Wicked Good Book Club

In this episode, lets talk all this Rebecca Yarros: the good, the bad, the ugly and the enjoyable of the Empyrean Series which has taken the Romantasy genre by (onyx) storm As always, SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS. SWEARING. MATURE CONTENT. AND AGAIN- SPOILERS! Find us on Socials! insta @  WickedGoodBookClub Tiktok: WickedGoodBookClub Music credit: Eternity by Easy as found on https://app.soundstripe...

Hey.......Sorry about the year and a half hiatus...........we missed you if that helps any? In this episode, catch up with Sarah and Delaney on all things bookish! We talk BookTok, Topes, Trends and more. As always, SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS. SWEARING. MATURE CONTENT. AND AGAIN- SPOILERS! social: insta @  WickedGoodBookClub Tiktok: WickedGoodBookClub Music credit: Eternity by Easy as found on htt...

What can we even say? Enjoy our triumphant return to podcasting with hot takes on the SJM Universe, Throne of Glass series, and Taylor Swift (naturally). Send in your book thoughts, theories, requests and more on our social media! As always, SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS. SWEARING. MATURE CONTENT. AND AGAIN- SPOILERS! social: {insta @WickedGoodBookClub}  {tiktok @wickedgoodbookclub} {gmail @wickedgoo...

Hi listeners and welcome to our bonus episode! This week we cover Hook Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey (March 2022) which is the second and final book of the Bellinger Sisters Books. This episode is a bonus episode originally recorded in spring 2022. Enjoy! As always, SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS. SWEARING. MATURE CONTENT. AND AGAIN- SPOILERS! social: {insta @WickedGoodBookClub}  {tiktok @wickedgood...

Sorry we disappeared for so long but we're back (again, we know). We hope you enjoyed January's book Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey (2021), but more importantly we hope you enjoy the angelic sounds of our voices.  February's book: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas  As always, SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS. SWEARING. MATURE CONTENT. AND AGAIN- SPOILERS! social: {insta @WickedGoodBookClub}...

HELLO. Sorry about missing all of June.... shit happens. Join us as we attempt to condense ToG into an hour. Enjoy ;)  July books: Hook Line and Sinker + Where the Crawdads Sing 

THIS IS NOW A TESSA BAILEY STAN PODCAST. We will not be taking any questions at this time.  Join us this week as we read It Happened One Summer (2021). Small towns. Big personalities. Opposites attract. Grumpy sunshine. Spicy. And fisherman. lots of fisherman. Spoiler alert: we loved it.  Join us May 15th for Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas (2012) and again May 30th for Hook, Line, and S...

ITS APRIL PICKS TIME! Kicking off our spring break themed reads, this week the gals of the WGBC tackle Emily Henry's 2021 novel "People we meet on vacation". In what turns out to be a cute story of life long friendship, love, and navigating adulthood, Sarah and Delaney also talk professional burn out, life purpose and goal achievement (y i k e s ). Tune in at the end of April for our second pick o...

Talk about a great book! Join the ladies of the WGBC for their second meeting of March (and second unintentional book about struggling authors): the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2017). A now ~very popular booktok novel, Seven Husbands deep dives into the life of the famed Evelyn Hugo, her seven husbands, the true love of her life, struggles with sexuality, gender, the cost...

Welcome back to another book club meeting! This episode we tackle Colleen Hoover's dark and twisty suspense novel Verity (Dec 2018). While many claim this book to be a romance novel (and we almost did too, before we read it) the WGBC gals have firmly decided its a suspense thriller and nothing more. Is Lowen a bad person? Did Verity do it? Is Jeremy really that endering? Grab a coffee- or in this...

SARAH J MAAS WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?!??!?!  Why are our episodes so long? Did our episode 1 predictions come true? Are Bryce and Hunt Mates? Who dies? Are we seriously merging worlds? Does Ithan get less annoying? Can someone give us some Fae history lesson please?  Join us this episode as we book talk all about Crescent City Book 2: House of Sky and Breath by the lovely and talented SJM...

Hey listeners! We are BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! BUT ALSO DIFFERENT! BUT STILL FUN!  We've taken the last 18 months to do some stuff (you know.. stay alive in the pandemic, review your feedback, etc... ). and decided to rebrand the podcast into an any book-book club! We are so excited to present THE WICKED GOOD BOOK CLUB: a gals book club that covers the tea and tropes of your favorite books....

This week, Sarah and Delaney talk about what the wizarding world (and all our fav witches and wizards) are doing during the COVID pandemic. Spoiler alert: Hogwarts isn't closed! Stay tuned until the end for a public health segment on myths and facts about the novel coronavirus, recommendations, and what we're doing to stay sane during this time.  Want to sponsor Lumos Maxima? We'd love to cha...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! It's also one of the most significant time keepers in the HP series. This episode, Sarah and Delaney break down the origins of some of our most long-held Christmas traditions, the significance and sadness of Christmas in the Harry Potter series, and the traditions your hosts do each year with their families!  Want to sponsor Lumos Maxima? We'd love to...

Nearly 50 episodes in and we are just now dropping a book versus movie episode?! Wooooooops.  In this episode, we compare the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, to the 2001 film adaptation by Chris Columbus. Hear our overall comparison rating, the "big goofs" and the "why would you do that to us honestly Chris honestly why".  Want to sponsor Lumos Maxima? We...

It's time for some sports talk on Lumos Maxima. Kind of? Well, a little bit.  This week, Delaney and Sarah talk about the ins and outs of the most obscure athletic event some people have ever heard of: Quidditch! Listen in as we give some history, try to explain the rules, and reminisce on some of the best Harry Potter memories Quidditch gave us.   Want to sponsor Lumos Maxima? We'd love...

SPOOKY SEASON DON'T GO! This week the podcast celebrates one of our favourite holidays: Halloween! Get into the true ~spooky spirit with a history lesson on the origins of some of your fav traditions like pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating. After that, hear the breakdown of how Halloween plays into some of the biggest HP moments throughout the book. Also Delaney suggests you borrow child... its...

I T S   ~S P O O K Y~   S E A S O N ! Listen in as hosts Sarah and Delaney kick off their October episodes with another Nox: Lumos Maxima After Dark presentation. This week, we present to you our favourite Avada Kedavras in a nod to October (and MFM, duh)! These murder(ers) are so diverse we had to laugh. Have a fav murder or true crime story? WE'D LOVE TO HEAR IT!  Want t...

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS k cool thats out of the way.  We've done our waiting... one whole year of it! After what we hope is long enough to let people see the movie (insert eye roll) your hosts finally bring you hot takes on the second Fantastic Beasts movie Crimes of Grindelwald!  Hear some thrilling plot analysis, some blatant plot hole talk, predictions for installment 3 (and whethe...

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S THE LAST ONE?!  This week, Sarah and Delaney wrap up their controversial characters series with the final installment about Severus Snape. This episode is jam packed... we've got Snape controversy, chats on how to be a good person, the "Lily" issue, healing dark magic injuries and more! Host Sarah even moves to camp "Not Sure About Ya, Mr. Snape".  Want to sponsor Lu...

IT'S HERE IT'S HERE IT'S FINALLY HERE!! The long awaits (and talked about) Severus Snape episodes start NOW! In our last installment of the controversial characters series, hosts Sarah and Delaney talk about the life and times of Severus Snape. This two (three.......) part Snape analysis will be a wild one, so tune in each episode to hear more!  Want to sponsor Lumos Maxima? We'd love to chat...

TWO IN A ROW?? WHATS THIS?? This week, Sarah and Delaney continue their controversial characters series installment on Sirius Black. Does he use and abuse his relationship with  Lupin? Should he have been the Godfather? Does he really care about pureblood prejudice? Find out this week! We also gear up for our final installment to come.... Snape Snape Severus Snape!  Want to sponsor Lumos...

WE'RE BACKKKKKKKKK AND BETTER THAN EVER!!! Bet ya missed us, huh? PS IT'S OUR MF PODCAST BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY! ONE YEAR TODAY! Also Happy Birthday JKR and the Boy Who Lived. They're cool too, we guess.  This week, Sarah and Delaney resume their controversial characters series after a very relaxing summer break. This episode, learn about the history and life of everyone's favorite Godfather, S...

LOVO PART 2! This week, Hosts Sarah and Delaney head straight into the controversial topics surrounding the Dark Lord himself. From evil takeovers to just never dying, Lord Voldemort had a flare for the dramatic and a serial killers childhood.  We love feedback, comments, critiques and questions! Get in touch at: Instagram:  @lumosmaximapodcast  Twitter: @Lumosmaximapod Email: Lumos...

It's all about the Dark Lord this week on Lumos Maxima! Get ready to hear about his dysfunctionally horrible family, dark and twisty childhood, and how Tom Riddle became Lord Voldemort in part one of this controversial characters installment. Spoiler alter: there's a lot of talk about Hitler and Serial Killers.  We love feedback, comments, critiques and questions! Get in touch at: Instagram:...