Episodes

  • When the fungus is among us
    Nov 3 2025
    What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher

    Tired of pretending that “diverse” bestseller wasn’t a hot mess of tokenism and plot holes? Yeah, us too. That’s why we buddy read books and absolutely demolish them (with love), diving deep into whether women and queer characters actually get the representation they deserve or if we're just getting fed the same tired bullshit in a prettier package. We’re here for the messy details everyone’s too polite to mention — brilliant writing or basic bullshit, coherent plot or complete chaos, dimensional characters or just disappointment.. We don’t do nice just because a book is popular. The best conversations happen when you’re honest about what sucks, because that’s how you figure out what actually slaps. Come for the spoilers, stay for us roasting that "life changing" book that was really just 400 pages of your life you’ll never get back.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • La Diavola, La Dama and La Family Drama
    Oct 22 2025
    Diavola by Jennifer Thorne

    Tired of pretending that “diverse” bestseller wasn’t a hot mess of tokenism and plot holes? Yeah, us too. That’s why we buddy read books and absolutely demolish them (with love), diving deep into whether women and queer characters actually get the representation they deserve or if we're just getting fed the same tired bullshit in a prettier package. We’re here for the messy details everyone’s too polite to mention — brilliant writing or basic bullshit, coherent plot or complete chaos, dimensional characters or just disappointment.. We don’t do nice just because a book is popular. The best conversations happen when you’re honest about what sucks, because that’s how you figure out what actually slaps. Come for the spoilers, stay for us roasting that "life changing" book that was really just 400 pages of your life you’ll never get back.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • YA horror that gets lost in its own woods
    Sep 15 2025
    Don't Let The Forest In by C.G. Drews

    Tired of pretending that “diverse” bestseller wasn’t a hot mess of tokenism and plot holes? Yeah, us too. That’s why we buddy read books and absolutely demolish them (with love), diving deep into whether women and queer characters actually get the representation they deserve or if we're just getting fed the same tired bullshit in a prettier package. We’re here for the messy details everyone’s too polite to mention — brilliant writing or basic bullshit, coherent plot or complete chaos, dimensional characters or just disappointment.. We don’t do nice just because a book is popular. The best conversations happen when you’re honest about what sucks, because that’s how you figure out what actually slaps. Come for the spoilers, stay for us roasting that "life changing" book that was really just 400 pages of your life you’ll never get back.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Fun, fast, light sci-fi with an unreliable narrator that slaps
    Sep 8 2025
    The Chaotic Orbits trilogy by Beth Revis

    Tired of pretending that “diverse” bestseller wasn’t a hot mess of tokenism and plot holes? Yeah, us too. That’s why we buddy read books and absolutely demolish them (with love), diving deep into whether women and queer characters actually get the representation they deserve or if we're just getting fed the same tired bullshit in a prettier package. We’re here for the messy details everyone’s too polite to mention — brilliant writing or basic bullshit, coherent plot or complete chaos, dimensional characters or just disappointment.. We don’t do nice just because a book is popular. The best conversations happen when you’re honest about what sucks, because that’s how you figure out what actually slaps. Come for the spoilers, stay for us roasting that "life changing" book that was really just 400 pages of your life you’ll never get back.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • Red, White, and Royal Blah
    Aug 27 2025
    Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

    Tired of pretending that “diverse” bestseller wasn’t a hot mess of tokenism and plot holes? Yeah, us too. That’s why we buddy read books and absolutely demolish them (with love), diving deep into whether women and queer characters actually get the representation they deserve or if we're just getting fed the same tired bullshit in a prettier package. We’re here for the messy details everyone’s too polite to mention — brilliant writing or basic bullshit, coherent plot or complete chaos, dimensional characters or just disappointment.. We don’t do nice just because a book is popular. The best conversations happen when you’re honest about what sucks, because that’s how you figure out what actually slaps. Come for the spoilers, stay for us roasting that "life changing" book that was really just 400 pages of your life you’ll never get back.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • When a book is so bad it makes you hate reading
    Aug 11 2025
    Red Rising by Pierce Brown (pt 2)

    Tired of pretending that “diverse” bestseller wasn’t a hot mess of tokenism and plot holes? Yeah, us too. That’s why we buddy read books and absolutely demolish them (with love), diving deep into whether women and queer characters actually get the representation they deserve or if we're just getting fed the same tired bullshit in a prettier package. We’re here for the messy details everyone’s too polite to mention — brilliant writing or basic bullshit, coherent plot or complete chaos, dimensional characters or just disappointment.. We don’t do nice just because a book is popular. The best conversations happen when you’re honest about what sucks, because that’s how you figure out what actually slaps. Come for the spoilers, stay for us roasting that "life changing" book that was really just 400 pages of your life you’ll never get back.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Predictability in a piss suit
    Aug 2 2025
    Red Rising by Pierce Brown (pt 1)

    Tired of pretending that “diverse” bestseller wasn’t a hot mess of tokenism and plot holes? Yeah, us too. That’s why we buddy read books and absolutely demolish them (with love), diving deep into whether women and queer characters actually get the representation they deserve or if we're just getting fed the same tired bullshit in a prettier package. We’re here for the messy details everyone’s too polite to mention — brilliant writing or basic bullshit, coherent plot or complete chaos, dimensional characters or just disappointment.. We don’t do nice just because a book is popular. The best conversations happen when you’re honest about what sucks, because that’s how you figure out what actually slaps. Come for the spoilers, stay for us roasting that "life changing" book that was really just 400 pages of your life you’ll never get back.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • It's a man in a lizard suit
    Jul 27 2025
    I Think I'm In Love With An Alien by Ann Aguirre

    Tired of pretending that “diverse” bestseller wasn’t a hot mess of tokenism and plot holes? Yeah, us too. That’s why we buddy read books and absolutely demolish them (with love), diving deep into whether women and queer characters actually get the representation they deserve or if we're just getting fed the same tired bullshit in a prettier package. We’re here for the messy details everyone’s too polite to mention — brilliant writing or basic bullshit, coherent plot or complete chaos, dimensional characters or just disappointment.. We don’t do nice just because a book is popular. The best conversations happen when you’re honest about what sucks, because that’s how you figure out what actually slaps. Come for the spoilers, stay for us roasting that "life changing" book that was really just 400 pages of your life you’ll never get back.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 36 mins