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Ep 110 *WHAT HAPPENED IN* Shield of Sparrows? Recap Before Reading Rites of the Starling | Review & Summary Deep Dive
May 19, 2026
1h 27m 16s
Ep 109 AM I THE A HOLE? + Bookish Unpopular Opinions & Unhinged Questions w/ Little Blonde Books!
May 12, 2026
1h 35m 53s
Ep 108 *listen to this* When The Moon Hatched Recap BEFORE Reading Ballad of Falling Dragons!! Deep Dive, Summaries, and Breakdowns
May 5, 2026
1h 18m 47s
Little Women Book VS Movies Deep Dive Discussion ( + Christian Bale VS Timothée Chalamet)
May 1, 2026
1h 47m 09s
Ep 107 Have you tried DYSTOPIAN ROMANTASY? Why you need to read Above the Ashes + Deep Dive!
Apr 28, 2026
1h 01m 49s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/19/26 |  Ep 110 *WHAT HAPPENED IN* Shield of Sparrows? Recap Before Reading Rites of the Starling | Review & Summary Deep Dive | Send us Fan Mail So what happened in Shield of Sparrows? Well, we will tell ya! We’re not sure about you, but we know that when we love a book… like five star love… infinity star obsession-level love… we forget absolutely everything that happened. It’s a black out phenomenon that cannot be explained. Which is exactly what we both experienced last year when we read Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry for the first time. Go check out our live Besties & the Book Club playback (linked below) a... | 1h 27m 16s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 |  Ep 109 AM I THE A HOLE? + Bookish Unpopular Opinions & Unhinged Questions w/ Little Blonde Books! | Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is all spoiler free and fun vibes filled with unpopular opinions, hot takes, and even a bookish AITA! We’re doing our first book influencer interview and collab episode with none other than bestie of the pod: Kat over @littleblondebooks! We’re sure that you know her from her excellent book recommendations, impeccable taste in music, and her vegan advocacy over @littleblondevegan! Grab an Alani and join the party! Today she’s here to talk a little bit about her... | 1h 35m 53s | ||||||
| 5/5/26 |  Ep 108 *listen to this* When The Moon Hatched Recap BEFORE Reading Ballad of Falling Dragons!! Deep Dive, Summaries, and Breakdowns✨ | dragon booksWhen The Moon Hatched+3 | — | — | — | When The Moon Hatcheddragon book+3 | — | 1h 18m 47s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Little Women Book VS Movies Deep Dive Discussion ( + Christian Bale VS Timothée Chalamet)✨ | Little Womenbook adaptations+3 | — | Greta GerwigLittle Women | — | Little WomenChristian Bale+7 | — | 1h 47m 09s | |
| 4/28/26 |  Ep 107 Have you tried DYSTOPIAN ROMANTASY? Why you need to read Above the Ashes + Deep Dive!✨ | dystopian romanceadult romance+4 | — | Above the AshesThe Hunger Games+3 | — | dystopianromance+7 | — | 1h 01m 49s | |
| 4/21/26 |  Ep 106 Nikki St. Crowe whisks us back to Oz for her West of Wicked book release! | Author Interview✨ | Ozbook release+3 | Nikki St. Crowe | Besties and the BooksWest of Wicked | — | Nikki St. CroweWest of Wicked+3 | — | 51m 32s | |
| 4/10/26 |  Little Women for Dummies! | A Beginner’s Reading Guide to Literary Classics✨ | literary classicsbook discussion+3 | — | Little WomenWuthering Heights+1 | — | Little Womenreading guide+3 | — | 44m 47s | |
| 4/7/26 |  Ep 105 RANKING & WRAP UP Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 6✨ | book reviewseries conclusion+3 | — | — | — | GoldfinchRaven Kennedy+3 | — | 1h 46m 29s | |
| 3/31/26 |  Ep 104 Your New Post Apocalyptic OBSESSION!! Above the Ashes by K M Lister | Author Interview✨ | post apocalypticRomantasy+3 | K.M. Lister | Besties and the BooksAbove the Ashes+1 | — | K.M. ListerAbove the Ashes+5 | — | 54m 37s | |
| 3/27/26 |  Pride & Prejudice HOT TAKES, UNPOPULAR OPINIONS, & DEEP DIVE | Literary Classics Series✨ | Jane AustenPride & Prejudice+3 | Sarah | Besties and the BooksPride & Prejudice | — | Pride & PrejudiceJane Austen+3 | — | 1h 14m 45s | |
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| 3/24/26 |  Ep 103 Gold by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 5✨ | book reviewcharacter evolution+4 | — | GoldThe Plated Prisoner Series | — | GoldRaven Kennedy+5 | — | 1h 08m 50s | |
| 3/21/26 |  Pride & Prejudice for Dummies! | A Beginner’s Reading Guide to Literary Classics✨ | Jane AustenPride and Prejudice+3 | — | Pride and PrejudiceWuthering Heights | — | Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen+3 | — | 41m 41s | |
| 3/18/26 |  Ep 102 RomantasyCon TIPS + TRICKS for BookCon Attendees and Panel Hosts! | Los Angeles 2026 | Send us Fan Mail What’s it like going to a bookcon? What are some tips and tricks we have to make the most of your romantasycon experience? We’ll tell ya! At the beginning of this year we set some podcast goals for 2026 and shared them with you all… and just a week later we were invited to join Fabled Fantasy Events for their 2026 Romantasycon event in LA as media partners! To go to a bookcon in a professional capacity was an absolute dream come true, and a way for us to really see that this ... | 1h 28m 45s | ||||||
| 3/10/26 |  Ep 101 Glow by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 4 | Send us Fan Mail Today we’re taking a DEEP dive right into book four in The Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy: Glow. What happens after the FMC realizes her power and lets her feminine rage free? And how does our MMC navigate that? This book is all about that transition… but just when we thought we could relax a little we’re thrown another major curveball and the rug is pulled out from under us (and every character) once again. 😳🤯 We give you our spoiler free star and spice ratings and ... | 1h 27m 02s | ||||||
| 3/7/26 |  “Wuthering Heights” HOT TAKES & UNPOPULAR OPINIONS ‘The Movie… IS actually THAT deep’ | Send us Fan Mail “We can cover Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë in one episode. It’ll be fine.” 😂Yeah, that used to be us. Until we read it… and watched it, and became aware of the insane amount of social issues this story dives into, what people had to say about that in 1847… and what they’re saying about it now. One episode naturally evolved into at least three episodes: the mini reading guide, the deep dive book vs. movie, and now our response to the insane amount of online discours... | 2h 07m 58s | ||||||
| 3/3/26 |  Ep 100 OMG!! "LIVE FROM RomantasyCon ITS Slumber Party NIGHT!!!" | Happy 100 Episodes with Games, Giveaways, and Vibes! | Send us Fan Mail Today is for the real MVPs. Just when you thought things over here at Besties and the Books Podcast couldn’t get any weirder… may we present to you our 100th episode filmed from our hotel room at Romantasycon Los Angeles 2026, slumber party style! We’ll be bringing you a full recap video of RomantasyCon Bookcon in all of its glory, but before then, please enjoy this “after dark” gardening 🌱💨 edition of the pod to get to know us even better. We play our version of the Newley... | 56m 38s | ||||||
| 2/27/26 |  BOOK VS. MOVIE Wuthering Heights Deep Dive | "Haunt Me Then!" | Literary Classics Series | Send us Fan Mail Famous last words: “We can cover Wuthering Heights in one episode. It’ll be fine.” 😂Yeah, that used to be us. Until we read it… and watched it, and joined the amazingly large and polarizing discussion about it on social media. Then it turned into at least three episodes. The mini reading guide, the deep dive book vs. movie (which is what we’re covering today), and at least one more episode responding to the HEAP of online discourse. The 1847 gothic tragedy, Wuthering Heights ... | 2h 01m 30s | ||||||
| 2/24/26 |  Ep 99 Gleam by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 3 | Send us Fan Mail Today we’re diving right into book three in The Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy: Gleam. This book has one of the most satisfying character arcs we’ve ever read, culminating in an ending we never saw coming. If you enjoy a good feminine rage story, prepare yourself to experience one of the most impactful instances of that trope in any Romantasy we’ve read to date! We give you our spoiler free star and spice ratings and faves and fails, then dive into the five sen... | 1h 26m 14s | ||||||
| 2/17/26 |  Ep 98 Ruining Fantasy Books!! aka Petty Things in Fantasy Books that Just Don't Make Sense... | Send us Fan Mail We’re fantasy readers! You can get us to believe anything! Almost… Today we’re unpacking all those things in fantasy and romance books that have us thinking… 🤔what the heck?! Is that even possible? I feel like that doesn’t make any sense…🤔Which for a group that is able to suspend reality to believe in magic, and dragons, and fae, and portals, says a lot. We’re talking about things like sexy time in fighting leathers, dragon 💩disposal, shirts on people with wings, ... | 1h 13m 31s | ||||||
| 2/13/26 |  WUTHERING HEIGHTS FOR DUMB DUMBS! | A Beginner’s Reading Guide to Literary Classics | Send us Fan Mail Have you officially jumped on the Wuthering Heights bandwagon yet? If you’re anything like us, reading this classic novel by Emily Brontë for the first time, you may find yourself thinking “WTF!?” on every other page, confused about the point of view, the narrator, the timelines, and the ghosts…? And we get it! So do not fret; we’ve got you! Welcome to our newest bonus series where we’re taking deep dives into some of the most beloved classics of our time, kicking it of... | 39m 11s | ||||||
| 2/10/26 |  Ep 97 Glint by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 2 | Send us Fan Mail Today we’re diving right into book two in The Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy: Glint. This book is the perfect journey story (both literal and figurative), and follow up to the polarizing book one. If you weren’t hooked by the end of Gild, we hope you’re hooked now, because these books have A LOT of important things to say. We give you our spoiler free star and spice ratings and faves and fails, then dive into the five sentence summary, the tea on the audiobook ... | 1h 10m 29s | ||||||
| 2/3/26 |  Ep 96 "WE DID IT!!" 100+ Books RAPID REVIEWS! Year End Wrap Up and Book Goals for 2026 | Send us Fan Mail Our 2025 Reading Wrap Up 2.0 is here in all of its spoiler free glory! We’re giving you our one sentence star and spice rating for every book we read from July to December of last year, so get your pad and pencil out to add to your TBR… or to cross some things off… depending on how you look at it. We’re bringing you over 100 book reviews and then going over our yearly bookish goal recap from 2025 and reset for 2026. First and foremost, we want to thank each and every one of y... | 1h 22m 42s | ||||||
| 1/27/26 |  Ep 95 Rhysand, Kingfisher, Slade: The Man Behind the Voices! Interview w/ Anthony Palmini AudioBook Narrator | Send us Fan Mail Do you love Audiobooks? Well, hold onto your buttz! Today we have a very special completely spoiler free interview episode for you. We’re bringing you something (someone?) new and exciting to go along with our deep dive series for the Plated Prisoner books by Raven Kenneny, going on now! We’re chatting with none other than the man behind our favorite voices…including THE Slade Ravinger… Anthony Palmini! Yes, you heard that right: he’s the voice of some of our most treas... | 39m 21s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 |  Ep 94 Gild by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 1 | Send us Fan Mail Just in case you haven’t heard… our first full length deep dive series for 2026 is none other than THE Plated Prisoner by Raven Kennedy! Today we’re kicking off this (at least) six-book, and seven-part journey with book one: Gild. We know that this series can be triggering, controversial, or even so slow to start (for some 😉) that it gets a “dnf.” We’re here to convince you to read it because in our not so humble opinion, it’s one of the most well-written, soul-crushing compl... | 1h 20m 22s | ||||||
| 1/13/26 |  Ep 93 The Housemaid Book VS Movie Showdown! "Why the Movie Was Better?" 😱🤔 | Send us Fan Mail We’re baaaaAAAk! And we’re bringing you a very special episode to kick off the new year! Something we’ve never done in a standalone episode before… it’s a book versus movie showdown with a deep dive into The Housemaid by Freida McFadden and a comparison deep dive into the 2025 movie adaptation starring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney. Which was better the book or the movie? Thrillers are a genre that we historically haven’t covered much here on the podcast, but the hype su... | 1h 28m 02s | ||||||
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