Hello, hello! We hope you have your copy of Love In the Big City for Emily's book club in a couple weeks! Today we're talking about hyped books that do (and maybe don't) live up to all that hype. It's worth mentioning that any and all hot takes are just our opinions! Isn't it fun how it's all subjective, and there's truly something for every reader out there? Thank you so much for listening, we'll see you next week! Get your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we’ve discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com------------->

Becky’s pick: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (9:20-23:50)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673764/the-love-hypothesis-by-ali-hazelwood/
On Becky’s TBR: A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe

Emily’s pick: Heaven by Mieko Kawakami translated by Sam Bett/David Boyd (23:51-30:58)
https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609456214/heaven
On Emily’s TBR: Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

Kayla’s pick: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (30:59-37:24)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676198/take-my-hand-by-dolen-perkins-valdez/
On Kayla’s TBR: The Maid by Nita Prose

Libby’s pick: Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (37:25-46:10)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250252708/razorblade-tears
On Libby’s TBR: Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

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