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.

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Books Mentioned

• The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
• From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• A Court of Blood and Bindings by Lisette Marshall
• Bride by Ali Hazelwood
• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
• Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
• Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
• Author Laini Taylor
• Author Maggie Stiefvater
• Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
• Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Media Mentioned

• Shutter Island
• Sucker Punch

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 tea? Let us know in the comments!

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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.

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Books Mentioned

• Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
• These Hollow Vows Lexi Ryan
• The Winter King by C.L. Wilson
• A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
• Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
• These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
• Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
• The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
• The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Games Mentioned

• The Cult of the Lamb
• Animal Crossing
• Sonic

Media Mentioned

• Frozen
• Blade Runner

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. You can also check out Kaylie's book playlists on her Spotify.

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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!

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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.

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Books Mentioned

• 12 Days of Smutmas by Dana LeeAnn
• There Arose Such a Clatter: Tales From the Naughty List by CM Nascosta
• Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
• Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
• Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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.

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• Loretta’s 50% off Chirp referral link
• Loretta’s $5 off Reading Portal referral link

Books Mentioned

• A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Filthy Rich Vampire by Geneva Lee
• A Ruinous Fate Kaylie Smith
• Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
• An Inheritance of Monsters by Cate Corvin
• Muscles and Monsters by Ashley Bennett
• Tentacles and Triathalons by Ashley Bennett
• Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta
• Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta
• Two for Tea: Welcome to Azathé by C.M. Cascosta
• Getting It On With Gargoyles by Hazel Mack
• I Married a Lizardman by Regine Abel
• Healing the Orc’s Heart by Lyonne Riley
• White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Media Mentioned

• One Piece (Netflix Live Action)
• Friday the 13th
• Totally Killer
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• Haunting of Hill House
• Midnight Mass
• The Haunting of Bly Manor
• Sinister & Sinister 2
• Host
• Skinamarink
• Insidious
• The Conjuring series
• Hereditary
• Smile
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose
• The Taking of Deborah Logan
• Hell House LLC
• Talk To Me
• Carrie
• The Shining
• Nope
• The Exorcist
• Ready or Not
• A Haunting in Venice
• Clue
• Orient Express
• Death on the Nile
• Supernatural
• Stranger Things
• American Horror Story
• Practical Magic
• You’ve Got Mail
• It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
• Twitches
• Halloweentown
• Hocus Pocus
• Don’t Look Under the Bed
• Mom’s Got A Date With A Vampire
• Phantom of the Megaplex
• Haunted Mansion
• Sleepy Hallow
• Cabin In The Woods
• Zombeavers
• Train to Busan
• Kingdom
• Sweet Home
• All Of Us Are Dead

On this week's episode, Dev and Loretta talk Spooky season book recommendations! Tangents include Percy Jackson, haunted houses, and Mike Flanagan.

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Books Mentioned

• Scream for Us - Molly Doyle
• Day 4 - Sarah Lotz
• Playground - Aron Beauregard
• Her Favorite Jack O’ Lantern - Rebecca Rennick
• Belladonna - Adalyn Grace
• A Head Full of Ghosts - Paul Tremblay
• The Cabin At the End of the World - Paul Tremblay
• Immortals After Dark - Kresley Cole
• The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater
• The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater
• The Dreamer Trilogy - Maggie Stiefvater
• NOS4A2 - Joe Hill
• Horns - Joe Hill
• Locke & Key - Joe Hill
• The Coven - Harper L Woods
• There is a Haunting -Trang Thanh Tran
• Sawkill Girls - Claire Legrand
• Eternally Yours - Patrice Caldwell
• The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
• Doctor Sleep - Stephen King
• Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot
• Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
• A Ruinous Fate - Kaylie Smith
• House of Salt and Sorrows - Erin A. Craig
• Small Favors - Erin A. Craig
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
• Alice - Christina Henry
• You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight - Kalynn Bayron
• This Poison Heart - Kalynn Bayron
• Mountains Made of Glass - Scarlett St. Clair
• The Luminaries - Susan Dennard
• Truthwitch - Susan Dennard
• Kingdom of the Wicked - Kerri Maniscalco
• Morning Glory Milking Farm - C.M. Nascosta

Games Mentioned

• Alice: Madness Returns

Media Mentioned

• Knock at the Cabin
• The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix)
• The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• Midnight Mass
• Doctor Sleep
• Easy A
• Princess Diaries