Jenn and Mistie are back! Did you miss us like we missed you?!?! We also missed being in the studio recording and and the first episode of Season 5, you guessed it - is another trope/genre. We define the difference between what is a retelling and what is inspired by.

Content Highlights:

• If ya know, you know - gosh Mistie
• Check your triggers
• Jenn got a punch in her Swiftie Card

Other books / authors mentioned: Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Anderson, Vicious Lost Boys series, ACOTAR, Dark Olympus series, To Love A Monster, Made Beast, Lunar Chronicles, 9th Grave, Black Lyon, Smoke Bitten, Cathy Yardley, Fifty Shades / Twilight, Anna Todd, The Idea of You, Unholy Vows, Carter Reed, Light's Out

That's a wrap on Season 4 of Bones of the Storie, please enjoy all the giggles and mishap conversations that didn't make into our episodes.

Make sure you subscribe and be on the look out for Season 5 to drop March 4, 2025 We've got some great things to look forward too.

As the fourth chapter of Bones of the Storie closes, Mistie and Jenn rank the books of Season 4. With the hints of new things and even darker books to follow along with us coming soon.

Content Highlights

• Discussing DNF's
• Ranking order of S4

Hello listeners, today on Bones of the Storie, Mistie and Jenn are here to talk about Special Edition books. This whole conversation started with the announcement of the Ten Year anniversary "Special Night Court Edition" of the ACOTAR series that Bloomsbury is putting out.

Yes, you read that right. I put it in quotations, cause in this episode, we laydown what makes it a special edition and what does not it a "special edition".

Content Highlights:

• One Click Color, no thank you
• Effective Communication is sexy
• For clarity, Mistie's birthday is January 12th.

Books mentioned in this episode: ACOTAR, Shepard King Duet, Ice Breaker, Knock'em Out Series, Fourth Wing, Crave

Subscription Boxes: Mystic Box, Arcane Society

Publishers: Bloomsbury, RedTower, Entangled

Listen in to this sigh-filled episode where Mistie and Jenn discuss the dark romance novel, Haunting Adeline by HD Carlton. And see if you catch on to this surprising twist of a conversation, IYKYK!!!

Also be sure and check out our Kickstarter campaign, it will run from January 12-31, 2025.

Make 100 - What's Your Next Read - https://shorturl.at/njll1

Content highlights:

• Mistie did not care
• It's been FIVE days!!!!!
• Speaking of repetitive language

Jenn's Ratings - Darkness 4, Spicy 4, Overall 2

Mistie's Ratings - Darkness 4, Spicy 4, Overall 1

Other books mentions: Den of Vipers, Hunting Adeline, Dead Soldiers vs Tailors

Join us as we take a walk down memory lane and talk about all the things in Beautiful Fiend. Plus we share a little bit of BOTS history and our first buddy read.

Content Highlights:

• Say my name ...
• Most unhinged MMC
• Jenn has an epiphany

Jenn's Ratings: Darkness 4, Spicy 4, Overall 3

Mistie's Ratings: Darkness 4, Spicy 4, Overall 3

Other Books Mentioned: Sea of Ruin, Dead Soldiers vs Tailors, The Ritual, Lights Out, Corrupt

Discover your next favorite read and get insider thoughts as Jenn and Mistie rifle through their shelves to share the stories that have captivated them this year

This episode is has some varied literary tastes. counting down their top six picks of 2024 and dishing out some well-deserved honorable mentions. From the dark and intense to the light and heartwarming, we've got your reading list covered.

Content Highlights

• Spoilers - Lots and lots of spoilers for all books discussed in this episode
• Honorary mentions & Top 6 favorite books/authors of the year
• Foreshadowing for some future episodes on the podcast

Jenn's Top 6 Reads:

1. Lights Out by Navessa Allen
2. The Wolf Hotel Series by K. A. Tucker
3. Shepherd King Duet by Rachel Gillig
4. Bride by Ali Hazelwood
5. The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks
6. Unholy Vows by Mila Kane

Jenn's Honorary Mentions:

• Driving my Obsession by Lauren Biel
• The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden
• Abby Jimenez - Author
• Tessa Bailey - Author
• Christina Lauren - Author
• Frieda McFadden - Author

Mistie's Top 6 Reads:

1. Unholy Vows by Mila Kane
2. Kylie Kent - Author
3. Tessa Hale - Author
4. Lights Out by Navessa allen
5. The Wrong Pucking Number by CR Jane
6. The Evelyn Maynard Trilogy by Kaydence Snow

Mistie's Honorary Mentions:

• Carnal Urges by JT Geissinger
• Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score
• The Monsters Among Us Series by Debbie Cassidy
• Immortal Vices & Virtues: Her Monstrous Mates Series by Multiple Authors
• Catharina Maura - Author
• Allie Santos - Omega Heat World Books
• Kingdom of Shifters & Witches Series by Lacey Carter Anderson
• Fae Isles Series by Lisette Marshall

Other Book mention: The Bonds that Tie Series, The Bridge Kingdom Duet, Perfect Strangers, The Dragon's Bride, Mary Higgins Clark, Heather Graham, Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, Leather & Lark

Anticipated 2025 Book Reads

Jenn

• Onyx's Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Jan 2025)
• Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy
• Flesh and Fire Series by JLA
• Fae Isles Series by Lisette Marshall
• Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver (Feb 2025)

Mistie

• Priest and his Antichrist by Amo Jones (Jan 2025)
• Alpha & Omega Book 7 (TBA 2025)
• Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh (May 2025)
• Quiet Ones by Penelope Douglas (TBA 2025)

Nothing else will measure up after reading this one, Unholy Vows might be the top dawg in mafia books for us. Listen in to found out why. Oh and maybe listen to the Carter Reed episode first, if you haven't already to get more context on the conversation.

Content Highlights:

• Will we ever know the real pronunciation 
• Normal people vs Mistie People
• Jenn has a lizard brain, who knew

Jenn's Ratings - Darkness 4, Spicy 4, Overall 5

Mistie's Ratings - Darkness 4, Spicy 4, Overall 5

Other Books Mentioned: Carter Reed, Beautiful Fiend, Driving My Obsession

If you are looking for a to get started on reading Mafia, this is the duet you want to read. Also, new word drinking game Jenn and Mistie didn't plan on working into this episode, if you drink - every time you hear the word like, seems we changed it up from our previous famous word agree, take a drink of your choice. If you know, you know ;)

Content Highlights:

• No Pampered Prince Vibes
• Characters need to pick a lane
• We don't really like that many MFCs

Jenn's Rating - Darkness 3 but a 4 for opening scene, Spicy , Overall 3.5

Mistie's Rating - Darkness 3 but a 4 for opening scene, Spicy , Overall

Other Books Mentioned: Heated Rivals, Thieves & Monsters, Cole, Bonds that Tie, Bridge Kingdom, Emerald Lakes, Throne of Glass

This is one episode you don't want to skip. Not going to give any spoilers but its Jenn and Mistie's first *REDACTED* since season 2. And that's saying a lot. High praise like this doesn't come around often.

Content Highlights:

• Jenn's not wrong
• A sprinkle of psychology / reality
• Does audio make a difference?

Jenn's Rating - Darkness 2, Spicy 5, Overall 5

Mistie's Rating - Darkness 2, Spicy 5, Overall 5

Other Books Mentioned: Driving My Obsession, Butcher & Blackbird, Neon God's