Sweet sweet Melissa joins Rachele and Becky for a chatty catch-up episode, in which they discuss quitting things, books they liked, and Goodreads newest update!
All the books we mentioned:
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Along the Infinite Sea by Beatriz Williams
The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams
Guess Again by Charlie Donlea
Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
James by Percival Everett
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang
The Shippers by Katherine Center
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Shadow Reaper by Lynette Noni
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Holes by Louis Sachar
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25 Sept 2026
Ep. 132 | Rachele's Quest and One Star Review
Rachele and Becky discuss their past reads, Rachele's special goal for October, and read one star reviews of some favorite books!
All the books we mentioned:
A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and S. J. Rozan
The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson
Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
The Odyssey by Homer
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
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11 Sept 2026
Ep. 131 | August Updates & Rachel Gillig!
In this episode, Rachele and Becky catch up on their August Reads, September reading plans, and Rachele discusses her very exciting author event she attended!
All the books we mentioned:
Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchal Bullshit to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love by Tori Dunlap
Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life by Vivian Tu
Well Endowed: The Secrets to Strategic Spending, Building Financial Foundations for You and Your Family and Creating Lasting Generational Wealth, A Self-Help Financial Guide by Vivian Tu
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Fervor by Meg Smitherman
Deathsworn by Meg Smitherman
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig
As Bad Luck Would Have It by Rachel Gillig
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson
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