Background Book Rants

Background Book Rants

By Dakota and JasmineArtsBooks
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Background Book Rants episodes

  • Our List of 5 STAR FICTIONAL MEN

    In this episode, Dakota and Jasmine dive into their top 10 lists of their favorite fictional men. This week, we obviously swoon over our golden boys, Jem, Elias, and Nikolai (fine man, fine heart), there is a completely unnecessary side tangent while talking about a certain favorite, and probably for the 5th episode in a row, we expressed our disgust for Rhysand the hiGh lOrD.

    1 hr 17 min
  • The Unchosen Chosen Ones: What We Would Do If We Went To Hogwarts

    In this week's episode, Dakota and Jasmine picture themselves as extras in Harry Potter and ramble on about what their Hogwarts experience would look like. The girls discuss their book buying addiction and how they're "psychos for sales," Dakota and Jasmine decide to make Harry Potter their school nemesis, they become better versions of Crabbe and Goyle, and somehow end up in a face-off against Voldemort (oh yeah, and Dakota has a sword).

    1 hr 46 min
  • Kiss, Marry, Kill: Fictional Men Edition

    This week, Dakota and Jasmine do another episode of kiss, marry, kill scenarios with fictional men, as well as answer some book related would you rather questions! In this episode, Dakota shares her experience of meeting her soulmate at Barnes and Noble, both girls decide that they would only go to Hogwarts to bully Harry Potter, and Jasmine poses the stunning idea of going on murder missions with Nasir.

    1 hr 47 min
  • The Cottage Core Aesthetic of Valentine Morgenstern

    This week, Dakota and Jasmine test their knowledge with trivia quizzes on Throne of Glass, The Mortal Instruments, and The Infernal Devices. In this episode, the girls forget all their Throne of Glass knowledge, but still somehow manage to score well and they uncover Valentine's secret love of cottage core.

    1 hr 19 min
  • Ranking Fictional Murderers...Because That's Our Type

    This week, Dakota and Jasmine put together a ranking of murderers from some of their favorite books! The girls rank these characters based on preference (so obviously we know who's first on their lists) and give each murderer a star rating for their ruthlessness and charm. In this week, the girls reveal they like murderers with "no regrets" after killing, Jasmine rates Elias a "5 star man," and Dakota expresses her disgust for Valentine Morgenstern and his rat tail.

    1 hr 33 min
  • The Prince of Death: A Less Toxic Darkling

    This week, the Dakota and Jasmine discuss We Free The Stars by Hafsah Faizal! In this episode, the girls continue to swoon over the dream that is Nasir, Jasmine is annoyed with the unsanitary mess that is the Lion's "heart surgery," Dakota expresses her hatred for Aya and wonders how she managed to attract 4 different dudes, and both girls rave about how this sequel is equally as FANtastic as the first book.

    1 hr 57 min
  • Cozy Book Reader Tag

    SURPRISE!! In honor of our 6 month podcast anniversary we decided to drop our very first bonus episode! In this episode, Dakota and Jasmine answer questions and discuss their books and reading tastes!

    1 hr 48 min
  • The 76th Hunger Games...But Kaz Brekker is President

    In this episode, Jasmine and Dakota discuss what it would be like to see their favorite (and not so favorite) characters compete in the Hunger Games. Not only does Kaz Brekker overthrow President Snow, but a few favorite fictional men become the Backstreet Boys of the Hunger Games, the crusty Apparat revives his underground cult, and the women of the districts take down Aspen Leger. 

    1 hr 29 min

About Background Book Rants

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Join Dakota and Jasmine as they dive into a new book related topic each week, offering their opinions and commentary, whether that means sharing their morally dubious schemes, or their obsession with dark haired, fictional men. Listen in every Wednesday