Busy Girls Book Club
Busy Girls Book Club
Three busy young professionals who love to read tackle today's most popular books and let you know how to fit them into your busy schedule.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 3, 2025 • 41min
153: Mad About "Mate"
Another Ali Hazelwood. Another book Casey refuses to read. Somehow the weirdest one yet?
Video: https://youtu.be/ch5iys_dEjE
Oct 27, 2025 • 1h 5min
152: Girlhood, Girl Boss, "Girl Dinner"
What is a "Good Woman"? What is power? Olivie Blake takes on these questions and more in "Girl Dinner". It includes some hard to digest themes. Pun intended. Bon appétit.
Video: https://youtu.be/QzWivjs4F0w
Oct 20, 2025 • 55min
151: Troubling Tropes in "Tourist Season"
Miscommunication - but make it serial killers. Brynne Weaver is back with yet another serial killer romance. How does this still work? Somehow, it does.
Video: https://youtu.be/6P-u9ehnYLo
Oct 14, 2025 • 1h 4min
150: Horror is Our History in "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls"
Grady Hendrix makes a second pod appearance with "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls" and a deeply researched look at homes for unwed mothers in the 60s/70s. There are indeed witches, but they are not the most horrific part of the story.
Video: https://youtu.be/lPy68qInb5o
Oct 7, 2025 • 51min
149: A Spin on a Piece of History in "The First Witch of Boston"
The First Witch of Boston tells the story of Margaret Jones, an actual woman who was put to death for witchcraft in the 1600s. However, it puts its own spin on the woman's story. Did we predict a love story? Nope - but it is one.
Video: https://youtu.be/3O8AqsQ7sFE
Oct 2, 2025 • 14min
Spooky Season 2025 Preview
Boo! We're here on a random day of the week with a surprise preview of what this year's spooky season has to offer. Did we startle you?
Sep 29, 2025 • 1h 8min
148: Dark Academia Can't Get Darker Than "Katabasis"
Hell is other people. Academia is hell. Those all sound like enticing reasons to read "Katabasis" by R. F. Kuang. And while they are prevalent themes, there's also Kuang's typical dive into logic and linguistics. So is it worth the ride?
Sep 22, 2025 • 1h 12min
147: "Golden Son" and the Space Opera
Red Rising fans are torn on whether book one or book two - "Golden Son" - are the better story. The Busy Girls are in agreement, though. What was sort of like "Game of Thrones" is now an outer space adventure and no character is safe.
Video: https://youtu.be/yIzRCosoZLw
Sep 15, 2025 • 50min
146: A Warm Hug from "The House in the Cerulean Sea"
Tim Burton, if you're listening, we want you to produce this movie. TJ Klune's "The House in the Cerulean Sea" is an adventure in magical foster care and is packed full of life lessons and smiles. It's like a kids book written for adults. But will every adult like it?
Video: https://youtu.be/SLwKdWnyRxM
Sep 8, 2025 • 55min
145: I Who Have a Lot to Say About "I Who Have Never Known Men"
A plotless dystopian read with a nameless main character and no men. Do we have your attention? "I Who Have Never Known Men" is a fun thought exercise on humanity, womanhood, motherhood, solitude, etc. Well, for some people.
Video: https://youtu.be/QWDPuWH8MCE
