Episodes
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Book Club Reads: Last Tale of the Flower Bride
Today is all about February's book club pick, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi, and trying to wade through our feelings about it. We say "I don't know" a lot if that tells you anything. Tangents include the omegaverse and how we want every book to be turned into a movie....
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This Month In Books: Are We The Drama
We're back with another installment of "This Month In Books", where we recap and discuss some of our favorite book community dramas! This episode will cover authors who have to market their own books, mansplainers on Threads on why we can't read as many books as we want, and TikTokers who talk...
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Book Club Reads: Immortal Longings
Today, we're talking about our January book club pick, Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong, and breaking down all the reasons why we almost fell asleep reading it. Tangents include our newest video game obsessions and what we'll be reading next. ----more---- Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | Other…
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Author Convos: Kaylie Smith Part Two (A Reckless Oath)
In this special episode, we're talking to author Kaylie Smith (again)! We have some insider looks at her Heartless Fates sequel, A Reckless Oath (Disney Hyperion), and some sneak peeks into some of her future projects. And if you're like us and need a pronunciation guide...we have that, too! You...
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This Month In Books: Do We All Have Reader Fatigue?
We're hosting our first ever "This Month In Books", where we recap and discuss some of our favorite book community drama! This episode will cover the past few years, we'll be ranting into the void about *men*, and hyping ourselves up for the new year! ----more---- Instagram | Facebook | TikTok |...
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Book Club Reads: 12 Days of Smutmas
It's the first episode of season three, and we're talking about our December book club pick, 12 Days of Smutmas by Dana LeeAnn. Tangents include Kerri Maniscalco's books, our confusing love of young Coriolanus Snow, and what's coming up the rest of the season. ----more---- Instagram | Facebook |...
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Monster Smut & Other Scary Things
Happy Halloween! In what may be Dev and Loretta's most NSFW episode yet (you've been warned) we talk about all things monster smut books. Tangents include our favorite horror movies to watch on Halloween, zombies, and Forks, Washington. ----more---- Instagram | Threads | Facebook | TikTok | Other...
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Spooky Season Ready: Horror and Cozy Fall Book Recs
On this week's episode, Dev and Loretta talk Spooky season book recommendations! Tangents include Percy Jackson, haunted houses, and Mike Flanagan. ----more---- Instagram | Threads | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Crew’s Rep Codes Dev’s FandomSleeves - ReadByDev10 Dev’s Once Upon a Book Club…
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Author Convos: Claire Legrand
On this episode, we're interviewing New York Times bestselling author, Claire Legrand! Claire shares her writing tips, inspiration for her books, and even gives us a sneak peek into her second Middlemist book. Tangents include baseball, cozy Switch games, and being a plant parent. ----more----...
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Book Club Reads: The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Dev and Loretta deep dive into their August book club book, The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. The first half is spoiler-free and the last half has ALL the spoilers. Tangents include the expansive Naruto universe, wingspans, and having the same lifespans as our fantasy...
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All The World’s A Stage…For Adaptations
This week, Dev and Loretta walk through some of their favorite Shakespeare adaptions! Tangents include Ready Player One, Holes, and the entertainment industry STILL being fatphobic towards plus-sized main characters. ----more---- Instagram | Threads | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Crew’s Rep...
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Author Convos: Kate Dramis
We're back with another author interview! We're joined by Kate Dramis - author of the new adult fantasy, The Curse of Saints. Tangents include character Starbucks orders, Twilight, and Game of Thrones binges. ----more---- Instagram | Threads | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Crew’s Rep Codes…
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Fangirl Corner: Mary Pearson
Today we're spotlighting one of our favorite authors Mary Pearson and giving you the breakdown of all her books. Tangents include werebear smut (again), drinking pumpkin spice in the middle of summer, and Loretta failing miserably at operating basic technology. ----more---- Instagram | Threads |...
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Author Convos: Lana Pecherczyk
It's a special episode this week! We're joined by Elise (@theword_wanderer) for an interview with author Lana Pecherczyk who wrote the Fae Guardians, Deadly Seven, and the newly released Sinner Sisterhood series. Tangents include Henry Cavill, our addiction to book smut, and finding our fated…
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Hate to Love You
In today's episode, Dev & Loretta talk enemies-to-lovers and give all the recs to keep you covered for literally a year. Tangents include Princess Diaries 2 and of course, Zelda. ----more---- Join our book club on Fable! Instagram | Threads | TikTok | Other Links Crew’s Rep Codes Dev's...
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Two’s Company, Love Triangle’s a Crowd.
This episode we're talking Love Triangles! The ones we love, the ones we hate, the ones everyone should forget about. Tangents include The Hunger Games, Twilight (again), and Red Queen being a YA Game of Thrones. ----more---- Join our book club on Fable! Instagram | Threads | TikTok | Other Links...
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Spilling the Tea: Cassandra Clare’s Inside Scoop Pt. Three
In this last installment of our three-part series, we share the annotations of the last two Litjoy Crate editions of the Mortal Instrument books by Cassandra Clare—City of Lost Souls and City of Heavenly Fire. Tangents include pleading with our listeners to PLEASE sponsor our shadowhunter world...
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Spilling The Tea: Cassandra Clare’s Inside Scoop Pt. Two
Today we continue our deep dive into the annotations inside our special edition box set of The Mortal Instrument series by Cassandra Clare. This episode is all about books three and four in the series - City of Glass and City of Fallen Angels. Tangents include Dev and Loretta trying desperately…
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Spilling The Tea: Cassandra Clare’s Inside Scoop Pt. One
In today's episode, we take a look at our special edition box set of The Mortal Instruments and discuss Cassie's special annotations! We go through the first two books - City of Bones and City of Ashes. Stay tuned for parts two and three of this series, where we'll share more of Cassandra Clare's...
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Author Convos: Kaylie Smith
In this episode, the girls talk to author Kaylie Smith! We discuss her debut novel, A Ruinous Fate, and get some sneak peeks into the sequel, A Reckless Oath. Tangents include Shadowhunter fangirling, board gaming, and Taylor Swift. ----more---- Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Crew’s...
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We’re Back ... From Rock Bottom
Dev and Loretta are BACK for season two and ready to go full nerd for the masses. Tangents include Twilight, Tears of the Kingdom, and a little surprise we have coming up next episode. *Evil laughter* ----more---- Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Crew’s Rep Codes Dev’s Litjoy Crate…
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Episode 24: Skin Of A Killer
In today's episode, the girls are discussing the cult classic - Twilight. Tangents include Stick It, Whip It, and other sports movies where Kellen Lutz plays a himbo. Stick around until the end to play Twilight Trivia with us! ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links...
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Episode 23: Crowns and Chaos
Join us to talk about crowns and chaos. Our anger over Liam Hemsworth’s stupid hot casting as a jerk. #TEAMPEETA. King Henry the VIII was the worst - We KNOW. Also Game of Thrones is the ultimate real crown stealing, but Throne of Glass is way better with the surprise genius. And if you think we...
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Episode 22: Flux My Capacitor
This week Jess is out and the rest of the gang explores the wonders and pitfalls of time travel in books and on screen. Tangents include an isolated cabin meet cute, the alternate timelines side of TikTok, and an JFK vs. SJM. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links...
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Episode 21: One in the Head and Two in the Bed
We're making you an offer you can't refuse this week and talking about the mafia romance genre. Tangents include chaotic alpha males, Archie's red hair in Riverdale, and Willie Potatoes. Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Books read: Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark Elite by Rachel...
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Episode 20: The World Is Ending, Hand Me A Beer
In this week's episode, the girls realize they like reading about the end of the world a little bit too much. Tangents include alien mating d*cks, Stardew Valley boyfriends, and Charlie Puth. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Books Mentioned: Dream On - Angie...
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Episode 19: State of the Uterus
In this week's episode, we're raging at the state of America and how our rights as women are being targeted. We’re hoping we can provide a little hope and a lot of resources for anyone who needs them. Tangents include American history lessons, capitalism being terrible, and mental help tips from...
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Episode 18: Unholy Thoughts
This week we are joined by Elise to discuss all things sexy and off-limits. Something might smite us for our thoughts about Angels. Tangents include Stranger Things, The Staircase and Grey's Anatomy. What can we say... we like pain. Books Mentioned Wolfsong series by TJ Klune Sawgirls by Claire...
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Episode 17: Cetus LuPENIS
This week the gang tackles popular alien smut and learns that creature body parts are not for us, but no kink shaming here! Tangents include Pride Month recs, flower dicks, and Henry Cavill vs. tentacles. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's...
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Episode 16: Faerie P*rn or Bust
Give us faerie p*rn or give us death. Today we're talking about all our favorite faerie books and how the patriarchy needs to chill out and let us read whatever the heck we want. Tangents include Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap, Legolas sparking our sexual awakenings, and Jack Sparrow cardboard...
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Episode 15: From Fang to Bang
Dev is back on this week’s episode, and we’re all ready to talk about our favorite bloodsucking hotties. Tangents include PR relationships, the stress-relieving nature of Animal Crossing, and nostalgia via book-to-movie adaptations of the early 2000s. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook |...
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Episode 14: Holy Puck!
Join us as we delve into the unknown world of sports romance. We don't care about your game, we need the drama from the field...rink...whatever. What are these terms? It's a triangle not a period right? Tangents include the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial and a two-person cult? ----more----...
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Episode 13: Touch My...Wait, why is the door closed?!
This week Dev is out while the girls discuss romcoms, tangents include ranting about why we love romance and nice things for women, All That, sharing our mutual hate for Love Actually and Nicholas Sparks, and swooning over the Mr. Darcy hand flex. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook |...
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Episode 12: Oh my gods!
Need a mythology fix? The emo girls got you! In this week's episode, the girls are talking about all things godly and breaking down their favorite mythology books. Tangents include The Mummy, Muppets Classic Theater, and the literary genius that is Dick Fight Island.----more---- Instagram |…
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Episode 11: High Collars and Loose Morals
It has come to these podcasters' attention that a debatably explicit show has aired on Netflix. Undoubtably, it is our civic duty to discuss Bridgerton the show vs. the books. You may be witness to tangents that include the Olsen Twins and scary video games. *SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE*…
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Episode 10: Shadowhunter Sunday
This week the girls let Dev school them in the world of Shadowhunters. Reading order, which Herondale is best and a heated debate about the Infernal love triangle. Tangents include a proper throuple, emo poetry and Witch/vampire romances. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok |…
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Episode 9: Millennial Lint
In this week's episode, the girls talk early 2000s emo and how it shaped them. Tangents include Christian pop-punk music and why it slapped so hard, Zenga, and Nickleback. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the Month Club referral...
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Episode 8: Let’s Get Tropey
This week, the girls discuss their favorite and least favorite tropes. Tangents include new music as found on TikTok, the Princess Diaries as it relates to makeovers, and webcomics. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the Month Club...
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Episode 7: Is it Hot in Here or Just a Full Moon?
This week, Erin is back! We're talking shifter smut and why we're so obsessed. Tangents include true-life investigation podcasts & fan casting celebrity shifter abilities. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the Month Club referral...
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Episode 6: For Your Aural Entertainment
This week Steph is back again. The girls discuss audiobooks and their favorites. Tangents include K dramas, the struggles of moving and the way all topics eventually devolve into smut. Around minute 30, it really goes downhill. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links...
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Episode 5: I Will Die on That Hill
Today we have a special guest host. Steph is here to talk with us about bookish opinions that may cause some controversy. Love triangles, caves of smut and what popular series do we all think is mediocre? ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok STEPH'S SHOP - Red Rebel Affiliate…
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Episode 4: Sexacombs
This week the girls discuss smut in books and how it's perceived by the masses. Tangents include zombies, how some men just need to get a life, and which emo boys are secretly listening to Taylor Swift. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's…
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Episode 3: Sorting the Stacks
In today's episode, the girls talk about how they keep their libraries from overflowing. Tangents include 2000s reality tv dating shows and Hey Arnold. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the Month Club referral Loretta's Chirp...
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Episode 2: Does Size Matter?
In today's episode, the girls talk about their reading preferences - standalones, duologies, trilogies, or longer series. They also share some of their favorite series and Erin goes into some of the psychology surrounding our reading habits. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok |...
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Episode 1: It All Started With a Rage Read
On today's episode, Devon, Jess, Loretta and Erin talk about how the podcast began. Tangents include Batman's dark history as it relates to toddlers, man buns, men with microphones and "Nice Guys" in fiction. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links…
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