Judging More Than Just The Cover: Book Club

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota.Episode Summary: In this Book Club Discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of  Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera.Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.*Join our lively book club discussion as we share our thoughts, insights, and favorite moments from these empowering tales. Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or just looking for your next compelling read, you won't want to miss this episode.The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends.Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book Info: Genre: Mystery/Thriller | Number of Pages: 252 | Location: Texas and CaliforniaListen for the Lie summary from Goodreads.com:"What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn't matter?Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all and, if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. But after Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy's blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. It's been years since that horrible night, a night Lucy can't remember anything about, and she has since moved to LA and started a new life. But now the phenomenally huge hit true crime podcast Listen for the Lie and its too-good looking host, Ben Owens, have decided to investigate Savvy's murder for the show's second season. Lucy is forced to return to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend's murder, even if she is the one who did it.The truth is out there, if we just listen."Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction, booktok

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book Club Discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of  Shark Heart by Emily Habeck. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* Join our lively book club discussion as we share our thoughts, insights, and favorite moments from these empowering tales. Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or just looking for your next compelling read, you won't want to miss this episode. The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book Info:  Genre: Magical Realism | Number of Pages: 416 | Location: Oklahoma Shark Heart summary from Goodreads.com: "For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last. A few weeks after their wedding, Lewis receives a rare diagnosis: He will retain most of his consciousness, memories, and intellect, but his physical body will gradually turn into a great white shark. As Lewis develops the features and impulses of one of the most predatory creatures in the ocean, his complicated artist's heart struggles to make peace with his unfulfilled dreams.At first, Wren internally resists her husband's fate. Is there a way for them to be together after Lewis changes? Then, a glimpse of Lewis's developing carnivorous nature activates long-repressed memories for Wren, whose story vacillates between her childhood living on a houseboat in Oklahoma, her time with her college ex-girlfriend, and her unusual friendship with a woman pregnant with twin birds." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction, booktok

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book Club Discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Yellowface by R.F. Huang. E ach month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* Join our lively book club discussion as we share our thoughts, insights, and favorite moments from these empowering tales. Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or just looking for your next compelling read, you won't want to miss this episode. The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book Info:  Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Number of Pages: 336 | Location: Washington, D.C. Yellowface summary from Goodreads.com: "White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel.Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena's a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.So what if June edits Athena's novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn't this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That's what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.But June can't get away from Athena's shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June's (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction, booktok

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book Club Discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* Join our lively book club discussion as we share our thoughts, insights, and favorite moments from these empowering tales. Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or just looking for your next compelling read, you won't want to miss this episode. The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book Info:  Genre: Fantasy | Number of Pages: 317 | Location: Hrafnsvik (Fantasy). Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries summary from Goodreads.com: "A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love in the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series.Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party--or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, and the Fair Folk.So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby, who manages to charm the townsfolk, get in the middle of Emily's research, and utterly confound and frustrate her.But as Emily gets closer and closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones--the most elusive of all faeries--lurking in the shadowy forest outside the town, she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: Who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she'll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all--her own heart." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction, booktok

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book Club Discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* Join our lively book club discussion as we share our thoughts, insights, and favorite moments from these empowering tales. Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or just looking for your next compelling read, you won't want to miss this episode. The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book Info:  Genre: Cozy Fantasy | Number of Pages: 296 | Location: Thune (Fantasy). Legends and Lattes summary from Goodreads.com: "After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone.But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction, booktok

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book Club Discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* Join our lively book club discussion as we share our thoughts, insights, and favorite moments from these empowering tales. Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or just looking for your next compelling read, you won't want to miss this episode. The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book Info:  Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Magical Realism | Number of Pages: 362 | Location: London. Cassandra in Reverse summary from Goodreads.com: "If you had the power to change the past…where would you start?Cassandra Penelope Dankworth is a creature of habit. She likes what she likes (museums, jumpsuits, her boyfriend, Will) and strongly dislikes what she doesn't (mess, change, her boss drinking out of her mug). Her life runs in a pleasing, predictable order…until now.• She's just been dumped.• She's just been fired.• Her local café has run out of banana muffins.Then, something truly unexpected happens: Cassie discovers she can go back and change the past. One small rewind at a time, Cassie attempts to fix the life she accidentally obliterated, but soon she'll discover she's trying to fix all the wrong things." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book Club Discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* Join our lively book club discussion as we share our thoughts, insights, and favorite moments from these empowering tales. Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or just looking for your next compelling read, you won't want to miss this episode. The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book Info:  Genre: Fantasy | Number of Pages: 624 | Location: Navarre (Fictional) Iron Flame summary from Goodreads.com: "Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance. It's the new vice commandant, who's made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.Although Violet's body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else's, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.But a determination to survive won't be enough this year.Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book Club Discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* Join our lively book club discussion as we share our thoughts, insights, and favorite moments from these empowering tales. Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or just looking for your next compelling read, you won't want to miss this episode. The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠⁠ Book Info:  Genre: Fantasy | Number of Pages: 528 | Location: Navarre (Fictional) Fourth Wing summary from Goodreads.com: "Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don't bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother's daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.She'll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die" Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book Club Discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* Join our lively book club discussion as we share our thoughts, insights, and favorite moments from these empowering tales. Whether you're a lifelong bookworm or just looking for your next compelling read, you won't want to miss this episode. The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠⁠ Book Info: Genre: Comedy/Mystery | Number of Pages: 389 | Location: Exact location unknown. Murder Your Employer summary from Goodreads.com: "A devilish thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, a luxurious, clandestine college dedicated to the fine art of murder where earnest students study how best to 'delete' their most deserving victim. Who hasn't wondered for a split second what the world would be like if a person who is the object of your affliction ceased to exist? But then you've probably never heard of The McMasters Conservatory, dedicated to the consummate execution of the homicidal arts. To gain admission, a student must have an ethical reason for erasing someone who deeply deserves a fate no worse (nor better) than death. The campus of this 'Poison Ivy League' college—its location unknown to even those who study there—is where you might find yourself the practice target of a classmate…and where one's mandatory graduation thesis is getting away with the perfect murder of someone whose death will make the world a much better place to live. Prepare for an education you'll never forget. A delightful mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists and genuine intrigue, Murder Your Employer will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well-intentioned would-be murderers you'll ever read." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this bonus Book club discussion, we discuss two short stories written by our own James Moore (CHARLOTTE) and Kate Ota (THE UNDOING OF MAGGIE). You won't want to miss this! The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠ Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/⁠ Book Info: Genre: Action/Spy | Number of Pages: 521 | Location: Washington DC and Texas, USA. The Chemist summary from Goodreads.com: "An ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn't even have a name. And when they decided she was a liability, they came for her without warning. Now she rarely stays in the same place or uses the same name for long. They've killed the only other person she trusted, but something she knows still poses a threat. They want her dead, and soon. When her former handler offers her a way out, she realizes it's her only chance to erase the giant target on her back. But it means taking one last job for her ex-employers. To her horror, the information she acquires only makes her situation more dangerous. Resolving to meet the threat head-on, she prepares for the toughest fight of her life but finds herself falling for a man who can only complicate her likelihood of survival. As she sees her choices being rapidly whittled down, she must apply her unique talents in ways she never dreamed of." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Contemporary | Number of Pages: 335 | Location: Small Town, USA Reminders of Him summary from Goodreads.com: "After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter's life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn't closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna's daughter. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna's life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them. The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Thriller / Mystery | Number of Pages: 369 | Location: Vermont The House Across the Lake summary from Goodreads.com: "Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family's lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple who live in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is rich; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous. One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other—and the longer Casey watches—it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom's marriage is not as perfect and placid as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey becomes consumed with finding out what happened to her. In the process, she uncovers eerie, darker truths that turn a tale of voyeurism and suspicion into a story of guilt, obsession and how looks can be very deceiving. With his trademark blend of sharp characters, psychological suspense, and gasp-worthy surprises, Riley Sager's The House Across the Lake unveils more than one twist that will shock readers until the very last page." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Historical Fiction / Women's Fiction | Number of Pages: 479 | Location: Seattle, WA Firefly Lane summary from Goodreads.com: "In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the “coolest girl in the world” moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all---beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer's end they've become TullyandKate.Inseparable. So begins Kristin Hannah's magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives. From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness. Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she'll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she'll envy her famous best friend. . . . For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship---jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we recap the first season and 20 episodes of the Judging More Than Just the Cover Podcast. It includes a rundown of rating statistics on reviewed books for the life of the podcast. What was our favorite book? Least favorite? Who's the harshest reviewer? Listen to find out. The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of The Last Day by Luanne Rice. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Crime Mystery | Number of Pages: 402 | Location: Connecticut The Last Day summary from Goodreads.com: "Years ago, Beth Lathrop and her sister Kate suffered what they thought would be the worst tragedy of their lives the night both the famous painting Moonlight and their mother were taken. The detective assigned to the case, Conor Reid, swore to protect the sisters from then on. Beth moved on, throwing herself fully into the art world, running the family gallery, and raising a beautiful daughter with her husband Pete. Kate, instead, retreated into herself and took to the skies as a pilot, always on the run. When Beth is found strangled in her home, and Moonlight goes missing again, Detective Reid can't help but feel a sense of déjà vu. Reid immediately suspects Beth's husband, whose affair is a poorly kept secret. He has an airtight alibi—but he also has a motive, and the evidence seems to point to him. Kate and Reid, along with the sisters' closest childhood friends, struggle to make sense of Beth's death, but they only find more questions: Who else would have wanted Beth dead? What's the significance of Moonlight? Twenty years ago, Reid vowed to protect Beth and Kate—and he's failed. Now solving the case is turning into an obsession.." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Historical Fiction | Number of Pages: 444 | Location: France and New York. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue from Goodreads.com: "France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Historical Fiction | Number of Pages: 389 | Location: Los Angeles, CA and Hollywood, CA The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo summary from Goodreads.com: "Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Science Fiction | Number of Pages: 431 | Location: United States The Calculating Stars summary from Goodreads.com: "On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition's attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn't take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can't go into space, too. Elma's drive to become the first Lady Astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction,

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Gothic/Horror | Number of Pages: 301 | Location: Mexico Mexican Gothic summary from Goodreads.com: "After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find—her cousin's husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region. Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she's also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemí's dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction,

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Fantasy/Post-Apocalyptic | Number of Pages: 313 | Location: Western United States Storm of Locusts summary from Goodreads.com: "It's been four weeks since the bloody showdown at Black Mesa, and Maggie Hoskie, Diné monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things. Only her latest bounty hunt has gone sideways, she's lost her only friend, Kai Arviso, and she's somehow found herself responsible for a girl with a strange clan power. Then the Goodacre twins show up at Maggie's door with the news that Kai and the youngest Goodacre, Caleb, have fallen in with a mysterious cult, led by a figure out of Navajo legend called the White Locust. The Goodacres are convinced that Kai's a true believer, but Maggie suspects there's more to Kai's new faith than meets the eye. She vows to track down the White Locust, then rescue Kai and make things right between them. Her search leads her beyond the Walls of Dinétah and straight into the horrors of the Big Water world outside. With the aid of a motley collection of allies, Maggie must battle body harvesters, newborn casino gods and, ultimately, the White Locust himself. But the cult leader is nothing like she suspected, and Kai might not need rescuing after all. When the full scope of the White Locust's plans are revealed, Maggie's burgeoning trust in her friends, and herself, will be pushed to the breaking point, and not everyone will survive." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Outlawed by Anna North. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Western | Number of Pages: 261 | Location: Western United States Outlawed summary from Goodreads.com: "The Crucible meets True Grit in this riveting adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West. In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada's life looks good; she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows. She joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of outlaws led by a preacher-turned-robber known to all as the Kid. Charismatic, grandiose, and mercurial, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women. But to make this dream a reality, the Gang hatches a treacherous plan that may get them all killed. And Ada must decide whether she's willing to risk her life for the possibility of a new kind of future for them all. Featuring an irresistibly no-nonsense, courageous, and determined heroine, Outlawed dusts off the myth of the old West and reignites the glimmering promise of the frontier with an entirely new set of feminist stakes. Anna North has crafted a pulse-racing, page-turning saga about the search for hope in the wake of death, and for truth in a climate of small-mindedness and fear." Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, fiction, western

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Drama | Number of Pages: 528 | Perspective: First Alternating | Location: Connecticut, USA Small Great Things tells the story of Ruth Jefferson, an African-American labor and delivery nurse who finds herself in a dire situation because of passive and aggressive prejudice. When the newborn child of white supremacists' dies while in Ruth's care her life spirals down to a place where her dignity is stripped away. In this story the reader is taken through an examination of race relations in American society which turns out not to be as black and white as one would expect. Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, thriller, mystery

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Thriller | Number of Pages: 325 | Perspective: First Alternating | Location: London, England The Girl on The Train follows the perspective of three females that are initially only loosely connected. Rachel, an extreme alcoholic, takes the train every day and begins to feel like she personally knows a married couple that she sees as she passes every evening. When that wife, Megan, goes missing, Rachel feels the need to step in and figure out the case herself. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of Girl on the Train: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2015/08/the-girl-on-train-paula-hawkins.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, thriller, mystery

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Horror | Number of Pages: 384 | Perspective: Third | Location: US (Originally Netherlands) Hex is the story of a town that is cursed by a witch with her eyes and mouth sewn shut. She shows up in houses and just stands and stares for days at a time. The people of the town can never leave and are plagued by the fear of what would happen if the witch’s eyes and mouth are ever opened. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of Hex: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2016/12/hex-thomas-olde-heuvelt.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, strong leading women, horror, witch, curse, thriller, scary

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Magical Realism | Number of Pages: 288 | Perspective: First | Location: Tennessee Nothing to See Here follows Lilian as she becomes a nanny for one of her childhood friends. To her surprise, the children spontaneously catch on fire. So Lilian has to help conceal this secret to protect the children’s father’s political job. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of Nothing to See Here: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2020/09/review-nothing-to-see-here-kevin-wilson.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, contemporary fiction, humor, magical realism, family, forgiveness, friendship, strong leading women

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Contemporary Romance | Number of Pages: 320 | Perspective: First | Location: Boston, MA Things You Save in a Fire follows a female firefighter, Cassie, after an altercation with a government employee at an award ceremony causes her to lose her position. Cassie's estranged mother needs help while recovering from eye surgery, so Cassie reluctantly accepts the invite, with the caveat that it would be temporary. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of Things You Save in a Fire: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2020/08/review-things-you-save-in-a-fire-katherine-center.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, contemporary romance, romance, family, forgiveness, friendship, firefighter, strong leading women

Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Post Apocalyptic Sci-fi/Fantasy | Number of Pages: 287 | Perspective: First | Location: New Mexico/Colorado/Arizona Trail of Lightning follows the monster hunter, Maggie, after a climate-change-induced flood drowns most of the world. Now, gods, heroes, and monsters walk amongst those who remain on an old Navajo reservation. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of Trail of Lightning: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2020/07/review-trail-of-lightning-rebecca-roanhorse.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, diverse books, YA, young adult, teen books, adventure, fantasy, apocalyptic

*Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in November 2019, before the death of George Floyd and the 2020 protests against police brutality* Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of On The Come Up by Angie Thomas. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Young Adult Contemporary | Number of Pages: 464 | Perspective: First | Location: Mississippi On the Come Up follows teen rapper Bri, trying to follow in her late father’s footsteps. She finally goes viral for her controversial rap. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of On the Come Up: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2020/06/review-on-the-come-up-angie-thomas.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, diverse books, #blacklivesmatter, Black fiction, YA, young adult, teen books

Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Horror/Psychological Thriller | Number of Pages: 286 | Perspective: First | Location: Boston Suburbs, MA When their eldest teenage daughter seemingly starts to lose her mind, the family in A Head Full of Ghosts turns to their church and a reality show for exorcism help. Is she really possessed by a demon or is it schizophrenia? For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of A Head Full of Ghosts: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2019/10/review-head-full-of-ghosts-paul-tremblay.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, Cabin at the End of the World, Paul Tremblay, A Head Full of Ghosts, horror, ghost story, spooky, exorcism, religion

Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Crime Mystery | Number of Pages: 368 | Perspective: First | Location: London, England and Ireland Sweet Little Lies follows the detective Cat as she tries to solve a murder that intertwines with a missing person case from her childhood hometown that she has always suspected her father is tied to. For a complete summary, you can go here Full review of Sweet Little Lies: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2019/09/review-sweet-little-lies-caz-frear.html Interview with the author, Caz Frear: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2019/08/q-a-with-caz-frear.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, Sweet Little Lies, Caz Frear, crime fiction, crime mystery, mystery thriller, detective, police fiction, England

Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: New Adult Sci-Fi Number of Pages: 343 Perspective: First Person Location: Manhattan, NY An Absolutely Remarkable Thing follows 23-year-old April May as she becomes a viral social media influencer after discovering the first of many alien robots in the middle of Manhattan. This starts a series of puzzles to figure out what these robots, referred to as Carls, want. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2019/08/book-review-an-absolutely-remarkable-thing-by-hank-green.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, Hank Green, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, sci-fi, science fiction, young adult, new adult

Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Magic Realism Number of Pages: 369 Perspective: Third Omniscient Location: New York City, NY The Rules of Magic follows three magical siblings from the 1960s to 1990s. Their ancestors were cursed so that no one in their family could ever love or else their significant other would face disastrous consequences. But this conflicts with one of the three major rules of magic: Fall in love whenever you can. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of The Rules of Magic: https://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2019/06/review-rules-of-magic-alice-hoffman.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, hello sunshine bookclub, Rules of Magic, Alice Hoffman, magic, magical realism, fantasy

Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info Genre: Historical Fiction Number of Pages: 368 Perspective: Multiple First Person Location: Los Angeles, CA Daisy Jones and the Six takes place in the late sixties in the era of sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll. It is formatted in documentary-style transcripts and follows a band, The Six, who reluctantly accepts the alluring Daisy Jones as their second lead singer. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of Daisy Jones and the Six: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2019/04/review-daisy-jones-and-the-six-taylor-jenkins-reid.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, hello sunshine bookclub, historical fiction, music, Taylor Jenkins Reid, rock and roll, Daisy Jones and The Six, behind the music

Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info Genre: Historical Fiction Number of Pages: 532 Perspective: Alternating First + Third Location: France The Alice Network is a story following two women. One is Eve, a spy in World War I. The other is Charlie, a well-off college student shamed by her accidental pregnancy in the aftermath of World War II. Their timelines converge as Charlie goes on a search for her cousin who went missing after the war. For a complete summary, you can go here. Full review of The Alice Network: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2019/04/review-the-alice-network-kate-quinn.html Virtual Written Book Chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Tags: book talk, book club, books, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish, hello sunshine bookclub, historical fiction, history, the alice network, kate quinn

Episode Summary: In this Book club discussion, we will have an in-depth analysis of An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. *Spoiler alert for the conversation.* For the full book review and articles related to writing, publishing, and editing, visit: www.judgingmorethanjustthecover.com The chat doesn't end here. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area or connect with us on social media. Enjoyed the show? Share the love. Give us a review, like, follow, and a share with your friends. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgingmorethan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judgingmorethanjustthecover/ Book Info: Genre: Psychological Thriller Number of Pages: 375 Perspective: First Alternating Location: New York City, NY Book Summary: Motivated by her need for money, Jessica weasels her way into a psychology professor’s study on ethics and morality. She doesn’t realize that she just threw herself into the psychiatrist’s ruthless and manipulative test for her husband. Full review of An Anonymous Girl here: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/2019/02/an-anonymous-girl-greer-hendricks-sarah.html Virtual written book chats: http://judgingmorethanjustthecover.com/category/book-chat Team: Amber Gregg, James Moore, and Kate Ota. Tags: book talk, book club, books, thriller, virtual book club, podcast, audio book club, book chat, book discussion, Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, An Anonymous girl, psychological thriller, book, fiction, novel, review, book review, book of the month, bookish