Tina and Hannah’s All-Time Favorite Thrillers & Romances

Book Talk, etc.

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks

Arts, Books

4.7 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Looking for the best thriller and romance books of all time? In episode 238 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share the thrillers and romances they recommend again and again, as well as discuss books that fall into the niche sub-genre that blends the two together: romantic suspense. If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag and Book Talk After Dark, invites to mont...

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0:00.0	Ooh, from Aldi.
0:02.0	Uh-huh.
0:02.7	Nice.
0:03.7	Someone's like, you know it has aspartate in it.
0:05.2	I said, you know what?
0:06.3	We're not going to live long enough for that to affect me as a species.
0:09.7	So I'm not worried about it.
0:24.8	Welcome to Book Talk, etc. A podcast bound to grow your TVR.
0:26.9	I'm Tina from TBR, et cetera.
0:29.0	And I'm Hannah from Handpicked Books.
0:35.8	This is a conversational podcast about books and more from two Midwest mood readers who are easily distracted by new releases.
0:39.9	And this week, we are talking about romantic suspense.
0:45.1	If you enjoy listening, we'd love for you to follow us on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.
0:50.4	And if you have a quick minute, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing us on social media. It truly helps us connect with other book lovers.
0:57.6	Hey, Hannah. Hey, Tina. How are you doing today? I mean, fantastic. How are you?
1:03.9	Also fantastic. Right when I came on the episode, I was like, oh my gosh, I'm so excited. I did
1:08.8	this. I did this. I gave Tina the update on every single thing that I've done today. So she's fully filled in. I'm feeling good.
1:18.1	I love it, though. I like to, you know, do a quick check-in. We're both feeling great right now. I've also
1:24.0	had a busy day back-to-back stuff to do, but I'm ready to talk about romantic suspense.
1:30.4	And before we started recording, I texted Jonathan a screenshot from our Slack chat between you and I.
1:40.0	When I, two days ago, literally messaged you in a panic.
1:44.0	And I was like, excuse me, I must confess what the fuck is romantic suspense?
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