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Maddie faces her first reading slump while Kristen shares her successful February reading month with multiple 5-star ratings.

Is Maddie in her first EVER reading slump? We gotta get her some 5-star reads in March, or at least make her cry! Overall, Kristen had an AMAZING reading month, rating four books 5 stars! We have lots of books to discuss in this episode across genres. Grab your tea and a sweet treat for this one!Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Our February Reads 3:24 - Maddie’s Reading Slump 9:03 - A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin 14:41 - The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow 17:00 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 21:28 - Extremity by Nicholas Binge 23:12 - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman 26:41 - ACADIA by Sterling Nixon 31:30 - Cibola Burn/Nemesis Games/Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey 35:34 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 42:22 - Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones 49:14 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 53:51 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 58:08 - Wrap-up!Let’s connect!Join our Patreon read-and-watch club: / krisandmadssisterhood Have a business inquiry? Email our manager: nancy@farq-media.comTikTok: / kris.and.mads Instagram: / krisandmads All our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.mads To check out our brother C.Ray's music…

People in this episode

Hosts: Maddie, Kristen

Topics covered

• reading slump
• book reviews
• February reads
• 5-star books
• genre discussion

Keywords

• reading slump
• book reviews
• February reads
• 5-star books
• genres

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Clash of Kings, The Everlasting, The Correspondent, Extremity, I Who Have Never Known Men, ACADIA, Cibola Burn, Nemesis Games, Babylon’s Ashes, Pachinko

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