The Bachelor recap is late this week due to some insanity in my week, but for added entertainment I’m watching with my friend April who has never seen the show. And it’s Fantasy Suites week. Will she still be my friend afterward? Let’s see! Pudding has her catnip White Claw and is ready to go! Clayton tells the camera that he’s falling in love with remaining three women, Gabby, Susie and Rachel, and that he … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S26 E10: Sorry April →
RECOMMENDED: The Bride by Julie Garwood is $1.99! This is one of my favorite historical romances and was one of my gateway reads to the genre, if you’ve listened to the What Made Us Romance Readers podcast episode. Kiki is also on a Julie Garwood kick, per out recent Whatcha Reading post.
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Hey! Welcome back! Are y’all reading for more book recommendations? Here are a several books that I’ve been recommending more in the past couple weeks, or are some go-to selections for readings who like particular genres. There’s some fantasy, some non-fiction, and horror. Have you received a great book recommendation lately? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!
RECOMMENDED: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara is $2.99! Elyse wrote a Lightning Review for this and gave it an A-:
I listened to this book on audio during long drives for work, and it sucked me in, so much so that I would sit in my parking lot to keep listening.
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Welcome to Whatcha Reading! It’s our first one of the month. Here’s what we’ve been reading and enjoying lately! Elyse: I’m reading The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. I’m not very far in but I’m enjoying it so far Sarah: I put The Body is Not an Apology by Sonia Renee Taylor on hold at the library so long ago I completely forgot. My hold came in and WOW is this some radical mind blowing … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? March 2022, Part One →
RECOMMENDED: The Switch by Beth O’Leary is $2.99! Catherine read this one and gave it an A:
It’s a very gentle, wholesome sort of book. I read it last week when I was sick, and it was really the perfect book to curl up with if one is under the weather.
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Based on the amount of Carrie’s Personal Catnip content alone, One for All should have been a SQUEE grade book. Set during the reign of Louis XIV, it features found family, multiple kickass women, and a heroine whose chronic illness doesn’t prevent her from being an accomplished fencer. And yet, Dear Bitches, it pains me so much to say that I found the book to be, for the most part, deeply boring. Our heroine, Tania, … Continue reading One for All by Lillie Lainoff →
It’s episode 501 – onward toward a thousand! I start with mini interviews with Shana and Elyse, and then Amanda and I have more listener email, questions, recommendations, and many, many jokes. Yay! Thank you for celebrating with us! … Key Questions: What should we do for our next merch opportunity? What SBTB phrases have stuck with you? What is the best kind of French fry? … Our music in this episode is a custom … Continue reading 501. More Celebratory Mayhem with Amanda! →
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers is $2.99! Sarah loved this one and gave it an A-. It was also her favorite read of 2021:
Thinking about that book brings back the feeling of awe and stillness and gratitude I had when reading it. It’s so peaceful and kind. I almost miss it (which is fixable because I can re read).
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Y’all. I remember in December 2020, watching episode 2 and 3 of Bridgerton season 1 on the treadmill, running out of steam, and sitting down on the floor next to the treadmill to keep watching. My son asked, “Mom, why are you watching your phone on the floor?” “I got tired.” I also remember the feeling of awe that, as I wrote in our discussion post, this is what it’s like when romance fiction is adapted … Continue reading Did You See the Season 2 Bridgerton Trailer? →
