Season 2, Episode 45: Honest Book Reviews + Our Favorite Beach Reads

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: white allyship minisode and stepping into hard places with reading

• Current Reads: Some strong opinions, some dissapointments, some heavy-handedness, and some glowing reviews

• Deep Dive: our favorite “beach reads”

• Book Presses: a book that should be read slow but steady, and an old favorite by a beloved author

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

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1:25 - White allyship minisode

1:39 - January LaVoy Interview

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7:19 - Join us as a Bookish Friend on Patreon!

Current Reads:

10:35 - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (Kaytee)

13:01 - All Adults Here by Emma Straub (Meredith)

16:15 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Kaytee)

20:11 - The Last Hours by Minette Walters (Meredith)

24:55 - The Stone Sky (Broken Earth series #3) by NK Jemison (Kaytee)

27:08 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

27:14 - @katieladyreads on Instagram

Deep Dive - Beach Books:

31:11 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

32:32 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou

32:57 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle MacNamara

34:08 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

34:27 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand

35:13 - Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge

35:47 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams

36:18 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

36:30 - The Dry by Jane Harper

37:25 - The Villa by Nora Roberts

37:30 - Sidney Sheldon

37:31 - Danielle Steel

38:20 - Hideaway by Nora Roberts

38:33 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

39:09 - The Selection (series) by Kiera Cass

39:11 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

39:15 - Slay by Brittney Morris

39:17 - Dry by Neal Shusterman

39:46 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

40:09 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

40:30 Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

40:34 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

40:44 - The Firm or The Pelican Brief by John Grisham

41:30 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

41:42 - The Current by Tim Johnston

41:45 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke

41:50 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

42:49 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Kaytee)

44:44 - The Last Hours by Minette Walters

45:00 - The Sculptress by Minette Walters (Meredith)

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

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