Explaining The Ever King to People Who Haven’t Read It | Season 6 Bonus Chaos episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 1H 36M

Explaining The Ever King to People Who Haven’t Read It | Season 6 Bonus Chaos

from That Pretentious Book Club · host Ash O'Rourke

Send us Fan MailWelcome to this Season 6 bonus episode of That Pretentious Book Club! What happens when only half of a book club reads LJ Andrews’s spicy romantasy hit The Ever King… and then have to explain the entire plot to the club members who know absolutely nothing about it?Confusion. Unjustly hot characters. Questionable explanations. Wheezy’s golden retriever. General unhinged behavior.Welcome to this bonus episode of That Pretentious Book Club, where we tried something completely new — and things went almost exactly as you'd expect.In this episode:✨ Two hosts read The Ever King by LJ Andrews✨ Two hosts go in blind✨ Everyone attempts to survive the retelling while maintaining the ability to look each other in the eyesWhether you've read The Ever King cover to cover or have no clue what this romantasy phenomenon is about, this episode is equal parts detailed recap, hot takes, and disaster.Let us know in the comments:📚 Have you read The Ever King?😂 Should we do more episodes like this?That Pretentious Book Club is a Story Sirens Studio production, made in collaboration with The Story Emporium & Bookshop in Hutto, TX. Come see us in person to browse our shelves, yap about books, explore irresistible literary merch, and more: https://www.thestoryemporiumandbookshop.comLooking to browse online while still supporting the shop? Visit us at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/shop/thestoryemporiumandbookshopMore of an audiobook listener? Switch to Libro.fm and support indie bookstores like ours: https://libro.fm/thestoryemporiumandbookshopVisit Story Sirens Studio online for more about our podcasts, hosts, writing retreats, and more: https://storysirensstudio.com/Support the showFind this episode's book and more by shopping at https://bookshop.org/shop/storysirensstudio to support the club AND local bookstores!Visit us at storysirensstudio.com or find us on social media @thatpretentiousbookclub.Check out sister podcast The Scripturient Society for writers and join our writing group on Facebook! Find Space Aliens, Southerners, and Saving the World  by Ash Leigh O'Rourke on Amazon.

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Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this Season 6 bonus episode of That Pretentious Book Club! What happens when only half of a book club reads LJ Andrews’s spicy romantasy hit The Ever King… and then have to explain the entire plot to the club members who know absolutely nothing about it? Confusion. Unjustly hot characters. Questionable explanations. Wheezy’s golden retriever. General unhinged behavior. Welcome to this bonus episode of That Pretentious Book Club, where we tried something co...

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