Welcome to another fantasy week bookish babes! For this episode, Allie and Meg give spoiler filled reviews of two EPIC fantasy books from extremely popular book series. Empire of Storms features all the feels from Throne of Glass, while The War of Two Queens of FBAA is bringing all the heat...of the drama and the threesome variety. Sip on your Honeydew / Joining cocktail of the week and enjoy this fantastically steamy Sunday!

Welcome to another fantasy week bookish babes! For this episode, Allie and Meg give spoiler filled reviews of two EPIC fantasy books from extremely popular book series. Empire of Storms features all the feels from Throne of Glass, while The War of Two Queens of FBAA is bringing all the heat...of the drama and the threesome variety. Sip on your Honeydew / Joining cocktail of the week and enjoy this fantastically steamy Sunday!

The War of Two Queens (and empire of storms)

Hello bookish babes! Welcome to another episode in which Allie and Meg discuss their current reads. This week, the ladies review People We Meet on Vacation, Beach Read, and newly released Book Lovers all written by the romance genre sensation, Emily Henry! SPOILERS ahead for all 3 books. Sip on your Emily Henry inspired cocktail and allow the ladies to romance you. As always, new book assignments are provided at the end of the episode.

Hello bookish babes! Welcome to another episode in which Allie and Meg discuss their current reads. This week, the ladies review People We Meet on Vacation, Beach Read, and newly released Book Lovers all written by the romance genre sensation, Emily Henry! SPOILERS ahead for all 3 books. Sip on your Emily Henry inspired cocktail and allow the ladies to romance you. As always, new book assignments are provided at the end of the episode.

Emily Henry

Hello bookish babes, and welcome to an episode where you cal let your toxic flag fly! That's right, in this week's mini ep, Allie and Meg discuss their personal red flags as readers and things get...interesting. Sip on your Reading Red Flag cocktail of the week and see if you can relate to any of these habits as a reader.

Hello bookish babes, and welcome to an episode where you cal let your toxic flag fly! That's right, in this week's mini ep, Allie and Meg discuss their personal red flags as readers and things get...interesting. Sip on your Reading Red Flag cocktail of the week and see if you can relate to any of these habits as a reader.

Reading Red Flags

Summer is here bookish babes and so are all the reading recs you'll need when sitting by the pool or on the beach, drink in hand, and feet kicked up.  Allie and Meg discuss what they specifically look for in a summer read and then give 10 amazing summer book recommendations.  The ladies give you romance, thriller, fantasy, and smut suggestions for your reading pleasure.  It's getting hot in here, so sip on your Beach Read cocktail of the week and get that summer TBR going!

Summer is here bookish babes and so are all the reading recs you'll need when sitting by the pool or on the beach, drink in hand, and feet kicked up.  Allie and Meg discuss what they specifically look for in a summer read and then give 10 amazing summer book recommendations.  The ladies give you romance, thriller, fantasy, and smut suggestions for your reading pleasure.  It's getting hot in here, so sip on your Beach Read cocktail of the week and get that summer TBR going!

Our Top SUMMER Reads

Holy freakin fantasy bookish babes! Here's the rundown: Allie gives general reviews for the entire Mortal Instruments series as well as the LOTR series from The Hobbit through Two Towers. Then Meg updates on where she's at with the Throne of Glass series. The ladies combine forces to talk about The Crown of Gilded Bones, A Shadow in the Ember, and spoiler free for The War of Two Queens. Sip on your fantasy inspired cocktail of the week, because getting through 4 epic fantasy series in one hour is...interesting to say the least. Happy Sunday and even happier reading.

Holy freakin fantasy bookish babes! Here's the rundown: Allie gives general reviews for the entire Mortal Instruments series as well as the LOTR series from The Hobbit through Two Towers. Then Meg updates on where she's at with the Throne of Glass series. The ladies combine forces to talk about The Crown of Gilded Bones, A Shadow in the Ember, and spoiler free for The War of Two Queens. Sip on your fantasy inspired cocktail of the week, because getting through 4 epic fantasy series in one hour is...interesting to say the least. Happy Sunday and even happier reading.

TOG, FBAA, LOTR, and Mortal Instruments

It's episode fifty people.  Let's talk books and burning bookish questions while the ladies play power hour.  That is all.

It's episode fifty people.  Let's talk books and burning bookish questions while the ladies play power hour.  That is all.

EPISODE 50: let's power hour

Hello Bookish Babes!  Welcome to the second episode featuring a novel by the one and only, Taylor Jenkins Reid.  Rather than Evelyn Hugo and old Hollywood, Daisy Jones and The Six brings you into the golden era of rock and roll.  Daisy, Billy, Graham, Karen, Camilla, and the rest of the gang are a star studded cast that make you feel like you're on the road with a real-life rock band whose album has just hit the top of the charts.  Between the songs, the relationships, and the heartbreaking revelations, you're going to want to sip on your Honeycomb cocktail of the week for this one.  Allie and Meg finish the episode discussing the upcoming TV adaptation of DJAT6, as well as announcing what they have in store for EPISODE FIFTY!   *trigger warnings for this episode include drug use and abuse, alcohol use and abuse, overdose, relapse, the termination of a pregnancy, an abusive relationship,  and death of a loved one*

Hello Bookish Babes!  Welcome to the second episode featuring a novel by the one and only, Taylor Jenkins Reid.  Rather than Evelyn Hugo and old Hollywood, Daisy Jones and The Six brings you into the golden era of rock and roll.  Daisy, Billy, Graham, Karen, Camilla, and the rest of the gang are a star studded cast that make you feel like you're on the road with a real-life rock band whose album has just hit the top of the charts.  Between the songs, the relationships, and the heartbreaking revelations, you're going to want to sip on your Honeycomb cocktail of the week for this one.  Allie and Meg finish the episode discussing the upcoming TV adaptation of DJAT6, as well as announcing what they have in store for EPISODE FIFTY!    *trigger warnings for this episode include drug use and abuse, alcohol use and abuse, overdose, relapse, the termination of a pregnancy, an abusive relationship,  and death of a loved one*

Daisy Jones and The Six

Well bookish babes, it's finally here. This episode, Allie and Meg go into heavy detail on what they loved and didn't love about the long awaited Crescent City sequel by SJM. The review contains MAJOR HoSaB spoilers, so if you haven't read it and bookstagram didn't already spoil this book for you, then please don't listen. For those of you who have read and had your world turned upside down, then this episode is for you. Sip on your Crossover cocktail of the week, listen to the plot review, and then see if you agree with the ladies' opinions on the characters, the plot twists, and THAT ending. They also discuss some hopes and predictions for CC3, so you'll want to stick around until the very end! 

Well bookish babes, it's finally here. This episode, Allie and Meg go into heavy detail on what they loved and didn't love about the long awaited Crescent City sequel by SJM. The review contains MAJOR HoSaB spoilers, so if you haven't read it and bookstagram didn't already spoil this book for you, then please don't listen. For those of you who have read and had your world turned upside down, then this episode is for you. Sip on your Crossover cocktail of the week, listen to the plot review, and then see if you agree with the ladies' opinions on the characters, the plot twists, and THAT ending. They also discuss some hopes and predictions for CC3, so you'll want to stick around until the very end!

House of Sky and Breath

Hello bookish babes! Allie and Meg are back with a very special mini episode. If you've ever read a book and thought, "that character reminds me of my best friend," then this is the episode for you! The ladies take turns naming 5 book characters from any genre that they think makes up the other's personality. The choices are absolutely priceless, and the episode will have you wanting to sip on your Book Bestie cocktail of the week and doing this with all of your bookish friends. As always, the episode ends with a book assignment for next week...and lets just say Allie and Meg are ready to light it up for this highly anticipated sequel.

Hello bookish babes! Allie and Meg are back with a very special mini episode. If you've ever read a book and thought, "that character reminds me of my best friend," then this is the episode for you! The ladies take turns naming 5 book characters from any genre that they think makes up the other's personality. The choices are absolutely priceless, and the episode will have you wanting to sip on your Book Bestie cocktail of the week and doing this with all of your bookish friends. As always, the episode ends with a book assignment for next week...and lets just say Allie and Meg are ready to light it up for this highly anticipated sequel.

Book Characters and Your Personality

Hello Bookish Babes! Allie and Meg are BACK this week to finish up Sabaa Tahir's An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series. The ladies cannot possibly recommend these books enough. As Reaper and Storm are the last two installments of the series, they have action packed storylines, characters that are sure to burrow their way into your hearts, stakes that are unbelievably high, and twists that will have your jaw dropping to the floor. Sip on your Beyond the Storm cocktail and settle in because this week, the Kehannis are speaking!

Hello Bookish Babes! Allie and Meg are BACK this week to finish up Sabaa Tahir's An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series. The ladies cannot possibly recommend these books enough. As Reaper and Storm are the last two installments of the series, they have action packed storylines, characters that are sure to burrow their way into your hearts, stakes that are unbelievably high, and twists that will have your jaw dropping to the floor. Sip on your Beyond the Storm cocktail and settle in because this week, the Kehannis are speaking!

A Reaper at the Gates & A Sky Beyond the Storm

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Hello bookish babes and welcome to a very special episode 45! This week, Allie and Meg interview their 2nd author with a book that hits home on so many levels. SIDELINED: How Women Manage &amp; Mismanage Their Health by the amazing Sue Salenger, takes a very different approach than other healthcare books on the market. This book specifically targets the different processes that women go through when managing their health. With a perfect blend of first hand accounts from real women and the research to back it up, Sue is able to seamlessly identify why women often feel shame, put themselves last, and have to jump through hoops when it comes to their medical care. The ladies discuss not only the barriers to women receiving the healthcare they need, but what women can do and the available resources for better managing this problem. SIDELINED comes out April 12, 2022 and trust us, you won't want to miss it!

Hello bookish babes and welcome to a very special episode 45! This week, Allie and Meg interview their 2nd author with a book that hits home on so many levels. SIDELINED: How Women Manage &amp; Mismanage Their Health by the amazing Sue Salenger, takes a very different approach than other healthcare books on the market. This book specifically targets the different processes that women go through when managing their health. With a perfect blend of first hand accounts from real women and the research to back it up, Sue is able to seamlessly identify why women often feel shame, put themselves last, and have to jump through hoops when it comes to their medical care. The ladies discuss not only the barriers to women receiving the healthcare they need, but what women can do and the available resources for better managing this problem. SIDELINED comes out April 12, 2022 and trust us, you won't want to miss it!

SIDELINED ft. Author Sue Salenger

Hello bookish babes and welcome back to a much more tame version of our Silent Patient episode. Kait (yaknow, the one who's a good time) IS BACK as an extra special return guest to discuss (and cry about) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. My god Taylor Jenkins Reid, how dare you do this to us. The ladies take a deep dive into the star-studded and secretive life that Evelyn Hugo lived, giving a spoiler filled review as they sip on their Seven and Sevelyn cocktails. Get out the tissues for this one, because each marriage failed and secret revealed will leave your heart in pieces. Allie and Meg ends the episode with a big announcement that you won't want to miss!

Hello bookish babes and welcome back to a much more tame version of our Silent Patient episode. Kait (yaknow, the one who's a good time) IS BACK as an extra special return guest to discuss (and cry about) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. My god Taylor Jenkins Reid, how dare you do this to us. The ladies take a deep dive into the star-studded and secretive life that Evelyn Hugo lived, giving a spoiler filled review as they sip on their Seven and Sevelyn cocktails. Get out the tissues for this one, because each marriage failed and secret revealed will leave your heart in pieces. Allie and Meg ends the episode with a big announcement that you won't want to miss!

The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ft. Kait (she's back baby) 

Here's a quickie episode to wet your whistles bookish babes!  (yes, I have had a few drinks prior to typing this out) BUT, listen up to find out who was triumphant in the Meg vs. Allie fantasy draft showdown.  We had some big upsets.  Some last minute victories.  There were some tears shed.  But mostly we just had fun pinning our top fantasy characters, books, tropes, and authors against each other.  And we loved that so many of you played along with us to help us decide an ultimate draft winner.  Happy Sunday and happier reading!

Here's a quickie episode to wet your whistles bookish babes!  (yes, I have had a few drinks prior to typing this out) BUT, listen up to find out who was triumphant in the Meg vs. Allie fantasy draft showdown.  We had some big upsets.  Some last minute victories.  There were some tears shed.  But mostly we just had fun pinning our top fantasy characters, books, tropes, and authors against each other.  And we loved that so many of you played along with us to help us decide an ultimate draft winner.  Happy Sunday and happier reading!

Results of the Fantasy Draft

Get out the tissues bookish babes, because in true Colleen Hoover fashion...this episode is sure to be another tearjerker.  Allie and Meg review CoHo's newest novel, Reminders of Him (with spoilers).  Be ready to fall in love with the story of Kenna, Ledger, Diem, and Scotty throughout this very real, vulnerable, and raw story with just about as much heart as we can handle.  We laughed, we cried, we swooned, and we genuinely rooted for each one of these characters with everything we had.  Make yourself CoHo Cosmo cocktail of the week because you're going to need it for this one.  Happy Sunday and happy reading.

Get out the tissues bookish babes, because in true Colleen Hoover fashion...this episode is sure to be another tearjerker.  Allie and Meg review CoHo's newest novel, Reminders of Him (with spoilers).  Be ready to fall in love with the story of Kenna, Ledger, Diem, and Scotty throughout this very real, vulnerable, and raw story with just about as much heart as we can handle.  We laughed, we cried, we swooned, and we genuinely rooted for each one of these characters with everything we had.  Make yourself CoHo Cosmo cocktail of the week because you're going to need it for this one.  Happy Sunday and happy reading.

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

Hello bookish babes and Talk Bacc listeners alike!  Today's very special episode touches on female friendships in books in honor of Galentine's Day, BUT ALSO Allie, Meg, and podcast guest/fellow host Nas spill all of the tea about romance books in time for Valentine's Day.  Be prepared because the ladies are talking all things romance: genres, couples, tropes, smut, and obviously book boyfriends.  Sip on your Tea Time With Nas cocktail of the week, get ready for your heart to melt. Play along with the girls as they play who'd you rather (and a round of FMK ;) with their top 7 book boyfriends of all time!  Happy romance reading and happy Sunday loves.

Hello bookish babes and Talk Bacc listeners alike!  Today's very special episode touches on female friendships in books in honor of Galentine's Day, BUT ALSO Allie, Meg, and podcast guest/fellow host Nas spill all of the tea about romance books in time for Valentine's Day.  Be prepared because the ladies are talking all things romance: genres, couples, tropes, smut, and obviously book boyfriends.  Sip on your Tea Time With Nas cocktail of the week, get ready for your heart to melt. Play along with the girls as they play who'd you rather (and a round of FMK ;) with their top 7 book boyfriends of all time!  Happy romance reading and happy Sunday loves.

Galentine's Day and ALL the Romance Tea ft. Nas

Hello bookish babes, and welcome to the long awaited Bibliofiles Fantasy Draft!  This week, Allie and Meg create their own fantasy genre teams and battle it out.  The ladies choose their top female main characters, male main characters, super couples, villains, tropes, plots, duologues, series, and authors of the fantasy book genre.  Sip on your Ultimate Fantasy cocktail of the week and get ready to dive into the most fantastical episode of The Bibliofiles TO DATE!  Happy Sunday, happy reading, and happy fantasy draft battling!

Hello bookish babes, and welcome to the long awaited Bibliofiles Fantasy Draft!  This week, Allie and Meg create their own fantasy genre teams and battle it out.  The ladies choose their top female main characters, male main characters, super couples, villains, tropes, plots, duologues, series, and authors of the fantasy book genre.  Sip on your Ultimate Fantasy cocktail of the week and get ready to dive into the most fantastical episode of The Bibliofiles TO DATE!  Happy Sunday, happy reading, and happy fantasy draft battling!

First Annual Fantasy Draft

Hello bookish babes and welcome back!  This week, Allie and Meg discuss the newest series from fantasy author Sarah J Maas: Crescent City.  In one word, this book is an absolute rollercoaster.  Enter the brand new, urban fantasy world of Bryce Quinlan (our new girl crush).  Read and listen along as Bryce is paired up with Hunt Athalar to solve a series of murders, find a missing fae artifact, and stop a magical drug from plaguing the streets of Crescent City.  They'll try their hardest to tolerate each other along the way.  Basically it's high stakes, extremely emotional, character AND plot driven, and all your favorite tropes in one 800 page book.  The ladies rate and review CC with spoilers as well as make some predictions for book 2 coming out in LESS THAN ONE MONTH PEOPLE!  Sip on your Light It Up cocktail of the week, get on the Brythalar ship, and please stand by for an exciting announcement for the following episode!

Hello bookish babes and welcome back!  This week, Allie and Meg discuss the newest series from fantasy author Sarah J Maas: Crescent City.  In one word, this book is an absolute rollercoaster.  Enter the brand new, urban fantasy world of Bryce Quinlan (our new girl crush).  Read and listen along as Bryce is paired up with Hunt Athalar to solve a series of murders, find a missing fae artifact, and stop a magical drug from plaguing the streets of Crescent City.  They'll try their hardest to tolerate each other along the way.  Basically it's high stakes, extremely emotional, character AND plot driven, and all your favorite tropes in one 800 page book.  The ladies rate and review CC with spoilers as well as make some predictions for book 2 coming out in LESS THAN ONE MONTH PEOPLE!  Sip on your Light It Up cocktail of the week, get on the Brythalar ship, and please stand by for an exciting announcement for the following episode!

Crescent City House of Earth and Blood

Hello bookish babes and fellow fans of Sabaa Tahir's AMAZING fantasy series An Ember in the Ashes! But like, seriously, how did we not find out about and absolutely devour this series sooner?! For fans of stories that are BOTH plot heavy and rich in character development, look no further because this is the next great fantasy series for you. Allie and Meg take this episode to review An Ember in the Ashes as well as book 2, A Torch Against the Night (beware of full on, shameless spoilers). The ladies sip on their Amber in the Ashes cocktail of the week as they breakdown the world building, the 3 main characters, how dreamy Elias is, holy plot twists, all of the emotions, a future TV adaptation, and the amazingness that is Sabaa Tahir. Happy Sunday and happier reading!

Hello bookish babes and fellow fans of Sabaa Tahir's AMAZING fantasy series An Ember in the Ashes! But like, seriously, how did we not find out about and absolutely devour this series sooner?! For fans of stories that are BOTH plot heavy and rich in character development, look no further because this is the next great fantasy series for you. Allie and Meg take this episode to review An Ember in the Ashes as well as book 2, A Torch Against the Night (beware of full on, shameless spoilers). The ladies sip on their Amber in the Ashes cocktail of the week as they breakdown the world building, the 3 main characters, how dreamy Elias is, holy plot twists, all of the emotions, a future TV adaptation, and the amazingness that is Sabaa Tahir. Happy Sunday and happier reading!

An Ember in the Ashes (books 1 & 2)

Buddy Robinson

YER A WIZARD HARRY! Hello Bookish Babes AND Potterheads! Today's very special episode is sure to have you feeling better than if you had drank a full cup of liquid luck. Allie and Meg are joined by dear friend, NHL star, dog dad, future human dad, and HP connoisseur: Buddy Robinson! Buddy has read the Harry Potter series more times than he can count, Allie just finished the HP book series, and Meg...well Meg is just happy to be here. Sip on your "Buddy Read" cocktail as the gang talks about all 7 books, all 8 movies, the new HBO anniversary special, and even competes in some HP trivia.  As always, there are new book assignments for the following week. Happy Sunday and happy reading!

YER A WIZARD HARRY! Hello Bookish Babes AND Potterheads! Today's very special episode is sure to have you feeling better than if you had drank a full cup of liquid luck. Allie and Meg are joined by dear friend, NHL star, dog dad, future human dad, and HP connoisseur: Buddy Robinson! Buddy has read the Harry Potter series more times than he can count, Allie just finished the HP book series, and Meg...well Meg is just happy to be here. Sip on your "Buddy Read" cocktail as the gang talks about all 7 books, all 8 movies, the new HBO anniversary special, and even competes in some HP trivia.  As always, there are new book assignments for the following week. Happy Sunday and happy reading!

Harry Potter ft. special guest Buddy Robinson

3...2...1...HAPPY NEW YEAR BOOKISH BABES! Allie and Meg are back with their first episode of 2022! This week they talk about The Hating Game movie and The Witcher Season 2 with spoilers. More importantly, the ladies divulge their top 10 reads of 2021, their most anticipated reads of 2022, stand out authors from last year, and their 2022 reading and podcasting goals! Of course there is a delicious, book-inspired cocktail of the week sure to send things a bit off the rails at times. However, the ladies are able to pull it together enough to reflect on 2021, ring in their hopes for 2022, and announce next week's episode which is, as ALWAYS (hint, hint) going to be magical (another hint). Happy New year, happy Sunday, &amp; happy reading!

3...2...1...HAPPY NEW YEAR BOOKISH BABES! Allie and Meg are back with their first episode of 2022! This week they talk about The Hating Game movie and The Witcher Season 2 with spoilers. More importantly, the ladies divulge their top 10 reads of 2021, their most anticipated reads of 2022, stand out authors from last year, and their 2022 reading and podcasting goals! Of course there is a delicious, book-inspired cocktail of the week sure to send things a bit off the rails at times. However, the ladies are able to pull it together enough to reflect on 2021, ring in their hopes for 2022, and announce next week's episode which is, as ALWAYS (hint, hint) going to be magical (another hint). Happy New year, happy Sunday, &amp; happy reading!

HAPPY FREAKING NEW YEAR

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