Today is all about the book that started it all: A Court of Thorns & Roses by mother herself, Sarah J. Maas. We take a deep (ish) dive into book one, and kick off our five-part ACOTAR series, because we couldn’t soldier on with this podcast and just skip over such an important part of our book journey!

We also have a hilarious fave or fail of the week where we get into that good old time machine and head back to 1999, Aka the days of Kidz Bop and Teen Magazine heartthrobs. Who were our favorite guys? And who just didn’t do it for us? The answers may surprise you!

Lastly, we finish the episode with a unhinged smash or pass from the Grishaverse that might just stump Ashley… and an original monster romance pick that might just be too dangerous, even for Liz.

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A Court of Mist and Fury | https://fable.co/club/acomaf-buddy-read-with-bestiesandthebookclub-497545238637
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Shout Outs:
Full In Depth ACOTAR over @CariCanRead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hCdrM4JPVs
Funny Quick Animated ACOTAR over @thecookierhino2385 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PaSCvzww0Q

On today’s episode Ashley and Liz respond to AITA Reddit questions with bookish themes.

Do we think you should kick the husbands out for a weekly book club night with the girls? Is loaning out your mom’s books and not getting them back okay? What about being on your phone reading during formal events?

You heard all of our opinions here first! Including our best and worst audiobooks from the last six months, and a smash or pass Bat Boy / Lord of the Rings edition.

Shout out to @TwoHotTakes AND @APWSTRProductions over on https://www.tiktok.com/@apwstr?_t=8mRF2TYNeqg&_r=1
We love both their reddit AITA reaction videos!



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What happens when Ashley and Liz accidentally read different books for an episode?! We thought we were both reading The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper - the middle school nostalgia read we previously picked for this series. HOWEVER… we didn’t. Listen on to find out how that snaphoo occurred, and what we thought about the nostalgia books we DID read.

We’ve also got STRONG opinions on When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker. Not only was it our April BestiesandtheBookClub pick, but it was the star of both of our faves of the week.

And make sure to stick around until the end because you can bet we’ve got a smash or pass for the ages… a little bit of time travel for our fellow millennials and a classic granddaddy of magic.

Check out the first episode going over the Books That Made Us Elementary and Middle School edition! | https://bestiesandthebookspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2317400/14924560-ep-08-book-memory-unlocked-books-that-made-us-elementary-middle-school-edition

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Liz is wearing: “Anxious Girls Club” Beanie by Dark & Disturbed Shop. Use code: VEGAN10 to save! https://darkanddisturbedshop.com
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