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Lita and Tiffany, two long time best friends who love books and discussing them at length, invite you to join their virtual book club. Need a Bookmate? Read with us! 📖 SPOILER ALERT: This podcast discusses details of all books selected and is intended for an 18+ adult audience that is familiar with each books attributes. No subject matter is off limits (language, sex, opinions, triggers, ect).
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Merry Christmas everyone!! Join us for a bonus Christmas episode as we discuss Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict. We did not end up with the story we were expecting!! CONTENT WARNING!!: This book contains content that may be triggering to some listeners. Including: Descriptions of violent S.A., domestic violence, physical violen…
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Yvonne and Shelley finally caved and read/listened to "Quicksilver" by Carrie Heart and it was worth all the hype across the booktok community. We have a new top favorite Shadow Daddy! We both were pleasantly surprised at how much we liked this book. Spoilers! We work through the entire book here so if you haven't read it and you want to, don't lis…
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Welcome back to Bookmate Besties! We are joined once again by Tiffany's sister, Deynece, to continue the saga as we discuss A Court of Mist and Fury! Synopsis: Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mount…
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Join us as we discuss this cozy fantasy for our November Book Club Selection! Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of s…
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In this episode we discuss our take on the Lisa Marie Presley Memoir. We both were blown away by this book and learning about her. She had an intensity about her, a trait that her dad had as well. We learn about her relationship with her dad, her mom, and her love and devotion to her own kids. This memoir was heartbreaking, but also beautiful. Yvon…
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Happy Halloween! Join us as we discuss our creepy horror genre October Book Club Selection: Misery by Stephen King. Synopsis: Paul Sheldon. He's a bestselling novelist who has finally met his biggest fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes and she is more than a rabid reader - she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But …
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Yvonne and Shelley catch up and talk about what we are currently reading. We talk about friendships and how we relate to books and certain characters. Shelley is currently doing a digital detox so she explains what book inspired it. We laugh a lot as usual. This episode is a true representation of how our conversations typically go when we are toge…
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Welcome to our first "Bookmate Besties" bonus episode! Today we discuss A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas! We are joined by Tiffany's sister, Deynece, and we're talking ACOTAR! The road has been long, but we finally wore her down, and now it's time to dish! Join us as we dive into the GOAT series of Romantasy! Synopsis: When nineteen-yea…
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Join us as we discuss this amazing whodunnit for our September Book Club Selection! The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Synopsis: Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit. We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the killer. Understood? Then let's…
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We had an impromptu podcast to discuss this hot Texas weather and what we are planning on reading this fall. Yvonne embarrasses Shelley yet again with some of the books she has been reading. Shelley laughs at what is on her Kindle right now and the irony of it all. We discuss what makes for the perfect bookstore and which local bookstore is our fav…
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In this episode we review the final book in the Flesh and Fire series by Jennifer Armentrout. We have absolutely LOVED this series and this book was 5 stars for us. We are big fans of JLA and her Blood and Ash series. We discuss why we love this series so much, the characters, and how JLA intertwines real life trauma and anxiety into this book. Tri…
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Join us as we discuss our August Book Club Selection: The Teacher by Freida McFadden Trigger Warning: Due to the nature of this book, there's a lot of triggering content involving pedophilia and grooming behaviors, and we will be discussing all of it. Synopsis: Lesson #1: Trust no one. Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband …
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Welcome to this episode of Bookmates where we discuss what read over the summer and our ratings of each one. We also show our love and devotion to author Jennifer L. Armentrout and her upcoming release of Book Four in the Flesh and Fire series. We LOVE this series along with the original series, Blood and Ash. We credit the name of our Podcast here…
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We continue to discuss our July Book Club Selection: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - Part 2 Synopsis: Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins…
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We discuss our July Book Club Selection: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Synopsis: Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s alread…
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Lita and Tiffany reveal their origin story. Click here to send fan mail! Support the show Want to support our show? Subscribe at the link below to receive episode updates and a shout out on our show! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2359887/support Find us on social media! We want to hear your thoughts! https://linktr.ee/bookmatespodcast https://www.book…
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Welcome back! In this episode we dive into Queen of Shadows. A lot happens in this book as Aelin returns to Rifthold to discover her cousing Aedion has been captured. She also must confront Chaol who now knows who she really is. Dorian has been collared and is trapped, slowly losing himself to the Valg prince who has captured him. We also get to kn…
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In our second episode, we discuss our June Book Club Selection: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Synopsis: Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders... Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-…
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In our first episode, we discuss our May Book Club Selection: The Thick and the Lean by Chana Porter. Synopsis: In the quaint religious town of Seagate, abstaining from food brings one closer to God. But Beatrice Bolano is hungry. She craves the forbidden: butter, flambé, marzipan. As Seagate takes increasingly extreme measures to regulate every ca…
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We are back at it discussing Book 3 of TOG and we both admit that this one was a favorite. We fell in love with this series with this book so if you were on the fence with books 1 and 2, this one will definitely push you over...to LOVING it. We get introduced to some new characters and we discuss our initial thoughts upon meeting the new additions …
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Yvonne and Shelley continue to deep dive into the Throne of Glass series with book 2 in this episode. Celaena is now the King's Champion which changes things a bit. Yvonne is team Dorian while Shelley is Team Chaol. In this book we learn more about the magic that was banished and also what Celaena's dead ancestors want her to do. Enjoy our discussi…
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