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It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodApril Wrap Up | Episode 110This week we go over all of our April reads! It was a not so great reading month for Kyleigh as a lot of the new releases we were anticipating turned out to not be as great as expected. We also get the long awaited spring break wrap up from Hannah that we look forward to every year! Micaela read 5 books and they all were 5 stars (shocking).   Currently Reading:   Redeeming 6 by Chloe Walsh Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh Co...2025-05-071h 07It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodMarch Wrap Up | Episode 105March was a good reading month for all of us! Hannah read 14 books, Kyleigh finished 9 and Micaela surprised us all with 5 books this month!! Unsurprisingly, they were all 5 stars for her. We won’t complain though, we’re just happy she’s back to reading consistently! We all agreed that we need more Rugby books in our lives so if you have any recs, send them our way!   Currently Reading: Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas Saving...2025-04-0242 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOur Very Official SJM Universe Rankings | Episode 102We are back into the SJM world (because we can’t stop), and we are ranking all 16 books in order of our least favorite to the ones we think are the best! We also rank some of our favorite couples, friendships and magic gifts. Stick around for some random updates like Micaela’s obsession with the Boys of Tommen series and F1!   Currently Reading:   Taming 7 by Chloe Walsh A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas2025-03-1256 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodFebruary Wrap Up | Episode 101We are two months into 2025 and already have read some AMAZING books! Kyleigh is loving the Boys of Tommen series, Hannah reread a favorite from 2020, and Micaela had an infinity star read this month. For a full list of all the books we read in February, check out our Instagram!   We are excited to read Magnolia Parks in March and hope you join us for our Book Club!   Currently Reading: Legendary by Stephanie Garber Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh Quicksilver by Callie Hart The Se...2025-03-0550 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodMost Underrated: Book Edition | Episode 99Today we’re talking about all things underrated: books, authors, habits, accessories…so many things that need more appreciation! We were chatty so we hope you enjoy this longer, spoiler free episode. Announced in today’s episode is our March Book Club pick: Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings! Hannah and Kyleigh are excited for a reread and Micaela is ready to see what the hype is about. Grab your copy and join us in March!!   Currently reading: Sable Peak by Devney Perry Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez ...2025-02-191h 34It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodMost Anticipated in 2025 | Episode 95Even though we’re already more than half way through January, we’re finally talking about all the books we want to read in 2025. We have a long list of new (and old) books that we’re excited to jump into and also share some bookish goals we have. Kyleigh and Hannah would like to read around 100 books again this year and Micaela would just like to read more (which we’re here for!) Come hang out with us on Instagram to see all of the books we’re excited to read!2025-01-221h 09It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOur 2024 Reading Wrap Up | Episode 94Micaela is BACK this week for our reading wrap up of 2024! This was definitely a reread year for us. We go through some stats, as well as each of our favorite books for every month this year! We also chat through Micaela’s trip. Come hang out with us on Instagram to see all of our wrap up stats and books!2025-01-1554 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodDecember Wrap Up | Episode 93Heads up: this episode is definitely not super funny because Micaela ABANDONED the group and was traveling around Europe with her cutie little fam. But don’t worry, Hannah and Kyleigh actually talked about books, some reading goals, and even managed to sneak a little F1 content in at the end.  Come hang out with us on Instagram and SOON we’ll be able to say: check out our youtube channel! (But not yet, because it doesn’t exist)2025-01-0849 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: House of Sky and Breath | Episode 92Warning: this episode contains spoilers for House of Sky and Breath and all of SJM’s books. Spoilers start early on so if you haven’t read HOSAB yet, come back when you’re done! We can’t believe we ALMOST DONE with our SJM book club! This has been a whirlwind of a year and while we’re so thankful for this reread, we are ready to change it up next year. This is our shortest SJM book club episode but don’t worry, we’ll bring our  a game for House of Flame and Shadow!...2025-01-0149 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodA December We Never Want to Remember | Episode 91Our December book club book did not go as planned as none of us really enjoyed A December to Remember. Micaela actually did not finish it (which is surprising to none of you). We talk through some of our thoughts and have some random book chats.    Currently Reading: House of Sky and Breath by Sara J Maas The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Come hang out with us on Instagram!2024-12-2642 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodWe Listen and We Don't Judge (Maybe Just a Little) | Episode 90We are doing the popular trend “We listen and we don’t judge” this week. You guys sent in some of your reading quirks and we react to them. We try to keep to the name of the game, except there ends up being a lot of judging!   Currently Reading: House of Sky and Breath by Sara J Maas The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors Come hang out with us on Instagram!2024-12-1857 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodNovember Wrap Up | Episode 89For our episode this week, we’re talking about the books we’ve read in November! If we’re honest, this episode is pretty chaotic and we laugh A LOT but we had fun so that’s all that matters in the end. Thanks for sticking around and laughing along with us! Make sure that you follow our girl Micaela on Tiktok to make all of her F1 dreams come true! And come hang out with us on Instagram!2024-12-1137 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: House of Earth and Blood | Episode 88This week we talk about House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City 1) and we are loving the difference in this more modern fantasy! We definitely needed a switch and are enjoying re-reading these. Stick around while we talk about all of our favorite moments and characters! Come hang out with us on Instagram and Tiktok!2024-12-041h 20It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodNovember Book Club: The Night Circus | Episode 87Warning: this episode contains spoilers for The Night Circus starting at timestamp 21:07. We are back with our November book club pick, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern! We had a lot of questions and were confused throughout the book but by the end of this episode, we may have convinced ourselves it was a great read. We would love to hear your thoughts over on Instagram! Also announced in this episode, our December Book club pick is going to be A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss! Get your copy and join us next month!2024-11-2747 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodWinter Book Recs 2.0 | Episode 86This week we give you an updated list of winter/Christmas book recommendations! There is a mix of what we have read and some books that we haven’t but are excited about.    Currently Reading: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson   Check out our full list of books over on our Instagram and join us on Tiktok!  2024-11-2040 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodTen Before the End | Episode 85In today's epsidoe, we are going to be sharing the 10 books we each want to read before the end of 2024! This is a fun trend on bookstagram that we had to join in on. It’s highly likely that Kyleigh and Hannah will complete the challenge but the jury is still out on if Micaela will get it done. We have complete faith in her (kind of, Kyleigh bet her $100 so she's motivated now). Check out our full list of 10 before the end books over on our Instagram and join us on Tiktok!2024-11-1350 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: Kingdom of Ash | Episode 84We finally made it to our Kingdom of Ash episode, and to the end of the Throne of Glass series! We know we say it all the time, but we truly cannot believe how fast it is going. We talk through all of the CRAZY things that happen in this book and series as a whole, and also how excited we are to continue on to Crescent City! Thank you for sticking with us thus far - only three more books to go! Come hang out with us on Instagram and Tiktok!2024-11-061h 18It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOctober Wrap Up | Episode 83BREAKING NEWS!!! This is not our Kingdom of Ash episode as we had previously planned but instead we have our October wrap up for you all! We will have our KOA epsiode ready next week so make sure to check back then! We collectively read 17 books which is low for us but overall it was still a good reading month. Kyleigh read her all time favorite memoir, Micaela is staying in the game with our book club books, and Hannah might be in her nonfiction era. Also annouced, our November book club pick is The...2024-10-3046 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOctober Book Club: The Dead Romantics | Episode 82WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for The Dead Romantics starting at timestamp 24:40. For the first ~30 minutes of this episode, we are chatting about all of the exciting reading related news that was dropped on October 16. If you haven't read The Dead Romantics, the first half of this episode has plenty of content for you, too! And then we dive into our October book club pick, The Dead Romantics, by our girl Ashley Poston (as in Post Office, confirmed by the audio book). This is the third book of hers that we’ve read in our bo...2024-10-2352 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodA Little Bit of Everything | Episode 81You're getting a little bit of everything in this episode: A recap of our girl's weekend, some pop culture things, our thoughts on the It Ends With Us movie, and a sprinkle of F1 (of course).  Check out the most fun card game, Flip 7!   Currently Reading: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston Fated Thrones by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas Come hang out with us on Instagram and Tiktok!2024-10-161h 02It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodEnd of Summer Wrap Up | Episode 80This week we are going through the books we have read in August and September! Micaela has a whopping 5 whole books, and Hannah and Kyleigh of course read a lot. Stick around for some F1 chat (obviously) and Kyleigh threatening to kick Hannah and Micaela off of the podcast!   Currently Reading: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling The Right Thing to Do by Loves Bitca 8 Foxglove by Adalyn Grace Cursed Fates by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti2024-10-0945 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: Tower of Dawn | Episode 79PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, The Assassin’s Blade, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn. Please come back once you’re all caught up! We cannot believe we are on the second to last book of the Throne of Glass Series!!! This book club is flying by and we hope you’re having so much fun reading along with us! Next month we’re talking about Kingdom of Ash and we are not ready for the series to end.   Curren...2024-10-021h 11It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: Empire of Storms | Episode 78PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, The Assassin’s Blade, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, and Empire of Storms. Please come back once you’re all caught up!   We are back with our Sarah J Maas book club this week! We were excited to talk about Empire of Storms and see a lot of things from the past books come into play. Next week we are back to talk about Tower of Dawn, so if you did the tandem read you don’t have to wait long!  ...2024-09-251h 13It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodRe-rating on Goodreads | Episode 77In this week’s episode, we tried something new and went through our Goodreads and re-rated books that previously got high ratings. There were so many books that just didn’t stick with us as much as we thought they would so they needed to get a new rating. This was a fun segment and definitely made us realize how generous we used to be with our ratings!   Currently Reading: Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Sophie Cousins Empire of Storms by SJM Harry Potter and the Death...2024-09-1852 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodFall Book Recs 2.0 | Episode 76This week we are giving you all of our updated fall book recommendations since last fall! We give you a mix of some we have read, and some that are on our TBR for this fall. Stick around for a sneak peak of what next week's episode will be (hint: it will be unhinged).    Currently Reading: Empire of Storms by SJM Belladonna by Adalyn Grace Shadow Princess by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti Remain Nameless by HeyJude19 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling...2024-09-1159 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodBook Chats & Upcoming Releases | Episode 75We are back with another fun, just book chats episode! We love having unstructured time to talk about everything from F1 and Lando’s recent win to Tessa’s Summer Reading Challenge and our anticipated reads for the rest of the year.  As a reminder, we are not having our regular book club this month to make time for Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn for the SJM Book Club!   Currently Reading: Empire of Storms by SJM Impractical Magic by Emily Grimoire Harry Potter and the Half-b...2024-09-041h 01It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAugust Book Club: Vicious by VE Schwab | Episode 74This week we are talking about our August book club, Vicious by VE Schwab. This was a fun switch from all of our fantasy books we have been reading lately and we all enjoyed aspects of this book. Stick around for some hints on what our October book club might be!   Currently Reading: Empire of Storms by SJM The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand Where Time Stands Still by NS Perkins The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Grandest Game by Jennifer L...2024-08-2839 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: Queen of Shadows | Episode 73PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, The Assassin’s Blade, Heir of Fire and Queen of Shadows. Please come back once you’re all caught up!   We are moving right along with our SJM book club and talking about Queen of Shadows on this week’s episode! There is a lot that happens in this book and we unpack it all. Thank you to everyone for sticking around and reading along with us, next up is the Tandem Read with Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn!  2024-08-211h 34It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodBooks to Get You Out of a Reading Slump | Episode 72This week we are finally talking about some books that will get you out of a reading slump! We all have been in a reading slump at some point this year, so we give you some of our tips and tricks that helped get us out of one as well as our favorite book recs!    Currently Reading: Queen of Shadows by SJM  The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling Where Time Stands Still by NS Per...2024-08-141h 10It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodJuly Wrap Up with a Side of Ghost Stories | Episode 71Join us for this absolutely unhinged episode of the It Gets Good podcast. We're sharing all of the books we read in July, along with the spooky encounter that Kyleigh had last week at her house between a ghost and a folded shirt. We are in rare form this week and if nothing else, hopefully we can make ya laugh a little. You can head over to our Instagram to save our reading wrap up for future reference!2024-08-0740 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: Heir of Fire | Episode 70PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, The Assassin’s Blade, and Heir of Fire. Please come back once you’re all caught up! We are back with another deep dive into our Sarah J Maas book club! This is a favorite of all of ours (especially Micaela). This book everything takes a turn and we get a whole lot of character development for our favorite characters, plus many new faces are introduced!   Come hang out with us on Instagram and Tiktok!  2024-07-311h 07It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodJuly Book Club: A Novel Love Story | Episode 69WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston. Come back and listen once you've had a chance to read it! After a month off, we’re back with our regular book club and talking about A Novel Love Story by our favorite, Ashley Poston Boston Poston Post Office. Sadly, this one wasn’t a favorite but we all found some things that we loved about it! Announced in this episode: our August Book Club pick is Vicious by V.E. Schwab!! This book is available on Kindle Unlimited and Spotify as a...2024-07-2435 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: The Assassin's Blade | Episode 68PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, and The Assassin's Blade. Please come back once you're all caught up! We are back with our SJM book club to talk about The Assassin’s Blade! The reading order for this book continues to be one of the most controversial topics within the SJM world and we are very happy with our decision to read it after Crown of Midnight for this read through. And so many of you agreed! Join us as we finally get to talk about Celaena's origin story. 2024-07-171h 02It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodWe're Halfway Through 2024! | Episode 67How is it possible that we are halfway through 2024?! This year has already been so good to us when it comes to reading, so we're sharing all of the best (and worst) of it on today's episode; our favorite reads so far, the biggest disappointments, new favorite authors and fictional crushes and so much more. We're hopeful that the last half of the year will be just as good! Make sure to grab a copy of A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston for our July Book Club and join our fable group here!    2024-07-1044 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: Crown of Midnight | Episode 66PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight, along with some spoilers about the ACOTAR series. We are back with another SJM Book Club episode to talk about Crown of Midnight! We are slowly setting the foundation for a truly epic payoff in later books and we are so happy that many, many of you are loving it so far. Crown of Midnight picks up right where we left off in Throne of Glass, so join us as we discuss all of the things we've been learning so far in this...2024-07-031h 03It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodI Need a Book Rec For... | Episode 65You asked and we delivered... with a TON of book recommendations. Looking for a palate cleanser from fantasy? How about the perfect book to read with your mom? Will any series make you feel the same way that ACOTAR and Fourth Wing did?! We present you with over 50 book recommendations for you in this week’s episode with a full list of all our book recommendations over on our Instagram!   For the perfect non-fiction recommendations, check out Arabella's TikTok! And for some of the best fantasy book recommendations, check out Jaimee's TikTok!  ...2024-06-2642 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: Throne of Glass | Episode 64PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for the first book in the Throne of Glass series, along with some spoilers about the entire ACOTAR series. We're so dang excited to finally get to talk about Throne of Glass with you guys! We can't wait to get back into this series and have so many thoughts for you after the first book. And the best part: There is still so much more to come.  If you haven't already, join our Fable group as we read through the series and chat about your thoughts and theories with a...2024-06-1957 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAn Unhinged Book Chat | Episode 63You guys asked for it and we delivered... We talk about a lot in this episode, while somehow not talking about anything at all. But we laugh a lot and we promise you will have a good time listening. There are some more F1 chats (including our first experience with an F1 romance book), Micaela keeps us on track while reading Kyleigh's notes word-for-word, Hannah announces her new book that she's writing, and we discuss a new popular romance novel about (bet you can't guess it)... Marshmellows.   If you prefer to know which books have s...2024-06-1245 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAll Things Audiobooks | Episode 62Join us for today's episode where we share everything we know about audiobooks! We frequently get asked for audiobook recommendations and this episode is FULL of them. We chat about some of our favorite narrators, what the heck is a "graphic audio", and much more. We also had to throw in a little bit of F1 talk at the end because it is quickly becoming our entire personality. Head over to our Instagram to see our audiobook recommendations! Added to TBR: Throttled by Lauren Asher Surviving to Drive by Guenther Steiner2024-06-051h 20It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: A Court of Silver Flames | Episode 61WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the entire ACOTAR series. Please come back and listen once you've read the entire series up to A Court of Silver Flames! We cannot believe we've already made it through the ACOTAR series with you. We have absolutely loved reading through and deep diving this series with all of you and we are SO excited to chat about Silver Flames during this episode. As always, we have a LOT to say! Next up: We are jumping right into Throne of Glass and we'll be reading TWO books in the...2024-05-291h 34It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodMay Book Club: Funny Story | Episode 60WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Funny Story by Emily Henry. Come back and listen once you've had a chance to read it! This week we are talking about our May book club pick: Funny Story by Emily Henry. We all absolutely loved this book and rated it 5 stars. Emily truly does no wrong and has such incredible writing that kept us all entertained throughout the whole book. Stick around for some books we have removed from our TBR because that list is getting too long!   Currently Reading: A Court of S...2024-05-2250 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOur Summer Book Recs | Episode 59In this week’s episode, we have a huge list of summer book recommendations! You guys loved when we shared our fall and winter recs so we thought it was time to get you some summer reads! Summer is one of our favorite seasons so it was really easy to come up with a huge list of recommendations for you. Check out our instagram for a full list!   Currently Reading: The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderband Never Leave the Dogs Behind by Bri...2024-05-1549 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodApril Wrap Up | Episode 58This week we are back with a monthly wrap up! It has been a while since we have had the space in our schedule to go over our monthly reads so it felt good to be able to talk about them again! Stick around for some book pet-peeves and a book we were gifted that we are excited to read!   Currently Reading: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Restless Stars by Caroline Peckham Funny Story by Emily Henry Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing by Jessa H...2024-05-0834 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: A Court of Frost and Starlight | Episode 57SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for A Court of Frost and Starlight throughout the entirety of the episode. Please come back and listen once you're all caught up on the ACOTAR series! Two episodes in one week?! How lucky are you guys! Join us for this bonus episode talking about all things A Court of Frost and Starlight... We promise that this little novella is full of important, necessary information and you absolutely DO need to read it along with the rest of the books in the series. We are jumping right into A...2024-05-0333 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: A Court of Wings and Ruin | Episode 56WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for all of ACOWAR, as well as spoilers for the whole ACOTAR series starting at 1:17:49.   It feels like it’s been forever since we talked about the SJM universe and it is SO good to be back! In this week’s episode, we are talking about A Court Of Wings and Ruin and per usual, we came prepared with all the notes and thoughts.    Also announced in this week’s episode is our May book club: Funny Story by Emily Henry! We can’t wait to dive into h...2024-05-011h 25It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodHappy One Year to It Gets Good! | Episode 55This week we are celebrating one WHOLE YEAR of It Gets Good! We are so thankful for all of you that have made this possible, and can't wait for what the future will hold! This episode we go through our favorite moments from the past year, our goals for the future, and some fun book superlatives.   Currently Reading: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez A Throne From the Ashes by CC Penaranda Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Listen for the Lie by Amy T...2024-04-241h 06It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodBook Talks with Tessa from The Lit Homebody | Episode 54We have a very special guest for you on the It Gets Good podcast! Join Kyleigh for today's episode while she interviews the Queen of Bookstagram, Tessa from @thelithomebody. They cover it all from how Bookstagram brought them together and the friendship they've formed over their love for reading and THINGS. This episode is packed with Tessa's top recommendations for the coziest reading experience to her best beauty products and so much in between. If you don't already, be sure to follow Tessa over on Instagram! Her page feels like the warmest, kindest hug with an endless...2024-04-171h 27It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodThen and Now: What's Changed in a Year?! | Episode 53This week we re-listened to our first two episodes of the podcast to see how far we’ve come since our humble beginnings. A lot has changed in a year—except for Micaela's love for fantasy romance.   Currently Reading: Ready or Not by Cara Bastone Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix An Heir Comes to Rise by CC Penaranda Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings Red Rising by Pierce Brown Added to TBR:  Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 2024-04-1051 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets Good5 Star Reads So Far This Year | Episode 52Please enjoy this spoiler free episode of the It Gets Good podcast! We've made it through the first quarter of 2024 and we're sharing all of our 5 star reads so far this year! We said that it would be a year of comfort rereads and filled with Sarah J. Maas, but Kyleigh also discovered her new favorite non-fantasy series in the month of March. Check out our instagram for a full list of our 5 star books! Currently Reading: Red Rising by Pierce Brown Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...2024-04-0345 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodMarch Book Club: Bride | Episode 51WARNING: This episode contains spoilers starting at 19:04. We are so excited to chat about our March Book Club pick: Bride by Ali Hazelwood. We were all surprised (Hannah the most of all) with how much we enjoyed this book! It was funny, intriguing, and a great introduction to the Omegaverse. If you don’t know what the Omegaverse even is, don’t worry because we talk through it in this episode. Also, if you didn’t already hear, we are taking a break from our normal book club in April but our SJM Book Club is sti...2024-03-2751 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: A Court of Mist and Fury | Episode 50WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for all of ACOMAF starting at 5:30. Spoilers for the entire ACOTAR series begin at 1:11:00. It's finally time to discuss our favorite book from the SJM universe: A Court of Mist and Fury. We had an absolute blast reading this one with all of you and loved hearing all of your reactions. We TOLD YOU IT GETS GOOD. It was everything we hoped for and more! Buckle up because we have A LOT to say in this episode. After listening, go grab A Court of Wings and Ruin because we are...2024-03-201h 20It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAll Things Dramione: Part 2 | Episode 49We are back with another episode about our second love, Dramione! We cover a lot of ground in this episode, addressing the current drama in the fanfic world, answering your questions, and updating you all on our top 5 Dramione fics. Spoiler: Micaela couldn't choose just 5 so she gives you 7!  We hope we are able to convince you to jump into the fanfic world (if we haven’t already). It truly is the best place to be. Click here for the Dramioine fanfic masterlist! Don't forget, we're reading "Bride" by Ali Hazelwood this month. The...2024-03-131h 00It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSJM Book Club: A Court of Thorns and Roses | Episode 48WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for just ACOTAR starting around 11:20 through the end of the episode. Spoilers for the entire ACOTAR series start around 52:00. It's time for our very first episode from the SJM Book Club! Join us as we finally dive into the Sarah J. Maas world and discuss A Court of Thorns and Roses. We are excited to start talking about these books with you, and it has been so fun to interact and hear all of your thoughts about it. We all love this series so much and we're so happy to...2024-03-061h 06It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodFebruary Book Club: A River Enchanted | Episode 47This episode contains spoilers for A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross starting at time stamp 17:25 and ending around 36:00. Join us as we chat about our February book club, A River Enchanted. This whimsical, mysterious fantasy is full of Scottish folklore and is such an atmospheric read. We know that it wasn't for everybody, but we enjoyed the change of pace from the high stakes fantasy we've been spending a lot of time on this year (Micaela did not approve this statement). We are very excited (intrigued?) to see what all of the hype is about...2024-02-2838 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAll Things House of Flame and Shadow | Episode 46THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE SARAH J. MAAS UNIVERSE. Please do not listen to this episode if you haven’t read all of SJM books. We are begging you. But join our book club to read through it with us! We are doing a deep dive on Sarah J. Maas’ newest release, House of Flame and Shadow, the third book in the Crescent City series! We all devoured this book, so we're sharing all of our thoughts with you in this episode and squandering all of the negativity going around about this book because we all...2024-02-211h 00It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodWe'll See You in Prythian: SJM Book Club | Episode 45Please enjoy this spoiler free episode! Well friends, we are finally doing it: We are embarking on a journey into the Sarah J. Maas universe and we're doing it WITH YOU! In this episode, we answer a number of your questions including what our schedule will look like, will there be spoilers, and what exactly graphic audiobooks are. We are starting with A Court Of Thorns and Roses - grab your copy and start reading! Join our SJM book club for beginners on Fable! Join our SJM book club for the veterans on...2024-02-1453 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodJanuary Wrap Up | Episode 44This week we’re going over the books we all read in January. Kyleigh is finally getting FULLY into her fantasy era and read 6 books, Hannah read 7, and Micaela read 9. We recorded this episode right before going to the midnight release of House of Flame and Shadow, so it was a very exciting episode with lots of anticipation for that release!   Currently reading: The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas A C...2024-02-0728 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodJanuary Book Club: Powerless | Episode 43WARNING: This episode contains spoilers! Spoilers begin at timestamp 17:16   Join us as we chat all about our January Book Club pick, Powerless by Lauren Roberts! To no surprise, Micaela loved it and rated it 5 stars. Hannah and Kyleigh on the other hand rated it 3.5 and 4 stars respectively. But overall, we all enjoyed the book (although we had a few qualms) and encourage you to read it too!   Next month we’ll be reading A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross, read with us and come chat on Fabel!   Curre...2024-01-3142 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAll Things Kindles | Episode 42On this week's episode, we go through all the reasons we LOVE our kindles and answer all of your burning questions about all things kindles. We also go through all of our kindle unlimited recommendations that we’ve read, or that are on our TBR! Announced this episode: We will be reading A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross for our February book club book!   For a full list of our kindle unlimited recomendations, check out our instagram!   Come hang out with us on Instagram: Podcast: @itgetsgoodpodcast K...2024-01-2456 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodMost Anticipated in 2024 | Episode 41On this week’s episode, we’re bringing you a list of all our anticipated releases for the new year! We also included the books that are at the top of our TBR and share some of our new reading goals and intentions. We are excited for a year full of less stress and more quality books! For a full list of our recommendations, check out our instagram.   There is still time to read our book club pick for January, Powerless by Lauren Roberts. The episode will come out on the 31st!   Com...2024-01-1754 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets Good2023 in Books: It Was Good | Episode 40It's time for our 2023 wrap up! We're sharing all of our favorites month-by-month, our GoodReads wrap up and choosing our FAVORITE book of the year. And the most important news of all: KYLEIGH FINISHED KINGDOM OF ASH!!!! We are so, so thankful that the It Gets Good podcast was born in 2023 and we can't wait to see what 2024 has in store. Next week we'll be chatting about our highly anticipated reads and book releases for 2024, some bookish goals and more, so don't miss it!   KYLEIGH'S 2023 IN BOOKS: January: House o...2024-01-1030 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodDecember Wrap Up | Episode 39Happy New Year! In today’s episode, we wrap up our last month of reading for 2023. We can’t believe how quick this year went! Hannah and Kyleigh read a number of holiday books while Micaela stuck to her favorite genre, fantasy. We also discuss Micaela and Kyleigh’s newest prized possessions,the Kindle Oasis! We'll be chatting all about our favorite reads of 2023 on next week's episode! And don't forget, our January book club book is Powerless by Lauren Roberts. Come read along with us and chat about the book on Fable!   ...2024-01-0326 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodDecember Book Club: The Book Club Hotel | Episode 38IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan from time stamp 13:00 to 25:23.   In today’s episode, we talk about our December Book Club pick, the Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan. We were most shocked to learn that even Micaela loved this book! We all gave it 4 stars and thought it was the cutest, coziest Christmas read. There are spoilers so if you haven’t read the story yet, go grab your copy and get to reading!   Our January book club pick is Powerless by Lauren...2023-12-2729 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOur Christmas Weekend & Bookish Gifts | Episode 37This week on the podcast, the It Gets Good girls are sharing all about our annual Christmas weekend. We spoiled the heck out of each other with our gifts this year, so we thought we would share what we did over the weekend and all of the fun bookish gifts we got for each other!   Announced in this episode: Our January Book Club pick is going to be Powerless by Lauren Roberts!   Links to a few of our gifts: So Many Books! Fourth Wing Shirts AO...2023-12-2034 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSurvivor: Book Edition | Episode 36On this week's episode we play a game where we guess if we’d survive certain scenarios that we’ve read about in books! We discuss Hunger Games, ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, Harry Potter and more! Stay tuned for a story at the end where Kyleigh and Micaela share something very interesting about Hannah that they never knew before.   Currently Reading: Manacled by SenLinYu Night of Masks and Knives by LJ Andrews The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan Snowed In By Catherine Walsh   Add...2023-12-1337 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodNovember Wrap Up | Episode 35Tune in to this week’s episode where we talk about all the books we read in November. We all had a solid reading month but we’re most proud of Kyleigh for reading 9 books amidst her crazy ornament season. AND we celebrate hitting 600k downloads!!! We can’t thank you enough for tuning in every week! For a full list of what we read in November, check out our instagram.   Currently Reading:   Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh Curse of Shadows and Thorns b...2023-12-0630 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodNovember Book Club: The Seven Year Slip | Episode 34WARNING: This episode contains spoilers! Spoilers begin at timestamp 17:16 to 32:40.   On this week's episode we are discussing our November book club pick: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston. We all thoroughly enjoyed this book (Kyleigh even gave it infinity stars) and loved the magical realism aspect with added romance! We wanted to share another book podcast with you! If you haven't already, go listen to Read with Jul wherever you listen to podcasts & follow her on IG at @readwithjul. Julia is the sweetest soul and her podcast is just so cozy, we k...2023-11-2943 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodWhich Character Would? | Episode 33Join us for a spoiler free episode this week! We're playing a fun little game where we answer which character from the SJM or Harry Potter Universe would best fit the question. Which caracter would max out their credit card? Who is likely the end up in jail after a night out? What meal would you make if you were cooking for Rhysand and Draco Malfoy? Admittedly, our answers were more of a reflection of our favorite Slytherin characters that you get to know the more Dramione fanfics you read, so we used this as another opportunity to remind y...2023-11-2234 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAll Things Iron Flame | Episode 32WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros throughout. Save it and come back to it after you’re finished reading! On this week's episode we FINALLY get to talk about the long awaited release of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. All of us loved this book so much and it definitely lived up to all of the hype. We cannot wait for the rest of the series and all of the fan theories out there are getting us so excited (when is the next book coming out, Rebecca?!) We also loved talking about al...2023-11-151h 06It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOur Christmas & Winter Book Recs | Episode 31Join us this week where we’re bringing you all our Christmas and wintery recommendations! You guys loved when we did this for all of our Fall recs, so we knew we had to do it again for the best time of the year! There are so many great books to check out as we enter the holiday season. And don’t worry, Micaela delivered and found some Dramione Christmas recommendations just for you!   To see the list of all our recommendations, come visit us on instagram: @itgetsgoodpodcast   Currently reading: Dra...2023-11-0830 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOctober Wrap Up | Episode 30This week we discuss all of the books that we read in October. Hannah had another BIG month with 14 books, Kyleigh read 6 so far but WILL be reading 9 total this month, and of course Micaela had a wrap up full of Dramione.    Currently Reading: Soft as it Began by rubber_soul02 The Auction by Lovesbitca8 The Temporary Roomie by Sarah Adams The Ex-Hex by Erin Sterling on audio The Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna Added to ou...2023-11-0132 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOctober Book Club: Ninth House | Episode 29WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo!    Tune in this week to hear our thoughts on our October book club pick: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. To be honest, we didn’t feel smart enough for this book at times and have conflicting feelings overall. Let us know your thoughts!   Announced in this episode: our November Book Club is going to be The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston. Hopefully this book will get us out of our book club slump!   Currently Reading: 2023-10-2532 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSo You Want to Start Reading Dramione Fanfics... | Episode 28It's happening, friends. We're talking about all things Dramione fanfics on the podcast today! You have been patiently waiting for this episode and we are so excited to finally give it to you. This will probably become some sort of series because there is just so much we could cover, but let's start with the basics: How do you read them? And where the heck do you start?!   Currently Reading: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore Manacled by SenLinYu Secrets and M...2023-10-1844 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodBut How Do We Read?! | Episode 27Join us for this spoiler free episode all about HOW we read: How do we find time in our day-to-day lives? How do we track our reading? What makes a book a 5 star read? How do we choose our next book? You guys had some great questions for us all about our reading lives and we're here to answer them all for you. Buckle up, because this is one of our longest episodes yet and it is packed with lots of good info to truly love & enjoy your reading life.   Books mentioned throughout the episode:2023-10-111h 03It Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSeptember Wrap Up | Episode 26Welcome to this week's episode where we chat about all of the books we read in the month of September! Stick around while we update you on our most recent Dramione reads (of course), and hear some thoughts from Kyleigh as to why she is officially giving up on thrillers. For a full list of what we read this month, check out the @itgetsgoodpodcast on Instagram!   Currently Reading: Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore Secrets and Masks by Emerald Slytherin 2023-10-0430 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSeptember Book Club: Evvie Drake Starts Over | Episode 25WARNING: This episode contains spoilers! Spoilers begin at timestamp 9:30 and end at 26:50. Join us as we discuss our September Book Club pick: Evvie Drake Starts Over! This is our most controversial book club book as we all had varying views: one DNF, one 2 star, and one 3.5 stars. Let us know who you agree with more after listening to this episode! Also, we can’t let an episode go by without talking about our current fave: Dramione. We’ve got a few new fics to add to your TBR!   Currently Reading: The Pumpk...2023-09-2739 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAnswering Some of Your Questions | Episode 24Enjoy this spoiler free episode of the It Gets Good podcast! This week, we had you guys submit some questions and we're here to answer them! We chatted about how we got started, our favorite bookish things, what books we would want to see turned into a series, and much, much more. As always, join us for the chaos while we talk about books.   Currently Reading:  Twisted Love by Anna Huang The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks Assistant to the Villian by Hannah Nicole Maehrer Ma...2023-09-2042 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOur Fall Book Recs | Episode 23Join us for this spoiler free episode of the It Gets Good podcast! Have you been searching for the perfect book to read while curled up under a blanket, coffee in hand, while the leaves fall and the air turns crisp? Look no further! We have an extensive list of perfect fall reads to satisfy any reading taste. We’ve got thrillers, mysteries, paranormal, magical realism, anything you could ever want. Do you have a favorite that you don’t see on this list? Let us know over on instagram! Thriller The Turn of t...2023-09-1343 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAugust Wrap Up | Episode 22We are back with another spoiler free episode where we talk about all the books we read in the month of August! Collectively we read 29 books and the majority of them we listened to but remember, audio books DO count as reading and you can't convince us otherwise. Come visit us on instagram and answer this question: is magical realism a subgenre of fantasy or a genre all of its own? We’re divided and need answers!   Currently Reading:    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling 2023-09-0637 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodAugust Book Club: Divine Rivals | Episode 21In this week’s episode, we discuss our August book club book: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. We all had different ratings for this book and different opinions, but overall we really did enjoy it and are excited for the next one! Stay tuned for Micaela and Kyleigh’s fight about Kingdom of Ash, and for a throwback for anyone who was a youth group kid in the early 2000’s.    Announced in last week's episode: our next book club book is going to be Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes! Get your copy now so you c...2023-08-3047 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodNever Have I Ever: Book Edition | Episode 20In this week’s episode, we find out that we have all done some pretty embarrassing things in our reading lives; one of us entered a Karen Kingsbury contest, dressed up as book characters, and lied about what we’re currently reading. Listen to find out who and join in the fun as we play Never Have I Ever: Book Edition! Are there things you’ve never done in your reading journey? Make sure to share with us on Instagram!   Announced in the episode: our next book club book is going to be Evvie Drake Starts...2023-08-2345 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodOne Star Reviews of Our 5 Star Reads | Episode 19Torturing ourselves on this week’s episode by reading one star reviews of some of our favorite books. Note to future self: Don’t read bad reviews of the books you love because it will make you question everything you ever thought about reviewing books. We also spend some much needed time talking about the masterpiece that is Episode 6 of The Summer I Turned Pretty series. Come join us for the laughs! Currently Reading:   The Disappearances of Dracy Malfoy by speechwriter Beach Read by Emily Henry Di...2023-08-1632 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodLet's Try This Again: Word Association | Episode 18We're back by popular demand with another Word Association game! This time we asked some of you to send in random, book-related words for us, and we all struggled immensely to be even remotely book related in our responses. Join us for some tangents about girl dinner, Harry Potter and more. Stay tuned for some laughs!   Currently Reading: Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy by Speechwriter Beach Read by Emily H...2023-08-0934 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodJuly Wrap Up & One Year of Reading Nights! | Episode 17Join us for a spoiler free episode where we discuss all the books we read in July! We all had a great reading month but Hannah blew us out of the water with her 16 reads. Listen to find out what our favorites were and the books we could do without. We also made a startling discovery on how much spice each other likes while reading. You don’t want to miss it! Reminder: our August book club pick is Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross - make sure to get your copy soon so you don’t miss out...2023-08-0243 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodJuly Book Club: One Dark Window | Episode 16Please note: This episode contains spoilers for One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig from time stamp 22:00 to 35:30. On this week's episode, we are discussing our July book club pick: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. We all really loved this book, and even all read it at the same time during one of our reading nights. It is a great fantasy book to read if you’re newer to the fantasy genre! Stick around to hear some tangents on The Summer I Turned Pretty TV series and our thoughts on casting, as well as Conrad's singing (iykyk)....2023-07-2641 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodA Few of Our Fav Authors | Episode 15This week, we’re sharing a few of our favorite authors with you – the ones that can do no wrong and we will auto-buy any book even if we don’t know what it’s about.    We also want to give the BIGGEST thank you to all of you for your listens, downloads, and reviews. We have hit some incredible milestones over the last few weeks and we cannot adequately convey just how much it means to us to have you here. It’s only been a few months & we are just getting started!   ...2023-07-1929 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodBook Talk with Blake Guichet | Episode 14We have a very special guest joining us for this week’s episode! Author, influencer, and Kyleigh’s best friend, Blake Guichet, or as many of you may know her: The Girl Named Blake. We’ll be chatting all things book related and asking some of the questions that you sent in for Blake! What was it like writing her own book? Can Christians read spicy romance? What are Blake’s thoughts on “book bans”? We cover a lot of ground in this episode and you won’t want to miss it. Blake is the author of Confessions of...2023-07-1243 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodJune Wrap Up | Episode 13 Please enjoy this spoiler free episode of the It Gets Good podcast! On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about the books we’ve read in June and also have our first ever guest on the podcast, Jenna! She is Micaela’s best friend from college, an avid fantasy reader, and an all around hilarious human being. During this episode we’ll share our June reads and ratings (this month was much better than May) and what we’re looking forward to reading next. Recording with Jenna was a blast: we laugh, we roast each other, and w...2023-07-0531 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodJune Book Club: The Bromance Book Club | Episode 12PLEASE NOTE: Spoilers for this episode take place from 8:14 to 22:40 Join us for our FIRST EVER book club episode, where we give our thoughts and opinions on the Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams. We all really enjoyed this book as it was a quick and easy read (Hannah read it in 4 hours), and we are so excited that many of you got to read it before this episode came out so we can “discuss” together! Also, stay tuned for a discussion about all of our Draco and Hermoine (Tom and Emma) dreams of them being soul...2023-06-2834 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodWould You Rather: Book Edition | Episode 11Please enjoy this SPOILER FREE episode of the It Gets Good podcast! Would you rather meet the main character of the book you just finished or be them? Would you rather give up physical books or give up ebooks/audiobooks? Would you rather never be able to read a stand-alone or never be able to read the last book of a series? Tune into this week's episode to find out Hannah, Micaela, and Kyleigh's answers to these thought provoking questions in this fun would you rather game, book edition! Currently reading:  2023-06-2123 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodWords Are Hard: A Just for Fun Episode | Episode 10For our very first “Just for Fun” episode this month, we played a game of Word Association where Kyleigh definitely struggled on keeping them book related!  We also touch on our challenge of rating books and Micaela adjusting her perspective on three-star reads, as well as a possible reading weekend dedicated to a specific book.  P.S. This episode was recorded prior to our last few episodes, so some opinions may be outdated.   Currently reading: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Covet by Tracy Wolff Fourth Wing by Rebecca...2023-06-1427 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodMay Wrap Up | Episode 9 Please enjoy this SPOILER FREE episode of the It Gets Good podcast! Join us for our first monthly wrap up episode! We’ll be going through all of the books we read during the month of May by rating and sharing what we loved and didn’t love so much. It was the weirdest reading month for Kyleigh, who had TWO 1-star ratings, Micaela only read four books, which is not the norm for her & Hannah had a handful of 5-star reads because she is better at picking books than Kyleigh is, clearly. P.S. Apol...2023-06-0722 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodA Few of Our Favs So Far This Year | Episode 8Please enjoy this SPOILER FREE episode of the It Gets Good podcast! We’re almost halfway through the year, so we’re sharing some of our favorite books in 2023 so far on the podcast today! Please note that this episode was recorded just before all of us purchased & devoured Fourth Wing, so our thoughts and favorites have changed ever so slightly since adding that one to the list. We still love & adore all of the books mentioned throughout this episode and we’re excited to share them with you! Books mentioned throughout the episode: Kyl...2023-05-3133 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodConvincing You to Read Fourth Wing | Episode 7Join us for this week’s episode where we’ll be talking about the book that has taken the Bookstagram and Booktok world by storm. This is a (mostly) SPOILER FREE episode of the podcast where we’ll be doing everything in our power to convince you to read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Spoilers for this episode begin at 26:09 to the end of the episode, but don’t worry! We cover a LOT in the first half of the show: What the heck is this book even about? Why is everybody talking about it right now? Is it really w...2023-05-2444 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodThe Saddest Book You'll Ever Read | Episode 6WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie cole beginning at time stamp 5:57 and ending at time stamp 18:30. Join us for this week’s episode where we will be discussing the saddest book any of us have ever read, A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole; the book that made us all ugly cry from Chapter 3 until the end of the book. We talk about some of our favorite moments, like Rune and Poppy’s sweet relationship that starts at an early age, the scenes that made us cry the hardest and how this...2023-05-1723 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodFavorite Book Tropes | Episode 5THIS IS SPOILER FREE EPISODE! Join us for this week’s episode where we’ll be covering our favorite book tropes. If you’re unfamiliar with the word “trope”, it is defined as a significant or recurrent theme found throughout a book. While tropes are not the same as genres, they are aspects of a genre that help define it. We talk about a lot of books in this episode, so we’ll get right to it and list them all for you here:   Enemies to Lovers: Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valen...2023-05-1024 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodThe Selection Series | Episode 4WARNING: This episode contains spoilers while discussing the first three books of The Selection series (The Selection, The Elite, and The One). Spoilers begin at timestamp 6:20 and end at 25:45. Join us for this week’s episode of the podcast where we’ll be discussing the beloved YA dystopian series, The Selection by Kiera Cass. Imagine if you mix the politics of The Hunger Games with the romance of The Bachelor and then make it royal, the output is this series. We will be doing a deep dive into the first three books and sharing our thoughts surrounding the...2023-05-0330 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodTop 5 Favs | Episode 2WARNING: This episode may contain brief spoilers while discussing some of our favorite books (conversations about certain relationships, etc.) During this episode, we’ll be sharing our top five favorite books of all time (for right now…) and what we love about them. It only took Micaela one whole episode to finally become an audiobook girly. Find out which book to TV series adaptation is our least favorite of all time and which popular book series Kyleigh wasn’t allowed to read growing up. We hope this episode gives you some insight into the types of books that w...2023-04-2650 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodSerpent & Swings | Episode 3WARNING: This episode may contain brief spoilers while discussing this book. Major spoilers for this book begin at 15:08 and end at 21:10. Join us for this episode where we’ll be talking about the book that has been rising in popularity in recent months and the title that we can never get right: The Serpent and the Wings of Night, the book that everyone has been comparing to ACOTAR. It’s the Hunger Games meets Triwizard tournament with Damon and Stefan Salvatore, (any Vampire Diaries fans here?) We discuss what we liked about it, what we didn’t love s...2023-04-2628 minIt Gets GoodIt Gets GoodIt's Gonna Be Good | Episode 1For our very first episode EVER, we'll be spending some time introducing ourselves and sharing where our love for reading comes from. Join us as we discuss our favorite genres, how our weekly reading nights started, and why we decided it was time to start a podcast. Each of us will be sharing our reading preferences: Do we prefer paperback, hardcover, or e-readers? What's our standard Kindle font size? What do our rating systems look like? And we'll be talking about what you can expect from this podcast in the future. We are so excited you're here & we promise...2023-04-2623 min