Besties and the Books Podcast
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Ep 92 “Am I The A Hole? I Won’t Go To Christmas Without…” 💚🎅❤️ AITA Christmas Family Drama Edition!
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s the most wonderful time… of the year? Happy Holidays from us to you! We hope you’re surviving the chaos, insanity, and genera...
ENTIRE Wicked Universe Wrap Up & Ranking 💚🩷 Unpopular Opinions, Honest Reviews, and Discussing Movies, Books, + Musical!
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we FINISH our coverage of the entire Wicked universe and close our bonus “Are Books Political” series! And is Wicked Worth Rea...
Ep 91 BRIMSTONE (by Callie Hart) Is a Romantasy Roller Coaster 🔥 Full Book Review & Deep Dive
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textListen…Brimstone is here. Are we obsessed with the Fae & Alchemy series by Callie Hart? GUILTY. AS. CHARGED. Not to give anything ...
Ep 90 Answering the MOST UNHINGED Questions from Reddit, Bestie Community, & Each Other!
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLiterally what in the actual heck is this episode? It’s all of us having a great time at the water cooler of the future, that’s what...
Ep 89 A Very Cringy Christmas! 🎄💋 Reading Viral Popular Holiday Romance Books
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode is chalk full of all the magical things we hope to receive this holiday season, including but not limited to: revenge on ab...
Is ELPHIE Worth Reading? Wicked Prequel Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we FINISH our coverage of the Wicked book universe by Gregory Maguire with the newest installation, released an entire fourteen ye...
Ep 88 “AM I THE A HOLE? I DONT WANT TO HOST THANKSGIVING!” 🦃 | 2nd Annual AITA Thanksgiving + Holiday Book Recs
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s that time again, where we ask and answer “Am I The A Hole” but this time its Thanksgiving Reddit Stories! In yet another inst...
(we actually want) OUT OF OZ!! | Wicked Book 4 Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we FINISH our coverage of the original Wicked Years 4-book series by Gregory Maguire with the finale: Out of Oz, told from the per...
Ep 87 We Read the Most UNHINGED Thanksgiving Smut on Kindle Unlimited 😳🦃 | CRINGEY HOLIDAY BOOKS!
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we’re bringing you our reviews and unhinged deeeep dives on two of the most “cringy” sounding Thanksgiving themed romance no...
A (COWARDLY?) Lion Among Men | Wicked Book 3 Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we continue our coverage of the Wicked 5-book universe by Gregory Maguire with book three: A Lion Among Men, the only book in the ...
Ep 86 Between Two Kings Power, Passion, and the Price of Loyalty (SPOILERS INSIDE) | Review & Deep Dive Discussion
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJust in case you haven’t noticed… we are completely OBSESSED with the Split or Swallow universe, created by the amazingly talented...
Ep 85 Between TWO Kings?! What’s that all about?! LINDSAY STRAUBE IS BACK!!! | Exclusive Author Interview
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFirst EXCLUSIVE Author Interview with Lindsay Straube for Between to Kings is here!Just a short year ago Kiss of the Basilisk (or Split ...
Son OF A Witch!!! Wicked Book 2 Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we continue our coverage of the Wicked 5-book universe by Gregory Maguire with book two: Son of a Witch! We’re diving into polit...
Ep 84 "AM I THE A HOLE?!" 👻 🎃 HALLOWEEN Edition + Fall Book Recommendations and Hopefuls!
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s that time of year again! Time to react to AITA Halloween Stories, time to put on our special surprise wigs, try not to laugh at l...
"Are People Born Wicked?" Wicked Book 1 Review and Summary | Deep Themes and Deep Thoughts
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we begin our coverage of the Wicked 5-book universe by Gregory Maguire. We’re diving into political fantasy like we never have b...
Ep 83 Are BOOKS Actually POLITICAL?? Discussion and Kick off to Wicked Books Deep Dive!
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text“Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?”Today we will be exploring the highly debated topics of whethe...
Ep 82 “Halloweentown for ADULTS?” Stepping into the Haven Ever After Books Series by Hazel Mack
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we’re bringing you a deep dive follow up to a very exciting and mostly spoiler free author interview episode with Hazel Mack all...
Ep 81 🎃 Very UNHINGED HALLOWEEN Book Reviews! | Burn For Jack & HallowPeen 🌶️
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe blinked and it’s suddenly spooky season again… and don’t you know we are not complaining about it! The leaves are turning, Home...
Ep 80 WHY YOU NEED TO READ the Haven Ever After Book Series this fall!! | Author Interview w/ Hazel Mack
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we have a very exciting and mostly spoiler free author interview episode for you! We’re chatting with independently published mo...
Ep 79 Should You Read This TREASURE HUNTING ROMANCE?? | Among the Curse Gods by T J Lundin
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s officially time to celebrate the release of the insanely entertaining contemporary treasure hunter romance that took Ashley and L...
WORTH Reading ENTIRE Anne of Green Gables Series? RANKING & WRAP UP Books VS Movies | Bonus Minisode 5
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we’re officially wrapping up and ranking everything in our latest coming of age miniseries covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-b...
Ep 78 CRAZY REDDIT CONFESSIONS | Reacting to Unhinged Bookish Confessions! Twilight Shame, Buried Books & Spicy Secrets
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDo you have any bookish confessions that you've been holding inside, waiting for the opportunity to share with a nonjudgemental gro...
“IT WAS CENSORED?!” Rainbow Valley & Rilla of Ingleside Book 7 & 8 Reviews & Summary | Bonus Minisode 4
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we’re wrapping up our deep dive videos for our newest miniseries covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-book collection by L.M. Mon...
Ep 77 IS A CROW MONSTER ROMANCE FOR YOU? House of Beating Wings + Unhinged Crow Shifter Books Review
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSHOP OUR NEW BESTIES and the BOOKS X CROW Merch! | * https://besties-and-the-books-shop.fourthwall.comUse code “CROWSPEED5” for $5 o...
“That’s JUST like a MAN!” Anne’s House of Dreams and Anne of Ingleside | Book 5 & 6 Reviews & Summary | Bonus Minisode 3
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we continue on with our newest miniseries covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-book collection by L.M. Montgomery. We’re official...
Ep 76 📈 Ranking ALL the Sarah J Maas Books!
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we’re doing the impossible task of ranking every book in the entire Sarah J. MAAS averse, including Throne of Glass, A Court of ...
"What if ANNE was one of us?” Anne of the Island and Windy Poplars | Book 3 & 4 Reviews & Summary | Bonus Minisode 2
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we continue on with our newest miniseries covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-book collection by L.M. Montgomery. We’re diving i...
Ep 75 Behind the Mic w/ Book Club After Dark 🌙📚 | Bookish Pet Peeves, Origin Story, + more!
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this spoiler-free collab episode, we sit down with the brilliant duo behind Book Club After Dark and bring you a whole lot of fun (an...
WORTH READING Anne of Green Gables & Avonlea as Adults? Book 1 & 2 Reviews & Summary | Bonus Minisode 1
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we start covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-book series by L.M. Montgomery. We’re diving into classic literature like we’ve n...
Ep 74 Coming of Age, Girlhood, & Green Gables: What is a Bildungsroman and Why Female Stories Matter
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAccording to Miriam Webster, the Bildungsroman is a novel about the moral and psychological growth of a main character. Today, we’re k...
Ep 73 Answering YOUR UNHINGED Would You Rather & Bookish Smash or Pass Questions! (Reddit + Fan Submissions!)
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat time is it? Unhinged would you rather time!! Get to know Liz and Ashley, your wonderfully open-bookish podcast hosts through a seri...
Ep 72 Mid Year Book FREAKOUT!! 85+ Book Reviews and Ratings thru Mid Year 2025
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s our mid-year one sentence spoiler free book review episode! How is it the middle of 2025? We have no idea how we got here but we ...
Ep 71 HEAT of the EVERFLAME Review, Summary, and Deep Dive | Kindred’s Curse Saga Book 3
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe interviewed Penn Cole, we took a deep dive into Spark and Glow of the Everflame, and today we’re continuing on with our deep dive i...
Ep 70 “National Treasure + Uncharted FOR ADULTS??” Among the Cursed Gods by T J Lundin | AUTHOR INTERVIEW
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we’re bringing you a spoiler free (with possibly a teaser or two we’ll warn you about 😉) author interview episode with none...
Ep 69 GLOW of the EVERFLAME Review, Summary, and Deep Dive | Kindred’s Curse Saga Book 2
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text"In this episode of Besties and the Books, Liz and Ashley dive deep into Glow of the Everflame, book two in Penn Cole’s Kindred’...
Ep 68 AITA Hotdog Edition! Just kidding (but not really) it’s the 4th of July!
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat is the good old US of A at its core? Well, we decided to take that magical school bus trip to the center of America and what did we...
Ep 67 Spark of the Everflame Review, Summary, and Deep Dive | Kindred’s Curse Saga Book 1
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text"In this episode of Besties in the Books, hosts Liz and Ashley dive into Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole, the first book in the...
Ep 66 Wild by Cheryl Strayed: Grief, Finding Yourself, and Journeying as a Female | Books That Made Us College Follow Up
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday’s episode is officially our second non fiction / memoir that we’re reviewing on the podcast and a follow up to our “books th...
Ep 65 Talking STRONG Female Characters and Kindred’s Curse With Penn Cole! | Author Interview
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode we’re chatting with none other than THE Penn Cole! Bestselling fantasy romance author of her debut series The Kindred’...
Ep 64 Silver Elite…CONTROVERSIES, CONSPIRACIES, & BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEWS!
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWell… Ashley and Liz put a hold on their neverending TBR pile and rearranged the entire podcast schedule to yap with y’all about thi...
Ep 63 Page ➡️ PLATE! A Feast of Thorns and Roses "ACOTAR Cookbook" Author Interview w/ Chelsea Cole!
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text"Ashley and Liz interview Chelsea Cole, food blogger and author of A Feast of Thorns and Roses: The Unofficial Cookbook of A Court ...
Ranking & Wrap Up FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Trilogy + Parody! | Bonus Minisode
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday is the epic conclusion of our Fifty Shades of Grey miniseries fondly titled "Fifty Shades of May" series, and boyyy are ...
Ep 62 WORTH READING?? Mark Hoppus' Fahrenheit 182: "A Millennial Punk Rock Memoir Book Review"
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text"In this episode of the Besties and the Books podcast, Liz and Ashley excitedly kick off their first nonfiction memoir feature by d...
50 Shades Freed…BUT FROM WHAT?? | Book 3 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this third episode of the Besties in the Books mini-series Fifty Shades of May, hosts Ashley and Liz dive deep into Fifty Shades Free...
Ep 61 MILLENNIAL NOSTALGIA | Books That Made Us “The College Years”
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat iconic things from millennial “yesteryear” do you miss? We kick off this super nostalgic episode with an ode to simpler times. ...
50 Shades DARKER?…YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?? 🤨 | Book 2 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGuess What? It’s officially grey! We are in it. Oh my! It’s Fifty shades of May over here on the Besties and the Books podcast. Welc...
Ep 60 Sarah J Maas’ “SECRET BOOK” CATWOMAN | Unpopular Books by Popular Authors
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to our newest series reading “UnPopular Books by Popular Authors”! Today we’re kicking it off with Sarah J Maas and Catwom...
OUR FIRST TIME🤭… Reading 50 SHADES OF GREY! | Book 1 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGuess What? It’s gonna be grey…It is grey! It’s Fifty shades of May over here on the Besties and the Books podcast. Welcome to our...
Ep 59 "Dark Romance *ENTERS THE CHAT* w/ 50 Shades of Grey" | THE EVOLUTION OF ROMANCE BOOKS!
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday Ashley and Liz are setting the stage for our mini episode series about the infamous 50 Shades of Grey trilogy which starts this Fr...
Ep 58 “Unmasking The Monsters” in This Monster of Mine | Deep Dive Book Review & Summary
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLiz and Ashley are locked and loaded and ready to talk about everything This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara. Today’s episode is...
Ep 57 REACTING to the WORST 1 ⭐️ REVIEWS of our FAVORITE BOOKS!
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode is exactly how it sounds. We read off 1⭐️ reviews of our favorite books, try to get the other person (and you g...
Ep 56 MEET YOUR NEW OBSESSION! 🥵 This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara | Author Interview
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we have a very special spoiler free* interview with romantasy writer and Library Journal’s science fiction / fantasy debut autho...
Ranking ALL The Hunger Games BOOKS and MOVIES! | Miniseries Wrap Up
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome back for our sixth and final episode in Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games! We have ha...
Ep 55 APRIL FOOLS! 🤪 Reacting to AITA PRANK STORIES!
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’re just girls. And today we’re just girls obsessed with pranks. Stick around if you want to hear about our fave and fail prank e...
SUNRISE ON THE REAPING … more like WEEPING! | Hunger Games Book 5 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we’re discussing the highly anticipated brand new book in the Hunger Games world: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. We ...
Ep 54 “now WE are the A HOLES!” Our Bookish HOT TAKES!
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’ve responded to the internet’s bookish hot takes… we responded to YOUR hot takes… and now it’s finally time for you guys to...
*DON’T SKIP* The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes!!! | Hunger Games Book 4 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome back to Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games!Today we go back in time to discuss Preside...
Ep 53 Asking Each Other UNHINGED & JUICY questions + 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Celebration!
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWE’RE ONE YEAR OLD! Today we’re celebrating our one year anniversary of podcasting over at Besties and the Books and we just want to...
SHOOKED & COOKED after reading Hunger Games MOCKING JAY! | Book 3 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome back to Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games!Today we get SERIOUS as we discuss the amaz...
Ep 52 📚 100 Books in 30 Minutes | Rapid Fire Book Reviews from the Last 6 Months
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGet out that good ol’ stack of post it notes and your favorite annotating pen (or just use the “notes” app in your phone) because ...
WE CAUGHT FIRE in The Hunger Games Catching Fire | Book 2 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome back to Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games!We spend ½ of this episode playing the pia...
Ep 51 Our Romantasy BookCon Experience + 5 Tips and Tricks for Book Convention Newbies!
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we’re chatting about Romantasy Bookcon, Los Angeles, 2025! This amazing convention put on by Fabled Fantasy Events was Liz and A...
We Wouldn’t Survive the HUNGER GAMES | Book 1 Review & Summary | Bonus Minisode
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games!If you’ve been following along and watched our...
Ep 50 From 1984 to Hunger Games, HOW DID WE GET HERE?! Dystopian Themes in Media and Literature
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week is. The. Week. We’re officially back in mini episode bonus mode with The Hunger Games book 1, by Suzanne Collins dropping th...
Ep 49 Let’s Travel into the QUICKSILVER! | Book Review & Summary
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textA few episodes back we brought you an exclusive interview with the extraordinarily talented Callie Hart, author of the New York Times be...
Ep 48 A Truly CRINGEY Valentine's Day Read!
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFirst there was a cringey Thanksgiving with a sack full of turkey. Then there was a cringey Christmas alien with a magic mirror, and a m...
Ep 47 ONYX STORM *HONEST REVIEW* cuz we NEED to talk about this!!!
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWell, sh*t. 😂 Some of you are going to be screaming at your screen / headphones, upset at us that Onyx Storm just wasn’t it for us....
Ep 46 “Am I The A**HOLE for Reading Romance Books?” 🩷 AITA VALENTINES DAY EDITION!
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday is all about romance. We’re gearing up for Valentine’s Day over here at Besties & the Books Podcast and what exactly does ...
Ep 45 Callie Hart Quicksilver Tell All! | Author Interview
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’ve been keeping a BIG secret from you… our book besties… and today is finally the day we get to reveal it! We interviewed Calli...
Ep 44 A Court of Silver Flames and STRONG OPINIONS! aka ACOSF...ASO
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday is the day we all do our best to take it…seriously. All the girthy 784 pages of this big boy must be discussed. And as the longe...
Ep 43 These Books Ripped Our Hearts Out! Break For Me, Survive For Me, LIVE FOR ME Summary and review!!!!
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLiz and Ashley are back from their holiday hibernation, ready to talk about everything Broken Bounty Series by Ember Nicole. Today’s e...
Ep 42 AITA Christmas Special! + Holiday Smash or Pass and ULTIMATE XMAS Q & A
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMerry Christmas Book Besties! Today Liz and Ashley are here to discuss all things even remotely related to this glorious holiday… and ...
Ep 41 It’s Time to Talk Broken Bounty with Ember Nicole! | Live For Me Author Interview
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we have a very special interview* with dark romance indie author and the queen of heartbreaking cliffhangers herself, Ember Nicole...
Ep 40 we NEED to talk about WICKED & our 2025 Bookish Goals!
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’re nearing the end of 2024. So naturally, Liz and Ashley are reflecting on the important things in life. Our goals, our hopes, our ...
Ep 39 A VERY (unhinged) & CRINGY CHRISTMAS READ! 💚 ❤️
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s officially Christmas season over here on the BATB Pod and Ashley and Liz are kicking off December with two “cringy” Christmas...
Ep 38 🦃 1st Annual Thanksgiving Special! AITA, Smash or Pass, and more!
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHappy Thanksgiving Book Besties! Today Liz and Ashley are here to discuss all things even remotely related to Turkey Day, in all its glo...
we READ AND WATCHED the entire Twilight Saga for the First Time…was it worth it? | Bonus Minisode Wrap Up!
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s truly the end of an era. Our Twilight virgin era. We read all the books for the very first time, and rewatched all the movies sin...
Ep 37 Let’s Play WOULD YOU RATHER! (Bookish edition)
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEvery Friday is “Bestie Card Friday” with Ashley and Liz over on the good old Instagram. We pick some cards, we answer an unhinged “...
Breaking Dawn was…anticlimactic? | Twilight Saga Book 4 | Bonus Minisode
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHere we are! Ashley and Liz discuss the epic book conclusion of the Twilight Saga. We seriously need to sort some things out with y’al...
Ep 36 A VERY CRINGY THANKSGIVING READ!! 🤪 🦃 😆
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever wondered what smutty Thanksgiving themed novella books are out there on Kindle Unlimited? Are you wondering what holiday t...
Eclipse…and the Forced Love Triangle | Twilight Saga Book 3 | Bonus Minisode
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday Ashley and Liz are discussing the problematic and rage-inducing “love triangle?!” that is the bulk of the content in Eclipse. ...
Ep 35 Reacting to Bookish HOT TAKES from the dregs of Reddit & Threads!
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAshley and Liz just got back from the When We Were Young fest and boy do we have some good faves and fails of the week, including Gerard...
New Moon…Where You Been Loca? | Twilight Saga Book 2 | Bonus Minisode
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome back to Ashley & Liz’s vibey, angsty, fall-girl mini episode bonus series all about our FIRST TIME reading Twilight.Episod...
Ep 34 🎃 1st Annual Halloween Special! AITA, Smash or Pass, and Nostalgic Favorites
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHappy Halloween Book Besties! Today’s episode is all about one of our favorite holidays, and everything Liz and Ashley love about the ...
Reading TWILIGHT for the First Time! | Twilight Saga Book 1 | Bonus Minisode
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to Ashley & Liz’s spooky mini episode bonus series: Twilight! If you’ve been following along and watched our “Why Vam...
Ep 33 Why VAMPIRES? Vampires in Literature, Pop Culture, and Digital Media
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday on the Besties & the Books Podcast Ashley and Liz discuss some of our favorite monsters: Vampires, and attempt to understand w...
Ep 32 Is A Court of Frost and Starlight ACTUALLY Important to Read? | BOOK 4 ACOTAR SERIES
15 Oct 2024
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Send us a textToday on the pod, Ashley and Liz discuss A Court of Frost and Starlight, book four in the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas, and a “sweet...
Ep 31 Totally Very Important UNHINGED QUESTIONS Answered!
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday on the podcast, we’re having a silly, good time. We asked you guys for unhinged book questions, and boy did you deliver. Ashley ...
we READ all the Harry Potter Books for the first time and THE FANDOM IS PISSED | Bonus Minisode
04 Oct 2024
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Send us a textToday we’re here for the FINAL installment of our Harry Potter Mini Episode series. We laughed (sorta), we cried (not really), and som...
Ep 30 ACO-WHAT?! A Court of Wings and Ruin was wild! | BOOK 3 ACOTAR SERIES
01 Oct 2024
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Send us a textHere we are, on episode 3 of our ACOTAR reread series with A Court of Wings and Ruin, by the Romantasy queen, Sarah J. Maas. And this go...
Deathly Hallows? More like deathly HOLLOW! | Harry Potter Book 7 | Bonus Minisode
27 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIt’s week 7… and the epic? … book conclusion of our Harry Potter mini episode series over here on Besties & the Books Podcast ...
Ep 29 We Read HOCKEY ROMANCE Books So You Don’t Have To!
24 Sep 2024
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Send us a textSo… we did it… for science. During one of our unpopular opinion episodes, you guys asked: “Why does hockey romance exist?” And ...
Felt Nothing…Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince | Book 6 | Bonus Minisode
20 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIt’s week 6 over here in our Besties & the Books Harry Potter Mini Episode Marathon! Today we’re discussing the second to last ...
Ep 28 Fully Digesting KISS OF THE BASILISK (aka Split or Swallow) by Lindsay Straube Book Review!
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDid you hear?! A couple of weeks ago we did our very first author interview with Lindsay Straube | @oxfordlemon and talked to her all ab...
The Order of the Phoenix (and the triangle) | Harry Potter Book 5 | Bonus Minisode
13 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIt’s week 5 over here in this crazy Harry Potter whirlwind of a miniseries!Join Ashley and Liz as they read the entire HP series for t...
Ep 27 🎃 5 Fall Book Recommendations + Halloween Hopefuls!
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLet’s talk about fall, bay-bee. Let’s talk about Hall-O-Ween. Cuz we are fall girlies over here at the BATB Podcast! And we think a...
There Ain’t Nothin’ in that Goblet of Fire...Snooze Fest Harry Potter | Book 4 | Bonus Minisode
06 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIt’s week 4 of Ashley and Liz’s Harry Potter journey and BOY do we have some things to say about this 752 page book. Shockingly…Ye...
Ep 26 Kiss of the Basilisk with Lindsay Straube! | Split or Swallow Series Author Interview
03 Sep 2024
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Send us a textToday’s Episode is BATB Podcast very first author interview! With none other than Lindsay Straube, Amazon BESTSELLING author of her po...
What’s Up with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban? | Book 3 | Bonus Minisode
30 Aug 2024
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Send us a textHere we are in week 3 of Ashley & Liz’s Harry Potter Minisode Series!Yes, we were banned from reading Harry Potter as kids, and ye...
Ep 25 But...AM I THE A HOLE?? | Reacting to MORE AITA Reddit Book Edition
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’re back in your ears with Part 3 of your favorite silly series where we respond to “Am I The A Hole” Bookish Questions from Red...