Best Holly And Harley Podcasts (2024)

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Silver Nitrate | Silvia Moreno- Garcia | Book Review 43:28

9M ago43:28

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This week on Bimbo Book Club, we’re revisiting Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic, as we explore her latest novel, Silver Nitrate. We’re talking magic, paying homage to old films and stepping consciously into romantic relationships. Harley’s excited to have found a book which touches on so many of her favourite hyper fixations, while Ho…

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Haunted Vagina | Bimbos Explore The World of Bizarro Fiction | Novella Review 38:33

9M ago38:33

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This week we're reading Haunted Vagina, a bizzarro fiction novella by Carlton Mellick III. We're talking fetishes, unhealthy relationships and when authors just have a wank on the page. Holly can't stop giggling over the semen tsunami visual, while Harley's questioning the logistics of haunted anatomy. Head to www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes to find…

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Season Two, Volume Two: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes a Bimbo Book Review 1:00:59

10M ago1:00:59

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This week we’re reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – The Hunger Games prequel – by Suzanne Collins. We’re talking the things that don’t quite land, how hard it is to write a prequel and getting trapped by the magic of a hit series. We’re also talking about the difference between characters you love and people you like, some of the easter eg…

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Season Two, Volume One: Ink Blood Sister Scribe Bimbo Book Review 55:12

10M ago55:12

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This Week we're reading Ink Blood Sister Scribe, A Good Morning America Book Club Pick by Emma Torzs We're talking the power of young adult fiction, the pitfalls of publishing too fast and plots that don't quite land. We're also talking the power of editing, why sometimes the solution is to steal better and all the things we wish we could do better…

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Bimbos are Back in Session 15:43

11M ago15:43

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Welcome to Season 2! We're talking what exactly happened with our break going a little off the rails ... along with our reading schedules. We're also talking what we read when no one was listening, what we did while we were away and the changes being made for Season 2. See you next time for our regularly scheduled programming. For more on this and …

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Our resident bimbos answer your burning questions 40:04

12M ago40:04

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This week we’re taking a stab at the questions we hear a lot. Questions like how the hell do you read so much? Why on earth do you call yourself bimbos? And when are you guys going to branch out into movies? We’re answering it all and going into detail about our natural reading habits, how we make consuming stories work for us and why we don’t have…

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Would You Rather: Book Edition 17:01

1y ago17:01

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This week we're keeping it fun with a game of Would You Rather. Find out who's getting an army of snakes and come with us while we debate the merits of putting a book through a woodchipper. Harley is traumatised by a lack of endings and Holly is crying in the bath with a Kindle and a Candle.By Holly and Harley

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Season Break Announcement 7:35

1y ago7:35

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Hello Bimbos, Himbos and all the Limbos in between. We're bad at coordinating our trips so we're taking a season break. Join us for a super short episode while we discuss plans going in to Season Two, the STEEP learning curve from podcasting thus far and what we have planned for 'holiday' episodes. See you next week for some mid season fun. For mor…

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Part Two: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng | Bimbos Book Review | Now an Amazon Prime Miniseries 26:43

1y ago26:43

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This week we're finishing our review of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. We're talking books that make you question yourself, the casting call for the Amazon Prime miniseries and using favours to get power over people. We're also talking the subtle brilliance of Celeste Ng's storytelling, the weight of impossible decisions and the dangers of …

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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng | Bimbos Book Review | Now an Amazon Prime Miniseries 53:55

1y ago53:55

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This week we're reading Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. We're talking the cost of a baby, raising children outside their cultures and a nuanced delivery of heavy social themes. We're also talking characters who grow, the choices women face in becoming, or not becoming, mothers and the weight of the decisions we make. Holly wonders if Mia is …

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Fourth Wing | International Bestseller and TikTok Sensation | Book Review 50:28

1y ago50:28

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This week we're reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We're talking enemies to lovers ... or perhaps mild distaste to sexual tension, mixed expectations and how you can't expect everything to deliver in book one of five. We're also talking why tropes can be appealing, why we don't agree with Hunger Games comparisons and how even an anticipated cli…

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Part Two: Three Women | Lisa Taddeo 34:30

1y ago34:30

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This week we're finishing our conversation about Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. We're talking the way trauma develops, the seemingly small moments that can go on to define us and why we all revert at family Christmas. We're also talking journalistic integrity, keeping people anonymous and the line between getting to know your subject and manipulation.…

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Part One: Three Women | Lisa Taddeo 33:56

1y ago33:56

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This week we're reading Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. We're talking the nuances of complex trauma, the fear of being alone and the often easier reality of being single. We're talking desire disrupted, discovered and dissected. Holly is breaking the no non fiction rule she made up for herself and Harley is in her feelings and getting ... passionate. F…

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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | T. Kingfisher | Bimbo Book Review 32:03

1y ago32:03

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This week we're reading A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher. We're talking homicidal sourdough starter, naughty gingerbread and reluctant heroes. We're also talking main characters who call out all the adults not doing their job, the joys of young adult fiction and taking a detour or ten. Holly missed the joy of sourdough in lockd…

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Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier | Book Review 55:41

1y ago55:41

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This week we’re reading Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. We’re talking being haunted, coming of age and atmospheric settings. We’re also talking age gaps, unreliable narrators and poetic writing. For what may be the first time (on air at any rate) our resident bimbos are in complete agreement. Holly is giving this one five stars and Harley thinks you …

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Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah | Book Review 31:26

1y ago31:26

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This week we're reading Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. We're talking the prison industrial complex, when novels get too real and books that are good but not fun. We're also talking coercive tactics, the challenging oversupply of names and how strange America's political landscape can be from the outside looking in. Holly…

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How to Sell a Haunted House | Grady Hendrix | Book Review 52:13

1y ago52:13

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This week we’re reading How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. We’re talking creepy clown dolls, seances vs exorcisms and questionable maternal instincts. We’re also talking unlikable main characters, character development and why we agree with the mother-in-law. Holly thinks the narrator did a great job – she hates it, and Harley is gratefu…

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It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Book Review 39:16

1y ago39:16

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This week we’re reading It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. We’re talking whether or not this needed to be a duology, letters to Ellen and love letters to motherhood. We’re also talking emotional regulation, some smooth PR moves in the face of controversy and, oddly enough, steamship pirates. Holly is redesigning the cover art and Harley is shocked …

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Necrosis | Rayne Havok | Book Review 41:20

1+ y ago41:20

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This week we're reading Necrosis by Rayne Havok. We're talking the startling realisation that the author is a woman, why misinformation about sex work is a big issue for us and Wattpad wet dreams. We're also talking sudden plot twists, inefficient trigger warnings and writing for shock value. Holly wants to read 'Tula: Accidental Supernatural Femin…

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My Sister the Serial Killer | Oyinkan Braithewaite | Bimbos Review 39:00

1+ y ago39:00

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This week we're reading My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithewaite. We're talking stories that hit too close to home, anxiety inducing pacing and why we might have missed the humour in this book We're also talking about how effectively the author has dialled real sibling relationships up to 1000, the way childhood patterns play out in adu…

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Bimbos get Cozy with their Comfort Reads 39:55

1+ y ago39:55

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We're getting cozy and talking about our comfort reads while we talk about this week's books Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree and NPCs by Drew Hayes. We talk about what makes a comfort read vs a cozy read, classes in fantasy games and low stakes reads. We also talk about the stories we love when we're seeking comfort, side quests and books that…

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Hooked | Emily McIntire | Never After Series Book #1 Review 45:31

1+ y ago45:31

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This week we're reading Hooked, book number one in the Never After series by Emily McIntire. We're talking ick factors, the dangers of romanticising violence and main characters who need therapy. We're also talking books that don't match the sales pitch, safe words and whether or not we're just spoiled readers. Holly offers to teach people a safety…

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The Last Time I Lied | Riley Sager | Bimbos Review 37:32

1+ y ago37:32

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This week we're reading The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager. We're talking atmospheric settings, genre fiction and men who write women well. We're also talking incompetent police officers, the parts of a story that give you the ick and how no one under the age of 35 has zero attachment issues to their phone. Holly might be the Final Girl but Harley…

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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Bimbos Review 48:37

1+ y ago48:37

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This week we’re reading Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We’re talking people as addictions, the mixed bag of recollections and the Amazon Prime series we’re excited to binge. We’re also talking stylistic choices we love, nuanced female characters and the way a novel can feel so real that some people mistake fiction for fact. Holly is …

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Bunny 55:20

1+ y ago55:20

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This week we’re reading Bunny by Mona Awad We’re talking unsettling books, separating delusion from reality and Holly’s theory that might make it all make sense. We’re also talking pointlessness as a point, obfuscation in storytelling and the dangers of throwing stones in glass houses. Holly’s not sure how she feels about this book but she thinks s…

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Pachinko 1:03:56

1+ y ago1:03:56

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This week we’re reading Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. We’re talking the idea of tainted blood, books that give you a perspective outside your own, and the alarming amount of history we were never taught growing up. We’re also talking the ways people drift in and out of our lives over time, the history we don’t know and all the times we realised in all t…

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The Book Eaters 53:32

1+ y ago53:32

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This week we’re reading The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. We’re talking the challenges of debut novels, the ideas vs execution pipeline, and why having the right expectations for a book is sometimes more important than whether or not it’s actually good. We’re also talking books that give us déjà vu, an overwhelming amount of ideas, and the concept of …

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The Song Of Achilles 29:13

1+ y ago29:13

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This week we’re reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. We’re talking our sketchy knowledge of Homer’s The Illiad and The Odyssey, the changing styles of storytelling throughout history and the often disappointing reality of reading something that everyone has hyped up before you got to it. We’re also talking the nature of Greek tragedies,…

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All the Dangerous Things 55:39

1+ y ago55:39

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This week we’re reading All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham. Once again this episode is sponsored by Lateral Pharma. Find out more here: https://lateral-pharma.com/ We’re talking guilt, the myriad ways women in general – and mothers in particular – get judged and a plethora of complex female characters. We’re also talking unexpected plot t…

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The Kaiju Preservation Society 41:08

1+ y ago41:08

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This week we’re reading The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi. We’re talking stories that are a break for your brain, how to explain without over-explaining and why it’s sometimes okay to hit some tropes in the service of a good story. We’re also talking covid doom and gloom, the different ways we saw the resident Kaiju and why an author’s …

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Prince Harry Drives Us Spare 52:25

1+ y ago52:25

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This week we’re reading Spare by some bloke called Haz (you may know him as Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex). We mention in the show that this episode is a spare or bonus episode however like an extra getting a speaking role just for being in the right place at the right time it got promoted when some scheduling issues arose. We’re talking way too…

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Do Bimbos Hate Love? 39:24

1+ y ago39:24

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Since there are no rules in love and war we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with something a little different. We’re talking about the self love required to put a book down, the stories we can’t help but adore and the ethics of unusual relationships. We’re also talking about a whole lot of stories: Underbelly, The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham, Polysecu…

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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 45:04

1+ y ago45:04

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This week we’re reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. We’re talking chronic illness, platonic love and coming of age. We’re also talking the trauma we ignore, the family we choose and the history of video games. Holly’s not entirely sure what a game engine is and Harley is throwing her word of the day calendar in the bin.…

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Mexican Gothic 47:02

1+ y ago47:02

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This week we’re reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. We’re talking gothic pacing, archetypes and the dollar princesses that inspired them. We’re talking the challenges of a well-explored genre and the ways that they’re nailed in this story. We’re also talking eugenics, keeping it in the family and the blurry lines between fantasy and rea…

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The Dressmaker 42:33

1+ y ago42:33

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This week we’re reading The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham. We’re talking the weird genre that is Australian Gothic, small-town gossip and the books we’re forced to read in school. We’re also talking the village slut, the slow burn of revenge and why you should stay out of silos. Holly’s still trying to figure out whether she actually liked the book and…

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Babel, or the Necessity of Violence 1:06:00

1+ y ago1:06:00

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This week we’re reading Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R.F. Kuang. We’re talking the science of magic, colonialism and the joy of reading a great book for the first time. We’re also talking the nuances of otherness, transmutation and the tightrope of keeping heavy topics simple. Holly’s struggling to find the right genre for this book and H…

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Neon Gods 1:01:04

1+ y ago1:01:04

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This week we’re reading Neon Gods by Katee Roberts. We’re talking how spicy a book needs to be to really be considered smut, the pacing of turning up the heat in fiction and the complexities of consent. We also talk about tall, dark and brooding leads that are just a little too cuddly to deliver, expecting the kinkiest dom in all of Olympus to offe…

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Midnight Library 48:49

1+ y ago48:49

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This week we’re reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. We’re talking multiverses, authors with agendas and the tree of life. We’re also talking regrets, relationships and being a good cat mum. Holly’s looking at things with a new perspective and Harley’s in charge of New Year’s resolutions. There’s some talk about Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feis…

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone 54:46

1+ y ago54:46

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This week we’re reading the Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. We’re talking moments that hit you in the feels, angels being close enough to Christmas for our reading habits and vagina dentata. We’re also talking the complex nature of good vs. evil, tiny fairies that bite and the challenges of a book hangover. Harley tries to figure out ho…

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The Stupidest Angel 48:59

1+ y ago48:59

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This week we’re celebrating a very bimbo Christmas by reading The Stupidest Angel We’re talking finding the right medium for your story, nailing the tagline, and why angels are attracted to crazy people. We talk warrior babes, the line between b grade sci-fi and softcore porn, and being yourself in all your weird glory. Harley’s quick to triage cha…

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Where the Crawdads Sing 54:44

1+ y ago54:44

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This week we’re reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. We’re talking the somehow stranger-than-fiction life of the author, being other and setting as character. We’re also talking murder charges, the book-to-movie pipeline and the menacing nature of Australian wildlife. Holly asks what the hell is a crawdad anyway? Harley doesn’t trust her…

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Taylor Jenkins Reid: Double Feature (Part Two) 1:05:41

1+ y ago1:05:41

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This week we’re continuing to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising, both by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We’re talking different kinds of marriages, the Stonewall riots and when not showing up for a cause can be the right call. We’re also talking about the context of being other throughout history, the invention of straight Sims and the…

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Taylor Jenkins Reid: Double Feature (Part One) 48:58

1+ y ago48:58

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This week we’re reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising, both by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We’re talking car crashes we can’t look away from, why you should be wary of white wall tyres, and men who love hysterical women. We’re also talking the patterns that repeat themselves in families, bi-erasure, and attention seeking. While Holly…

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Lapvona 52:47

1+ y ago52:47

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This week we’re reading Lapvona: A Novel by Ottessa Moshfegh. We’re talking trigger warnings, cannibalism and when discomfort does – and doesn’t – work in fiction. We’re quoting The Smashing Pumpkins, name-checking Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, chewing the fat about Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, and adding Beloved by Toni Morrison to Holly’s reading…

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House of Hunger 43:15

2y ago43:15

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This week we’re reading House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson. We’re talking gothic plot pacing, getting demoted to the dungeon and the blood countess herself. Harley argues that a rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but a villain by any other name might be harder to spot from a mile away. Holly takes issue with a handful of sex scenes and a…

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Holly (still) Hates ACOTAR: Part Two 32:29

2y ago32:29

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This week we’re finishing A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas … although Harley is starting to wonder if Holly actually read A Court of Mist and Fury & A Court of Wings and Ruin. We’re talking about what we want to happen next, the mechanics of mating bonds, and what constitutes a soup. We also talk about our first-ever Patreon episode. Whe…

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Holly Hates ACOTAR: Part One 43:59

2y ago43:59

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This week we’re reading not one but three books - A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury & A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. A fairy-tale retelling turned faerie smut that Harley can get behind and Holly is not impressed by. We talk how to do a sex scene well, the trouble with interesting worlds but less engaging main chara…

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Verity (Bonus Chapter Edition) 1:09:35

2y ago1:09:35

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This week we’re reading Verity by Colleen Hoover. We’re talking murder mysteries, unreliable narrators and writing exercises for the villains among us. Harley takes a side tour into fangirling over Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier while Holly side eyes the ‘perfect’ husband. It’s junk food, airport fiction and a book that leaves us wanting more … maybe…

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 50:17

2y ago50:17

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This week we’re reading The Invisible life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. A love letter to art and making your mark on the world. It certainly made its mark on us. We’re talking about the power of ideas gone wild, the eternal muse and the nature of memory. We’re also talking Holly’s problematic love for demon boyfriends; deals with the devil and H…

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Welcome to Bimbo Book Club 1:44

2y ago1:44

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Hosted by Holly and Harley, two professional hot girls with a mutual love for a good story. Bimbo Book Club is, at face value, an excuse to get together and talk about what we’re reading. It's also a refusal to choose between boobs and brains, but most of all BBC is a celebration of our friendship at its silliest, smartest, stupidest and its sexies…

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