favorites and practical tools to deepen your time in the Word. We compiled a list of all of our recommendations for you here!   Make sure to check out our Instagram bio for a link to our storefront where you can find links to all the studies we reference today!   Currently Reading: Alchemised by SenLinYu If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir