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Besties and the Books Podcast

Besties and the Books

We’re Ashley and Liz, two real-life besties who’ve loved books since we first learned to read, so naturally, we started a podcast! We would say the rest is history but in actuality, it"s just the beginning. So come join us in the next chapter of our lives as we introduce ourselves, and laugh our way through the world of books with a focus on Fantasy, Romantasy, and Dark Romance. Of course we have love for all book genres, but those are our absolute favorites!Don"t be shy, subscribe! New Podcasts

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55:26

Ep 55 APRIL FOOLS! 🤪 Reacting to AITA PRANK STORIES!

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2025/04/01

Send us a text We’re just girls. And today we’re just girls obsessed with pranks. Stick around if you want to hear about our fave and fail prank edition… if you like hearing about AITA pranks gone wrong…if you’re someone who observes April Fool’s Day, or if you’re someone who simply wants to call out A Holes for their participation in something that obviously WAS NOT FUNNY! (Or maybe it was?🤷‍♀️😏) Today is all about Liz and Ashley responding to “Am I the A Hole” prank edition threads on...

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67:11

SUNRISE ON THE REAPING … more like WEEPING! | Hunger...

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2025/03/28

Send us a text Today we’re discussing the highly anticipated brand new book in the Hunger Games world: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. We go back in time (yet again!) to the 50th Quarter Quell, also known as Haymitch Abernathy’s Hunger Games to answer all the questions we still have. How exactly did he become a victor and the gruff but lovable mentor we all grew to love in the original trilogy? What happened to Haymitch?! This book is full of so many amazing “easter eggs” and tie-i...

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Ep 54 “now WE are the A HOLES!” Our Bookish HOT TAKES!

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2025/03/25

Send us a text We’ve responded to the internet’s bookish hot takes… we responded to YOUR hot takes… and now it’s finally time for you guys to be mad at US! Today’s episode is all about Ashley and Liz’s bookish hot takes. Maybe you’ll agree, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll nod your head, maybe you’ll scream at us. But either way, we’re here with OPINIONS. We cover everything from overdone sprayed edges to unnecessary celebrity memoirs; from what’s considered a book spoiler to hockey romance in ...

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70:00

*DON’T SKIP* The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes!!! |...

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2025/03/22

Send us a text Welcome back to Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games! Today we go back in time to discuss President Snow and his origin story. How exactly did he become a “villian” and what does his evolution into a tyrannical dictator say about the society that created him? How did Panem and the games themselves evolve into the world we know? This book is full of so many amazing “easter eggs” and tie-ins to the original trilogy. We’re ready to pick those ...

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Ep 53 Asking Each Other UNHINGED & JUICY questions +...

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2025/03/18

Send us a text WE’RE ONE YEAR OLD! Today we’re celebrating our one year anniversary of podcasting over at Besties and the Books and we just want to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you for being here! You’re helping us to create this amazing community, and we couldn't be more grateful to watch it grow. 🖤 Check out the Thank You *GIVEAWAY* on our Instagram! | https://www.instagram.com/bestiesandthebookspodcast?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr So in celebration we’ve decided

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73:47

SHOOKED & COOKED after reading Hunger Games MOCKING...

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2025/03/14

Send us a text Welcome back to Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games! Today we get SERIOUS as we discuss the amazingly well written, heart wrenching grand finale to the original trilogy. What parallels do we see reflected in real life? Are the dystopian themes regarding media control, rebellion, war, government control, environmental degradation and resource allocation applicable to today’s world? Come with us as we open these topics of discussion through ...

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Ep 52 📚 100 Books in 30 Minutes | Rapid Fire Book...

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2025/03/11

Send us a text Get out that good ol’ stack of post it notes and your favorite annotating pen (or just use the “notes” app in your phone) because your TBR is about to get even longer! If that’s possible. Today Ashley and Liz are recapping ALL of their reads from the last ½ of 2024 to give you the good, the bad, and the ugly. The books that changed our lives, the books that were overhyped, underhyped, the rereads, the weird as hell, and maybe even some we wished we hadn’t read at all. 😬 T...

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WE CAUGHT FIRE in The Hunger Games Catching Fire |...

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2025/03/07

Send us a text Welcome back to Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games! We spend ½ of this episode playing the piano (yes, you read that right) and the other ½ convincing you to read this series. If that doesn’t do it for you… we don’t know what else you could want! If you’ve been following along and watched our “From 1984 to Hunger Games” dystopian themes in media and literature episode then you know we’re fascinated with everything about this genre a...

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Ep 51 Our Romantasy BookCon Experience + 5 Tips and...

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2025/03/04

Send us a text Today we’re chatting about Romantasy Bookcon, Los Angeles, 2025! This amazing convention put on by Fabled Fantasy Events was Liz and Ashley’s first, but it surely will not be our last! We talk about our overall faves and fails of Bookcon (our faves being mostly the amazing community) and consequently, what our top five tips for attending your first book convention are plus 5 rookie mistakes to avoid. In short: get there early, map out a plan and get to know the layout, b...

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71:36

We Wouldn’t Survive the HUNGER GAMES | Book 1 Review...

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2025/02/28

Send us a text Welcome to Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games! If you’ve been following along and watched our “From 1984 to Hunger Games” dystopian themes in media and literature episode then you know we’re fascinated with everything about this genre and needed to delve into this discussion! It just happens to be a BIG bonus that Ashley had never read it before. Watch here | https://youtu.be/Ns4E87T36KQ?si=P0wXBSgyvRkNAABd The debate currently on the b...

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Ep 50 From 1984 to Hunger Games, HOW DID WE GET...

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2025/02/25

Send us a text This week is. The. Week. We’re officially back in mini episode bonus mode with The Hunger Games book 1, by Suzanne Collins dropping this Friday! So today Ashley and Liz are setting us all up for success in our dystopian sci fi series with an episode about the history of dystopias! Not surprisingly, there is a lot of ground to cover, so we do our best to take a whole lot of information and condense it down for you to put all of these stories we love so much into context. First, ...

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Ep 49 Let’s Travel into the QUICKSILVER! | Book...

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2025/02/18

Send us a text A few episodes back we brought you an exclusive interview with the extraordinarily talented Callie Hart, author of the New York Times bestselling romantasy novel Quicksilver (linked below). It should come as no surprise that Liz and Ashley both loved this book, rating it a solid five stars! So today, we’re breaking it down for you. What did we love about this book? Were there any things we disliked? We go over our favorite tropes, characters and plot points. And also chat...

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Ep 48 A Truly CRINGEY Valentine's Day Read!

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2025/02/14

Send us a text First there was a cringey Thanksgiving with a sack full of turkey. Then there was a cringey Christmas alien with a magic mirror, and a magic… you know what. And now, we bring to you: a very cringey Valentine’s Day featuring old timey detective vampires and a sweet stalker with Dexter-like tendencies. Today Ashley and Liz give our two cents on two holiday themed novellas we may not have picked up if it weren’t for our love of this series: Valentine’s Day With A Vampire by...

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Ep 47 ONYX STORM *HONEST REVIEW* cuz we NEED to talk...

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2025/02/11

Send us a text Well, sh*t. 😂 Some of you are going to be screaming at your screen / headphones, upset at us that Onyx Storm just wasn’t it for us. And that’s okay! That’s what we absolutely love about reading. There’s something for everyone. And if this 3⭐️ / 2🌶️ romantasy jumble is your thing… we will listen and not judge. Promise! We just hope you can do the same for us. Today is all about breaking down this plot line. That ending? The 10,000 unnecessary characters? Ashley and Liz can...

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Ep 46 “Am I The A**HOLE for Reading Romance Books?” 🩷...

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2025/02/04

Send us a text Today is all about romance. We’re gearing up for Valentine’s Day over here at Besties & the Books Podcast and what exactly does that mean (you might be wondering)? Well, it means we’re going to be diving back into the Reddit realms to bring you romance book and V-Day themed Am I the A Hole questions! Should you buy your ex-girlfriend red roses for Valentine’s Day if you’re in a new relationship? Are you the a-hole for expecting more than a personalized pen as a gift on thi...

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Ep 45 Callie Hart Quicksilver Tell All! | Author...

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2025/01/28

Send us a textWe’ve been keeping a BIG secret from you… our book besties… and today is finally the day we get to reveal it! We interviewed Callie Hart!! *Insert happy screaming here.* We are SO excited to share this SPOILER FREE author interview with you, so stick around if you’re interested in listening to us chat with the one and only Callie Hart, author of the New York Times bestselling romantasy book: Quicksilver!This amazing book is officially available on Paperback and Kindle now, with ...

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Ep 44 A Court of Silver Flames and STRONG OPINIONS!...

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2025/01/21

Send us a textToday is the day we all do our best to take it…seriously. All the girthy 784 pages of this big boy must be discussed. And as the longest of the bunch (according to some) all we can do is grab onto that headboard and just like Nesta, “climb [that] mountain.”But seriously… today is the day Ashley and Liz go over the final (for now) book in the ACOTAR series: A Court of Silver Flames by Miss Sarah J. Maas. We discuss why this book is so polarizing, how we feel about the menta...

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Ep 43 These Books Ripped Our Hearts Out! Break For...

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2025/01/14

Send us a textLiz and Ashley are back from their holiday hibernation, ready to talk about everything Broken Bounty Series by Ember Nicole. Today’s episode is the spoiler-y follow up to our spoiler FREE author interview that dropped in December. We discuss the major differences between the first two books and book three, Live For Me, the newest release in this dark romance rollercoaster of a series. We talk about what makes this storyline so unique, why it ripped our hearts and souls out,...

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Ep 42 AITA Christmas Special! + Holiday Smash or Pass...

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2024/12/24

Send us a textMerry Christmas Book Besties! Today Liz and Ashley are here to discuss all things even remotely related to this glorious holiday… and we do it in special light up Christmas Tree hats. You’re welcome. First, we’ll ask each other a series of Christmas related questions like what our best and worst gifts have been, our family traditions, favorite music, and what we like to eat and watch. Next, we bring the DRAMA with AITA Reddit threads dedicated to Christmas family issue...

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Ep 41 It’s Time to Talk Broken Bounty with Ember...

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2024/12/17

Send us a textToday we have a very special interview* with dark romance indie author and the queen of heartbreaking cliffhangers herself, Ember Nicole. We chat all things Broken Bounty series to celebrate the release of Live For Me, book three in this emotional rollercoaster which is the bounty hunter romance she created.*Author interviews will always be spoiler free so everyone can enjoy them and determine whether or not we want to add these books to our never-ending TBR. So, proceed with ab...

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