Bookish Sisters

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss their bookish pet peeves.Some things discussed are:* Deckled edges* Hard to read fonts* Faceless character art* Author photos on the back covers* Unknown book numbers* Dog-eared pages* Cracked spines* Permanent stickers

Tune in as Aly & Jaime discuss Beauty and the Beast retellings.The books in this episode are:* Lost In A Book & Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly* Bookish And The Beast by Ashley Poston* As Old As Time by Liz Braswell* The Beast Within by Serena Valentino* Belle's Tale & Beast's Tale by Mallory Reaves* Curse Of Shadows And Thorns by L. J. Andrews* Bonded By Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

Tune in as Aly & Jaime discuss books that are centered around Secrets & LiesThe books discussed in this episode are:* Truth or Dare by Jacqueline Green* Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes* Never Lie by Freida McFadden* Count My Lies by Sophie Stava* Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney* The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager* First Lie Wins by Ashely Elston* The Lies We Told by Camilla Way* The House Of Secrets by Sophie Draper

Tune in as Aly and and Jaime reintroduce themselves. Get to know us as we discuss some of our favorite books and our reading habits.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss books with interactive elements. Heads up that this episode has some mild SPOILERS.The books discussed in this episode are:* The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich* Asylum series by Madeleine Roux* Strange Houses by Uketsu* A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais* Murder In The Family by Cara Hunter* The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallet

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss books that are perfect for the holiday season.The books discussed in this episode are:* Spectacular by Stephanie Garber* Holiday Star & Holiday Wedding by Dr. Melissa Dymond* My Favorite Holidate by Lauren Blakely* The Most Wonderful Crime Of The Year by Aly Carter* The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox* Santa Love Curvy Girls by Kelsie Stelting

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss books that have a curse as a main part of the plot.The books discussed in this episode are:* The Other Side Of The Mirror by Dana Evyn* A Curse Of Shadows And Thorns by L.J. Andrews* The Curse Of The Siren by S.E. Nielsen* The Divine And The Cursed by J.E. Reed* Once Charmed, Twice Cursed by Shaylin Gandhi* The Curse Of Soulwaker by Sharon Elwood* Gilded City trilogy by Leia Stone* Cursed Princess Club by LambCat

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss Traitor Wolf by Leia Stone. MAJOR SPOILERS!

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss their favorite reads of 2025 as well as their reading stats.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss Dead Of Winter and Voices In The Snow by Darcy Coates.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss the different types of readers.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss Sports Romance books.The books discussed in this episode are:* Lucky Charm by Anne-Marie Meyer* Better Than Revenge by Kasie West* The Oakwood Bay series by Ellie K. Wilde* First Down by Grace Reilly* Backhanded Compliments by Katie Chandler* Crash Test by Amy James* Slipstream by Madge Maril* Unsteady by Peyton Corinne* Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey* Virgin Territory by Lia Riley* Maple Hills series by Hannah Grace* Last Night Was Fun by Holly Michelle

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss the When In Rome series by Sarah Adams.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss books perfect for the Fall season.The books discussed in this episode are:* The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore* Love's A Witch by Tricia O'Malley* Broomsticks And Board Games by Amy McNulty* There's A New Witch In Town by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson* The September House by Carissa Orlando* The Cult by Daniel Charles* Malice House by Megan Shepard* Where He Can't Find You by Darcy Coates

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss I Need You To Read This by Jessa Maxwell.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss books with fun settings such as amusement parks and circuses.The books discussed in this episode are:* The Theme Park At The End Of The World by Eric R. Asher* We Could Be Magic by Marissa Meyer* You Started It by Jackie Khalilieh* The Island by Natasha Preston* Meet Me At Wonderland by Julia DeVillers* The Whisperwood Legacy by Jo Schulte* Paging Dr. Hart by Dr. Melissa Dymond* Circus Of The Dead by Kimberly Loth* Ink In The Blood by Kim Smejkal

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss Underrated Fairytale Retellings.The books discussed in this episode are:* The Twins Of Darkwood by Stacey Upton Bracey* When Oceans Rise by Robin Alvarez* Queen Of Snow & Above The Sea by Laura Barton & Jesse Cal* Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige* Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Haydu* Liar's Kingdom by Christine Calella* Gold Spun by Brandie June* A Curse Of Blood And Wolves by Melissa McTernan

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss House Of Blight by Maxym M. Martineau.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss Summer In The City by Alex Aster.

Tune in as Aly & Jaime discuss one of their auto-buy authors, Megan Miranda. The books discussed in this episode are:* All The Missing Girls* The Girl From Widow Hills* Such A Quiet Place* The Safest Lies* Come Find Me* Soulprint

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss books with psychic main characters.The books discussed in this episode are:* The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score* The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling* The Remains Of The Dead by Wendy Roberts* Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie* When by Victoria Laurie* If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell* Dark And Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain* Shadowland by Meg Cabot* The Summoning by Kelley ArmstrongCheck out the episode of PEM Podcast that Jaime was on: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PLtvzZf1kSpT0sZAgxyRJ?si=NHd2NUiKTdq71NzRZavKmg

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss some of their favorite books with the Grumpy/Sunshine trope.The books discussed in this episode are:* Work In Progress by Kat Mackenzie* A Spot Of Trouble by Teri Wilson* Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield* Hedging Your Bets by Jayne Denker* Paging Dr. Hart by Dr. Melissa Dymond* Tangled Up In You by Christina Lauren

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss books with reality show settings and plots. The Books discussed in this episode are: * The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell * A Fellowship Of Bakers and Magic by J. Penner * Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Ganzales * If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy * Not Here To Make Friends by Jodi McAlister * Wild About You by Kaitlyn Hill

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss their book rooms and how much they've evolved over the years.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss the book Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney. * THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center.

Tune in as Aly & Jaime discuss the Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer

Tune in as Aly & Jaime discuss books with nannies and maids as the main characters. The books discussed in this episode are: * The Maid by Nita Prose * Hotel 21 by Senta Rich * The Housemaid by Freida McFadden * Someone You Trust by Rachel Ryan * Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak * The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

Tune in as Aly & Jaime discuss their favorite books of 2024. The books discussed in this episode are: * Lightlark by Alex Aster * Last Of The Talons & Wrath Of The Talon by Sophie Kim * Gilded & Cursed by Marissa Meyer * Cold Hearted by Leia Stone & Julie Hall * Spectacular by Stephanie Garber * Neverkeep by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti * Airabeth by Jojo Bee * Creatures Of Chaos by Julie Hall * Middle Of The Night by Riley Sager * Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera * House Of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen * Cross My Heart by Megan Collins * The House Hunt by C.M. Ewan * I Need You To Read This by Jessa Maxwell * Tangled Up In You by Christina Lauren * Paging Dr. Hart by Dr. Melissa Dymond * Andy And The Extroverts by Jessica K. Foster * It's Not Me, It's You by Alex Light * Suing Cinderella by Stephanie Mack * Cursed Princess Club by Lamb Cat * I Shall Never Fall In Love by Hari Conner * The Weirn Books by Svetlana Chimakova

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss The Island by Adrian McKinty.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss Cinderella retellings.Books discussed in this episode are:* Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly* The Glass Dagger by Kelsie L. Robinson* Cinderella's Crimes by Kelsey Josund* Reign of Cinders and Glass by Linsey Hall & Veronica Douglas* The Fan Society by Dasha Tryon Wallace* Cinderella's Dress by Shonna Slayton

Tune in as Aly & Jaime discuss three psychological thrillers with spooky vibes. The books discussed in this episode are: * My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon * We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer * Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

In the episode Aly and Jaime discuss books with the fake dating trope. Books discussed in this episode are: * The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren * Love On Deck by Kasie Stockton * The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas * Paris, Pumpkins, and Puns by Marion De Re * All Roads Lead To Rome by Sabrina Fedel * Daydream by Hannah Grace * Birding With Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb * Once Upon A Boyband by Jenny Proctor

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss By The Book by Jasmine Guillory.

Tune in as Aly & Jaime interview author Laura Samotin and discuss her book The Sins On Their Bones.

Tune in as Aly & Jaime discuss one of their auto-buy authors: Riley Sager. We discuss our rankings of his works as well as discuss his latest release Middle Of The Night (no spoilers of course).

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview author Kristy Nicolle and discuss her Queens of Fantasy Saga.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss one of their favorite classic horror books, The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.Tune in on October 28th for our Auto-buy Author Riley Sager episode.

Tune in as Aly & Jaime interview author Jillian Witt and discuss her inspirations behind the Compass Points series.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime talk all things bookish with their friend Beth. The Bookstores discussed are: Cottage Used Books: https://www.cottageusedbooks.com/ R&B Used Books https://www.randbusedbooks.com/

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview author Katelyn Peterson.

We are off to magic school for this segment of our academic settings discussion.The books we discuss in this episode are:* The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton* Draw Down The Moon by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast* The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead* The House Of Night series by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast* The Black Witch Chronicles by Laurie Forest* Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff* The Ravens & The Monarchs by Danielle Paige & Kass Morgan

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview author Robin Jeffrey and discuss her books and writing process.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss books with academic settings. The books discussed in this episode are:* Killing November by Adrianna Mather* The Pledge by Kale Dietrich* In The Hall With The Knife by Diana Peterfreund* Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison* The Similars by Rebecca Hanover* Bliss by Lauren Myracle

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview author Perry Schwartz and discuss his book The Forgotten Child

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss Ruth Ware's new release, One Perfect Couple. This episode has little to no spoilers. We would love to hear from you, let us know what your favorite Ruth Ware book is.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview author Ivan Scott and discuss his romance books.

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss nonfiction books that have stuck with them over the years. Content Warning of topics discussed: Cancer, eating disorders, mental health, physical disabilities, and memory loss. The books talked about are: * Cancer Schmancer by Fran Drescher * Am I Perfect Yet? by Grace Patterson * Red Letter Days by Rick Werry * Obsessed by Allison Britz * My Life Deleted by Scott Bolzan * I Forgot To Remember by Su Meck

Tune in as Aly and Jaime discuss books with pop stars. The books discussed in the episode are: * Kill The Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky * XOXO by Axie Oh * Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng * Till There Was You by Lindsay Hemeroff * Kiss The Girl by Zoraida Córdova * Honey by Isabel Banta

Tune in as Aly and Jaime interview author C.B. Wilson and discuss her books in the Barkview Cozy Mystery series.