PBN’s Hyper-Specific Reading Moods & Recommendations

Emma and Joe talk about some VERY specific reading moods and offer recommendations to match!

Emma’s moods & book picks: 

A romance book that’s 10/10 and has Easter eggs a plenty 

1. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
2. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
3. Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

A cozy fantasy book that’s equal parts wholesome and magical 

1. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
2. The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
3. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

A memoir written by the cast member of a 2000s mega-sensation tv show 

1. Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz
2. The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
3. Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly
4. The Next Chapter by Jana Kramer

A book with a couple that are murders/serial killers/contract killers

1. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
2. Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
3. Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver **
4. They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

Joe’s moods & book picks: 

A secluded cabin in the woods or small town were something creepy is definitely going on

1. The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan
2. The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
3. The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
4. Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
5. Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
6. Misery by Stephen King

Books that feel like a hug/cozy vibes 

1. The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth
2. Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emile Lang
3. The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley
4. Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? By Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Gentrification thrillers

1. When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
2. Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
3. The Blade Between by Sam J. Miller

Uh-oh, there’s a stalker

1. With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson
2. Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall
3. Watching You by Lisa Jewell
4. The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
5. Just One Look by Lindsay Cameron

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.

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