Sisters Are Reading

Sisters are reading is a podcast where two hilarious sisters dive into the world of genre fiction — currently swooning over steamy romance novels — one book at a time.

His Grace the Duke 10/15/2024

His Grace the Duke ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥Lindsay and Barbara recap the sequel to Emily Rath’s Beautiful Things, in which we discover what becomes of Rosalie and the THREE men who love her and each other. Featuring: Words Our Mom Says, telling your boyfriend’s best friends that you also want them to be your boyfriends, George’s redemption, and WHO GOT SHOT!? /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/33476267

Beautiful Things 09/24/2024

Beautiful Things ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Lindsay and Barbara talk through Emily Rath’s Regency romance about a debt-hounded free spirit and the wealthy and handsome men who fall in love with her. Featuring: Lindsay’s “Elderflonic,” the reason our pockets are so small, and semi-confusing marriage machinations. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/33160762

Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel 09/03/2024

Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Lindsay and Barbara discuss the fourth of Lorraine Heath’s Scoundrels of Saint James series. Featuring: Swindler getting swindled, IDENTICAL TRIPLETS, a satanic Victorian sex cult, and redemption. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/32870397

Pucking Around 08/27/2024

Pucking Around ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Lindsay and Barbara are joined by illustrious cousins Matt and Tyler to talk through Emily Rath’s super spicy hot hot tale of a sports medicine doctor and the hockey players who love her. Featuring: Pearl-clutching, hot dancing, penis twitching, and a lovely four-person romantic relationship. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/32753057

Surrender to the Devil 08/20/2024

Surrender to the Devil ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Lindsay and Barbara recap the third of Lorraine Heath’s Scoundrels of Saint James series. Featuring: Barb’s Quaker curiosity, sexy accounting, Frannie’s orphan collection, and why American Treasure reminds us of our Dad. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/32629942

Devil & Desire 08/13/2024

Devil & Desire ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Lindsay and Barbara discuss the second of Lorraine Heath’s Scoundrels of Saint James series. Featuring: A scandalous will, sexy train times, and accidentally marrying your father’s hot hot widow. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/32552857

In Bed with the Devil 08/12/2024

In Bed with the Devil ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Lindsay and Barbara talk through the first of Lorraine Heath’s Scoundrels of Saint James series. Featuring: Lindsay’s treadmill, getting stabbed in the hand, and finding out you actually ARE the duke you’ve been pretending to be. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/32536887

The Viscount and the Vixen 07/16/2024

The Viscount and the Vixen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Lindsay and Barbara recap Lorraine Heath’s third Hellions of Havisham novel. Featuring: The truth about Your Mother’s bangs, spouses-to-lovers, the terrible (h)Earl Monty Beaumont, and ghost parents in love. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/32158782

E104 ᐧ Jaws 07/14/2024

E104 ᐧ Jaws ⭐⭐ / 💀💀 Lindsay and Barbara cover Peter Benchley’s iconic novel about a great white shark terrorizing a Long Island beach town. Featuring: Your mother’s adorable bangs, the world’s hottest ichthyologist, Lindsay’s rebrand of the egg salad sandwich, and the ending that surprised us both. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/32130897

Earl Takes All 06/25/2024

Earl Takes All ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Lindsay and Barbara recap Lorraine Heath’s second Hellions of Havisham novel. Featuring: Pap smear terriers, emotion support trout, sex broth, and the Deceased Brother’s Widow's Marriage Act. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/31881032

Falling into Bed With a Duke 06/18/2024

Falling into Bed With a Duke ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Lindsay and Barbara talk through Lorraine Heath’s first Hellions of Havisham novel. Featuring: Lexapro pill mascot suits, a Victorian sex club, early photography, a Duke with a learning disability, and whether you should marry someone who tries to blackmail you. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/31787617

Lord of Wicked Intentions 06/11/2024

Lord of Wicked Intentions ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Lindsay and Barbara discuss the third and final chapter of the Lost Lords of Pembrook series. Featuring: Rafe’s secret dirty room, why he doesn’t deserve fitted sheets, and a lot of tragicomic misunderstandings. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/31679227

E103 ᐧ Carrie 06/05/2024

E103 ᐧ Carrie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 💀💀💀💀 READ THIS BOOK! Lindsay and Barbara recap Stephen King’s icon novel about a telekinetic high school student and her anguished rampage through prom and town. Featuring: Menstruation stories, high school bullies, terror prom, and John Dewey. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/31623987

She Tempts the Duke + Lord of Temptation 05/29/2024

She Tempts the Duke + Lord of Temptation ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 🩷🩷🩷 Lindsay and Barbara talk through the first two of Lorraine Heath’s “Lost Lords of Pembrook” novels about traumatized aristocratic brothers and the women who heal their hearts. Featuring: 1800s Medium Britain, great plots, horny virgins, and Barbara's struggle with the Bridgerton alphabet. Plus, lots of sister chat! /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/31511892

E102 ᐧ The Devil Takes You Home 05/21/2024

E102 ᐧ The Devil Takes You Home ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 💀💀💀💀 Lindsay and Barbara discuss Gabino Iglesias’ terrifying tale of a hired killer and the haunting underbelly of the Texas/Mexico border. Featuring: Lots of sister chitchat, magical body parts, ectoplasmic vomit, and a depressing end. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/31410722

E101 ᐧ Little Heaven 05/07/2024

E101 ᐧ Little Heaven ⭐⭐ / 💀💀💀💀 Lindsay tells Barbara all about Nick Cutter’s scary western about a trio of mercenaries and the evil goo monsters that are trying to kill a cult’s children in Lincoln County, NM. Featuring: Our new metal band – Heinous Anus, Medium Britain, making a deal with the Baby Blob, and more. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/31132338

100 Books Recap Extravaganza! 05/02/2024

100 Books Recap Extravaganza! Lindsay and Barbara reminisce about all 100 books they’ve read so far and decide on an official top 10: 1. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 2. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 3. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill 4. Sundial by Catriona Ward 5. Lone Women by Victor LaValle 6. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill 7. The Troop by Nick Cutter 8. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 9. Misery by Stephen King 10. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/31062673

E100 ᐧ This Wretched Valley 04/30/2024

E100 ᐧ This Wretched Valley ⭐⭐ / 💀 Lindsay and Barbara talk through Jenny Kiefer’s horrifying tale about four friends exploring a new rock climbing cliff and the evil that won’t let them leave alive. Featuring: A newfound appreciation for Paris Hilton, lawn talk, and whether you’d choose to search for a lost dog OR rock climb for your influencer career. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/31061913

E99 ᐧ The Exorcist 04/23/2024

E99 ᐧ The Exorcist READ THIS BOOK. Lindsay and Barbara recap William Peter Blatty’s iconic novel of a little girl and the priests who try to save her from a disturbing demonic possession. Featuring: Lindsay’s new bamboo, why Mom never believed in Satanism, and the terrible experience of powerlessness in the face of a child’s suffering. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/30918908

E98 ᐧ The Paleontologist 04/16/2024

E98 ᐧ The Paleontologist Lindsay and Barbara discuss Luke Dumas’ museum-filled book about a nervous paleontologist and the ghost dinosaurs that haunt him. Featuring: The T-Rex that was at Lindsay’s wedding, too much sister chitchat, how museums work, and the discovery of the bones of the ghost sister dinosaur! /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/30763548

E97 ᐧ The House of Last Resort 04/10/2024

E97 ᐧ The House of Last Resort Lindsay and Barbara talk through Christopher Golden’s mediocre tale of an American couple who accidentally buy an ultra-haunted, demonic home in Sicily. Featuring: Barbara’s review of the TWA Hotel, why you should always tell your grandma what house you’re buying, exorcism murder ghosts, and a demon-worshiping realtor. Also – what IS Gumby? /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/30763503

E96 ᐧ Looking Glass Sound 04/02/2024

E96 ᐧ Looking Glass Sound Lindsay and Barbara recap Catriona Ward’s confusing tale of a trio of friends in a book in the book and one's a witch and one's the son of a serial killer. Featuring: Pterodactyl sex novels, bffs on the beach, convoluted storylines, and teenage girl magic. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/30634288

E95 ᐧ Mister Magic 03/26/2024

E95 ᐧ Mister Magic Lindsay and Barbara discuss Kiersten White’s highly relatable and creepy tale of the adult survivors of a 90s children’s TV show and the cult that created it all. Featuring: Lindsay’s hangover, elementary school nostalgia, overcoming childhood trauma, and sacrificing yourself to be with your sister in a pocket universe. Love! /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/30521908

E94 ᐧ The Night House 03/19/2024

E94 ᐧ The Night House Lindsay and Barbara talk through Jo Nesbo’s trippy weird novel about a teenage bully and the surreal hijinks that ensue. Featuring: Lindsay’s Cruise Talk™ and recap, watching your friend get sucked into a phone, books in books, electro shock, and sideways trauma healing. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/30433528

The Thursday Murder Club – ft our parents! 02/20/2024

The Thursday Murder Club – ft our parents! While Lindsay is off cruising around the Caribbean, Barbara, Jan, and Bruce discuss Richard Osman’s thoroughly excellent murder mystery about a quartet of septuagenarians. Featuring: Mom’s boxed wine, the HOA President, Helen Mirren, and more. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/30041073

E93 ᐧ Midnight on Beacon Street 02/13/2024

E93 ᐧ Midnight on Beacon Street Lindsay and Barbara recap Emily Ruth Verona’s take on the ‘90s babysitter slasher. Featuring: Lindsay’s first mammogram, what someone did on shrooms, mean teens, and a twist you’ll never see coming. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/29930338

E92 ᐧ Home Before Dark 02/06/2024

E92 ᐧ Home Before Dark Lindsay and Barbara talk through Riley Sager’s haunted house novel of a traumatized interior designer returning to her haunted childhood home, Featuring: SO MUCH CHITCHAT, bad titles, hot Dane, and twisty turny twists, /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/29794008

E91 ᐧ From Below 01/30/2024

E91 ᐧ From Below Lindsay and Barbara discuss Darcy Coates’ terrifying tale of scuba divers exploring a wrecked ghost ship filled with super haunted underwater zombies. Featuring: big deep watery hugs, trauma redemption, and the number one best reason to not retrieve your girlfriend’s family’s heirloom engagement ring. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/29698583

E90 ᐧ A Short Stay in Hell 01/23/2024

E90 ᐧ A Short Stay in Hell Lindsay and Barbara dig into Steven L. Peck’s mind-melting tale of a Morman man in a library hell containing every book that could ever be written. Featuring: Sister tattoos, Zoroastrian traditions, and hell’s greatest meat bone flutist – Lindsay. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/29620663

E89 ᐧ Movie: Midsommar 01/09/2024

E89 ᐧ Movie: Midsommar Lindsay and Barbara talk through Ari Aster’s flower-bedecked horror show about a group of young Americans visiting a Swedish cult for their murderous midsummer festival. Featuring: Pubic hair pie, dirty folk art, and watching your terrible boyfriend burn alive while sewn into a bear carcass. Like ya do. /episode/index/show/9e2ea71f-a14d-49b1-96b1-c74550655718/id/29396903

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