Show notes:

Maybe it’s obvious, but you can’t have books if you don’t have characters. They’re kind of a necessity. In this episode, we’re sharing the types of characters we love to read, along with some book recs where you can find those characters. Unreliable narrators, grumpy curmudgeons, and more - you won’t want to miss this one!

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Bookish Goodies:

[4:22] Sarah - The Moms Are Not Alright: Inside America’s New Parenting Crisis by Anne Helen Petersen (This is a Scribd original, so it’s only available on Scribd. Here’s a link where you can join Scribd for 2 months free.)

[6:52] Mia - In the Depths (Mia’s poetry collection), eBook available for $6.99 through the end of 2022

Books Mentioned:

[8:43] Mia - Life of Pi by Yann Martel | Amazon // Bookshop

[9:10] Mia - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins | Amazon // Bookshop

[10:16] Sarah - The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch | Amazon // Bookshop

[11:04] Sarah - Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune | Amazon // Bookshop

[12:05] Sarah - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston | Amazon // Bookshop

[14:01] Mia - It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover | Amazon // Bookshop

[14:59] Mia - The Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo | Amazon // Bookshop

[16:36] Sarah - The Idea of You by Robinne Lee | Amazon // Bookshop

[17:42] Sarah - Scandalized by Ivy Owens | Amazon // Bookshop

[19:38] Mia - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara | Amazon // Bookshop

[20:29] Mia - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven | Amazon // Bookshop  

[21:47] Sarah - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus | Amazon // Bookshop

[22:46] Sarah - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Amazon // Bookshop

[23:54] Sarah - Holdout by Jeffrey Kluger | Amazon // Bookshop

[25:09] Sarah - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin | Amazon // Bookshop

[26:03] Sarah - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle | Amazon // Bookshop

[28:11] Sarah - The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren | Amazon // Bookshop

[28:39] Mia - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig | Amazon // Bookshop

Let’s Take a Trip:

[29:29] Sarah - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead | Amazon // Bookshop

[30:42] Mia - Walden by Henry David Thoreau | Amazon // Bookshop

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