E4 The Accidental Locked Door

Lots of books AND snacks this week! Vanessa was VERY excited for the new Starbucks fall menu and Nicole chose a yummy alcoholic beverage as her snack this week. Nicole ventured out a bit on her reading by throwing in a romance as well! Ever wonder how many explicit scenes are needed to consider a book to be “smut”?! AND want to know all our thoughts on BookTok?? Listen to find out everything!

Cover of "The Lying Woods" by Ashley Elston, featuring a stylized white tree against a green background with the tagline "The truth won't stay buried."

Vanessa’s Books

Book cover of 'The Locked Door' by Freida McFadden featuring a red door.
Cover of 'The Accidental Dating Experiment' by Lauren Blakely showing a couple embracing against a yellow background with storefront outlines.

Nicole’s Books

Cover of 'Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident' by Donnie Eichar, featuring a vintage photo of a group of skiers marching through snowy terrain.
Book cover of 'Lady Clementine' by Marie Benedict featuring a woman with purple hair in a lavender dress, standing next to a man in a suit. An airplane is flying above Big Ben with a quote from People Magazine.
Two women sitting at a wooden table in a casual dining setting with TV screens showing sports in the background. One woman has tattoos on her arm, and they both have dark hair. There's a drink and salt and pepper shakers on the table.

Pic from the Brewery (featuring Nicole’s painkiller!)

Iced coffee and iced tea cups with a pumpkin muffin on a table in a coffee shop.

Vanessa’s DELICIOUS Pumpkin cream cheese muffin!