Rachele returns from her short break to catch Becky up on her reading from the past month, and makes a solemn vow!All the books we mentioned:_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

While Rachele goes on vacation, Becky chats with her friend Melissa about all the books. All the books we mentioned:Everyone in this bank is a thief | Benjamin StevensonEveryone in My Family Has Killed Someone | Benjamin StevensonKate Daniels | Ilona AndrewsClean Sweep | Ilona AndrewsThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion | Beth BrowerEve: How the female body drove 200 years of human evolution | Cat BohannonThe 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life | Robin SharmaThe ruthless elimination of Hurry | John Mark ComerRhythms of Renewal | Rebekah LyonsTheo of Golden | Allen LeviKing: a life | Jonathan EigGreenlights | Matthew McConaugheyEducated | Tara WestoverParis: The Memoir | Paris HiltonThe Woman in Me | Britney SpearsOpen Book | Jessica SimpsonSmall Favors | Erin A. CraigThe Giver | Lois LowryHow to read a book | Monica WoodRemarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van PeltProject Hail Mary | Andy WeirThe Five-Star Weekend| Elin HilderbrandThe Love Hypothesis | Ali HazelwoodBride | Ali Hazelwood_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele and Becky have a chatty catch up on everything they've been reading - both good and bad, and discuss future reading plans!All the books we mentioned:Alchemised by SenLinYuSummit Lake by Charlie DonleaTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaIt’s Not Her by Mary KubicaLocal Woman Missing by Mary KubicaJust the Nicest Couple by Mary KubicaDire Bound by Sable SorensenWe Who Will Die by Stacia StarkThe Book of Azrael by Amber V. NicoleDeath’s Daughter by S.A. BarnesDead Silence by S.A. BarnesThe Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley ElstonFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonThat Sounds Fun by Annie F. DownsRadical Candor by Kim ScottHunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen DoucleffYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyCrescent City by Sarah J. MaasSeven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by K.J. WhittleThis Will Be Fun by E.B. AsherThe Caretaker by Marcus KliewerWe Used to Live Here by Marcus KliewerFury Bound by Sable Sorensen_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele interview Maggi, a Silent Book Club leader in Marietta & Kennesaw, GA who tells us all about this international effort (and best darn idea these introverts have ever heard of!), and about the importance of community and reading!All the books we mentioned:Nancy Drew by Carolyn KeeneAmelia Bedelia by Peggy ParishAmerican Girl books by Various AuthorsThe Royal Diaries by Various AuthorsDiane Mott DavidsonTami HoagIn Death series by J.D. RobbLlewellyn’s Sabbat Almanac by Various AuthorsThe 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-JonesThe Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla RainesThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoMurder in the Dressing Room by Holly StarsGo Luck Yourself by Sara RaaschThe Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara RaaschMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklAlice & Freda Forever by Alexis CoeJust for the Cameras by Meghan QuinnBunny by Mona AwadWatership Down by Richard Adams_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele & Becky live their best life and discuss Project Hail Mary - the book, the movie, how the adaptation holds up, and why everyone should read it.All the books we mentioned:Project Hail Mary - Andy WeirThe Martian - Andy Weir(yes , that's it)_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele read recommendations from friends, family, and loyal listeners of the podcast! (you guys aren't just "fans" to us but it was alliterative, sorry!) All the books we mentioned:_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Rachele talks about her recent trip to Pittsburgh for the Winter Institute, and Becky and Rachele share reading updates!All the books we mentioned:A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. MaasOne Dark Window - Rachel GilligProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirSemi-Well-Adjusted Despite Everything - Alyson StonerThe Housemaid - Frieda McFaddenEverything is Tuberculosis - John Green.Wuthering Heights - Emily BrontëSummit Lake - Charlie DonleaWe Who Will Die - Stacia StarkDire Bound - Sable SorensenFrankenstein - Mary ShelleyTake My Word For It - LeVar BurtonBeautiful Things - Emily RathBad Boy Era - Amy DawsPachinko - Min Jin LeeBrief History of Seven Killings - Marlon JamesBlack Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon James Olga Dies Dreaming - Xochitl GonzalezAnita De Monte Laughs Last - Xochitl GonzalezUnderground Railroad - Colson WhiteheadHarlem Shuffle - Colson WhiteheadThe Nickel Boys - Colson WhiteheadTempest - Victoria AveyardChange of Plans - Sarah DessenA Fate Worse Than Drowning - Sarah L. HawthornThe Rainshadow Orphans - Naomi Ishiguro_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele share their most exciting 2026 releases and catch up on recent reads!All the books we mentioned:My Husband's Wife by Alice FeeneyBeautiful ugly by Alice FeeneyDaisy Darker by Alice FeeneyOne Dark Window by Rachel GilligThe Knight and the Moth by Rachel GilligCaretaker by Marcus KliewerSad Eyes by Christina ApplegateThis Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona AndrewsPhases by BrandySeasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-MohtarFame Sick by Lena DunhamDeath's Daughter by S.A. BarneThe Tapestry of Fate by Shannon ChakrabortyThe Unknown by Riley SagerYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeThe Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn ClarkeDetour by Jeff Rake and Rob HartOnce Upon a Demon's Heart by K. M. MoronovaStay for a Spell by Amy CoombeEnchanted Spell Shop by Sarah Beth DurstSea of Charms by Sarah Beth DurstCaptive Traitor King by Brigid KemmererUnrivaled by Rachel ReidRites of the Starling by Devney Perry A Forsaken Prophecy by Stacey McEwanThe Knave and The Moon by Rachel GilligAlchemised by SenLinYuToo Blessed to Stress by Ali Hoff Kosik Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThursday Murder Club by Richard Osman_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

Becky and Rachele discuss their January and beginning of February reading and what their current reads as well!All the books we mentioned:If We Were Villains by M.L. RioFamous Last Words by Gillian McAllisterOne Perfect Couple by Ruth WareThe Last Flight by Julie ClarkFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonThe Lie As I Tell by Julie ClarkWarrior Princess Assassin by Brigid KemmererThe Kiss of Deception by Mary E. PearsonNone of This is True by Lisa JewellThe Night She Disappeared by Lisa JewellCurse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. JensenThe Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. JensenWildflower by Drew BarrymoreThe Office BFFs by Jenna Fischer & Angela KinseyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodI Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanListen for the Lie by Amy TinteraFinding My Way by Malala YousafzaiThe Foxhole Court by Nora SakavicBringing up Bébé by Pamela DruckermanEverything is Tuberculosis by John GreenThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenHis and Hers by Alice FeeneyMy Husband's Wife by Alice FeeneyOne Dark Window by Rachel GilligWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation

A special guest episode where Rachele and Becky invite Reilly and Athena on for a fun episode all about their 2025 Book Challenge Wrap Up and all their exciting plans for 2026 Book Challenges, Goals, and more!All the books/authors we mentioned:The Listeners - Maggie StiefvaterGillian Flynn Unworthy - Agustina BazttericaDandadan - Yukinobu TatsuBeautiful Ugly - Alice FeeneyC.S. PacatThe Number One Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghyWuthering Heights - Emily BrontëFranny and Zoe - J.D. SalingerA Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty SmithNaomi and Ely's No Kiss List - Rachel Cohn & David LevithanNick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - Rachel Cohn & David LevithanDash and Lily's Book of Dares - Rachel Cohn & David LevithanThe Great Library series - Rachel CaineBlood Gift duology - N. E. DavenportThe Heroes of Olympus series - Rick RiordanThe Farseer trilogy - Robin HobbThis Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max GladstoneMaximum Ride series - James Patterson Frankenstein - Mary ShelleyThe Wager - David GrannThrone of Glass - Sarah J. Maas Crescent City - Sarah J. Maas_______Follow us on Goodreads too!Rachele: LittlelovedbooksBecky: BexmexFollow us on instagram @yourbookstorebesties and join the conversation