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. ----more---- Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links |…

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 about books they've never read. Did we miss any of the …

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 Links Book Club Discord Chat Crew’s Rep Codes Dev’s Fando…

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 can buy both A Ruinous Fate & A Reckless Oath here. Y…

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 | Other Links Book Club Discord Chat Crew’s Rep Codes D…

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 | TikTok | Other Links Book Club Discord Chat Crew’s Re…

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 Links Crew’s Rep Codes Dev’s FandomSleeves - ReadByD…

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 Code - Dev10 Loretta’s 50% off Chirp referral link Loret…

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---- Instagram | Threads | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links C…

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 significant others. ----more---- Crew's Rep Codes Shout ou…

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 Codes Dev's FandomSleeves Code - Dev10 Dev’s Once Upon …

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 Dev's FandomSleeves Code - Dev10 Dev’s Once Upon a Book C…

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 | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Crew’s Rep Codes Dev'…

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 mates 2000 years in the future. ----more---- Instagram |…

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 FandomSleeves Code - Dev10 Dev’s Once Upon a Book Club Code - D…

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 Crew’s Rep Codes Dev’s Fandom Sleeves - ReadByDev10 …

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 tour and our preferred reading order of the shadowhunt…

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 to remember what the heck happens in this series and h…

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 insider info from the rest of the series. Tangents i…

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 Rep Codes Dev’s Fandom Sleeves - ReadByDev10 Dev’s On…

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 Code - ReadByDev10 Dev’s Once Upon a Book Club Code - De…

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 Crew’s Rep Codes Dev’s Blissfully Bookish Tees Code - De…

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 didn’t sneak some T.S. Joyce into the episode, then y…

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 Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the Month Club referral L…

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 Van Dyken Ruthless Princess by Rachel Van Dyken Roya…

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 Hockman The Dead Romantics - Ashley Poston Heart of Iron …

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 Erin. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | T…

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 LeGrand Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid The Ballad of Peri…

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 Book of the Month Club referral Loretta's Chirp audiob…

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 cutouts. ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook…

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 | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of…

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---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Af…

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 | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the…

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 | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Links Affiliate Links:…

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* ----more---- Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok | Other Lin…

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 | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the Month Clu…

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 Loretta's Chirp audiobooks referral (50% off your first…

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 referral Loretta's Chirp audiobooks referral (50% off …

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 Loretta's Chirp audiobooks referral (50% off your first…

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 STEPH'S SHOP - Red Rebel Affiliate Links: Jess's Book o…

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 Links: Jess's Book of the Month Club referral Loretta's C…

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 Book of the Month Club referral Loretta's Chirp audioboo…

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 audiobooks referral (50% off your first purchase) Dev's Fan…

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 | Other Links Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the Month…

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: Jess's Book of the Month Club referral Loretta's Chirp au…