Bookalicious Pod
Episodes
The Housemaid (2025) Review
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Bookalicious girlies as they get on a rocketship to Planet Freida McFandom as they recap the soon-to-be blockbuster hit The Housemaid (2025)....
Curse of the Seven Bonus
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just when you thought we couldn't stop talking about KS Elliots debut novel, Curse of the Seven, the girlies keep the convo going!Join us as we br...
Curse of the Seven (KS Elliot) Chapters 11 - End
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The girlies wrap up their second Indi-Author journey and they enjoyed the ride! (check out Fox's Tongue & Kirin's Bone for another Indi journey)We...
Curse of the Seven (KS Elliot) Chapters 1 - 10
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the sisters as they venture to the magical world of Omnia - a land ruled by crystals, classism, and crusty-bare-feet. Written by indi-author KS E...
Broken Country Part 2-End
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sisters complete this gripping romance-thriller and they have THOUGHTS! Candice has once again turned on the female protagonist and she questions ...
Broken Country Part 1
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Bookalicious girlies as they go to the old-country of England. The sisters get wrapped up in the DRAMA that is Beth's life with a love tr...
Love Hypothesis Part 2 (Chapters 13 - End)
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an expected end, Olive and Adam end up as true loves. In an unexpected end, Malcolm and Holden also end as true loves! Candice goes a little to har...
Love Hypothesis Part 1 (Chapters 1 -12)
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bookalicious Girlies take on Ali Hazelwood's debut novel, Love Hypothesis, or as Candice calls it Nerd Love or as Chrissy calls it, A Rocket Ship...
Not Quite Dead Yet (Chapters 23 - End)
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The girlies have once again put all their chips on a murder suspect who was completely innocent. While Chrissy was never fully convinced of Billy's mu...
Not Quite Dead Yet (Chapter 14 - 22)
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of 3, the sisters are in the thick of solving Jet's murder & all eyes are on Billy. The girlies wonder how Jet is able to use a pick...
Not Quite Dead Yet (Chapters 1 - 13)
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Bookalicious Girlies as they dive into critically acclaimed Holly Jackson’s newest novel, Not Quite Dead Yet. This book comes as a reader r...
Remarkably Bright Creatures Part 2
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy wrap up the octopus book and realize they have been misjudging this book for an entire year! Some things discussed- - Why didn'...
Remarkably Bright Creatures Part 1 (Ch 1 - Epitaph and Pens)
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies dive into Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt! This book came highly recommended by friend of the pod, Meg!We channel our own re...
Thursday Murder Club Movie Review
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sisters make history in their first movie recap - Netflix Thursday Murder Club.While the movie has glimmers of good scenes, Candice calls it a flo...
Thursday Murder Club (Chapters 66 - End)
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of Thursday Murder Club the sisters bring on a very special segment - UK correspondent FSmith! The sisters learn stones are used...
Thursday Murder Club (Chapters 34-65)
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the sisters as in part 2 of Richard Osmans best selling whodunnit Thursday Murder Club. The girlies break down Ian's unfortunate demise play-...
Thursday Murder Club (Ch 1 - 33)
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sisters put on their detective hats once again to solve the burning questions of our time:What is a stone measurement?What position is a PC in UK ...
Perfect Marriage Collab (Ft. So Approachable)
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special episode, the Bookalicious sisters made friends with fellow podcaster extraordinaire, So Approachable hosts Jamie & Sarah. The...
The Housemaid is Watching (Parts 3-end)
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"You're a serial killer, Ada!" In the biggest twist yet, Queen Freida ends the Housemaid series with the most normal book yet. No rocket...
The Housemaid is Watching (Parts 1-2)
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a bittersweet moment, the sisters start the last (??) book in the Housemaid Millie Saga!! About 95% of the pod references our Killy Milly theory. I...
The Housemaid's Wedding
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies are BACK to Queen Freida! We're starting with book 2.5 (or 3.5, depending on when you read it), before we cover The Housemaid's Sec...
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Part 2 (Chapter 11 - End)
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before getting into the tragic story of Harry Potter, the sisters dig into the tragic life of Candice's math-quiz interview. After judging poor in...
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Part 1 (Ch 1-10)
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy return to the childhood classics with the first Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling! We know there's not a lot of content out t...
The Perfect Divorce Part 3 (Ch 35 - end)
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy finish The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose! We talk all things Killy Milly Morgan, including: - Do we love that she is pure demon, ...
The Perfect Divorce Part 2 (Chapters 15 - 34)
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an effort to build their 3 month stock-pile, the Bookalicious girlies speed-recap Jeneva Rose's The Perfect Divorce.More plot holes from book o...
The Perfect Divorce Part 1 (Chapters 1-14)
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bookalicious Sisters roll right in to Jeneva Rose's latest thriller, The Perfect Divorce. We pick up with Bob & Sarah one year into their ...
The Perfect Marriage Part 3 (Ch 41-end)
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy wrap up The Perfect Marriage- Chrissy is distressed at the injustice and Candice loves the kookiness of the story. We ask all of o...
The Perfect Marriage Part 2 (Ch 23 - 40)
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a stunning turn, Chrissy's seemingly off-the-wall #1 suspect (Sarah's mystery mister) makes an appearance in a strange ghostly sexcapade wh...
The Perfect Marriage Part 1 (Ch 1-22)
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We put on our detective hats to unravel the juicy murder mystery in The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose! Chrissy has watched at least 100 hours of Sui...
A Court of Mist and Fury Part 3 of 3 (Ch 42-end)
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We start this episode reviewing all the ways Fey Fey is cray cray, but then end the episode admitting that SJM worked her magic and we're totally ...
A Court of Mist and Fury Part 2 of 3 (Ch 20-42)
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's part two of ACOMAF and part 100000 of Fey's insufferable antics. We talk all about the Weaver a la Hansel and Gretel, red flag or deal br...
A Court of Mist and Fury Part 1 of 3 (Ch 1-19)
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this nearly two-hour extravaganza (!!), the ladies catch up on the life of Fey Fey and Tam Tam. They've got lots of thoughts on F(lop)-Boy Tort...
Tress of the Emerald Sea: Parts 5 & 6
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies finish their second Sanderson book of the pod and talk all things Tress: - What's the difference between selling your mind and selling ...
Tress of the Emerald Sea Parts 3 & 4
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2, the ladies reveal some record-breaking Bookalytics, judge the book by its cover, talk all things Tress (or Chress... or Tressy), Sanderson&...
Tress of the Emerald Sea: Parts 1 & 2
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sisters take a much needed break from their self-help philosophy books and return to their OG, all-time favorite, Brandon Sanderson!! Tress of the...
The Alchemist Part 2
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sisters wrap up The Alchemist and discuss all things personal destiny, what makes a good treasure, and run-on sentences. We ask whether this book ...
The Alchemist Part 1
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bookalicious babes are back!! Candi is back from her adventure in Japan and has a grand tale about how she almost made it a solo adventure. But, t...
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Chapter 10: Honest Liars
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an extreme effort to not miss an episode, Chrissy pressed the red emergency button and called in her husband Josh to be her esteemed guest on Booka...
The Little Prince Part 3 (Ch 22 - End)
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our grand finale, we waste no time dilly-dallying and jump straight into the final events of The Little Prince: The fox, the railway switchman, the...
The Little Prince Part 2 (Ch 15-21)
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In both an effort to never miss and episode and to leave no stones unturned, the Bookalicious sisters do the impossible and split The Little Prince in...
The Little Prince Part 1 (Ch 1-14)
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sisters (princesses??) begin Part 1/2 on The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry! Candi delivers some juicy details on the author recap but...
The Skin Stealer's Son Part 3 (Ch 40-end)
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We did it! We got our PhD in Kovakology! Only kidding, we just finished the introductory course. We *loved* this book (a perfect 5 on our Bookalicious...
The Skin Stealer's Son Part 2 (Ch 19-40)
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2, the sisters continue uncovering the mystery of the Skin Stealer! We've got lots of guesses as to what's happening here, and are rea...
The Skin Stealer's Son Part 1 (Ch 1-18)
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sisters are continuing the Year of Sequels with The Skin Stealer's Son by Allison M. Kovaks! You can catch our (very) in-depth recap of the fi...
Somewhere Beyond the Sea Part 3 (Ch 12-end)
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the grand finale of Beyond the Sea, we've got lots to say on Ms. Marblemaw, all the kids antics, how the ending went down, and Chauncey's n...
Somewhere Beyond the Sea Part 2 (Ch 7-11)
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies continue Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune! We discuss all the latest middle school humor in the book, how we actually just want to be C...
Somewhere Beyond the Sea Part 1 (Chapters 1 - 7)
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bookalicious Sisters revisit the beautiful world of Marsyas Island by TJ Klune as recommended by one of our listeners (We see you Defy Gravity/Guy...
Two Princesses of Bamarre Part 2 (Ch 14-end)
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the sisters as they wrap up The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine! We laugh, we cry, we talk about how great Vollys is as a villain...
Two Princesses of Bamarre Part 1 (Ch 1-13)
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're completing the trifecta and reading one of our other childhood classics from our favorite, Gail Carson Levine! This book is under-appreciate...
Bookalicious Bonanza: Year End Recap
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Woohoo happy 2025!! Join as we walk down memory lane and reminisce on all the great books we've read this year. Stay tuned for Bookolympics, Listener ...
A Court of Thorn & Roses Part 3 (Chapters 32 - End)
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Bookalicious Girlies for the final recap on Sarah J Maas’ A Court of Thorn & Roses. In a 2 hour podding extravaganza, the sisters chat ...
GIRL TALK - Minisode
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Bookalicious girlies for a special episode where we DON'T talk about books we're reading but DO catch up on life. Let us know if you like th...
A Court of Thorns and Roses Part 2 (Ch 16-31)
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Part 2 of ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas! Some of the topics discussed include: - Is Tamtam an F-boy or a lover boy? - Should you really do whate...
A Court of Thorn & Roses Part 1 (Chapters 1 - 15)
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Bookalicious girlies for Part 1 of Sarah J. Maas’ best selling novel A Court of Throne & Roses which came highly recommended from Frien...
Hercule Poirot's Christmas | Section 4-End
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We finish our first Agatha book just in time for Christie-mas! Topics covered include: - Picture This emoji game - Plot recap (and maybe plot holes?)...
Hercule Poirot Christmas | Sections 1-3
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get into the Christie-mas spirit as the Bookalicious girlies get into a Christmas Muuuuurder Mystery by Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot Christmas! We...
Fox's Tongue and Kirin's Bone Part 2
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy rehash Fox's Tongue and, by the end of it, know about 65% of what just happened. BUT we are here to deliver all of our wisdom from...
Fox's Tongue and Kirin's Bone Part 1
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we recap part one of Fox's Tongue and Kirin's Bone by Allison M. Kovaks! If you haven't heard of this book, we highly recommend it. And we ...
It's about Freida - Discussion with Kindred Kindles
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this VERY special episode the Bookalicious sisters have their first ever podcast GUEST(s) from The Kindred Kindles Podcast with Krystin & Taylo...
The Princess and the Goblin
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we read the childhood classic (and the beginning of the fantasy genre as we know it??) The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald! W...
The Housemaid's Secret Part 4
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of The Housemaid's Secret, Freida McFadden jumps out of her spaceship and into another one as she lands this story in a way we never...
The Housemaid's Secret Part 3
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another Housemaid, another rocket ship! Candice and Chrissy discuss how this mystery is unfolding, including: - How does Millie get bamboozled so easi...
The Housemaid's Secret Part 2 (Ch 18-37)
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a hilarious twist, Candi and Chrissy jump off Frieda's spaceship and onto their own rocket as they go off the rails on their theories about Killie ...
The Housemaid's Secret Part 1 (Ch 1-18)
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After much anticipation, the Bookalicious girlies take on Freida McFadden's sequel to The Housemaid - The Housemaid's Secret. The sisters postulate i...
The God of the Woods (Part 7-end)
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy wrap up God of the Woods and figure out they were completely right on all of their predictions!!!! Just kidding- Candi had a few g...
The God of the Woods (Parts 5-6)
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"How serendipitous- a serial killer." In a wild penultimate episode, the girls spitball every theory they can think of in hopes of being right, inclu...
The God of the Woods (Parts 3-4)
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of our investigation of God of the Woods, the sisters talk all about their conspiracy theories of Denny Hayes, love-drug-triangle with JP-Ba...
The God of the Woods (Parts 1-2)
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chrissy's mic isn't working (again) but that doesn't stop us from what may be the biggest celebration in Bookalicious history- one full year of podcas...
Flowers for Algernon Part 2
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ladies finish one of their favorite books yet, Flowers for Algernon! They discuss all the things, including: - Why doesn't Charlie introduce ...
Flowers for Algernon Part 1
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tragedy, oh tragedy! Candice and Chrissy begin the timeless tragedy, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. We discuss some of life's greatest que...
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Part 3 (Part 4-end)
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this nearly 2 hour extravaganza, Candice and Chrissy hash out all the delicious happenings in the life of Addie LaRue. Some favorite topics discuss...
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Part 2 (Parts 2-3)
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In LaRue Part 2, the ladies discuss all their burning questions about this book, including: - How are Luc and Henry related? Is Henry just Luc with c...
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Part 1)
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ATTENTION: No explicit spoilers but some allusion to concepts covered in episode 2 (parts 2+ 3)The Bookalicious sisters tackle the slightly too long b...
Fairest Part 2 (Ch 19-end)
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this grand finale of our (second? least?) favorite childhood book, Candice and Chrissy go in circles about how much they loathed or loved this book...
Fairest Part 1 (Ch 1-18)
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The girls love Gail Carson Levine SO much that they continue the Gail Train and read Fairest. Things get dicey though on this latest read, though, and...
Such a Bad Influence Part 3 (Ch 19-end)
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy wrap up possibly the twisty-est book ending yet! Candice catches Chrissy up on the past 12 years of pop culture references, includ...
Such a Bad Influence Part 2 (7-18)
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy continue the mystery of SABI and still have no idea who the big bad is!! That doesn't keep them from spitballing new theories ...
Such a Bad Influence Part 1 (Ch 1-6)
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy tackle the first six chapters of Olivia Muenter's debut novel, Such a Bad Influence. They love it so much they skip the banter...
Ella Enchanted Part 2 (Ch 20-end)
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy finish up their favorite childhood book and discover it's only gotten better with age. Some topics of interest include: Does...
Ella Enchanted Part 1 (Ch 1-19)
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Candice and Chrissy fangirl over their hero, Gail Carson Levine, and their favorite childhood book Ella Enchanted. We learn just what a Newberry is, d...
Bookalicious Intro!
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to know about our pod? Listen to this quick teaser on who we are and what our pod is about. Thanks for listening
Starter Villain Part 4 (Ch 18-end)
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the riveting final episode of Starter Villain, Candice and Chrissy discuss all the major plot points of the villain societies and talking dolphins....
Starter Villain Part 3 (Chapters 14-17)
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Part 3 of our 4 Part series into John Scalzi's Starter Villain. No time has passed since the sisters started Part 2 & but Star...
Starter Villain Part 2 (Chapters 8 - 13)
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The girlies waste no time getting into Part 2 of John Scalzi's Starter Villain. While not a lot happens in the book, aside from Charley going to V...
Starter Villain Part 1 (Chapters 1-7)
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our inaugural episode of John Scalzi's Starter Villain. The sister's are in the same zip code as Chrissy makes her journey to her n...
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Part 2 (Ch 5-end)
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Chrissy are back with all the religious commentary of the Dawn Treader you didn't ask for! Join us as we finish the voyage (maybe our favo...
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Part 1 (Ch 1-4)
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this very special episode, one sister is joined by one husband and one brother to discuss one of our favorite Narnia books, The Voyage of the Dawn ...
The House in the Cerulean Sea Part 5 (Chapters 18 - End)
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this final segment of our journey to TJ Klune's, "House in the Cerulean Sea," the girlies wrap up with the wholesome conclusion of Li...
The House by the Cerulean Sea Part 4 (Chapters 12 - 17)
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate episode of the House by the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, the girlies are pressed for time as an unexpected event struck Candice's powe...
*Bonus episode* Listener Q&A!
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Candice is making a pilgrimage to the motherland these next two weeks so we're taking a quick break from Cerulean Sea to bring two special episode...
The House in the Cerulean Sea Part 3 (Ch 9-11)
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, CJ and CN discuss all things Cerulean Sea, including: What is a pen name, really, and can we have one? Would we be scared of Lucy? Is...
The House in the Cerulean Sea Part 2 (Ch 4-8)
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two, Candice and Chrissy say hi to all their new listeners and try to play the algorithm to reach all 50 states (we're looking at you, Alaska ...
The House in the Cerulean Sea Part 1 (Ch 1-3)
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're starting a new book- The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune! Candice starts us off with an author bio and then we talk all things Cerule...
The Paper Menagerie - Ken Lieu
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode the girlies + Count Samlof review a beautiful short story - The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu. This short story is available for a fr...
Series of Unfortunate Events Part 2B (Chapters 11-13)
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The siblings are in a better mood after their therapy session and they wrap up ASOUE. Candice pulls out her tin foil hat that has been seeing a lot of...
Series of Unfortunate Events: A Bad Beginning Part 2A (Ch 8-10)
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two, Candice, Chrissy, and Sam practice some method acting, a term which here means "feeling as sad as the three siblings they are readin...
Series of Unfortunate Events: A Bad Beginning Part 1 (Chapters 1 - 7)
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The siblings are at it again with another book about....well siblings! We pick up with a throw-back childhood classic: Lemony Snicket's Series of ...
The Housemaid Part 4B (Chapters 52-End)
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here's the grand finale of The Housemaid! We have taken a u-turn around Mars and are heading straight for the Sun. Join us as we recap the wildness of...
The Housemaid Part 4A (Ch 39-51)
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before Candice and Chrissy can discuss the much anticipated Housemaid finale, they must first debrief on their recent family reunion. If you want to h...
The Housemaid Part 3B (Chapters 38-42)
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We begin Part 2 of the Housemaid and finally hear from Nina's perspective. We get some campy vibes and debate whether we like the "How to Lose a Guy i...