Maude’s Book Club
Maude’s Book Club
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘This Is How You Lose the Time War’ by Amal El-Mohtar
Happy Pride Month!
This month, our BONUS BOOK OF THE MONTH has been on our TBR for a while, and thanks to #BookTok, Amal El-Mohtar’s This Is How You Lose the Time War has been on everyone’s list.
We love using our platform to amplify women’s voices and more importantly, queer voices throughout the year!
Join our live book chat on Twitch to discuss the series together!
Join our book club today and help us vote for our 2025 books.
Book of the Month Preview: ‘Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil’ by V.E. Schwab
Who else is in Summer mode?
We have a brand new release from Maude Garrett’s favourite author, V.E. Schwab, as our pick in June!
Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for June is BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V.E. Schwab.
If you’ve been with our book club since The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, you know we will always support Schwab and her newest release. She can transport the reader to another realm, and that’s the beauty of her writing.
The MBC community always has fun discussions in Discord and engages in in-depth analysis during our live book chats on Twitch!
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.
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy #2 Greater Good & #3 Lesser Evil by Timothy Zahn
It’s STAR WARS month!!
This month, our BOOK OF THE MONTH is a full trilogy, so we decided to read the next two books in the Thrawn Trilogy - Greater Good and Lesser Evil for our BONUS BOOKS.
Maude Garrett has been a HUGE Star Wars fan, and it’s finally time to get this famous little trilogy off the TBR list!
Join our live book chat on Twitch to discuss the series together!
Join our book club today and help us vote for our 2025 books.
Book of the Month Preview: ‘Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy #1 Chaos Rising’ by Timothy Zahn
Oh, hello, May!
If you’re a massive Star Wars fan, you know it’s the month for Star Wars because of May the 4th. Maude Garrett has been meaning to read the Thrawn trilogy, and our community members thought this would be the perfect time!
Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for May is Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn.
If you’ve been waiting to read Thrawn Ascendancy, join us this month!
The MBC community always has fun discussions in the discord and an in-depth analysis during our live book chat on Twitch!
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!
Bonus Book of the Month: 'A Court of Wings and Ruin’ by Sarah J. Maas
If you know Maude Garrett, you know she has read the ACOTAR series from beginning to end four times over. We read A Court of Thorns and Roses last January. When the community loves a series, we continue to read them for book club as our BONUS BOOKS.
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.
On our discord, we have 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.
Book of the Month Preview: ‘Jade City’ by Fonda Lee
It seems April is the perfect month to dive into a new series. It’s hard to choose a book to kick off spring, and Maude Garrett has had this series on her TBR for a while.
Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for April is Jade City by Fonda Lee.
According to Goodreads reviews, people have said, “JADE CITY is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and kungfu.” That certainly has our attention!
If you have had The Green Bone Saga on your TBR, start it with us this month!
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.
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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.
