The Bibliofiles

Hello bookish babes and welcome to a dark and steamy episode this Sunday. This week, Allie and Meg discuss books by author HD Carlton including the Cat and Mouse Duet and Does it Hurt. The ladies discuss the specific kinks, tropes, and dark aspects that make up Zade and Adeline and Sawyer and Enzo's relationships. This type of romance may not be for everyone so PLEASE check trigger warnings before listening to this episode or reading these books. After that, feel free to sit back with your Sharkbait cocktail of the week to enjoy!

***This episode serves to provide general plot summaries and aspects of these dark romance books that we as readers liked/didn't like. We discuss parts of these books which may potentially be triggering for some people including gun play, knife play, breath play, blood play, bondage, stalking, violence, homicide, suicidal ideation, incest, rape, torture, and dubious consent. While we do not go into graphic detail, the books do. We strongly recommend that for your own well-being you check the books' trigger warnings before reading.***

Hello bookish babes and fans of Colleen Hoover! This episode, the ladies discuss CoHo's newest release: It Starts With Us.  As the story of Lily and Atlas continues, the reader is introduced to new characters, a new POV, and an epic second chance romance. True to fashion, when it comes to Colleen Hoover books Allie and Meg have very different opinions on this book. It is our wish for you to drink like a fish, so sip on your CoHo cocktail of the week and enjoy the episode!

Hello bookish babes and Game of Thrones fans. This week, the ladies welcome special guest Doug onto the pod as a GOT connoisseur and Meg’s fiancé. Honestly it’s about freaking time.  The trio discuss season 1 of House of the Dragon in depth. Sip on your Uncle Issues cocktail of the week and see if you agree with their choices and opinions regarding favorite/least favorite characters, the time jumps, that ending, theories on where HOTD will go, and the production of Snow. Happy Sunday and Dracarys motherf*ckers. 

Hello bookish babes and welcome to the world of Faerie! This week, Allie and Meg are discussing the very popular YA fantasy duology by Lexi Ryan: These Hollow Vows and These Twisted Bonds. The ladies dive into spoiler filled reviews of both books as they sip on their Twisted cocktail of the week. They also discuss who the FMC should have ended up with, what they loved about the duology, whether they identify with the Seelie or Unseelie court, and the definitive answer of who the next book should be about. Happy Sunday and even happier reading!

Bookish babes, let's get real for a minute, okay? If you're not here for the spice this episode, then I would see yourself out now. Why? Because we are discussing the greatest smut writer of our generation: Katee FREAKIN Robert. Allie and Meg discuss general plot summaries of Katee's Wicked Villains, Dark Olympus, and Court of the Vampire Queen series. But don't worry, the ladies go into all the heavy details for the smut, kinks, romance, and characters who they've come to love. Sip on your Katee's Kiss cocktail of the week and get in touch with your smutty side this Sunday! 

Hello bookish babes and welcome to episode 61! As promised, now that Allie and Meg have finished all 3 Sarah J Maas series, the definitive episode is here. The ladies discuss every book, FMC, MMC, side character, villain, trope, couple, character death, and plot twist. There are even talks of who would make the best inter-universe couple. They also rank every book from Throne of Glass through House of Sky and Breath from best to worst. The episode concludes with Allie and Meg's hopes for the ACOTAR Hulu adaptation, CC3, a potential continuation of TOG, and when we'll know any single thing about the next ACOTAR book. Sip on your Sangria J Maas and get ready to Light it up!

Hello bookish babes, and welcome to an extremely special episode 60! As many of you probably already know, the Throne of Glass series is very special to Allie and Meg's hearts. They're getting freakin tattoos for the books - it's a big deal, okay? This is finally the episode where the ladies can review all 8 books of the series and get into all the feels, twists, and turns that this series provides. They're talking favorite and least favorite characters, couples, villains, and plot points. They give their definitive opinions on their recommended reading orders. All of this and more is amazing enough, but it will also prepare you for out ultimate Sarah J. Maas episode coming next week. Sip on your Rattling Stars cocktail of the week and join the ladies of The Bibliofiles on an epic ride fit for the TOG series.

Hello bookish babes and welcome to another exciting episode. This week - after revealing which book won the pretty book cover challenge - we're discussing bodyguard romances. Allie and Meg briefly summarize 3 books including Twisted Games, The Royals Next Door, and The Bodyguard. The ladies give their ratings, explain why they think bodyguard romances are so popular, and if they'll be reading any new ones in the future. Sip on your boozyguard cocktail of the week and get ready to break all of the rules because a hot bodyguard is never really off limits.

The ladies have been off, but they're back and they've got announcements and reading updates! You'll have to listen to fin out more bookish babes.

WE'RE BACK BOOKISH BABES! This week on The Bibliofiles, Allie and Meg go head to head once again in a challenge to determine the prettiest book cover. The ladies took turns presenting and describing 6 of the most stunning books on her shelf to compete against each other. Join in as they sip on their book-themed cocktail of the week and participate in everyone's guilty pleasure: judging books by their covers!