Maude’s Book Club
Maude’s Book Club
If You Like Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil Add These To Your TBR
Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for June is Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab.
Here at MBC, we love our fantasy novels, and we are continuously on the lookout for new books to add to our future book club discussions.
Even though Maude Garrett doesn’t love horror, if there are some fantasy elements or supernatural elements tied in, you bet it’ll be on her list!
Join our live book chat on Twitch to discuss Schwab’s new release together!
Make sure to tune in on July 19th, as Maude has a Q&A with Schwab herself.
If You Like Matchmaking Add These To Your TBR
There are plenty of romantic tropes we’ve grown to love, but not many people explore the world of matchmaking. Modern dating has changed drastically, and it’s up to authors to create romantic stories for us to fantasize about.
In Celine Song’s sophomore feature, Materialists, she returns to the origin of what it means to be a partner. Simplicity was the focus for Song on telling this modern romantic drama.
5 New Queer Novels To Add To Your TBR
Pride Month is the best month to settle into your summer reading list!
Some new book releases with queer representation are surprising everyone this year.
We found five novels to add to your TBR with some fantastical elements and emotional connections.
Maude’s Book Club is currently reading Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab. Join our book club today to help choose our next book!
Top 10 #BookTok Recs To Add To Your TBR
#BookTok has become the new Tumblr for the book community. The good thing is that more people are reading, making everyone else interested.
Some books on #BookTok are hits, such as the Quicksilver and Windy City series. However, the platform enables new authors to gain popularity and have word of mouth spread about their incredible books.
There are plenty of new books to check out from the #BookTok tag, and that’s why we’ll curate some good ones for you!
Check out the books currently trending on the platform so you can add them to your TBR!
If You Like ‘Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy Chaos Rising’, Add These To Your TBR
Maude Garrett is a massive Star Wars fan and has had the Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy on her TBR for a while. The Star Wars franchise has grown immensely because of the sequel films and the television series.
Fortunately, fans have become great authors and created an extension of the universe through their novels. Each author has given secondary characters incredible depth, making fans love these characters even more than before. There’s more Star Wars lore for everyone to appreciate.
The 10 Most Anticipated Summer 2025 Releases
Summer is almost here!
And that means another quarter of the most-anticipated novels to look forward to! If you’re a mood reader, there is always a shift in the summer. If you’re like me, there’s a shift to more light-hearted romances that catch your eye. For this summer season, there are debut novels from authors, and other authors have returned with another great addition to their bookography.
Book Review: ‘A Court of Wings and Ruin’ by Sarah J. Maas
Last October, we read the second novel in the ACOTAR series, A Court of Mist and Fury. For April, we wanted to continue in the world of fairies with A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas.
Our Discord has a Sarah J. Maas and ACOTAR channel where the MBC community has lively discussions. Come join our live book chat on Twitch so we can all gush about this series together.
The best part of the world-building in Sarah J. Maas’ novels is the deep connection to the characters that they begin to feel like family. Returning to her world is returning to familiarity and comfort.
Here is my review of Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! Let me know how you feel in the comments below.
If You Like ‘The Last Of Us’ Add These To Your TBR
One video game adaptation that has taken the world by storm is The Last of Us. Season two premiered last week, and fans of the game know exactly where it’s headed. However, the element of surprise is still present in many non-gamer audiences.
Maude Garrett is a huge gamer who attempted to play The Last of Us, but our Boss Reader is also not the biggest horror fan.
If you love The Last of Us and are excited to watch the rest of season two, check out the post-apocalyptic novels you should add to your TBR!
The 10 Best Vampire Novels To Add To Your TBR
If you’ve been a fan of vampire lore for years, get ready to dive into some new projects. The books on the list below are some vampire classics and some modern takes on the iconic lore. No matter how many films are released about the demon in the night, something keeps everyone coming back for more.
If you’re a fantasy lover or are ready to tackle a new sci-fi novel, there’s something for everyone this winter!
Maude’s Book Club 2025 Spring Book Picks
If you need Spring books to whiz through, Maude’s Book Club has the next three months on lock for you. Maude’s Book Club launched last year, and our 2024 slate was filled with wonderful books. This year, we’ve already voted on the following three MAIN BOOKS and BONUS BOOKS to carry us through the seasonal change.
Maude Garrett and the book club members have chosen most of the novels on their TBR for the next three months. We are starting a new series, diving into a familiar fairy world, navigating Star Wars lore and ending with one of Maude’s favourite authors.
If You Like ‘Mickey 7’ Add These to Your TBR
Our little fantasy/sci-fi book club always looks for book adaptations of our favourite novels.
Science fiction is imaginative and often explores the universe through a humanistic lens. It expands our minds and asks relevant existential questions many don’t know how to answer. At the very least, sci-fi allows us to reconnect with the world and our role here on Earth.
The newest book adaptation is Mickey 17, directed by Bong Joon Ho (Okja, Parasite), who has taken the concept from Edward Ashton’s novel and fused it with his visionary creativity.
Would you want multiple versions of yourself to be regenerated after you die? Would you contemplate how the memories would translate from one version to another?
Ashton raises these questions in Mickey 7 and Antimatter Blues. He tackles how invaluable and disposable people may feel, especially when working with corporations that don’t care about their employees.
Book Review: ‘‘Onyx Storm’ by Rebecca Yarros
February is the month of love, so naturally we had to fit in a Romantasy series for our book club! Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros was out BONUS BOOK of the month.
Rebecca Yarros surprised everyone with the release of Onyx Storm and January 21st, 2025 couldn’t come fast enough!
Many have said the same thing about the third installment. It was hard to get into at first. It became a fast-paced adventure once Violet and her squad searched the Isles for irids.
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We know that the internet can be a tough space to navigate and that’s why we want to create a safe space for everyone in the reading community to be able to discuss their favourite books with other bookworms.
Not only do community members interact with other book lovers and creator Maude Garrett, but Maude connects with the authors of the books directly so the community can also discuss the book with their favoruite authors.
