Season 6: Episode 17: Bookish Intel + When Goodreads Ratings Don't Match Your Own

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: spoiling bookish gifts and needing book intel before continuing Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: when Goodreads ratings don't match your own The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  1:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 2:10 - Book Embosser 2:28 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 4:05 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 4:15 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree 6:43 - Current Reads 6:50 - The Novel Neighbor 6:55 - The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane (Kaytee) 8:57 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 8:59 - Beauty by Robin McKinley 9:51 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Meredith) 13:07 - Good Inside by Becky Kennedy (Kaytee) 17:03 - With A Kiss We Die by L.R. Dorn (Meredith) 21:45 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Kaytee) 22:23 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver  24:53 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 27:25 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine (Meredith, Amazon link) 27:40 - CONTENT WARNING HERE FOR SEXY TIME TALK. SKIP TO 35:46 FOR THE DEEP DIVE 29:44 - ezeekat on Instagram 31:18 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert 35:46 - Deep Dive: When Goodreads Ratings Don't Match Your Own 36:06 - @thelinenfox on Instagram 39:33 - Search by Michelle Huneven 40:29 - Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker 42:02 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 42:17 - The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane 43:21 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 46:12 - The Exchange by John Grishom 46:57 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake 47:36 - Fiction Matters on Instagram 48:12 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 48:38 - Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal 52:04 - StoryGraph 55:17 - Meet Us At The Fountain 55:24 - My wish was granted about stickers to cover up book club stickers on book covers. (Kaytee) 55:28 - Bookish-blends.com 56:38 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 56:41 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 57:07 - I wish to give extra encouragement to Bookish_Blends for finding a hole in the market and filling it! (Meredith) 57:08 - Bookish__blends on Instagram 57:25 - Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. December's IPL will be a yearly recap from us, so we can give our beloved Indies a break for the holidays! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

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