In this episode Jaimee and Jennifer talk about their recent stand out books, their Book of the Month picks, and all things Romance for the month of love. Books discussed in this episode: Stand Out Books: Bride by Ali Hazelwood and Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others by Amy Thielen. BOTM: Ready or Not by Cara Bastone, Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver,Resort by Sara Och, More- A Memoir of Open Marriage by Molly Roden Winter, The Women by Kristin Hannah, Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli, and Northwood by Amy Pease Romance: One True Loves and After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Hello Stranger by Katherine Center, and When in Rome and Practice Makes Perfect, both by Sarah Adams. The Closer by Aimee Hyde, Memories of Us by Vanessa Carnavelle, Rock and a Hard Place by Juliana Smith Romantasy: From Blood and Ash series by Jennifer Armentrout, King and Coven series by Madeleine Eliot and Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent. Mystery Romance: Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder by Gracie Ruth Mitchell Find us on Instagram: @checkyourshelfpodcast Send us an email: checkyourshelfpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Jaimee and Jennifer talk about their Book of the Month picks, their favorites of 2023, and the NPR Books We Love list. Books discussed in this episode: BOTM: Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver Mercury by Amy Jo Burns Best of 2023: Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen The Last Word by Taylor Adams NPR Books We Love: Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman The Soulmate Equation & The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett Find us on Instagram: @checkyourshelfpodcast Send us an email: checkyourshelfpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

This episode features more books on our (very very long) TBR lists.

Books discussed in this episode:

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

King of the Armadillos by Wendy Chin-Tanner

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede

Fall of Ruin & Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Round Here & Over Yonder by Trae Crowder & Corey Ryan Forrester

Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown

On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin

The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt

Find us on Instagram: @checkyourshelfpodcast