Reading After Bedtime: Romantasy, Fantasy, and Romance Book Reviews

Becca and Allyson
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Welcome to the Reading After Bedtime Podcast! We're two friends who met in college and now, as busy moms, we do our best to carve out time for our favorite escape—reading. This podcast is our space to dive into the books we love, the authors who inspire us, and the tropes that keep us turning pages late into the night. No plot twist is too wild and no trigger warning is off-limits. Whether we’re deep in our comfort zone or venturing far outside it, this is a judgment-free zone for every kind of reader. We hope you join us for our honest, entertaining, and thoughtful conversations.

  1. 5D AGO

    The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Book Chat] | The Crucible Series Book 2 |🚨FULL SPOILERS🚨

    🚨This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen. If you don't want the ENTIRE story spoiled, please return once you've read the stories.🚨 _____________________________________________________________ Looking for our full discussion of the Crucible Series by Abigail Owen? Check out our full coverage! ⁠The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen [Spoiler Summary]⁠⁠ ⁠The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen [Book Chat]⁠⁠ ⁠The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Spoiler Summary]⁠ ⁠The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Book Chat]⁠⁠ Abigail Owen [Author Interview] Coming Soon _____________________________________________________________ Allyson and Becca introduce the Reading After Bedtime Podcast, share social links, request reviews, and promote a ticketed ACOTAR 6 release party with Bibliobar Books and Gifts. They discuss Abigail Owen’s The Things Gods Break (published Oct. 21, 2025), rating it five stars and praising it as a strong middle book with a slow-burn romance (two “chili peppers”) and intentional, well-managed confusion tied to Lyra’s perspective. After a spoiler warning, they cover tropes (games/trials, prophecy/chosen one, enemies to friends), extensive content warnings, and series context (final book The Wrath Gods Reap expected Nov. 17, 2026). They highlight time travel, seven locks/trials, glamours affecting gods and mortals, Lyra’s powers, Cronos’s sacrifice, Hades/Charon/Cerberus moments, and end with competing theories about the Deceiver, predictions for book three, favorite quotes, and a teaser for an upcoming Abigail Owen interview and a Dungeon Crawler Carl episode. _____________________________________________________________ 🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉 Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out! Your ticket includes: - 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6 - 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️ - 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun - 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting - 📸 Photo ops - 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available) - ✨ Flash tattoos* - 🛍️ Shopping & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ Let's be friends on socials! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!) _____________________________________________________________ 🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ 00:00 Side Character Warning00:37 Podcast Intro01:44 ACOTAR Party Plug02:38 Back Cover Blurb03:35 Ratings And Spice05:15 Spoiler Warning Setup06:00 Tropes And Content Warnings07:23 Dedication And Confusion10:57 Locks And Trials Highlights17:48 Time Travel Glamours20:20 Prophecies And Hades POV24:57 Falling For Cronos27:23 Mom Chat Genetics Tangent29:30 Cracks Of Time Visuals31:14 Cronos Beach Day32:19 Titan War Gore34:30 Underworld Overcrowded36:16 Hades and Lyra Timeline39:32 Lyra New Powers43:25 Deceiver Theories50:04 Favorite Quotes56:14 Favorite Moments Wrap59:50 Outro and Next Reads #thegamesgodsplay #thecrucibleseries #romantasy #booktok #bookdiscussion #bookreview #thethingsgodsbreak

    1h 1m

  2. 5D AGO

    The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Spoiler Summary] | The Crucible Series Book 2 |🚨FULL SPOILERS🚨

    🚨This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen. If you don't want the ENTIRE story spoiled, please return once you've read the stories.🚨 _____________________________________________________________ Looking for our full discussion of the Crucible Series by Abigail Owen? Check out our full coverage! The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen [Spoiler Summary]⁠ The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen [Book Chat]⁠ The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Spoiler Summary] The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Book Chat]⁠ Abigail Owen [Author Interview] Coming Soon _____________________________________________________________ The Things Gods Break (Abigail Owen) — Spoiler Summary | Reading After Bedtime PodcastAllyson and Becca share a spoiler summary of Abigail Owen’s The Things Gods Break, following Lyra and Boone trapped in Tartarus as broken time shards throw Lyra through past events with Hades and the Titans. Lyra is tested through the seven divine locks (including Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Aphrodite), learns the gods have been glamoured for millennia, and uncovers that Tartarus is breaking as time repeatedly resets. With Persephone’s complicated help and Boone’s distrust, Lyra gains powers to see and remove glamour, makes unbreakable oaths, and ultimately unseals all locks when Cronos sacrifices himself, transferring his time power to Lyra. A battle erupts after the Titans’ release; Lyra stops time, reverses key damage, and exposes the deception. Hades is punished by losing immortality and power, and Lyra and Persephone lead the Underworld as the next book is teased. _____________________________________________________________ 🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉 Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out! Your ticket includes: - 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6 - 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️ - 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun - 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting - 📸 Photo ops - 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available) - ✨ Flash tattoos* - 🛍️ Shopping & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ Let's be friends on socials! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!) _____________________________________________________________ 🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ 00:00 Welcome to Podcast01:11 Spoiler Warnings01:47 ACOTAR Party Plug02:58 Setup in Tartarus03:51 Hestia Lock Test05:48 Titans and Broken Time08:09 Young Hades Encounter09:08 Persephone Reveals Cracks11:14 Training and Seven Locks13:24 War and Glamour Clues17:05 Demeter Lock Breakdown21:29 Hera Lock and Boone Hurt24:14 Aphrodite Lock Sacrifice24:46 Freedom and Battle26:29 Olympus Showdown27:36 Rewinding the Damage28:45 Punishment and Tease29:33 Wrap Up and Next Steps #thegamesgodsplay #thecrucibleseries #romantasy #booktok #bookdiscussion #bookreview #thethingsgodsbreak

    30 min

  3. MAY 13 ·  BONUS

    Maas-Termind Files | Bargains x Queen Mor | SJM Lore, Predictions, and Conspiracy Theories | BONUS Episode

    🚨This bonus episode contains spoilers for ALL of the A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) Series, AS WELL AS Throne of Glass and Crescent City by Sarah J Maas. If you aren't completely caught up with the Maas-verse, please press pause, and return once you are.🚨 _____________________________________________________________ Looking for the rest of the Maas-Termind files? Check out our full coverage here! Sarah J Maas x Call Her Daddy Reaction Prythian Mountains x Where is Vaughan? Bargains x Queen Mor _____________________________________________________________ Allyson and Becca of Reading After Bedtime announce social links, request reviews, and promote a ticketed ACOTAR 6 release party with Bibliobar Books and Gifts in Plano, Texas, then give a full Maas-verse spoiler warning. The episode focuses on how bargains work in Prythian—old, balance-based magic that can kill or claim what matters most—and how Night Court bargains are tattooed and disappear once fulfilled. They walk through key ACOTAR bargains (Feyre/Amarantha, Feyre/Rhys, Tamlin/Hybern, Feyre/Bryaxis, Feyre/Bone Carver, Cassian/Nesta, and Feyre/Rhys’s death pact), raising questions about what counts as a bargain, loopholes, and Bryaxis’s unresolved status. They end with a crack theory connecting Mor, truth, the Veritas orb, witch mirrors, and Throne of Glass symbols like the three-faced goddess/Eye of Elena. _____________________________________________________________ 🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉 Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out! Your ticket includes: - 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6 - 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️ - 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun - 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting - 📸 Photo ops - 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available) - ✨ Flash tattoos* - 🛍️ Shopping & more! ⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠ _____________________________________________________________00:00 Maasverse Power Questions 01:03 Hosts And Community Links 01:42 ACOTAR 6 Release Party 02:35 Spoiler Warning And Scope 03:16 Bargains Lore Basics 05:13 Magic Balance And Stakes 08:00 Bargain Tattoos Explained 10:27 Feyre And Amarantha Deal 14:34 Riddle Debate And Answer 18:59 Feyre And Rhys Bargain 22:29 Tamlin Hybern Bargain 25:41 Bryaxis Bargains And Loopholes 33:52 Bone Carver Mirror Price 37:39 Eris Bargain Breakdown 39:19 Keir Ancestor Deal 40:25 Nesta Cassian Favor 42:24 Feyre Rhys Death Pact 45:22 High Lord Beast Forms 46:49 Mor Morrigan Theory 50:35 Witch Mirrors Lore 52:07 Crochan Clues Deep Dive 57:37 Multiverse Map Talk 01:01:18 Tamlin Dain Rant 01:03:24 Mates Human Questions 01:05:22 Wrap Up And Plugs _____________________________________________________________ Let's be friends on socials! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading After Bedtime Podcast Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Reading After Bedtime ⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Reading After bedtime ⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠ Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!) _____________________________________________________________ #acotar6 #acourtofthornsandroses #maastermindfiles #maasverse #bookrecommendation

    1h 6m

  4. MAY 11

    The Games Gods Play [Book Chat] | The Crucible Series Book 1 |🚨FULL SPOILERS🚨

    🚨This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen. If you don't want the ENTIRE story spoiled, please return once you've read the stories.🚨 _____________________________________________________________ Looking for our full discussion of the Crucible Series by Abigail Owen? Check out our full coverage! Looking for our full discussion of the Crucible Series by Abigail Owen? Check out our full coverage! ⁠⁠The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen [Spoiler Summary]⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen [Book Chat]⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Spoiler Summary]⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Book Chat]⁠⁠⁠ Abigail Owen [Author Interview] Coming Soon _____________________________________________________________  Allyson and Becca introduce the Reading After Bedtime podcast and discuss Abigail Owen’s fantasy romance The Games Gods Play (published Sept. 3, 2024), share where to follow/review the show, and read the book’s blurb about Lyra, a cursed office clerk in San Francisco chosen by Hades as his mortal champion in the Crucible, a deadly contest of 12 trials held every 100 years. Both hosts rate the book five stars on reread and give it a spice level of 2, then provide a spoiler warning covering plot twists, triggers, violence, and on-page sex. They describe it as a lighter, fast-moving Greek-mythology-based story with reluctant allies-to-lovers tension, “mine” moments, and creative logic-and-might trials, discuss content warnings, confirm the trilogy’s reading order and release dates, share favorite quotes/moments (including Cerberus), and offer predictions about Lyra’s nature and Zeus/Kronos. _____________________________________________________________ 🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉 Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out! Your ticket includes: - 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6 - 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️ - 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun - 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting - 📸 Photo ops - 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available) - ✨ Flash tattoos* - 🛍️ Shopping & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ Referenced Episodes: ⁠Variation by Rebecca Yarros [Spoiler Summary]⁠ ⁠Variation by Rebecca Yarros [Book Chat]⁠ _____________________________________________________________ Let's be friends on socials! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!) _____________________________________________________________ 🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ 00:00 Chocolate Scent Banter 00:44 Podcast Welcome 01:52 Book Setup Blurb 03:12 Ratings And Spice 04:59 Spoiler Warning 06:14 Genre Tropes Warnings 08:19 Series Reading Order 09:04 Slump Buster Thoughts 14:56 Preface And Chapter Names 17:39 Crucible Trials Breakdown 19:28 Hades Motivations And Deals 20:48 Tattoos Animals And Gifts 24:55 Mythology Research And Pantheons 25:58 Bitter Chocolate Revisited 26:55 Scent and Vibes 27:38 Slow Burn Tension 28:56 Curse and Trauma 30:58 Lyra Sass Moments 33:20 Trials Breakdown 38:33 Predictions and Twists 42:21 Best Quotes 44:53 Favorite Moments 50:01 Final Thoughts Wrap 52:29 Outro and Farewell #thegamesgodsplay #thecrucibleseries #romantasy #booktok #bookdiscussion #bookreview

    53 min

  5. MAY 11

    The Games Gods Play [Spoiler Summary] | The Crucible Series Book 1 |🚨FULL SPOILERS🚨

    🚨This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen. If you don't want the ENTIRE story spoiled, please return once you've read the stories.🚨 _____________________________________________________________ Looking for our full discussion of the Crucible Series by Abigail Owen? Check out our full coverage! Looking for our full discussion of the Crucible Series by Abigail Owen? Check out our full coverage! ⁠⁠The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen [Spoiler Summary]⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen [Book Chat]⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Spoiler Summary]⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen [Book Chat]⁠⁠⁠ Abigail Owen [Author Interview] Coming Soon _____________________________________________________________ Allyson and Becca share a spoiler summary of Abigail Owen’s The Games Gods Play, with warnings for spice, triggers, and violence, plus plugs for their socials, reviews, and an ACOTAR 6 release party with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas. The story follows Lyra Keres, cursed by Zeus to be unlovable, who is chosen by Hades as his champion in the Crucible, a centennial series of god-designed trials where the winning god rules for 100 years and the mortal earns a boon. Lyra gains Hades’ kiss-mark, tattoo animals, and Persephone’s pearls, forms alliances, survives deadly trials (including Boone’s death), and learns Persephone is trapped in Tartarus, motivating Hades’ entry. Zeus is exposed for cheating and harming Lyra; Hades gives up his crown to save her. Lyra is named winner, Hades becomes king of the gods, Boone becomes god of thieves, and Hades claims Pandora’s box—yet Lyra and Boone are pulled into Tartarus as the door seals, setting up the next book. _____________________________________________________________ 🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉 Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out! Your ticket includes: - 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6 - 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️ - 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun - 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting - 📸 Photo ops - 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available) - ✨ Flash tattoos* - 🛍️ Shopping & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ Let's be friends on socials! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!) _____________________________________________________________ 🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ 00:00 Welcome and Spoiler Warning 01:30 ACOTAR 6 Party Plug 02:46 Lyra’s Curse and Hades 03:50 Crucible Rules and Selection 04:59 Choosing Night and First Kiss 07:24 Poseidon Trial and Relic Reveal 08:14 Alliances and Hermes Riddle 09:53 Underworld Detour and Pearls 10:35 Dionysus Vodka Run 11:33 Pearls Punishment and Persephone Truth 12:06 Apollo and Artemis Trials 13:12 Aphrodite Dream and Boone Shift 13:53 Hephaestus Tower and Boone Falls 15:10 Recovery and Final Strategy 16:07 Athena Maze and God Jail 17:30 Zeus Final Labor and Betrayal 19:04 Zeus Exposed and Crowns Shift 20:18 Pandora’s Box and Tartarus Cliffhanger 21:16 Wrap Up and Next Episode #thegamesgodsplay #thecrucibleseries #romantasy #booktok #bookdiscussion #bookreview

    22 min

  6. MAY 4

    Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry [Book Chat] | Shield of Sparrows Series Book 2 |🚨FULL SPOILERS🚨

    🚨This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for Shield of Sparrows AND Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry. If you don't want the ENTIRE series spoiled, please return once you've read the stories.🚨 _____________________________________________________________ Looking for our full discussion of the Shield of Sparrows Series by Devney Perry? Check out our full coverage! Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry [Spoiler Summary] Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry [Book Chat] _____________________________________________________________ Allyson and Becca welcome listeners to the Reading After Bedtime Podcast and announce an ACOTAR 6 release party with Bibliobar Books and Gifts in Plano, Texas, before discussing Devney Perry’s Rites of the Starling (published April 7, 2026), book two in the Shield of Sparrows trilogy. They read the back-of-book overview, share ratings (Allyson: 4; Becca: low 4 after initially landing at 3), and give a mid spice score (about 2–3 chili peppers). In spoilers, they cover genre and tropes, content warnings, and frustrations with pacing, heavy travel, and the dual-timeline/added POV structure featuring Caspia, Odessa’s mother. They discuss key reveals and predictions for book three (expected March 9, 2027), highlight favorite quotes and moments, critique character choices (especially Odessa’s repeated rescues), and tease their next episode on The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen. _____________________________________________________________ 🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉 Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out! Your ticket includes: - 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6 - 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️ - 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun - 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting - 📸 Photo ops - 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available) - ✨ Flash tattoos* - 🛍️ Shopping & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠ _____________________________________________________________ Referenced Episodes: Variation by Rebecca Yarros [Spoiler Summary] Variation by Rebecca Yarros [Book Chat] _____________________________________________________________ Let's be friends on socials! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!) _____________________________________________________________ 🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________00:00 Cold Open Chaos00:56 Podcast Welcome01:35 Socials and Reviews02:02 ACOTAR 6 Party02:55 Back Cover Blurb04:00 Ratings Breakdown07:21 Spice Meter08:13 Spoiler Warning08:59 Genre Tropes and Warnings10:58 Pacing and POV Debate17:04 Travel Fatigue19:16 Character Frustrations21:14 Magic and Vision Theories26:24 Caspia POV Defense27:23 Worldbuilding and High Priest29:30 Trust and Alliances30:06 Skore Reveal Twist31:31 Orbit Hunt Questions32:03 High Priest Suspicions32:49 Evie Age Debate35:37 Caspia Goodbye Fallout40:09 Book Three Title Guesses45:35 Favorite Quotes Readout47:49 Best Moments Highlights50:05 Final Thoughts Wrap #ritesofthestarling #shieldofsparrows #romantasy #booktok #bookdiscussion #bookreview

    55 min

  7. MAY 4

    Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry [Spoiler Summary] | Shield of Sparrows Book 2 |🚨FULL SPOILERS🚨

    🚨This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry. If you don't want the ENTIRE story spoiled (both Shield of Sparrows and Rites of the Starling), please return once you've read the stories.🚨 _____________________________________________________________ Looking for our full discussion of the Shield of Sparrows Series by Devney Perry? Check out our full coverage! Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry [Book Chat] Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry [Spoiler Summary] Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry [Book Chat] _____________________________________________________________ Allyson and Becca share a spoiler summary of Devney Perry’s Rites of the Starling, with reminders about spoilers, spice, trigger warnings, and violence, plus a promo for an ACOTAR 6 release party with Bibliobar Books and Gifts in Plano, Texas. The recap follows multiple POVs: Sparrow Wolfe and Caspia as tensions escalate in Quentis amid lyssa, the High Priest’s danger, and secrets about Odessa’s mother; Odessa and Evie’s brutal journey guided by Voster figures, the mysterious journal, and allies like Stryker and the Mavins; and newcomer Caspia, whose visions, ritus, and relationship with Andreas lead to uncovering hidden history about the Six, infernal power, and sealed orbs. The episode ends with betrayals, arrests, revelations, Caspia’s death during her ritus, and Odessa and Ransom preparing for the next mission. _____________________________________________________________ 🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉 Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out! Your ticket includes: - 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6 - 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️ - 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun - 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting - 📸 Photo ops - 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available) - ✨ Flash tattoos* - 🛍️ Shopping & more! ⁠⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠ _____________________________________________________________ Let's be friends on socials! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!) _____________________________________________________________ 🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________________________________________________ 00:00 Welcome and Podcast Vibe01:12 Spoiler and Content Warnings02:03 ACOTAR 6 Release Party Plug03:02 Treaty Setup and Ransom Searches03:48 Odessa and Evie on the Run04:26 Caspia Visions and Escape06:24 Journal Clues and Skore Magic07:37 Caspia Ritus Turns Deadly08:43 Bogs Guide and The Mavins11:20 Caspia and Andreas Bond12:34 Skeleton Forest Reunion13:08 Roslo Secrets and Betrothal Bomb14:08 Quentis Family Drama and Lyssa Cure18:13 Hidden History and Orb Truths20:01 Ambushes Arrests and Escape Plans20:33 Orb Found and Caspia Tragedy23:12 Father Confession and The Next Mission24:57 Wrap Up and Next Episode #shieldofsparrows #ritesofthestarling #romantasy #booktok #bookdiscussion #bookreview

    26 min

  8. APR 27

    Rachel Lewis [Author Interview] | The Bardot Siblings Series | Indie Author | Get Lit Grown Up Bookfair Founder

    Allyson and Becca introduce the Reading After Bedtime Podcast, announce a ticketed ACOTAR 6 release party with Biblibar Books and Gifts in Plano, Texas, and welcome contemporary romance author Rachel M. Lewis. Rachel discusses her background as a former educator, how co-hosting Welcome to the Smut Show Podcast and encouragement from friends pushed her to write her debut, and shares advice like “you can’t edit a blank page” and taking time with a debut. She explains the origin of the fictional town name Sassafras, her pantser writing style and the “messy middle,” and balancing motherhood with writing, including using NaNoWriMo and later quitting teaching in May 2024. Rachel talks about her Bardot Siblings interconnected standalone series, previews Foolishly, Yours (rivals-to-lovers marriage pact with sabotage) and a later runaway bride second-chance book for Gabe, describes launching Get Lit Grownup Book Fairs, and highlights intentional representation, including sobriety in Yours, Unexpectedly. _____________________________________________________________ 🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out! Your ticket includes:- 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6 - 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️ - 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun - 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting - 📸 Photo ops - 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available) - ✨ Flash tattoos* - 🛍️ Shopping & more! ⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠ _____________________________________________________________ Let's be friends on socials! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading After Bedtime Podcast Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Reading After Bedtime ⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Reading After bedtime ⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rachel Lewis Instagram: Rachel Lewis TikTok: Rachel Lewis Facebook: Rachel Lewis Website:⁠ Get Lit Grown-Up Book Fair: _____________________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠ Still looking for something? 👀 ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast⁠⁠ (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!) _____________________________________________________________ 🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa! ⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ #rachellewis #thebardotsiblingsseries #booktok #authorinterview #supportindieauthors #authortalk #getlitbookfair 00:00 Welcome to the Podcast00:41 ACOTAR 6 Party Details01:34 Meet Rachel Lewis03:00 Hair Color Confessions05:27 Follow and Spoiler Warning06:43 Why She Started Writing10:00 Best Writing Advice15:29 Creating Sassafras Town18:42 Writing the Messy Middle24:09 Mom Life and Writing Balance30:30 Dream Cast and Reader Self Insert36:41 What She's Reading Now43:37 Memoir Vs Biography44:31 Sibling Series Origins48:39 Foolishly Yours Preview56:10 Gabe Finale Tease01:00:14 Celebrating Releases01:02:44 Get Lit Book Fair01:09:48 Favorite Brother Pick01:11:52 Granny Hobbies Chat01:20:19 Sobriety Representation01:28:30 Wrap Up And Thanks

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Welcome to the Reading After Bedtime Podcast! We're two friends who met in college and now, as busy moms, we do our best to carve out time for our favorite escape—reading. This podcast is our space to dive into the books we love, the authors who inspire us, and the tropes that keep us turning pages late into the night. No plot twist is too wild and no trigger warning is off-limits. Whether we’re deep in our comfort zone or venturing far outside it, this is a judgment-free zone for every kind of reader. We hope you join us for our honest, entertaining, and thoughtful conversations.

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