Bonus Episode: A Look Back At 2023
Episode Timepoints:
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Life Updates
03:45 - 2023 Podcast Stats
09:15 - 2023 Reading Goals
12:55 - Favourite Podcast Book
15:10 - Top 3 Non-Podcast Books
26:35 - Least Favourite Podcast Book
30:00 - The Most Disappointing Podcast Books
33:45 - The Biggest Surprise
38:35 - Least Favourite Non-Podcast Books
43:50 - Favourite Characters
45:05 - Least Favourite Book Scenes
47:15 - Favourite Podcast Moments
49:20 - Favourite Podcast Season
50:55 - Reading Goals for 2024
53:05 - Most Anticipated New Releases in 2024
55:50 - Coming Up on Reading Materials in 2024
01:02:55 - Outro
Listen to full episode:
2023 went by in a blur of babies, new jobs and books - a combined 77 books, in fact. In this bonus episode we reflect on our reading journeys in 2023 and look ahead at what 2024 has in store. Join us to hear about our favourite books, favourite podcast moments and more!
Books Mentioned:
Emma by Jane Austen
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
Happy Place by Emily Henry
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Pucking Around by Emily Rath
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
The Expanse Series by James S. A. Corey
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters
The Brilliant Death by A. R. Capetta
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Ninth House / Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
The Right Wrong Number by Katie Warren
The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon
The Highest Bidder by Sara Cate
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and the Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows
The Armour of Light by Ken Follett
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Together We Burn by Isabel Ibanez
Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist
Links:
Reading Materials on Goodreads
Lucia on Goodreads
Corrie on Goodreads
Reading Materials on Instagram
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