Good Books Bad Banter

Damn it Sarah, we all knew you were going to pull some shit like this. Chaol is the widely KNOWN man child in the romantasy community, and you gave him this insane of a redemption story? gtfo. Also, the fact that you're encouraging us, US, your LOYAL subjects, to tandem read two 600+ page books? Like, I get it, we're all your bitches but thats another kins of torture that I'm fortunately into, and before you even ask, yes we gave it 5 stars just, leave us alone fuck, we loved this book so much it makes us irrationally upset and why is this series almost over, im going to have a meltdown okay bye. Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterWhether you wanna hear us talk about Cowboy Romances or Fantasy books with dragons and magic you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

Welcome to the town of Chestnut Springs where there's a ranch called Wishing Well where hot cowboys spawn to sweep women off their feet. We're starting off this series at the beginning for the pod (even though Tori read them out of order). Flawless isn't so flawless but we ate that shit up anyways. Summer and Rhett had us ready to move to a small mountainside town and flirt with our clients at our completely fictional entertainment firm jobs.Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterWhether you wanna hear us talk about Cowboy Romances or Fantasy books with dragons and magic you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

Did we even read this book? We are OBSESSED yet we didn't even talk about KEY PARTS OF THIS STORY? The fake dating? The prom scene??! Hello these are some of the best parts! These are the consequences of Tori not taking notes lmaooo. Once again we love and Emily Henry book and we love a book written about 30 year olds!!!! The maturity, the realistic aspects of this story, the way her books make us love ordinary love stories

Has it really been over a month since we uploaded an episode? yes. And do we want to talk about it? also yes, we give an abbreviated version of why we've been absent for so long! Extremely short version: we've had our heads down physically working or working on ourselves. But after such a long break, we bring you Lightlark! The book that got us both out of our reading slumps. This YA romantasy was just what we needed to get our asses back into gear. I think this is our first book with a love triangle and its easy to see we need to add more, asap, like my heart loves going back and forth on who I want to root for. The twists made this book and gave such a refreshing taste to classic tropes! Maddie is working her way through Tower of Dawn right now and we already have other eps lined up so the hiatuses are over for good y'all so we can all breathe a sigh of relief. It's good to be back. Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love books or not you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

Ali Hazelwood, the woman that you are!!!!! And the woman that you are is an author who's every book I will eat up expeditiously because her small woman, large man who's crazy for her first books are a comfort that I always need. This introduction to the omegaverse was eye opening for Maddie and I and while we might not fully understand everything quite yet, I low key understand how Misery fell asleep with that man in her. We loved Misery & Lo's story and we can't wait for her next book in this universe! Y'all know Maddie loves a near death experience and we knew Tori would love the whole sucking on his neck and drinking Lo's blood till there's a crazy orgasm, what can we say, we're just girls who know what we like. Are you new to the omegaverse or are y'all seasoned veterans atp?Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love books or not you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

What's the hardest Fuck Marry Kill you've ever had to choose? For Tori it was choosing between Hunt, Rowan, and Rhys and for Maddie it was choosing between Fury, Bryce, and Juniper - I bet y'all can guess who we chose since y'all know us too well atp! This game was way too fun and got us a little hot and heavy. Honestly both of us a suckers for Lorcan by now too so he wins everything. We highly recommend playing this game/episode with your friends so y'all can debate and scream with us!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love books or not you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

Coming to you from a recorded audience is Maddie's Weekly Report! Where I share everything that I've been loving lately, from go-to recipes and sweet treats to Youtube channels and things I've been drawing, I spill all my favorites including what I'd like to read next and what I recently saved on my tbr. Though its always weird when I'm listening to myself trying to catch my breath in the microphone and not bickering with Tori, it's not because she doesn't want to be here. Make sure to send all the good vibes Tori's way and we'll be back to our scheduled programming next week!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love books or not you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

We've been devouring big books for the past month and after mentally sprinting for so long we needed a "palette cleanser" for this week. Tori and I talk about all of the recent updates in our lives, from work to valentines day celebrations, to reading low stakes books, to sharing what we worry about as two women in their 20's. If you need a bit of a brain break from your week, here it is. Unwind and dissociate to our voices because the universe knows we all need a moment to ourselves every once in a while!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love books or not you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

Are you an Aeli, Elide, Lysandra, or Manon girlie? Cause Maddie and I are stans of them all, though you can hear us debate who we want to be and who we actually are in this episode and it makes us wanna live in this world even more. It's so fun to have Maddie getting closer to the finish line so that Tori doesn't constantly have to worry about spoiling things anymore! Not to mention we are getting so close to being able to discuss all the theories through Never again can we do this one of us reading ahead shit cause it's too much for our mental stability to handle. Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love a SJM's books or hate them, you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

We're getting places people!! We finally have Queen of Shadows for you and there's almost too much to talk about wow. This book didn't give us a moment to breathe from start to finish and we are so okay with that. Shit is getting so real and Tori is just scared she's going to spoil these books at any given time so she tends to just keep her mouth shut and let Maddie rant but don't worry she won't let the mispronunciations slide lol. Tori is almost done with Kingdom of Ash (iykyk) and then we can finally get y'all an episode on HOFAS and we're scared. This mad dash to finish Throne of Glass is almost done and we love that but also its kinda sad to be so close to the end - we never want these stories to stop!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love a SJM's books or hate them, you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

Hot Take: Prequels can make or break a series. Look, it took Maddie a whole month and half to get through this book and it left her so unmotivated to get to Heir of Fire but THANK THE SUN GODDESS, she finished it and moved on! Maddie had just finished Heir of Fire that we recorded over Assassins Blade it is heavily evident that she just wants to move onto the third book lol. But, let us appreciate what this prequel has done for Maddie and her reading journey of Throne of Glass and has given her so much context for the other books and makes every devastating discovery even more detrimental, lol. Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love a SJM's books or hate them, you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

This is your warning, we talk about all of SJMs series in this episode, so you've been cautioned about spoilers. Celeana is ABSOLUTELY THAT BITCH and Maddie has finally fully submerged herself into the world of Elirea! After such a slow start, she is SPRINTING to finish this series before CC3 release next Tuesday and honestly, the effort is valiant but she's got to work a miracle before then lol. Maddie was NOT a fan of Rowan but its okay, we all knew she'd have a major change of heart by the end of the book so rest assured, she is onboard the Rowan bandwagon but she is still keeping that grudge, begrudgingly. Tori goes back and forth on which book is better, Heir of Fire or Queen of Shadows and I just wonder how anyone could have a favorite in this series, the decision is an impossible one! Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love a SJM's books or hate them, you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

Y'all this book was LONG OVERDUE, and even that isn't an exaggeration enough! We read this book well into the middle of December and are finally talking about it and I feel like we need to give justice to Tisaanah, Max, and Carissa lol. This book was so creative and devastating in the development of the characters which really set them a part from other fantasy novels we've read in the past. Maddie absolutely loved the book while Tori is convinced the audiobook narrator made her space out the entire story so this might be a book best enjoyed on kindle or a physical copy!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love a romantasy book or hate it, you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

What in the Wattpad did we just read? Offside by Avery Keelan was a nostalgic lovable fever dream of a hockey romance story that was giving Maddie flashbacks to her Anna Todd After days. This book was both a tire fire (iykyk) but it was also was so much fun and Chase was kinda a dream man? Like so supportive, sweet, protective, and sex positive? What a man what man what a man what a mighty fine man! Anyways off to dream about our Troy & Gabriella singing in the bleachers moment! Love you little smut gremlins.Be sure to follow us on instagram so you can vote on what book we read each week!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love a romance book or hate it, you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

Meaty clits, wet folds, velvet wrapped steel, pulsing member and that's the least offensive of them. Welcome to episode 69 where we dive into hell's balls to bring you the absolute most batshit sex scenes and genitalia descriptors we could find on the internet and heard/read in real life. This episode will having you crying tears of laughter and sitting in silent shock. We had so much fun and Tori divulged some serious tmi but we hope y'all laughed as much as we did. What a way to start the New Year!Be sure to follow us on instagram so you can vote on what book we read each week!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best new years resolution? Keeping up with our episodes every week! Whether you're here for the plot or for the smut, leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials. LOVE YOU SLUTS

Because its the holiday season, we're giving back by reading 1 star reviews of our favorite books. It's a different kind of pain and laughter you experience when you read these reviews that completely miss the plot of the stories you're in love with or are too obsessed with the plot to see the story the way you did. But thats literally the best thing about reading because one person's unhinged, 1-star review, is another's content, lol. We hope you've enjoyed this insane year with us and can't wait to see what this next chapter has in store. Tori and I wish you all a safe holiday season and hope you enjoy your well deserved time off! We'll see you all in 2024! Byyeeeee

Tonight it's just me, Maddie, as Tori takes some time to be present with her family! I share some books that I think are perfect adds to your already infinite tbr or help diversify your book shelves! I cover over the books I read the two years before I started doing the podcast and do a little commentary on how my reading as inevitably evolved over the years. Sit back while I try to make a two girl show into a one woman band and lets be honest, its just not the same!!! Be sure to follow us on instagram so you can vote on what book we read each week!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterIt's the season of giving and that means the perfect gift for us is downloading all of our episodes!(: Whether you're here for the plot or for the vibes, leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

This next year we have some big things we want to accomplish and we quite literally write them down during this episode lol. We talk about our goals we set for this past year, what we accomplish and what we're rolling over into the next year. All the while, airing out each others maladaptive fantasies and gurgling for breath while sleep, so, its a time. Tori and I cannot wait to tackle another year of this podcast and we hope you're looking forward to spending every week with us in the new year

Its that time of year again where we wrap the year on what was books were good, which were bad, and the few that were heinous lol. Maddie gives it her voice actor debut by reading out some of the anticipated reads of the first half of next year. This is only part 1 of our yearly wrapped! In part 2 we will be recapping whether we hit any of the goals we set at the beginning of the year, what we want to accomplish in 2024, and a look-back to some of our favorite episodes we recorded this year!Be sure to follow us on instagram so you can vote on what book we read each week!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterIt's the season of giving and that means the perfect gift for us is downloading all of our episodes!(: Whether you're here for the plot or for the vibes, leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

We are kicking our feet and grinning like fools today after finishing The Serpent & The Wings of Night! Tori was nervous for this one after seeing some meh reviews but by the end we couldn't sink our teeth into it fast enough. While this book has all the tropes we adore, Carissa made them feel new and kept us on our toes the whole time. This book had some series twists that we did NOT see coming which we appreciate as girlie pops who read too much a predict too much (at least maddie does, tori is usually just here for the funsies) Be sure to follow us on instagram so you can vote on what book we read each week! Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterWhether you're here for the plot or for the vibes, leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

Oh Callum, you can cut my heart out and keep it for yourself thats just how much i adore you and your sweet Irish words! Never thought i'd have a crush on an undertaker but here we are. Ivy Fairbanks you brilliant romance writer we can't wait to see what you put out next. Morbidly Yours quickly became our favorite romance of the year with its mature main characters and beautifully done dual POV. BRB we're running away to Ireland to find our own Hozier sounding romantic lovers

Wildfire makes you wish wintertime wasn't in full swing because this is THE summer camp romance we all need and want. As a kid, I always wanted to be like Hallie and Annie and go to sleep away camp and crush on the camp counselors the way Aurora and Russ orbited each other. We're convinced every guy needs to be as attentive as Russ and every girls needs to speak her thoughts like Rory because, how hot are those traits??? Can you tell there was some major gay panic while we read this, lol. Hannah Grace needs to speed it up with these cozy romances because we cannot get our hands on them fast enough. Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanter If you're as excited as we are that we're back to weekly episodes leave a rating, and follow us on our socials so you never miss another episode! ❤️

Oh Mare Barrow, why does your book have so many strange ass names? We both agreed that the beginning of Red Queen left something to be desired but by the end of this book? HOOKED. Both of us love that Mare has lightning power as well as being in a love quad?? like get it girlllll. but we could've lived without her whole silvers are better than reds reiteration on every page. WE GET IT, THERES A POWER IMBALANACE. Like hello, welcome to every dystopian, magic, ya book ever? The end left us with so many questions and we can't wait for them to be answered when we read Glass Sword!Up Next: WildfireFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanter If you're as excited as we are that we're back to weekly episodes leave a rating, and follow us on our socials so you never miss another episode! ❤️

It's another Friday episode to end off your week with a bang! We're onto the second book of the Throne of Glass series and its seriously an issue at how much of a grip these books have on both of our happiness BECAUSE JFC we ARE SJM stans, through and through. Maddie is EXTREMELY far behind Tori and we are all super impressed that Tori threw Maddie for a loop when she convinced her of Celanea's true identity - she deserved an Oscar for that one. But because Tori is SO FAR ahead, she is literally itching for Maddie to catch-up (fucking slow poke)! Join us as Maddie is desperate for more Dorian and Tori twiddles her thumbs knowing everything thats coming for Maddie. Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanter If you're as excited as we are that we're back to weekly episodes leave a rating, and follow us on our socials so you never miss another episode! ❤️

HEY STRANGERS! We went on an unexpected month long hiatus and it's finally time for us to pick up the damn mic's again! It feels so good to be back, we've had so many changes happen within the last 4 weeks and we clue you guys in on this episode. We also FINALLY cover Throne of Glass and Maddie is, of course, obsessed, and Tori is, of course, trying not to spoil anything! This episode is a long one so, bring the popcorn and buckle up! We'll see you next week, yes, next week, as in weekly episodes bby!!! Next Episode: ??????Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanter If you're as excited as we are that we're back to weekly episodes leave a rating, and follow us on our socials so you never miss another episode! ❤️

Are we on the cusp of discovering our next great fantasy series? A Darker Shade of Magic gave us a slow start but we think it's only setting the scene for the other books in the series. We are smitten with Lila but is that really a surprise? We didn't think so either. This book left us with a lot of question marks, ones we're eager to get answers to asap. You can find a Darker Shade of Magic on Kindle Unlimited! Next Episode: Throne of Glass! Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanter Whether thats in Grey Austin, Red Austin, White Austin, or Black Austin, you can find us anywhere you get your podcast! Make sure you leave rating, download our episodes, and follow us on all of our socials so you never miss an update in any universe you're in.

Another Friday episode? We're getting back on track baby! And what better way to start your Friday than a breakdown on Icebreaker?! Everyone and the mother loves this book and for good reason! It has every trope and cozy moment a hockey/figure skating romance could ever have and we ate up every single bite. We both give it 5 stars because not every book you love has to be an intense masterpiece, sometimes a book just is fun! makes ya feel good! Anyways we hope you enjoy our voices more than we enjoyed the narrator saying "between my legs is aching" because we all know how awk that was. Next Episode: A Darker Shade of Magic Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanter If you hated Aaron as much as we did, we will get along so great so leave a rating, and follow us on our socials so you never miss an opportunity to be a hater

Another Friday episode? We're getting back on track baby! And what better way to start your Friday than a breakdown on Icebreaker?! Everyone and the mother loves this book and for good reason! It has every trope and cozy moment a hockey/figure skating romance could ever have and we ate up every single bite. We both give it 5 stars because not every book you love has to be an intense masterpiece, sometimes a book just is fun! makes ya feel good! Anyways we hope you enjoy our voices more than we enjoyed the narrator saying "between my legs is aching" because we all know how awk that was. Next Episode: A Darker Shade of MagicFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanter If you hated Aaron as much as we did, we will get along so great so leave a rating, and follow us on our socials so you never miss an opportunity to be a hater

We're back with a quick episode on Firekeeper's Daughter. We're blown away by how this YA novel touches on so many issues that face Native American communities like drug addiction, racism, and sexism. While our episode was on the shorter side our love for this novel isn't. We highly recommend this to any age reader not just the youngins. Please check trigger warnings before picking up this novel or listening to this episode.

My Happy Place is sitting somewhere in the mountains and Tori's is living out of a van traveling the continental U.S. Emily Henry gave us such complex and real character development that it hurted(,: - As we're writing this, we realized that we didn't even rate this book because both of our brains were going ninety-to-nothing! Tori gave it a 4.5 and Maddie gives it a solid 4. These romance book powerhouses each have a signature formula and just like the rest of the world, we can't get enough! Next Episode: Firekeeper's DaughterFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterYour Happy Place on Wednesdays is with us so make sure you're tuned in, leave a rating, and follow us on our socials so you never miss an update!

Whew baby do we have an episode for you today! Maddie and Tori have FINALLY finished HOSAB! Discussing Crescent City and all its theories is not for the weak when the internet exists y'all. Maddie and Tori go over all their favorite moments, theories, and Quinlar details! Are Hunt and Bryce our fave SJM couple? It's so hard to choose because they're all so incredible, ugh brb seaching for my Hunt/Rhys/???? (Maddie doesnt know TOG yet - gotta keep the mystery

We're back to getting y'all episodes and with new music! Who is she?! Shout out to our friend Wojtek who made us our killer new intro/outro music. Today's episode we have the OG trope withs a Hades and Persephone retelling. We've got the villain who is only pretending to be a villain, grumpy x sunshine, and lots and lots of smut. Can a girl really ask for more? We go down the rabbit hole of Katee Roberts works and lets just say her monster romances are definitely on Tori's tbr.Next Episode: Crescent City House of Sky and Breath Part 2Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterYou smutty little reader, I know what you're doing here. But hey, don't be shy we love smut and are happy to discuss all the juicy details with you. Hear even more that we have to say about our favorite smut books by following us on all our socials, and leave a rating and a review so we can continue to giggle about Olympians doin' it

Crescent City House of Sky & Breath aka a lesson in edging. In this episode we talk about the first 300 pages of CC2 and so much is going on!!!!! Rebels, thunderbirds, theories galore, a love triangle?! Mommy Maas is feeding us and it is scrumdiliumptious y'all. But if Bryce and Hunt could hookup a little faster THAT'D BE GREAT cause Tori is dying. We're not sure who to trust but we know baby Ruhn will never betray us

Another day, another episode and we're bringing something different this week! Tori and I are talking about all of the popular theories of our favorite books, recent news in the book world, and just overall thoughts on our favorite characters and stories! Lets be honest, we all know Maddie didn't finish CC2 and thats why we're bringing you this instead but, we hope you like these ragtag/catchall episodes as much as we do! Next Episode: CC2 Part 1 (maybe) Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterWe put out a poll this week asking for your favorite book theories, did you miss it? Don't worry, you can make it up to us by following us on all our socials, leave a rating and a review, and tell us we're pretty because of course we are (;

Theoretically, Jack's ballsack being flush against me would be a great thing but hearing that sentence out loud made me spiral. Ali Hazelwood continues to give us the best rivals to lovers story lines. Her books are perfect between intense fantasy novels or if you're in the mood for a lighthearted romance to make you feel all giggly! Never thought I'd find science so sexy

First ESA, now MMATL, Carley Fortune really has us in a chokehold!!!!! We adored Fern and her story with Will, her story with her mom, and Carley's perfect way of writing dual timelines. This story is perfect for all the romantics who dream of meeting their soulmate, spending a whole day with them exploring a city and feeling the tension build! If Carley is good at anything, it's ripping our hearts out just to patch it back together by the end. Slay.Up Next: Love, TheoreticallyFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterIf you want to still hear us discussing Carley Fortune and her new books next year, rate, review, and subscribe! Make sure your following us on all our socials to keep up with us day to day and see snippets of all our updates that you hear in our episodes ❤️

Say it with me - "A dragon without its rider is a tragedy, a rider without their dragon is dead. Welcome to the FOURTHHHHHHH WWWWWIINNNGGGG!!!" How appropriate is it that our 50TH EPISODE on the pod is fucking FOURTH WING! Yet another shadow daddy has been added to the growing list, and another female character Tori & I are completely ecstatic for. You'll hear all about our theories, secrets, possible end game scenarios and hot takes on what's in store for us and the characters in the Fourth Wing universe!!! Up Next: Meet Me At the LakeFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterHope on your dragon and lets ride our delulu little asses into our next escape! And to do that, you need to make sure your following us on all our socials, leave a rating, and a review! See you in the sky, rider!

We're back y'all! We took a break last week because life has been hectic and Maddie has been struggling with stress and burnout at work. Sadly, because work takes up so much of our time it tends absorb all our energy that we have reserved for hobbies and fun and fulfillment. For readers that's always a tough hit to our ability to sit down and get into our books. Thankfully things feel like maybe they're on the upswing and we are so excited to still bring you all four planned episodes that we have for the month! Thanks for being here, we love y'all, and we love this podcast passion project so so much! ❤️Next Episode: Fourth Wing (for real this time hehe)Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterXaden is Xaddy and Maddie doesn't even know it all yet

We're coming to you guys crystal fucking clear today, we finally set up our new mics!!!! Can you hear a difference in our voices? Great now you can hear absolutely everything we have to say without that STUPID static that literally sends Maddie over the edge lol. Gideon the Ninth was the subplot of this entire episode. Yet another strike out, how does this keep happening?! This book had all the makings of a 5 star read and lived up to NO HYPE. HOW?! Ugh where are we going wrong, y'all?! I have faith that next week we're going to be in store for a wild ride. Next Episode: FOURTH WINGFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterIf I were a necromancer I raise this book from the dead and give it a new life, asap, so tune in every Wednesday so you can hear when that actually happens lol. Leave us a rating, comment, and a review or else I might just put you in the ground instead of above it....hahahhaa kidding...not....(:

We're back for another episode baby and we are hyped up on the OceanGate drama LMAOOO. We start this episode by chatting about the ocean cause wtf but we quickly head into our three updates where Maddie talks about how her damn job is stressing her tf out and Tori has had a weird ass day with a broken AC and outta pocket pets. Guncle is so heartwarming and heart wrenching at the same time we were so happy to enjoy this book from start to finish. GUP teaches the kids so many important life lessons but doesn't let them leave without learning some of the most important Guncle rules too. Also, as I'm writing this description it keeps autocorrecting Guncle to Uncle... and during Pride month? The homophobia!Next Episode: Gideon the NinthUs on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterGuncle rule #777: listen to us every week so you can hear Maddie and Tori discuss everything you never knew you needed to hear about all your favorite books. Rate, comment, and leave us a review cause you love us and we love you BYEEEEE

a radical queer 70's ghosts stuck in modern reality on a subway train, who just happens to meet the love of her life - a red headed bisexual? this has our names written all over it and it was such a refreshing turn from all of the doom and gloom duds we've had in the past few weeks! we stan an all queer cast and if you're looking for something that won't make you think but feel all the rainbow feels? pick this up, asap. Next Episode: GuncleUs on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterAugust & Jane were cute but I think Tori & I have them beat. Be sure to listen to hear the exact moment Tori falls in love with me because it could literally be any episode at this point. At least, when I'm not bullying her. Rate, comment, and leave us a review of your predictions!

Tori & Maddie are singing their praises for Song of Achilles. Beautiful, soft, poetic, this book is everything we've been needing to get out of this book slump. In this episode Tori pops off with her notes & quotes and thankfully Maddie happily let her rattle on about how sad this story was but how much she loved it too. I hope we can all find someone who will wait for us in the darkness. Next Episode: One Last StopFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterIf you love crying over beautiful, tragic love stories like we do, like, comment, and subscribe to our episodes every Wednesday. We can all daydream about someone who will love us as poetically as Patroclus loved Achilles together.

Y'all we have been SO unlucky these last few weeks and Ninth House was a solid meh. But, fear not, it was not all a complete failure, we did like this book the most out of all the dark academia books we've recently read! Alex is a phenomenal main female character and we think this series just had to set up everything before we descend into hell. And you know us we love a good free fall into the dark side. Next week we read Song of Achilles and boyyyyyyyyy, Tori better fasten her emotional seatbelt! Prediction: she'll be in mourning next time you hear her. Next Episode: Song of AchillesFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterdark academia might not be our vibe but we know we're yours so click that subscribe button, follow us on our socials, and leave a rating (or a review) because make the middle of the week your favorite!

What the actual fucketh you guys. This book is a waste of your time please DO NOT READ. It put Tori in a shit mood and Maddie was there to kinda stave off the simmering anger. The best part of this episode was reading all the one star reviews validating the hate for this book. I think we simply are not dark academia babes. We can't handle no plot all vibes, we gotta have a good story. Hopefully Leigh Bardugo will save us from this book slump next week. please god Leigh, we need you.Next Episode: Ninth HouseFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterIf you or a loved one has been personally victimized by the book If We Were Villains, join the damn club and commiserate with us - like, comment, and subscribe to our episodes every Wednesday because at least we don't have to suffer alone.

Autumn was the epitome of the typical teenage school girl stereotype that everyone recreates on TikTok. Maddie put it down for good after chapter 17 while Tori realized that she was Autumn all throughout high school - talk about instantaneous emotional damage(: We've been personally victimized by booktok too many times to count, we shouldn't be surprised this was a major over-hype. Next Episode: If We Were VillainsFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterIf you ever hated high school you should like, comment, and subscribe to our episodes every Wednesday because same babe, same.

What happened one summer? You fucked a fisherman? That sounds pretty hot, Captain. Maddie and Tori are smitten by this small town romance that was the perfect palette cleanser after CC1. With 4 & 5 star ratings we definitely recommend this book to everyone, especially men that need dating help because Brendan is the blue print for grumpy men. Sailors beware, after this book we're feeling inspired to captain crunch that dick. Next Episode: If He Had Been With MeFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterBrendan would rate, review and subscribe so why wouldn't you? Listen to us every Wednesday morning!!!!

Genuine question, will you guys ever get tired of us gushing over anything and everything that SJM writes? No? Great, we didn't think so. The second half of this book took each of us on a ride, for Maddie it was until 5AM and for Tori it was crying excessive tears in the car with her worried partner in the drivers seat! We don't have to tell you that this story is elite, IFYKYK, and we are literally frothing at the mouth for what comes next for Bryce, Hunt, and the rest of this incredible cast of characters! Next Episode: It Happened One Summer Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterDanika didn't die the most heroic death for you to not rate, like, and listen to us every Wednesday morning!!!! Do the right thing and light up our notifications!!!

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You're that bitch, I'm that bitch, she's that bitch, we're all that bitch and Bretman is THE bitch. Maddie and I both listened to the audiobook for this and Bretman was the voice actor - let's just say there's no other way to take this book in! Yuh. This book feels like a flow of consciousness and it soothed Tori's little ADHD brain.Next Episode: Crescent City House of Earth & Blood Part 2Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterHey. Listen to us. Gives us a rating. Every Wednesday BITCH. Thats it. Yuh.

This week we found out that all multiple POV books are NOT made equal. At this point we'll have to change our name to BAD BOOKS BAD BANTER. Yet another DUD but, at the very least, we disliked this book so much we had too much to talk about! Tori and I both felt like this story had so much untapped potential but it got sucked into the vortex of abstract, hyper pretentious, 2 dimensional characters who all hate but are simultaneously gay for one another. the only slay. Next Episode: You're That Bitch Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanter Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterHey. Listen to us. Gives us a rating. Every Wednesday. Thats it. Thats the message.

This story was a dark horse in our line-up and we are so happy we rode into it blind! Tell me why I want 7 freckles that look like a constellation now? Talk about making fictional characters my personality. We were each so happily surprised by this novel and it even got a 5 star review and a promised re-read from Tori! Still can't tell who I want more though, Henry or Luke - such a tough decision!Next Episode: The Atlas SixFollow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterIf you don't like, subscribe, or rate our episodes we'll make sure to make a deal with Luke to fix that. So do it! You're here, you obviously like our voices enough, so do all those things to make sure we never disappear from your life.