Bring Your Own Book

BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, is back for Season 3 featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly. Every episode we'll discuss the book we read and share our unfiltered thoughts and opinions.

We're finishing off season 3 and ringing in the New Year by talking about our best and worst reads of 2023. We thought it would be fun to chat about what we loved, what we hated, and what surprised us throughout our reading year.

So grab a drink, sit tight, and let us take you on a ride through our bookish journeys. See you next year... Cheers!

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BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, is back for Season 3 featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly. Every episode we'll discuss the book we read and share our unfiltered thoughts and opinions.

Celebrity book clubs. Whether you love them, hate them, or are indifferent about them, every celeb and their cousin seems to have their own book club nowadays! Getting a big name's stamp of approval on a book can help smaller authors sell more copies, but with the rise of BookTok and the growth of the online reading community, do people still care about what the ~elite~ are reading?

Inspired by booktuber Jack Edwards' video (linked below), in this episode, Kelly and Nikki take a quiz (also linked below) to see which celebrity book club they would most likely enjoy taking part in and discuss the age old question: are these celebrities actually reading all of these books?

Take the quiz here or, watch Jack in the Book's video that inspired this episode, here.
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BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, is back for Season 3 featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly. Every episode we'll discuss the book we read and share our unfiltered thoughts and opinions.

Burn. It. Down.

In today's episode, we are going all in on one of the most highly anticipated books of the year, Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros.

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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 already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.
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Back in May, we had the pleasure of sitting down to speak with Rebecca Yarros about Fourth Wing, her writing process, and more, so we knew we had to share our thoughts on the second book in The Empyrean series as soon as we finished reading it.

Readers and listeners be warned... there be spoilers ahead!

Haven't finished reading Iron Flame yet, or missed our special interview episode with Rebecca Yarros discussing Fourth Wing? You can check it out here: BYOB In Conversation with... Rebecca Yarros!

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BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, is back for Season 3 featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly. Every episode we'll discuss the book we read and share our unfiltered thoughts and opinions.

In this episode, the BYOB ladies are once again joined by Tilly to discuss Madeline Miller's second novel, Circe. In season 1, BYOB read and loved The Song of Achilles, which you can find linked below in the show notes.

“You are wise,” he said.

“If it is so,” I said, “it is only because I have been fool enough for a hundred lifetimes.”

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--neither powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power: the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.

Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.

But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from or with the mortals she has come to love.

The Song of Achilles - Season 1 episode
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BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, is back for Season 3 featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly. Every episode we'll discuss the book we read and share our unfiltered thoughts and opinions.

In today's special episode, we’re sitting down with #1 New York Times & #1 International Bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout, to discuss her latest book, A Fire in the Flesh!

On sale as of October 31st, 2023, this highly anticipated release from Blue Box Press is the third in the Flesh and Fire series, which also happens to be a prequel and companion series to one of our favourite books at BYOB, From Blood and Ash.

The only thing that can save the realms now is the one thing more powerful than the Fates. After a startling betrayal ends with both Sera and the dangerously seductive ruler of the Shadowlands she has fallen madly in love with being held captive by the false King of the Gods, there is only one thing that can free Nyktos and prevent the forces of the Shadowlands from invading Dalos and igniting a War of Primals.

Convincing Kolis won’t be easy, though–not even with a lifetime of training. While his most favored Revenant is insistent that she is nothing more than a lie, Kolis’s erratic nature and twisted sense of honor leave her shaken to the core, and nothing could’ve prepared her for the cruelty of his Court or the shocking truths revealed. The revelations not only upend what she has understood about her duty and the very creation of the realms but also draw into question exactly what the true threat is. However, surviving Kolis is only one part of the battle. The Ascension is upon her, and Sera is out of time.

But Nyktos will do anything to keep Sera alive and give her the life she deserves. He’ll even risk the utter destruction of the realms, and that’s exactly what will happen if he doesn’t Ascend as the Primal of Life. Yet despite his desperate determination, their destinies may be out of their hands.

But there is that foreseen unexpected thread—the unpredictable, unknown, and unwritten.

We'll be talking about her writing process, what it's like to release *three* books in one year, and everything From Blood and Ash and A Fire in the Flesh. We even have some spoiler-y questions for those who have read the book so, if you don't want to be spoiled, or haven't finished reading A Fire in the Flesh yet, please refer to the chapters in this podcast episode!

Where to find Jennifer:

• instagram: @jennifer_l_armentrout
• website: jenniferlarmentrout.com
• facebook: @Jennifer L. Armentrout
• threads: @jennifer_l_armentrout

Thank you so much to Blue Box Press for providing us with free advance reader copies to feature in this episode.
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Missed our other episodes on JLA's books? Check them out below:
Kelly's Husband Reads a Romantasy!
The War of Two Queensby Jennifer L. Armentrout
From Blood and Ashby Jennifer L. Armentrout
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BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, is back for Season 3 featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly. Every episode we'll discuss the book we read and share our unfiltered thoughts and opinions.

Happy Halloween! This episode, Nikki and Kelly are joined by their partners, Scott and Bryce, to read The Spite House by Johnny Compton. This debut novel puts a new spin on the haunted house trope with themes of ancestral trauma, grief, and retribution.
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Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. Having left his wife, his house, his whole life behind in Maryland, he’s desperate for money–it’s not easy to find safe work when you can’t provide references, you can’t stay in one place for long, and you’re paranoid that your past is creeping back up on you.

When he comes across the strange ad for the Masson House in Degener, Texas, Eric thinks they may have finally caught a lucky break. The Masson property, notorious for being one of the most haunted places in Texas, needs a caretaker of sorts. The owner is looking for proof of paranormal activity. All they need to do is stay in the house and keep a detailed record of everything that happens there. Provided the house’s horrors don’t drive them all mad, like the caretakers before them.
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Think you're brave enough to withstand the evil within the Spite House? Enter if you dare...

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Welcome to BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly!

The BYOB ladies are back with another series. In this four-part series, Nikki and Kelly deep dive into the original Twilight saga!

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"Don't be afraid," I murmured. "We belong together."
I was abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of my own words.
This moment was so perfect, so right, there was no way to doubt it.
His arms wrapped around me,
holding me against him....
It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire.
"Forever," he agreed.
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Nikki and Kelly wrap up their Twilight saga re-read with the final book in the original series, Breaking Dawn. The series that made readers question whether vampires or werewolves could ever live in harmony is coming to a close, but not before it unleashes a few more surprises, including the most horrifying of all... Renesmee.

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Welcome to BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly!

The BYOB ladies are back with another series. In this four-part series, Nikki and Kelly deep dive into the original Twilight saga!

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As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?
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In this episode, while Nikki and Kelly still decide whether to pledge their allegiance to Edward or Jacob, they also ask all the hard-hitting questions such as what happens when Bella gets her period? Would Jacob and Bella have worked out if the Cullens had never moved to Forks? And just how exactly do vampire penises work?!

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Welcome to BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly!

The BYOB ladies are back with another series. In this four-part series, Nikki and Kelly deep dive into the original Twilight saga!

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I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect - not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place.
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In this episode, Nikki and Kelly start to question their entire lives as they begin to wonder whose side they're really on... Are they still Team Edward, or are they now Team Jacob?! Or is it still too early to make that choice? After all, this is only book two out of four- there are plenty of twists left to unravel, and we're only just getting started!
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Welcome to BYOB, the Bring Your Own Book Podcast, featuring your favourite bookworms Nikki and Kelly!

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About three things I was absolutely positive.
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him—and I didn't know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
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The BYOB ladies are back with another series. In this four-part series, Nikki and Kelly deep dive into the original Twilight saga!

When Stephenie Meyer's Twilight was introduced to the world back in 2005, it was a game changer for supernatural romance and YA fantasy. Having inspired countless books since its first publication, this series took over the world and, later on, movie theatres.

This series tends to get a bad wrap, but is it warranted? Join Nikki and Kelly as they revisit a childhood favourite, spend some time with Bella and the Cullens in Forks, Washington, and discuss one of today's most pressing matters: Team Edward, or Team Jacob?
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