Worse Than Strangers: Our Biggest Rating Disagreement Yet

This week your book besties celebrate Amanda's birthday by diving into Worse Than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy. And, let's just say we did not have the same reading experience. Amanda fell for the Nantucket setting, second-chance romance, and emotional family dynamics, while Kat couldn't get past the miscommunication, immature characters, and the "Gilmore Girls meets Jane Austen" comparison. We debate whether the marketing set impossible expectations, unpack the Persuasion inspiration behind the title, and somehow end up talking about Christopher from Gilmore Girls. Buddy Read Chat Worse Than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy This week we're talking: Gilmore Girls comparisons Jane Austen's Persuasion Mother-daughter relationships Second-chance romance Miscommunication as a plot device Small-town charm (or lack thereof) Whether marketing can hurt a book ⭐ Kat: 2.5 stars ⭐ Amanda: 5 stars What's On Our Shelf Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman I'll Tell You in Person by Chloe Caldwell Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum New Releases We're Adding to our TBR Wasp's Nest by Kat Stoddard Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay The Top of the World by Ethan Joella Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne Songbird in the Gallows by Alta Hensley Rules for Aging and Larceny by Julia London Bookish News This week we're talking about: Newly announced book-to-screen adaptations Whether upside-down bookshelves are genius or a disaster The debate over "easy words" in books and whether readers should look up unfamiliar vocabulary Gilmore Girls leaving Netflix Whether you’re here for the books, the chaos, or the unfiltered opinions- we’re glad you’re here. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links: Instagram: @canibringmybook_club TikTok: @canibringmybook_club Facebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook