Ep. 310 Recent books that are worth the hype!

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Summer reading season is in FULL SWING, and that means you are probably hearing about great books everywhere you turn. But how many of those books live up to the hype? This week, Meg is joined by Sorta Awesome Regular and author Katie Proctor, and they are here to give you the rundown on which recent books getting lots of buzz actually live up to all the hype! Plus a fun summer beauty pick and vicarious travel in Awesome of the Week! BECOME A SORTA AWESOME SUPER STAR! This summer, treat yourself to our exclusive Patreon content and catch up on our latest Sorta Spicy series, enjoy monthly Awesome Overflow episodes and hang with other Super Stars in our Facebook community! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Moink: Go to Moinkbox.com/AWESOME to get FREE bacon for a year Bombas: Go to bombas.com/AWESOME and get 20% off your first purchase Brightside: Go to brightside.com/AWESOME and take your free mental health assessment and get up to one hundred dollars credit on your first month of treatment Zocdoc: Go to zocdoc.com/AWESOME and download the Zocdoc app to sign up for free and book a top-rated doctor. SHOW NOTES: Katie's AotW: Thrive Causemetics Brilliant Eye Brightener Meg AotW: Vicarious Voyager WeDoFunThings on TikTok @rooftopreviews Adult contemporary fiction: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes Amazon | Bookshop Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Amazon | Bookshop Circe by Madeline Miller Amazon | Bookshop Olympus, TX by Stacey Swann Amazon | Bookshop Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Amazon | Bookshop The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Amazon | Bookshop Daisy Jones and the Six also by TJR Amazon | Bookshop One, Two, Three by Laurie Frankel Amazon | Bookshop Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir Amazon | Bookshop The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave Amazon | Bookshop Non-fiction: Broken, Jenny Lawson Amazon | Bookshop Live Your Life, Amanda Kloots Amazon | Bookshop Middle Grade: Hand in Hand, Katie Proctor Amazon | Bookshop Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston Amazon | Bookshop Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop Mentioned: The Wednesday Wars, Gary D. Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop Okay for Now, Gary D. Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop Young Adult: A Pho Love Story by Loan Le Amazon | Bookshop Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Amazon | Bookshop Tokyo Ever After, Emiko Jean Amazon | Bookshop You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can find Katie at her website or on Facebook and Instagram! And be sure to check out her latest book Hand in Hand! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Summer reading season is in FULL SWING, and that means you are probably hearing about great books everywhere you turn. But how many of those books live up to the hype? This week, Meg is joined by Sorta Awesome Regular and author Katie Proctor, and...

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