Check This Bookout

Madeline and Hannah Bookout

Calling all book lovers! Check This Bookout is your go-to podcast for fantasy and romance book talk, hosted by two book-obsessed sisters, Madeline and Hannah Bookout. (Yes, that's our real last name!) Join us for unfiltered reviews, bookish games, seasonal book recs, monthly book club, and more! We’ll be here every other Tuesday discussing the books that made us laugh, cry, and stay up way too late. So find your comfy reading chair, grab your never-ending TBR, and let’s Check This Bookout!

  1. APR 29

    Emotionally Wrecked by THE NIGHT WE MET by Abby Jimenez

    Abby Jimenez’s new novel The Night We Met is here & we are feeling alllll the emotions. Tune in for our full review of this book in which we dive into the writing, characters, plot, romance, & more! Warning: tears ahead… (P.S. this episode contains spoilers!) 🤍 All CTB Links: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/checkthisbookout 💌 April Book Club: The Night We Met - Abby Jimenez 📖 Books Mentioned:  The Night We Met - Abby JimenezSay You’ll Remember Me - Abby JimenezThe Friend Zone - Abby Jimenez Abby Jimenez’s new novel The Night We Met is here & we are feeling alllll the emotions. Tune in for our full review of this book in which we dive into the writing, characters, plot, romance, & more! Warning: tears ahead… (P.S. this episode contains spoilers!)🤍 All CTB Links: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/checkthisbookout💌 April Book Club: The Night We Met - Abby Jimenez📖 Books Mentioned: * The Night We Met - Abby Jimenez* Say You’ll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez* The Friend Zone - Abby JimenezTimestamps:00:00:00 intro & book club kickoff 00:02:15 star ratings reveal 00:04:20 high level plot 00:05:30 entering spoiler territory! 00:06:30 jumping to the end lol 00:09:45 the friend zone by abby jimenez 00:11:00 abby's writing style has changed 00:15:00 favorite quotes 00:17:30 TOP BOOK BF 00:21:15 the beginning was boring 00:25:45 woofarine??? 00:27:00 the chris/mike dynamic 00:34:30 we loveeee chris 00:38:30 did we like larissa? 00:45:30 love triangle 00:52:00 our fav & least fav scenes 00:56:00 the uncomfortable ending 01:00:00 our final thoughts 01:05:00 may book club announcement 01:09:30 hannah's an author

    1h 14m
  2. MAR 24

    Saving Earth with Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir | Spoiler Book Review

    On this weeks episode, we’re blasting off with Andy Weir’s hit novel Project Hail Mary. In this book review, we unpack the science, prose, humor, and plot and obsess over one of the most lovable characters we have ever read! (P.S. This episode contains spoilers!) 🤍 All CTB Links: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/checkthisbookout 🤍 2026 Book Bingo Card: https://tr.ee/QO4azNLxDV  🤍 March Book Club: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir 📖 Books Mentioned: Project Hail Mary - Andy WeirThe Martian - Andy WeirMadeline's Goodreads Review: gosh, what’s not to love about this book?! the narration, relationship development, story telling, and creativity are just a small sample of the things that make Project Hail Mary incredible. +1 extra ⭐️ for how many times this book made me cry. highly recommend the audiobook! Hannah's Goodreads Review: Besides the cringe fist pumps & “what the fudge?”, this book was fantastic & hilarious. For my 1st hardcore sci fi, I struck gold with this one. Project Hail Mary Synopsis:"Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission – and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realises that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he's got to do it all alone. Or does he?"⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 We Believe in Aliens 👽00:14 Intro + Back to Sci-Fi01:33 ⭐ Our Ratings (5 Stars?!)03:16 Writing Style: Funny but… Cringey?05:18 Being Alone in Space (Why It Works)09:10 Emotional Impact Already??11:12 Plot & Premise (Why It Feels Real)18:44 The Opening Hook: Amnesia + Dead Crew23:53 First Contact… Wait, That’s an Alien27:53 Rocky Steals the Show 🥹33:33 Chaos Mode: Science + Survival40:10 The Taumoeba Breakthrough46:00 The Big Sacrifice Decision50:30 The Ending (We Have Thoughts)56:00 Why This Book Made Us Cry59:30 Final Thoughts + Should You Read It?

    1h 4m
  3. FEB 10

    Short Stories Just in Time for Valentine's | Spoiler Book Reviews

    For Valentine’s this year, we’re reviewing The Improbable Meet Cute: Second Chances collection! 💘 Six romance authors took the prompt of ‘a second chance at love’ & wrote six short stories to binge for the holiday. We read each one & surprisingly have conflicting opinions on what these beloved & new-to-us authors had to offer. Tune in for some sibling rivalry & many laughs! (P.S. This episode contains spoilers & explicit content!) 🤍 All CTB Links: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/checkthisbookout 🤍 2026 Book Bingo Card: https://tr.ee/QO4azNLxDV  📖 Books Mentioned: ​Time Will Tell - Hannah Bonam-Young​Accidentally Yours - Christina Lauren​Second Act Romance - Julie Soto​A Play For Love - Trilina Pucci​Death To Valentine’s Day - Catherine Cowles​Valentine’s Slay - Navessa Allen​Big Fan - Alexandra Romanoff​Next of Kin - Hannah Bonam-Young​The Exception to the Rule - Christina Lauren​All The Missing Pieces - Catherine Cowles​Lights Out - Navessa Allen​Butcher & Blackbird - Brynne Weaver​The Housemaid - Freida McFadden​Falling - Christina Lauren⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 intro 03:30 general thoughts on short stories 05:45 the comets are fake 💀 09:20 time will tell ratings & review 15:30 accidentally yours ratings & review 21:40 second act romance ratings & review 26:20 hannah’s an actress 28:00 a play for love ratings & review 34:25 death to valentine’s ratings & review 46:20 valentine’s slay ratings & review 57:00 final thoughts!

    59 min
  4. JAN 27

    On Theme With PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry | Spoiler Book Review

    Emily Henry is a staple author of ours so we must discuss People We Meet On Vacation with y’all!🌴 Diving deep into both the book & movie, we debrief the writing, characters, favorite scenes, & disappointments. This episode had us laughing hard & shaking our heads, so tune in for the chaos! (P.S. This episode contains spoilers!) 🤍 All CTB Links: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/checkthisbookout 🤍 2026 Book Bingo Card: https://tr.ee/QO4azNLxDV  🤍 February Book Club: The Improbable Meet Cute: Second Chances 📖 Books Mentioned: ​People We Meet On Vacation - Emily Henry​Beach Read - Emily Henry​Funny Story - Emily Henry​Book Lovers - Emily Henry​Happy Place - Emily Henry​Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily HenryOn Wings of Blood - Briar BoleynProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirThe Raven Scholar - Antonio HodgsonIn Your Dreams - Sarah Adams ⏱​️ Timestamps: 00:00:00 intro 00:01:15 star rating refresher 00:07:20 our ratings of the book 00:08:45 our ratings of the movie 00:09:20 writing style 00:17:00 that first ch was something special 00:19:00 thoughts on poppy & alex 00:24:45 men & women can never be friends 00:27:25 fav and least fav plot points 00:34:50 was the movie better than the book? 00:37:00 differences between bok & movie 00:41:30 giggle break 00:41:40 the past scenes were the best part 00:46:00 the ending & emotionally unavailable women 00:48:20 ranking emily henry's books 00:51:00 yap time! (reading journal & current reads)

    1h 3m
  5. JAN 20

    Our 2026 Fantasy & Romance TBRs!

    We’re sharing the fantasy & romance book releases we can’t wait to get our hands on in 2026, along with our personal reading goals for the year ahead! If you're planning your TBR for the new year like us, this episode is packed with plenty of recs for you to kick off 2026! 🤍 CTB Links: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/checkthisbookout 🤍 Book Bingo Card: https://tr.ee/sH5fQ6VTZT📖 🧡 January Book Club: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (releases on 1/27/26) 📖 Books Mentioned: ​In Your Dreams - Sarah Adams [Dec 30, 2025]​What Next - M. J. Hughes [Feb 21]​And Now, Back To You - B.K. Borison [Feb 24]​In Her Own League - Liz Tomforde [March 3]​The Night We Met - Abby Jimenez [March 31]​Rites of the Starling - Denver Perry [April 7]​Our Perfect Storm - Carley Fortune [May 5]​Light Wielder - Rachel Schneider [June 9]​A Darker Shore: Letters from Ketterdam - Leigh Bardugo [June 30]​The Secret World of Briar Rose - Cindy Pham [June 2]​The Romance Revival - Christina Lauren [July 14]​Burn of the Everflame - Pen Cole [tbd]​Adversary to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer [Aug 4]​People Pleasing - Hannah Bonam-Young [Sept 10]​Grim Tidings - B.K. Borison [Sept 15]​The Fires of December - Brandon Sanderson [Dec]* Tempest - Victoria Aveyard [tbd]​Red God - Pierce Brown [tbd]​Horneater - Brandon Sanderson [tbd] ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 - our 2026 fantasy & romance tbr 00:50 - it's our 1 yr bday!  03:35 - meet hannah 05:25 - january book releases 06:00 - february book releases 09:25 - march book releases 13:40 - april book releases 14:45 - may book releases 17:30 - june book releases 23:40 - july book releases 29:00 - september book releases 33:35 - december book releases 35:50 - TBD release dates 40:30 - our 2026 reading goals 48:20 - 2026 book bingo! 50:00 - CTB book club

    52 min

Ratings & Reviews

4.6
out of 5
8 Ratings

About

Calling all book lovers! Check This Bookout is your go-to podcast for fantasy and romance book talk, hosted by two book-obsessed sisters, Madeline and Hannah Bookout. (Yes, that's our real last name!) Join us for unfiltered reviews, bookish games, seasonal book recs, monthly book club, and more! We’ll be here every other Tuesday discussing the books that made us laugh, cry, and stay up way too late. So find your comfy reading chair, grab your never-ending TBR, and let’s Check This Bookout!

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