Shelf Sisters

Beautiful Ugly By Alice Feeney

Welcome to our March book club episode! We are discussing Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney, a new thriller that was just released this past January. We share a short summary, our overall thoughts on the book, go through discussion questions, cast our perfect Hollywood adaption, and of course give our final ratings for the book! 
We were surprisingly on separate sides of the spectrum of whether or not we liked this book lol, and have heard a lot of polarizing rumblings on bookstagram and booktok as well, so we would love to know what you all think! Did you enjoy it or despise it?
Enjoy the episode!

Bookish: Most Anticipated 2025 New Releases

It's time for our March bookish episode!
Today we're discussing: our March book of the month pick (Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney), a kindle colorsoft review, Paris recap, Tinx's Hotter in the Hamptons TV adaptation, and our most anticipated new 2025 spring book releases!! Enjoy!

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

February Book Club: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood! ❤️
For our February book club, we’re diving (& swimming lol) into Ali Hazelwood’s newest release, Deep End! We promised a romance-filled month, and this book definitely delivered. We weren’t expecting this level of spice, but we had plenty to discuss—especially when it came to Scarlett and Lukas’ redeeming qualities. And of course, we couldn’t resist casting our Hollywood picks for the characters!
Do you agree with our low ratings? Or completely disagree? Let us know! And as always, thanks for reading along with us this month.
P.S. This episode drops on Saanya’s birthday, so you know it’s a special one! 🎉

Romance Bookish: Top Romance Books, This or That Trivia & Current Reads

Happy February & welcome to our February bookish episode! In honor of Valentine's Day, we have dedicated this entire episode to romance books, one of our absolute favorite genres!! We're discussing our top romance books EVER (yes, including mafia romances), this or that romance edition, and of course, our February book club pick. Let us know your favorite romance books so we can add them to our TBR 🩷
We hope you enjoy this episode!
 
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Books Mentioned:
-Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
-A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn
-Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
-The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori
-Sinners Condemned by Somme Sketcher 
-Sinners Consumed by Somme Sketcher
-Book Lovers by Emily Henry
-Beach Read by Emily Henry
-The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori
-Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata
-Vicious by LJ Shen
-Given Our History by Kristyn J Miller
-Twisted Love by Ana Huang
 

Local Woman Missing By Mary Kubica

Welcome to our official book club episode for the month of January! Today we're discussing Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica and all of the heart palpitation inducing twists and turns of this book. If you read along with us, what were your thoughts on the book??
Up next is our February pick, which will be a much lighter read! Stay up to date with the book of the month announcements on our socials:
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It Ends With Us Drama & Goodreads Goals

Happy new year! On this bookish episode, we're thoroughly discussing the crazy, never ending It Ends With Us drama!! We fully breakdown all of the claims (the intimacy coordinator, Justin Baldoni's lawyer's interview, and the texts of it all) and whose side we're on (hint: it is not the same lol)
We also go through our current reads, 2025 Goodreads goals, and of course, announce our January book club pick: Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica!

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

For December's book club episode, we discuss The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter! A cozy mystery and romance combo in the English countryside - name a more iconic book club pick for the holiday season! We each also selected our top Shelf Sisters book of the year and it's so on brand (especially for Saanya ha).
Thank you for reading along with us in 2024 and supporting the podcast :) We hope you're all enjoying a cozy holiday season with your loved ones. Cheers to 2025!

Holiday Reads & 2024 Book Wrap

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

The God of the Woods By Liz Moore

Happy thanksgiving!! On this episode we recap the perfect fall book club pick…The God of the Woods by Liz Moore! We summarize the book, share our theories about Bear and Barbara’s disappearances, and discover some plot holes left to be uncovered.
We BOTH rated God of the Woods a 5/5, which is so rare🤣 let us know if you agree/disagree with our ratings and if we missed anything in our recap🫶🏻

Thanksgiving Bookish!

Welcome BACK to the Shelf Sisters (lol)!
On this episode we announce our November book club pick: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore! This episode will be released in two weeks so there's plenty of time to read along with us :)
We also unveil a new segment titled "Literary Post" where we discuss current book news, and on the docket today is the Goodreads 2024 Choice Awards, People We Meet on Vacation's adaptation into a movie for Netflix, and upcoming new releases for November and December!
And like always, we also include our current reads, DNFs, and life updates!
Timestamps:
1:30- Announcing November book club pick
5:30- Life Updates
18:27- Current Reads & DNFs 
32:20- Literary Post (AKA new book news)
1:09- Thanksgiving menu plans