106: Reading Snapshot

<p>Listen as we chat about some of our favorite books we've read so far in 2021!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Our Top Books so far:</p> <p><em>Piranesi</em> by Susanna Clarke, <em>If We Were Villains </em>by M.L. Rio, <em>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</em> by V.E. Schwab, <em>Seeds Planted in Concrete </em>by Bianca Sparacino, <em>The Priory of the Orange Tree</em> by Samantha Shannon, <em>Anxious People</em> by Frederik Backman, <em>Once Upon a River</em> by Diane Setterfield, and <em>Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers </em>by Mary Roach.</p> <p>Our Honorable Mentions:</p> <p><em>Hamnet</em> by Maggie O'Farrell, <em>Space Boy</em> by Stephen McCranie, <em>Ariadne </em>by Jennifer Saint, <em>How to Order the Universe </em>by Maria Jose Ferrada, <em>The Poppy War </em>by R.F. Kuang, <em>Bits &amp; Pieces </em>by Dawn Hosmer, <em>The Maidens </em>by Alex Michaelides, and <em>Deadly Education </em>by Naomi Novik.</p> <p>Books we've both read:</p> <p><em>The House in the Cerulean Sea</em> by T.J. Klune, <em>The Gifted School </em>by Bruce Holsinger, <em>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</em> by V.E. Schwab, and <em>Once Upon a River</em> by Diane Setterfield.</p> <p>Our Biggest Disappointments:</p> <p><em>The Lost Apothecary </em>by Sarah Penner, <em>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy </em>by Douglas Adams, <em>Libertie </em>by Kaitlyn Greenidge, and <em>The Starless Sea</em> by Erin Morgenstern.</p> <p>What we're currently reading:</p> <p><em>Firekeeper's Daughter </em>by Angeline Boulley and <em>The Starless Sea </em>by Erin Morgenstern</p>