Coffee & Co-Read

It’s week 2 with Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry! This week, we keep on keeping on because Odessa has to keep on keeping on. She finally gets on shore, but her hardships don’t stop when she finds herself smack dab in the middle of an RPG. It’s almost as if she’s Zelda! She crosses the plain of Turah and faces down monsters, all the while not facing her husband and instead eyeing the handsome Guardian. She finally makes her way to a tree-top village and has to learn how to survive in this brutal new landscape! 

It's week one with our new book, Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry and this week we're reading chapters 1-12. So we are obsessed with this book and had a great time exploring the first 12 chapters! We meet our main characters, Odessa and the Guardian and the world they live in is plagued by monsters! To survive, the Kingdoms signed a treaty that required a Princess to marry a neighbouring kingdom's Prince to create connections. That was NOT supposed to be Odessa, but her fate changed, and she became THE SPARROW.

It's our last week with A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L Jensen, and this week we're reading chapters 40 to the end! This week, we see Freya try to save Bjorn by turning Harald's allies against him - the only problem is, they all still like Harald, so her plan was terrible. Bjorn didn't really have a plan, though, so I guess the fact that she kind of had one was better than nothing. She and Bjorn finally have their moment, and we get all the answers that we needed.

It’s week 3 of A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L Jensen, and this week we’re reading chapters 28-39. This week, we roll our eyes almost consistently as some truths are revealed. We learn Harald’s real plans, and we eyeroll at how easily manipulated our main characters are AND how easily they seem to get over things. Freya and Bjorn end up reconciling, stranded on an island, but it doesn’t last long…and then all of the other deaths that happened don’t matter as long as they stay safe.  It's eyeroll central!

It's week 2 with A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L Jensen, and we're reading chapters 13-27. This week, we get annoyed with both Bjorn and Freya because they are both ridiculous. Freya is still mad at Bjorn (valid), but Bjorn wants to run away with Freya, which would be out of character for her (which is what she needs in order to change her fate), but she insists on being manipulated. She also gets kidnapped, and Bjorn throws his axe into the guy's face.....so that was fun.

It's our first week reading A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L Jensen and this week we're reading chapters 1-12. This week, we recap what happened with A Fate Inked in Blood poorly since we struggle to remember what happens....Freya still holds a grudge against Bjorn for not being honest with her, but he's still obsessed with her and refuses to give up. Also, all of Harald's people either want to be Freya's friend or kill her to protect themselves so...no middle ground. Plus...they villanize orcas which we are not here for! I also read an excerpt from my daughter's book in the intro!

It's our last week with The Book of Azrael by Amber V Nicole and this week we're reading chapters 38-51! This week, we learn most of what's going on! We kind of know who Kaden is, we definitely know who Tobias is, we know if there's a book and we know that Azrael's daughter has it! However, we don't know a lot and we find it frustrating...especially with this super slow burn. And the ending is annoying....but the book is good!

It's week 3 with The Book of Azrael by Amber V Nicole and this week we're reading chapters 27-38. This week sees our main characters go through a bumpy patch. They both know they want each other, but they are staying away from each other to protect the other. Plus, we meet a certain vampire who makes a certain God jealous and rethinks his situationship with a certain Ig'Morruthun. ITS NOT GOOD NEWS!!! And finally when they're about to KISS, the chapter ends and we are unsatisfied....too many characters to care about!

It's our second week with The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole and this week we're reading chapters 13-26. This week, our main characters develop a connection...since Dianna threatens one of Liam's friends if he doesn't help her. Definitely the basis for a strong relationship! They go on an adventure and Dianna is threatened and we see just how far Liam is willing to go to protect her....so he can call her an idiot later on. Plus, Dianna finally starts to see how broken Liam is....and tries to help him heal!

It's week one with the Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole and this week we're reading chapters 1-12. This week we meet Dianna and Liam and we get a whole lot that we didn't expect - what goes from what we think is a dark romance with a bit of fantasy, turns out to be a full blown romantasy saga! We dive into the world with all the weird names and struggle through them painfully.....and Catherine confronts Kristen's fashion choices.....it's a fun week!

It's our last week with Mate by Ali Hazelwood, and this week we're reading chapters 31 to the end! This week there's a TON of scandelous spicy moments....essentially half of the chapters this week are just constant sauce. Serena goes into her heat and Koen has to decide whether or not to help her through it. We also have to solve the issue of the vampires trying to assassinate her (solved in one sentence) and the issue of Irene the cult leader (solved in maybe 6-8 pages). With all that solved...we learn what will become of Koen and his place as Alpha (also solved relatively quickly....but how??)

It's week 3 reading, Mate by Ali Hazelwood, and this week we're reading chapters 21-30! This week, Koen FINALLY figures out why Serena has wanted to be alone so badly, and that whole section really made one of us emotional. We have a great discussion about how dismissed women are in health care (IT'S RELEVANT, TRUST ME), and we have to figure out where werewolves stand on the good ole consent issue....to be fair, we still don't know.

It's week 2 with Mate by Ali Hazelwood and this week we're reading chapters 11-20! This week, Serena gets uncomfortably close living with Koen. But her plan works and lots of vampyres come and try to kill her (we don't see that though!) Instead we get a lot of deep breaths and comforting smells....we also get a lot of naked weres and a lot of mean people who want Serena to go away and leave poor Koen alone, because as it turns out, he's required to be celibate be Alpha! Who knew!? Oh wait....we did.....from Bride.....

It's our first week with Mate by Ali Hazelwood, and this week we're reading chapters 1-10. This week we are reacquainted with all of the characters from Bride, including Serena, a headstrong half werewolf - half human, and her mate Koen....only thing is, Koen doesn't want to be mates, and Serena doesn't really know what mates are supposed to be, so she just has to go by what Koen tells her......huge mistake! Oh yeah....and Serena has this huge secret about why she's been unable to shift, that Koen REALLY wants to find out about.

It's our last episode of Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco! This week, we're talking chapters 53 to the end! In this last episode, Camilla and Envy FINALLY have their night together, and it is intense! But then it's right back to the business of winning the game! Some things happen that confuse us, and we finally find out Camilla's true identity and why Envy's court is so foggy! Will our couple get their happily-ever-after? (They def will because we only read HEAs).

It's week 3 with Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco, and we're reading chapters 37-52! This week, we FINALLY start to get some answers! We learn a little about Camilla's heritage and a little more about Envy's court situation! Plus, we meet some psycho vampires, and Vexley shows up when we least expect him, and we hate it!

It's week 2 with Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco and this week we're reading chapters 18-37! This week, we have all the questions because Camilla has secrets and we just want to know what they are.....Envy also has secrets but CAMILLA'S ARE WORSE! We also get some saucy moments where Envy and Camilla get closer but it just leaves us with the question...who is Camilla, and what's her deal??

It's week 1 with our first book of 2026, and we're reading Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco! This week we're reading chapters 1-17. In this week's episode, we reconnect with the Prince of Envy and his quest to play a game....but first, we had to read the rules. Then we meet the one in his way, Camilla - who legit has soooo many secrets it's ridiculous. She's an artist who has a skeezy guy blackmailing her....it's much better when Envy helps her get away from this guy and blackmails her himself. We just want to know her secrets!

It's our annual New Year's countdown! Where we rank the books we read this year and discuss our top 10! What books have we ranked the same? Which ones are different? We don't know!!! But we do know that this is gonna be fun!

It's our last week with A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F Kenney, and this week we're reading chapters 23 to the end! This week, we get love declarations all around! But the way Louisa reacts to hers doesn't have us swooning. Clara also has a brush with death, but it goes away? And the person we least expect to come in and save the day makes an appearance! Why? Plot reasons!

It's week 3 with A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F Kenney, and this week we're reading chapters 14-22. This week, the house gets attacked, so the group needs to venture out into the wild! It's repeated a million times that Finias is super powerful, so essentially, if he's around, it's a guaranteed win! He and Clara get closer, and she divulges certain fantasies that he is keen to assist with. Meanwhile, Louisa and Lir continue to have all the red flags, and Louisa just continues making terrible decisions like dancing in her underwear around a stranger's house! They hate each other, then want each other, until Lir decides he doesn't hate her at all, and we don't know what to do with this confession......and neither does Louisa.

It's week 2 with the novel A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F Kenney, and this week we're reading chapters 8-14! This week, the eyerolls continue! Louisa is a straight-up horn dog, while Clara turns out to be freakier than we thought, and the Prince is a bit of a prude! Our intrepid heroines find their way into situations where kissing is the only way to survive.....and that happens a lot....meanwhile, the Sugarplum Fairy has been his normally charming self and shows interest in Clara (which she reciprocates!).

It's week one with our holiday-themed book, A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. Kenney, and this week we're reading chapters 1-7! This week, we meet our two main characters, Clara and Louisa and their unfortunate circumstances now that their father is dead and they have to move into their Godfather's house! We meet the (smuldering?) nutcracker, and Kristen tries to point out all of the differences between this Nutcracker retelling and the original ballet while Catherine deals with it!

It's our last week with Gild by Raven Kennedy, and we're finishing off with chapters 24 to the end! This week, we meet the pirates who attacked Auren's party, and they are terrible people....definitely not the hot pirates we know and love. The goal is for them to sell Auren and the other saddles off, but they are stopped by the hot commander from the 4th Kingdom. He's a fae warrior, so of course we love him. But before he can take Auren away, the captain wants to try her out, and we learn what truly happens when you cross Auren.

It's our third week with Gild by Raven Kennedy and this week we're reading chapters 14-23. This week, we see the aftermath of Midas' betrayal, and he's just as psychotic as we thought! Then we have the longest carriage ride in history, with topless saddles and nice soldier boys. Auren makes a friend, but then we get the greatest twist in literary history.....SNOW PIRATES!

It's week 2 with Gild by Raven Kennedy and this week we're reading chapters 9-13. This week, we see Auren get ready for her night with the gross King Fulke. She needs to come to terms with her relationship with Midas and how it's changed in the 10 years they've been together.....back when she was 15 and he was 22 (vomit....). She goes to the ball and is treated like an object, and then we find out Midas' true plan.....and boy is it a doozy!

It's time to dive into a new book! This month we're reading Gild by Raven Kennedy and this week we're reading chapters 1-8. This week we meet our main character, Auren, who has a very particular circumstance - she's completely dusted in gold, and lives in a gilded cage with the man who put her there, King Midas. But here's the twist - she loves him and apparently he loves her too, even though he's married to the Queen and even though he has a ton of servants whose sole responsibility is being available for sex whenever he wants. Yet for some reason, Auren loves him and wants to please him - but this week, Midas goes too far, and promises a night with Auren to a neighboring King to have access to his army. Auren has to rectify the man she loves with this King of ambition, and it sucks for her!

It's our last week with When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A Parker, and this week we're finishing it off with chapters 74 to the epilogue! In this thrilling conclusion, we get some spice as Raeve and Kaan finally get close, but then he forces her to make some hard choices. We FINALLY figure out who the Other is....we think.....and we momentarily actually have the hots for Rekk Zharos.............it's a problem......but bonus? We don't hate the ending, and there's no heartbreaking cliffhanger for us!

It's week 4 with When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker and we're discussing chapters 51 to 73. This week, Raeve sees another side of the Burn - mainly that they like Kaan. Kaan takes things fast and furious with her then ghosts for 30 days. Veya is going on a scary mission that seems insane. Kaan comes back and takes things 2 fast 2 furious again.

It's week 3 with our novel, When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker, and this week we're reading chapters 35-50. In this episode, we finally get a bit of spice! However, it doesn't go as far as we want it to go. We also get a weird ritual where 2 dudes fight for Raeve's hand, but she doesn't like it and wants to fight for her own instead. We go to Khan's kingdom and meet his buddies, and we also, finally, finally get some answers about Elluin and who Khan thinks Raeve really is (hint....it has to do with Elluin!!!!)

It's week 2 of reading "When the Moon Hatched" by Sarah A. Parker, and we're reading chapters 17-34. This week, Raeve deals with the consequences of the "others'" actions and is sentenced to death by dragon. She is also confused when the nice-smelling guy heals her and eventually saves her! She keeps trying to convince him to let her go, but he doesn't want to and is hell-bent on keeping her safe. What are his alternative motives? We have a lot of theories on that!

It's week one with our new book, When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker, and this week we're reading chapters 1-16. This week, we meet our main character, Raeve, who lives on the wrong side of the tracks and fights against the oppression that poor ppl face in her kingdom. She kills men and has fun with it - but she meets one guy and she can smell him...so you know what that means! An orphan she took in is collateral damage, and she lets her alter ego take over and kills a bunch more people for revenge before being apprehended by the king's guard. She's real mad about it, too!

It's our last week reading The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent, and this week we're finishing off the book with chapters 34 to the end! This week we finally get what we've been after the whole book...spice! Mischa finally knows what love feels like but it is almost immediately ruined by Atroxus. In order to save her loved ones she has to make an impossible bargain, but Asar has his own deals to make. They find the last relic and have to complete the ritual, but do they have what it takes to do what needs to be done and possibly be separated forever? They do not....and we'll talk about it!

It's week 3 with The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent, and this week we're reading chapters 24-33. This week, Mische gets in trouble in the Underworld when she finds out who Chandra is and why she was in Morthryn. Elias is a sneaky boy, and Mische comes face to ghost face with her maker, and it isn't pretty. Plus....we have strong questions about how ghosts bathe with real water, but they eat and drink fake food.......make it make sense!!! Oh, and there are more relics and ruins and stuff, too.

It's week 2 reading The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent and this week we're reading chapters 10-23. This week, Mische and the crew get attacked by a skeleton fire bird and Asar and Mische get closer.....apparently he smells special and she doesn't get it *eyeroll*. They keep going through the descent to get more relics and they keep running into dead people they know who hate them. They also keep getting hurt and it's a problem. Lastly....THEY KEEP FALLING OFF LEDGES....WHY????

It's a new month, so we have a new book! This month, we're reading The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent, the third book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series. This week we're reading chapters 1-9. In this episode, we get reacquainted with Mische, the plucky, bubbly vampire who has a dark past. She is captured by the Shadowborn vampire royals after she killed their Prince - her maker, and instead of killing her, the unwanted son takes her on a perilous mission to the underworld instead. The issue, though, is that the God that she pledged her life to has just brought her back into his good graces, with the promise that she will fulfill a dangerous mission in the underworld - to kill a God. We also talk about a lot of stuff....

It's our last week reading Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, and we're finishing off with chapters 44 to the end. This week, we finally find out what OOphelia's biggest fear is...and it isn't at all what we expected. Of course, Blackwell saved her from herself. They have some more hot times, and Ophelia finally finds her sister and then sends her away immediately, which makes us question, what was the point? Then Ophelia finally takes on the 8th level, and she comes face to face with the ruler of Phantasma and has to figure out how to save Blackwell and their relationship!

It's week 4 reading Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, and this week we're reading chapters 33-43. In this week's episode, Ophelia and Blackwell continue their hot physical relationship....but they both have some moments where they try to pull away from each other....which is not hot.....on top of all that, Ophelia is still trying to survive the trials of Phantasma where Cade is all up in her grill trying to kill her! And also, this demon Sinclair gets involved, and he's super rude, too!

It's week 3 with Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, and this week we're reading chapters 23-32! This week, Ophelia deals with the ramifications of her deal with Blackwell......aka sexy times! She goes through a couple more trials and makes it out with injuries but more suspicions from Cade that she's not human (she is but has more power than expected) and she also learns why her sister was searching for Gabriel and who this really is, all while getting the feels for Blackwell when she knows he's dead and they could never work!

It's week 2 with Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, and we're reading chapters 13-22. This week, Ophelia gets closer to Blackwell in more ways than one. She goes through two levels of Phantasma and has a super embarrassing moment during one of them. She also has to deal with the house itself and all the dangers it wants to let loose on her, in addition to her fellow housemates, who also seem hellbent on killing her! Why does everyone want to kill her?? Our theories about who Blackwell really is continue to reach a ridiculous level.

It's week one with our new read, Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, and we're reading chapters 1-12! This week, we meet our FMC Ophelia, who has a unique family legacy....she's a necromancer, and it's up to her now to carry on in her mother's footsteps since she died. The only problem is, her mother left Ophelia and her sister in debt, and they are going to lose their house! If only there were a magical haunted house contest where if you win, you get a prize from a devil, and a handsome phantom who wants to help you win!

It's our last week with A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle J Jensen, and we're finishing off chapters 28-36. This week, Freya tries to grow a backbone, but Snorri is just too good. Freya's brother is still dumb, and everyone thinks she's a monster. Harald comes by with an offer Freya can't refuse, but she does anyway, and she finally makes a decent decision with Bjorn until it all comes crashing down in a cave with a hot spring.

It's week 3 with A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle J Jensen, and this week we're reading chapters 19-27! This week, Freya meets the King of Nordeland for the first time and does a ceremony that all the gods show up to - Snorri is of course a terrible person about it. We get some spice, finally! But it's to keep Freya from being kidnapped, so does it count? Freya also buys into some of Snorri's shit, which concerns Bjorn.

It's week 2 with A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle J Jensen, and this week we're reading chapters 11-18! This week, Freya has to learn her place as the second wife of Jarl Snorri and how the gods plan to test her worthiness. She goes on a pilgrimage with Snorri and crew to a sacred temple to learn if the gods favour her, and sure enough, we get some Lord of the Rings-inspired content where she and Bjorn go under the mountain to avoid detection. She also kills a bunch of undead dudes, and people are impressed. She makes her offering and meets the famed enemy of Skaland, King Harald...who's actually not terrible!

It's week 1 with our new read, A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle J Jensen! This week we're reading chapters 1-10! This week we meet Freya, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a guy who's the worst, and she also has a secret.....that we discover almost immediately....she meets some random hot guy by hitting him in the face with a fish because he was randomly standing in the water? And he had a horse waiting nearby, which we found super confusing....but then she gets traded to a different guy to marry him, and he's also the worst! All the while they threaten her family, who aren't great either, and she just puts up with it all........it's unfortunate.

It's our last week with Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas and this week we're reading chapters 109 - 121. This week, we finally see how Aelin and crew are going to defeat Erawan and Maeve and the hundred thousand soldiers that they had with them. Then we literally get every single character's POV on what went down with Erawan and Maeve (Fenrys for the win, but no one talks about it) and then several goodbyes and endings before we finally finish the longest book we've attempted on this show!

It's almost the last week of Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas! This week, we're reading chapters 91-108. Aelin and Dorian take it upon themselves to close the gates, but Aelin doesn't want Dorian to get hurt, so she kicks him out! We get more revelations about what closing the gate will do and how Aelin can survive it! Then, Aedion and Lysandra are ready to die again when the cavalry shows up and beats back the enemy (again). Who's leading the charge? Listen and find out!

It's week 7 with Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas, and we're reading chapters 75 - 90. This week, Aelin and crew take a shortish cut through the mountains to reach Terrassen, but it somehow is going to take them like 3 weeks. On their way, they run into an old enemy who's a gossip bag now (PS it's Vernon). Aedion and Lysandra are about to die in the war when Manon and the witches show up to save the day, only they can't stand against the witch towers, and the thirteen take drastic measures to make sure Manon lives....it's really sad. Meanwhile, Dorian gets the drop on a thousand-year-old valg queen after practicing magic for like 6 months.

It's June, and instead of it being new book month, we're still reading Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas, and we're reading chapters 62-74. This week, we watch Aelin and the crew deal with the aftermath of Aelin saving everyone in Anielle, and Chaol's dad is not grateful. We see what their next move is in this war. Dorian goes through his plan of sneaking into Morath to look for the last wyrdkey, but he encounters an unlikely ally while searching! Meanwhile, Lysandra and Aedion are trying their best, but no matter how many surprise soldiers there are, it isn't enough to defeat Morath.

It's week 5 with Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas, and we're reading chapters 51-61. This week, the battle for Helm's Deep.....oh wait, we mean the battle for Annielle continues! Aelin manages to go through the whole fight without using her magic, but then Lorcan tries to sacrifice himself, causing Elide to put herself in danger to save him, so Aelin makes a tough decision. Manon has a showdown with her grandmother and the other matrons, and they find the lost Crochan crown. And Manon takes her rightful place among her people, while Dorian makes a decision that could put himself in danger.