Bookish Banter Babes

Join Jess and Cali while they gush over Where’s Molly and H. D. Carlton’s phenomenal writing.

Content Warnings: murder, gore, graphic language, graphic sexual situations, child assault and rape (not depicted), toxic relations between the main characters, child abuse and neglect, suicidal thoughts and ideations, human trafficking, drugs, alcohol use, and animals being fed suspect shit (they are not abused)

This book also includes kinks such as biting, breath play, blood play, and degradation.

Human trafficking is a global epidemic. Please learn the signs of human trafficking. The more we know the better we are equipped to spot it early and get the right help. Visit humantraffickinghotline.org to learn more.

Join Cali and Jess as we discuss how much we adored this book. We wanted to read a book with LGBTQIA+ representation for Pride month. This cozy fantasy had all the sweet feelings of a coffee shop and Hallmark movie in a Renaissance Faire. With a lady orc and lady succubus who fall for each other in the cutest way.

Jess and Cali discuss their love of a Duskwalker and all the other amazing parts of this book!

Content Warnings: Rough Sex, Forced Marriage, Murder, and Violence

Cali and Jess rave on this debut thriller. This episode contains spoilers for the entire book. Please purchase and read this brand new book before listening!

Four women receive an anonymous note while at their husband’s golf tournament that says “I’ve had an affair with one of your husbands”. Who sent the letter… will they figure it out or die trying?

Trigger Warnings: Murder, Suicide, Infidelity, Body Imagery

Link to buy The Keepers of Men: https://a.co/d/3vSqcJM

Jess and Cali discuss their adventure with The Hobbit.

Trigger Warnings: Violence, Death, Frightening Imagery and Characters, Themes of Fear and Survival.

Jess and Cali talk things in book culture that grind their gears.

Cali and Jess have very differing opinions on Ice Planet Barbarians.

Trigger Warnings: RAPE (Depicted), ABORTION (Depicted), SEX TRAFFICKING, MURDER, VIOLENCE, KIDNAPPING, AND DRUGS. This book did not include a trigger warning list so we tried to capture it the best we could.

Cali and Jess banter on the importance of Libraries and discuss their abundance of resources for National Library week.

Citations: https://dp.la/exhibitions/history-us-public-libraries

https://www.magnetaba.com/blog/us-literacy-statistics#:~:text=Current%20Literacy%20Rates%20in%20the%20U.S.&text=As%20of%202024%2C%20the%20literacy,below%20a%205th%2Dgrade%20level.

Jess and Cali reminisce on one of their favorite childhood reads and fall in love all over again with Bunnicula. What are some of your favorite childhood reads and have you reread them as an adult?

Cali and Jess rave about how much they loved Scythe & Sparrow and the whole Ruinous Love Trilogy.

Trigger/Content Warnings: References to domestic violence (not depicted), psychological/emiotonal abuse, sexual harassment, threats & intimidation, misogyny, parental neglect (not depicted), child physical abuse (not depicted), eyeballs & eyelids, staple guns and various sharp objects, drug addicted raccoon, clowns, medical trauma, injured animal (but they are ok!), explicit sex scenes