[2] The co-hosts read and analyze books from Ann M. Martin’s Baby-Sitters Club series of young adult novels.

Shepherd first read the books as a child, borrowing them all from his cousin, shortly after moving from England to the United States.

[18] Katie MacBride, writing for Bookriot, said, "Yes, Jack borders on being the annoying guy in Literary Theory 101 who came to class wearing a fedora and refused to refer to the book as anything other than 'the text.'

It’s roughly as productive as an actual book club, in that it includes a good amount of alcohol, very little discussion of the novel at hand and a ton of fun.

"[21] In September 2019, Muck Rack ranked the show 14th based on their number of unique visitors per month, with nearly 7 million.