The Buddies hit the waves with Taylor Jenkins Reid's "Malibu Rising". If you enjoy family drama with deadbeat dads, cocaine platters, and specialty seafood sandwiches that sound absolutely disgusting, this book is for you! The Buddies got to chatting about sympathizing with terrible fathers (because of diet failures), the economics of therapy vs. longboards, salmon polo shirts, and whether almonds taste like vanilla. So grab your longboard, your three model looking sibliings, and join us as we blaze through Malibu Rising.

Intro/Book Report (0:00-2:50)

Stock Up/Down (2:51-32:49)

Favorite Scene/Character (32:50-40:20)

Love/Hate (40:21-46:44)

Lingering Questions/Casting the Movie (46:45-48:59)

Conclusion (49:00-52:21)

NEXT BOOK: The Art of Winning by Bill Belichick

The Buddies made their way to Brooklyn for Freda McFadden's thriller, "The Housemaid”. If you enjoy psychological thrillers with questionable characters, glaring red flags, and DIY dental work, this book is for you! The Buddies got to chatting about driving a great car (namely a 2011 Nissan Sentra), torture, Family Feud, gaslighting, and much more. So join us as we chat about The Housemaid (coming to theatres this Christmas).

Intro/Book Report (0:00-1:47)

Stock Up/Down (1:48-27:07)

Favorite Scene/Character (27:08-33:42)

Love/Hate (33:43-39:43)

Casting the Movie (39:44-44:46)

Conclusion (44:47-46:50)

NEXT BOOK: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Buddies tackle Suzanne Collins' Sunrise on the Reaping, the Hunger Games prequel that follows a young Haymitch Abernathy. If you liked the Hangover 2, Dumb & Dumber 2, and the Han Solo movie, then this book is for you. Not a lot of positive comments in this one, but the Buddies did wander into some bizarre tangents around spitting, gleeking, transfusions, and dead bees in figs. They also managed to rewrite the book, a "Lord of the Flies meets Rambo" epic. So join us as we discuss where it all went wrong on this one (or maybe skip if you were a big fan).

Intro/Book Report (0:00-3:12)

Stock Up/Down (3:13-37:13)

Favorite Scene/Character (37:14-41:56)

Love/Hate (41:57-48:39)

Conclusion (48:40-51:37)

NEXT BOOK: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden