Shelf Obsessed

Hannah has read three Jeneva Rose books and only liked one of them... will Carleigh and Hannah agree on Home is Where the Bodies Are? And Jeneva sure is charming on social media!

Carleigh and Hannah give a mid-year update on their book reading. That includes statistics (courtesy of The Story Graph), their biggest fictional crush currently, and the best book of 2024 so far!

First off, most sincere apologies for the audio and the background sounds (especially to headphone listeners)! It's not a rocket taking off, it's a new A/C unit. But more importantly: Hannah and Carleigh are talking about Funny Story, the newest romance novel from Queen Emily Henry!Spoilers begin in minute 32.

Carleigh and Hannah discuss books they've read because of Booktok and other social media. For better or for worse.....

Carleigh and Hannah have differing opinions on Katherine Center's book Hello, Stranger. If you've read it, they may need a tie-breaker.

Carleigh and Hannah talk about books they've recently read that deserve more discussion and try to convince each other to read their picks. You might recognize some of the titles, but there might be a few that are new to you.

Carleigh and Hannah discuss Ali Hazelwood's first published Paranormal Romance novel. They're back to their roots... VAMPIRES! (Or Vampyres, in this book)Spoilers begin around minute 38.

Carleigh and Hannah discuss bookish hot takes. Cartoon romance covers, mass market paperbacks, hyped books... nothing is safe.

Bunny, by Mona Awad, is a nightmare fairy tale of Samantha Mackey as she navigates an exclusive MFA program in the company of a clique of girls who call each other "Bunny." She gets an invitation to join the Bunnies' Smut Salon and the book gets very hard for Carleigh and Hannah to describe after that. But they give it the ol' college try (wink wink). Spoilers begin in minute 31.

Carleigh and Hannah talk about upcoming books releasing in 2024 that they're excited about. Of course, they mention Emily Henry and Riley Sager, but tons of other exciting books are on the list too!