Lazy Book Lovers

As Halloween is creeping closure we're bringing you some spooky stories that feature ghosts, there's a little horror, a little thriller and even one fantasy!In this episode we talk about what each book is about and what we think! These are all on Tali's TBR, so enjoy.Books discussed in today episode are:Ghost Eaters - Clay McLeod ChapmanThe Reformatory - Tananarive DueMary: An Awakening of Terror - Nat CassidyMurder Road - Simone St. JamesBelladonna - Belladonna #1 - Adalyn GraceNinth House - Alex Stern #1 - Leigh BardugoDead Eleven - Jimmy JulianoMy Throat an Open Grave - Tori BovalinoConnect with us:Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read hereSubscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

This is part of our new ongoing series: a quarterly update on all things reading and life related. Today's episode is covering the 3rd quarter of the year (July, August, September), usually we only do the yearly summaries but we thought it would be fun to do summary updates throughout the year.Today we talk about:A little bit of lifeTotal reads for the year so farPage stats for the yearTop reading moodsReading speed and book pace statsTop genres and authorsConnect with us:Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read hereSubscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

In this indie author (independently published books) recommendation list, we cover new releases due to come out, or that have recently been released. This is an ongoing series where we give indie authors a moment in the spotlight! Know of/ have an indie book you'd like us to talk about? Submit it hereBooks discussed into today's episode are:The Tournament of Heirs, The Mexica Chronicles #Book 1 - Amilea PerezMysteries of the Southern Gothic - Jessica CarrasquilloThe Golden Flower, Golden Book 1 - Stephanie RoseWings of Destiny, Erin Snow 1 - V.M. PireAnarchist Underground: An epic fantasy political intrigue - Nicole RowlesToward Dawning Light, Under Darkened Skies 5, - H.E. BaumanConnect with us:Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read hereSubscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

This episode covers 9 recommendations from Tali of books by Black British authors, these books range from stories that feature black characters and themes around black identity, to essays and discussions on race, class and the British colonial heritage. Books discussed in today's episode are:The Ice Cream Girls - Dorothy KoomsonWhite Teeth - Zadie SmithBlack and British: A Short, Essential History - David OlusogaWhy I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-LodgeNoughts & Crosses, Noughts & Crosses #1 - Malorie BlackmanBrit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging - Afua HirschQueenie - Candice Carty-WilliamsGirl, Woman, Other - Bernardine EvaristoHoney & Spice - Bolu BabalolaConnect with us:Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read hereSubscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

Over July and August our buddy read book was My Boss is the Devil by Ben Schenkman! The rules for our buddy reads are simple, we try to pick an indie author whose book is available on Kindle Unlimited and we have two months to read it.This episode does contain spoilers! In it we talk about the themes, plots and characters in the book and what we did and didn't like.You can join our next buddy read on Storygraph here, which will be Pumpkin, Spice and Poltergeist by Ali K Mulford and K.Elle. Morrison.Connect with us:Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

We haven't come up with a succinct way to summarise this trope, it's basically 'character is injured/ sick and other character takes care of them trope' - this is distinctly different from the 'who hurt you trope', it is very specifically about books where a character is cared for by another, usually the love interest.Disappointingly for us, but good news for you, this actually turned out to be a really good list! We definitely added a bunch of stuff to our TBR's Books discussed in today episode are:From Lukov with Love - Mariana ZapataIn Deeper Waters - F.T. LukensPestilence, The Four Horsemen #1 -Laura ThalassaAlways Only You, Bergman Brothers #2- Chloe LieseFragile Remedy - Maria Ingrande MoraThe Nature of Witches - Rachel GriffinA Ruin of Roses, Deliciously Dark Fairytales #1 - K.F. BreeneDivine Blood, Guardians of the Maiden #1 - Beck MichaelsEasy Tiger, Prickle Island Zoo #2 - Ali K. MulfordKingdom of the Wicked, Kingdom of the Wicked #1 - Kerri ManiscalcoSix of Crows, Six of Crows #1 - Leigh BardugoConnect with us:Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read hereSubscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

After doing vampire recs a few episodes ago, we decided that werewolves were also having a comeback and so Tali pulled together a list of werewolf books that are on her TBR. For this rec list we go through the descriptions of the books and discuss what we know about them and our thoughts. Books we discuss today are:Shadows & Light, Cambric Creek After Darkverse #2 - C.M. NascostaAlpha of Mortal Flesh, Darkmourn Universe #3 - Ben AldersonHemlock Grove, Hemlock Grove #1 - Brian McGreevyMongrels - Stephen Graham JonesBride - Ali HazelwoodNightbitch - Rachel YoderSuch Sharp Teeth - Rachel HarrisonThe Wren in the Holly Library, The Oak and Holly Cycle #1 - K.A. LindeConnect with us:Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read hereSubscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

It's reading update time! Here's a selection of what we've been reading lately, as usual we've got a lot of fantasy books and Toni has started a new series which she spends a good portion of the middle talking about.The books we talk about in this episode are:ToniThe Amethyst KingdomThe Raven BoysBitten by SurpriseTaliTwin CrownsScales and SensibilityThe Marriage Act Connect with us:Join our 'Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist' Buddy read hereSubscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

So if the title hasn't given it away, in today's episode Tali and Toni have come prepared with 5 love interests each from popular books.Which we're going to rate each one from 1-5 on how unhinged they are, using a measurement of how fast you would tell your friend to run away in real life. How much of a cinnamon roll they are from 1-5. Finishing with their 'daddy' level (in a fictional universe only because fictional men can be walking red flags).The whole thing is just as unhinged as it sounds... but was really funny.The love interests we talk about today are:Rhysand (ACOTAR series)Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows)Wrath (Kingdom of the Wicked)Jace (The Mortal Instruments)Peta Malark (The Hunger Games)Lucien (ACOTAR series)The Bargainer (Rhapsodic)Gabe (The Bonds That Tie)Edward Cullen (Twilight)Amy Dunne (Gone Girl)Connect with us:Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

The idea behind this episode was that we each bring a book to tell each other (and you) about, we failed the assignment as we've both bough a series along! First half of the episode we talk about the Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa TahirSecond half we hear all about the Heart Stopper series by Alice OsemanJoin us this week for a mini deep-dive into two very different series and why the Lazy Book Lovers love these books!Connect with us:Join our buddy read My Boss is the Devil (The Devil You Know Book 1) by Ben Schenkman on Storygraph here,Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book nerdsFollow us on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook, or discover where else to listen to us via our Carrd link hereImportant info:Jingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co