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  

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez 

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez 

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez  

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

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 

The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields  

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

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

Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz  

The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop  

Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly  

The Next Chapter by Jana Kramer 

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

My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing  

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver  

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver ** 

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 

The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan 

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf 

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger 

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey 

Misery by Stephen King 

Books that feel like a hug/cozy vibes

The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth 

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emile Lang 

The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley 

Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? By Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 

Gentrification thrillers 

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole 

Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older 

The Blade Between by Sam J. Miller 

Uh-oh, there’s a stalker 

With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson 

Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall 

Watching You by Lisa Jewell 

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica  

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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