The Bibliofiles

Hello bookish babes! Allie and Meg are back at it, filling this episode with some major life news, a bookish cocktail of the week, and of course a full review of One True Loves by the genius Taylor Jenkins Reid. This book is full of love, heartbreak, healing, suspense, and gut wrenching decisions as we follow our the story of Emma and the loves of her life Jessie and Sam. The way that TJR makes you root for her characters is unparalleled and true to fashion, it's a story that has a ton of grey area. The ladies fully review the book, talk whether they were Team Jessie or Team Sam, discuss how this book ranks against Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones, and Malibu Rising, and finally discuss their future TJR reads. Happy Sunday!

Welcome to another fantasy week bookish babes! For this episode, Allie and Meg give spoiler filled reviews of two EPIC fantasy books from extremely popular book series. Empire of Storms features all the feels from Throne of Glass, while The War of Two Queens of FBAA is bringing all the heat...of the drama and the threesome variety. Sip on your Honeydew / Joining cocktail of the week and enjoy this fantastically steamy Sunday!

Hello bookish babes! Welcome to another episode in which Allie and Meg discuss their current reads. This week, the ladies review People We Meet on Vacation, Beach Read, and newly released Book Lovers all written by the romance genre sensation, Emily Henry! SPOILERS ahead for all 3 books. Sip on your Emily Henry inspired cocktail and allow the ladies to romance you. As always, new book assignments are provided at the end of the episode.

Hello bookish babes, and welcome to an episode where you cal let your toxic flag fly! That's right, in this week's mini ep, Allie and Meg discuss their personal red flags as readers and things get...interesting. Sip on your Reading Red Flag cocktail of the week and see if you can relate to any of these habits as a reader.

Summer is here bookish babes and so are all the reading recs you'll need when sitting by the pool or on the beach, drink in hand, and feet kicked up.  Allie and Meg discuss what they specifically look for in a summer read and then give 10 amazing summer book recommendations.  The ladies give you romance, thriller, fantasy, and smut suggestions for your reading pleasure.  It's getting hot in here, so sip on your Beach Read cocktail of the week and get that summer TBR going!

Holy freakin fantasy bookish babes! Here's the rundown: Allie gives general reviews for the entire Mortal Instruments series as well as the LOTR series from The Hobbit through Two Towers. Then Meg updates on where she's at with the Throne of Glass series. The ladies combine forces to talk about The Crown of Gilded Bones, A Shadow in the Ember, and spoiler free for The War of Two Queens. Sip on your fantasy inspired cocktail of the week, because getting through 4 epic fantasy series in one hour is...interesting to say the least. Happy Sunday and even happier reading.

It's episode fifty people.  Let's talk books and burning bookish questions while the ladies play power hour.  That is all.

Hello Bookish Babes!  Welcome to the second episode featuring a novel by the one and only, Taylor Jenkins Reid.  Rather than Evelyn Hugo and old Hollywood, Daisy Jones and The Six brings you into the golden era of rock and roll.  Daisy, Billy, Graham, Karen, Camilla, and the rest of the gang are a star studded cast that make you feel like you're on the road with a real-life rock band whose album has just hit the top of the charts.  Between the songs, the relationships, and the heartbreaking revelations, you're going to want to sip on your Honeycomb cocktail of the week for this one.  Allie and Meg finish the episode discussing the upcoming TV adaptation of DJAT6, as well as announcing what they have in store for EPISODE FIFTY!   

*trigger warnings for this episode include drug use and abuse, alcohol use and abuse, overdose, relapse, the termination of a pregnancy, an abusive relationship,  and death of a loved one*

Well bookish babes, it's finally here. This episode, Allie and Meg go into heavy detail on what they loved and didn't love about the long awaited Crescent City sequel by SJM. The review contains MAJOR HoSaB spoilers, so if you haven't read it and bookstagram didn't already spoil this book for you, then please don't listen. For those of you who have read and had your world turned upside down, then this episode is for you. Sip on your Crossover cocktail of the week, listen to the plot review, and then see if you agree with the ladies' opinions on the characters, the plot twists, and THAT ending. They also discuss some hopes and predictions for CC3, so you'll want to stick around until the very end! 

Hello bookish babes! Allie and Meg are back with a very special mini episode. If you've ever read a book and thought, "that character reminds me of my best friend," then this is the episode for you! The ladies take turns naming 5 book characters from any genre that they think makes up the other's personality. The choices are absolutely priceless, and the episode will have you wanting to sip on your Book Bestie cocktail of the week and doing this with all of your bookish friends. As always, the episode ends with a book assignment for next week...and lets just say Allie and Meg are ready to light it up for this highly anticipated sequel.