Shmindle Shmumlimited
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48 episodes
46: The Naturals
A bit of a YA psychological thriller for our next book in the year of different genres - Episode 46 is the book The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Tune in to listen - did Amity have her usual reaction to books of this type or was this a shif...
46 - Emily Dickinson Review with Special Guest!
Today's episode is super special - we have Caidyn with us! School is much cooler now and teacher's do awesome things like giving host a podcast episode as a project. So this is a fun collab with the Literary Lounge - Caidyn's poetry review proj...
45: Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Genre exploration year continues with Historical Fiction, well historical based on unverifiable facts with a lot of verifiable ones in there, too. This book feels important to read - and although it was a definite change from our usual light-he...
44: Dungeon Crawler Carl
First up in our genre exploration year, the Sci-Fi RPG-mance, post apocalyptic book Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman! Lauren, Stephanie, and Amity were joined by Amity's husband, Brian for this episode - as this was his recommendation. Lis...
43: Duke It Out
Duke It Out by Bella James is the topic of episode 43! A book that takes place in the highlands of Scotland - it opens really strong on the spice, cools off for a while, and then picks back up. A forced proximity, fun, root for the female main ...
42: 2025 in Review and 2026 Look Ahead
Episode 42 we took a look back at how much, and what type of reading we did in 2025. Did we meet our goals? You'll have the listen to find out! We also explain a purposeful slowing and restructuring of the podcast. So if you are rea...
41: Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal
Holiday Episode time!!!! Great ready for a cozy - lengthy - Christmas read! Amity and Lauren discussed Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn for this episode. If you are a fan of the movie Home Alone you'll enjoy this book, inspired...
40: Lucky Shot
Back to our roots - a sports romance!! For Episode 40 we read Rebecca Jenshak's new book Lucky Shot. We open by talking about a book break, or pivot, versus DNF'ing, and then get into the usual episode format. This hockey romance is about the w...
39: Regretting You
Have you seen the movie yet? Regretting You by Colleen Hoover is both the book for Episode 39 and a new blockbuster film! This is one of those books that gave us a lot to talk about with some really strong and disagreeing fee...
38: Rookie Season
Rookie Season - a book by TWO authors - including fav of the Pod, Katie Bailey and another one we are a fan of, Leah Brunner - was the book of choice for Episode 38. A hockey romance - timely as the NHL is starting off and the cold weather is s...
37: Wild Card
For Episode 37 we read the book Wild Card by Elsie Silver. A standalone in a series where we've read earlier books, we had some interesting thoughts about this book. Listen to find out which character (if any?) we liked best of the main charact...
36: The Americana Playbook
Listen to episode 36 to hear Lauren to tell a dirty joke!!! But also, listen for The Americana Playbook by Cathryn Carter - a sports romance fit for this fall season! This football romance involves adults (yay!) and rekindled childhood relation...
35: Jilted
Jilted by Vi Keeland is the book for Episode 35. Listen to find out if we were wild for Wilder, the billionaire MMC who may be one of the most thoughtful and communicative we've read yet! If you love stories about weddings a la 27 Dresses and c...
34: Twisted Love
For Episode 34 we dive into Twisted Love by Ana Huang, which is being turned into a TV series on Netflix. We open up with a discussion about a different TV series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, as both readers of the books and watchers of the sho...
33: Summer Time
Episode 33 features Summer Time by Willow Aster as we attempt to stretch beach reading season as long as we possibly can. On social we posted our halfway point predictions about who the FMC would end up with - listen to find out if we were righ...
32: Love Sick
Episode 32 ventured into a favorite territory of ours - medical romance! The book is Love Sick by Deidra Duncan and in this episode we dive into this slow burn drama filled book. There were some surprising twists, rumors, and more that we discu...
31: Here for the Cake
In this week's episode, Lauren, Steph, and Amity read Jennifer Millikin's Here for the Cake - a perfect summer read! A beautiful beach, acai bowls, forced proximity, and fake dating - what else could you want??!! The crew also discusses how a r...
30: Rewind It Back
This week on Shmindle Shmumlimited the ladies read Rewind It Back by Liz Tomforde. Trying something different - this is the final book in the series of standalone but interconnected series. The crew also discussed other thing...
29: Merit
Back to basics for Episode 29! A sports romance featuring a football player, a volleyball player, and some family drama was right up our alley in the book Merit by Denver Perry, a standalone book in the Treasure State Wildcats series. Listen to...
28: My Oxford Year
Soon to be a Netflix Movie, for Episode 28 the ladies of Shmindle Shmumlimited read My Oxford Year by Julia Whelen. Amity, Lauren, and Stephanie share their thoughts on this book, a few other movie or film adaptations, and make plans to watch t...
27: The Serendipity
This episode has a bit of everything - billionaire discussionss, dessert cravings, marsupial googles, and a book review! For episode 27 Amity, Steph, and Lauren review the book The Serendipity by Emma St Clair. This is book one in a really cool...
26: Story of My Life by Lucy Score
For Episode 26 Lauren, Steph, and Amity read Story of My Life by Lucy Score. We've been longtime fans of Lucy Score and have read a number of her books available on KU. However, this episode starts off with a few of the ladies sharing about boo...
25: Doc Hollywood by Quinn Hart
On this episode of Shmindle Shmumlimited, Lauren, Steph, and Amity review the rom-com Doc Hollywood by Quinn Hart. This seemingly light-hearted book had some deeper aspects and great character development, and of course some laughs! Listen to h...
24: Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh
Just in time for St Patrick's Day - the ladies of Shmindle Shmumlimited read Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh - book 1 of the Boys of Tommen series set in Ireland. Listen to find out if it was Steph, Amity, or Lauren that rated this book an almost per...
23: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
One of our highest rated books EVER! Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer had rave reviews from Shmindle Shmumlimited. Listen to hear Amity, Lauren, and Steph chat about this YA Fantasy with mild romance. The episode opens with the...
