On this bookish episode, we get extra festive, not just with our holiday PJs but also with our recommendations! We announce our December book club pick, The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Cater. PS, who else sang the title when reading it?! The Christmas book recommendations are lengthy but curated to set the most cozy vibes for the holiday season. We also discuss our 2024 personal book wrap and list our top reads of the year and yes, of course there’s an overlap.
Time Stamps:
4:30- December book club pick announcement
10:30- Christmas book recs
31:40- Holiday TBRs
38:05- Top 2024 reads
Sehrish's 2024 top reads: (in no particular order!)
-Vanishing Hour by Seraphina Nova Glass
-None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
-The Last Flight by Julie Clark
Saanya's 2024 top reads:
-Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
-The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
-The Social Climber by Amanda Pellegrino
-The Vanishing Hour by Seraphina Nova Glass
Christmas recommendations mentioned:
Wholesome/Non Spicy Christmas Reads:
-The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
-Mistletoe and Mr. Right by Sarah Morgenthaler
-Every Day in December by kitty wilson
-We Met in December by Rosie Curtis
-Snowflakes and Secrets in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcroft
-The Christmas Project by maxine morrey
-Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh
Spicy/more adult Christmas reads:
-One Day in December by Josie silver
-Holidaze by Christina Lauren
-Faking Under the Mistletoe by Ashley Shepherd
-Lovelight Farms by B.K Borison
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