In this episode, Amanda and Kat are talking Amazon's Scared Sexy collection of novellas. They can barely remember the details from one book... now six?! Yup! Cue the chaos!  Want to check out these reads yourself? Click here Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

This week’s episode is pure unfiltered book chaos! Kat brought the questions, Amanda brought the vibes, and neither of us brought a plan. We rapid-fire our way through a whirlwind of bookish Q&A: the books that broke us, the ones that shocked us, and the authors we wish would rewrite entire plots. From emotional blind dates with books to Kindle Unlimited rabbit holes and the heartbreak of overdue Libby loans… get in, bestie. We're going for a ride! Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Your book besties are back, and this time… we’ve got thoughts. In this week’s episode, Amanda and Kat buddy read Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc, a YA seasonal romance with big Barnes & Noble promo energy—and not a lot else. Is it cute? Maybe. Is it cozy? Sort of. Is it secretly a middle school book disguised as a fall-themed romcom? Absolutely. We talk about mismatched marketing, the "new kid in town" trope, and the ongoing epidemic of miscommunication in YA romance. We also get a little ranty about Gilmore Girls comparisons, sticker covers, and how many times one character can whine about a pumpkin spice latte. Plus: The truth about PSLs When covers lie What makes a real mother-daughter story Audiobook speeds that might actually break your brain And of course… Trope Talk is back! Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Your book besties are at it again! This week, we’re spiraling into our latest bookish obsessions and honestly? We’re not even pretending to feel bad about it. We’re talking blind date books we’re too nervous to unwrap, time travel stories that completely took over Kat’s reading life, and 2AM reading binges that we definitely regret in the morning (but also… not really). Also in this episode: Amanda packed six books for a two-night trip. Plus her Kindle. Obviously. Kat is in her wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-read era. We debate the “Oops, They Were Roommates” trope and the joy of incompetent fictional police. And we shout out a few of our recent faves, including Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands, The In-Between Bookstore, and Before the Coffee Gets Cold. Come hang out with us in the chaos. And maybe bring a book. Or five. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and sometimes can’t tell if we loved or just survived them. This week, Amanda and Kat dive into I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue. Did our FMC drive us up a wall? Absolutely! Did we love every cringey moment of it? You know we did! Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

She thought she had no triggers... then came this book. This week, we're talking unhinged books, a conversation prompted after Amanda read Little Stranger by Leigh Rivers. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

This week, your book besties Amanda and Kat dive deep into their latest buddy read: House of Frank by Kay Synclaire. Selected via a whimsical trinket-based recommendation game (thank you, @emilysreadingera), this cozy fantasy read gave us adorable vibes, complex characters, and more than a few tears. We talk about grief, memory loss, found family, and the magical weirdness that is Ash Gardens. From chair brothers to ghostly dinner guests, there’s no shortage of heart in this story—and we have thoughts. Like: did Ollie’s behavior really have to give middle school boy energy? Why didn’t anyone notice Frank’s decline earlier? And should more of us plan to be turned into trees? Plus: Trope talk featuring haunted gothic mansions and cantankerous roommates A quick comparison to Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune And some emotional devastation that snuck up on us (yes, we cried) Also: Kat's Goodreads math skills are on full display, and Amanda may or may not be searching for fan art of two bickering cherubs. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

This week, your book besties try something new: letting an Insta reel decide their next buddy read. Amanda and Kat take on the “Pick a Trinket, Get a Book Rec” trend from @emilysreadingera — and it works (kind of). We also spiral into: Our favorite Kindle accessories (and shamefully naked e-readers) Our book merch wishlist A killer (literally) romance series one of us is binging And of course... trope talk!!! Books mentioned: House of Frank by Kay Synclaire The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez Lights Out and Caught Up by Navessa Allen Butcher and Blackbird, Leather and Lark, and Scythe and Sparrow (Ruinous Love Trilogy) The Mindfck Series* by S.T. Abby Whether you’re a cozy Kindle girly, a glass-cup girlie, or a serial killer romance girlie (or all three?), there’s a little something for you in this chaotic episode. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and sometimes fall in love with monsters. Hey! We don't judge here!  What happens when your favorite book besties read a monster romance about a broke millennial with student loans and a very unconventional job? Apparently, a lot of screaming. And swooning. In this week’s episode, Kat and Amanda dive headfirst into Morning Glory Milking Farm — a smutty-but-surprisingly-sweet book that’s exactly what the cover suggests… and also so much more. We talk cinnamon roll love interests, interspecies acceptance, awkward audiobook moments on airplanes, tiny-hand tropes, and the surprisingly cozy vibes of Cambric Creek. Kat gives it 3 stars for being a little rushed, while Amanda bumps her rating up to 5 stars mid-episode. Bonus: we debate minotaur anatomy, read some of our favorite (unhinged) quotes, and explore the other books in the Cambric Creek universe. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

It’s our mid(ish)-year reading check-in, and your book besties are here to spiral through our top 10 books of the year (so far) — plus an honorable mentions we just couldn’t leave out. Along the way, we talk tropes (forbidden love! smut with plot!), tearjerkers, and why some books just hit even if we can't explain why. Our 2025 so-far standouts include: Amanda’s Picks: A Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson First Time Caller by B.K. Borison Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Lights Out by Navessa Allen Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by Florence Given Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Kat’s Picks: The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown This Is How You Win the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Heir by Sabaa Tahir Food for Thought by Alton Brown The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Honorable Mention (shared by both Amanda and Kat): The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and sometimes can’t tell if we loved or just survived them. This week, Amanda and Kat dive into Quicksilver by Callie Hart. Did we love it? No. Did we hate it? Also no. Do we have thoughts? You bet! Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and sometimes hit 2x speed just to get through the cringe. This week’s impromptu episode is a chaotic love letter to audiobook narrators—and a warning about graphic audio sound effects. Amanda and Kat discuss Lights Out and Caught Up by Navessa Allen, and why Jacob Morgan might just be the blueprint for romance narration. Also in this episode: Why Jacob Morgan is the standard and Teddy Hamilton just didn’t quite hit When sound effects in graphic audio go too far Amanda's love for Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez The joy of finding a perfect beach read The single dad trope and why it doesn’t always hit for us Quick trope talk: summer romances, accidental crushes, and Bridgerton tangents This one’s got chaos, crushes, and a little cringe. You’ve been warned. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can sign up here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and sometimes get emotionally derailed by magical realism. This week, Amanda and Kat dive deep into their bestie read of The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown—and it’s anything but spoiler-free. NOTE: There are spoilers ahead. Proceed at your own caution.  We’re talking magical realism, time travel, secret libraries, mysterious mentors, and a plot twist that hit us harder than we expected (seriously, we’re still recovering). We cover: The Book of Doors and its time-bending powers Wild fan theories (Is Mr. Webber secretly Hugo? Could Cassie have become the Woman?) The emotional devastation of thinking Izzy was dead Loopy time loops, unlocked fears, and questionable time-travel ethics Favorite relationships (London + Izzy, Cassie + Drummond) Our favorite magical books (The Book of Pain, Health, Illusion, and more) A new scale: “More baby than Gandalf” This book broke Kat in the best way and gave Amanda some notes—and it made for one of our most passionate book chats yet. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and this week, we might need to explain ourselves. In one of our most unhinged episodes to date, Amanda and Kat spiral into the strange, sentient, and downright sizzling world of inanimate object romance. (Yes, it’s real. No, we don’t understand it either. But, do we love it? Absofuckinglutely!) Inspired by the absurd dating simulator Date Everything, this episode covers pretty much the entire catalog of Holly Wilde: The Deviled Egg Made Me Do SPF Me (sunscreen. It's sentient.) Taken by My TBR I Accidentally Got Engaged to Daylight Saving Time Laid by the Lint Trap Monster And, more! Then, we ground ourselves with some good old-fashioned trope talk, including: Nerds Falling in Love (Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood) Secret Identity Shenanigans (Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas) It’s weird. It’s funny. It’s probably going to make you Google something you’ll regret. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and sometimes get emotionally wrecked by slow-burn space heartbreak. This week, Amanda and Kat deep-dive into their July buddy read: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. (⚠️ Heads up—this episode contains spoilers from start to finish! Plus there's mention of suicide.) Set during NASA’s 1980s shuttle era, Atmosphere follows aspiring astronaut Joan Goodwin through training, trauma, queerness, and quiet acts of resistance. As she builds her future among the stars, she also wrestles with heartbreak, sisterhood, and a slow-burn romance that left both of us sobbing. In this episode, we unpack: That moment with Griff (yes, that moment—we are not okay) The opposites-attract magic of Joan and Vanessa The pressure of ambition vs. personal loss Barbara. Just… Barbara. Favorite quotes, least favorite characters, and the ending that broke us (in a good way) If you love space, sapphic stories, and soft, slow emotional unraveling—you’ll want to read Atmosphere. Just maybe not in public. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and ugly cry over them. This week, Amanda and Kat tackle the ultimate emotional damage: books that made them cry. Amanda brings the heartbreak with Sandwich and A Little Life, while Kat breaks down the emotional gut punch of At First Spite and the historical devastation of Salt to the Sea. It’s fine. We’re fine. (We are not fine.) Also in this episode: The books that broke us (and the ones we’re still recovering from) Bathtub rescues, emotionally supportive book boyfriends, and third-story windows Wartime tragedy, fake boyfriends, and devastating plot twists Tropes of the week: Damsel in Distress (Bella Swan, we’re looking at you) and Meet-Cringe (yes, that means Fifty Shades) Books mentioned: At First Spite, Sandwich, Salt to the Sea, A Little Life, Twilight, Cinder, Assistant to the Villain, and Fifty Shades of Grey Come for the chaos, stay for the tears—and maybe bring tissues. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can signup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and reveal way too much during bookish party games. This week, Amanda and Kat play a bookish round of Never Have I Ever — and things get personal. From dog-earing pages to borrowing books indefinitely, they confess it all (including some spicy inspiration). Then, they take a BuzzFeed quiz to find out their romance novel archetypes — turns out, they might both be the thoughtful observer type. Also in this episode: Their favorite book tropes of the week: Single Parent and Age Gap romances Cowboy romance recommendations (hello, Lost and Lassoed) Books mentioned: The Idea of You, Birthday Girl, Done and Dusted, Training the Heart, and several by TJ Klune Oh — and Kat may or may not have blocked a teenager for lurking on her Bookstagram. You’ll just have to listen. Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can singup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and confess our book crushes. This week, Amanda and Kat get personal about their literary love lives—aka, book boyfriends (and the occasional book breakup). Amanda swoons over her masked man Josh from Lights Out, while Kat... is book-boyfriend single. For now. In this episode, we dive into: Their favorite book boyfriends (and why morally gray is irresistible) The “I hurt you to protect you” breakup trope A breakdown of the masked man trope (yes, it’s a real thing and Amanda has research) A semi-rant about slow burn romances that take too long to spice up Whether hockey romance is worth the hype And the charm of fluffy beach reads like Better Than the Movies Books mentioned: Lights Out by Jodie Slaughter This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Signs of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter Corrupt by Penelope Douglas God of Malice by Rina Kent Scream for Us by Molly Doyle One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Whether you're in a committed relationship with Rhysand or currently between fictional partners, this one's for you.   Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can singup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and bring zero plans. This week’s episode starts with birthday vibes and somehow unravels into hot takes, book haul logistics, and an existential debate about whether the "mentor dies" trope is a literary rite of passage. Amanda wants a birthday book spree. Kat wants rules. And neither of them agrees on how many books one person should be allowed to carry. They dive into: The chaos of viral book buying sprees (and whether they’re sustainable) Barnes & Noble vs. used bookshops (and Amanda’s inner struggle) Tropes of the week: The Mentor Dies and The Backstabbing Mentor Plot twists, overconsumption, and the unread blind dates with books sitting on Amanda’s shelf Also mentioned: The Poppy War, Circe, Water Moon, Pumpkin Spice Café, Ender’s Game, Shadow and Bone, and, of course, Harry Potter. Moral of the story? We should have had an agenda. But chaos is our brand.   📣 Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can singup here   Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and occasionally forget to plan ahead. This week’s episode is a full-on hot take tornado. Amanda and Kat may not have had an agenda, but they definitely had opinions. From mood reading denialists and Goodreads ethics to reading as “overconsumption,” nothing is safe. Along the way, they discuss: 📚 Why mood reading is real (and personal) 🎧 Accidentally re-reading the wrong story 🔥 Grady Hendrix’s unhinged author reviews of his own books 💬 The debate over reading 20+ books a month—and whether that’s somehow… bad? ☕️ Tropes of the week: Training sequences and The Instant Expert Also mentioned: Circe by Madeline Miller, Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King, Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore, and Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. So, yeah… we really should’ve had an agenda. But where’s the fun in that? Want to join our book club? Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. You can singup here Can I Bring My Book Social Links:Instagram: @canibringmybook_clubTikTok: @canibringmybook_clubFacebook: www.facebook.com/canibringmybook