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Dose of Books with Jae & Celeste is a cosy book podcast for readers who love honest reviews, lively banter, and finding their next great read.

  1. 6d ago

    The Feeding by A. J. Ryan: Side Quest or Main Story? (Ep.13)

    Two book-loving friends. A stack of books. Welcome to Dose of Books. 💊One sick father, one dangerous supply run, and a world where the vampiric monsters came out on top. This week we dig into Anthony Ryan’s post-apocalyptic horror, and whether a familiar formula still works. Spoiler-free first half, with a clearly marked spoiler section. ⏱️ CHAPTERS (tap to jump) (00:00:00) Intro (00:06:34) Spoiler-free discussion (00:40:23) SPOILER discussion (00:54:04) DOSAGE rating & outro 🎧 FIND US & CONNECT ​Watch this episode and preview Shorts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DoseofBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Also on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dose-of-books/id6787073960⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doseofbookswithjc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Enjoyed it? Subscribe and follow so you never miss a dose​We'd love your feedback — any constructive criticism is welcome​Email us anytime: doseofbookswithjc@gmail.com Thanks so much for listening — see you in the next dose! 💊

    The Feeding by A. J. Ryan: Side Quest or Main Story? (Ep.13)

  2. Oct 11

    Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung: A Prescription for the Uncanny (Ep.12)

    Two book-loving friends. A stack of books. Welcome to Dose of Books. 💊 Ten short stories. Ten wild premises. Bora Chung’s Cursed Bunny, translated by Anton Hur, mixes folk horror, fairy tale and sci-fi. We count them down and ask whether the endings live up to the openings. This whole episode is spoiler-free! ⏱️ CHAPTERS (tap to jump) (00:00:00) Intro (00:09:22) Short story 1 - The Head (00:19:16) Short story 2 - The Embodiment (00:26:44) Short story 3 - Cursed Bunny (00:31:13) Short story 4 - The Frozen Finger (00:33:44) Short story 5 - Snare (00:38:30) Short story 6 - Goodbye, My Love (00:42:08) Short story 7 - Scars (00:47:43) Short story 8 - Home Sweet Home (00:50:19) Short story 9 - Rulers of the Winds and the Sands (00:56:10) Short story 10 - Reunion (01:03:17) Overall impression (01:11:25) DOSAGE rating & short stories ranked (01:18:08) Outro 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED For anyone who wants to follow up on the reads that came up: Cursed Bunny by Bora ChungStory of Your Life by Ted ChiangZoo by OtsuichiBlood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyThe Feeding by Anthony Ryan 🎧 FIND US & CONNECT ​Watch this episode and preview Shorts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DoseofBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Also on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dose-of-books/id6787073960⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doseofbookswithjc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Enjoyed it? Subscribe and follow so you never miss a dose​We'd love your feedback — any constructive criticism is welcome​Email us anytime: doseofbookswithjc@gmail.com Thanks so much for listening — see you in the next dose! 💊

    Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung: A Prescription for the Uncanny (Ep.12)

  3. Sep 26

    Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy: Hard to Swallow, Harder to Forget (Ep.11 with special guest Jamie)

    Two book-loving friends. A stack of books. Welcome to Dose of Books. 💊 Our first ever guest, Celeste's brother Jamie, joins us for Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, a brutal western about a teenage runaway, a gang of scalp hunters and the unforgettable Judge Holden. ⚠️ Jamie had some trouble with his audio setup, so his sound quality drops a little from the synopsis segment. Thanks for bearing with us! ⏱️ CHAPTERS (tap to jump) (00:00:00) Intro (00:09:51) Synopsis (00:25:41) Discussion (00:50:42) Analysis and theories (01:12:53) DOSAGE rating (01:17:30) More discussion (01:26:05) Fan casting (01:32:53) Outro ━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ SPOILER SECTION ⚠️ ━━━━━━━━━━━━ This episode has no separate spoiler section. From the synopsis onward, we cover the book from beginning to end. We'd suggest reading it before you listen, but the ending isn't the kind of twist that will ruin the book for you. 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED For anyone who wants to follow up on the reads that came up: Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthySaltblood by Francesca De ToresEarthlings by Sayaka MurataI Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan EllisonCursed Bunny by Bora Chung 🎧 FIND US & CONNECT ​Watch this episode and preview Shorts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DoseofBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Also on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dose-of-books/id6787073960⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doseofbookswithjc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Enjoyed it? Subscribe and follow so you never miss a dose​We'd love your feedback — any constructive criticism is welcome​Email us anytime: doseofbookswithjc@gmail.com Thanks so much for listening — see you in the next dose! 💊

    Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy: Hard to Swallow, Harder to Forget (Ep.11 with special guest Jamie)

  4. Sep 18

    Last Days by Adam Nevill: The Cult Horror Gateway Drug (Ep.10)

    Two book-loving friends. A stack of books. Welcome to Dose of Books. 💊 A broke documentary maker is paid a fortune to film the paranormal legend of the Temple of the Last Days, a cult that ended in a massacre in the Arizona desert in 1975. As he interviews the survivors across London, France and Arizona, the shoot starts recording things that shouldn't be there, and the horror follows him home. ⏱️ CHAPTERS (tap to jump) (00:00:00) Intro (00:07:20) First impressions (00:17:15) Spoiler-free discussion (00:34:41) SPOILER ZONE - the plot (00:51:18) SPOILER ZONE - the discussion (01:07:57) DOSAGE rating (01:13:02) Outro ━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ SPOILER SECTION ⚠️ ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Spoilers for Last Days by Adam Nevill run [34:41]–[1:07:57]. Skipping ahead? Tap the "DOSAGE rating" chapter above to hear our ratings. 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED For anyone who wants to follow up on the reads that came up: Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyLast Days by Adam NevillEndless Night by Richard LaymonTender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaEarthlings by Sayaka MurataI'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid 🎧 FIND US & CONNECT ​Watch this episode and preview Shorts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DoseofBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Also on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dose-of-books/id6787073960⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doseofbookswithjc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Enjoyed it? Subscribe and follow so you never miss a dose​We'd love your feedback — any constructive criticism is welcome​Email us anytime: doseofbookswithjc@gmail.com Thanks so much for listening — see you in the next dose! 💊

    Last Days by Adam Nevill: The Cult Horror Gateway Drug (Ep.10)

  5. Sep 11 ·  Bonus

    Jae's Top 5 Fantasy Books/Series of All Time (Special Ep)

    Two book-loving friends. A stack of books. Welcome to Dose of Books. 💊 Celeste has been unwell this week and this week is a Special Episode where Jae talks about his favourite genre: Fantasy! ⏱️ CHAPTERS (tap to jump) (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:10) Honourable mention - Harry Potter (00:04:01) Top 5 - The Stormlight Archive (00:07:09) Top 4 - Piranesi (00:10:38) Top 3 - Mistborn trilogy (00:14:35) Top 2 - The Realm of the Elderlings (00:19:29) Top 1 - The Name of the Wind (00:24:27) Outro 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED For anyone who wants to follow up on the reads that came up: ​Harry Potter series by J. K. RowlingThe Stormlight Archive series by Brandon SandersonPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeMistborn series by Brandon SandersonThe Realm of the Elderlings series by Robin HobbThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 🎧 FIND US & CONNECT ​Watch this episode and preview Shorts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DoseofBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Also on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dose-of-books/id6787073960⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doseofbookswithjc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Enjoyed it? Subscribe and follow so you never miss a dose​We'd love your feedback — any constructive criticism is welcome​Email us anytime: doseofbookswithjc@gmail.com Thanks so much for listening — see you in the next dose! 💊

    Jae's Top 5 Fantasy Books/Series of All Time (Special Ep)

  6. Sep 4

    The Divorce by Freida McFadden: Does It Live Up to The Housemaid? (Ep.9)

    Two book-loving friends. A stack of books. Welcome to Dose of Books. 💊 Naomi Roth's husband changes the locks, empties their accounts, and moves in a woman twenty years younger. Naomi starts watching her — and doesn't stop when she should. ⏱️ CHAPTERS (tap to jump) (00:00:00) Intro (00:10:41) Happy Father's Day (00:17:57) Spoiler zone - the plot (00:38:47) Spoiler zone - the discussion (01:07:01) DOSAGE rating (01:09:19) Outro ━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ SPOILER SECTION ⚠️ ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Spoilers for The Divorce by Freida McFadden run [17:57]–[1:07:01]. Skipping ahead? Tap the "DOSAGE rating" chapter above to hear our ratings. 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED For anyone who wants to follow up on the reads that came up: ​The Divorce by Freida McFaddenThe Housemaid series by Freida McFaddenEarthlings by Sayaka MurataNever Lie by Freida McFaddenBlood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski 🎧 FIND US & CONNECT ​Watch this episode and preview Shorts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DoseofBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Also on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dose-of-books/id6787073960⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doseofbookswithjc⁠⁠⁠⁠​Enjoyed it? Subscribe and follow so you never miss a dose​We'd love your feedback — any constructive criticism is welcome​Email us anytime: doseofbookswithjc@gmail.com Thanks so much for listening — see you in the next dose! 💊

    The Divorce by Freida McFadden: Does It Live Up to The Housemaid? (Ep.9)

  7. Aug 28

    Earthlings by Sayaka Murata: It Gets Weirder and Weirder (Ep.8)

    Two book-loving friends. A stack of books. Welcome to Dose of Books. 💊 Natsuki is eleven and believes she's a magician from the planet Popinpobopia. Her cousin Yuu believes he's an alien. It sounds like a story about childhood magic — and then it isn't. ⏱️ CHAPTERS (tap to jump) (00:00:00) Intro & reading updates (00:03:13) Content warning & first impression (00:09:50) Spoiler-free discussion (00:19:41) Spoiler discussion (00:57:12) Spoiler-free again (01:04:20) DOSAGE rating (01:13:02) Outro ━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ SPOILER SECTION ⚠️ ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Spoilers for Earthlings by Sayaka Murata run [19:41]–[57:12]. Skipping ahead? Tap the "Spoiler-free again" chapter above to rejoin us. 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED For anyone who wants to follow up on the reads that came up: ​Earthlings by Sayaka MurataGolden Son by Pierce BrownThe Great Hunt by Robert JordanConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataTender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaLoner by Teddy WayneThe Divorce by Freida McFaddenThe Housemaid by Freida McFadden 🎧 FIND US & CONNECT ​Watch this episode and preview Shorts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DoseofBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Also on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dose-of-books/id6787073960⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doseofbookswithjc⁠⁠⁠​Enjoyed it? Subscribe and follow so you never miss a dose​We'd love your feedback — any constructive criticism is welcome​Email us anytime: doseofbookswithjc@gmail.com Thanks so much for listening — see you in the next dose! 💊

    Earthlings by Sayaka Murata: It Gets Weirder and Weirder (Ep.8)

  8. Aug 21

    Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica: When Euphemism Becomes Anaesthetic (Ep.7)

    Two book-loving friends. A stack of books. Welcome to Dose of Books. 💊 We read Agustina Bazterrica's Tender Is the Flesh, a dystopia where animal meat becomes toxic and society quietly reorganises around eating people instead. This one's about euphemism, complicity, and how fast the unthinkable becomes routine. ⏱️ CHAPTERS (tap to jump) (00:00:00) Intro & reading updates (00:06:02) About the author (00:11:39) Content warning & spoiler-free discussion (00:40:17) Spoiler discussion (01:07:19) Spoiler-free again & DOSAGE rating (01:16:26) Outro ━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ SPOILER SECTION ⚠️ ━━━━━━━━━━━━Spoilers for Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica run [40:17]–[1:07:19]. Skipping ahead? Tap the "Spoiler-free again" chapter above to rejoin us. 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED For anyone who wants to follow up on the reads that came up: ​Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica​Someone Came Knocking by Anne Hilton-Bruce​Earthlings by Sayaka Murata 🎧 FIND US & CONNECT ​Watch this episode and preview Shorts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DoseofBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Also on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dose-of-books/id6787073960⁠⁠⁠⁠​And Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doseofbookswithjc⁠⁠​Enjoyed it? Subscribe and follow so you never miss a dose​We'd love your feedback — any constructive criticism is welcome​Email us anytime: doseofbookswithjc@gmail.com Thanks so much for listening — see you in the next dose! 💊

    Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica: When Euphemism Becomes Anaesthetic (Ep.7)
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Dose of Books with Jae & Celeste is a cosy book podcast for readers who love honest reviews, lively banter, and finding their next great read.

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  • Creator
    Jae and Celeste
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jae and Celeste
  • Show Website
    Dose of Books

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