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Besties and the Books Podcast Besties and the Books
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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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Ep 18 Am I The A HOLE, Honestly?! REACTING TO MORE Reddit Book Threads!
We’re back at it with Part 2 of the popular series where we respond to “Am I The A Hole” Bookish Questions on Reddit, and then pose those same questions to you, our listeners! Do we think getting upset at your coworker who won’t leave you alone about books is okay? Does telling your group of friends at a party that your husband isn’t “well read” make you an a hole? What about reading aloud on a cruise ship for everyone to hear? You hear all of our opinions here first! Including our ...
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Ep 17 Book of Azrael was overhyped? | BOOK TROPE PICK UPDATE for Ashley
Welcome back to the BATB Podcast, where your hosts Liz and Ashley pick books for each other to read based on our most liked and least liked tropes so that we can talk to you about them! Well… sometimes that’s what we do!Today is our first follow up episode to our favorite tropes / “non-icks,” where we report back on The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole, the book Liz picked for Ashley based on her top five favorite tropes: a good twist (or several), slow burn, enemies to lovers, badass FMC wh...
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Ep 16 Life-Changing BOOKS THAT MADE US ✨ High School Edition!
You all know that as proud Millennials, Ashley and Liz like to use this podcast as a way to take us all back. So picture it. It’s 2004. You’re reluctantly reading some book your English teacher assigned. Maybe it’s The Great Gatsby, Fahrenheit 451, or Brave New World. You want to like it, you sort of do, but between the New Found Glory concerts and sneaking away to Warped Tour, it’s hard to focus. So you watch the movie version that gets wheeled in on the media cart during a school day with a...
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Ep 15 A Court of Mist and Fury (+ Book Bingeing & Blackouts) | BOOK 2 ACOTAR SERIES
Today we continue our ACOTAR Deep Dive Series into book two, A Court of Mist and Fury! Come along this journey with us as we hash out all the major plot points, meet the inner circle, and ask important questions like IS TAMLIN REDEEMABLE? Do you want to discuss these books with us in real time? Find us on Fable @bestiesandthebookclub for more in depth discussion on this series, and all of our podcast, bookclub, and buddy reads!ACOTAR buddy read on Fable | https://fable.co/club/acotar-bud...
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Ep 14 "Fourth Wing was overhyped!" UNPOPULAR book OPINIONS!
We love unpopular *book* opinions, yes we do! We love unpopular *book* opinions, how about you?!On today’s episode Ashley and Liz delve into the world of unpopular bookish opinions sent in by you, our listeners and subscribers! Do we cringe when a popular book is being torn up in order to be rebound? Do books set unrealistic expectations for men? Was Fourth Wing overhyped? Is Sarah J Maas just not that impressive? Do we annotate? We respond to all these great questions, share our fa...
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Ep 13 A Court of Thorns and Roses (and Teen Heartthrobs?) | BOOK 1 ACOTAR SERIES
Today is all about the book that started it all: A Court of Thorns & Roses by mother herself, Sarah J. Maas. We take a deep (ish) dive into book one, and kick off our five-part ACOTAR series, because we couldn’t soldier on with this podcast and just skip over such an important part of our book journey! We also have a hilarious fave or fail of the week where we get into that good old time machine and head back to 1999, Aka the days of Kidz Bop and Teen Magazine heartthrobs. Who were our fa...
Customer Reviews
Amazing Podcast!
Ashley and Liz are great! It feels like I’m hanging out with friends and chatting. I catch myself laughing along with them and even sharing my own opinions out loud like we’re in the same room. Their banter and sense of humor are great. Never change, guys! 💚
The funnest book podcast!
Every time I listen to besties and the books I feel like I’m talking about my favorite books with my friends. I laugh out loud and even find myself chiming in with my own opinions even though only I can hear myself 😂 These ladies are so fun and I absolutely don’t mind taking time away from my books to hang out with them. I love the extra fun games they do besides talking about the books they’ve read. Between them and my audiobooks, it helps the work day go by SO much quicker. Easily my favorite book podcast 🖤📚