Jess and Lauren are back from the half term break and its time to travel back in time to February where they share everything they got up to on their Winter Reading Retreat! This episode is brought to you by Aery Living, who are on a mission to bring you and your home feel-good quality fragrances so you can wind down the right way, through life's simple pleasures. Get an incredible 25% off your purchase if you follow our link HERE Books Mentioned in this episode: The Rewrite by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy came out in cinemas this week so this week Jess and Lauren debrief on what we loved about the film and share some of their fav chic lit reccos! Book onto the Book Reccos Reading Retreat and find out all the details HERE ! Books Mentioned in this episode: Confessions of a 40 something F up by Alexandra Potter Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano P.s. I love you - Cecila Ahern Confessions of a Shopaholic – Sophie Kinsella The Devil Wears Prada – Lauren Weisberger The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Today Jess and Lauren are joined by Alex Allison to talk about his new book Greatest of All Time an incredible book about hidden relationships, sexuality and football! This episode is brought to you by Book onto the Book Reccos Reading Retreat and find out all the details HERE ! Books Mentioned in this episode: Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Today's episode is a suggestion by a lovely listener, where Jess and Lauren share Reccos of books similar to some all time faves! Book onto the Book Reccos Reading Retreat and find out all the details HERE ! Books Mentioned in this episode: Final Revival of Opal & Nev Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng This Motherless Land by Nikki May Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton Yellowface by R. F. Kuang One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Join Jess and Lauren for their first wrap up of the year where Jess and Lauren share what they got up to, watched and read in January! Book onto the Book Reccos Reading Retreat and find out all the details HERE ! Books Mentioned in this episode: Homesick by Sylvia Saunders Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Today Jess and Lauren bring Holly Bourne's newest book to the pod, So Thrilled For You, which is publishing this month. Book onto the Book Reccos Reading Retreat and find out all the details HERE ! Books Mentioned in this episode: So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In their first author interview of 2025, Jess and Lauren kick things off by chatting to Gillian McAllister, best selling thriller author, on her latest book Famous Last Words. Book onto the Book Reccos Reading Retreat and find out all the details HERE ! Books Mentioned in this episode: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

It's the first episode of the year, and it's a good one! Jess and Lauren look ahead to the books publishing in 2025! Remember, there are still spaces to book on to the Book Reccos Winter Reading Retreat - check it out here ! Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Its the last podcast episode of 2024, so buckle in for the longest episode of the year as Jess and Lauren share their Top 10 Books of the Year! Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Women by Kristin Hannah The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Brother Do You Love Me by Mani & Reuben Coe Strong Female Character by Fern Brady Kala by Colin Walsh Green Dot by Madeline Gray The Life Impossible by Matt Haig Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors Lies & Weddings by Kevin Kwan By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult This Motherless Land by Nikki May Homecoming Kate Morton Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Beesting by Paul Murray James by Percival Everett Never Saw me Coming by Tanya Smith Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Let us be glad, let us be grateful that the Wicked movie is finally here, its taken over our Jess and Lauren's lives so they had to make a podcast about it. Let it be known, these book have a vary tenuous link to Wicked, it's just a great excuse to talk about books they haven't brought to the podcast yet... Books Mentioned in this Episode: James by Percival Everett Into the Storm by Cecilia Ahern Eat Slay Love by Julie Mae Cohen Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

It's the most wonderful time, of the year... So grab a hot drink and settle in for the anual festive reccos of 2024 episode! With the New Year approaching this is a perfect time to get ahead of resolutions and get yourself a Reading Journal to help you stay accountable of your reading goals in 2025. Get yours from the Book Reccos website, here ! Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone The Christmas Express by Isla Gordon Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this slightly chaotic wrap up episode Jess and Lauren chat about what they got up to in November including now taking bookings for their first winter reading retreat in February! If you are interested in coming along, check it out here Upgrade your reading experience with Serious Readers' High Definition Light—crafted with Daylight Wavelength Technology™ for clear, comfortable reading without eye strain. Use our code RECCOS at seriousreaders.com/bookreccos to get £100 off and free UK delivery! Books Mentioned in this Episode: What I Ate in a Year by Stanley Tucci By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Upgrade your reading experience with Serious Readers' High Definition Light—crafted with Daylight Wavelength Technology™ for clear, comfortable reading without eye strain. Use our code RECCOS at seriousreaders.com/bookreccos to get £100 off and free UK delivery! Books Mentioned in this Episode: Clara Reads Proust by Stéphane Carlier Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama What I Know About You by Éric Chacour A Perfect Day to Be Alone by Nanae Aoyama Honourable mentions to: The Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura & Convenience Store Womanby Sayaka Murata Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Are you ready for a repeat of Recent Crime Reads?! This episode has everything from cosy crime, mystery and dark thrillers. Upgrade your reading experience with Serious Readers' High Definition Light —crafted with Daylight Wavelength Technology™ for clear, comfortable reading without eye strain. Use our code RECCOS at seriousreaders.com/bookreccos to get £100 off and free UK delivery! Books Mentioned in this Episode: A Drowning Tide by Sarah Lawton We Solve Murders by Richard Osman I have some Questions for you by Rebecca Makkai Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this episode, Jess and Lauren catch up on what they got up to in October, and a new review to chat through! Upgrade your reading experience with Serious Readers' High Definition Light —crafted with Daylight Wavelength Technology™ for clear, comfortable reading without eye strain. Use our code RECCOS at seriousreaders.com/bookreccos to get £100 off and free UK delivery! Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Unexpected by Ellen Wiles Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…