148. January Book Club: The Only One Left

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