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It’s time to talk Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros & we have some thoughts… 🐉🗡️ In this book debrief, we’re breaking down everything: the epic moments, the plot twists, the romance (did it deliver?!), & whether this book lived up to the hype.

Join us as we unpack it all with plenty of laughs, emotions, & maybe some brutal opinions. Spoilers ahead!

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📖 Books Mentioned:

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass

We’re shaking things up with a fun game of Book Topic Dice Roll! 🎲 The dice determine our bookish discussions, with each die representing a different topic & question. From fan fiction to recent booktok hype, we name drop plenty of books & characters for all of you fantasy & romance readers. (P.S. Spoilers ahead!)

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📖 Books Mentioned:

Love & Other Words - Christina Lauren

Zodiac Academy - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Love on the Brain - Ali Hazelwood

The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Leather & Lark - Brynne Weaver

The Dead Romantics - Ashley Poston

Unearthly - Cynthia Hand

Yours Truly - Abby Jimenez

The Soulmate Equation - Christina Lauren

The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 

The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood

Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas

Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover

From Blood and Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout

Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros 

Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren

Heir of Fire - Sarah J. Maas

Blood & Steel - Helen Scheuerer

Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

The Secret Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab

Powerless - Lauren Roberts 

Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard

Crescent City - Sarah J. Maas

The Scholomance - Naomi Novik

Seven Year Slip - Ashley Poston

Sweet Evil - Wendy Higgins

Beach Read - Emily Henry

Skin of the Night / When The Night Falls - C. K. Bennett 

Atomic Habits - James Clear

Nocticadia - Keri Lake

Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson

House of Flame and Shadow - Sarah J. Maas

Caged Wolf - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Blood Over Bright Haven - M. L. Wang

Assistant to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross

Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 

The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson

Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus

This week, we’re sharing the fantasy and romance book releases we can’t wait to get our hands on in 2025, along with our personal reading goals for the year ahead! If you're planning your TBR for the new year like us, this episode is packed with plenty of recs for you to kick off 2025.

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📖 Books Mentioned:

Rebel Witch (Crimson Moth 2) - Kristen Ciccarelli

Watch Me (Shatter Me Spin-off) - Tahereh Mafi

Bury Our Bones in Midnight Soil - V.E. Schwab

Isles of the Emberdark - Brandon Sanderson

Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Alchemised - Sen Lin Yu

Deep End - Ali Hazelwood

Scythe & Sparrow (Ruinous Love Trilogy 3) - Brynne Weaver

Wild Side (Rose Hill 3) - Elise Silver

Say You'll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez

Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry

Rewind It Back (Windy City 5) - Liz Tomforde

Love Arranged (Lakefront Billionaires 3) - Lauren Asher

Sounds Like Love - Ashley Poston

We’re channeling Abby Lee Miller this week as we each rank our top 6 book boyfriends in a pyramid fashion. Expect plenty of swooning & laughs as we reveal who deserves these coveted top spots.

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📖 Books Mentioned:

Blood & Steel - Helen Scheuerer

The Awakening (Zodiac Academy series) - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Not In Love - Ali Hazelwood

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

Heir of Fire - Sarah J. Maas

Obsidian - Jennifer L. Armentrout

Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole

Love, Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood

The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson

Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross

Join Madeline & Hannah for their first episode of Check This Bookout as they share their favorites & flops of romance & fantasy books in 2024! Tune in as they discuss what made their reading year unforgettable (for better or worse)! 

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📖 Books Mentioned:

Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross

Blood Over Bright Haven - M. L. Wang

Funny Story - Emily Henry

Part of Your World - Abby Jimenez

Bad Blood - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Apprentice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maeher

The Awakening (Zodiac Academy series) - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Heat of the Everflame - Penn Cole

House of Flame & Shadow - Sarah J. Maas

Bride - Ali Hazelwood

A Deadly Education (Scholomance series) - Naomi Novik