Menace II Book Society

I Am the Community 23.06.2026 1h 37m

JaLessa and Charisse talk about the Maternal Instincts documentary and review Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood.Books Mentioned:The Summer Girlfriend x Kristina ForestFinding Me x Viola DavisSolid x B. Love Kept Close x Jaimsss P. Quasim III x Jahquel J. Sweet Heat x Bolu BabalolaThe Next Book:Score x Kennedy RyanIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Off Topic 18.06.2026 1h 38m

Books Mentioned:Quasim Series III x Jahquel J. Waiting to Exhale x Terry McMillanDisappearing Act x Terry McMillan The Skin I’m In x Sharon G. FlakeWhen she’s Not There x Zee ReneeMine x B. Love Behind Closed Doors x B. A. ParisBaker Street Series x Valerie BurnsTwo Parts Sugar, One Part MurderMurder is a Piece of CakeThe Next Book:Within These Wicked Walls x Lauren BlackwoodIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

The Seasoning is Off 30.05.2026 1h 16m

This week, the menaces discuss rereading and annotating books, and Ja Lessa tells Charisse all about In the Grey x B.B. Reid.The Next Book:You'd Look Better as a Ghost x Joanna WallaceIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Group Project Foes and Review of Dominion 12.05.2026 1h 45m

This week, the menaces talk about documentaries, group project foes, surgery woes, and review Dominion x Addie E. CitchensBooks Mentioned:I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend x Jessica CageI Accidentally Hooked Up With a Vampire x Jessica CageI accidentally Hired a Shadow Hunter x Jessica CageHoney x Imani ThompsonRich and Rotten x Jahquel J. A Love Song For Ricki Wilde x Tia WillaimsReel x Kennedy RyanBehind Closed Doors x B. A. ParisRed Series x Tanisha StewartThe Student The Bridesmaid The DeadbeatEternally Tetheres Series x Christina C. Jones Haunted CovetedRestored Behind Closed Doors x B. A. ParisJudge Stone x Viola Davis/James Patterson Capri Series x Jahquel J. Quasim Series x Jahquel J. The Next Book:In The Gray x B.B. ReidIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Reel Got Real 23.04.2026 1h 29m

This week, the menaces talk about their hobbies, book clubs, health, and review Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman.Books Mentioned:Reel x Kennedy Ryan My Darkest Prayer x S. A. CosbyRiches and Rotten x Jahquel J. (Obvious series coming. And she need to hurry it up!!)Divorce Party x Daisy Savage Flowers Sisters Series x Asia Monique:Magnolia: A Perfect LoveLilac: A Sound LoveJuniper: A Worthy Love Daisy:A Timeless LoveBlossom: A Passionate LoveThe Love Dare:Flowers SisterWith Love:The Flowers SistersX+E : The Teachers of Harwood High School x Nina High Passing x Nella LarsenHaunted x Christina C JonesJudge Stone x Viola Davis/ James Patterson Sunrise on the Reaping x Suzanne Collins Quasim II x Jahquel J The 7-10 Split x Carmen LeeThe Next Book: Dominion x Abbie E CitchensIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Gonorrhea Computer and a Review of Girls Who Play Dead 08.04.2026 1h 31m

Charisse and Ja Lessa review Girls Who Play DeadBooks Mentioned:The Collective Series: Book 2 & 3 x K. C. Mills Dawning and ResurgenceEmergence and AscendenceHouse of Eve x Sadeqa Johnson Dali: The Demolisher x B. LoveMPWG Lawfirm Book 2 x B. LoveInadmissible FBW BOOK 2 x Alexandra WarrenDarkest Prayer x S. A. Cosby Reel x Kennedy Ryan Quasim II x Jahquel J Incidents Around the House x Josh MalermanKeeper of Lost Children x Sadeqa Johnson The Seven Daughters of Dupree x Nikesha Elise Williams The 7-10 Split x Carmen LeeBig Girl Blitz x Danielle AllenThe Next Book:Incidents Around the House x Josh Malerman If you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Didn't Chuckle Not Once and a Review of Cursed Daughters 17.03.2026 1h 16m

This week, Charisse and Ja Lessa talk about life, books, and review Cursed Daughters x Oyinkan BraithwaiteBooks Mentioned:I, Medusa X Ayana GrayThe Collective Series: Book 1- Shadows and Whispers x K. C. MillsThe Seven Daughters of Dupree x Nikesha Elise Williams Burn Down Master’s House x Clay Cane FWB #1- The Games We Play x Alexandra Warren Capri 3.5 x Jahquel J. Quasim I x Jahquel J. If I Ruled the World x Amy DuBois BarnettBayou Dreams series 1-3 x Farah Rochon The Scammer-Tiffany D. Jackson The 7-10 Split x Carmen LeeBig Girl Blitz x Danielle Allen The Next Book:Girls Who Play Dead x Joelle WellingtonIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Bingo! We're Back! 04.03.2026 1h 20m

Charisse and Ja Lessa return after a break and talk about what they have been reading and play bingo.Next book: Cursed Daughters x Oyinkan Braithwaite

Call Drop and a Review of Five Survive x Holly Jackson 01.12.2025 1h 37m

Charisse and Ja Lessa play a game and review Five Survive x Holly Jackson, in their last episode of 2024.Books Mentioned:Plus Size Player X Danielle AllenCapri 2.5 X Jahquel JRhythm Blues X Kimberly BrownLove Scammed X Rilzy AdamsSounds Like a Plan X Pamela Samuels Young &Dwayne AlexanderModel Home X Rivers SolomonThe Blonde Dies First X Joelle WashingtonIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Is It Horror? and a Review of Honeysuckle and Bone x Trishia Tobias 17.11.2025 1h 20m

Charisse and Ja Lessa Shantel discuss books, if constantly calling out your haters is necessary, and review Honeysuckle and Bone x Trisha Tobias.Books Mentioned:The Maidens X Alex MichaelidesRoses & Thornes Series X Christina C. JonesThe Reinvention of the RoseThe Rose That Got AwayThe Unbroken RoseSugar Baby X B. LoveCurvy Girl Summer X Danielle AllenCapri 2 X Jahquel JModel Home X Rivers SolomonThe Blonde Dies First X Joelle WashingtonNext Book: Five Survive X SurviveIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

First Family x Granger 17.11.2025 1h 12m

Charisse and Ja Lessa Shantel review First Family x Granger

My Brain is F*cking Full and a Review of Guilt and Ginataan 06.10.2025 52m

The menaces are back with a review of Guilt and Ginataan x Mia P. Mansala.Books Mentioned:House On Mango Street Capri 1.5 X Jahquel J. The Friendship Contract X Mia Heintzelmam The Prisoner X B. A. Paris Holding X Alexandria HouseAssist X Alexandria HouseCapri 2 X Jahquel J. Sugar Baby X B. LoveZora Books Her Happy Ever After X Taj McCoy The Secret World of Maggie Grey X GrangerThe Maidens X Alex MichaelidesNext Book: The First Family (Drew Collins Book 2) x GrangerIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

We Love a Cozy Mystery and a Review of Savvy Summers and the Potato Crimes 27.09.2025 1h 24m

M2BS Episode description:Books Mentioned:Crossroads: A Small Town Sapphic Romance x Karmen LeeBones at the Crossroads x LaDarrion Williams A Witch’s Guide To Magical Innkeeping x Sangu MandannaCapri 1 & 1.5 x Jahquel J. Never Saw Me Coming x Vera KurianBirth of a Dynasty x Chinaza BadoHolding x Alexandria HouseKing of Ashes x S. A. Cosby Lillith x Alexandria House Finding Yvonne x Brandy Colbert Next Book: Guilt and Ginataan X Mia P. ManansalaIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Review of Cappadona 3 25.09.2025 1m

Next Book:Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes x Sandra Jackson-OpukoIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

We Have a Guest and Talk About Cappadona x Jahquel J. 28.08.2025 1h 32m

This week, we have a special guest! Lisa joins Ja Lessa and Charisse in their shenanigans.Books Mentioned:Books Bones at the Crossroads X LaDarrion WilliamsHouse of Monsterous Women X Daphne FamaCappadonna I and II X Jahquel J.The Wilderness Angela FlourenoyBlood Moon X Britney S. LewisThe 7-Day Hitch: The Black Wife Effect X T.L. Martin Wreckless Love X NinaHoney and Spice X Bou BabalolaKing of Ashes X S.A. CosbyUnlucky X K.C. MillsRevive Me Part 1-The Act X J. L. SeegarsRevive Me Part 2-The Affair X J.L. SeegarsRevive Me Part 3- The Apology X J.L SeegarsMore Than You’ll Ever Know X Katie GutierrezNext Book: Cappadonna III x Jahquel J.If you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Business Deals and a Review of Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins 29.07.2025 1h 23m

In this week's episode, Charisse and Ja Lessa talk about traveling, wedding/party dress codes, and review Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins.

What in the Sci-fi Soap Opera and a Review of Audre and Bash are Just Friends x Tia Williams 07.07.2025 1h 46m

Books Mentioned:Jasiel, The King Who Got Me x Miss JenesequaJaxson, The King Who Got Me x Miss JenesequaAisha and Gage: Wedding Special x Tay Mo’NaeMimi Lee Cracks the Code x Jennifer J. ChowHow to Love a Jamaican x Alexis ArthursThe Ghost of Gwendoly Montgomery x Clarence A. HaynesChain Gang Allstars x Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Where There’s Smoke x Arica AlexanderA Girl Within A Girl Within A Girl x Nanda ReddyNext Book: Rare Danger x Beverly JenkinsIf you have any questions or book recommendations feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

That's a Hard Question and a Review of Can't Get Enough 21.06.2025 1h 37m

In this week's episode, Charisse talks about K-Dramas. They discuss the books they are and aren't reading, JaLessa asks a hard question, and they discuss "Can't Get Enough" by Kennedy Ryan.Books Mentioned:Capone (1-3) x Jahquel J.From Come Over To Come Home X Jahquel J.He’s My Next Mistake x Jahquel J. Brookwood SeriesI Got You x Miss JenesequaAisha and Gage: Wedding Special x Tay Mo’NaeDial A For Aunties x Jesse Q. SutantoMiMi Lee Reads Between the Lines x Jennifer J. ChowChange Gang Allstars x Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahNext Book: Audre and Bash are Just Friends x Tia WilliamsIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

The Music is Back and a Review of Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) 02.06.2025 1h 49m

In today's episode, Charisse asks JaLessa a tough book question, they play some bookish games, and review Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) x Jesse Q. Sutanto.Books Mentioned:How About Forever X Rilzy AdamsCapone x Jahquel J.I Got You X Miss JenesequaAisha and Gage:Wedding Special X Tay Mo’NaeDial A For Aunties x Jesse Q. SutantoMimi Gets A Clue X Jennifer ChowPlus Size Player X Danielle AllenOur Vicious Oaths X N.E. DavenportBlack Son X Rebecca RoanhorseNext Book: Can’t Get Enough X Kennedy RyanIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: @menace2booksociety

Oh, Narrators 13.05.2025 1h 39m

Charisse saw Kendrick Lamar, the menaces talk about Sinners, and review The Art of Scandal x Regina BlackBooks Mentioned:Ante Upx Christina C. JonesKing of Hearts x Christina C. JonesDueces Wild x Christina C. JonesFriction x Christina C. JonesHow About Forever x Rilzy AdamsDial A For Aunties x Jesse Q. SutantoA Voice in the Wind x Francine RiversCapone x Jahquel JTheir Eyes Were Watching God x Zora Neale HurstonHarlem Rhapsody x Victoria Christopher MurrayNext Book: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) x Jesse Q SutantoIf you have any questions or book recommendations, feel free to email us at menace2booksociety@gmail.com.Follow us on Instagram @menace2booksociety