Shelf Indulgence: A Bookish Podcast

This week we are fuelled by RAGE!! Join us as we rant about Doug, gush over our love for Annie and give the odd coherent opinion about this book!

Please check trigger warnings for this one, A x

"Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government…" Tell that to this bunch of country club racists! Liv and Amy discuss their love of Legendborn, a YA Arthurian inspired fantasy! They do their best at discussing the representation of young black women, whether the themes in the book are relatable to a YA audience and who Liv sees when she's reading about our main love interest!

This week we immerse ourselves in a stunning world as we take our first foray into the writing of Sue Lynn Tan. The stakes are high (and our hopes are higher) in this romantic - fantasy standalone but does it meet our expectations?! Listen to find out if our fence-sitting comes to an end!

Beware of the things that go bump in the night, especially with this book - goodness knows where it will end up! Join us as we finish off our fun Valentines Love Feature with some good old Monster Romance. We rank the monster men on offer, consider whether this book is a feminist, sex positive romp and Amy does a top tier "Edward Hyde" impression.

Thanks for tuning in and thanks to all our new followers! Welcome and we hope you stick with us going forward!

SPLASH!

Grab your goggles and a pool float if you need it as this week we're diving into a kink-filled sports romance! This one had us giggling, kicking our feet and even pacing at the time, but following our discussion does it still get a gold medal from us or was it a bit of a belly flop?

Click play and find out!

Love is in the air and we are in your ears kicking off our three week Valentines special with a heart-warming sapphic Sherwood adventure! Expect lacklustre reactions to Dan Brown's new book and some soap box rants from Liv (it wouldn't be an epsiode without those ey?). AND, we finally reveal all that happened on Donny day!

This week we're back to delve into the newest offering from Grady Hendrix, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. It's a chilling, devastating and rage-inducing story that certainly provided us with plenty to talk about. This book contains potentially triggering content so please research this before listening x

What's that over there?! IT'S A MASSIVE RED FLAG!! or is it...? This week, we ask ourselves that question and many others including can a kitchen knife be sexy and would the Batman voice still do it for us if it was asking us how we like ours eggs cooked?!

This episode contains sensitive subject matter so please listen to the trigger warnings before deciding if it's for you x

We're soaring... flyying, straight into 2025 with the Romantasy sensation - Fourth Wing. The day before the third instalment (Onyx Storm) is due out we'll take you back through everything you loved (or hated) about the first book.

Join us as Amy and I discuss whether or not anything we've read recently has been real enemies to lovers and whether sex scenes have lost their shine due to try hard authors attempting to be interesting and taboo.

Great to be back and happy new year!

Our first year as a podcast is coming to an end! Join us as we look back at our year of reading and hand out awards to the books we've read. Most are prestigious, though one is a little Razzie. We also reveal our personal favourite reads of 2024 and discuss the ones we're excited for next year!

Thankyou to all of you for your love, encouragement and support over the last year. We love this podcast, each other and you!