Busy Girls Book Club

187: Did We Really Need a Whole Story about "The Other Bennet Sister"?

Once again, television has us reading a book before we watch. This time, it's Pride and Prejudice from Mary's POV and then beyond to her own story. But it's quite literal

186: A Love Letter to "The Correspondent"

It's truly the book that's been everywhere, and is being read by a variety of reader types. So what's all of the hype about? Is a book full of letters from an old woman t

185: What's Truly Remarkable About "Remarkably Bright Creatures"

Shelby Van Pelt's book about the octopus has gripped readers for several years now, but its move to the Netflix screen has enticed an entirely new audience. So what makes

184: "Dire Bound": The Answer to a Dire Need for New Romantasy?

"Dire Bound" is described as Fourth Wing meets any number of other fantasy stories. That's pretty spot in. So is a new take on an old story arc refreshing for readers, or

183: The Thing About "The Deal"

The Off Campus TV series has spiked an interest in Elle Kennedy's hockey romances. "The Deal" is the basis for the first season of the show, and the book has some surpris

182: Beauty in Simplicity and Solitude in "Piranesi"

Susanna Clarke's "Piranesi" has held popularity for a few years now and has been dubbed a "modern classic." What makes it classic? Readers wander "The House" with lovable

181: "The Raven Scholar": Is it a Plot Twist if You Lose the Original Plot?

"The Raven Scholar" is very highly rated on book review sites, but the Busy Girls had a hard time saying why. It had an amazing world and magic system, but it was 600 pag

180: Back to the Regency World of Emma M. Lion

The short and sweet Emma M. Lion books have captivated the BookTok girlies, so we are back with book two in the series. And this one is full of eligible bachelors.

179: Back to the Crawl in "Carl's Doomsday Scenario"

If you thought the first Dungeon Crawler Carl book was fun, just wait for book two. The characters move from surviving to really playing the game. New characters are intr

178: Gruesome Yet Cozy Murder Mystery in "The Tainted Cup"

Can something be totally gross but cozy at the same time? Apparently. This murder mystery with lovable but chaotic detectives is sweet and funny while also being filled w

177: "The Compound": A Sinister Summer Read for "Love Island" Fans

Life surrounded by cameras and at the mercy of brands and other residents of an isolated home isn't for the weak. And what if the normal "Love Island" style game was a li

176: Cozy in Canada with "Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter"

The author of the viral "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries" series is back with a cozy cat shelter set in Montreal. It brings the same historic charm, with new bumbl

175: "Yesteryear": It's Not What You Think

When the trending book is pitched as a modern social media trad wife being transported back in time, it doesn't deliver as promised. "Yesteryear" is actually a sort of ps

174: "Half His Age" Only Appeals to Half of Readers

Jennette McCurdy's memoir took BookTok by storm, so fans were lining up for her fiction debut. While loosely based off of personal experience, it may be a tad too blunt a

173: "Operation Bounce House" Amid the Matt Dinniman Craze

The author of Dungeon Crawler Carl took a break from the series to release "Operation Bounce House". Is it more of the same thing? Or does it deserve its own merit in the

172: We Selected "The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1"

Jane Austen and Bridgerton lovers rejoice: Emma M. Lion has come to bust you from your reading slump. At just over 100 pages, this delightful first installment of a serie

171: Witchcraft Across the Ages in "The Bewitching"

The spooky chaos of "The Bewitching" doesn't fit into normal witchy stereotypes. With three different decades and three different leading females, is the unique twist wor

170: The Newlyfriends Game

You've heard of the Newlywed Game, but we bring you the Newlyfriends Game! The Busy Girls are all together for the first time since the pod started. So we had to have som

169: Generational Sin and Atonement in "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter"

We don't often dive into the horror genre, but somehow when we do it's always on the open plains. A three-POV story through diary entries and across decades crosses cultu

168: Not So Subtle Messaging in "Blood Over Bright Haven"

Sexism. Racism. Religious intolerance. Cultural theft and erasure. What doesn't this dark academia/fantasy story touch on? While the messages may be obvious, it's still a