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Three of your favorite Barnes Booksellers spill all their tea about books! Each episode covers a different title, and each episode in it’s entirety will be full of spoilers, so beware! Whether you just want to hear what all the buzz on a book is about(we’re talking about you, BookTok-ers), or if you simply need those comfort spoilers like we do, then come join in on our chaos.
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The Last Housewife | Swapping 5 Star Reads (pt. 1)
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Your favorite book besties are swapping 5 star reads! In this episode, Rose starts us off with her pick of, The Last Housewife, a mystery/thriller with cult, podcast, and duel timeline aspects. This entire episode is breaking down the plot, characters, and insanity with lots of spoilers on the main twists, so read before you watch if that's somethi…
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Books That Describe Our Taste with Sasha Peyton Smith
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Grab a chair and join the good vibes with NYT Bestseller, Sasha Peyton Smith, as we chitchat about what books define our varying tastes in novels! Here you will find tons of great recs to add to your never-ending TBRs, silly banter, as well as some minor spoilers for a few books, but you'll be warned before anything is said in case you need to fast…
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We decided to bring the game of 'Smash or Pass' into the bookish world by judging quite a few tropes. What's a book trope you ask? In short, it's a plot structure/theme/storyline/character trait/motif/plot device that is commonly used in storytelling. We go through our favorites, and which to throw in the bin!…
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Come get comfy with us as we chitchat about the bananas magic system and in-depth plot of 'Blood Over Bright Haven', by M.L. Wang. This episode has **tons** of spoilers, as we truly explain the entire book and give our little ratings at the end, so be mindful of that if this is something you want to read beforehand! This is Carlos' pick, so if you …
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**This video is a plot breakdown, so beware of spoilers** Have a cozy little seat while the three of us attempt to go through the events of 'The Ones We're Meant To Find', by Joan He. This is a Young Adult sci-fi novel that has one cold/disconnected MC who wants to solve the disappearance of her sister, and another MC who is kind and carefree and t…
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***trigger warnings***🐦⬛chainsaws, knives, various sharp objects🔪accidental and totally on purpose cannibalism🐦⬛questionable use of mummified corpse🔪lobotomized man servant🐦⬛amateur surgery (involving eye sockets and various body parts)🔪talk of sexual assault(but not in detail)The dark romance girlies are really going all in for this one, you gu…
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Control Your Shelf is back with our first episode of the new year as we begin SEASON 2 of the pod. Each of us wraps up 2023 with our top 5 favorite books that we'd read last year, and give some insight on personal reading goals, plus 5 books that we for sure want to read in 2024(both already out and new releases). We also give you guys a little sne…
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The Only One Left with Christian of ICBTB
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Since the gate was left open, come discover the typewritten secrets at Hope's End with us, alongside our very special guest from the wonderfully hilarious 'It Can't Be That Bad' Podcast, Christian! Breaking down this insane plot and going deeper into the twists doesn't happen straight away, so feel free to enjoy spoiler-free content for the first 1…
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***Trigger Warnings***cannibalism, unconsensual sex, necrophilia, drug abuse, talks of aborted fetuses, in-depth descriptions of extremely graphic content, suicideContent note: this episode was recorded on 08/07/2023We are joined by the wonderful Hailey Hughes to chit chat about the extreme horror novel that has been quite the trend on BookTok as o…
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The story that took BookTok by storm(lightning included, obviously). Was it worth the hype? Would your three favorite booksellers recommend Fourth Wing to fellow readers? Journey to Basgiath War College with us as we dragon-nose dive into one of the hottest books of the year. If you don't want spoilers, then don't enter Threshing just yet, because …
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*First 10 minutes are spoiler free* Climb aboard the Coordinated Endeavor for our launch into space as we review ‘The Darkness Outside Us’, by Eliot Schrefer. Two boys are alone in space with evidence indicating that strangers have been aboard. A brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. What could go wrong? Journey to Titan with us for an unp…
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A Court of Thorns and Roses with Georgia
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You’re gonna want to winnow into this inner circle meeting, trust us. ***The entirety of this episode is spoilers galore for the ACOTAR series, as well as a little sprinkle of the Crescent City books*** Don’t care about spoilers, or have read just enough to follow along? (Insert Rhys purr here.) Come and enjoy the usual servings of piping hot tea a…
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You all submitted your favorite 'book boyfriends', and boy did we listen. For this episode, we've rounded up the top 40 characters to compete fan art to fan art in a bracket-style tournament. But beware... Things will get heated and feelings will be hurt (both ours and probably yours at some point). From heartthrobs to vampires to scholars to bat b…
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***First 10 minutes are spoiler free, then chaos ensues*** Come join the bound and the broken as we journey through Epheria in our review for 'Of Blood and Fire', by Ryan Cahill. Is this indie, epic fantasy that's been scouring it's way across the web worth the read? Did we name our own Dragon eggs? Absolutely. So, don't fight The Fade! Grab a snac…
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Breaking down some of the best and worst parts of Zodiac Academy was truly an emotional rollercoaster. Heads and stomachs hurt, voices were raised, and plots had holes. If you're cool with spoilers, or just want to see what all of the buzz is about without having to take the trip to Solaria yourself, then dive right into this episode with no fear o…
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First rule of book club. You don't talk about book club. Just kidding! Get your honky-tonks and washi tape ready, because we're headed to Gavin and Thea's for some miscommunication and stolen apples! A secret romance book club made up of Nashville's top alpha men aim to coach Gavin using 'Courting The Countess', a steamy Regency that's sure to fix …
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Join in on the chaos of figuring out whether this mind-bending horror novel is really just the author's tragic memoir, breaking down the moments of crazy Faye just being Faye(black vomit and all), and trying to shed some light on the meaning behind every bit of creepiness that is, Stolen Tongues. After winning an award through the 'No Sleep' Reddit…
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