The Bookish Banter Podcast

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Episode 31: Gods and Monsters (and some serious plot twists) Aug 16, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys.This was a windy tale with some serious plot twists and even better character development. We loved chatting about the final installment in this series and truly loved this ending. Shelby is an amazing writer and we, collectively, can not wait to see what she comes up with next! So tune into this episode where we cried, laughed, screamed, preached, and generally just had a great time!

*This episode contains spoilers from Serpent and Dove Series By Shelby Mahurin, Throne of Glass By Sarah J. Maas, Aradidne By Jennifer Saint, The Vampire Diaries and The Originals television show, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V.E. Schwab.

Bookish Buys of the Week: Unplugged Box and Book Outlet, Stacking Pages (Use code: LLAMA10)

Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading

Episode 30: Blood and Honey (And some serious red flags) Aug 09, 2021

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We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Hang out while we dive into the second book in the Serpent and Dove series, Blood and Honey. We had a lot of fun being a part of Shelby's world of unique characters. This was an interesting second book to the series and we had some thoughts for sure! Let us know how you felt about this book!

Spoilers: Serpent and Dove & Blood and Honey By Shelby Mahurin, with references to Crescent City & Throne of Glass By Sarah J. Maas, and Neverwhere By Neil Gaiman.

Bookish Impulse Buys: Owl Crate, The Bookish Box (KAIT5 to save), Book Outlet, Possum Wicks (Books10 to save), Stacking Pages (Llama10 to save).

Click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club!

Episode 29ish: Ariadne (and mispronouncing all the Greek Gods) Aug 04, 2021

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We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys!We are so excited to announce our new bonus series: Retellings!!!!! We are so excited to fall head first into this whole genre of retellings of the mythological and fairy tale variety. Over many moons we will be selecting a retelling of some form as a bonus episode each month! So stick around and hear our take on these epic tales. To kick off the series, we started with Book of the Month's feature of Jennifer Saint's debut novel, Ariadne. Hang out while we dissect this female POV retelling of Theseus and the Minotaur!

*Trigger warnings for this book: Suicide and Sexual Abuse

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Episode 28: Throne of Glass Interview with Corrine from @Corrine_Thorn Aug 02, 2021

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We're so excited to share this episode with the ICONIC cosplayer Corrine from @Corrine_Thorn! Let's hang out while we dive into Corrine's love of Aelin and the bookish community, how we all balance being bookish with real life, and creating amazing content. We hope you enjoy this extra long episode about our favorite fandoms, cosplay, and the whole bookish community!

Follow Corrine on Instagram and TikTok at @Corrine_Thorn!

Favorite Series: The Mortal Instruments By Cassandra Clare

Favorite Standalone: Again But Better By Christine Riccio

Currently Reading: A Touch of Darkness Series By Scarlett St. Clair & Gods and Monsters By Shelby Mahurin

Accounts to Follow: @PeachyQueenCosplay; @ShakespeareandMe; @Roxannecarol; @LaurenDoesCosplay; @TessaCarter_Cosplay; and many more!

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Episode 27: Throne of Glass Deep Dive with Sarah from @RosebudMode Jul 26, 2021

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We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Join us while we do a deep dive into the entire Throne of Glass Series and share our theories for all the Maas worlds with the bookish interwebs expert herself Sarah from @RoseBudMode. Hang out while we chat ultimate book boyfriends, hopes for Crescent City 2, Book Clubs, and everyone's love of ACOTAR.

This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass, Crescent City, and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, and From Blood and Ash By Jennifer L. Armentrout

Favorite Standalone: The House in the Cerulean Sea By T.J. Klune

Favorite Series: Throne of Glass, The Dark Elements Series By Jennifer L. Armentrout

Find Sarah on Instagram (@RoseBudMode) and TikTok (@RoseBudeModee) and join her book club: Book Buds! (@BookBuds.club)

We are currently reading All The Murmuring Bones By A.G. Slatter for our July Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club and will be meeting Saturday July 31st.

Episode 26ish: Favorite Bookish Small Businesses Jul 21, 2021

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We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Let's hang out while we share our top 10 bookish small businesses that we have discovered over the last few months on the bookish interwebs. All of these reviews are our honest opinions and we would love for you to check these businesses out and support them as well! Below are some discount codes we hope you use to save a little bit and support some of our favorite reps! Top 10 Bookish Small Businesses: 1. Blissfully Bookish Tees (Use Code: BookishBanter10) 2. DearWriterCo (Use Code: Whispering10) 3. Feyes Niche 4. FableBands (Use code: BookishBanter10) 5. Stacking Pages (Use Code: Llama10) 6. Owl Crate 7. Fable Grounds Coffee (Use Code: Kayla10) 8. The Bookish Box (Use Code: Knight5) 9. Possum Wicks Candles (Use Code: Kasey10) 10. Hold It There (@efatuatedreadings) (Use Code: Bookishpod20) We are currently reading All The Murmuring Bones By A.G. Slatter for our July Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading

Episode 25: Kingdom of Ash (And the epic finale of the series) Jul 19, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. This week we're diving into Kingdom of Ash, the final installment to the Throne of Glass series. This was an emotional roller coaster of epic deaths, battle scenes, and shapeshifting. Grab a drink, some comfy clothes, and hang out with us for one of our longest episodes and the longest book we've talked about so far.

*Spoilers from Throne of Glass Series By Sarah J. Maas, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince By J.K. Rowling, Lord of the Rings By J.R.R. Tolkien, Criminal Minds with references to The Vampire Diaries, Thor: Ragnorok, Game of Thrones.

Bookish Impulse Buys: Book outlet and Blissfully Bookish (BookishBanter10)

We are currently reading All The Murmuring Bones By A.G. Slatter for our July Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club.

Episode 24: Tower of Dawn (and our undying love for Chaol) Jul 12, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. This week we're Tower of Dawn, everyone's favorite installment of the series. Hang out with us while we share our undying love of Chaol, channel our inner Ron Weasley, and swoon over Sartaq.

*Spoilers from Throne of Glass Series By Sarah J. Maas, with references to Mulan, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Supernatural.

Bookish Impulse Buys: The Bookish Box and Blissfully Bookish (BookishBanter10)

We are currently reading All The Murmuring Bones By A.G. Slatter for our July Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club.

Episode 23: Spooky Summer Read- Woman in the Window Jul 07, 2021

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Welcome our special guest, @Kates_bookcase!!!! Let's hang out for a little while with Kearsten's sister Katie where we talk about a spooky summer read, Woman in the Window By A.J. Finn. We really tried to branch out with this episode and spoiler alert, all three of us loved it! Come along while we compare and contrast the book to the new Netflix adaptation.

*This episode contains spoilers from Woman in the Window By A.J. Finn

Bookish Impulse Buys: Fable Grounds Coffee, Faye's Niche, The Bookish Box, OwlCrate, Unplugged Book Box (Adult Fiction), Enchanted Fandoms (Journey to Middle Earth Box), Once Upon a Book Club (LLAMA10), Blissfully Bookish (BookishBanter10)

Kate's Recommendations: 1st to Die By James Patterson, The Green Mile Stephen King, Ninth House By Leigh Bardugo, Dark Tower Series By Stephen King, To Tame a Highland Warrior By Karen Marie Moning, The Shining By Stephen King

We are currently reading All The Murmuring Bones By A.G. Slatter for our July Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club.

Episode 22: Empire of Storms (And lots of heartache) Jul 05, 2021

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We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! This episode we living for all the amazing storylines in Empire of Storms. We get into some really deep windy plots, add even more new characters to the fold, and love these ultimate mash-up. We're almost there y'all.

*This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass Series and A Court of Thorns and Roses Series By Sarah J Maas, Games of Thrones TV Show, The 100 TV Show, and Lord of the Rings By J.R.R. Tolkien.

Shoutout to ACOFAE Podcast!

Bookish Buys of the Week: Faye's Niche, Book Outlet, Blissfully Bookish: Use code [BOOKISHBANTER10], The Bookish Box, Owl Crate.

We are currently reading All The Murmuring Bones By A.G. Slatter for our July Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club.

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