After doing vampire recs a few episodes ago, we decided that werewolves were also having a comeback and so Tali pulled together a list of werewolf books that are on her TBR. For this rec list we go through the descriptions of the books and discuss what we know about them and our thoughts.

Books we discuss today are:

• Shadows & Light, Cambric Creek After Darkverse #2 - C.M. Nascosta
• Alpha of Mortal Flesh, Darkmourn Universe #3 - Ben Alderson
• Hemlock Grove, Hemlock Grove #1 - Brian McGreevy
• Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones
• Bride - Ali Hazelwood
• Nightbitch - Rachel Yoder
• Such Sharp Teeth - Rachel Harrison
• The Wren in the Holly Library, The Oak and Holly Cycle #1 - K.A. Linde

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It's reading update time! Here's a selection of what we've been reading lately, as usual we've got a lot of fantasy books and Toni has started a new series which she spends a good portion of the middle talking about.

The books we talk about in this episode are:

Toni

• The Amethyst Kingdom
• The Raven Boys
• Bitten by Surprise

Tali

• Twin Crowns
• Scales and Sensibility
• The Marriage Act

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So if the title hasn't given it away, in today's episode Tali and Toni have come prepared with 5 love interests each from popular books.

Which we're going to rate each one from 1-5 on how unhinged they are, using a measurement of how fast you would tell your friend to run away in real life. How much of a cinnamon roll they are from 1-5. Finishing with their 'daddy' level (in a fictional universe only because fictional men can be walking red flags).

The whole thing is just as unhinged as it sounds... but was really funny.

The love interests we talk about today are:

1. Rhysand (ACOTAR series)
2. Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows)
3. Wrath (Kingdom of the Wicked)
4. Jace (The Mortal Instruments)
5. Peta Malark (The Hunger Games)
6. Lucien (ACOTAR series)
7. The Bargainer (Rhapsodic)
8. Gabe (The Bonds That Tie)
9. Edward Cullen (Twilight)
10. Amy Dunne (Gone Girl)

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The idea behind this episode was that we each bring a book to tell each other (and you) about, we failed the assignment as we've both bough a series along!

• First half of the episode we talk about the Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir
• Second half we hear all about the Heart Stopper series by Alice Oseman

Join us this week for a mini deep-dive into two very different series and why the Lazy Book Lovers love these books!

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This week we are bringing you a list of books that give off a summer vibe, set in either tropical places or holiday destinations, it's all places that reminded Toni of sun and long hot days. We have a strange mix of romance and thrillers for you today!

Books talked about in this episode are:

• Just for the Summer, Part of Your World #3, Abby Jimenez
• Seven Days in June, Tia Williams
• The Paradise Problem, Christina Lauren
• Dial A for Aunties, Aunties #1, Jesse Q. Sutanto
• The Resort, Sara Ochs
• The Unhoneymooners, The Unhoneymooners #1, Christina Lauren
• My Killer Vacation, Tessa Bailey
• Summer Reading, Jenn McKinlay
• Happy Place, Emily Henry
• Beach Read, Emily Henry

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Curious about what books are coming out over the next few months? Join us for a little list of some the books that are coming out in the third quarter of the year (July- September). In this episode we read out the synopsis's of books that are releasing soon and offer our... very 'qualified'... opinions on these books and whether we'll be picking them up!

Books discussed in today's episode are:

• The Thirteenth Child - Erin A. Craig
• Compound Fracture - Andrew Joseph White
• Immortal Dark, Immortal Dark Trilogy #1 - Tigest Girma
• Long Live Evil, Time of Iron #1 - Sarah Rees Brennan
• Masquerade - O.O. Sangoyomi
• Girls Who Burn - MK Pagano
• Dance of the Starlit Sea - Kiana Krystle
• The Midnight Feast - Lucy Foley
• The Night Ends with Fire, The Night Ends With Fire #1 - K.X. Song
• All This and More - Peng Shepherd
• Society of Lies - Lauren Ling Brown
• You Will Never Be Me - Jesse Q. Sutanto
• The Seventh Veil of Salome - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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We may have to change our name because the Lazy Book Lovers have not been so lazy with their reading lately! Our secret plan to bully ourselves into reading more by running a book podcast is working... so today we talk about some of our stand-out reads from the last month or two.

In a weird freaky Friday, Tali has been reading loads of romantasy and Toni has been reading non-fiction and depressing stuff.

Book discussed in today's episode are:

Toni's reads:

• Four thousand weeks- time management for mortals - Oliver Burke
• In the Dream house - Carmen Maria Machado
• Rhapsodic - Laura Thalassa
• Love and other words - Christina Lauren
• A Pho love story - Loan Le

Tali's reads

• The bonds that tie series - J Bree
• Cursed under London - Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
• The crimson moth - Kristen Ciccarelli
• The Throne of Shadows - Evangeline Anderson
• When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker

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We're trying something new! Here is an update on all things reading and life related for the first six months of the year, usually we only do the yearly summaries but we thought it would be fun to do summary updates throughout the year.

Today we talk about:

• A little bit of life
• A good 5+ min tangent chat about gross things our pets leave us as presents (oops)
• Total reads for the year so far
• Page stats for the year
• Top reading moods
• Reading speed and book pace stats
• Top genres and authors

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