Shield of Sparrows: Why Isn't Anyone Talking About This Book?
This week your book besties are completely obsessed with Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry. After putting it off for months, we finally picked it up... and immediately wanted book two.
We break down the biggest twists (without spoiling everything), compare it to Fourth Wing, Quicksilver, and ACOTAR, debate who the real villain might be, and share our completely unhinged dragon theories. Then we tackle a surprisingly heated question: What actually is the difference between romantasy and fantasy romance?
Buddy Read Chat
Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
This week we're talking:
Plot twists and betrayals
Romantasy vs. fantasy romance
Dragon theories
Favorite reveals
Who the real villain might be
Why this deserves more hype
Book two predictions
⭐ Kat: 5 stars
⭐ Amanda: 5 stars
What's On Our Shelf
The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston
This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman
Wasp's Nest by Kat Stoddard
Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger
New Releases We're Adding to our TBR
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves (our next buddy read!)
Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney
Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle
The MASH Up by Laura Marie Meyers
The Memory Bookshop by Song Yu-jeong
Bookish News
This week we're talking about:
The controversy surrounding an AI accusation after a major literary prize
Whether writing contests should require authors to submit outlines and drafts
The growing challenge of AI in publishing and education
Whether you’re here for the books, the chaos, or the unfiltered opinions- we’re glad you’re here.
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30 Jun 2026
Worse Than Strangers: Our Biggest Rating Disagreement Yet
This week your book besties celebrate Amanda's birthday by diving into Worse Than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy. And, let's just say we did not have the same reading experience.
Amanda fell for the Nantucket setting, second-chance romance, and emotional family dynamics, while Kat couldn't get past the miscommunication, immature characters, and the "Gilmore Girls meets Jane Austen" comparison. We debate whether the marketing set impossible expectations, unpack the Persuasion inspiration behind the title, and somehow end up talking about Christopher from Gilmore Girls.
Buddy Read Chat
Worse Than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy
This week we're talking:
Gilmore Girls comparisons
Jane Austen's Persuasion
Mother-daughter relationships
Second-chance romance
Miscommunication as a plot device
Small-town charm (or lack thereof)
Whether marketing can hurt a book
⭐ Kat: 2.5 stars
⭐ Amanda: 5 stars
What's On Our Shelf
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
I'll Tell You in Person by Chloe Caldwell
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
New Releases We're Adding to our TBR
Wasp's Nest by Kat Stoddard
Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay
The Top of the World by Ethan Joella
Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne
Songbird in the Gallows by Alta Hensley
Rules for Aging and Larceny by Julia London
Bookish News
This week we're talking about:
Newly announced book-to-screen adaptations
Whether upside-down bookshelves are genius or a disaster
The debate over "easy words" in books and whether readers should look up unfamiliar vocabulary
Gilmore Girls leaving Netflix
Whether you’re here for the books, the chaos, or the unfiltered opinions- we’re glad you’re here.
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23 Jun 2026
Tropesick: The Book We Couldn't Quite Agree On
This week your book besties are diving into Tropesick by Lauren Okie, a romance built around every trope imaginable. Did it work? Well... let's just say Amanda and Kat didn't exactly have the same reading experience.
We discuss grief, second chances, childhood friends-to-lovers, ghostwriting, magical realism (or was it?), and whether a book can become a victim of its own premise. Along the way, Kat develops an unexpected vendetta against excessive description, Amanda defends the romance, and we both try to make sense of that ending.
Buddy Read Chat
Tropesick by Lauren Okie
This week we're talking:
Friends-to-lovers romance
Writing about writers
Grumpy sunshine dynamics
Excessive description
Magical realism expectations
Family grief and healing
Whether the ending actually worked
⭐ Kat: 3 stars
⭐ Amanda: 5 stars
What's On Our Shelf
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
Let's Not Go Overboard Here by Erica Hendry
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
New Releases We're Adding to our TBR
Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein
Chase Me If You Can by Heather Frances
The Very Definition of Love by Sophia Benoit
Thrilling Tales of Modern Men by Danny McBride
Worse Than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy
Bookish News
This week we're talking about:
Modernized editions of older books and whether classic references should be updated
The return of Pizza Hut's Book It! reading program
The newly announced Dungeon Crawler Carl animated adaptation coming to Peacock
Whether you’re here for the books, the chaos, or the unfiltered opinions- we’re glad you’re here.
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