Episodes
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House of Flame and Shadow
It's the ONE WE HAVE BEEN FREAKING WAITING FOR. The QUEEN has finally graced us with a new book. I know yall are as excited as we are. Join us fae with three guest hosts - Jen, Andrea, and Hannah - as we dive into theories, thoughts, likes/dislikes, and all the chaos that ensues! SPOILERS GUYS,...
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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
Join the Fae and guest host Juli as we dive into what we would classify as a dark comedy romance w/ excellent spice! This is a killer* Dexter style serial killer romance that you MUST LISTEN TO, the narrators absolutely crushed this one, Joe Arden's Irish accent can get it! This quickly…
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Book Box Reviews
How have we not done this before?! Oh yeah, because we would definitely go broke. We need ALL THE BOOKISH THINGS. Do you get a bookish box? Don't tell us if you do, because our wallets will not recover (but for real tell us on Instagram). Today we are talking about the bookish boxes Bubbles and...
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Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Well, host Amanda finally did it... It only took going to Y'Allfest in November and seeing how freaking sweet Stephanie Garber was in person to get her to read this series! And guess what...it was a banger! From the writing, to the magic, to the lovable and not so lovable characters, this series...
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Bride by Ali Hazelwood
One of the hottest new releases of 2024, this book absolutely did not disappoint. Ali Hazelwood's dive into a new genre was absolutely a HIT. Join us chatting about Misery (coolest name ever) and Lowe...and maybe learn a knot or two. IYKYK! How to show your support: Please subscribe and leave us…
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UTOPiAcon Vendor Spotlight: Andrea Aguirre Art
The one and only ANGE! You guys it's been too long since we have had the amazing artist Angrea Agguire on here. Join us to find out exactly what's been going on in her life, what she has been reading and what she's been working on. Authors Mentioned: Books Mentioned: Unhinged Creature How to show...
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Percy Jackson TV Series
Another book to tv series....Did we love it or hate it? Did it do the book justice? KaLeigh read this one growing up and now all the Fae are watching it with their kiddos. What did you think of Percy Jackson?! Authors Mentioned: Books Mentioned: How to show your support: Please subscribe and…
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ch. 1-5
The one where everyone treats Peeta like a baby! It has taken a hot minute, but join us as we finally dive in to Catching fire. Katniss's mom is actually a person here and Peeta is perfect as always! Spoilers for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins How to show your support: Please subscribe and...
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Vancouver Agitators by Meghan Quinn
Bologne, breast milk, bonsai trees, and shoe vomitting...I bet you didn't expect all that, and neither did we, but man was it good! Join hosts Amanda and Jen as they discuss the first four books in Meghan Quinn's Vancouver Agitators series, you will not regret it. These stories are equally,...
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Horror Deep Dive
Allisha's brother Robbie joins KaLeigh to chat about their favorite genre - horror. It may not be spooky season, but every day is spooky season for these two. Bring on the blood, gore, and terror that seems to delight these two macabre souls...and perhabs Robbie will give us a little insight into...
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Monster Romance
Allisha and Amanda chat about Allisha's newest obsession...and possibly Amanda's?! Monster smut!! Have you fallen prey (see what I did there?) to this new genre that is absolutely blowing up on BookTok?! In this episode the two Fae discuss Monster Romance but dive into Muscles & Monsters and...
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Hunger Games Movie
Yikes......did we ever think this movie was good?! Kidding! Well, kind of. Jennifer Lawrence is perfection, though. Now let's talk about everything that's different from the books. Spoilers for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins How to show your support: Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star...
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2023 Wrap-up/2024 Anticipated Reads
2023 was a HELL of a year! Join your favorite Fae as we do a little wrap up of 2023 and then dive headfirst into what we will be doing in 2024! What did we read? What did we love? What did we hate? And of course, what we are planning to read in this new and exciting year. Will we see you at any…
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Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame - The one we have all been waiting for. Tonight we chat about all of our thoughts and feelings - and our differing opinions! about what is happening in IF and what is to come in the Empyrean world. Fall down this rabbit hole with us and talk about Rebecca Yarros brand new instant best...
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The New Guy by Sarina Bowen
We took a little break and now we are.....BACK! Pull up a seat or whatever and catch up with us! Today we are going to be talking about The New guy by Sarina Bowen....and yall know we love us some MM. Sit back, relax, and fall in love with these men. Be careful though...spoilers! How to show your...
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Author Spotlight: Elle Madison & Robin D. Mahle
Author Spotlight! Yall, meeting these amazing women and getting to chat with them about their stories was incredible. Today we have Elle Madison and Robin D. Mahle, two authors that co-write and will be attending UTOPiAcon 2024 with us in Nashville! Pull up a seat and hang out with us as we chat...
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Hunger Games Read Along Ch 21-27
This is it...it's the end of the line. Join us as we swoon over Peeta and cringe over one of the creepiest scenes ever...those mutt dogs. That's some Stephen King level horror, y'all. What will Katniss do now? Spoilers for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins How to show your support: Please...
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How our reading tastes have changed!
Hello Fae! Today we are chatting about how our reading tastes have changed over the years. I don't think even WE realized how much they have changed until we started recording! We definitely all go from Nancy Drew and Boxcar Children to Peter Pan porn over our lives...don't lie, we know you have...
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House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig
You GUYS. This one was a total mind f*ck. We loved every second of it. Join your favorite slightly drunk fae and our girl Juli as we talk about how this book messed us up mentally and emotionally. Is it a ghost? Is it a peacock? Is ANY OF IT REAL? Trigger warnings for: violence, trauma, infant...
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One Star Reviews
Giving a one star review makes us cringe....that's probably one we DNF. But we LOVE reading one star reviews because some of them are absolutely hilarious! Grab your favorite beverage, because this one is going to be a wild and hilarious ride. Jen and Ange (@andreaaquirresart) join us while we...
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Hunger Games Read Along Ch 16-20
These ones got us! How did Suzanne Collins set these chapters up so perfectly?! Let's chat about who is dead, who is crazy, and our collective hate for the gamemasters and President Snow. I'm noticing a pattern here. Please excuse our Maas spoilers at the end of the episode followed by our T.V....
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UTOPiAcon Author Spotlight: Casey L. Bond
The one, the ONLY Casey Bond! You guys know how we love her! Today we chat about Casey's newest release, A Tangle of Fate that dropped on August 18. Let us say how SHOCKED we were for a crossover of two of our favorite Casey Bond worlds! Join the chaos to fall into Casey's newest fantasy.…
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Hunger Games Read Along Ch 11-15
Let's dive in to chapters 11-15. Let's be honest....leaving off that last with a cliffhanger was pure torture. These episodes we will dive into the good stuff....and by good stuff, I mean only if you're President Snow. Spoilers for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins How to show your support:...
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Favorite Bookish People
Bookstagram is the most amazing community! There are so many incredible contributors who put out such amazing content. Come sit with us and chat about a few of our favorites! People Mentioned in this episode: @authorcaseybond @tinabyer @authorlunalaurier @alphabetsandaudiobooks @nomomstayandread...
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Hunger Games Read Along Ch 6-10
The Hunger Games chapters 6-10! Dive with your favorite ladies to break down chapters 6-10 of The Hunger Games. What will Katniss and Peeta get up to next? Will Haymitch fall off the train in a drunken stupor? Will Effie learn to tone down her excitement about children being murdered? Let's find...
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Red, White & Royal Blue Watch Party!
Red, White & Royal Blue is a MOVIE. We did a watch party of the movie - tune in to listen to us talk about our thoughts....and shame KaLeigh for falling asleep in the last FIVE MINUTES of the movie! Spoilers for Red, White & Royal Blue by @casey.mcquiston How to show your support: Please…
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Hunger Games Read Along Ch 1-5
It's been 15 years since the release of The Hunger Games....and probably 10 since any of us read them! Join us for this mini series of us reaching waaay back and re-reading The Hunger Games for the first time in a decade, breaking it down five chapters at a time. Joining us is a special guest…
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Meet the Fae/Summer Reading Wrap-Up
WE'RE BAAACK! Your favorite boozy fae females are back from summer break with some updates about us and a get to know us episode for all our new listeners. We can't wait to dive into this crazy season with you guys! Books Mentioned in this episode: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Hunger Games…
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
We know we closed the season out last week but we HAD to record Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (@rebeccayarros) while we were still on this book high! Can we say NEW OBSESSION?! Join the chaos as we completely fangirl with our friends Ange and Juli about this complete freaking masterpiece....
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Hogwarts Sorting: Hunger Games Edition
Sorting Hunger Games characters into Harry Potter houses....what could go wrong?! Also a little bit of whoooose line is it anyway?! This is the final episode of season 3 and we couldn't appreciate you guys more. Thanks for joining us for another season of our special brand of chaos! Spoiler...
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Him by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy you guys. You literally do not understand the meaning of hot until you read this book. The absolute SPICE has us questioning our preferences. And the emotional connection?! We can’t even. If you haven’t read this one, honey, you’re wrong. Join this chaos to…
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Author Spotlight: Kristen Long
The woman, the myth, the legend. Honestly, our author guests always shock us with how incredible they are! Today we chat with Kristen Long, the incredible author of Thief of Sorrows, a debut novel you absolutely have to read. Tune in to learn all about Kristen, her writing process, where we can...
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Author Spotlight: Haydn Hubbard
The incredible, the amazing, the inspiring - Hadyn Hubbard. She's a young published author who is in college and doing amazing things. You guys HAVE to tune in to learn more about her. We are honestly freaking obsessed. Learn about her first published novel, what's coming up for her, and get a…
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Hat Trick Heart with Ella Merkado
The amazing and wonderful Ella Merkado joins us today to chat about her book Hat Trick Heart, her writing style, her life, and what's coming up next for her. We are all *officially* obsessed with her! You don't want to miss hearing some teasers for Ella's bookish world! Spoiler Warnings for the...
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The Fae Princes by Nikki St. Crowe
The conclusion to the story of our Darling girl and her Lost Boys. What will happen? Will we see our Darling girl again? We may get a little crazy in this one...but we can't help ourselves when it comes to the Lost Boys! Join the chaos. Spoiler Warnings for the Following: The Viscious Lost boys...
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Outlander with the Sassenachs
Drum-roll please! Today we are going to share our love of all things Outlander with you guys! KaLeigh’s obsession…hopefully we can get through this without her being too starry-eyed. Join the obsession….I mean chaos as we gush over all things Jamie Fraser. Spoiler Warnings for the Following:...
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Shop Spotlight: Fable Grounds Coffee
The one where we have a chatty chat with the one and only creator of Fable Grounds Coffee! Today the fabulous reader, writer, and coffee creator Katelyn pops in to discuss her incredible business and of course, books. Join the chaos! Spoiler Warnings for the Following: Game of Thrones (show and...
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Shoot the Sh*t
Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and join us in this fun and off-the-cuff “shoot the sh*t” episode. We just wanted to hang out and talk about our favorite subject today - books. Sometimes you just need your girls, ya know?! Books/People mentioned in this episode: For Her Considertion by Amy...
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Saint by Adrienne Young
A bad boy that we didn’t know we would love so much - Saint. Join us with guest host Ange as we swoon over our boy and Clove as Saint falls in love with Isolde. Did we all love it?! You bet we did. Come swoon with us! Spoiler Warnings for the Following: Fable, Namesake, and The Last Legacy by...
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Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
Best audiobook of the year so far - Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton. This book is in turn hilarious, heartwarming, and heartbreaking. Tom Felton actually blew us away with this one. Join us to chat about our favorite bad boy and fall in love with him all over again. Spoiler Warnings for the...
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Hogwarts Sorting: Maas Edition
Maas characters into Hogwarts houses....Oh hell. It’s about to go down. Join us as we sort our favorite babes and winged boys into Hogwarts houses. Where do you think Bryce will go? Feyre? How about our favorite fire-breathing bitch Queen? Let’s find out!! Spoiler Warnings for the following: A...
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Subgenres!
Subgenres - Who knew? Not us! Dive in with us and explore what a subgenre is and learn about a few of the ones we thought were interesting...and really rweirdly specific. Were you aware of subgenres?! What's your favorite? Spoiler Warnings for the Following: Ready Player 2 by Ernest Cline...
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Yes and No Bookish Edition
Sometimes a small thing in a book can make us fall in love….or it can turn us off. Something as simple as words we can’t pronounce or words we hate making us want to throw a book or maps making us starry eyed. What do you love and hate in books?! Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review, and...
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What If?
What if…what if our favorite characters stories didn’t unfold in the ways that we all know and love? What if Voldemort never chose Harry? What if Bella chose Jacob? What if Feyre stayed with Tampon? WHAT IF. Tune in and find out.
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Verity by Colleen Hoover
This one is a wild ride, y’all. We have TWO special guests and we chat about the insanely talented Colleen Hoover’s Verity. It’s another of those “who is the problem?! Is it me?!” type situations. Verity had our hearts racing the entire time. Trigger Warning - child/spousal abuse. Violence....
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Harry Potter Trivia
Harry Potter trivia - who will win?! Y’all already know it’s chaos. Join us and our girl Amanda in a showdown of the biggest Harry Potter nerds you know and love!
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Of Shadow and Moonlight with Author Luna Laurier and Guest-Host Amanda
Y’all today we have TWO special guests - our girls Amanda and Luna! Join your favorite winos as we dive into a SPOILERY chat about Luna’s debut best seller. We have vampires, goddesses, love, and loss. If you haven’t read Of Shadow and Moonlight you’re missing out! P.S. We had some technical…
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2023 Anticipated Reads!
2023! What?! What are you planning on reading this year? Join us to hear about our most anticipated upcoming reads and definitely share yours with us! Happy New Year, Fae!
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Spells For Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Adrienne Young’s debut adult novel - Spells for Forgetting. None of us could put this one down. There’s intrigue, murder, and a tiny air of magic - all the things we live for. Join us in talking about one of our favorite books of the year.
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Holiday Reads & Gift Ideas for Book Lovers
Holiday reads, love ‘em or hate ‘em? We love them! Can’t get enough, especially cheesy hallmark style ones…and obviously spicy ones. Also, what do you get your favorite bookworm this year? Let us tell you. Come in. Sit down. We have wine.