Badass Literature Society

Feb 28 2025 97 ep. 61 mins 52
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Simply a book review podcast. We read the books, then we talk about them. Each review is in two parts: a spoiler-free summary and review, and then a spoiler-heavy in-depth discussion and review. Logo designed by Justin Miller @justinmiller.design

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The Red Palace

Feb 28 2025 78 mins  
Send us a text This month we read and review The Red Palace by June Hur. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. (Don't forget to check out the outtakes at the end of the episode!) Here's a little about The Red Palace: Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-

Book Quiz

Feb 15 2025 64 mins  
Send us a text In this bonus episode, we’re putting ourselves on the spot with a series of fun, random, bookish questions! Tt’s a laid-back, unscripted conversation. So, grab a warm drink, settle in, and play along with us as we share our answers and plenty of laughs! Do you have a book you'd like us to review on this show? Send us an email at [email protected]

The Housemaid

Jan 31 2025 96 mins  
Send us a text This month we read and review The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about The Housemaid: “Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be wh

Books We're Looking Forward to in 2025

Jan 15 2025 56 mins  
Send us a text Join us for a special bonus episode as we dive into the books coming out in 2025 that we're most excited for! From eagerly awaited sequels to groundbreaking debuts, we'll explore a wide range of genres and authors. Hopefully you're as excited as we are for new books in 2025! Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-johnson/some-kind-of-feeli

Holiday Book Quiz

Dec 15 2024 52 mins  
Send us a text In this bonus episode, we’re putting ourselves on the spot with a series of fun, random, and holiday-themed bookish questions! From cozy winter reads to holiday-themed sequels, and even which character would make the best Santa Claus, it’s a laid-back, unscripted conversation perfect for the season. Grab a warm drink, settle in, and play along with us as we share

Legends & Lattes

Nov 30 2024 70 mins  
Send us a text This month we read and review Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about Legends & Lattes: 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

5 Year Anniversary Episode!!!

Nov 15 2024 65 mins  
Send us a text Wow. It's crazy to think we've been doing this little show for 5 years now! We had a blast recording this episode and going down memory lane together, and we hope you'll love it too. For all our listeners, thank you SO Much for all the support over the last 5 years! Thank you for all the recommendations! Here's to another 5 years! Do you have a book you'd like us to

She Who Became the Sun

Oct 31 2024 82 mins  
Send us a text This month we read and review She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about She Who Became the Sun: To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything “I refuse to be nothing…” In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates

Fate Breaker

Oct 15 2024 64 mins  
Send us a text For the bonus episode this month Michael & Barbara review the final book in the Realm Breaker Trilogy, Fate Breaker by Victoria Aveyard! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about Fate Breaker: A dark fate descends. A shattered alliance must rise. The Companions are torn apart and the realm hangs in the balance, at the edge of

How To Solve Your Own Murder

Sep 30 2024 71 mins  
Send us a text This month we read and review How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about How To Solve Your Own Murder: Frances Adams always said she'd be murdered. She was right. It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends. But Frances’s life takes