Welcome back to our podcast—a cozy corner for book lovers of all kinds! 📖☀️ In this episode, we're diving into our summer TBR, sharing the books we're currently reading and the ones we're hoping to finish before the season winds down. From stories we can't wait to get back to, to those long-awaited reads we're finally making time for, we chat about what's on our stacks and why each pick made the cut this summer.

We break down our current reads, our summer goals, and the reasons these particular books earned a spot on our list right now. Whether it's a book club pick or a story we've been meaning to get to all year, we're sharing it all—plus a few sneak peeks at what's waiting in the wings. So grab your iced coffee (or lemonade!), find a sunny spot, and join us as we talk all things summer reading—one book at a time. 🍹📚✨

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Would look beautiful next to Emma M Lion

Little House on the Prairie Vibes

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Welcome back to our podcast—a cozy corner for book lovers of all kinds! 📖💛

We're talking DNFs. Did Not Finish. Maybe a few of the most controversial letters in the book community?

We're getting into all of it: what a DNF actually means to us, where the "soft DNF" fits in, and how we each decide when a book has officially lost us. Then we get personal talking about the books we quietly abandoned, the ones we probably should have put down way sooner but stubbornly pushed through anyway, and the ones we almost gave up on that ended up totally winning us over.

No shame, no spoilers, just three babes being radically honest about the books that didn't make the cut. Whether you're a "always finish what you start" reader or a proud DNF-er, this episode might just change how you think about putting a book down. 📚✨✨

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Can you believe we're already halfway through 2026?! Neither can we. This week, we're pausing to take stock of our reading year so far. We talk about how many books we've actually read and whether we're on track to meet the goals we set back in January.

We're diving into the Mid-Year Tag, which means all the good stuff: gushing over our best reads, confessing our biggest disappointments, and celebrating the authors and characters that completely stole our hearts this year.

Plus, we get honest about our goals for the year, talking about what's working, what's not, and what we're tweaking heading into the second half of the year. Expect real talk, a few surprising picks, maybe some tears (the books made us do it), and a whole lot of bookish enthusiasm.

Whether you're cruising past your reading goal or quietly pretending you didn't make one, this episode is for you. Grab your favorite reading snack and settle in. We think the second half of 2026 is looking pretty great. 📚✨

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