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Amber and Amanda here to tell you about some story retellings. Who doesn't love a good villain origin stories or a flipped POV? Every character has a story and we have some titles for you that tell the other side of the coin. BOOK RECSI, Medusa by Ayana Gray Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser Circe by Madeline Miller Ariadne by Jennifer Saint The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang Iron Window by Xiran Jay Zhao The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Malice by Heather Walter Wicked by Gregory Maguire Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C Dao Lost Boy by Christina Henry Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Beastly by Alex Flinn Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Neon Gods by Katee Roberts Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Disney's A Twisted Tale Series Serena Valentino's Villains Series

Hi Listeners!The book club you have been waiting for is finally here! Amanda and Amber deep dive into Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. There are spoilers ** so if you haven't read it, stop right here, go read it really quick and come back to give us a listen. Walk with us through the streets of Golden as we discover just who the mysterious Theo really is.

Hi Guys! Amber and Amber are back to provide you with some book recs that will make you want to walk around, smell the flowers bloom and hear the spring rain softly hit your window. We are talking about touching grass energy. Hopefully we've add a few titles to your already enormous TBR. The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny HanArcher’s Voice Mia SheridanThe Wish Nicholas SparksThe Light Between Oceans M.L. StedmanBeach Read -Emily HenryMagic Hour Kristin HannahThe Great Alone Kristin HannahThe Giver of Stars Jojo MoyesWhere the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens The Darkest Part of the Forest Holly Black Tara Road Maeve BinchyJust for the Summer Abby JimenezThe Paradise Problem Christina LaurenThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle ZevinThe House in the Cerulean Sea TJ KluneThe Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Sangu MandannaWhy it fits: True cottagecore—cozy home, magic, found faPart of Your World Abby JimenezAn Offer from a Gentleman Julia QuinnLegends and Lattes Travis BaldreeThe Spell Shop Sarah Beth DurstWhere Darkness Stands A. B PoranekOne Dark Window Rachel GilligThe Road of Bones Demi WinterPhantasma Kaylie SmithAnathema Kerri Lake

We are already in the second quarter of the year! Can you believe it? Amanda and Amber are back to bring some new releases to add to your ever growing TBR. APRIL BOOKSYesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Cherry Baby by Rainbow RowellMad Mabel by Sally Hepworth Happy Ending by Chloe LieseAmerican Fantasy by Emma Straub The verdant cage by Jess LoureyBlood Bound by Ellis Hunter 04/28The Commons by Rebecca IhimThe Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch 04/28Into the Blue: A Love Story Emma Brodie Love Overboard by Kandi Steiner 04/21Too Close to Home by Seraphina Nova GlassShield of Sparrows #2 The Rites of the Starling Devney PerryKings of Sin #6 King of Gluttony Ana Huang MAY BOOKSRules for the Summer by Meghan QuinnThe Divorce Freida McFadden 05/26fever dream by elsie silverSafari Murder Party Rachel Moorethe calamity club by katheryn stockettThe Anniversary Alex FinlayThe May House by Jillian Cantor The Library After Dark Andie Pliego first and forever by lynn painterThe Girl with a Thousand Faces Sunyi DeanCaller Unknown by Gillian McAllisterPhoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It Brooke Averick Moonfall #2 The Ballad of Falling Dragons Sarah A Parker Dream Harbor #6 The Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore The Midnight World #2 The Midnight Train Matt Haig The Wolves of Ruin #2 Fury Bound Sable SorensenDungeon Crawler Carl #8 A Parade of Horribles Matt Dinniman All Hail Chaos Sarah Rees BrennanJUNE BOOKSMarion Leah Rowanthe someday garden by ashley postonThe Shampoo Effect Jenny JacksonRetro by Jessica M. GoldsteinSongs of the Dead Brandon SandersonThe Top of the World by Ethan JoellaOff the Record by Sara Goodman ConfinoThe River She Became by Emily Varga Sublimation by Isabel J KimTropesick Lauren Okie You First by Caroline KepnesLight Wielder Rachel SchneiderHarvest Season Brynne WeaverNight Witch Jaymin Eve

To close out international women's month, Amanda and Amber talk Freida McFadden's latest release, Dear Debbie. *Warning* This episode does contain spoilers!!!Listen in for some petty, some justifiable and some unhinged feminine rage!

This week Amanda and Amber talk the full spectrum of feminine rage and some book recs for whatever female rage spiral you are currently in. From soft and quiet homicidal homemaker to burn the world down and dance on the ashes, we have a book for all of it!Book MentionsWhite Oleander - Janet Fitch My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh The Awakening - Kate Chopin Verity - Colleen Hoover The Push - Ashley Audrain Everyone Is Lying to You - Jo Piazza The Perfect Son - Freida McFadden The Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider The Blood and Ash Series - Jennifer L. Armentrout The Change - Kirsten Miller The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner The Movement - Clara Bingham A Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood The Last Housewife - Ashley Winstead Vox - Christina Dalcher Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J Maas Victorian Psycho - Virginia Feito One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig Dear Debbie - Freida McFadden The Dead Husband Cookbook - Danielle Valentine The Mindf*ck Series - S.T. Abby Zodiac Academy - Caroline Peckman Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn Crescent City Sarah J Maas

Amanda and Amber talk lit fic that slaps (in a good way). Amanda dives deep on one of her 5 star reads, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and Amber goes out of this world chatting about Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 

Welcome to our very first Between the Pages a Lit on Lit Book Club!!!!Listen in as we talk Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez. **Spoiler Alert** If you haven't read it yet, go and read it and come on back. We'll wait!

Hey Everyone!To round out the month of love, Amber and Amanda went an saw the new adaption of Wuthering Heights and we LOVED IT!**Spoiler alert** We do a deep dive into the book and movie. Go read it, go watch it and listen in as we talk red flags sprouting on the English Moors. 

The romance season is upon us and we've been impaled through the heart by Cupid's arrow. That has put us in the mood to read about love, ahhh swoon. There are so many books in the romance genre it's hard to know where to begin. Don't worry, Amber and Amanda are here to break down the romance spectrum. Listen for recs in every sub-category; whether you want soft kisses or hard consequences, we have a book for you.PINK TO GREEN SPECTRUM BOOK RECSYours Truly – Abby Jimenez - A doctor whose life is flatlining until a new colleague, Dr. Jacob Madox, sends her a letter after a terrible first impression. Emotional, funny and features tropes like enemies-friends-to-lovers and fake dating Archer’s Voice- Mia Sheridan - A reclusive, mute hero and a woman running from her past form a tender, life-changing connection.The Seven Year Slip — Ashley Poston -a quietly magical love story about timing—how the right person can feel achingly close and impossibly far away at the same time. When a woman falls for a man who exists seven years in the past, she’s forced to choose between holding onto what once was and stepping into the life she’s meant to live.Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter- a love letter to rom-coms, first love, and the messy magic of growing up. A story of Liz Buxbaum, a hopeless romantic who dreams of a movie-like love story, and her annoying neighbor, Wes, as they scheme to get her noticed by her crush, leading to an unexpected romanceBook Lovers by Emily Henry - a sharp, witty romance about two bookish rivals who keep colliding in a small town neither of them wants to love. As professional enemies turn into something much more intimate, the story explores ambition, self-worth, and the kind of love that fits into your real life—not a fantasy version of it.The Hating Game - Sally Thorne - Set in an office environment where two executive assistants compete for the same promotion. Love and Other Words – Christina Lauren a second-chance romance that weaves between past and present, following two people who fell deeply in love as teenagers and were torn apart by a single devastating moment. Years later, when they unexpectedly reunite, buried feelings and unresolved heartbreak rise to the surface.Slow Dance– Rainbow Rowell A Nostalgic, quiet love story about missed chances timing and the people who never quite leave your heartReckless - Elsie Silver a second-chance romance about two people who never really forgot each other, even after walking away. When circumstances force them back into each other’s lives, old feelings resurface alongside the reasons they broke apart in the first place.Bridgerton series – Julia Quinn follows the eight Bridgerton siblings as they navigate love, scandal, and society in Regency-era London. Each book centers on a different sibling and delivers a swoony romance filled with sharp banter, slow-burn tension, and high-stakes longing shaped by the rules of the time. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen This classic romance follows Elizabeth Bennet and the infuriatingly reserved Mr. Darcy as pride, misunderstandings, and societal expectations keep them apart. Through sharp wit, slow-burning tension, and transformative self-reflection, their relationship evolves into one of literature’s most satisfying love stories. Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers Set during the California Gold Rush,following Angel, a woman shaped by abandonment and exploitation, and Michael Hosea, the man who refuses to stop loving her. Through repeated separation and reunion, the story explores unconditional love, redemption, and the courage it takes to believe you are worthy of being loved. YELLOW TO ORANGE SPECTRUM BOOK RECS

This week we are talking 1st quarter book releases. Join us as we run through the books releasing January through March that we are most excited about. Get ready to grow that TBR stack!January Book Mentions Meet the Newmans - Jennifer Niven Graceless Heart - Isabel Ibanez A Killer Kind of Romance - Letizia Lorini Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang - Lee Onhwa The Elsewhere Express - Samantha Sotto Yambao Detour - Jeff Rake, Rob Hart The Retirees - Leah Orr Most Eligible - Isabelle Engel The Wolf and the Crown of Blood (The Broken Accords #1) - Elizabeth May Dragon Cursed - Elise Kova A Vow in Vengeance (Immortal Desires #1) Jaclyn Rodriguez Dear Debbie - Freida McFadden Half His Age - Jenette McCurdy Vigil - George Saunders My Husband’s Wife - Alice Feeney Anatomy of an Alibi Ashley Elston The Lust Crusade (Raiders of the Lost Heart #3) - Jo Segura February Book MentionsSuperfan - Jenny Tinghui Zhan Cruelty Free - Caroline Glenn So Old, So Young - Grant Ginder Operation Bounce House - Matt Dinniman A Secret in the Garden (Dark Manor Chronicles #1) - Jeneane O'Riley The Second World - Jake Korell Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter - Heather Fawcett Queen of Faces (Queen of Faces #1) - Petra Lord Where the Wildflowers Grow Terah Shelton Harris Evil Genius - Claire Oshetsky How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates Shailee Thompson Heir of Illusion (Verran Isles #1) - Madeline Taylor The Astral Library - Kare Quinn It’s Not Her - Mary Kubica The Red Winter - Cameron Sullivan A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J. Spann Throne of Nightmares (Prince of Sin #3) - Kerri Maniscalco Dawn of the North (The Ashen #3) - Demi Winters And Now Back to You (Heartstrings #2) - B.K. Borison The Wicked and the Damned (Dark Inheritance #2) - Rebecca Robinson March Book Mentions This Story Might Safe Your Life by Tiffany Crum Once and Again – Rebecca Serle This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying #1) Ilona Andrews The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me #2) Abby Jimenez Starside - Alex Aster Game On (Into Darkness #3) Navessa Allen You Did Nothing Wrong - C.G. Drews Burn the Water by Billy Ray Honeysuckle Bar Fridman-Tell Lies We Tell About the Stars - Susie Nadler Innamorata (The House of Teeth #1) - Ava Reid Six Must Die - Victoria Wlosok A Far-Flung Life - M.L. Stedman Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer Lady Tremaine: A Novel Rachel Hochhauser Cinder Vale (Sins of the Zodiac #3) - Caroline Peckham & Susan Valenti The Heartless One (The Gravesinger #2) - -Emma Hamm The Wings That Bind (Bloodwing Academy #3) Briar Boleyn Queen of the Night Sky (Starkeeper #2) - Amalie Howard

We can't believe it is already 2026!!! We hope that you met all your 2025 reading goals and are looking to set your new goal for this year. Join us today as we talk what last year looked like and ways to make this year's reading even better. Books worth noting - - - Quicksilver - Callie Hart The Dead Romantics - Ashley Poston Ice Planet Barbarians Series - Ruby Dixon Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt Theo of Golden - Allen Levi Seven Year Slip - Ashley Poston The Will of the Many & The Strength of the Few - James Islington The Ascended - Grenwich & Lennox Kissed By the Gods - Caty Rogan Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall On Wings of Blood - Blair Boleyn The Road of Bones - Demi Winters What Kind of Paradise - Janelle Brown Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Eldritch - Kerri Lake The Flesh and Fire Series - Jennifer L. Armentrout Shield of Sparrows - Devney Perry Raiders of the Lost Heart - Jo Segura Weyward - Emilia Hart Hot Wax - M.L. Rio

It's our very first Christmas Episode! SANTA!! I know him, I know him! We want to talk about all things Christmas. Come listen for a festive, funny, and slightly chaotic romp through all things Christmas - cozy rituals, favorite holiday movies, and the traditions that make readers feel warm and slightly caffeinated inside. We banter and laugh while talking movies, songs, traditions and how holidays around the world celebrate reading. The 12 Days of Killer Reads Christmas recs below. For our fans who are slaying it while sleighing it. Day One: The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon Day Two: The Girls in the Snow - Stacy Green Day Three: The Christmas Party - Mikayla Davids Day Four: The Crash - Freida McFadden Day Five: Five Total Strangers - Natalie D. Richards Day Six: The Sanitorium - Sarah Pearce Day Seven: The Hunting Party - Lucy Foley Day Eight: The Overnight Guest - Heather Gudenkauf Day Nine: You Better Watch Out - James S. Murray & Darren Wearmouth Day Ten: No Exit - Taylor Adams Day Eleven: The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon Day Twelve: In The Dark - Loreth Anne White

Trope-ing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh. Do you love this time of year when the Hallmark romances come out and your books heat up? We do! Amanda and Amber are bringing you a book rec for every winter wonderland trope along with a cozy festive film to go with it. Snuggle up, put the fire on, and sip your cocoa as Lit on Lit talks books to help you advent your way to Christmas Day!

The holiday season is upon us and the stress of gift-giving is here. Do you have a reader in your life and don't have a clue what to get them for Christmas? Don't worry, Amanda and Amber are here to help you find the gift any book worm or book dragon would love to add to their nook. Don't forget to check out our socials to see the gifts we've talked about in this episode! Merry Reading!!

Hey everyone! Join us as we talk about our favorite things from Callie Hart's Quicksilver. We can't wait for Brimstone to be released so we can get more of Kingfisher. Sidenote: this episode does contain spoilers so if you haven't read Quicksilver yet, what are you waiting for!? Wade through the nearest portal of quicksilver then come back and tell us your favorite things about book one. (Other than hot brooding fae warriors, because we all know that's why you're here.)

Can you believe we are already at the end of the year? We can't either! But the end of 2025 has some great book releases to keep that TBR fully stocked all the way to the ball drop. Join us today as we talk September through December book releases that we couldn't wait to add to our own stacks. Tell us some of the books you are adding to your shelves to get you through the holiday season!Amanda's September Books Kissed By the Gods by Caty Rogan Wild Card by Elsie Silver Primal of Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout Fake Skating by Lynn Parker Play Nice by Rachel Harrison Amber's September Books Hot Wax by M.L. Rio The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi Spell Caster by Jaymin Eve Discontent by Beatrize Serrano Road Trip With a Vampire by Jenna LevineAmanda's October Books The Ascended by Bree Grenwich Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber Mate by Ali Hazelwood The Intruder by Freida Mc Fadden Amber's October Books The Haunting of Payne's Hollow by Kelley Armstrong Near Flesh by Katherine Dunn The Missing Pages by Alyson Richman Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines Pickle Perfect by Ilana LongAmanda's November Books Hollow by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti Dawn of Chaos and Fury by Melissa K. Roehrich Brimstone by Callie Hart Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino Amber's November Books I, Medusa by Ay

On today's episode we dig into some of the best and book baddies. We flip the script and talk about what makes villains so intriguing, from the misunderstood masterminds, the worst of the worst that we love to hate and even the ones that sometimes steal our hearts. Episode Book Mentions - The Vampire Diaries - L.J. Smith The Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling The Flesh and Fire Series - Jennifer L. Armentrout The Blood and Ash Series - Jennifer L. Armentrout A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas The Throne of Glass Series - Sarah J. Maas Zodiac Academy Series - Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti Powerless Trilogy - Lauren Roberts 1984 - George Orwell If You Tell - Gregg Olsen The Cruel Prince - Holly Black Misery - Stephen King Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh Jaws - Peter Benchley Lost Boy - Christina Henry Quicksilver - Callie Hart Still Beating - Jennifer Hartmann You - Caroline Kepnes Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton Red Rising - Pierce Brown The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab The Crave Series - Tracy Wolff

BOO!! Spooky season is finally here! Light those pumpkins and just try to avoid the shivers creeping up your spine with some of our favorite spooky reads. Today we'll give you some seasonal recs for whatever creepy feels you're into. Witches, werewolves, monsters, psychos, serial killers, ghosts, haunted houses and vampires, we have a book rec to tame the beasts nipping at your heels. Gather round, ghouls and get ready to stack that TBR!

Are you guys ready to trade in your iced lattes for pumpkin spice brews? Your tank tops for cozy knit sweaters? At Lit on Lit we are! Today we talk reads to get you into all the fall vibes and what's on our TBR that is giving us all the autumn feels. Grab your drink and let's get lit!Amanda's Recs The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna The Secret History by Donna Tartt Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternAmber's Recs Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak The Raven and Other Stories by Edgar Allan Poe Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick Survive the Night by Riley SagerGaby's Recs Charlotte's Web by E.B. White The Giver by Lois Lowry Wild by Cheryl Strayed Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Today we talk about Liane Moriarty's What Alice Forgot. What did Alice forget and does she get it back? Follow us on Instagram: Lit_On_Lit_Podcast, Facebook: Lit On Lit Podcast, Book Tok, Website: www.litonlit.com, email us at [email protected]

On today's episode we do a check in on our yearly reading goals and where we are at. We talk what we have like and disliked and share some laughs. What are your reading goals and some of your favorites and not so favorites so far? Follow us in Instagram: Lit_on_Lit_Podcast, Facebook: Lit on Lit Podcast, Book Tok, Website: www.litonlit.com and Email us at: [email protected]

On today's episode we talk about the dreaded TBR list. Every reader has one and every reader knows it never ends. IYKYK. Listen as we talk about some of the books in our TBR pile and let us know some of yours (that we might need to add to ours)!Follow us on Instagram: Lit_on_Lit_Podcast, Facebook: Lit On lit Podcast, Website: www.litonlit.com, Email us at [email protected]

Welcome to our first episode of Lit on Lit! Today we get to know the readers by asking some book related questions. let us get to know our listeners! Email: [email protected] Instagram: lit_on_lit_podcast Facebook: litonlitpodcast Book Tok: Lit on Lit Website: www.litonlit.com