Best Friends and Their Books: Recent Episodes
Tracie+Shellby
Join us in discussing our book for May, Just For The Summer by Abby Jimenez. We discuss books we have recently read, books we have added to our TBR, our book of the month, and much more bookish fun! Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks! See ya next month for our discussion of One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware.
Join us in a special minisode discussing Bye, Baby: A Novel by Carola Lovering. We rarely read the same books besides our chosen books of the month so this episode is an extra treat! Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks!
Join us in discussing our book for April, Good Material by Dolly Alderton. The questions we answered are from wroteabook.org! We also have a reading recap, current reads, our book of the month, and much more bookish fun! Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks! See ya next month for our discussion of Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez.
Join us in discussing Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle. We also have a reading recap, current reads, our book of the month, and much more bookish fun! Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks! See ya next month for our discussion of Good Material: A Novel by Dolly Alderton.
Join us in discussing The Women by Kristin Hannah. We also have a reading recap, current reads, our book of the month, and much more bookish fun! Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks! See ya next month for our discussion of Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle.
Join us in discussing our first book of the year, Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll. We also have a reading recap, current reads, bookish this or that, and much more! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks! See ya next month for our discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah.
Join us in discussing our last book of the year, The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston. We also have a 2023 reading recap, current reads, and much more! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks! See ya next season for our discussion of Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll.
Join us in discussing our book of the month for November, Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. We also have a little book chit chat and discuss our reading updates, Goodreads readers choice, and much more! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks! See ya next month for our discussion of The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston.
Join us in discussing our book of the month for October, The Woman In Me by Britney Spears. We also discuss some CrAzYyYy book news regarding Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks! See ya next month for our discussion of Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. 🩷
Join us in discussing our book of the Month for September, None of This is True by Lisa Jewell. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks! See ya next month for our discussion of the Queen of Pop- Brittany Spear's newest book, The Woman in Me.
Join us in discussing our book of the Month for August, The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks
Join us in discussing our book of the Month for July, Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks
Join us in discussing our book of the Month for June, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks.
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, Happy Place by Emily Henry. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks.
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks.
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks.
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks.
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, a holiday favorite- In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, a holiday favorite- One Day in December by Josie Silver. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooksGoogle Synopsis: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Get ready to be swept up in a whirlwind romance. It absolutely charmed me.”—Reese Witherspoon (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick)“The perfect book to get lost in . . . Josie Silver’s characters sneak their way into your heart and stay.”—Jill Santopolo, author of The Light We LostTwo people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story.Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away.Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn't find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they "reunite" at a Christmas party, when her best friend Sarah giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It's Jack, the man from the bus. It would be.What follows for Laurie, Sarah and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness.
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, the highly anticipated novel, It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover. We also discuss other books we have read in October, some life updates, and Taylor Swift's new album, Midnights. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks Google Book Synopsis: Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life. Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the “gripping, pulse-pounding” (Sarah Pekkanen, author of Perfect Neighbors) bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off. Revealing more about Atlas’s past and following Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a jealous ex-husband, it proves that “no one delivers an emotional read like Colleen Hoover” (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author).
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham. We also discuss other books we have read in September. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks
Google Book Synopsis: from debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page.
When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath.
Now twenty years later, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. While she finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she’s worked so hard to achieve, she sometimes feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. So when a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, seeing parallels from her past that aren't actually there, or for the second time in her life, is Chloe about to unmask a killer?
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, The It Girl by Ruth Ware. We also discuss other books we have read in August. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @bestfriendsandtheirbooks
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Google Books Synopsis of The It Girl by Ruth Ware: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the "claustrophobic spine-tingler" (People) One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend's murder.
April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford.
Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends--Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily--during their first term. By the end of the second, April was dead.
Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing April, former Oxford porter John Neville, has died in prison. Relieved to have finally put the past behind her, Hannah's world is rocked when a young journalist comes knocking and presents new evidence that Neville may have been innocent. As Hannah reconnects with old friends and delves deeper into the mystery of April's death, she realizes that the friends she thought she knew all have something to hide...including a murder.
"The Agatha Christie of our generation" (David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author) proves once again that she is "as ingenious and indefatigable as the Queen of Crime" (The Washington Post) with this propulsive murder mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, Every Summer After by Carly Fortune. We also discuss the new film adaption of Where the Crawdads Sing!
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We jump out of our comfort zone to talk about A Court of Thorns and Roses! Thanks to Bookstagram, we read our first fantasy book and are excited to share our thoughts with you.
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney. We also discuss other books we have recently read!
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In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score. We also discuss other books we have recently read!
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In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. We also discuss other books we have recently read!
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In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen's most recent novel - The Golden Couple. We also discuss some other books we have read this month.
In this episode, Tracie + Shellby review their book of the month, Colleen Hoover's most recent novel - Reminders of Him. As Colleen Hoover fans, we were extremely excited for this read, but both ended up having some strong opinions. We also discuss some other books we have read this month.
Episode Time Stamps: 00:40 Shellby’s Recent Reads 01:58 Tracie’s Recent Reads 04:00 IG Poll Results 08:30 GoodReads Synopsis & Our Thoughts Before Reading 10:45 Book Club Questions 36:25 Our Final Rating 36:50 March Pick
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Welcome to our first book club podcast episode! Tracie and Shellby dive deep into their book of the month, Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. We examine the nuanced relationship between Emira and her boss, Alix, while also looking into Emira’s new relationship with her boyfriend, Kelley. We also discuss some other books we read this month! February 2022 Book Club Pick: Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
01:45 Book Description (Good Reads) 03:28 Our General Thoughts 08:35 Tracie’s January Books 11:42 Shellby’s January Books 15:55 Our 2022 Reading Goals 19:38 February Hopefuls 22:44 Such a Fun Age Questions
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