In this episode, we dig into The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst — where the plants have opinions, the family reunions come with emotional baggage, and the magic is as warm as a fresh-baked honey cake.

Join us as we talk about sentient flora, hark back to our love of The Spellshop, and why the greenhouses were more confusing than magical.

Thank you to Tor and Pan MacMillan for sending us early ARCs of the book!

In this episode, we sink our teeth into Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab.

From the haunting pull of vampire lore to the raw portrayal of anxiety and mental health, we explore how Schwab reshapes the gothic tradition. We ask: How would this story shift if its characters were older? What role does the setting play in how we perceive the vampires?

Join us as we unearth the buried fears, subtle power dynamics, and tender monstrosities that make this story linger like a whisper in the dark.

Thank you to Tor and Pan MacMillan for sending us early ARCs of the book!

This week, we’re diving into Favourite Daughter by Morgan Dick—a novel that had us flipping pages and raising eyebrows.

Join Corrie and Lucia as we unpack complicated mother-daughter dynamics, messy characters that felt a little too real, and the hazy line between bad choices and full-on disaster. From addiction to manipulation, this one gave us a lot to talk about—and even more to side-eye.

Thank you to Viking and Penguin Random House for sending us advanced reader copies of this book!

In this bonus episode, Corrie and Lucia sit down to discuss Emily Henry's newest release - Great Big Beautiful Life.

Join us for our thoughts on advanced reader copies, similarities to other books, believable characters and heart-wrenching final chapters.

Thank you to Viking and Penguin Random House for sending us advanced reader copies of this book!

We took some time in late October to chat to another author, the wonderful Foz Meadows.

Foz is an Australian fantasy author, blogger and poet. In anticipation of the release of their next novel All the Hidden Paths on December 5th, 2023, we chatted all things writing, tackling language in fiction, a bit of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and a myriad of other things!

In this week’s bonus episode we are super excited to present our very first author interview - thank you so much to Emily Rath for being our guest!

Emily Rath is an author of fantasy and romance. Her works include the Amazon international bestselling Jacksonville Rays Hockey series and the Second Sons Regency romance series. Join us as we talk queer why choose romance, politics and the writing process.

In this week’s bonus episode Corrie dips her toe back into the podcasting world for our mid-year freakout. Join us as we take stock of our reading so far in 2023 with our favourite books and characters, and look ahead with new reading goals and episode formats.

In this bonus episode, Lucia is joined by a very special guest - Tatyana, the host of ⁠The Bookish Banter Podcast⁠ - to discuss Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. Tune in for our thoughts on sci-fi dystopia, similarities to the Hunger Games and the short-sightedness of Y. A. protagonists.