About this podcast
Two comedians and book-lovers read, review, and roast all kinds of genre fiction. From classic fantasy and sci-fi to the latest #booktok trend, we'll read ANYTHING and then make sure you hear about it.
Episodes
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- Mistborn Era 2: The Alloy of Law - Part 1 · 1 h 35 minFREE TOYS OR GIFT CARDS FOR TOYS! Everyone who signs up to our giveaway with Bellesa Boutique wins something! bbvibes.com/Hooligans – Brandon Sanderson reinvents Batman and the…
- Twilight - Part 2 · 1 h 20 minSome of us like that the vampires play baseball, and some of us don’t. Twilight By Stephanie Myer Published in 2005 by Little, Brown, and Company Spoilers Twilight Support…
- Blood of Hercules - Part 2 [PREVIEW] · 24 minThis is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive episode. To get access to the full bonus episode, extended and ad-free versions of other episodes, plus our private Discord, you can sign…
- Twilight - Part 1 · 1 h 10 minBella is a shy transfer student who meets Edward, a handsome boy with a BIG secret. Twilight By Stephanie Myer Published in 2005 by Little, Brown, and Company Spoilers…
- Yesteryear - Part 2 · 1 h 40 minBeing a woman is…hard? Huh??? Yesteryear By Caro Claire Burke Published in 2026 by Knopf Spoilers Yesteryear Content Warning Discussion of sexual assault and domestic…
- Yesteryear - Part 1 · 1 h 15 minA book about a lady who just likes being on her phone. Yesteryear By Caro Claire Burke Published in 2026 by Knopf Spoilers Yesteryear Content Warning Discussion of sexual…
- Blood of Hercules - Part 1 [PREVIEW] · 19 minThis is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive episode. To get access to the full bonus episode, extended and ad-free versions of other episodes, plus our private Discord, you can sign…
- A Court of Sarah J. Maas · 1 h 39 minSarah J. Maas doesn’t want you to think too much about her books. Spoilers Some of A Court of Silver Flames All of A Court Of Wings and Ruin All of A Court Of Thorns and…
- A Court of Wings and Ruin - Part 2 · 1 h 42 minA court of the most selfish maniac psychopaths ever set to print. A Court of Wings and Ruin By Sarah J. Maas Published in 2017, by Bloomsbury Publishing. Spoilers All of A…
- A Court of Wings and Ruin - Part 1 · 1 h 32 minThe concept of being anti-Irish in 2017. A Court of Wings and Ruin By Sarah J. Maas Published in 2017, by Bloomsbury Publishing. Spoilers First half of A Court Of Wings and…
- Iron Flame - Part 5 · 1 h 34 minOh my god we’re finally done Iron Flame By Rebecca Yarros Published in 2023, by Red Tower Books Spoilers All of Iron Flame All of Fourth Wing Links: Summary of the whole…
- Battle Royale (with Steph Callaghan) · 1 h 35 minThe only literary classic that features 15-year-olds killing each other with machine guns. And thanks to Steph for recommending the book and being on the show! Content…
- Iron Flame - Part 4 · 1 h 58 minHoly god we can’t believe we’re still reading this Iron Flame By Rebecca Yarros Published in 2023, by Red Tower Books Spoilers Almost all of Iron Flame All of Fourth Wing…
- Heated Rivalry · 1 h 18 minThe perfect book for Pride Month and Stanley Cup month. Heated Rivalry By Rachel Reid Published in 2019. Spoilers Game Changer Heated Rivalry Thanks for Listening! If you…
- Game Changer (Heated Rivalry Book #1) · 1 h 13 minAre they gay? Yes. Is that their only real character trait? Yes. Game Changer By Rachel Reid Published in 2019. Spoilers Game Changer Thanks for Listening! If you liked…
- Icebreaker · 1 h 50 minOur very first proper modern romance novel. Is it more pornagraphy than romance though? Yes. Icebreaker By Hannah Grace Published in 2023, by Atria Books Spoilers Icebreaker…
- Gardens of the Moon: Prologue & Book 1 (Part 2 of 2) · 58 minThis is a cross-post from our brand-new second podcast, Malazan Maniacs. Our discussion of Book 1 of Gardens of the Moon continues. Reactor Re-Read of the Fallen articles for…
- Gardens of the Moon: Prologue & Book 1 (Part 1) · 1 h 26 minThis is a cross-post from our brand-new second podcast, Malazan Maniacs. Everyone finds out what they’re in for. Links: Moon’s Spawn fan art…
- Introducing Malazan Maniacs (Cross-post) · 1 h 10 minThat's right folks, we've got a new podcast. This time, we're sticking with one series: the Malazan Book of the Fallen. If you've never heard of it, it's a notoriously dense…
- Iron Flame - Part 3 · 1 h 39 minOur eternal plod through this ‘sexy’ tome continues. Plus, a plot twist no one saw coming: maybe we want to keep reading? CW: There’s finally a sex scene in this book, so we…
- The Man in the High Castle · 1 h 27 minAn alternate history where everyone makes decisions using an ancient Chinese fortune telling book instead of ChatGPT. CW: This is a book about the Nazis winning World War 2. So…
- Iron Flame - Part 2 · 1 h 21 min“This is a book written by a maniac for lunatics.” - Mc CW: This is a sexy book, so we discuss sexual topics throughout. So don’t listen to this on speakerphone at a Wal-Mart…
- The Word for World Is Forest · 1 h 29 minA book that has nothing at all to do with what’s happening in our world right now. Plus, we chat about current events in our city, which are, again, entirely unrelated to this…
- Iron Flame - Part 1 · 1 h 34 minIt’s the book after Fourth Wing! Fifth Wing! No wait, it’s Iron Flame. And current events might be affecting our experience of this book… Iron Flame By Rebecca Yarros…
- Fourth Wing - Part 2 (Re-upload) · 1 h 16 minWe finally get to the NSFW parts of Fourth Wing! And also there is a sweet wizard fight. Fourth Wing By Rebecca Yarros Published in 2023, by Entangled Publishing Spoilers…
- Fourth Wing - Part 1 (Re-upload) · 1 h 9 minWe tackle the booktok sensation "Fourth Wing" to find out just what all the hub-bub is about. Is it good? Bad? Sexy?? Maybe it could be all three. Note: this is a re-upload in…
- A Court of Mist and Fury - Part 2 · 1 h 17 minWhile there are several climaxes in this book, the one that matters unfortunately made no sense. Note: due to the nature of fairy smut books, this episode contains discussions…
- A Court of Mist and Fury - Part 1 · 1 h 19 minEveryone's favorite fairy smut series is back! And this time with…less sex? And more PTSD?! Note: due to the nature of fairy smut books, this episode contains discussions of…
- A Court of Thorns and Roses - Part 2 (Re-upload) · 1 h 24 minCauldron boil and fry me! It's part two of our discussion of the fairy smut phenomenon! And yes, Feyre's bowels are still watery! A Court of Thorns and Roses By Sarah J. Maas…
- A Court of Thorns and Roses - Part 1 (Re-upload) · 1 h 26 minIn anticipation of the podcast's return to the world of Sarah J. Maas, here's our first episode on the romantasy phenomenon. A Court of Thorns and Roses By Sarah J. Maas…
- A Canticle for Leibowitz - Part 3 · 1 h 5 minAfter 400 years, humanity has finally recovered all their technology…including nuclear bombs! Uh oh! A Canticle for Leibowitz By Walter M. Miller, Jr. Published in 1959 by J…
- A Canticle for Leibowitz - Part 2 · 1 h 0 minWe finally arrive at the first piece of true advanced technology in this novel: a lightbulb. A Canticle for Leibowitz By Walter M. Miller, Jr. Published in 1959 by J. B…
- A Canticle for Leibowitz - Part 1 · 1 h 24 minNo lasers, no spaceships, just a sci-fi novel about a monk who finds a grocery list. Featuring our first ever guest on the podcast! Sorry we mentioned the new pope so many…
- Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius · 41 minAfter an unintentional summer hiatus, we’re back with the third and final installment of our short series on Borges short stories. And oh no! It turns out a billionaire creating…
- Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote · 52 minIf we claimed we wrote a Borges story and read it in its entirety at the end of our podcast, that would make the story infinitely richer. Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote…
- The Library of Babel · 49 minAn infinite library implies the existence of infinite Mr. Beast video transcripts. The Library of Babel By Jorge Luis Borges Published in 1941 by Editorial Sur. Part of the…
- Carrie · 1 h 13 minThe moral of this story is to not bully the girl with latent psychic abilities. CW: discussions of violence, blood, domestic abuse, various sexual stuff, misogyny, religious…
- Dungeon Crawler Carl · 59 minI guess books are just video games now. This week we cover “Dungeon Crawler Carl”, the first book in the best-selling LitRPG series of the same name. Dungeon Crawler Carl By…
- Watchmen · 1 h 14 minThat’s right, we read comic books now! Just kidding, it’s called a graphic novel. And this one’s about a bunch of superheroes who aren’t really that super and one blue guy who is…
- The Way of Kings - Part 2 · 1 h 17 minWe finish The Way of Kings and are left with boredomspren floating around our computers. Plus, we read some one-star Goodreads reviews of The Way of Kings and do a quick…
- The Way of Kings - Part 1 · 1 h 34 minWe embark on The Way of Kings, the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s magnum opus series, The Stormlight Archive. This book dares to explore such important questions as “what if…
- Assassin’s Quest - Part 3 · 49 minFitz’s story finds a poetic, complex, and bittersweet ending, but all we can talk about are Prince Verity’s cool silver arms. Which begs the question: did Robin Hobb want Prince…
- Assassin’s Quest - Part 2 · 46 minAre chronic pain, sadness, social isolation, and the unbearable burden of duty worth it if it means you get abs? The Hardcover Hiatus is over, and the boys are back to talk…
- An Announcement · 2 min"Huh?! They're not dead?! And now they're trying to bait me into listening to this announcement by being intentionally omnious and vague?! What the hell?!" – All of you, right…
- Assassin's Quest - Part 1 · 1 h 3 minOur favorite teenage wolf assassin is back, but does this mean he stops getting shafted by everyone and everything in his life? No. But has he learned anything from what he's…
- Royal Assassin - Part 2 · 1 h 22 minWe continue to read about the fraught life of a moody teen who is slowly turning into a crazy wolf man. Believe it or not, this causes problems in his personal life. Royal…
- Royal Assassin - Part 1 · 1 h 8 minIn the previous book, Fitz bonds with a dog. In this book, he bonds with a wolf. What's the next step, the final evolution? What's the Blastoise of wolves? These questions not…
- Assassin's Apprentice - Part 2 · 1 h 28 minThis book is unbelievably good. I love Fitz and Prince Verity and they are my real life best friends. What an incredibly breath of fresh air! The fellas finish Assassin's…
- Assassin’s Apprentice - Part 1 · 1 h 12 minThe blurb on the back cover of this book makes it sound like it’s fantasy for babies, but it’s actually really really good. Assassin’s Apprentice By Robin Hobb Book 1 of the…
- I Am Legend · 1 h 2 minWe dive into the mind of Robert Neville, a lonely, sexually repressed, alcoholic 1950s white man who staves off his horniness by blasting classical music and checking out books…
