The Bibliofiles

3...2...1...HAPPY NEW YEAR BOOKISH BABES! Allie and Meg are back with their first episode of 2022! This week they talk about The Hating Game movie and The Witcher Season 2 with spoilers. More importantly, the ladies divulge their top 10 reads of 2021, their most anticipated reads of 2022, stand out authors from last year, and their 2022 reading and podcasting goals! Of course there is a delicious, book-inspired cocktail of the week sure to send things a bit off the rails at times. However, the ladies are able to pull it together enough to reflect on 2021, ring in their hopes for 2022, and announce next week's episode which is, as ALWAYS (hint, hint) going to be magical (another hint). Happy New year, happy Sunday, & happy reading!

Hello bookish babes! After a week off, Allie and Meg are back with a vengeance to finish up the extremely popular fantasy series with their reviews of A Court of Wings and Ruin and A Court of Silver Flames. This episode contains spoilers for the entire ACOTAR series, as well as drunk ramblings of undying love for completely fictional characters. The ladies also discuss fan theories regarding where the series goes from here, the genius that is SJM, and their upcoming read/re-read of Crescent City HoEaB in preparation for book 2! Obviously there's an ACOTAR inspired cocktail, but if anything, you should really just listen for the astronomical increase of Cassian content this episode. Happy Sunday!

Hello Bookish Babes and TODD!  The ladies are back to talk about one of their favorite authors, Riley Sager and his extremely creepy novel, Home Before Dark.  You'll want to read this one and listen to this episode with the lights on because it is a truly terrifying ride.  This book is PERFECT for fans of movies and shows like The Conjuring or The Haunting of Hill House.  Sip on your Baneberry Martini cocktail of the week as Meg and Allie fully review Home Before Dark with spoilers, as well as give updates on Riley Sager's upcoming book, The House Across the Lake.  Sager really is one of the best in the thriller genre, so you won't want to miss this one!

Whattup bookish babes!  This week the ladies talk about the thrilling and murderous book/TV show, The Chestnut Man.  Allie and Meg fully review the book and its Netflix TV show adaptation with spoilers.  Sip on your Chestnut Man inspired martini and get ready to be on the edge of your seat right up until the very end!  The episode concludes with a Buddy Read announcement that is sure to be another thrilling ride.  ***TRIGGER WARNINGS for this episode include: physically and sexually abusive situations involving children and their caregivers, child neglect, traumatizing foster care system placements, graphic depictions of murder/targeted homicide, kidnapping, dismemberment, mental illness, and graphic violence.***

Get ready for Meg and Allie to romance you this week, bookish babes! The ladies review the popular contemporary romance book, The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. They also discuss the new Hating Game movie trailer and whether or not they believe the movie will live up to its book counterpart. It's giving you workplace romance. It's giving you enemies to lovers. It's giving you staying in a hotel room with only one bed. Really, it's just giving you all of your favorite tropes for main characters Lucy and Josh.  Sip on your Flamethrower cocktail of the week and get ready to fall in love. At the end of the episode, Allie and Meg assign a highly anticipated buddy read from one of their favorite authors.

Hear ye, hear ye, all bookish babes because the ladies are back on their fantasy shit! This week's episode brings you into the world of the very popular, NA romantic fantasy series: From Blood and Ash! Author Jennifer L. Armentrout does not disappoint whatsoever when it comes to her in-depth world building, badass female main characters, and steamy book boyfriends. Allie and Meg fully review FBAA (book 1) and KOFAF  (book 2) WITH SPOILERS, and also discuss the new release / first book of the prequel series, A Shadow in the Ember WITHOUT SPOILERS. Are you into daggers? Do you think enemies to lovers is the best trope? Do death gods simply get you going? Want to sip on a From Booze and Ash cocktail? If your answer to any of these questions is HELL YES, then this episode was made for you!

We're back for EPISODE FREAKIN' 30 BOOKISH BABES! This week, Allie marks the end of her TBR (hell yeah she did that) with a full review of Long Bright River by Liz Moore. *TRIGGER WARNINGS during this review and discussion for drug use/abuse, drug overdose, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, child abuse, and homicide.* Meg continues the episode with SPOILER-FREE reviews of The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, Twisted Games by Ana Huang, and her opinions on the heavily debated "Miscommunication Trope" in romance novels. Sip on your Liquor Hypothesis cocktail of the week and celebrate 30 episodes of The Bibliofiles with your favorite bookish ladies. Next week we get into the world of Jennifer L. Armentrout's From Blood and Ash series. Happy Reading!

It's the end of the world as we know it bookish babes. This week the ladies discuss romance in the time of Pestilence and War, the first two Horsemen books by Laura Thalassa. Meg talks about why one horseman tickles her fancy more than the other, "rotisserie chicken" style inner monologue, and of course smut. Later in the episode, Allie concludes her AGGGTM series review with As Good As Dead. Let's rip some Horsemen shots and get into it!

Attention all bookish babes, SPOOKY SEASON IS IN SESSION!  This episode Allie discusses the first 2  books in the very popular series, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (with Spoilers).  Meg also discusses part one of Stephen King's IT.  Sip on your Good Girl's Ginny T and get in the mood for these thrilling reads.  TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE- these books contain very mature and at times explicit content depicting violent murders, suicide and self-harm, sexual assault, rape, and drug use.

Let's be real, this episode is all over the place.  Allie and Meg are BOTH in reading slumps.  The only cure: to talk about reading slumps...and whatever else pops into their heads while recording the podcast.  These randomized tidbits include talking about Game of Thrones and The Witcher, pre-ordering books, being nice to authors, and a big, life-changing announcement from one of the ladies.  You'll just gave to tune in to find out.  But, let's get back on track!  Reading slumps: they happen to everyone and for all different reasons.  Sip on your Slump Slushee cocktail and listen for some ways to get out of reading slumps.  And the quickest way they know how is SPOOKY READING ASSIGNMENTS for next week!