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
Dec 29, 2025 • 56min
160: Busy Girls Book Club Awards 2025
In our most diverse reading year yet, what books stood out? What books fell flat? And what book ruled them all?
Dec 24, 2025 • 52min
159: Omens and Adventure in "The Knight and the Moth"
We return to a world created by Rachel Gillig, and it once again did not disappoint. "The Knight and the Moth" tells another dark fairytale where girls drown and gargoyles make jokes. The unique magic system is worth a read for any level of fantasy enjoyer.
Dec 16, 2025 • 56min
158: Shakespeare from Stage to Novel to Screen in "Hamnet"
Hamnet is a reimagining of the life of William Shakespeare's wife and children. It's an interesting historical fiction thought exercise, and its new movie adaption is drawing in new readers like crazy. Or maybe it's that Paul Mescal is playing the lead...
Video: https://youtu.be/GD60VApKgno
Dec 9, 2025 • 1h 4min
157: The Role "Dungeon Crawler Carl" Plays in LitRPG
One of the best "hear me out..." books may be Matt Dinniman's "Dungeon Crawler Carl". It's a LitRPG that reads like a video game but is somehow still funny and fast-paced. But is the world built for every kind of reader?
Video: https://youtu.be/B1Bnp9sOlFs
Dec 2, 2025 • 1h 21min
156: Meaningful Growth in "Morning Star"
The third book in the Red Rising trilogy, "Morning Star" is quite the explosive finish. And it might include some of the best character development we've seen in ages.
Video: https://youtu.be/AyivAKuDemE
Nov 24, 2025 • 52min
155: "Done and Dusted": Save a Horse...
You know how the song goes. Lyla Sage writes western romances, and TikTok girlies love a good themed romance. "Done and Dusted" will either make you want to move to Wyoming, or never go there at all.
Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 27min
154: The Incredible Path of "Alchemised"
Plenty of fan fictions have been traditionally published lately, but none took quite the rewrite "Alchemised" did. This one tops over 1,000 pages and had to be purged of its previous world. So is it worth the read? (Major trigger warnings)
Video: https://youtu.be/Br05Z1WiuI8
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
