Lazy Book Lovers

Lazy Book Lovers

di Natali Topliff and Antonia Bernardin

Episode 133: Books with a summery vibe - it's all tropical and holiday-y

This week we are bringing you a list of books that give off a summer vibe, set in either tropical places or holiday destinations, it's all places that reminded Toni of sun and long hot days. We have a strange mix of romance and thrillers for you today! Books talked about in this episode are: Just for the Summer, Part of Your World #3, Abby Jimenez Seven Days in June, Tia Williams The Paradise Problem, Christina Lauren Dial A for Aunties, Aunties #1, Jesse Q. Sutanto The Resort, Sara Ochs The Unhoneymooners, The Unhoneymooners #1, Christina Lauren My Killer Vacation, Tessa Bailey Summer Reading, Jenn McKinlay Happy Place, Emily Henry Beach Read, Emily Henry 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

Episode 132: Upcoming book releases - this is a book... obviously

Curious about what books are coming out over the next few months? Join us for a little list of some the books that are coming out in the third quarter of the year (July- September). In this episode we read out the synopsis's of books that are releasing soon and offer our... very 'qualified'... opinions on these books and whether we'll be picking them up! Books discussed in today's episode are: The Thirteenth Child - Erin A. Craig Compound Fracture - Andrew Joseph White Immortal Dark, Immortal Dark Trilogy #1 - Tigest Girma Long Live Evil, Time of Iron #1 - Sarah Rees Brennan Masquerade - O.O. Sangoyomi Girls Who Burn - MK Pagano Dance of the Starlit Sea - Kiana Krystle The Midnight Feast - Lucy Foley The Night Ends with Fire, The Night Ends With Fire #1 - K.X. Song All This and More - Peng Shepherd Society of Lies - Lauren Ling Brown You Will Never Be Me - Jesse Q. Sutanto The Seventh Veil of Salome - Silvia Moreno-Garcia 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

Episode 131: Reading update - Brigerton day time, witchy-shit night time

We may have to change our name because the Lazy Book Lovers have not been so lazy with their reading lately! Our secret plan to bully ourselves into reading more by running a book podcast is working... so today we talk about some of our stand-out reads from the last month or two. In a weird freaky Friday, Tali has been reading loads of romantasy and Toni has been reading non-fiction and depressing stuff. Book discussed in today's episode are: Toni's reads: Four thousand weeks- time management for mortals - Oliver Burke In the Dream house - Carmen Maria Machado Rhapsodic - Laura Thalassa Love and other words - Christina Lauren A Pho love story - Loan Le Tali's reads The bonds that tie series - J Bree Cursed under London - Gabby Hutchinson Crouch The crimson moth - Kristen Ciccarelli The Throne of Shadows - Evangeline Anderson When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker 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

Episode 130: 2024 half year check in - we are alive

We're trying something new! Here is an update on all things reading and life related for the first six months of the year, 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 A good 5+ min tangent chat about gross things our pets leave us as presents (oops) 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: Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Join our buddy read My Boss is the Devil (The Devil You Know Book 1) by Ben Schenkman on Storygraph here, Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here

Episode 129: Upcoming indie releases - saw the cover and knew I was gunna read it

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! This episode has a slight fantasy/ paranormal romance theme. Know of/ have an indie book you'd like us to talk about? Submit it here The books discussed in today's episode are: Midlife Supernaturals series by T.J. Deschamps Faun Over Me - Camp Cryptid series by B.L. Brown Beauty is a Blade - A Thousand Scars for You series by Justin Bourne Boring The Freckled Fate series by Tetyana Walker Somewhere Between Dandelions by Trisha Larson Harmon A Dash of Serotonin, a Pinch of Dopamine by Noor Amjad The Unfolding - A Scatter Plot - The Stones of Lodrusia series by Noor Amjad The Legacies of Traitors - Forsaken Legacies Series by C. M. Leyva Enchanted Fates by Alyssa Rose 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

Episode 128: Wayward Children series deep dive - they're so ethereal and beautiful

This is an episode we've been planning for ages, a deep discussion of the Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire . We've both recently listened/ read the whole series and were briefly obsessed, so dive in with us in this spoilers talk about the 9 book series. The books in this series: Every heart a doorway Down among the sticks and bones Beneath the sugar sky In an absent dream Come tumbling down Across the green grass fields Where the drowned girls go Lost in the moment and found Mislaid in parts half known 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

Episode 127: Thorn Among Roses - May-June buddy read wrap up

Over May and June our buddy read book was A Thorn Among Roses by Haley Anderton! 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 My Boss is the Devil (The Devil You Know Book 1) by Ben Schenkman 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 126: Tangents compilation - started with fae, ended with a capitalism rant

This episode is something completely different! Our editor has put together a series of contextless clips from roughly episode 100 onwards, with a series of our most wonderful and weirdest tangents. Listen to hear our editor speak for only the second time ever in 126 episodes! 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

125: Upcoming indie releases - its got dragons and its smut

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! This episode we have a mix of contemporary fiction, YA, Speculative fiction, romance and fantasy. Know of/ have an indie book you'd like us to talk about? Submit it here Books we talk about in today's episode are: Poison heart - Mae Pierce The Masks We Wear - B.D.Carpenter Serpents of Sky and Flame - Rebecca F. Kenney Cats out of the Bag - L.Caroline Falling for Fables - Jenna Wolfheart Fate of the Sun King - Nisha J Tuli Herald - Robert J Hayes Connect with us: Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Join our March-April read-along of The Trial of the Sun Queen 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 124: Pride month recs - I enjoy experiencing new things through a fantasy lens

It's important to read diversely all year round but for Pride month we are bringing you a little list of recommendations as a place to start. This list has got everything from graphic novels to short story collections to fantasy and romance! Books discussed in today's episode are: Proud - Juno Dawson Mooncakes -Suzanne Walker The Tea Dragon Society - K.Oneil The Girl from the Sea - Molly Knox Ostertag Gender Queer: A Memoir - Maia Kobabe Transmogrify! - An anthology with a variety of authors The Dos and Donuts of Love - Adiba Jaigirdar She Is a Haunting - Trang Thanh Tran The Sins on Their Bones - Laura R. Samotin Connect with us: Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerds Join our next buddy read on Storygraph here, which will be A Thorn Among Roses by Hayley Anderton! Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link here

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