June Reading Wrap Up: 17 Books, 2 Flops, and a 5-Star Wheel of Time Book! | Ep. 44

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We read 17 books in June and had THOUGHTS. From a surprisingly good dark romance to two disappointing hyped books, this wrap-up has it all: spicy fantasy (From Blood and Ash), sci-fi (All Systems Red), classics (Emma + Picnic at Hanging Rock), a pop-culture classic (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), and even more Wheel of Time—where one of us finally gave a book in the series 5 stars! 😱 We give spoiler-free takes on each read, share what worked (and what didn’t), and talk about what we’re learning from reading so many books together—especially as book club hosts. Whether you love Stephen King, Jane Austen, or graphic novels like Saga, we’ve got a recommendation—or a rant—for you. Drop your June reads in the comments, and tell us if we’re wrong for being underwhelmed by a certain viral novella 👀📚 Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:58 From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout 04:58 Comparing FBAA to An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 15:38 All Systems Red by Martha Wells 19:51 What we’ve learned about books worth reading in a book club 21:51 Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor 28:11 Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay 34:08 Summer in the City by Alex Aster 39:46 Ravenhood Series by Kate Stewart 46:11 Emma by Jane Austen 50:25 The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 56:18 Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Fiona Staples 58:44 A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young 01:00:48 Fairytale by Stephen King 01:04:30 Knife of Dreams, Gathering Storm, and Tower of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Wheel of Time books 11-13) Let’s connect! Join our Patreon read-and-watch club: patreon.com/KrisandMadsSisterhood Have a business inquiry? Email us: [email protected] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kris.and.mads Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisandmads All our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.mads To check out our brother C.Ray's music which we use in all our episodes, you can find him here: https://www.youtube.com/@SeeRayHardly #BookTube #FantasyBooks #BookClub #Reading #Books #ReadingWrapUp #BookRecommendations #FromBloodAndAsh #WheelOfTime #StephenKing #JaneAusten #BookClubReads #DarkRomance #BooktokReads #FantasyBooks #PodcastForReaders #BookReviewPodcast #ViralBookReviews #JuneReads