Besties and the Books Podcast

Besties and the Books
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Besties and the Books Podcast

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 every Tuesday!   YouTube | TikTok | Instagram | Podcast Platforms @BestiesandtheBooksPodcast   Liz  Instagram | TikTok @TheRealLifeVeganWife   Ashley Instagram | TikTok @AshleyEllixEmail bestiesandthebooks@gmail.com

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Ep 35 Reacting to Bookish HOT TAKES from the dregs of Reddit & Threads!

    Send us a textAshley and Liz just got back from the When We Were Young fest and boy do we have some good faves and fails of the week, including Gerard Way’s sexy hair swoop heard ‘round the world. After we hash THAT out for all of our collective enjoyment, we get into our hot takes. We’ve got some from Reddit, we’ve got some from Threads… and we need to know. Do you agree or disagree? Should you count a book as “read” toward your goal if you DNFed it? Can something be overrated? Or is it...

    1h 15m

  2. 5 DAYS AGO

    New Moon…Where You Been Loca? | Twilight Saga Book 2 | Bonus Minisode

    Send us a textWelcome back to Ashley & Liz’s vibey, angsty, fall-girl mini episode bonus series all about our FIRST TIME reading Twilight.Episode 2 covers book 2: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. The first five-ish minutes are spoiler free with our one sentence rapid star reviews. Then we jam pack this mini episode with an entire plot summary in five sentences, what our faves and fail characters and plot points are, our feelings, notable quotes, and end with a fun piece of Twilight Saga trivi...

    53 min

  3. OCT 29

    Ep 34 🎃 1st Annual Halloween Special! AITA, Smash or Pass, and Nostalgic Favorites

    Send us a textHappy Halloween Book Besties! Today’s episode is all about one of our favorite holidays, and everything Liz and Ashley love about the spooky fall season! We decided to put together the perfect taster episode of all your favorite treats, but made it Halloween themed… and we did it in silly wigs. Just because we can! We answer a series of spooky questions like what our fave scary book, movie, Halloween treat, and costumes have been over the years so we can all get to kno...

    1h 29m

  4. OCT 25

    Reading TWILIGHT for the First Time! | Twilight Saga Book 1 | Bonus Minisode

    Send us a textWelcome to Ashley & Liz’s spooky mini episode bonus series: Twilight! If you’ve been following along and watched our “Why Vampires” episode then you know we’re fascinated with the lore and needed to be a part of this fandom! Just for the inside jokes alone…As late high school and early college age gals, we missed the boat in exchange for studying, partying, and working, so we’re reading these FOR THE FIRST TIME as mid 30’s fantasy obsessed book podcasters. And we’re tak...

    49 min

  5. OCT 22

    Ep 33 Why VAMPIRES? Vampires in Literature, Pop Culture, and Digital Media

    Send us a textToday on the Besties & the Books Podcast Ashley and Liz discuss some of our favorite monsters: Vampires, and attempt to understand why these undead, blood sucking creatures have dominated spooky lore, art, and literature throughout the ages… as a way to set the scene for our TWILIGHT Mini Episode Series launching THIS FRIDAY! Where did the idea of vampires come from? Depending on the geographical location and culture, it varies. Could it be as simple as a way for humans...

    1 hr

  6. OCT 15

    Ep 32 Is A Court of Frost and Starlight ACTUALLY Important to Read? | BOOK 4 ACOTAR SERIES

    Send us a textToday on the pod, Ashley and Liz discuss A Court of Frost and Starlight, book four in the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas, and a “sweet little Christmas special” of a novella to some. Is this book skipable? Is it full of Easter eggs and setup for book 5? Our differing opinions may surprise you! In our new deep dive episode style we react to our least and most favorite parts, tropes, and characters. Share unpopular and popular reviews and quotes, and include our fan favorite:...

    1h 3m

  7. OCT 8

    Ep 31 Totally Very Important UNHINGED QUESTIONS Answered!

    Send us a textToday on the podcast, we’re having a silly, good time. We asked you guys for unhinged book questions, and boy did you deliver. Ashley and Liz sit down and answer all of the things that you guys want to know, but let’s be honest, most of the questions are just about who we would smash because you all are thirsty girlies, and we love you for it.We also dive into some questions we came up with for each other, of the unhinged book edition category. So if you’d like to know if we wou...

    48 min

  8. OCT 4

    we READ all the Harry Potter Books for the first time and THE FANDOM IS PISSED | Bonus Minisode

    Send us a textToday we’re here for the FINAL installment of our Harry Potter Mini Episode series. We laughed (sorta), we cried (not really), and some of you guys in the fandom came for us in the comments! Truly, it was a roller coaster over the last couple of months, and we’re just happy we came out of it relatively unscathed.In this episode we rate the Harry Potter book series as a whole, talk about our least and most favorite parts and characters, if we think this series was overhyped, and ...

    54 min
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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 every Tuesday!   YouTube | TikTok | Instagram | Podcast Platforms @BestiesandtheBooksPodcast   Liz  Instagram | TikTok @TheRealLifeVeganWife   Ashley Instagram | TikTok @AshleyEllixEmail bestiesandthebooks@gmail.com

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