Hey, Good Bookin!

This week Brittany, Meg & Penny discuss the classic YA dystopian novel "The Selection" by Kiera Cass. Welcome to our special 'quarantine edition' where we're all stuck inside reading old books that are basically "The Bachelor" for teen girls. Do we trash this YA book? How many SJM comparisons do we get in? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of our teenage overlords. We promise not to join TikTok.

This month, Meagan, Brittany & Penny review Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo & Queen Of Nothing by Holly Black. That's right, a double review episode! Not only that, but also a Late Nite Episode (because we care). Do we fight about these stories? Did Holly Black deliver us the full on villain arc we wished for in our Wicked King episode? And what's with all the snakes? Listen now and all will be revealed! This episode was prepared for the benefit of nobody in particular because us getting drunk and talking shit is basically just life, am I right? #sorrynotsorry

This week Brittany, Penny & Meg(an), review Foe by Iain Reid, discuss current and anticipated reads and take some bookish quizzes. Does Penny give a perfect impromptu synopsis? How many times does Brittany say, "Oh my goodness"? Does Meg find an alternate ending to Foe? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of Queen Leigh Bardugo. Long may she reign!

This week Penny, Meg & Brittany discuss Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. The second attempt at a non-fiction book seemed to go smoother than the first - but that didn't stop us from trashing Riley Sager some more and getting a bit political. Does Meg have a coherent thought? Did Penny pick a book people didn't hate finally? Does Brittany sh*t on Stephen King at all this episode? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of Taylor Swift's snake.

This week Brittany, Penny and Meg discuss their personality types based on the Myers-Briggs indicator, and find out which books go with which letters! Is Brittany a J or a P? Would Meg be into spiritualism and new-age nonfiction? Is Penny just really sad and sensitive? Which genres should the introverts leave to the extroverts (and vice versa)? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of the pretty solidly introverted. We'll leave you alone now.

This week Meg, Brittany and Penny get real salty about the new pop thriller, Lock Every Door by Riley Sager. Spoilers begin basically with the review, as we hold nothing back in this trash-fest episode. How can we tell this was written by a man? What would have made it better (or worse)? How can a janitor afford an apartment in Manhattan by himself? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of the great state of Indiana! Just kidding, go fuck yourself Indiana! :)

This week Brittany, Penny and guest host Rachel play Rip It or Ship It with popular book characters! Penny and Rachel also tell their stories of when they met Red Rising author, Pierce Brown, and include some exciting news for fans of the series. Do emotionally damaged characters pair well together romantically? What would be a match made in annoying heaven? Which book character would Penny totally catfish? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of the authors who make us feel awkward.

This week Meg, Brittany and Penny review Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo. This book brings out all the fluff and inspires some musical numbers. What's the best KPop song? Do we discuss the perils of humidity and being millennials? Do we remember all the overseas Mary-Kate and Ashley movies? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of Baby Shark. Doo. Doo. Da. Doo. Doo. Doo.

This week Penny, Brittany & Rachel take The Office Book Tag! Meg had the day off but our good friend Rachel filled in for her, and she left us satisfied and smiling so... that's what she said! Does Penny mention Emergency Contact? Why aren't there more characters like Brittany in the world? Does Rachel just walk around with knives and not give a f*ck? How many Office quotes can you spot in this episode? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of super old people, yelling at youths.

This week Penny, Meg & Brittany review Circe by Madeline Miller and unofficially The Night Olivia Fell, Stranger Things and K-Pop. How many songs does Meg sing? Who's Brittany's favorite terrible God? How is Penny going to Scoops Ahoy on a day trip? Listen now and find out! Spoilers more or less begin at the 11 min mark. This episode was prepared for the benefit of our capitalist overlords.

This week Brittany, Penny & Meg play the 5 Second Rule game. Sort of. We picked book titles from a hat, and succinctly described the book to the other two players without using any words in the title (unless we forgot or whatever) and the other two players had to guess the name of the book. What does 'goth Oceans 11' mean exactly? Is there a Batgirl? Bad jokes? You mean Rad Jokes. Shortest episode ever! We think. Who knows. This episode was prepared for the benefit of competitive psychopaths everywhere!

This week Brittany, Penny & Meg review The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo. After begging, cajoling and eventually blackmailing, Meg has finally convinced Brittany and Penny to read this book. Does Brittany hate it? Did Penny DNF it? And most importantly, does Meagan forgive them? Listen now and find out! Spoilers being at the 15 minute mark. This episode was prepared for the benefit of Hufflepuffs - you guys are A-Okay.

This week Penny, Meg & Brittany answer your questions, discuss how Netflix plans to cancel a show on a different platform, and the new HP Vans. This is a no-holds-barred novellasode complete with childhood traumas, food confessions and DNF's we're not sorry about. We'll teach your kids about death and we'll do it with plenty of sass. This episode was prepared for the benefit of Hell's Podcast, now featuring the Kardashians!

This week Meg, Brittany and Penny are back, from their brief hiatus of doing boring things that have nothing whatsoever to do with the antichrist or the impending end of the world, to discuss Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. The forces of heaven and hell collide this episode as Penny makes her awful jokes (clearly put in her head by Satan) and Meg and Brittany, by some miracle, laugh. We review both book and new show, so spoilers mostly throughout. We'd say you should listen now, but we all know you'll just do what you want either way since it's all part of the Great Ineffable Plan! This episode brought to you by our lord and master, the OG fallen angel, the Prince of Darkness himself: Jeff Bezos.

This week Brittany, Penny & Meagan take the ultimate Game of Thrones quiz. SPOILER WARNING FOR GAME OF THRONES SEASON 8. Does Penny swear at every wrong answer? Does Meg have trouble reading names? Does Brittany smoke us all? Is Tormund the only one with braids and a beard? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of Lady Claws, first of her name, breaker of mice.

This week Brittany, Meg & Penny discuss With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo and take a totally not-rigged quiz to find out what YA characters we are. Did this novel live up to The Poet X? What quote does Meg say all the time? Who actually wrote the YA Character quiz and to what end? Listen now and find out! Mostly a spoiler free episode, I guess. I don't know. This episode was prepared for the benefit of potential snakes and obscure Disney Channel movie references.

This week Meg, Penny & Brittany review the Young Adult Book Festival YALLWest and discuss the toxicity of YA Twitter. Mostly this is Penny going on long rants about how she embarrasses herself in front of authors she likes, but also we totally trash talk social media & things. When is it appropriate to ban a book? Does Meg's laugh sound like a dog? Did Brittany fall asleep while recording? On a scale of 1 to Penny, how awkward are you? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of life ruining blogs.

This week Brittany, Penny & Meagan are proud to present our second Late Night Episode! This week we review Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl and get stuck in our own alcohol induced Neverworld. Do we have a new bit? How smart is Penny's review? Did Brittany actually rate this 5-stars (per her prediction last week)? Listen now and find out! Spoilers start at the 34 minute mark. This episode was prepared for the benefit of Unsolicited Advice Ninjas everywhere.

This week Meg(an), Brittany & Penny give their five-star predictions for this year. Meg gushes about fantasy novels, Brittany hates synopses and Penny panders to the squad. Find out which books we think will rock our literary socks off and check back in one year, or whatever, to see if they held up. This episode was prepared for the benefit of Merlin, the big, gay wizard!

This week Brittany, Meg & Penny review Nevernight by Jay Kristoff. We discuss the awkward moments, why our star ratings are so different and polarizing, and how Shadow Cat was the best character. Does Brittany hate on a book? Does Meg go on a ramble? Does Penny take everyone off topic to make a very specific point about one scene? Listen now and find out! Spoilers start at the 25 minute mark. This episode was prepared for the benefit of our evil Shahid's - Rest In Power you murderous scum.

This week Penny, Meg and Brittany do the GOT book tag and discuss fan theories, hopes and dreams of the final season right before the premiere. Find out what our favorite deaths were, our proposed solution to who gets to sit on the throne (spoiler alert: it involves sharing), and why Daenerys is our queen. Full spoiler alert for anyone who has not seen season 7. This episode has been prepared for the benefit of the true heir to the Iron Throne.

This week Meg, Penny & Brittany review A Curse So Dark And Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. We discuss a new YA book podcast, why Nic Cage should stop acting, and define "trash" for book lovers. Do we compare this Beauty And The Beast retelling to ACOTAR? How many naps does Brittany take? Does Penny f*ck up a character name? Listen now and find out! Bonus: Giveaway winner announced! This episode brought to you by one-dimensional snowflake YA protagonists. #relatable

In this Novellasode, Brittany, Penny & Meg play FMK: Book Edition! We choose a book to marry - reread, a book to f*ck - rewrite, and a book to kill - burn. We also discuss the latest book news, including a special article on how book learnin' gives you all the sass-back. We're also hosting a special giveaway where you can win not one, but two brand new books by Taylor Jenkins Reid - mention the secret word said in this episode to enter! No feelings were hurt during the making of this episode.

This week Meg, Brittany & Penny discuss Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We also get into the elitism of Twitter during the Instagram & Facebook blackout, what Brittany really thinks of Camila, and Meg gushes about her face-to-face with the author of Daisy Jones. We may not always be thinking in harmony, but we always band together when there's treble! (Sorry - Penny wrote all that trying to be clever.) Spoilers begin at the 39 minute mark.

This week Meg, Penny & Brittany do the First Sentence Challenge, which is exactly like it sounds. We took the first sentence of a book we've all read and the other two guessed which book it came from. Nothing matters, including the points, but we still got crazy competitive as we scrambled to scream "ACOMAF!" first for those sweet, sweet points. Does someone yell at their pet in this Novellasode? Do we struggle with our audio? Do we trash talk SJM? Listen now and find out!

This week Brittany, Penny & Meg review Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield. We clarify our Star-Rating system once and for all (except Brittany, that rebel), talk about how we don't really know how to talk about this book, and Meg discusses a new release and a must-hear audiobook! Spoilers at the 31 min mark. Spoilers end at the 50 min mark.

This week Penny, Meg & Brittany do the Rapid Fire Book Tag as quick as they can - which, turns out, isn't all that quick. We discuss a bit of MFM book news and our favorite funny weirdo, Chuck P. We trimmed down this Novellasode to the bare essentials which is what we should all do for our bookshelves and some authors should do for their stories. Bonus: We go on a bit of a rant about Letterkenny. Pitter-patter!

Brittany, Meg & Penny discuss The Fever King by Victoria Lee in this Valentine's Day episode. We get heavily into politics, trauma, prejudice and finding your voice this week as we go through the young adult urban fantasy novel by this debut author. Does Meg gush about her cat again? Does Penny mention True Detective? Why does Brittany keeping saying "Oh no!"? Listen now and find out!

This week Brittany, Penny & Meg rip it or ship it with popular book characters. We take random names and throw them together to see if they'd be an adorable couple or not, and surprisingly most of them are. Would Peter K from To All The Boys I've Loved Before really be able to win over Lord Voldemort's heart? What would Feyre & Jude have in common? Why doesn't Manon Blackbeak make a good partner for Elizabeth Bennett? Listen now & vote along on who you'd ship or rip!

This week Meg, Brittany and Penny give a full, spoilery review of The Wicked King by Holly Black. We humbly submit the perfect storyline to end this series, cover all the movies of Cary Elwes, and discuss the merits of villainy. Find out what Meg's most hated book of all time is, what Brittany knows we won't read, and why Penny dreams about Thor.

Join Brittany, Penny & Meg in the first reaction episode as we read off 1 star reviews for some of our favorite books of 2018. We discuss the #HaleNo hashtag, why you shouldn't review a book you DNF, and why Holly Black doesn't write about healthy relationships. Not all books are created equal, and some people are just plain wrong.

This week Penny, Meg & Brittany discuss The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Brittany offers up some exciting new bookish news, Meg's temper is cooled by her kitten, and Penny is sick and sleepy. Who was 'the hostess with the mostest'? What was the point of Anna anyway? What's up with that creepy footman? Listen now and find out! Spoilers begin at the 20 min mark and end at the 1:50 min mark.

This week join Brittany, Meg & Penny as they wrap-up any last bits of Harry Potter they might have missed in the reread, discuss the latest book news, and give their Top & Bottom Reads of 2018. Find out what books Brittany hated last year, which book Meg wants to keep from harm, and what book made Penny want to throw up. New year, same rants!

This week Penny, Meg & Brittany talk about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. We tried to compliment waffle this episode so as not to break down crying, but there were so many deaths to go over it was basically just a big ol' death waffle. We give you all our thoughts and feelings on Hallows and Horcruxes in this final book of the series and final episode of the year while trying (and failing) to answer fan theories about all things HP. Find out what Butterbeer Bucatski's upto, what exciting bookish news pertains to a new release in January, and whether or not Penny calls Voldemort Dumbledore. Thank you for staying with us, until the very end.

This week Brittany, Meg & Penny pit witches and wizards against each other in a game of Wizard Duel, discuss Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, and have a good cry about it all. So accio yourself a butterbeer, snuggle up with your pets and enjoy Week Six of the HP reread! Merry Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa!

Ho! Ho! Ho-ly smokes it's time for another Novellasode! Join Meg, Penny & Brittany as we take the 12 Days Of Christmas booktag! It's not all about Harry Potter this week, but we give a lot of shout-outs. Bonus! Meg sings, Penny does a terrible accent (again), and Brittany brings all the friendship feels! Happy holidays to all and to all a good bookin' night!

Meg, Brittany and Penny continue the spirit of the season with all the magic by discussing common fantasy book tropes, a kitten named Butterbeer Bucatski and Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. Find out what the movie got wrong (again), what a group of vampires is called, and what to dance to in your car. You may need a draught of peace potion after this one, it gets dark!

Penny, Meg & Brittany discuss Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire in Week 4 of our HP reread! The podcast gets sorted into it's Hogwarts house, and we discover it's patronus. We also discuss movie Dumbledore losing his shit at movie Harry, why Brittany feels like such a muggle, and wily wizards in general. Does Meg sway us all to the Slytherin side? Does Penny give the best synopsis ever? Does Brittany yell at her cat? Listen now and find out!

Brittany, Penny & Meg are all about Prisoner of Azkaban - so much so we don't even have much to say about it. This week we take The Ultimate Harry Potter Tag, debate the upsides and downsides of kissing Voldemort vs. giving Delores Umbridge a bubble bath *shudders in disgust forever* and fix the ultimate plot hole! Crack open a butterbeer and tuck in to some sweet pumpkin pasties while we charm you (get it?) in week three of our HP re-read.

Brittany, Meg & Penny play Harry Potter Trivia, review Chamber of Secrets and Fantastic Beasts Two: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Answer as many book trivia questions as you can before Lockheart swoops in to take all the credit for your hard earned house points! We discuss how Meg's really the Sorting Hat and we have all the feelings about the new Fantastic Beasts movie so prepare for some serious ranting. Movie spoilers start at the 51 min mark, and end at the 1:58 min mark.

Penny, Meg & Brittany present week 1 of our Harry Potter re-read. We start by reminiscing about our first times discovering the magic of the series, and give a full review of Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone. Whether it be a parody, a theme park, or a retirement village (c'mon Go Fund Me!) we love all things HP! Spoilers, after all this time? Always.

Meg, Penny & Brittany do what we do best with a full, spoiler-filled review of Strange The Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor. We may talk until we're blue in the face (pun very much intended) but we're hoping you enjoy our review as much as Ruby enjoys drama, Feral enjoys ignorance and Sparrow enjoys gardening. Don't be a Minya about it. Listen and enjoy!

Brittany, Penny & Meg play Would You Rather - book nerd style! We also tell the story of how the podcast came to be and Penny does a really convincing British accent. It's a bit long but we had to really concentrate on the questions since the stakes were so high. And by high we mean there were none. The rules don't exist in, The Uncomfort Zone!

Brittany, Meg and Penny are sorta proud to present our first Late Night Episode! We answer listener questions, tell your Halloween puns, and share spooky stories straight from the depths of Hell (the internet, specifically). At about 3 sheets to the wind we review Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. Spoilers happen at some point, it gets a bit rambly, and we manage to sign off somehow. Enjoy!

Meg, Penny & Brittany answer a spooky Halloween book tag for this novellasode, plus exciting bookish news for fans of Victoria Schwab and a possible new drinking game: Hey, Good Boozin'! Bonus: Giveaway winner announced! Okay, we love you byeeeeeee!

Penny, Meg & Brittany play the "guess the love quote" game, review To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han, debate which Indiana Jones movie was the best (it's Raiders. Obviously), and tell you their love/hates of the week. Spoilers begin at the 21 min mark, stick around after the 51 min mark to hear our real time reactions to the new Fantastic Beasts trailer and bonus content: Meg's wifi goes out!

Brittany, Penny and Meg do the popular unpopular opinions book tag, spoil A Court of Thorns and Roses series multiple times (we give fair warning throughout), trash talk SJM and announce a brand new giveaway. If you don't like our unpopular opinions, then you can't sit with us! Totally kidding! ...(not really tho)

This week Meg, Brittany and Penny find out if they're adventurous enough, rant about how animals are better than people, give a spoiler-free review of The Stowaway by Laurie Gwen Shapiro, and tell you what we love. Spoiler-free & ACOTAR-free episode! (I KNOW RIGHT?!)

Penny, Meg & Brittany offer up personal book recommendations, gush about Chuck Palahniuk and discuss proper pronunciation of completely made up words. Find out if Penny is still on fire, what Brittany's eating for dinner, and what Meg hates this week. Spoiler free episode!

Brittany, Penny & Meg reveal their inner princesses and villains, discuss popular retellings and get all tide up in this beach: To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo. Sea what we did there? Spoilers start at the 32 minute mark. Stick around afterward at the 51 minute mark to hear about our next read, loves/hates, and football, drinkin' and Jesus.

Penny, Meg and Brittany answer listener questions the only way they know how, by sharing choice dad jokes, telling you how to educate your kids and reminding the world that a Bloody Mary is the best weird food combination. This podcast has been prepared for the benefit of our capitalist overlords.