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Besties and the Books Podcast — 159 episodes
Ep 116 “He does WHAT with his CORN DOG?!” Reacting to AITA & AIO 4th of July Stories
Ep 115 “TEARS EVERYWHERE!” Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A Parker | Book Reviews, Recap, Summary
Ep 114 *NEW* Psychological Paranormal Horror with CJ Leede and Her Release Headlights | Author Interview
Ep 113 “THAT’S IT, I’M DNFing!” Ruining the Fantasy (books) some more with the Petty Problems! 🐉😝📚
Ep 112 Liz makes Ashley Return to Oz, was it worth it? | West of Wicked by Nikki St Crowe
Ep 111 Let’s UNRAVEL Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry | Book Reviews, Recap, Summary
Ep 110 *WHAT HAPPENED IN* Shield of Sparrows? Recap Before Reading Rites of the Starling | Review & Summary Deep Dive
Ep 109 AM I THE A HOLE? + Bookish Unpopular Opinions & Unhinged Questions w/ Little Blonde Books!
Ep 108 *listen to this* When The Moon Hatched Recap BEFORE Reading Ballad of Falling Dragons!! Deep Dive, Summaries, and Breakdowns
Little Women Book VS Movies Deep Dive Discussion ( + Christian Bale VS Timothée Chalamet)
Ep 107 Have you tried DYSTOPIAN ROMANTASY? Why you need to read Above the Ashes + Deep Dive!
Ep 106 Nikki St. Crowe whisks us back to Oz for her West of Wicked book release! | Author Interview
Little Women for Dummies! | A Beginner’s Reading Guide to Literary Classics
Ep 105 RANKING & WRAP UP Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 6
Ep 104 Your New Post Apocalyptic OBSESSION!! Above the Ashes by K M Lister | Author Interview
Pride & Prejudice HOT TAKES, UNPOPULAR OPINIONS, & DEEP DIVE | Literary Classics Series
Ep 103 Gold by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 5
Pride & Prejudice for Dummies! | A Beginner’s Reading Guide to Literary Classics
Ep 102 RomantasyCon TIPS + TRICKS for BookCon Attendees and Panel Hosts! | Los Angeles 2026
Ep 101 Glow by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 4
“Wuthering Heights” HOT TAKES & UNPOPULAR OPINIONS ‘The Movie… IS actually THAT deep’
Ep 100 OMG!! "LIVE FROM RomantasyCon ITS Slumber Party NIGHT!!!" | Happy 100 Episodes with Games, Giveaways, and Vibes!
BOOK VS. MOVIE Wuthering Heights Deep Dive | "Haunt Me Then!" | Literary Classics Series
Ep 99 Gleam by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 3
Ep 98 Ruining Fantasy Books!! aka Petty Things in Fantasy Books that Just Don't Make Sense...
WUTHERING HEIGHTS FOR DUMB DUMBS! | A Beginner’s Reading Guide to Literary Classics
Ep 97 Glint by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 2
Ep 96 "WE DID IT!!" 100+ Books RAPID REVIEWS! Year End Wrap Up and Book Goals for 2026
Ep 95 Rhysand, Kingfisher, Slade: The Man Behind the Voices! Interview w/ Anthony Palmini AudioBook Narrator
Ep 94 Gild by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 1
Ep 93 The Housemaid Book VS Movie Showdown! "Why the Movie Was Better?" 😱🤔
Ep 92 “Am I The A Hole? I Won’t Go To Christmas Without…” 💚🎅❤️ AITA Christmas Family Drama Edition!
ENTIRE Wicked Universe Wrap Up & Ranking 💚🩷 Unpopular Opinions, Honest Reviews, and Discussing Movies, Books, + Musical!
Ep 91 BRIMSTONE (by Callie Hart) Is a Romantasy Roller Coaster 🔥 Full Book Review & Deep Dive
Ep 90 Answering the MOST UNHINGED Questions from Reddit, Bestie Community, & Each Other!
Ep 89 A Very Cringy Christmas! 🎄💋 Reading Viral Popular Holiday Romance Books
Is ELPHIE Worth Reading? Wicked Prequel Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
Ep 88 “AM I THE A HOLE? I DONT WANT TO HOST THANKSGIVING!” 🦃 | 2nd Annual AITA Thanksgiving + Holiday Book Recs
(we actually want) OUT OF OZ!! | Wicked Book 4 Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
Ep 87 We Read the Most UNHINGED Thanksgiving Smut on Kindle Unlimited 😳🦃 | CRINGEY HOLIDAY BOOKS!
A (COWARDLY?) Lion Among Men | Wicked Book 3 Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
Ep 86 Between Two Kings Power, Passion, and the Price of Loyalty (SPOILERS INSIDE) | Review & Deep Dive Discussion
Ep 85 Between TWO Kings?! What’s that all about?! LINDSAY STRAUBE IS BACK!!! | Exclusive Author Interview
Son OF A Witch!!! Wicked Book 2 Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
Ep 84 "AM I THE A HOLE?!" 👻 🎃 HALLOWEEN Edition + Fall Book Recommendations and Hopefuls!
"Are People Born Wicked?" Wicked Book 1 Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
Ep 83 Are BOOKS Actually POLITICAL?? Discussion and Kick off to Wicked Books Deep Dive!
Ep 82 “Halloweentown for ADULTS?” Stepping into the Haven Ever After Books Series by Hazel Mack
Ep 81 🎃 Very UNHINGED HALLOWEEN Book Reviews! | Burn For Jack & HallowPeen 🌶️
Ep 80 WHY YOU NEED TO READ the Haven Ever After Book Series this fall!! | Author Interview w/ Hazel Mack
Ep 79 Should You Read This TREASURE HUNTING ROMANCE?? | Among the Curse Gods by T J Lundin
WORTH Reading ENTIRE Anne of Green Gables Series? RANKING & WRAP UP Books VS Movies | Bonus Minisode 5
Ep 78 CRAZY REDDIT CONFESSIONS | Reacting to Unhinged Bookish Confessions! Twilight Shame, Buried Books & Spicy Secrets
“IT WAS CENSORED?!” Rainbow Valley & Rilla of Ingleside Book 7 & 8 Reviews & Summary | Bonus Minisode 4
Ep 77 IS A CROW MONSTER ROMANCE FOR YOU? House of Beating Wings + Unhinged Crow Shifter Books Review
“That’s JUST like a MAN!” Anne’s House of Dreams and Anne of Ingleside | Book 5 & 6 Reviews & Summary | Bonus Minisode 3
Ep 76 📈 Ranking ALL the Sarah J Maas Books!
"What if ANNE was one of us?” Anne of the Island and Windy Poplars | Book 3 & 4 Reviews & Summary | Bonus Minisode 2
Ep 75 Behind the Mic w/ Book Club After Dark 🌙📚 | Bookish Pet Peeves, Origin Story, + more!
WORTH READING Anne of Green Gables & Avonlea as Adults? Book 1 & 2 Reviews & Summary | Bonus Minisode 1
Ep 74 Coming of Age, Girlhood, & Green Gables: What is a Bildungsroman and Why Female Stories Matter
Ep 73 Answering YOUR UNHINGED Would You Rather & Bookish Smash or Pass Questions! (Reddit + Fan Submissions!)
Ep 72 Mid Year Book FREAKOUT!! 85+ Book Reviews and Ratings thru Mid Year 2025
Ep 71 HEAT of the EVERFLAME Review, Summary, and Deep Dive | Kindred’s Curse Saga Book 3
Ep 70 “National Treasure + Uncharted FOR ADULTS??” Among the Cursed Gods by T J Lundin | AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Ep 69 GLOW of the EVERFLAME Review, Summary, and Deep Dive | Kindred’s Curse Saga Book 2
Ep 68 AITA Hotdog Edition! Just kidding (but not really) it’s the 4th of July!
Ep 67 Spark of the Everflame Review, Summary, and Deep Dive | Kindred’s Curse Saga Book 1
Ep 66 Wild by Cheryl Strayed: Grief, Finding Yourself, and Journeying as a Female | Books That Made Us College Follow Up
Ep 65 Talking STRONG Female Characters and Kindred’s Curse With Penn Cole! | Author Interview
Ep 64 Silver Elite…CONTROVERSIES, CONSPIRACIES, & BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEWS!
Ep 63 Page ➡️ PLATE! A Feast of Thorns and Roses "ACOTAR Cookbook" Author Interview w/ Chelsea Cole!
Ranking & Wrap Up FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Trilogy + Parody! | Bonus Minisode
Ep 62 WORTH READING?? Mark Hoppus' Fahrenheit 182: "A Millennial Punk Rock Memoir Book Review"
50 Shades Freed…BUT FROM WHAT?? | Book 3 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
Ep 61 MILLENNIAL NOSTALGIA | Books That Made Us “The College Years”
50 Shades DARKER?…YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?? 🤨 | Book 2 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
Ep 60 Sarah J Maas’ “SECRET BOOK” CATWOMAN | Unpopular Books by Popular Authors
OUR FIRST TIME🤭… Reading 50 SHADES OF GREY! | Book 1 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
Ep 59 "Dark Romance *ENTERS THE CHAT* w/ 50 Shades of Grey" | THE EVOLUTION OF ROMANCE BOOKS!
Ep 58 “Unmasking The Monsters” in This Monster of Mine | Deep Dive Book Review & Summary
Ep 57 REACTING to the WORST 1 ⭐️ REVIEWS of our FAVORITE BOOKS!
Ep 56 MEET YOUR NEW OBSESSION! 🥵 This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara | Author Interview
Ranking ALL The Hunger Games BOOKS and MOVIES! | Miniseries Wrap Up
Ep 55 APRIL FOOLS! 🤪 Reacting to AITA PRANK STORIES!
SUNRISE ON THE REAPING … more like WEEPING! | Hunger Games Book 5 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
Ep 54 “now WE are the A HOLES!” Our Bookish HOT TAKES!
*DON’T SKIP* The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes!!! | Hunger Games Book 4 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
Ep 53 Asking Each Other UNHINGED & JUICY questions + 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Celebration!
SHOOKED & COOKED after reading Hunger Games MOCKING JAY! | Book 3 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
Ep 52 📚 100 Books in 30 Minutes | Rapid Fire Book Reviews from the Last 6 Months
WE CAUGHT FIRE in The Hunger Games Catching Fire | Book 2 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
Ep 51 Our Romantasy BookCon Experience + 5 Tips and Tricks for Book Convention Newbies!
We Wouldn’t Survive the HUNGER GAMES | Book 1 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
Ep 50 From 1984 to Hunger Games, HOW DID WE GET HERE?! Dystopian Themes in Media and Literature
Ep 49 Let’s Travel into the QUICKSILVER! | Book Review & Summary
Ep 48 A Truly CRINGEY Valentine's Day Read!
Ep 47 ONYX STORM *HONEST REVIEW* cuz we NEED to talk about this!!!
Ep 46 “Am I The A**HOLE for Reading Romance Books?” 🩷 AITA VALENTINES DAY EDITION!
Ep 45 Callie Hart Quicksilver Tell All! | Author Interview
Ep 44 A Court of Silver Flames and STRONG OPINIONS! aka ACOSF...ASO
Ep 43 These Books Ripped Our Hearts Out! Break For Me, Survive For Me, LIVE FOR ME Summary and review!!!!
Ep 42 AITA Christmas Special! + Holiday Smash or Pass and ULTIMATE XMAS Q & A
Ep 41 It’s Time to Talk Broken Bounty with Ember Nicole! | Live For Me Author Interview
Ep 40 we NEED to talk about WICKED & our 2025 Bookish Goals!
Ep 39 A VERY (unhinged) & CRINGY CHRISTMAS READ! 💚 ❤️
Ep 38 🦃 1st Annual Thanksgiving Special! AITA, Smash or Pass, and more!
we READ AND WATCHED the entire Twilight Saga for the First Time…was it worth it? | Bonus Minisode Wrap Up!
Ep 37 Let’s Play WOULD YOU RATHER! (Bookish edition)
Breaking Dawn was…anticlimactic? | Twilight Saga Book 4 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 36 A VERY CRINGY THANKSGIVING READ!! 🤪 🦃 😆
Eclipse…and the Forced Love Triangle | Twilight Saga Book 3 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 35 Reacting to Bookish HOT TAKES from the dregs of Reddit & Threads!
New Moon…Where You Been Loca? | Twilight Saga Book 2 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 34 🎃 1st Annual Halloween Special! AITA, Smash or Pass, and Nostalgic Favorites
Reading TWILIGHT for the First Time! | Twilight Saga Book 1 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 33 Why VAMPIRES? Vampires in Literature, Pop Culture, and Digital Media
Ep 32 Is A Court of Frost and Starlight ACTUALLY Important to Read? | BOOK 4 ACOTAR SERIES
Ep 31 Totally Very Important UNHINGED QUESTIONS Answered!
we READ all the Harry Potter Books for the first time and THE FANDOM IS PISSED | Bonus Minisode
Ep 30 ACO-WHAT?! A Court of Wings and Ruin was wild! | BOOK 3 ACOTAR SERIES
Deathly Hallows? More like deathly HOLLOW! | Harry Potter Book 7 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 29 We Read HOCKEY ROMANCE Books So You Don’t Have To!
Felt Nothing…Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince | Book 6 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 28 Fully Digesting KISS OF THE BASILISK (aka Split or Swallow) by Lindsay Straube Book Review!
The Order of the Phoenix (and the triangle) | Harry Potter Book 5 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 27 🎃 5 Fall Book Recommendations + Halloween Hopefuls!
There Ain’t Nothin’ in that Goblet of Fire...Snooze Fest Harry Potter | Book 4 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 26 Kiss of the Basilisk with Lindsay Straube! | Split or Swallow Series Author Interview
What’s Up with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban? | Book 3 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 25 But...AM I THE A HOLE?? | Reacting to MORE AITA Reddit Book Edition
"I Want What's In THAT Chamber of Secrets!" | Harry Potter Book 2 | Bonus Minisode
Ep 24 Recommendations & Warnings! 1 Sentence Rapid Book Reviews! (Jan-June Reads)
Reading Harry Potter For The First Time As Adults! | Sorcerer's Stone | Bonus Minisode 1
Ep 23 Reacting to YOUR Unpopular Book Opinions!
Ep 22 Satanic Panic of 90s! Book Bans, Ouija Boards, and Mansons OH MY!
Ep 21 Should YOU Read "A Touch of Gold and Madness"? | BOOK TROPE UPDATE
Ep 20 Books That TRAUMATIZED US as kids ✨ BOOKS THAT MADE US SERIES
Ep 19 Is THE GREAT GATSBY Still Great 100 YEARS LATER?! + Millennial Roman Empires!
Ep 18 Am I The A HOLE, Honestly?! REACTING TO MORE Reddit Book Threads!
Ep 17 Book of Azrael was overhyped? | BOOK TROPE PICK UPDATE for Ashley
Ep 16 Life-Changing BOOKS THAT MADE US ✨ High School Edition!
Ep 15 A Court of Mist and Fury (+ Book Bingeing & Blackouts) | BOOK 2 ACOTAR SERIES
Ep 14 "Fourth Wing was overhyped!" UNPOPULAR book OPINIONS!
Ep 13 A Court of Thorns and Roses (and Teen Heartthrobs?) | BOOK 1 ACOTAR SERIES
Ep 12 AM I THE A HOLE? Reddit Bookish Edition!
Ep 11 "you NEED TO read When the Moon Hatched" + UPDATE! Books That Made Us "The Dark is Rising" Review
Ep 10 Favorite BOOK TROPES That DON'T Give Us The ICK!
Ep 09 RANKING *All The* THRONE OF GLASS Books by Sarah J Maas!!
Ep 08 “Book Memory Unlocked” BOOKS THAT MADE US ✨ Elementary & Middle School Edition
Ep 07 “We Courted the Cowboys AND Gargoyles” BOOK ICK FOLLOW UP!
Ep 06 "1 Star...It Shouldn't Exist!" Our STAR RATING System
Ep 05 Idiot Boys Making Rash Decisions! House of Flame & Shadow Book Breakdown
Ep 04 “It Gives Us The ICK!” Book Trope Edition
Ep 03 "I just stared into the void"...CRESCENT CITY 2 RECAP!
Ep 02 Skin Tails & Hook Hands...UNHINGED BOOK QUESTIONS!
Ep 01 "I WAS NOT PREPARED!" HOFAS Scavenger Hunt + Crescent City 1 Recap
Ep 00 We're Book Besties, Of Course We Started A Podcast Together
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