Your Bookstore Besties

Rachele brings her music teacher turned friend Amanda to join her for this episode of the podcast! We talk reading taste, Goodreads lack of half stars, journaling, and book challenges! All the books we mentioned: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson Baby Sitter's Club - Ann M. Martin The Crash - Freida McFadden Parallel - Elle O'Roark Conversations with a St. Bernard - Jim Kr

Rachele braves the deep and uncharted solo podcast waters to bring you her most anticipated 2025 releases! All the books we mentioned: At the Bottom of the Garden - Camilla Bruce Dream on Ramona Riley - Ashley Herring Blake The Unworthy - Agustina Bazterrica Immortal - Sue Lynn Tan Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Grady Hendrix Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry This Book Will

Becky is the trivia master in this week's episode combining pop culture references, history, literature, and podcast facts. Let us know how you did! ______________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

The Bookstore Besties, along with Rachele's dad Kevin, discuss the gothic novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. They also compare it to Hitchcock's 1940 best picture adaptation. Yes, there are spoilers! ______________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

We play a little game to see if we can correctly guess what first line of a book the other is reading. All the books we mentioned: The Maidens | Alex Michaelides Animal Farm | George Orwell Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries | Heather Fawcet Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin Stevenson Everyone on this train is a suspect | Benjamin Stevenson Daughter of the Mo

Rachele and Becky catch up and share some life updates as well as big podcast news. All the books we mentioned: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow | Sarah J. Maas Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco _____________________________ Follow us on Goodreads too! Rachele: Littlelovedbooks Becky: Bexmex Follow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation.

Becky surprises Rachele with 10 unpopular book opinions she found on Reddit. Rachele reacts! All the books we mentioned: Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas Throne of the Fallen | Kerri Maniscalco When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A. Parker Moby Dick | Herman Melville Heart of Darkness | Joseph Conrad Catcher in the R

Becky & Rachele invite Athena and Jessie back for the fourth iteration of Literature Balderdash! All the books we mentioned: Shatter Me by Tehera Mafi Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson The Simple Wild

Becky and Rachele take on the 5th and biggest reading challenge yet - each received FIVE books from their bestie to choose from, and now will discuss the ones they chose! Beartown vs. Sea of Tranquility! All the books we mentioned: Beartown by Fredrik Backman Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Crescent City #1 by Sarah J. Maas Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Manacle

This week, Rachele and Becky do another episode of literature trivia. There will be no episode next week. See you again on 9/13. All the books we mentioned: A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier 1984 | George Orwell Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson Book Lovers | Emily Henry Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah