All Episodes

Ep 122 “This is MAJOR!” The Poison Daughter Discussion with Indie to Trad Author Sheila Masterson!

Ep 121 “I’m SO Embarrassed!!” Reacting to Embarrassing Bookish Confession Stories!

“I’m SCARED!” Iron Gold Red Rising Book 4 | Deep Themes, Deep Thoughts, and Recap

Ep 120 *EYE OPENING* Historical Fantasy Autumn Kruase The Gods Will Sing Our Song | Author Interview

"HAIL THE REAPER!" Morning Star Red Rising Book 3 | Deep Themes, Deep Thoughts, and Recap

Ep 119 *Skin Suits and Literal Hair Ties?!* We need to talk about Headlights by CJ Leede!!

“BREAK THE CHAINS!” Golden Son Red Rising Book 2 | Deep Themes, Deep Thoughts, and Recap

Ep 118 “DON'T DO THIS!” Bookish Pet Peeves + Hot Takes w/ Fantasy FanReads host @TheLostBooksofJess

We FINALLY Read RED RISING and we need to talk!!! | Book 1 Deep Themes, Deep Thoughts, and Recap

Ep 117 "You’ve Loved Sci-Fi ALL ALONG!" Intro to Science Fiction and Red Rising Deep Dive Series!

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

Besties and the Books Podcast Trailer