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| 273 | A lot of first lines of books are terrible...
Trying to guess all of the books I read in 2024 by their first line. Why do I ever think this will be fun? This is torture. Why is this so hard?

| 272 | Since You Been Gone
Deep diving into all of Kelly Clarkson's songs... just because?

| 271 | April Books 2025
Lots and lots of gems! 💎 Everything I read - and the DNF I almost forgot, in the month of April!

| 270 | GoodReads New Releases April, May, June 2025
All of the books I’m excited for that are being published in April, May, and June! ☀️

| 269 | Physical TBR 2025
A bookshelf reorganization took place and though I hate that it’s no longer pretty, I’m hoping that it’s practical. I have about 70 regular books I own that I’ve never read (we won’t discuss the classics, etc.) so let’s get cracking. Pun intended?

| 268 | The DNF’s of 2024
Everything I did not finish, aka quit, during 2024. Some maybe I’ll revisit in the future but most will stay dead. 💀

| 267 | March Books 2025
Some DNF’s to talk about finally! Some lengthy books that were great and some other random tangents. Everything I read or attempted to read in March! 🍀

| 266 | Thomas Turns Three! 🎉
A little interview with my mini co-host and some updates on the past year. Hello threenager, we are here! ❤️

| 265 | Coffee at Midnight Vol 7
Going to bat for Meghan Markle… Sussex and Peppa Pig.

| 264 | Judging a Book by its Cover Again
Twas the night before I get my wisdom teeth out and my husband was generous enough to play the cover game with me. Ten covers, let’s see how he does!

| 263 | PopSugar Reading Challenge Review 2024
Revisiting the PopSugar reading challenge from 2024. I finally completed it for the first time!

| 262 | February Books 2025
No DNF’s but no 5 stars either… some thrillers, some books from 2007, and the death of a favorite. Everything I read in February!

| 261 | Five Years of Podcasting!
Podcasting for five years! Week upon week of sticking to a commitment for myself and I couldn’t be happier. Diving into some of my goals in a different way than usual - thanks for listening! ❤️

| 260 | Top Ten Books
Happy birthday to me! For funsies I wanted to figure out my top ten books of all time… and then had to also make a top ten series because it was too hard to combine them. And then I reread a favorite and realized it’s no longer a favorite. Dun dun dun!

| 259 | GoodReads New Releases January-March 2025
Onyx Storm, some 5 Star predictions, another Finlay Donovan, and lots of thrillers! Everything I’m looking forward to that comes out in January, February, and March!

| 258 | January Books 2025
It turns out that taking notes leads to more tapping. I read a lottt of books this month - 5 of them were 5 stars. A huge Wuthering Heights debriefing because of my favorite book of the month… everything I read in January!

| 257 | End of the Year Survey 2024
The prettiest books, the books that made me cry, the characters I loved — my 2024 reading survey.

| 256 | Coffee at Midnight Vol 6
Hey wow, a lot is going on. First of all TikTok is back so ignore that but also don’t? The turning it on and off is definitely throwing power around. Snow and fires. Little rambles about Thomas. Thoughts I’ve stolen from lots of other podcasts. Some Taylor Swift talk. Christmas! And favorite songs of 2024. Buckle up, put me on two times speed, lesssgo!

| 255 | Best and Worst of 2024
I only had three 1 ⭐️ books this year so technically the worst books was a short list. I had about sixty 5 ⭐️ books so that was a much bigger task! Ranting about the worst and raving about the best.

| 254 | December Books 2024
A hodgepodge to ring in the end of the year. No DNF’s this month, go me! All the books I read in December.

| 253 | Revisiting 5 Star Predictions 2024
Revisiting 24 books I anticipated giving 5 stars to. I ended up giving a full range of star ratings and DNFing a few - as you do!

| 252 | Films to Be Buried With
An Ode to Brett Goldstein’s podcast - a fun lil way for my husband and I to talk about our favorite movies - even if they suck. 😋
Play along with your family during the holidays, Merry Christmas and happy everything! 🎄

| 251 | PopSugar Reading Challenge 2025
Fa la la la la the best time is here! I love making booklists and getting excited to everything I’m reading in the next year. The PopSugar Reading Challenge prompts are here and I’ve got some ideas for what I’ll be reading. Join me, it’s so fun! ✨

| 250 | November Books 2024
My reading this month was abysmal but we also have round two of the GoodReads Awards to discuss. All the books I read or attempted in November.

| 249 | Anticipated 5 Stars for 2025
25 books I anticipate giving a 5 stars to. Mostly thrillers and repeat authors I’ve loved before… with a few curveballs.

| 248 | Amazon Favorites 2024
Back to back Bezos might be a bad choice. Anywayz all of the fun things that have made 2024 more fun or more convenient or whatever. And a few things elsewhere.

| 247 | 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards
Multiple categories with 20 eligible books. I read a surprising total of 19 books off the nominees list and a surprising amount of romance. My votes and books I’m adding to my TBR.

| 246 | Coffee at Midnight Vol 5
A bunch of crying about the election, some things that I think are weird, a toddler update, and other random notes I’ve collected.

| 245 | October Books 2024
Maybe the first month I’ve ever given a 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 star??? And I read 15 books??? What a wild month. What a weird podcast. All of the books I read or attempted to read in the month of October.

| 244 | GoodReads New Releases October-December 2024
Witchy books and thrilling books - everything I’m looking forward to being published in October, November, and December! 🎃

| 243 | One Star Reviews of Books I Loved
In a fighting mood so let’s get into one sided arguments with book reviewers. How dare you give a book I gave five stars only one star? Just kidding, all in good fun.

| 242 | Most Popular Fantasy
Goodreads posted a list of the 60 most popular fantasy novels of the past three years, and I go through it. Some sound fun and some sound way out of my league - when will I ever get to these? Who knows!

| 241 | September Books 2024
Tragic two stars, revisiting a childhood favorite, a crazy Magnolia Parks/Taylor Swift connection, another Emily Oster shout out, and a few other gems. All of the books I read or attempted to read in September.

| 240 | Unpopular Opinions
Yapping and being a hater. Making an amazing connection between Game of Thrones and Leigh Bardugo. Team Jacob? Let’s get into it.

| 239 | Respectfully, I totally did not take your advice 🏠
Selling Sunset Season 8 breakdown, my opinions on all the drama, and lil bit about our happy place.

| 238 | Tay to Z
Choosing the best Taylor Swift song for each letter. And speaking of bad ass girls, I went to a Stassi Schroeder book event last night and let’s talk about that too. 🥂

| 237 | August Books 2024
Three random fabulous books plucked from the library, some unfortunate two stars, and a few other good books. Everything I read or attempted to read in August.

| 236 | Challenge Eliminations
Back in November, Tommy and I did a draft for a MTV Challenge team and today we decided to do something with our teams. We got into a rhythm figuring out eliminations about halfway through. We’ll have it figured out better next time. ☺️

| 235 | TBR from the past… part 3
All of the books still to be read from my 2023 shelf. And removing a few I no longer have interest in. A virtual unhaul if you will!

| 234 | 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Going over the NYT list, as well as the reader’s choice list… and my own.

| 233 | GoodReads New Releases July, August, September 2024
A few books I’ve already read by now and a bunch of thrillers and favorite authors I’m excited about. The books I’m looking forward to in Q3!

| 232 | July Books 2024
A bunch of good and great things, all pretty random and different from the other. With more DNF’s than usual! Everything I read or attempted to in July.

| 231 | Coffee at Midnight Vol 4

| 230 | Try a Chapter

| 229 | Mid Year Book Freak Out 2024

| 228 | June Books 2024

| 227 | 48 Mysteries (ish) from the Last 3 Years

| 226 | Hidden Gems

| 225 | One Star Reviews of Books I Loved
