Honestly Booked

Honestly Booked

Every Wednesday, Ariel and Rachel come together to chat about their current reads, latest reads, and hopeful reads. Your TBR will be growing after each episode! Once a month, your hosts will tell you all about popular book subscription box picks and which books they're excited about. Ariel and Rachel are also participating in a few reading challenges, which you can hear all about monthly as well. Join your hosts every Wednesday for a ton of laughs and all things bookish!

Episodes

February 20, 2024 56 mins

This week, Ariel and Rachel catch up on their January challenges (yes... they know it's late but better late than never!) and see where they are for February so far.

Honestly Booked airs Wednesdays. Happy listening!

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We're back! This week, Rachel and Ariel tell you what books they think are overhyped and underhyped.

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Ariel and Rachel are here once again to tell you all about January's book subscription options! We know January came and went, but we hope you still add some of these amazing books to your TBR!

Honestly Booked airs Wednesdays. Happy listening!

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This week, Ariel and Rachel discuss their reading goals for 2024, recap 2023, and what books they're most excited about this year.

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In this week's episode, Ariel and Rachel are joined by Travis (@this.guy.books on Instagram) to tell you about their top 5 reads of 2023! This episode will only focus on the BEST BOOKS according to your three hosts. No negativity here! ;) Bring on 2024!

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It's the most wonderful time of the (month) year! Book subscription time! *happy dance* In this episode, Rachel and Ariel have riveting discussions surrounding audiobooks, libraries, and -of course- book subscriptions.

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This episode is a special one because... Ariel and Rachel's booksta bestie and #1 fan Travis (@this.guy.books on Instagram) joins them for this episode! Get to know Travis and what kinds of books he enjoys. We also discuss the following genres: historical fiction, romance, literary fiction, British crime, thriller, and fantasy. There is bound to be something for you to read in this episode!

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Spoiler alert: November proves to be another fail for reading challenges. BUT their Goodreads 2023 reading challenge seems to be going well.

Challenges mentioned in this episode:

The Book Girls Guide - Read Around the USA, Read Around the World, and Decades

Goodreads 2023 Challenge

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Ariel and Rachel are back with a selection of nonfiction books in honor of Nonfiction November! They discuss what types of nonfiction they enjoy and why they do or don't read a ton of nonfiction. BREAKING NEWS: Ariel also talks about her journey of reading Fourth Wing.

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It's that time! BOOK SUBSCRIPTIONS! *happy dance* Ariel and Rachel love their book subscriptions (especially Aardvark) and can't wait for you to hear all about them!

Disclaimer: Ariel and Rachel are not sponsored by any of the mentioned book subscriptions. They just love them so much that they have to rave about them.

Honestly Booked airs Wednesdays. Happy reading!

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Lions and tigers and bears? Not for your hosts! They have NetGalleys and Kindles and enormous library stacks. The books are never-ending! And today, Ariel and Rachel come together to discuss what books are forever in their Kindle purgatories and library loans. And it's a lot... no surprise there.

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Ariel and Rachel are back to discuss their progress with October's reading challenges. Spoiler alert: they failed at all their challenges. They also seem to be reading a lot of books about serial killers...

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Featured Reading Challenges:

Book Girls Guide - Read Around the USA, Read Around the World, Decades

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In this week's episode of Honestly Booked, Ariel and Rachel pull out the haunted book recommendations for the Halloween season! You'll find books fitting for the season ranging from romance to horror to gothic fiction. Happy Halloween!

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It's that tiiiiime! Book subscriptions! This month, Rachel and Ariel explore Aardvark, Book of the Month, Amazon First Reads, and various celebrity book clubs. You're bound to find something you'll like in this episode!

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We're baaaack for good! Rachel and Ariel are excited to be here chatting with you about all things books once again. From haunted books fitting for the season to chatting about life and never-ending TBR piles, you're sure to be laughing along with your hosts - and maybe you'll find your next read along the way!

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you or someone you know has/is battling breast cancer, we se...

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Rachel is back with another solo installment of Honestly Booked! (Ariel we miss you!) This week, she's back to reading romance and just had to share what she's been loving from the genre lately. Rachel also briefly touches on young adult novels and audiobooks.

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In this week's installment of Honestly Booked, Ariel and Rachel bring some popular books (published this year) for every genre to the table. They also introduce a new segment, where they will feature weird erotica. This week's weird erotica feature is Chuck Tingle. It was a struggle to keep it together xD The weirdness continues throughout the episode, so make sure you listen to the end!

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Rachel goes solo for the first time ever to talk about some fantasy books she's been loving. She also mentions that she may be back in her romance era.... have a listen to see what Rachel's reading has been like this week!

PS: Ariel will be back next week!

Honestly Booked airs Thursdays. Feedback is always appreciated.

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Ariel and Rachel have reunited at last in this newest installment of Honestly Booked. They chat about how life's going, how reading has been going, and what books they (never) read for their July challenges.

Honestly Booked airs Thursdays. Feedback is always appreciated!

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This week, Ariel and Rachel discuss how their reading year is going and their top reads so far.

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