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Episode 163

Book of the Month Wrap-Up: Our Must-Read, Hot Takes & Biggest Surprise Reads | Spill the Book

September 4, 202646:01

About This Episode

BOOK OF THE MONTH WRAP-UP 📚☕ | Fake Marriage, Vampires, Assassins & TROPE COURT

Ever make your Book of the Month picks and then realize the next month is going to have to suffer the consequences?

Same.

Welcome back, Spill Squad! Today we’re wrapping up our latest reads with the books we immediately recommend, have VERY strong thoughts about, and absolutely did not see coming.

And this month?

We’ve got fake marriage. Vampires. Assassins. Academic rivals. An immortal warrior trapped in a sword. Alternate realities. Death. And somehow… shampoo.

So clearly, we’re fine.

Our TBRs are not.

We’re talking about the books that owned us, surprised us, frustrated us, and had us screaming “YOU NEED TO READ THIS.”

Plus, we’re taking our romance tropes to TROPE COURT, because apparently reading a romance means we also need to put fictional relationships on trial.

📚 IN THIS EPISODE:

☕ Our Book of the Month picks and whether we actually got around to reading them 📖 The book we’d immediately recommend 👀 The book we have… thoughts about 😱 The unexpected book that completely surprised us 🧛 Vampires, assassins, fake marriage & academic rivals ⚔️ Immortal warriors and alternate realities 🧴 Yes… somehow shampoo enters the conversation ⚖️ TROPE COURT: because some romance tropes need to answer for their crimes

Because apparently finishing a book means you now need a support group.

Grab your tea, your current obsession, and that book you swore you’d finish before buying another one.

Let’s read it and steep. ☕📚

💬 SPILL SQUAD QUESTION:

What’s the last book that completely surprised you — either because you LOVED it way more than expected or because you absolutely did NOT understand the hype?

And be honest…

What book trope would YOU put on trial? ⚖️

Drop your verdict in the comments!

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