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Here are our top young-adult-ish books of 2018! For the list of books we&#8217;re reading on the pod in 2019, click here! Just an FYI, the links listed are Amazon affiliate links, so if you click them and then buy something, we make money. Thanks for your support of our podcast! &lt;3



Julia Honorable Mention <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062413341?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wineandsenten-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0062413341" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" Queen of Blood (opens in a new tab)"> Queen of Blood</a>/<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062474111?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wineandsenten-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0062474111" target="_blank">Reluctant Queen</a> by Sarah Beth Durst



Taylor Honorable Mention <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006234871X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wineandsenten-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=006234871X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli (opens in a new tab)">The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli</a>



Julia #3 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399180982?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wineandsenten-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0399180982" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (opens in a new tab)">Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik</a>



Taylor #3 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DA9PX0A?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wineandsenten-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B00DA9PX0A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (opens in a new tab)"> To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han</a>



Julia #2 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439895987?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wineandsenten-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0439895987" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (opens in a new tab)"> Beauty Queens by Libba Bray </a>&nbsp;



Taylor #2 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1626726353?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wineandsenten-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1626726353" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu (opens in a new tab)"> Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu</a>



Julia #1 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735212511?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wineandsenten-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0735212511">The Hunger by Alma Katsu</a>



Taylor #1 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006234868X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wineandsenten-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=006234868X"> Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli </a>

<description>Here are our top young-adult-ish books of 2018! For the list of books we’re reading on the pod in 2019, click here! […]</description>

Here are our top young-adult-ish books of 2018! For the list of books we’re reading on the pod in 2019, click here! […]

WaS Episode 6: Our Best Books of 2018!

<img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-113 size-full" src="https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/blur-books-close-up-159866.jpg?resize=640%2C429" alt="pile of books with pages splayed" width="640" height="429" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/blur-books-close-up-159866.jpg?w=4754&amp;ssl=1 4754w, https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/blur-books-close-up-159866.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/blur-books-close-up-159866.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/blur-books-close-up-159866.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/blur-books-close-up-159866.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/blur-books-close-up-159866.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" />
Spoilers alert! (duh)
Taylor and Julia discuss <a href="http://stephanieperkins.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stephanie Perkins&#8217;s</a> AMAZING series (Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, Isla and the Happily Ever After). She deserves so much better than this podcast. Taylor and Julia love these books, but for some reason all they do is bash them for an hour.

<description>Spoilers alert! (duh) Taylor and Julia discuss Stephanie Perkins’s AMAZING series (Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, […]</description>

Spoilers alert! (duh) Taylor and Julia discuss Stephanie Perkins’s AMAZING series (Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, […]

WaS Episode 5: Sorry, Stephanie!

<img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-43 size-large" src="https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-433281-1024x683.jpeg?resize=640%2C427" alt="a beer or cider with a red candle in the background and the corner of an open book on the side" width="640" height="427" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-433281.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-433281.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-433281.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-433281.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-433281.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" />
Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Julia and Taylor discuss the favorite books they read in 2017. Stephanie Perkins (Anna and the French Kiss), Jon Krakauer (Missoula), Margaret Atwood (Handmaid&#8217;s Tale), Nicola Yoon (The Sun Is Also a Star), and more!
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Runner up Julia &#8211; Missoula: rape and the justice system in a college town, Jon Krakauer 
Runner up Taylor &#8211; Stephanie Perkins series (Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, and Isla and the Happily Ever After)
3 Julia &#8211; Stranger in the Woods,  Michael Finkel
3 Taylor &#8211; The Sun is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon
2 Julia &#8211; Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
2 Taylor &#8211; Mom &amp; Me &amp; Mom, Maya Angelou (from Julia—heart heart heart heart)
1 Julia &#8211; IT, Stephen King
1 Taylor &#8211; The Color of Water, James McBride

<description>Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Julia and Taylor discuss the favorite books they read in 2017. Stephanie Perkins (Anna and the French Kiss), Jon […]</description>

Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Julia and Taylor discuss the favorite books they read in 2017. Stephanie Perkins (Anna and the French Kiss), Jon […]

WaS Episode 4: Best Books of 2017

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-40 size-large" src="https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-326625-1024x806.jpeg?resize=640%2C504" alt="two hearts between two tree trunks" width="640" height="504" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-326625.jpeg?resize=1024%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-326625.jpeg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-326625.jpeg?resize=768%2C604&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-326625.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-326625.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" />
Taylor and Julia get deep (ha) into friendship: ones on the internet and in real life. Get the uncomfortable story of one of their worst friend breakups (not with each other, don&#8217;t worry).

<description>Taylor and Julia get deep (ha) into friendship: ones on the internet and in real life. Get the uncomfortable story of one […]</description>

Taylor and Julia get deep (ha) into friendship: ones on the internet and in real life. Get the uncomfortable story of one […]

WaS Episode 3: Friendships and Friend Breakups

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-37 size-large" src="https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/broken-car-vehicle-vintage-1024x683.jpg?resize=640%2C427" alt="a rusty, falling apart vintage car" width="640" height="427" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/broken-car-vehicle-vintage.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/broken-car-vehicle-vintage.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/broken-car-vehicle-vintage.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/broken-car-vehicle-vintage.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https://i1.wp.com/wineandsentences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/broken-car-vehicle-vintage.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" />
Taylor and Julia ramble for a while. Julia tells tales of her falling-apart car, and the two share the woes of moving house. The two friends discuss what they&#8217;re loving to read and watch right now.

<description>Taylor and Julia ramble for a while. Julia tells tales of her falling-apart car, and the two share the woes of moving […]</description>

Taylor and Julia ramble for a while. Julia tells tales of her falling-apart car, and the two share the woes of moving […]

WaS Episode 2: Gabs, Ramblings, and Car Accidents, Oh My!

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