The Bookish Banter Podcast

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Episode 21: Queen of Shadows (And Forgetting Everyone's Name) Jun 28, 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 are doing a lot of yelling about Queen of Shadows, the fifth installment of the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. We get into some really deep windy plots, add even more new characters to the fold, and forget a lot of names. This was quite the storyline and a massive read. So let's hang out for a little bit while we get a little more invested in this series. *This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass Series By Sarah J. Maas and the Vampire Diaries TV show, with some references to Six of Crows By Leigh Bardugo, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, Game of Thrones TV Show, Underworld (the movie), and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Order of the Phoenix, and The Half Blood Prince movie franchise. Bookish Buys of the Week: Fable Bands Six of Crows pre-orders, Blissfully Bookish Key Chain (Use code: BOOKISHBANTER10), Faye's Niche Obscure Book Recommendations: The Forest of Hands and Teeth By Carrie Ryan, recommended by @kaitread.s We are currently reading The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo for our June 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 Follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading

Episode 20: Interview with Kathryn from Blissfully Bookish Co. Jun 23, 2021

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Come hang out while we learn about Kathryn's favorite book boyfriend (hint Tatyana and her share one), and some Pippin Took love and exciting new things that are coming to Blissfully Bookish Co in the coming months! We had so much going into the nitty gritty of running a small bookish business and what it's like to turn your hobby into a passion and a business. *This interview was recorded June 2nd, the Blissfully Bookish Rep Searched is closed.

Find Kathryn at: https://blissfullybookish.com/, Instagram: @BlissfullyBookishTees, and Tiktok: @BlissfullyBookish

Obscure Book Recommendations: The Ghost Bride By Yangsze Choo, Mexican Gothic By Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Age of Light By Whitney Scharer, Sixty Meters to Anywhere By Brendan Leonard.

Shout Outs: PeachyQueenCosplay, Madison_Frye, Bookishlybridey, WebsiteWarlocks, Rolins

Books References:

-Favorite Series: Abhorsen Series By Garth Nix

-The Seventh Tower By Garth Nix

-Lord of the Rings By JRR Tolkien

-Bargainer Series and Four Horseman Series By Laura Thalassa

-The Mortal Instruments Series By Cassandra Clare

-Outlander By Diana Gabaldon

-Throne of Glass By Sarah J Maas

-The Raven Cycle By Maggie Stiefvater

-The Dreamer Trilogy By Maggie Stiefvater

-The Magicians By Lev Grossman

-The Year of the Witching By Alexis Henderson

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Episode 19: Heir of Fire (And Many New Characters) Jun 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! This episode we're diving into the real start to the Throne of Glass series, Heir of Fire. A fan favorite, this was a large book and an even larger introduction of characters, so come hang out while we chat about Rowlin, Chaol's misplaced good intentions, and our new favorite character, Abraxos.

*This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass Series By Sarah J. Maas, with some references to Tangled, Supernatural, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Game of Thrones, and The Swan Princess.

Obscure Book Recommendations: Less By Andrew Sean Greer and I Dreamed of Africa By Kuki Gallmann

We are currently reading The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo for our June Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club

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Episode 18: Red White and Royal Blue (And an Undying Love for The White House Trio) Jun 16, 2021

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We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Happy Pride Month friends! Join us while we scream for one full hour about our love for Alex, Henry, and rest of the Six! We had so much fun devouring and sharing our thoughts on this episode! So tune in to see who our favorite characters are, what are favorite moments were, and just generally squeaking about how much we loved this book.

***This episode contains spoilers from Red White and Royal Blue By Casey Mcquiston and references to The Throne of Glass Series By Sarah J. Maas.

**Shout out to Jenna over at @Live_1000_Lives and her fab reels about Alex and Henry: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmQ4GTgTrJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Episode 17: The Assassin's Blade Review Jun 14, 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 dive into The Assassin's Blade, the prequel to The Throne of Glass series. Let's hang out while we try to stick to our bookish buying ban, cry over Celaena and Sam's love story, and scream about our hate for Arobynn.

*This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass Series, Crescent City By Sarah J. Maas, with some references to Mulan, Aladin, and Hidalgo.

Bookish Buys of the Week: Blissfully Bookish Tees [Use code: BookishBanter10], Book of The Month- Click here to get your first book for $5

Obscure Book Recommendations: The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing By Melissa Bank, The Longest Ride By Nicholas Sparks

We are currently reading The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo for our June 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!

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Episode 16: The Lost Apothecary (and a little feminist rage) Jun 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! This episode is dedicated to the best YA book we've read this year that we both like, The Lost Apothecary By Sarah Penner. This historical fiction debut novel is full of the best twists, turns, and duel POV's. Let's hang out while we tap into Kearsten's feminist rage and Tatyana's undying love for pointing out the flaws in contemporary books.

*This episode contains spoilers from The Lost Apothecary By Sarah Penner

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Episode 15: Crown of Midnight (Chaos, Confusing Story Lines, and Bad Friends) Jun 07, 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 week we're talking about Kearsten's new favorite series, Throne of Glass. This week's episode dives into the second book of the series, Crown of Midnight. Although, we both love SJM with all our hearts and a large part of our personalities, this book was not the one for us. Listen in to find out why we didn't love all of the twists and turns that came together to create Crown of Midnight and this episode! *This episode contains spoilers from the Throne of Glass Series By Sarah J. Maas and A Crown of Gilded Bones By Jennifer L. Armentrout. Bookish Buys of the Week: Book Outlet, Book of The Month (Click here to get your first box for $5) and Blissfully Bookish Co. (Use Code: BOOKISHBANTER10 to save) Obscure Book Recommendation of the Week: The Summer House By Jude Devereux; Little Beach Street Bakery By Jenny Colgan 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 Follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading

Episode 14: Throne of Glass (Let the Maas Destruction Begin) May 31, 2021

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We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love sharing their favorite book and bookish impulse buys! This week we're talking about Kearsten's new favorite series, Throne of Glass. We're so excited to dive head first into the world of Sarah J. Maas and fall in love with these characters and join the hype fest!

*This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses By Sarah J. Maas and The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare.

Bookish Buys of the Week: OwlCrate Young Adult Box, The Bookish Box Young Adult Box, Book Outlet, NerdyInk, Book Beau, Blissfully Bookish Co. {Use Code: BOOKISHBANTER10 to save}

Obscure Book Recommendation of the Week: A Kingdom of Dreams By Judith McNaught; I'm Still Standing By Colleen Coleman

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Episode 13ish: Bookish This or That May 26, 2021

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We are Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and cheesy Romance Novels. Come hang out with while we play a little game of Bookish This or That! We've apparently forgotten Game of Thrones was ever a show, Tatyana can not make a decision for the life of it all, and Kearsten has a healthy respect for hardcovers and their dust jackets.

Play Along with us:

Series or Standalone
Enemies to Lovers or Friends to Lovers
Hardcover or Paperback
Wholesome Men or Morally Grey Men
Bookmark or Whatever is around
New or Thrifted
Fantasy or Contemporary
Library or Bookstore
Kindle or Audiobook
Long Series or Short Series (More or less than 3 books)
Dust Jacket on While Reading or Off
Collectors Edition or Mass Market Cover
Less than 300 pages or More than 300 pages

*This episode contains spoilers from The Mortal Instruments By Cassandra Clare, Shadow and Bone & Six of Crows By Leigh Bardugo, Born of Night By Sherrilyn Kenyon.

Bookish Buys of the week: Bookmarks from @stackingpages (Use Code: LLAMA10 to save) and Owl Crate April Box

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Episode 12: A Crown of Gilded Bone (And too many questions) May 24, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love talking about books! Welcome to our final installment of the From Blood and Ash series. Come hang out while fall further into the FBAA rabbit hole and share our favorite plot holes, new (dragon) characters, and our theories for the next 17 books.

*This episode contains spoilers from From Blood and Ash Series By Jennifer L. Armentrout, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, and The Vampire Diaries TV Series.

Bookish Buys of the Week: The Bookish Box, Enchanted Extras, and Book of the Month

Obscure Book Recommendations of the Week: Here's to Us By Elin Hilderbrand & The Bride by Julie Garwood

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