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Episode 11: Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (and some confusing family dynamics) May 17, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love talking about books! Join us while we venture back into the amazing world JLA created that has been living rent free in our heads for a while now. This was both our favorite of the series and we dove a little too far into the archives of our lives for this one. So grab a drink or 4 and spend some time with us and our favorite bookish couple, Casppy.

*This episode contains spoilers from From Blood and Ash and Kingdom of Flesh and Fire By Jennifer L. Armentrout

Obscure Book Recommendations of the Week: Paris for One By Jojo Moyes and Rich and Pretty By Rumaan Alam

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Episode 10: From Blood and Ash (and We will Judge) May 10, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love talking about books! Join us while we dive into everyone's new favorite vampire tale and scream about our love for dark broody men and their piss poor communication skills. You know we love a good 2008 Twilight reference, enemies to lovers, and morally grey men!!

*This episode contains spoilers from From Blood and Ash By Jennifer L. Armentrout, Crescent City and A Court of Silver Flames By Sarah J. Maas.

Obscure Book Recommendations of the Week: My Life in France By Julia Child and A Simple Favor By Darcey Bell

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Episode 9ish: Fiction Men We Wish We Could Date May 05, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love talking about books! Come hang out with us while we swoon over our favorite fictional men! Kearsten has a love of awkward, morally grey men with a tragic back story and Tatyana is always holding out of a hero with strong morals and a rockin' body. Hope you love the first mini episode!!!!

*This episode contains spoilers from The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare, The League Series (Born of Night, Born of Fire, and Born of Ice) by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, The Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn, The Raven Cycle and Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater, Heroes are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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Music by Scott Holmes from Free Music Archive

Episode 8: Shadow and Bone Show Episode 5-8 Reactions May 03, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, your hosts, we're two best friends who love talking about books and our total lack of shelf control! In this week's episode we're recapping the Shadow and Bone the Netflix Adaptation, Episodes 5-8. Come listen to us scream about the ultimate mash up of our favorite characters, the Crows and Alina! The showdown between The Darkling and Kaz and the heartbreak that is Helnik. Thank you all for listening and fan girling with us! We hope you loved the show as much as we did!!!! Tune in next week for our review of From Blood and Ash By Jennifer Armentrout.

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Episode 7: Shadow and Bone Show Episode 1-4 Reactions Apr 26, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, your hosts, we're two best friends who love talking about books and our total lack of shelf control! In this week's episode we're reviewing Shadow and Bone the Netflix Adaptation, Episodes 1-4. Come listen to us scream about Jesper, Kaz, The Darkling, and the real hero of Ravka, Milo. We want to apologize for the audio, we recorded this with a lot of emotion and sleep deprivation, we're still trying to figure everything out. Thank you all for listening and sticking around! We hope you loved the show as much as we did!!!! Tune in next week for our reactions to Episode 5-8 of Season 1.

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Episode 6: Six of Crows Duology Recap Apr 19, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, your hosts, we're two best friends who love talking about books and our total lack of shelf control! In this week's episode we're reviewing Six and Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. Hang out with us while Kearsten reels over finishing the books 10 minutes before recording, Tatyana swoons over Kaz, and we both share our theories for the Netflix adaptation that premiers this Friday (April 23rd). Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on TikTok and Instagram @TheBookishBanterPodcast!

Book Buys of the Week: Talon Series By Julie Kagawa, Love and Ruin By Paula Mclain, Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo By Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Power By Namoi Alderman.

Bookish Merch Buys of the Week: Bookmarks from @StackingPages, @TheBookishBox March YA box, and @FableGroundsCoffee

Obscure Book Recommendations: The Loop By Nicolas Evans; The Seventh Plague By James Rollins

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Episode 5: Shadow and Bone Recap Apr 12, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, your hosts, we're two best friends who love talking about books! In this weeks episode we talked about the Shadow and Bone Trilogy (Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising) by Leigh Bardugo. Come hang out with us while we obsess over The Darkling, share our feelings about Maliana, and our hopes for the new Netflix adaptation. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on TikTok and Instagram @TheBookishBanterPodcast! *This episode contains spoilers from The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, Six of Crows Duology; by Leigh Bardugo. The Cruel Prince and How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories; by Holly Black. Obscure Book Recommendations: Heroes are My Weakness, By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Eligible, By: Curtis Sittenfeld Follow Kearsten on TikTok @kearsten.keeps.reading Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama

Episode 4: Serpent and Dove Review Apr 05, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, your hosts, we're two best friends who love talking about books! In this weeks episode we reviewed Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin. Come hang out with us while we gush over Lous antics, her and Coco's friendship and our thoughts on the next book in the series. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on TikTok and Instagram @TheBookishBanterPodcast! Obscure Book Recommendations: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, By: Anthony Bordian; The Ash Princess, By: Laura Sebastian Follow Kearsten on TikTok @kearsten.keeps.reading Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama

Episode 3: BookTok vs. Bookstagram Apr 05, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, your hosts, we're two best friends who love talking about books! In this weeks episode we took a deep dive into the Book communities on TikTok and Instagram. Kearsten is just starting her BookTok journey and Tatyana has only ever heard of Bookstagram. Listen in while we talk about our love for the online book community, TikTok vs. Instagram, and some of our favorite creators. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on TikTok and Instagram @TheBookishBanterPodcast! Favorite Creators mentioned in the episode: @live_1000_lives @ezeekat @rebeccas_reads @caitsbooks @peachyqueencosplay @kevintnorman Follow Kearsten on TikTok @kearsten.keeps.reading Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama Follow the podcast on both @TheBookishBanterPodcast

Episode 2: Favorite Standalone and Favorite Series Apr 05, 2021

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We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love talking about books! This episode contains spoilers of our favorite standalone and series, including The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George, The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand, The Infernal Devices, The Mortal Instruments, and The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare, The League Series (Born of Night, Born of Fire, and Born of Ice) by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Obscure Book Recommendations: The Perfume Collector, By: Kathleen Tessaro; The Immortal Rules, By: Julie Kagawa Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on TikTok and Instagram @TheBookishBanterPodcast! Follow Kearsten on TikTok @kearsten.keeps.reading Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama Music by Scott Holmes from Free Music Archive

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