Schemes within schemes, intense sword fights, and a gaslighting mother - and we're only in the second episode! Join Evan and Effy for a discussion about the followup to HOTD Season 2's explosive first entry. Support BRK and gain access to exclusive clips: https://www.patreon.com/bookreviewskill Join the BRK Discord: https://discord.gg/RnzHyt5gpv…

Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award winning author of Children Of Time, The Final Architecture, Shadows Of The Apt, and many, many more works of fiction. His new novel "Service Model" is now out everywhere and just a total joy to read. Follow Adrian: https://twitter.com/aptshadow Buy Service Model: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250290281/servicemo…

We are back in Westeros, everyone, and things are not looking peaceful. Join Evan and Effy for a discussion of episode one in the brand new season of House Of The Dragon! Support Book Reviews Kill: https://www.patreon.com/bookreviewskill Join the BRK Discord: https://discord.gg/UMCR9wf5MTBy E. Leikam, C. Klein

It was a Tuesday and all was not a'right in the land of the written word. Many a tome-titillated soul spent the first day of the week rending their clothes and donning sackcloth and ashes in protest of Monday’s episode experiencing delays. Untold thousands of book lovers were out their weekly recommendation. The question of “what to read?” that so …

Reading - something you do alone . . . or is it? Like pretty much everything in life, with the exception of going number two, it’s better with friends. If you are lacking those of a bookish disposition in your life, or simply are seeking better ones. These two fearless hosts invite you to join them and our awesome discord community for another week…

Though ten thousand and eighty minutes have passed since we last Monday’d, it seems like ten long book-less lifetimes have transpired. There are friends and then there are friends who read together. Then there are friends who read together AND listen to the Monday Morning Minute! Our fearless hosts have a juicy one for you today, folks. Not one rab…

Monday was AWFUL! It is fair to say the book community was on shaky ground for the last 24 hours. The Monday Morning Minute, starting book-folk’s weeks off since the dawn of time was delayed. It was only the promise of a Tuesday Minute that allowed many to push on through. Due to one whose name shan’t be mentioned (the handsome one), bandwidth was …

Guess who just got back today? Them wild-eyed boys that had been away Haven't changed, still have too much to say But man, I still think them cats are crazy… At a slight risk of a lawsuit from Lizy and her athletic nature, it is safe to say the Boys are back in Town! We are back Ladies and Gentleman! Join in the fun as you can audibly hear the shou…

Bookteam assemble! It is Monday and yes, finally, ye of stout bookish heart, the wait is over. The Monday Morning Minute has arrived. In a world overwhelmed with media, stories so abundant they twinkle like the stars in the night sky, two best friends set out to talk about some books, shows, movies, and high-level physics theories that they are not…

*SPOILERS FOR DAMSEL* Hello, fellow book friends - 'tis time once again for everyone’s favorite weekly episode the Monday Morning Minute! But first: an idiot named Chad would like to extend his humblest apologies for the late episode, somehow the audio was garbled when the aforementioned dingus uploaded it late last night, before he quickly fell as…

Join Evan and Chad For their summary and review of The Queen of Shadows as they once again delve deep into the acclaimed Throne of Glass series by Sarah. J. Maas. I shall waste no more breath than I must keeping you here dear friend, just know we are excited to have you here as you are, hopefully, excited to be here for another exciting episode of …

Dear friends, fellow spelunkers of the page, your friendly face brings solace to our fearless hosts as they once again dive deep into this world - safety, a thing fully disregarded as they boldly explore The Memories of Ice Book Review warren. Today their feet will take them through, The Spark and the Ashes, the first book in the third volume of St…

Whatdya know the boys are back at it again. And once again they cower in fear the night before rushing to produce the perfect episode of book-reviewing brilliance. An episode so chock full of bookish delights and whimsical fantasy treats that their audience just might decide to allow them to live one more week. The call of the minute echoes across …

Join Evan and Chad as they enter into the seriously awesome book that is Heir of Fire. Their foray into the past still fresh in their minds, our fearless book-reviewing hosts needed a fresh book to revitalize their love for the characters and story within the Throne of Glass series. And boy did Sarah J. Maas deliver! Wow - this book stands as a tes…

It’s the Monday Morning Minute these podcast hosts’ll tell ya, does it ever get better? Can they really see the future or just predict the weather? Are we in our finest hour or headed for disaster? Use your superpowers and rescue me. We were there at the start we've got Polaroids to prove it. Skateboards and scars and embarrassing home movies. But …

There are those days that the episode is so fun, so enjoyable, so teeming with two best friends who can’t help but stay on topic that it just feels wrong, amoral even, to force a long podcast episode description upon you. This is a consensual reading after all and I don’t want to take the precious time you spend making me feel like I am not wasting…

The House is Dead and its gates remain locked to all but the bravest with the purest of intentions. Join Evan and Chad as they explore the Deadhouse Gates Warren, book 4 of the second volume of Steven Erikson’s infamous Malazan Book of the Fallen. This is the final part of this 4 episode series covering the second book, Deadhouse Gates, called by t…

Join Evan and Chad as they take a break from the present-day timeline of Throne of Glass as they recap and then review The Assassin's Blade - a collection of short stories taking us through important events of this story's past. New characters, old loves, evil mentors, aspiring healers, and revenge-driven horse thieves take center stage as our fear…

What’s that? You are looking to hang out with two best friends who love their books? Join Evan and Chad for the highly anticipated weekly book discussion episode the Monday Morning Minute! They talk books, maybe some stories, books, and even yes, books. Chad also might make fun of Evan for not continuing to watch Andor, the new Star Wars show, and …

Once again, our fearless hosts find themselves deep within the terrifying warrens of the second volume of Malazan Book of the Fallen. Best friends and amazing listeners joining them in their perilous journey are many times the only thing giving them the courage to proceed. Today they trek through the book review warrens of book three, Chain of Dogs…

Join our fearless hosts Evan and Chad as they boldly go where many have gone before and review the second book in Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass series, Crown of Midnight. It is not recommended you listen at midnight though as there be assassins in these parts. If they catch you, they will make you fake your death and leave town, and if you need 3…

Emotions are high as Evan and Chad, our fearless hosts summarize, review, and discuss Lightbringer, the 6th book in Pierce Brown’s insanely popular science fiction series, Red Rising. Much like Darrow’s uprising, the last three books of this review series were a bit drawn out and tedious as scheduling conflicts and life events replaced the typical …

You have survived the hell that is the weekend once again! I applaud your strength ye Tome Terror, Page Pulveriser, Master and Commander of the far Page of the Papyrous. Many of you at least faking a smile, pretending to be happy - but all the while knowing nothing can supplant the sheer raw joy and happiness felt when Monday occurs and a fresh Min…

Oh, the humanity! Rebellion has whipped the sands and peoples of the Seven Cities into a frenzy. Join our fearless hosts as they boldly explore the second book (Whirlwind) in Steven Erikson’s Deadhouse Gates, volume two in Malazan Book of the Fallen. The sandy Book Review Warren is fraught with shape changers, insane wizards, demons, unexplainable …

Like lightning striking sand the BRK boys are at it again, this time their fearless book-reviewing expedition takes them deep into the secret tunnels beneath the Throne of Glass. Book one, bearing the same name, is Maas’s much-loved debut novel she started writing at the age of 16. While Chad was longboarding barefoot routinely picking glass and gr…

Once upon a time it was now and you found the best book review podcast ever. Holy cow, you also found a link to the best book community discord server ever👇. Truly a bastion of bookish delights and a welcoming home for your page-slaying soul, where pages turn almost as fast as heads as this community is also insanely good-looking. Oh wait, that was…

Our fearless hosts find themselves deep past the Malazan Book of the Fallen event horizon, unable to turn back even if they wanted to. Today, they traverse the warren of book two in this series, Deadhouse Gates - specifically diving deep into Raraku, the first of this four-part tome. Danger and confusion are their only companions in this dark magic…

It's Monday - yay! Every week thousands of you, our beloved Book Benders, gnash your teeth, rip your clothes, and cover yourself in sackcloth and ashes every weekend waiting for this exact moment. Is there anything that fills one so fully with rage on Friday knowing that if the weekend didn’t exist the Monday Morning Minute would be right now? Your…

Binti is the first of her people to leave her home and receive an education off-planet. In this trilogy of novellas (love that format) we follow Binti, a member of the mysterious Himba people who keep to themselves and preach a strict adherence to culture. This theme of culture comes up many times and is both a hindrance to some and for others the …

Once again, our fearless hosts find themselves deep within the dark warrens of the first volume of Malazan Book of the Fallen. Once again, they are comforted by your presence, dear listener as they traverse the swirling eddies; this time visiting the warrens of books five, six, and seven of Stephen Erikson’s Gardens of the Moon, The Gadrobi Hills, …

Book Friends Assemble!! It’s Monday and the Minute is now! Like right now, no seriously, that is all the description you’re going to get. You know what to do. Hit play and join our fearless hosts for another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! Will Wight Kickstarter Link👉https://bit.ly/48ESf9V 🏆Join The Patreon Family👉https://bit.ly/3Th8PFo ----…

The smoky paths shift and dance as our two fearless hosts traverse the Gardens of the Moon Book Review Warren. Confusion swirls. The pathway forward is ever-shrouded in mystery. Though our hosts typically fearless stride is accompanied by the tremors of fear, they know that together, dear listener, even a Warren of Malazan, Book of the Fallen shall…

Malazan, Book of the Fallen. A tale of layers, from kings and gods to paupers and merchant sons. A multi-dimensional story that has been capturing the attention of its readers since its release on the yearly day where lies are common, bringing laughter and fun to both fooler and fooled, April 1st 1999. Whether by coincidence or the machinations of …

It’s a Monday and this is the Minute! Join Evan and Chad as they talk books, review books, discuss books, lament books, hype books, love books, and maybe talk about Star Trek . . . on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! (I know many thousands of you are on the edge of your seats waiting for a reason to put on your headphones and pretend …

Death, death, death, sadness, death, regret, betrayal, death, torture, and more death! Welcome to Dark Age book five of the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. Bring your razors, friends as, unknown to either of our hosts, both have brought their philosophical Slingblades and in a rare turn of events find the other on the opposing side. With the whi…

Ray Nayler is the author of the critically acclaimed, Locus Award winning novel The Mountain in the Sea, and the upcoming The Tusks Of Extinction. The Mountain in the Sea, in addition to winning the Locus Award for best First Novel, was a finalist for the Nebula Award and for the LA Times Book Awards' Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy…

The time is once again upon us! Once again, dear listener you are invited to join our fearless hosts who are joined and no doubt massively improved by the presence of the lovely and ineffable Zoranne. In this review and discussion of The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik's third and final book in The Scholomance series you will see clever banter, snappy…

Friends, Family, and all ye bookish souls! Join our fearless hosts, Evan and Chad as they start the year off right with some exciting reads. Evan leads the charge with some highly anticipated fantasy news and reviews some of the excellent releases that 2024 has in store. Chad fights monsters and murderous robots and has somehow managed to once agai…

Friends, just wow. What a year 2023 has been - both in the growth and quality of this awesome community and in the sheer volume of pages consumed on this, by now absolutely cemented into the number one world’s favorite, book podcast. We declined Guinness coming to give us accolades. Mostly due to BRK not wanting to promote a style of stress-reading…

It is 2024!! Happy New Year! Start this year off right with your favorite Book-loving hosts, Evan and Chad as they stay on track and definitely don’t start this year off with a million rabbit trails.. As such, I won’t add to the amount of distractions within this episode with the usual loquacious expose and will cut straight to the chase - hit play…

Merry Christmas! Yes, tis true, ye’ bookish soul, our fearless Book Reviews Kill host’s did craft you an episode on this jolliest of Mondays. Though this book podcast episode description is once again a masterpiece of finely-crafted descriptive exposition, no jot or tittle misplaced, every word chosen with care, it shall not keep you long. You no-d…

Like the much-loved school trope, the boys are again back with the insightful Zoranne for their review of Naomi Novik's second installment in The Scholomance series, The Last Graduate. Join Evan, Chad, and Zoranne as they bandy about the most important questions in life, does this book live up to the love and critical claim praised upon it? In fear…

'Twas the night ‘for Monday the glorious minute w’holidays near, Dosth’t mark two years of podcasting, laughter, joy and tears The pages were turning, the laughter was bright, And two fearless hosts were so damn grateful to have listeners still think they’re tight Just as the stockings were hung with care and delight, Great books were reviewed and …

The great minds of our time have tired themselves debating what the best book review and discussion podcast is; at long last, the answer is finally in: it’s the Monday Morning Minute! Please don’t tell our hosts as we don’t want it going to their heads, they perform better believing they are always on the cusp of failure. BRK literally couldn’t hav…

The school trope, one that the fearless BRK hosts will never tire of - magic schools are awesome, simple as that. Join Evan, Chad, and Zoranne (switching it up) as they attend class with the unfortunate students enrolled at The Scholomance. BRK is excited to have a good friend and fellow book content creator Zoranne along for the ride as they discu…

To those who have joined us in the present day or any future listeners, congratulations! We have done it! Together we have conquered John Gwynne's Faithful and The Fallen Book series. Book Reviews Kill is honored to have you join us for this deep-dive discussion and book review of the fourth and final book in this series, Wrath. And what’s a BRK ep…

Despite Monday marking the first day of the work week for many, data shows that the Monday Morning Minute offsets any negativity caused by having to go to work to such a large degree that behavioral scientists the world around are attempting to recreate the experience saying it may be the biggest discovery in the study of happiness and satisfaction…

This is insert your own description day! One day out of every year we like to leave the writing up to the audience, not only to involve them (you) in the creative process to make it hyper relevant and interesting as possible but also because you are great at it. If you’re not then you could certainly do with the practice, so whatever the situation …

Well, friends, they have done it. An Entire episode dedicated to Patrick Rothfuss's Critically Acclaimed yet incomplete series, The Kingkiller Chronicles. That includes The Name of the Wind, The Wise Man's Fear, and yes, the conversation may even dance past, The Slow Regard of Silent Things, and the relatively new, The Lightning Tree. Nothing is he…

Once again Monday has arrived and book folk everywhere are all a-tizzy with anticipation. The wait is over! From discussing current reads (which are thick and many) to some excellent shows (and not so excellent) movies to some games, touching moments, excellent listener-submitted questions, to Evan almost crying - this weekly episode has a little s…