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Literal Nonsense Podcast

Hallee Balevski and Jamie Akers

A podcast where two book girlies who have nothing better to do theorize, judge, scream, and give honest opinions about the books they read.

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Ep. 41 : Iron Flame - Pt. 1

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2025/01/26

Episode 41 is here, bringing a brand new book. Hallee and Jamie dive into the next book of the series with their coverage of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarrow. This is the second book in the Empyrean Series. This episode will cover chapters 1-36, pages 1-334.Moving right along friends! We are now onto Iron Flame, a book that brings us emotional and physical pain every step of the way. Of course our pain is broken up by some sexy smut scenes... so therefore, we subject ourselves to the torture willingly

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Ep. 40 : Fourth Wing - Pt. 2

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2025/01/21

Episode 40 has arrived. Hallee and Jamie continue their coverage of the first book of the Fourth Wing series by Rebecca Yarrow. This episode will cover chapters 18-39, pages 207-498.After a few technical difficulties, we have finally managed to give the content we have been soooo eager for. Essentially, this episode is us squealing and thirsting over our favorite shadow daddy Xaden. We truly have never found a man more mouth watering than this man right here. Join us in our fan grilling so we don't

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54:45

Ep. 39 : Fourth Wing - Pt. 1

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2025/01/12

Episode 39 is FINALLY here, and IT IS TIME!!! FOR. FOURTH. FUCKING. WING. Hallee and Jamie begin their coverage of the epic and long awaited Fourth Wing series by Rebecca Yarrow. This episode will cover chapters 1-21, pages 1-261.WE HAVE ARRIVED!!! It has been a long time coming, and we finally made it. We forgot how much we missed the world of snippy dragons and the ultimate shadow daddy. WE ARE BACKKKK BABY. Your favorite girls return to their undisputed favorite genre (some spicy fantasy), and we

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Ep. 38 : The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

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2024/12/22

Ending the year with Episode 38! Closing out 2024 with a Christmas vibe... but not in a holiday fun way... but in a "true crime with a sprinkle of festivity" type of way. This week, Literal Nonsense covers The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Ally Carter.We couldn't help but to end off the year being judgey bitches as per usual. So buckle down for another episode where we have tons of opinions. We thought we would like this book more than we did honestly... but we will say, we did enjoy the true

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Ep. 37 : GUEST Laurie Gilmore/The Christmas Tree Farm

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2024/12/08

Episode 37 brings you Literal Nonsense's first guest!!! On this episode, we are joined by none other than Laurie Gilmore, the author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe!!! Laurie joins us for a Q&A, which is then followed by our coverage of the third book in the Dream Harbor series, The Christmas Tree Farm.GUYS !!! HOLY. SHIT. Laurie Gilmore is here!!! TALKING TO US!!! Answering questions our listeners asked!!! Please join us for this super exciting episode. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. This

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Ep. 36 : The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

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2024/11/24

Episode 36 coming in hot (and steamy!!!) with the continuation of the Dream Harbor series! Hallee and Jamie continue their coverage of the series with the second book, The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore.Guys - we are SWEATING!! Becauseeeeee... #1 - we tell you HUGE news at the start of this episode and #2 - the cinnamon buns aren't the only things that are hot and steamy!!!! Dear lord... this book put us in a choke hold! Join us as we swoon and fan girl (an embarrassing amount) over the

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Ep. 35 : The Pumpkin Spice Cafe

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2024/11/17

Episode 35 is here, and it's time for another series! Hallee and Jamie begin their coverage of the Dream Harbor series with the book that has taken Tiktok by storm, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore.Small town vibes inspired by Gilmore Girls??? Sign. Us. Up. Join us as we dive into the world of Dream Harbor and welcome the newcomer to town. The new kid in class is always a hot commodity, and it seems even the adults in Dream Harbor fall prey to their newest cute local cafe owner. Believe us,

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Ep. 34 : Hunting Adeline

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2024/11/10

Episode 34! And SURPRISE - now introducing video!!!! Hallee and Jamie kick off their video debut with the sequel to the most messed up book that they have ever read. This week, Literal Nonsense covers Hunting Adeline by H.D. CarltonHow lucky are you to stare at us for a whole hour every week? And in order for you to fully appreciate all the expressions we make, we're covering a sick and twisted doozy! Somehow Haunting Adeline has become one of our most viewed episode - so we're giving you sickos

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Ep. 33 : BONUS Episode !

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2024/10/31

What's this? What's this!?!?! A bonus episode?!Now introducing some bonus content for all your book lovers! Same us, same banter, same bullshit. But now! We are not only claiming to be book critics... but movie critics are well. LOL In this first ever bonus episode, we compare Stephen King's Pet Sematary to the 1989 and 2019 movie adaptations.

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Ep. 32 : Frankenstein

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2024/10/27

Episode 32 - the last spooky feature for the best month of all time (October). Hallee and Jamie end off October with a classic gothic horror. This week, Literal Nonsense covers none other than, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.IT'S ALIVEEEEEE!!!! Join us as we do a psychological DEEP DIVE on this classic novel. Seriously, we didn't even expect to get as deep as we did. We of courseeee enjoyed our usual banter and bullshit. But who would expect a side of actual serious deep thought? Sign us up! Did you

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Ep. 31 : Hidden Pictures

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2024/10/20

Episode 31 - another spooky feature for you all. Hallee and Jamie continue to serve spooky vibes on a platter. This week, Literal Nonsense dives into the new popular thriller, Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak.We are so pumped to continue our coverage on all things spooky!!!! And what's spookier than the ghosts of dead mothers haunting their daughter/son???? If you think that sounds fucked up and messy, you'd be correct! Join us as we discuss this SHOCKING, twisting and turning thriller. Did you

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Ep. 30 : Pet Sematary

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2024/10/13

Episode 30! The big 3 0. Hallee and Jamie are bringing you another chunky doozy this week for the official start of SPOOKY SEASON. But don't worry, it's warranted... because this week, the girls are covering a book by the man, the myth, the legend... Stephen King. So without further ado, we bring to you Pet Sematary by Stephen King.We are so excited to dive into the world of horror!!! Neither one of us have ever really frequented true horror books, and so this was a treat for us. Join us as we

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Ep. 29 : Elektra

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2024/09/29

Episode 29 incoming! Hallee and Jamie decided to change pace this week, and take on the world of myth re-telling. And in that regard, no one does it better than Jennifer Saint. This week, the pod will discuss but one of these infamous retellings... we bring to you Elektra by Jennifer Saint. Though the Greek myths are always captivating and dramatic, we find that they can, at times, be hard to understand in their original texts. As Greek re-tellings have taken on popular demand, we find ourselves

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Ep. 28 : It Ends With Us

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2024/09/22

Episode 28 coming in HOT! After lots of begging... Hallee and Jamie take on yet another Colleen Hoover!!! WOOOO! This week, the pod will discuss the super popular book-turned movie, (I'm sure you've guessed it)... It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover.All the begging to Hallee paid off, and we are doing another CoHo!!! But we had to promise this was the last one... so this is it ladies and gents. Truly the reason we decided to cover this episode is because we felt compelled to not only discuss this

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Ep. 27 : Normal People

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2024/09/08

Episode 27 everyone - Hallee and Jamie tone it down with the super sappy romances, and bring to you a more realistic take on love. After all, we're all just "normal people" when it comes to navigating the tricky world of love. This week will cover Normal People by Sally Rooney.Heyyyy friends!!! It's officially fall season, which means pumpkin spice lattes are being injected into our veins as we head back into the world of school and work. Fall also means an end to our summer romance binge, and

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Episode 26 : Just for the Summer

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2024/08/25

EPISODE 26 - the end cap to a summer of romances! This week, to end off a summer of fun, Hallee and Jamie close out with a romance that has been allll the rage. That's right, the girls are bringing you Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez.Guys.... not only are we bringing you a SUPER popular book that it seems everyone and their mother has read this summer... but dare we say this is our BEST EPISODE EVER!?!?! I'm not even going to say much more than the fact that the manic energy and passion is back

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Episode 25 : It Happened One Summer

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2024/08/18

Episode 25... means the pod is officially at its quarter life crisis. Which means another romance!!! This week, the episode will be discussing It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey.Another romance!?!?! Who are we and more importantly is Hallee okay? But who wouldn't want a grumpy/sunshine, party girl and steamy fisherman to end their summer!?!?! The answer is not us, so here we are, talking about party girls and hot fishermen. So come out to sea with us, and get swept away by the tide... OF

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Episode 24 : Eat Pray Love

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2024/08/11

Episode 24 is brining us all around the world. Join Hallee and Jamie as they dive into a classic memoir that they've been excited to read for a while now. This week, the girls discuss Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.Come along with us as we travel to Italy to eat alllllll the goodies, India for some deep reflection and mediation, and Indonesia to hang with cute little medicine men and meet some steamy Brazilian eye candy. Truly, we wish we actually were traveling these places, but at least we can

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64:51

Episode 23 : The Unhoneymooners

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2024/08/04

Episode 23 is back with summer ~vibes~. This week, Hallee and Jamie dive into the classic trope of enemies to lovers, but with this book's creative twist. They head to Hawaii for all the twin-sneaking, seafood buffet poisoning fun. That's right - this week, the girls cover The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. This episode is on themeeee, because Jamie is a maniac. We are covering The Unhoneymooners in honor of Jamie just returning from HER honeymoon. Slightly ironic since this book is the

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Episode 22 : The Four Agreements

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2024/07/21

Episode 22 is going to be mellowwwww because you all deserve it. For this book, Hallee and Jamie have a philosophical self-help chit-chat that sparks some deep conversations. This week, they cover a self-help fan favorite, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. This episode is a well deserved break for everyone. Honestly, we needed Jesus after the last three episodes, but since we're not religious, we settled for a little hippie self-help book. This week we really enjoyed ourselves talking about

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