We Read the Wildest Reviews of Books We Love

We Read the Wildest Reviews of Books We Love

From Book Lounge by Libby by Book Lounge by Libby

August 13, 2026 · 1h 34m

About this episode

Joe and Meara explore wild reviews of beloved books, leading to chaos and laughter.

What happens when you take the Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet approach to books? Absolute chaos.  Joe is joined by Meara to dig through reviews of books they love and discover what happens when readers have opinions. From hilarious hot takes to reviews that make absolutely no sense, this episode is full of laughs, nonsense and some truly unforgettable book commentary.  Want us to do this again? Tell us what books we should hunt for or send us random reviews to react to!  Looking for the video version of our show? Check out the Libby App YouTube channel!  Who’s in this episode:   Meara – link  Check out Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet here: https://www.beachtoosandy.com/  Time stamps: 00:00:00 Title 00:00:23 Intro 00:02:22 What’s your relationship with book reviews?  00:06:00 How do you write your reviews?  00:09:50 A conversation about negative reviews 00:13:50 We dive into reading reviews! 01:30:03 Wrapping up and outro  Enjoying the show? Follow Book Lounge by Libby, leave a rating or review, and watch every episode on the Libby App YouTube channel. Find us on Libbylife.com/booklounge&nbsp…

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Host: Joe

Guest: Meara

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Organizations: Libby, Libby App YouTube channel, OverDrive Marketplace, Kanopy, Plot Threads, Libbylife.com

Books & works: Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet

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