Hannah and Paris give their first spoiler free review for the podcast. The housemaid by Frieda Mcfadden in a psychological thriller that has gripped the reading world since its release. The very successful novel has just been released as a feature film in December 2025, starring Sydeney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. The girls discuss their thoughts on the book and how well they think the story translated to screen.

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This episode, the girls review an Australian author's debut novel, The Cicada House by Ella Ward. The plot follows a british divorcee on her journey to find out more about her Australian mother, with some time travelling romance thrown into the mix. Theres some confusion and a few giggles during this episode!

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The girls review their first fantasy book of the pod, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab. This book brought up a lot of existential questions after reading it. What is the meaning of life? what would you sell your soul for? How do you make a lasting impact on the world?

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Welcome to the first epsiode of 2026! Hannah and Paris review The Wedding People by Alison Espach. This book won the Best fiction category in the Good Reads Choice Awards 2024. It has been huge within the bookstagram community with divided opinions. Let us know what you thought of the episode and the book on our instagram @chattingchapterspodcast

The girls discuss Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty. They have A LOT to say! Let us know if you loved this book @chattingchapterpodcast on Instagram.

This episode the girls read a different Christmas romance book and reviewed them for each other. Hannah read In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren, Paris read Good Spirits by B.K Borison. What do you think of the Christmas holiday genre? Are you a fan? Let us know on our Instagram @chattingchapterspodcast

Join Hannah and Paris as they chat about the contemporary fiction book ‘Carrie Soto is Back’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The story follows Carrie, a tennis champion who comes out of retirement to reclaim her grand slam title. The sports drama dives into themes of identity and resilience, as well as the cost of being a champion.

To end the episode, the girls discuss their reading goals for 2026 and how they’d like to branch out of their comfort genres.

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Hannah and Paris review the historical drama novel, ‘The Women’ by Kristin Hannah. This episode features a lot of love for the author as well as the magnificent story. It focuses on themes of love, grief, mental health struggles and substance abuse. The book follows Frankie McGrath, a Vietnam war nurse, and her journey to reassimilate into civilisation. What she finds is a nation that doesn’t support the war effort or recognise the efforts made by women who served.

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