The June reading roundup is here and we went wide this month — dark romance, romantasy, contemporary, beachy reads, and everything in between.
Dee and Katie are back with the book club picks, the reads that wrecked them, and the ones that surprised them most. Your TBR will not survive.
Yes we know it's not June anymore.
This month's book club brought us Branded by Saffron A. Kent, A Stage Set for Villains by Shannon J. Spann, and Pieces of the Night by Jennifer Hartmann— a dark western romance, a NYT bestselling romantasy that has taken over BookTok, and an angsty rockstar romance that absolutely wrecked us. Three very different books, three very big feelings.
Beyond book club, June was the month we went everywhere. We're talking Emily Henry, Colleen Hoover, and Carissa Broadbent for the contemporary and fantasy fans, Karina Halle for those who like their romance with a side of chaos, and an indie pick that needs to be on your radar immediately. June gave us range and we have absolutely no regrets.
Timestamps:
00:00 — Dee's June Reading Roundup
18:30 — Katie's Reading Roundup & Pod Live
26:36 — Book Club: Pieces of the Night by Jennifer Hartmann — Contemporary Romance
34:05 — Book Club: A Stage Set for Villains — Romantasy Deep Dive
36:42 — Book Club: Branded by Saffron A. Kent — Dark Romance Discussion
42:32 — HSF: Cringe Reading Moment of the Week
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Books Discussed in This Episode:
Branded — Saffron A. Kent
A Stage Set for Villains — Shannon J. Spann
Pieces of the Night — Jennifer Hartmann
Regretting You — Colleen Hoover
Harvest Season — Bryn Weaver
Light Wielder: Fire & Metal Book Two — Rachel Schneider
Death Valley — Karina Halle
Vanguard — Karina Halle
Archer's Voice — Mia Sheridan
People We Meet on Vacation — Emily Henry
White Rose Painted Gold — Elena Lawson
Black Heart Painted Gold — Elena Lawson
Direbound — Sable Sorenson
Furybound — Sable Sorenson
The Dorians — Nick Cutter
Most of All You — Mia Sheridan
A Great Big Beautiful Life — Emily Henry
Crown Me Dead Crown Me Yours — Liv Zander
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daughter of No Worlds — Carissa Broadbent
Serpent & the Wings of Night — Carissa Broadbent
Older — Jennifer Hartmann
Eat Your Heart Out — G.M. Banforth
