The SquadPod Collective

We couldn't wait to read #TheFirstTimeISawHim by @lauradaveauthor.bsky.social in February - the follow-up to #TheLastThingHeToldMe - and it was everything we hoped it would be! 💙📚

Out now from @penguinukbooks.bsky.social

Here are some of our thoughts about this corker!

Also now on Apple TV+ 🤩

@alicefeeney.com knows just how to deliver an addictive thriller packed with twist after twist! We absolutely loved reading her latest beauty, My Husband's Wife, in February!

Out now from @panmacmillan.bsky.social 💙📚

Here are a few of our thoughts...

Thank you @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for this stunning copy of #Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell. Out now. 💙📚
I'm looking forward to reading this razor-sharp novel with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in July. #SquadPodBookClub

Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this highly anticipated proof of #TheSpyAndTheSnake by M.J. Robotham - book 2 in the brilliant Mrs Spy series. Out 9th July. 💙📚
I'm so looking forward to catching up with Maggie and co with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang on July. #SquadPodBookClub 🤩

A sprinkling of magic and a joyful queer romance made #IntoTheWoods by Alexandra McCollum an enchanting addition to the #SquadPodBookClub in February! 💙📚

Out now from @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social this book will warm your heart! 💗

Here are some of our thoughts...

This month we are also reading these stunners:
- The Dangerous Stranger by Simon Mason (out 12/03)
- Witch Trial by Harriet Tyce (out now)
- Strangerland by Monika Radojevic (out 05/03)
- Sister of Mine by Marie Claire Amuah (out 09/04)
Our thoughts coming soon! 😁 💙📚

March has brought a breath of Spring and a brand new pick for the #SquadPodBookClub - #UnreliableNarrator by Araminta Hall 🎉
Araminta's books always give us a LOT to talk about so we cannot wait to get our teeth into this one! 🤩
Out 5th March from @panmacmillan.bsky.social 💙📚

These wonderful women have been so generous with their reaction to Paper Sisters. I can’t thank them enough.

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We love a great rom-com, and this enemies-to-lovers gem hit the sweet-spot perfectly this February! #SquadPodBookClub 💙📚

#LoveAndOtherBrainExperiments by Hannah Brohm is THE STEM romance you NEED this Spring! Out now from Aria @headofzeus.bsky.social 💗

Here are some of our thoughts...

February's #SquadPodBookClub has brought us such a fabulous selection of different novels, including #PaperSisters by @bookbound2019.bsky.social 💙📚

Out now from @northodoxpress.bsky.social

Here are some of our thoughts about this beautifully written debut... 💚

Into The Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum Into The Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum. Published 22nd January 2026 by Viking. From the cover of the book: There are 100 things wro...

Welcome to my review of the whimsical queer love story #IntoTheMidnightWood by @anmccollum.bsky.social 🐁

Out now from @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social

A lovely way to round off my @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub reads this February! 💙📚

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Love And Other Brain Experiments by Hannah Brohm Love And Other Brain Experiments by Hannah Brohm. Published 12th February 2026 by Aria. From the cover of the book: Fake data is out of t...

Welcome to my review of another corker from this month's @squadpod2021.bsky.social book club line-up... the gorgeous debut #LoveAndOtherBrainExperiments by Hannah Brohm.
It gave me ALL the feels! 💗

Out now from @headofzeus.bsky.social

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My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into – Spyglass, an enchanting old house in the pr…

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My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney

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@alicefeeney.com @panmacmillan.bsky.social @squadpod2021.bsky.social #myhusbandswife #thrillerbooks #bookreview #booksky

The First Time I Saw Him (Hannah Hall Book Two) by Laura Dave The First Time I Saw Him (Hannah Hall Book Two) by Laura Dave. Published 15th January 2026 by Penguin. From the cover of the book: HE DIS...

Welcome to my review of #TheFistTimeISawHim by Laura Dave, the cracking sequel to #TheLastThingHeToldMe - Out now from @penguinukbooks.bsky.social 💙📚

A brilliant @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub February pick, and also available to watch on Apple TV+!

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Paper Sisters by Rachel Canwell Lincolnshire, 1914. As the First World War approaches, three women are living, trapped between the unforgiving marsh, the wide, relentless river, and the isolation of the fen. Their lives are held …

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Paper Sisters by Rachel Canwell

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Paper Sisters by Rachel Canwell Paper Sisters by Rachel Canwell. Published 12th February 2026 by Northodox Poress. From the cover of the book: Lincolnshire, 1914. As the F...

Welcome to my publication day review of #PaperSisters by @bookbound2019.bsky.social - Out now from @northodoxpress.bsky.social 💙📚

An incredible debut novel from this month's @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub line-up!

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The Last Thing He Told Me (Hannah Hall Book One) by Laura Dave The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. Published 13th April 2021 from Viper. From the cover of the book: IT WAS THE LAST THING HE TOLD ...

Welcome to my review of #TheLastThingHeToldMe by Laura Dave @viperbooks.bsky.social - now an Apple TV+ series! 💙📚

I cannot wait to pick up the sequel #TheFirstTimeISawHim next - out now from @penguinukbooks.bsky.social
A @squadpod2021.bsky.social Feb picl!

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Thank you @helenatowerspr.bsky.social for this stunning copy of #WitchTrial by Harriet Tyce. Out 26th Feb from Wildfire @headlinebooks.bsky.social
This little beauty is coming up as a @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub pick in March! 💙📚

Thank you @helenatowerspr.bsky.social for sending me a copy of #TheLotteryWinnerWidowsClub by the lovely Elly (Lucy) Vine, which is out 26th March from Wildfire @headlinebooks.bsky.social 🤩
Looking forward to reading this with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in April 💙📚

Thank you @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for sending me a copy of #SisterOfMine by Marie Claire Amuah which is out 9th April from Magpie. 🤩
I'm really looking forward to reading this one with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in March! 💙📚

Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for sending me a copy of #DarkIsTheMorning by Rupert Thompson. Out 7th May from Apollo.
I'm looking forward to reading "one of David Bowie's favourite authors with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in May! 💙📚

Thank you @louiseswannell.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this fab proof of #MainCharacters by Bobby Palmer which is out 2nd July.
I'm really looking forward to reading Bobby's new novel with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social in July.
Tissues at the ready to catch the inevitable tears! 😭💙📚

Thank you @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social for this gorgeous copy of #TheFirstTimeISawHim by Laura Dave - sequel to the bestselling #TheLastThingHeToldMe (now on Apple TV+).
Out now from Century Books.
I'm looking forward to reading this with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social ladies next month! 🤩💙📚

Thank you @quercusbooks.bsky.social for this copy of #WaitingOnAFriend by Natalie Adler, which has me intrigued!
Out 26th May from riverrun books. 💙📚
Looking forward to exploring this inventive debut with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social in May! 🤩 #SquadPodBookClub

Thank you @QuercusBooks for this proof of #TheDangerousStranger by Simon Mason - the latest instalment in the fab DI Ryan Wilkins series. Out 22th March from riverrun.💙📚
I'll be tucking into this gem with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in March. #SquadPodBookClub 🤩

Thank you @alicedewing.bsky.social for sending me a copy of #Strangerland by Monika Radojevic, winner of the #MerkyBooks New Writers' Prize. Out 5th March from Merky Books. 💙📚
I'm so looking forward to reading this powerful debut with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in March!
#SquadPodBookClub

Introducing an outstanding new voice in literary fiction: a sensual, sharp, and utterly compelling campus novel about grief, reinvention, and the ripple effects of telling lies.
We loved this debut from Grace Murray in Jan! 💙📚
#BlankCanvas is out now from Fig Tree @penguinukbooks.bsky.social

If you enjoy time-slip stories set in Greece, then #TheIslandBetweenUs by @dougiemchaleauthor.bsky.social is for you. We really enjoyed this novel, part of McHale's Hellenic series, in Jan. 💙📚

Out now from Vinci Books, fans of Victoria Hislop will love it!

Here are our thoughts:
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In January we were thrilled to get acquainted with Detective Elea Baker in #TheIceAngels - the first gripping instalment of a brand new crime series by @carolinemitchell.bsky.social

What an opener! We loved it!

Out now from @penguinukbooks.bsky.social

Here are some of our thoughts... 💙📚