The 2am Book Review Club

It's August, which means that it's time to talk about all of the books I read in July. I have thoughts about 2026 new releases, enthusiastic book recommendations, and much much more! Also, I share my thoughts about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, because why not?
Books discussed in this episode: The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson, Transcription by Ben Lerner, The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz, The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend by Alan Lupack, and Snow White with the Red Hair vol. 6 by Akizuki Sorata.
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Welcome to a very special episode, where we're celebrating some new books that are releasing in July!! We've got a historical rom-com, a thriller, a crime novel, and a historical fiction book, so there's something for everyone in this episode!
Special thanks to Scout Press, Gallery Books, and Atria Books for sending me these ARCs.
The Jane Eyre read-along is live until the end of July! Check out this link.
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Welcome to a very special bonus episode, where we're revisiting Jane Eyre one more time to address a very mysterious aspect of Charlotte Bronte's 1847 classic: when, exactly, does it take place??
The Jane Eyre read-along is live until the end of July! Check out this link.
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Welcome to a jam-packed episode!! We're talking about my reading stats for 2026, my top 5 books of 2026 (at least so far), and all the books I read in May and June!! Also, after this week, the podcast will be on hiatus until August.
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The Jane Eyre read-along is live until the end of July! Check out this link.
Books that I read in May and June, and which I'm discussing in this episode:
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser, Questions 27 & 28 by Karen Tei Yamashita, Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James, The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley, The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke, Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz, Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz, A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan, Beauty by Robin McKinley, Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett, Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe, Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple, My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, The Grownup by Gillian Flynn, Winter by Karl Ove Knausgaard.
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In 2026, Emily Bronte's iconic book Wuthering Heights has been inescapable... but Wuthering Heights isn't the only famous Bronte book. So in this five-part series from the 2am Book Review Club, we'll be discussing Charlotte Bronte's smash hit, Jane Eyre! Featuring sad orphans, Gothic horror, and passionate romance, Jane Eyre is a wild ride, and I'm excited to be your guide on our journey through this epic story.
This is episode 5, where we're wrapping up our discussion of Jane Eyre.
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