Best Book of the Year?! + Our Summer Reading TBR

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In today’s episode of Book Bits & Chill we’re diving into our May reading wrap up and June TBRs, but somehow this episode also became a full existential crisis about reading moods, sequel fatigue, BookTok pressure, and whether we’ve all been forcing ourselves to read books like homework.We talk about:- the books that completely consumed our personalities- our newest 5 star reads- the most emotionally lingering books of the month- why we think romantasy burnout is REAL- sequel fatigue and release pressure- the Binding 13 casting discourse- mood reading vs forcing your TBR- our perfect summer reading plans- the books we think could become favorites of the yearBooks mentioned include:Into the Blue by Emma BrodieYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeFamesick by Lena DunhamDire Bound & Fury Bound by Sable SorensonThe Boys of Tommen series by Chloe WalshThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. LionWhen the Moon Hatched by Sarah A ParkerScore by Kennedy RyanEmma by Jane AustenPhoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick…and more.If you love romantasy, literary fiction, contemporary romance, honest ratings, chaotic reader conversations, and hearing two girls spiral over fictional men and their TBRs… welcome home.Subscribe for weekly podcast episodes, book reviews, reading updates, BookTok Tested videos, and all things books.Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbitsclubSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BookBitsAndChill

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