Background Book Rants

Background Book Rants

By Dakota and JasmineArtsBooks
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Background Book Rants episodes

  • Book Rants: But Make It Late Night

    Welcome to Dakota and Jasmine's most chaotic episode yet, where they truly live up to the title of the podcast. Grab your coffee or tea, and throw this on in the background while the girls describe book plots and summaries to each other.

    1 hr 41 min
  • The Darkling: Toxic and Bad News But Still An Icon

    In this episode, Jasmine and Dakota talk about the long awaited Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo! This week, the girls bond over their disgust of Costco hotdogs, Dakota reignites her hatred for Mal, Jasmine refers to the mass murderer, the Darkling, as a "king" and an "icon," and they both thank Leigh Bardugo profusely for giving them life with this book.

    1 hr 52 min
  • King Arthur in Space? Don't Talk to Us.

    This week, Jasmine and Dakota discuss exciting book related news, as well as their "Anti-TBR" lists! In this episode, Dakota and Jasmine talk about the casting for School for Good and Evil, the OFFICIAL Shadow and Bone Trailer (you're welcome for that), and they also call dibs on the rights to a Throne of Glass film adaptation (get hyped for that cinematic experience).

    1 hr 27 min
  • Match.com...But Make It Death

    In this episode, Dakota and Jasmine narrow down their excessively long TBRs to share some books they want to read soon! This week, Jasmine discusses her nonexistent self control over buying books, Dakota is actually finally reading, and the girls get hyped over Rule of Wolves (and their pins and posters) for the 100th time on this podcast.

    1 hr 24 min
  • Ravka's Finest: The Next One Direction?

    This week, Dakota and Jasmine discuss what they think the outcome would look like if several casts of characters crossed over. In this episode, we continue to bully Chaol, Kaz and The Darkling murder Jace, Nikolai forms a boy band, and our favorite narcissists come together as the superior friend group.

    1 hr 47 min
  • Mal The Tracker: Lacking The Latest IOS Update?

    In this episode, Jasmine and Dakota attempt to discuss King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo, but get distracted by The Darkling (are we surprised?- not at all). The girls also talk about their predictions for Rule of Wolves and which of the Crows will make a cameo, and of course speak nothing but praise on the queen that is Nina Zenik. 

    1 hr 39 min
  • Matthias and Rowan: Secret Service To The President?

    This week, Dakota and Jasmine talk about several fictional characters and what their lives would be like in our modern world. In this episode, Matthias becomes head of the Secret Service, Chaol Salad is an annoying baseball boy, Magnus is, quote, "a chef's kiss of a person," and Jasmine and Dakota have lost their ~diverse~ vocabulary to the word "cool."

    2 hr 1 min
  • Kaz Brekker: Hot Cheeto Girl Potential?
    This week, Dakota and Jasmine are joined by a very special guest, Adi, the other third of their trio! In this episode, the girls discuss some romance book to movie adaptations, and Jasmine and Dakota die over the Shadow and Bone trailer (Ben Barnes, feel free to step on us). The girls reveal their unpopular opinion on The Notebook, have an unnecessary conversation about bloody eyeballs (thank you Kaz Brekker), ands swoon over Prince Naveen and his fiddle.
    1 hr 42 min
  • We Despise These Characters: Shocker?! Definitely Not.

    In this episode, Jasmine and Dakota discuss their least favorite characters. They talk about their ~favorites~ such as whiny Kale Salad, Mal the Limp Paper Towel, unattractively prideful Aspirin, jealous Slather, and many more useless characters that we wouldn't mind wearing as pretty bone bracelets.

    1 hr 27 min
  • Waffle House Reunion: The Epilogue We Deserve?

    Join Dakota and Jasmine as they discuss Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo! In this week's episode, Dakota sheds a few tears out of nowhere, Jasmine details her elaborate plot to get in with the Six of Crows friend group, and the girls sigh and say "stawppp" excessively throughout.

    1 hr 9 min

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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