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Lazy Book Lovers

Lazy Book Lovers

di Natali Topliff and Antonia Bernardin

Episode 143: Spooky ghost recs - "Ghosts and trauma"

As Halloween is creeping closure we're bringing you some spooky stories that feature ghosts, there's a little horror, a little thriller and even one fantasy! In this episode we talk about what each book is about and what we think! These are all on Tali's TBR, so enjoy. Books discussed in today episode are: Ghost Eaters - Clay McLeod Chapman The Reformatory - Tananarive Due Mary: An Awakening of Terror - Nat Cassidy Murder Road - Simone St. James Belladonna - Belladonna #1 - Adalyn Grace Ninth House - Alex Stern #1 - Leigh Bardugo Dead Eleven - Jimmy Juliano My Throat an Open Grave - Tori Bovalino Connect with us: Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read here Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Episode 142: Quarterly check in - Reality? Who is she

This is part of our new ongoing series: a quarterly update on all things reading and life related. Today's episode is covering the 3rd quarter of the year (July, August, September), usually we only do the yearly summaries but we thought it would be fun to do summary updates throughout the year. Today we talk about: A little bit of life Total reads for the year so far Page stats for the year Top reading moods Reading speed and book pace stats Top genres and authors Connect with us: Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read here Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Episode 141: Upcoming indie releases - all of these are on my tbr

In this indie author (independently published books) recommendation list, we cover new releases due to come out, or that have recently been released. This is an ongoing series where we give indie authors a moment in the spotlight! Know of/ have an indie book you'd like us to talk about? Submit it here Books discussed into today's episode are: The Tournament of Heirs, The Mexica Chronicles #Book 1 - Amilea Perez Mysteries of the Southern Gothic - Jessica Carrasquillo The Golden Flower, Golden Book 1 - Stephanie Rose Wings of Destiny, Erin Snow 1 - V.M. Pire Anarchist Underground: An epic fantasy political intrigue - Nicole Rowles Toward Dawning Light, Under Darkened Skies 5, - H.E. Bauman Connect with us: Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read here Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Episode 140: UK Black history month - you've got to be willing to do the work

This episode covers 9 recommendations from Tali of books by Black British authors, these books range from stories that feature black characters and themes around black identity, to essays and discussions on race, class and the British colonial heritage. Books discussed in today's episode are: The Ice Cream Girls - Dorothy Koomson White Teeth - Zadie Smith Black and British: A Short, Essential History - David Olusoga Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge Noughts & Crosses, Noughts & Crosses #1 - Malorie Blackman Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging - Afua Hirsch Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo Honey & Spice - Bolu Babalola Connect with us: Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read here Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Episode 139: My Boss is the Devil -July-August buddy read wrap up

Over July and August our buddy read book was My Boss is the Devil by Ben Schenkman! The rules for our buddy reads are simple, we try to pick an indie author whose book is available on Kindle Unlimited and we have two months to read it. This episode does contain spoilers! In it we talk about the themes, plots and characters in the book and what we did and didn't like. You can join our next buddy read on Storygraph here, which will be Pumpkin, Spice and Poltergeist by Ali K Mulford and K.Elle. Morrison. Connect with us: Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Episode 138: Injured/ sick trope recs -this has f*cked my TBR

We haven't come up with a succinct way to summarise this trope, it's basically 'character is injured/ sick and other character takes care of them trope' - this is distinctly different from the 'who hurt you trope', it is very specifically about books where a character is cared for by another, usually the love interest. Disappointingly for us, but good news for you, this actually turned out to be a really good list! We definitely added a bunch of stuff to our TBR's Books discussed in today episode are: From Lukov with Love - Mariana Zapata In Deeper Waters - F.T. Lukens Pestilence, The Four Horsemen #1 -Laura Thalassa Always Only You, Bergman Brothers #2- Chloe Liese Fragile Remedy - Maria Ingrande Mora The Nature of Witches - Rachel Griffin A Ruin of Roses, Deliciously Dark Fairytales #1 - K.F. Breene Divine Blood, Guardians of the Maiden #1 - Beck Michaels Easy Tiger, Prickle Island Zoo #2 - Ali K. Mulford Kingdom of the Wicked, Kingdom of the Wicked #1 - Kerri Maniscalco Six of Crows, Six of Crows #1 - Leigh Bardugo Connect with us: Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read here Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Episode 137: Werewolf book recs - 'Gay (tick) Smut (tick) Werewolves (tick)'

After doing vampire recs a few episodes ago, we decided that werewolves were also having a comeback and so Tali pulled together a list of werewolf books that are on her TBR. For this rec list we go through the descriptions of the books and discuss what we know about them and our thoughts. Books we discuss today are: Shadows & Light, Cambric Creek After Darkverse #2 - C.M. Nascosta Alpha of Mortal Flesh, Darkmourn Universe #3 - Ben Alderson Hemlock Grove, Hemlock Grove #1 - Brian McGreevy Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones Bride - Ali Hazelwood Nightbitch - Rachel Yoder Such Sharp Teeth - Rachel Harrison The Wren in the Holly Library, The Oak and Holly Cycle #1 - K.A. Linde Connect with us: Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read here Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Episode 136: Reading update - I'm committed to this series for the long haul

It's reading update time! Here's a selection of what we've been reading lately, as usual we've got a lot of fantasy books and Toni has started a new series which she spends a good portion of the middle talking about. The books we talk about in this episode are: Toni The Amethyst Kingdom The Raven Boys Bitten by Surprise Tali Twin Crowns Scales and Sensibility The Marriage Act Connect with us: Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read here Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Episode 135: Rating book love interests - unhinged, cinnamon roll and daddy level

So if the title hasn't given it away, in today's episode Tali and Toni have come prepared with 5 love interests each from popular books. Which we're going to rate each one from 1-5 on how unhinged they are, using a measurement of how fast you would tell your friend to run away in real life. How much of a cinnamon roll they are from 1-5. Finishing with their 'daddy' level (in a fictional universe only because fictional men can be walking red flags). The whole thing is just as unhinged as it sounds... but was really funny. The love interests we talk about today are: Rhysand (ACOTAR series) Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows) Wrath (Kingdom of the Wicked) Jace (The Mortal Instruments) Peta Malark (The Hunger Games) Lucien (ACOTAR series) The Bargainer (Rhapsodic) Gabe (The Bonds That Tie) Edward Cullen (Twilight) Amy Dunne (Gone Girl) Connect with us: Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Episode 134: Two girls, Two books... series - presenting a book to each other

The idea behind this episode was that we each bring a book to tell each other (and you) about, we failed the assignment as we've both bough a series along! First half of the episode we talk about the Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir Second half we hear all about the Heart Stopper series by Alice Oseman Join us this week for a mini deep-dive into two very different series and why the Lazy Book Lovers love these books! Connect with us: Join our buddy read My Boss is the Devil (The Devil You Know Book 1) by Ben Schenkman on Storygraph here, Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here Important info: Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

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