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Feb 2024
56m 56s

Complicated Love Stories

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
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In Episode 138 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their recent complicated love story reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about what makes a good complicated story. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode!


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Loving Lately 

2:34 Cheesegal on TikTok and Instagram (T) 

 @lthale on Instagram

6:05 Ann Patchett’s Laydown Diaries and New to You recs (R) 


Latest Reads

8:43 Perfectly Nice Neighbors | Kia Abdullah (T) 

13:21 My Husband | Maud Ventura (R)
Sara @fictionmatters



Book Talk

19:03 Article 

Now You See Me | Sharon Bolton 

29:29 All the Ugly and Wonderful Things | Bryn Greenwood (T) 

34:26 Leaving by Roxana Robinson (R)

41:09 A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Mirza (T) 

47:15 Fates and Furies | Lauren Groff (R) 



Shelf Additions 

52:29 Only for the Weak | Natasha Bishop (T) 


54:00 Kill for Me Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh (R) 



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