Chick Lit Book Club Podcast

To conclude Mariana May, we read her latest tome, The Things We Water. Zapata’s longest book by far dives into romantasy/paranormal territory with magical beings, gods, and old country lore. We follow Nina as she travels to a compound where magical beings can live safely. Run by her friend’s (hot, werewolf) cousin, she finds she needs to follow a very specific set of rules in order to stay. It shouldn’t be any trouble finding someone to marry. Right?SOS: Banana Cream-Pied by Rosemary BunnyUp Next: Rowin’s Second Half by K.R. LocklingWhat We’re Reading:Aliens Chosen Mate by Emerald CoxThe Cock Down the Block by Amy Award (audio)Playing for Keeps by Lainey Davis (audio)Follow us on SpotifyWebsite: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.comMerch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/TikTok: ChickLitBookClubInstagram and Threads: ChickLitBookClubPodcastPinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcastBlueSky:@clbcpodcast.bsky.socialYoutube: @ChickLitBookClubEmail: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com

We’re hanging around the ice arena a little longer with a figure skating romance from Slow Burn Queen, Mariana Zapata: From Lukov with Love. This one is an enemies-to-lovers, two-most-stubborn-people-on-the-planet situation. He calls her Meatball. She calls him Satan. Even after they fall in love, they’re still telling each other they suck. Up Next: The Things We Water by Mariana ZapataSOS: Filthy Strokes by Laura VictoriaWhat We’re Reading:Sunshine’s Grumpy Alien by Mina GoodwinBound to the Orc General by Raina WilsonHealer’s Debt by Lia FrostFollow us on SpotifyWebsite: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.comMerch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/TikTok: ChickLitBookClubInstagram and Threads: ChickLitBookClubPodcastPinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcastBlueSky:@clbcpodcast.bsky.socialYoutube: @ChickLitBookClubEmail: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com

We’re getting back into hockey romance with Penalty Play by Julia Connors. The day after a steamy vacation one night stand, Aiden and Morgan find themselves in the same wedding–with their parents. When they get home, they realize they’re also working together. And their friends are friends. They can’t escape each other–but do they really want to? SOS: Impasta Syndrome by Calla MyttieUp Next: From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata (for Mariana May)What We’re Reading:Bought by the Bogatyr by Lia Frost700 Senses of Summer by Maggie GatesTourist Season by Brynne WeaverGame On by Navessa Allen (audio)Follow us on SpotifyWebsite: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.comMerch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/TikTok: ChickLitBookClubInstagram and Threads: ChickLitBookClubPodcastPinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcastBlueSky:@clbcpodcast.bsky.socialYoutube: @ChickLitBookClubEmail: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com

Buckle up, babes, we read 500 First Editions by Queen Maggie Gates this week! This is the final installment in the Romantics series and–spoiler alert–it might be her best book yet. Relationship coach Ryan Ford bets romance author Willow Winslet that he can make her fall in love with him in 12 weeks with his patented Ford Method. If he wins, she has to endorse his program. If she wins, he’ll stop podcasting. Any bets who who’ll win?SOS: Railed: A Why Cho-Cho-Choose Romance by Zane E. StoriUp Next: Penalty Play by Julia ConnorsWhat We’re Reading:Cursed with Benefits by Roxie RayHeated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (re-Reid)Follow us on SpotifyWebsite: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.comMerch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/TikTok: ChickLitBookClubInstagram and Threads: ChickLitBookClubPodcastPinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcastBlueSky:@clbcpodcast.bsky.socialYoutube: @ChickLitBookClubEmail: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com

We finally tackled Story of My Life by Lucy Score! Hazel, in a moment of desperation, impulse buys a house in an online auction. Her and her best friend/agent, Zoey, move to Story Lake, PA, where they promptly have a run-in with a bald eagle and a dead fish. When they finally arrive at their new home, they realize why Hazel got such a great deal on it… Perhaps the grumpy contractor who found them on the side of the road can help. SOS: Pollinated by the Plant Monster by Holly WildeUp Next: 500 First Editions by Maggie GatesWhat We’re Reading:Bewitched by the Fruit Bat King by Jamie DaltonTourist Season by Brynne Weaver (audio)Follow us on SpotifyWebsite: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.comMerch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/TikTok: ChickLitBookClubInstagram and Threads: ChickLitBookClubPodcastPinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcastBlueSky:@clbcpodcast.bsky.socialYoutube: @ChickLitBookClubEmail: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com#lucyscore #storyofmylife #romance novels

This week, we’re talking about the second half of Bridgerton Season 4: Benedict and Sophie. And dearest gentle readers, we’ve never been more excited to be wrong about something. Rae is eating crow and Veronica is sobbing on the couch. Between Benedict, Sophie, Violet, and Francesca, this season might very well be the best one yet.SOS: Pounded by Produce by G.M. FairyUp Next: The Wild Card: Vancouver Storm Book 5 by Stephanie ArcherWhat We’re Reading:Just for the Cameras by Meghan Quinn (audio)Delivered by the Vyder by Ivy SparksFollow us on SpotifyWebsite: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.comMerch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/TikTok: ChickLitBookClubInstagram and Threads: ChickLitBookClubPodcastPinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcastBlueSky:@clbcpodcast.bsky.socialYoutube: @ChickLitBookClubEmail: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com

Time to revisit manic pixie dream girl Poppy and Vacation Alex! In a rare example of the movie being better than the book, we watched People We Meet on Vacation on Netflix. Also, it’s the return of SOS, brought to all of us by Nicole Parker.  SOS: Licked by Nicole ParkerUp Next: Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2What We’re ReadingMatched to the Alien Rancher at Christmas by Mina CarterThat Time I Accidentally Became a Serial Killer by Rebekah SinclairFollow us on SpotifyWebsite: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.comMerch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/TikTok: ChickLitBookClubInstagram and Threads: ChickLitBookClubPodcastPinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcastBlueSky:@clbcpodcast.bsky.socialYoutube: @ChickLitBookClubEmail: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com

To mark the beginning of Bridgerton Season 4 (part 1), we read An Offer from a Gentleman (Bridgerton Book 3) by Julia Quinn. For Veronica, it was a re-read (or a skim) and for Rae..well, she pushed through it. First, we’ll talk about the book, then we’ll cover the show. Timestamp when we start talking about the show: 1:06:32Up Next: People We Meet on Vacation: The Movie (Netflix)What we’re reading:Dirty Hookup (Pretty much this entire series) - Mira Lyn KellyDirty Bad Boy - Mira Lyn KellyCommon Goal - Rachel ReidRole Model - Rachel ReidFollow us on SpotifyWebsite: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.comMerch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/TikTok: ChickLitBookClubInstagram and Threads: ChickLitBookClubPodcastPinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcastBlueSky:@clbcpodcast.bsky.socialYoutube: @ChickLitBookClubEmail: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com