Starting of our Bloom writing series strong with the queen herself Rachel Griffin! In this episode we talk about how to create a magic system and the many, many changes it can go through. She shares insight into just how much work went into her wonderful book "The Nature of Witches", and the multiple drafts it went through. She's convinced us to be as obsessed as the pacific northwest as she is (If thats possible). The honest conversation we have about what it takes to create a story and dedicate yourself too it is so uplifting and inspiring. Let us know what inspiration you got while listening! 

Today we’re playing never have I ever… but with a twist.

We’re spilling the secrets both book related and boy related, and we are dropping names and spilling shade on our high school experiences and college adventurers.

Here's our current curated list of contemporary guilty pleasure reads. Get your TBR list ready, you're in for a really, really good time!

Yeah, we're freaking out too. We got the incredible chance to interview the best friend duo and writers of over 28 books that we love. Most recently they wrote the unhoneymooners, which was so funny we had to have them come on! 

We talked a ton about the soulmate equation, a book that comes out in paperback tomorrow! (If you loved the Love Hypothesis, this book blows it out of the water with the emotional depth and steamy, hilarious moments!) We were crying laughing throughout this episode and inspired by their friendship and the way they share their writing process! We seriously have major girl crushes on them, and this episode is spoiler-free except for the last 4 minutes! Snag one of their books and laugh along with us!

we read the love hypothesis, and this is the wildest rampage (of us screaming about adam driver and about HEAs) ever. 

I thought it'd be a funny episode to do a "if you had to bring one thing to a deserted island, what would it be" and it was funny.... but for the completely opposite reasons. Welcome to the CHAOS of a show where we just fight about books and holidays ;) 

We did this last year, and it led to us being able to meet some of the coolest authors out there! Here's our list!

This is an episode where you guys submitted a ton of bookish and personal questioned, and we answered them all! We also discuss the BIGGEST thing to hit novelbound this year and what we’ve got in store! We cannot wait!

Wintertime is here, and Celine spent two weeks sifting through a VARIETY of Christmas reads, ranking from victorian (very chaste and adorable) Christmas reads to closed-door but steamy cabin retreats in the snow, all the way to a very, very ridiculous and very sexually punny read about Santa Claus himself.

(We'll warn you when it gets a little bit dirty ;) But it was so much fun recording this! Anna also shares one of the most embarrassing and crazy stories from her hooligan days as a gift to you!

We're creating our own categories and listing each of our own personal nominations for these categories:  The Best Couple, One Bed Trope, Best Contemporary, Best Murder Mystery, Best fantasy, Best kiss, Coolest plot, Best world-building, Best Enemies to lovers book, The Book hangover award, Best book boyfriend, Best villain, and so many more!

So excited to hear what you guys liked for each category! Let us know your votes!