Episode 53: Trust your Gut and Read What You Want PLUS our Best Books of the Year

Hello, hi, and “Welcome back to Medium Lady Reads! This is Episode 53, “Trust your Gut and Read What You Want PLUS our Best Books of the Year.” As always, Erin and Jillian have new book recommendations to share! We’re so happy you’re here—especially in this cozy, end-of-year stretch. Whether you’ve been listening all along or you’re finding us for the first time, thank you for choosing to spend a little reading time with us. Today we’re settling in with fresh book talk, comforting reads, and a few titles that might be just right for this quiet in-between week. In This Episode: It’s time for a check-in! The ladies check in on how their reading and life are going. After the check in, the ladies jump into their book reviews. Tune in to hear what books they’re recommending this week.  Instead of Hot Takes, this week the ladies are sharing the books that stuck with them throughout the year. The ladies wrap up their last show of the year by sharing what’s on their holds list and what’s coming next on their TBR.  The ladies will be taking a winter break for all of January, but will be back in February. Books Mentioned In This Episode: Alchemised by SenLinYu A Merry Little Life by Sarah Morgan Half Spent Was the Night by Ami McKay Mate by Ali Hazelwood The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake The Will of the Many by James Islington The Strength of the Few by James Islington Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola Honey and Spice by Bolu Bablola Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese The Dirt Beneath Our Door by Pamela Jones Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O’Clover Weyward by Emilia Hart The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon The Unseen World by Liz Moore Women Who Work Too Much by Tamu Thomas One Perfect Summer by Carley Fortune The Gift by Danielle Steel The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss