I'll Read What She's Reading

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Book Icks Jan 17, 2024

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Do you ever just get an ick while reading a book? This week Mikayla, Reggie and Kennedy talk about some of their book icks.

2023 IRWSR Awards Jan 10, 2024

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Happy New Year! In this episode, the girls give out awards for categories submitted by the listeners. What was their favorite contemporary romance book for the year? What book surprised them the most? Tune in to find out! Don't forget to follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: SPICEST BOOK: Reggie - It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey Mikayla - Twisted Games by Ana Huang Kennedy - Icebreaker by Hannah Grace MOST DISAPPOINTING READ: Reggie - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Mikayla - A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Barber Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Kennedy - None of This is True by Lisa Jewel THE BOOK THAT MADE US CRY THE MOST: Reggie - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Mikayla - Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas Kennedy - A Dogs Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron BEST BOOK COVER: Reggie - House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas Mikayla - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Kennedy - Magnolia Parks Series by Jessa Hastings WISH I WOULD HAVE SKIPPED IT: Reggie - You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao Mikayla - Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalo Kennedy - Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica BEST BOOK BOYFRIEND: Reggie - That One Guy (ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas) Xaden (Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros) Mikayla - Kai (Powerless by Lauren Roberts) Kennedy - Kai (Powerless by Lauren Roberts) Dorian (TOG by Sarah J Maas) BEST AUDIOBOOK: Reggie - I’m Glad My Mom Died by Janette McCurdy Mikayla - Anything by Abby Jimenez Kennedy - Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young Paris the Memoir by Paris Hilton BIGGEST SURPRISE OF 2023: Reggie - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Mikayla - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Kennedy - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch BEST UNEXPECTED PLOT TWIST: Reggie - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas Mikayla - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas Kennedy - Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE: Reggie - Happy Place by Emily Henry Mikayla - Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Kennedy - A Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez BEST FANTASY BOOK/SERIES: Reggie - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas Mikayla - Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas Kennedy - Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas FAVORITE THRILLER: Reggie - The Only One Left by Riley Sager Mikayla - The Only One Left by Riley Sager Kennedy - The Only One Left by Riley Sager SHORTEST BOOK: Reggie - Paint it all Red by S.T. Abby Mikayla - Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood Kennedy - Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi OUR FAV PODCAST EPISODE: Reggie - BMK Mikayla - Smash or Pass Kennedy - Dedicated

The Nightingale - December Book Club Jan 03, 2024

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The girls switched it up a bit and picked a historical fiction book for their December book club! Tune in to hear their thoughts, ratings, and fan casts for The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. There may also be a weird tangent about their golden boy, Timothée Chalamet. Tune in to hear all about it as well as the book club pick for January!

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Most Anticipated Reads for 2024 Dec 27, 2023

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On this Weeks episode Mikayla, Reggie and Kennedy talk about all the things they are excited for in the book community for 2024. They chat about the books they are most excited about that are coming out in 2024. The books they are trying to cross of their tbr and the things they want to see more of and less of in 2024. Books talked about in this episode: House of shadow and Flame -Sarah j Maas Reckless - Lauren Roberts Magnolia Park into the dark - Jess Hastings The reappearance of Rachel Price - Holy Jackson Just for the summer- Abby Jimenez Part of your World - Abby Jimenez Funny Story- Emily Henry Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo Lochlan feuds - Robin D Mahle Matched series - Ally Condie Legendborn - Tracy Deonn A darker Shade of Magic- V.E Schwab Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes Daughter of No worlds - Carissa Broadbent Ace of Scythe - Neal Shusterman

All Things CRESCENT CITY Dec 20, 2023

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The girls have FINALLY read House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas, and they're dishing all of their thoughts! They talk their overall ratings of the two books, fav/least fav moments, and share some theories they've heard for House of Flame and Shadow. *SPOILERS FOR BOTH THRONE OF GLASS SERIES AND ACOTAR SERIES IN THIS EPISODE* Don't forget to follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Recommending Books For Listeners Dec 13, 2023

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On this week's episode Reggie, Kennedy, and Mikayla recommend books for their listeners. They put up a question box on instagram and the listeners put what kind of books they wanted the Ill read what she's reading girls to recommend for them! Books talked about in this episode: The uglies series- Scott Westerfeld Daughter of the pirate king - Tricia Levenseller Magnolia parks -Jessa Hastings Dark Matter - Blake Crouch The Art of racing in the rain - Garth Stein Tomorrow tomorrow and tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin Darker shade of magic V.E Schuab Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson A way of kings - Brandon Sanderson The grahman effect - Elle Kennedy One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid Love and other words -Christina Lauren Everyone in my family has murdered someone - Benjamin Stevenson The inheritance games -Jennifer Lyne barnes The guest list - Lucy Foley The Host - Stephanie Myer The Grace year - Kim Liggett Shatter me - Tahereh Mafi Powerless - Lauren Roberts Serpents and the wings of the night - Carissa Broadbent This woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mari Throne of the fallen - Kerri Maniscalco Serpents and Dove - Shelby Mahurin Waterfall (river in time series) - Lisa Sky in the deep - Adrienne Young Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller Verity - Colleen hoover Good girls guide to murder - Holly Jackson The cheat sheet - Sarah Adams When in Rome - Sarah Adams Practice makes perfect - Sarah Adams A legend of Golden Shadows - Victoria Vredevoogd Five Survive - Holly Jackson The mind F series - S.T Abby The only one left - Riley Sager The Measure - Nikki Erlick The Ash Princess - Laura Sebastian She’s up to no good - Sara Goodman Confino

November Book Club - Powerless Dec 06, 2023

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If Lauren Roberts needs a hype squad to follow her around and sing her praises, it will be the I'll Read What She's Reading girls. Tune in for their review of November's book club book, Powerless!

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IRON FLAME Nov 29, 2023

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This week, the girls are discussing Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros! Did they like it more than Fourth Wing? Tune in to find out!

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Audiobook Recommendations Nov 22, 2023

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This week Kennedy, Reggie and Mikayla give you recommendations on audiobooks they have listened too. They talk about tips and tricks while listening to books and their most used platforms when listening.

These are the books that were discussed during the episode:

Vow of thieves - Mary E Pearson

Unhoneymooners -Christina Lauren

The honeymoon crashers -Christina Lauren

Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney

Abby Jimenez Books

-The friend zone

-The happily ever playlist

-Life’s too short

-Part of your world

-Yours truly

Anxious People -Fredrik Backman

The Selection Series - Kiara Case

The Cheat Sheet - Sarah Adams

Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus

I’m Glad my mom died - Jennette McCurdy

Renegades Series - Marissa Meyer

The Guest List -Lucy Foley

The Good Lie - A. R. Torre

The Housemaid - Freida Mcfadden

Everyone in my family has killed someone - Benjamin Stevenson

Evidence of the affair -Taylor Jenkins Reids

Magnolia Parks - Jessa Hastings

The No-Show - Beth O'Leary

Bodyguard- Katherine Center

Answering Your BURNING Questions Nov 15, 2023

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You guys asked, and the girls answered! This week, Reggie, Mikayla, and Kennedy answer questions listeners submitted on Instagram. They share how they all met, how this podcast came to be, a topic they would love to see written about, and much more!

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CURRENT READS:

Reggie: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

Kennedy: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Mikayla: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

House of Sky and Breath by SJM

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

A Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Barber