Litdulterous - A Book Comedy Podcast

James Voorhees returns to Litdulterous, and this time The Ambassador Chronicles is complete!We're talking all three books: The Dragon Constellation, The Nine Circles and The Lost Champion.From immortal vampires and the Jeweled Dragon to fractured worlds, character trauma and the challenges of writing an epic fantasy finale, we dig into what it takes to bring an entire series to a close.Joey also joins us for a behind-the-scenes conversation about designing the covers and bringing the world of The Ambassador Chronicles to life visually.We get into worldbuilding, character confessions, writing challenges, fantasy this-or-that and what's next for James.I gave the series 4.25 stars, and now it's time to celebrate the finished trilogy.Follow Litdulterous for more author interviews, bookish conversations and questionable reading decisions.

Is Tamlin from A Court of Thorns and Roses really the villain we've decided he is, or is there more to the Spring Court High Lord than we give him credit for?After interviewing Henry Kramer, the GraphicAudio voice actor behind Tamlin, I found myself reconsidering the character. Not excusing his actions. Not campaigning for Feyre to return. Just asking whether understanding Tamlin's history, fears, and motivations might give us a more complete picture of who he is.In this episode of Litdulterous, we're discussing Tamlin's stubbornness, the difference between protection and control, trauma, the manor scene, and why good intentions don't erase the harm someone causes. We're also getting into the Tamlin versus Rhysand debate, the way perspective shapes our opinions, the communication disasters of ACOTAR, and whether Tamlin deserves a healing arc that doesn't revolve around winning Feyre back.And yes, Henry's suggestion about Tamlin and Lucien has given me additional questions.Can you believe Feyre was right to leave while still wanting Tamlin to grow? Does he deserve a chance to become a better person? And are we sometimes more forgiving of fictional men we find attractive?Join the conversation and tell me your verdict.This is Litdulterous: books, bad decisions, and questionable acting.The podcast ends. The poor decisions continue.

Morally grey or just hot? Slow burn or absolutely nothing happening? Enemies to lovers or two people who need to learn how to communicate?This week on Litdulterous, we’re putting book tropes on trial. We’re talking romance tropes that overpromise, fictional men whose cheekbones are doing all the heavy lifting, romantic comedies that forgot to be funny, predictable thriller twists, and five-star reviews that tell us nothing except that someone finished a book.From The Wall of Winnipeg and Me and The Hating Game to Six of Crows, Funny Story and Gone Girl, we’re asking one simple question: did the book deliver what it promised?Love your fictional disasters. Defend your favourite morally grey man. Just try describing his personality without mentioning his face.Join the conversation: Which book trope needs a stricter definition, and which book made you feel that way?Find more bookish chaos:Substack: https://litdulterous.substack.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/TheLitdulterousWhoreYouTube: @litdulterousFollow, rate, and share the episode with your fellow readers. No spoilers. We have enough problems.00:00 — The Cheekbones Are Not Evidence01:00 — Is the Slow Burn in the Room With Us?05:00 — Enemies to Lovers or Just Annoyed?08:00 — Morally Grey or Just Emotionally Unavailable?11:00 — Dark Romance, Covers and Communication Issues14:00 — The Book That Forgot to Be Funny17:00 — Plot Twists I Saw Getting Off the Bus20:00 — The Five-Star Review That Says Nothing22:00 — The Verdict: Give Me the Book You Advertised23:00 — Your Trope Is on Trial

Are you buying books to read them… or just to experience the happiness of having more books on the way? Welcome to the unhinged side of being a reader.In this episode, we’re confessing the bookish habits we pretend are completely normal: buying books we know we won’t read anytime soon, collecting entire series before starting the first book, defending fictional men who desperately need professional help, and taking it personally when someone gives our favourite book three stars.We’re getting into Book of the Month, Aardvark book boxes, unread TBR piles, trophy copies, reading goals that turn into unpaid jobs, and the very specific emotional damage of recommending a book to a friend who finishes it and says… it was okay.Because apparently reading isn’t just a relaxing hobby anymore. It has an administrative department, a fictional legal team, and a surveillance unit monitoring our friends’ reading progress.And yes, I have receipts. My unread books are officially part of the investigation.In this episode:Why monthly book boxes make us happy, even when we haven’t read the books already on our shelvesThe unread books and entire series we keep buying anywayWhy our TBR piles can turn into guilt instead of excitementDefending fictional men whose behaviour would be a real-life red flagGetting personally offended when someone dislikes our favourite bookRecommending books with absolutely no pressure (except all the pressure)Monitoring our friends’ reading progress and waiting for the emotional breakdownWhy a book recommendation is an invitation, not a legally binding contractYOUR TURN: What is your most unhinged reading habit that you absolutely refuse to give up? Do you buy books faster than you read them, collect trophy copies, defend fictional red flags, or expect your friends to love every book you recommend?Drop your confession in the comments. We promise not to put you on trial. Probably.LIKE this episode if your TBR pile has become a separate department.SUBSCRIBE for more bookish chaos, honest reader confessions, and conversations about the ridiculous things we do for books.SHARE this with the friend who needs to explain why they own 47 unread books and are still browsing for more.#BookishPodcast #BookTube #TBRPile #ReaderProblems #BookLovers

I have reached 78% of the book.The couple is finally happy.They have communicated. They have grown. The dog approves. We are THIS CLOSE to the happily ever after.So naturally...THEY BREAK UP.Welcome to Litdulterous, where we love romance books, questionable fictional decisions, and occasionally need to drag two fictional adults into court for crimes against communication.Today we're putting the third-act breakup on trial.We're talking:• The 78% breakup emergency• Miscommunication that could be solved with ONE SENTENCE• I’m leaving you for your own good• The ex who mysteriously appears when everything is going well• Characters suddenly forgetting everything they learned for 300 pages• The grovel economy• Grand gestures that do not equal accountability• When a third-act breakup actually works• And why sometimes I just want fictional adults to answer their damn phonesThe verdict?Not every third-act breakup is guilty.But the cheap ones?GUILTY.Tell me in the comments: What third-act breakup made you want to walk directly into the book and chair an emergency meeting?And tell me the opposite: Which book actually EARNED its breakup and gave you a reunion you believed?Please use spoiler warnings when necessary. We are literary degenerates, but we still have procedures.VOTE FOR STACEY AS NEXT TOP HOSTIf you enjoy what I do here, I would LOVE your vote for Next Top Host.tophost.org/2026/stacey-irving You can vote for me FREE every 24 hours. The voting link is in the episode description.Your vote helps support Litdulterous and gives this chaotic book-loving woman a chance to make even more questionable literary decisions on camera.FOLLOW / SUBSCRIBEFollow Litdulterous wherever you listen..Like the episode.Share it with the friend who sees 78% on the progress bar and immediately knows somebody is about to ruin everything.Read something filthy.Read something ridiculous.Read something where the couple survives an entire conversation.And remember:If you have enough money to buy her a vineyard, you have enough battery to send a text.#Litdulterous #RomanceBooks #BookTok

When he calls her Little Bird after trying to behead her on Tuesday. SIR. THAT IS NOT FLIRTING.BOOK MOTHER SCHMUCKER IS TAKING BOOK TROPES TO COURT. And nobody is getting off easy.We love books. We love romance. We love our fictional men who are six-foot-seven, emotionally unavailable, and apparently allergic to therapy. BUT SOME TROPES HAVE GOT TO GO.In this unhinged BookTok rant, Book Mother Schmucker puts five overused book tropes on trial, and the verdicts are NOT looking good.⚖️ ENEMIES TO LOVERS — Since when did attempted murder become foreplay?⚖️ MISCOMMUNICATION — Two hundred pages of drama that could have been solved with ONE TEXT MESSAGE.⚖️ THE ALPHA MALE — Six-foot-seven, filthy rich, emotionally constipated, owns a helicopter, but somehow can't afford a therapist.⚖️ FATED MATES — Apparently your wolf knows he's your soulmate before you've even learned his last name.⚖️ THE PLAIN JANE FMC — Every man in a fifty-mile radius is obsessed with her, but somehow she still thinks she's average.From shadow daddies and possessive billionaires to horny wolves and heroines who don't know they're hot, we're calling out the book tropes that have overstayed their welcome.And before anyone comes for Book Mother Schmucker, YES, WE STILL LOVE OUR BOOKS. We just want characters who occasionally behave like functioning adults.📚 LET'S TALK BOOK TROPES!What book trope has officially overstayed its welcome? Which one makes you want to DNF a book before you've even finished the synopsis? Tell us in the comments!💋 LIKE this video if you've ever yelled at a fictional character.📚 SUBSCRIBE for more unhinged bookish comedy, romance rants, BookTok chaos and literary nonsense.🔥 SHARE this with your book bestie who needs to hear this.⭐ FOLLOW LITDULTEROUS wherever you listen to podcasts.Read something filthy. Read something ridiculous. And remember...BOOK MOTHER SCHMUCKER IS ALWAYS WATCHING.#BookTok #BookTropes #RomanceBooks #BookMotherSchmucker #LitdulterousWhore

PREPARE TO BE OFFENDED.We have opinions.Five stars does NOT mean perfect.DNFing is NOT quitting.Audiobooks absolutely COUNT.Reading slowly still counts.Your TBR is a lie.BookTok hype can ruin a perfectly good reading experience.You can hate a beloved bestseller.You can love a book and still admit it is a complete fucking mess.And no, you do NOT have to read an author's entire backlist.In this episode of Litdulterous Whore, we're taking the safety scissors off and talking about the unpopular book opinions that apparently send BookTok into a full-scale meltdown.We're talking reading goals, Goodreads pressure, special editions, book buying, book covers, romance, toxic fictional relationships, book adaptations, rereading, happy endings, overhyped books, and why reading does not need to become a fucking productivity competition.Basically: we're judging books, defending our right to DNF them, and probably offending somebody along the way.Listen now and tell us:What's your most unpopular book opinion?And if you disagree with us, that's okay.We're probably going to DNF your comment.Find Litdulterous Whore wherever you listen to podcasts.Want even more unhinged book content?Join Litdulterous After Dark on Patreon for exclusive content, bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes chaos, and the things we don't put out everywhere else.Want to get involved with our book tours?Join our Influencer Team and help us promote books, discover new authors, and be part of upcoming Bookalorian Collective tours.Listen. Follow. Subscribe. Leave a review. And tell us your unpopular book opinion.#LitdulterousWhore#BookPodcast#BookTok#BookTube#Bookstagram#Bookish#BookCommunity#UnpopularBookOpinions#BookOpinions#BookRecommendations#ReadingCommunity#ReadersOfTikTok#BookLovers#BookTalk#BookDiscussion#DNF#DNFBooks#BookRatings#FiveStarReads#TBR#ReadingGoals#Audiobooks#Rereading#BookBuying#BookAdaptations#BookMerch#RomanceBooks#BookishContent#Podcast#PodcastRecommendations

What happens when loving someone slowly starts costing you pieces of yourself?In this episode of Litdulterous Whore, Stacey sits down with author Hunter Snow to talk about her powerful 5-star novel, Between You, Me, and the Fence Post.This isn't just a love story.It's a raw conversation about addiction, toxic relationships, manipulation, emotional survival, enabling, red flags, and the complicated question of what happens when loving someone doesn't mean you can save them.Between You, Me, and the Fence Post follows Claire Davis, an actress who has spent her life pretending, both on screen and off. When she meets Reed Hart, she finds herself caught in a relationship where love, addiction, hope, and self-preservation collide.And we have questions.We talk about Claire and Reed, the reality of addiction, the difference between supporting someone and enabling them, why people sometimes fall in love with potential instead of reality, and that dangerous little sentence so many people have heard:But he's not always like this.Then we make things considerably less serious.Hunter takes on our Red Flag or Just Being an Idiot round, a rapid-fire This or That, the Fence Post Would You Rather, and our Bookish Dirt Round.And yes...We ask which fictional man she'd absolutely let ruin her life.Because apparently that's journalism.ABOUT THE BOOKBetween You, Me, and the Fence Post by Hunter Snow is an emotionally charged story about love, addiction, complicated relationships, and the painful process of learning that choosing yourself isn't selfish.If you've ever stayed too long, ignored the red flags, believed the promises, or looked at a fictional relationship and screamed GIRL, RUN...This episode is for you.GET HUNTER SNOW'S BOOKPick up Between You, Me, and the Fence Post and support Hunter Snow by adding her books to your TBR and buying her work.FOLLOW HUNTER SNOWFollow Hunter Snow and keep up with her books, writing, announcements, and upcoming releases.SUPPORT LITDULTEROUS WHORELike this episode.Follow or subscribe to Litdulterous Whore.Leave us a five-star review if we've earned it.Share this episode with your fellow readers.And tell us in the comments:What's the biggest fictional red flag you've ever ignored because you were convinced you could fix him?Spoiler:You probably couldn't.Find more Litdulterous Whore content, bonus material, and exclusive bookish chaos through our other platforms.And don't forget to check out our Patreon and Substack for even more bookish content.ABOUT LITDULTEROUS WHOREWe read the books, judge the decisions, obsess over fictional people, and occasionally wonder whether the characters need a therapist or just a very aggressive friend with a car.This is Litdulterous Whore.Keep reading, keep making questionable fictional decisions, and remember...we hope you have the reading week you deserve.#HunterSnow #BetweenYouMeAndTheFencePost #BookPodcast #AuthorInterview #BookTok #BookTube #ToxicRelationships #Addiction #RomanceBooks #ContemporaryRomance #BookRecommendations #ReadersOfTikTok #Bookish #LitdulterousWhore

 Why do thriller protagonists have absolutely no survival instincts?Today on Litdulterous Whore, we're conducting a HOSTILE AUDIT of thriller fiction.Not a review.Not literary criticism.Not an analysis.An AUDIT.Because apparently every thriller protagonist has exactly one functioning brain cell — and they are determined to loan it to the villain by chapter twelve.We're talking about the completely unhinged decisions thriller characters make:🔪 Investigating mysterious noises in the basement🏚️ Walking into houses with the front door mysteriously wide open📱 Answering calls from unknown numbers🚗 Walking through the woods after their car dies🚨 Ignoring the police👀 Following suspicious people ALONE🔐 Opening the locked room they've been specifically told NOT to open💀 Going BACK to the murder house🧠 The eternal chaos of the unreliable narrator🏠 The suspiciously perfect house where someone is obviously buried underneath it🕵️ Neighbours who apparently witness an entire crime spree but tell absolutely nobody📞 And the most dangerous phrase in thriller fiction: "I'll be right back."Plus, we investigate the thriller villain's questionable work-life balance, the complete lack of communication between characters, and why apparently nobody in a thriller has ever heard of calling the fucking police.And let's be honest...We LOVE it.Because if thriller protagonists behaved like reasonable adults, we'd have no suspense, no twists, no secret basements, no creepy neighbours, no suspicious husbands and absolutely no books.This is Litdulterous Whore's official survival guide to thriller fiction.And yes.The basement is never worth it.Unless you're the reader.Because we're fucking nosy.🔥 QUESTION OF THE DAY:Which thriller protagonist decision would get YOU killed?A) "I'll just check the basement."B) "My phone died, I'll walk."C) "He seems suspicious, I'll marry him."D) "I'll be right back."E) "The detective told me not to investigate, but..."Tell me your answer in the comments — and defend yourself.📚 LISTEN / WATCH / FOLLOW:If you love thrillers, psychological thrillers, mystery books, dark fiction, unreliable narrators, ridiculous fictional decisions and unhinged bookish commentary, you're in the right place.🎧 Follow Litdulterous Whore wherever you listen to podcasts.📺 Subscribe on YouTube so you don't miss the next episode.⭐ Leave a 5-star rating and review if you're enjoying the chaos.💬 Comment your most infuriating thriller trope.📲 Share this episode with the friend who would absolutely investigate the basement.And if you want even MORE bookish chaos, exclusive content and behind-the-scenes madness, come hang out with us on Patreon and Substack. thriller books, thriller book podcast, thriller podcast, psychological thrillers, thriller tropes, thriller book tropes, mystery books, mystery thriller books, unreliable narrator, unreliable narrator trope, thriller protagonists, thriller characters, thriller book recommendations, thriller book discussion, thriller book commentary, thriller book review, book podcast, bookish podcast, booktok, booktube, thriller booktok, psychological thriller booktok, dark fiction, mystery podcast, bookish comedy, funny book podcast, funny thriller commentary, thriller readers, thriller lovers, mystery lovers, Litdulterous Whore, Bookalorian Collective #LitdulterousWhore #ThrillerBooks #ThrillerBookTok #ThrillerTok #PsychologicalThriller #MysteryBooks #BookTok #BookTube #BookPodcast #BookishComedy #ThrillerLovers #BookLovers #UnreliableNarrator #ThrillerTropes #MysteryLovers #DarkFiction #BookishChaos #ReadingCommunity #BookRecommendations #Bookish 

READING SLUMP? OH, BABY. YOU'RE NOT ALONE.You have 900 unread books.Seven books currently marked “currently reading.”A Kindle full of books you swear you're going to finish.An audiobook queue that could outlive several generations.And somehow… YOU ARE READING NONE OF THEM.Welcome to the crime scene.In this episode of Litdulterous Whore, we're putting the dreaded reading slump on trial—and I'm bringing EVIDENCE.Because a reading slump isn't just “I haven't felt like reading lately.”It's staring at the same paragraph six times and absorbing absolutely nothing.It's abandoning Book One for Book Two… then Book Three… then Book Four… until you've somehow started seven books and finished ZERO.It's buying four MORE books because obviously purchasing additional books will cure your inability to read the books you already own.It's blaming the author.Blaming BookTok.Blaming capitalism.Blaming Mercury retrograde.And absolutely refusing to consider the possibility that you're just freaking exhausted.We're getting into:📚 The Reading Slump Crime Scene📚 Why We Start Seven Books and Finish None📚 Serial Book-Hopping & TBR Chaos📚 The Author Lawsuit📚 Signs You're in a Serious Reading Slump📚 DNF Confessions📚 Why DNFing a book is NOT a personal failure📚 The CPR Books That Can Rescue a Reading Slump📚 Reading slumps vs. reading burnout📚 How to get yourself reading again without turning reading into homework📚 The official Book Mother Schmucker Emergency Slump ProtocolAnd yes, we're discussing the sacred art of abandoning a book at 82% because if you haven't cared for 300 pages, suddenly finishing it isn't going to make you a better person.The final verdict?THE READING SLUMP IS GUILTY.But reading?INNOCENT.Reading is supposed to be fun. You don't have to finish every book you start. You don't have to force yourself through a book because everyone else gave it five stars. And sometimes the best thing you can do for your reading life is put the damn book down and pick up something that actually makes you want to read again.What is your worst DNF?What book did EVERYONE ELSE love that you wanted to launch directly into the sun?And most importantly…What was your CPR book—the book that dragged you kicking and screaming out of your last reading slump?Tell me in the comments, on social media, or send me your confession.LIKE this episode if your TBR is currently judging you.SAVE it for your next reading slump.FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss the next episode of Litdulterous Whore.SHARE this with the friend who has 47 “currently reading” books.And if this episode made you laugh, leave a review wherever you're listening. Five stars are particularly welcome because apparently I have decided my self-worth is now controlled by podcast algorithms.Want more bookish chaos, behind-the-scenes content, bonus content and things that don't make it onto the regular podcast?👉 Join me on Patreon: [YOUR PATREON LINK]📚 Subscribe to my Substack: [YOUR SUBSTACK LINK]📸 Follow me on Instagram: [YOUR INSTAGRAM LINK]🎵 Follow me on TikTok: [YOUR TIKTOK LINK]▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: [YOUR YOUTUBE LINK]Litdulterous Whore is for readers who love books, hate reading slumps, have absolutely no business buying another book, and refuse to pretend their TBR is under control.Read more. Judge more. DNF without guilt.And for the love of all things literary…PUT THE EIGHTH BOOK DOWN, STACEY.💬 YOUR TURN — I WANT YOUR CONFESSIONS:❤️ IF YOU ENJOYED THIS EPISODE:🍷 COME BE A LITDULTEROUS WHORE#ReadingSlump #BookTok #BookTube #BookPodcast #BookishPodcast #ReadingCommunity #BookLovers #DNF #DNFBooks #TBR #ReadingBurnout #BookRecommendations #Bookish #ReadersOfTikTok #BookishHumor