Plot Twist, Please

A luxury reading retreat. A $900 price tag. An itinerary that promised relaxation, crafts, good food, and a weekend with fellow book lovers... but according to attendees, that's not what happened. This week we're breaking down the controversy surrounding Celestial Meg's reading retreat, why it's being compared to the Fyre Festival, what attendees have publicly shared about thei...

In this episode of Plot Twist, Please , we're diving into the rise of performative reading and how social media has completely transformed reading culture. From BookTok trends and reading goals to trophy books, aesthetic bookshelves, and the pressure to keep up with every viral release, we're discussing whether modern reading has become less about enjoyment and more about appearance, sta...

This week on Plot Twist Please, we're diving into one of BookTok's most controversial reading debates yet. From dialogue-only readers and AI Bookstagrammers. We have one word: Wild. 📚 Spoiler alert: No books were spoiled in the making of this episode!  ✨ Today's cocktail: GIRLS NIGHT OUT LIMONCELLO SPRITZ  🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, an...

This week we're heading back to Briar U to talk about the series that helped launch the hockey romance obsession and gave readers some of the most iconic book boyfriends of all time. From Garrett Graham and John Logan to Dean DiLaurentis and Tucker, we're ranking the men, debating the red flags, discussing the TV adaptation, and asking the important questions: Which Briar U boy would dis...

A BookTok controversy has taken over the reading community. 📚  This week we're discussing the backlash surrounding Allie Rose Co's trademark of the phrase "Hot Girls Read," the internet receipts, and the bigger question of whether a community phrase can ever truly belong to one person. Has BookTok finally had enough?  📚 Spoiler alert: no books were harmed in the making of thi...

This week on Plot Twist, Please , we're tackling one of the biggest names in romance: Nora Roberts. Is she still the Queen of Romance, or has modern BookTok left her behind?  ✨ Today’s cocktail: Donna Italian Spritz  🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. 🍸📖✨ __________________________________________________________________________ Wel...

📚 Welcome back to another chaotic episode of DNF Diaries: Listener Takeover! This week, we’re reading YOUR most unhinged book DNF stories — from a romance involving a 16-year-old and a 10-year-old 😭 to AI boyfriend apps, confusing plots, rage-inducing MMCs, audiobook voices from hell, and books so bad people almost threw their Kindles across the room.  ✨ Today’s cocktail: STARBS  🎧 Tune in, si...

In this episode of Plot Twist Please, we’re diving into the internet’s obsession with fictional men and asking the important question: have book boyfriends completely ruined our standards for real men? 💘📚 From “touch her and die” MMCs to husbands who can’t find the ketchup directly in front of them, we compare BookTok fantasy men to real-life husband behaviour through chaotic games, debates, Red...

Kindle books were supposed to be the affordable alternative to physical books… so why are we suddenly paying hardcover prices for digital files we don’t even technically own??  Are Kindle prices officially out of control… and is this the beginning of the end for e-reading as we know it? 📚 Spoiler alert: this episode contains general book discussion only — no major book spoilers!  ✨ Today’s cockt...

This week, we're diving into a reading wrap up that covers all our recent reads in APRIL. Let's just say it took a turn. We talk about books that were our favs, worst books, unhinged moments and Susie and Beth get a little feisty?!  ✨ Today’s cocktail: Cassandra's Leftover White Wedding Wine 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full....

Welcome back to Plot Twist Please —where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze 🍷📚 This week’s episode is… chaotic. We each picked some of our absolute favourite books, both current obsessions and old-school classics, and then handed each other the WORST one-star reviews we could find. No prep. No warning. Just pure, unfiltered audacity. 📚 Spoiler alert: BOOKS COVERED BELOW ✨ Today...

In this episode, we’re diving into the Mia Ballard “Shy Girl” AI drama that’s been all over the internet. From what actually happened to why people are so divided, we break down the controversy, the rise of AI-generated personas, and what this situation says about authenticity, influence, and where content creation is heading next. 🍸 Today’s drink: Cassandra's Wedding Wine Made into a Sangri...

This week on Plot Twist Please , we’re calling out the books that BookTok SWEARS are amazing… and asking the real question: are they actually good… or just popular? We each brought our picks for overhyped and underhyped reads and let’s just say… we did NOT agree. From viral fantasy favourites to dark romance obsessions, nothing was safe.  ⚠️ Full spoiler warning — these are DNF stories! 🍸 Today’s...

From overhyped BookTok reads that completely missed the mark, to characters with zero chemistry, to books so frustrating they had you doing chores instead of reading… we are diving into your DNF graveyard. 📚 Books Discussed in This Episode Us Dark Few by Alexis Patton  The Favored Child by Philippa Gregory The Empress by Kristin Cast Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love (Dramio...

In today’s episode, we’re diving into the internet’s latest book drama… 👀📚 BookTok has been going OFF about Just Friends by Haley Pham... from the word choices, to the writing style, to the characters AND we had to sit down and talk about it. So we’re sharing our honest thoughts, reacting to some of the most talked-about quotes, and asking the bigger question: Is the criticism actually fair… or...

This week on Plot Twist Please , we’re diving into the rom-com murder mystery Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson . When Jet Mason learns she only has days to live after a brutal attack, she decides to spend her final week solving her own attempted murder. We unpack the twists, suspicious characters, small-town secrets, and debate what we would actually do in Jet’s situation. Did the twists fool u...

In this episode of Plot Twist Please, we’re bringing the chaos with some seriously spicy bookish hot takes and debates. From controversial reading habits to unpopular opinions about the book community, nothing is off limits — and yes… things get a little heated. ⚠️ Full Spoiler Warning — We do discuss a bit of Lights Out in here as well as some other books we mention! 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and...

If you could time travel… would you risk it for a Highlander? This week, Susannah, Cass, and Beth are finally diving into the world of kilts, curses, clans, and catastrophic time travel as we unpack Outlander by Diana Gabaldon . Whether you’re a book purist, a show stan, or someone who would simply risk it all for a Highlander, this episode is for you. 🍸 Drink of the Episode: Sassenach Whisky fro...

Enter the dark streets of Palermo where witches hide in plain sight, demons rule from the shadows, and revenge tastes sweeter than fear. 🖤🔥 In this episode of Plot Twist Please , we’re finally diving into Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco: the Sicilian gothic fantasy that gave us vengeance-driven heroines, morally grey demon princes, and tension so thick you could cut it with a ritual da...

Love is in the air… and so is the drama. 💌🍷 In this Valentine’s Day special episode of Plot Twist Please , we’re putting down the romance novels (well… briefly) and picking up the internet’s messiest relationship dilemmas. That’s right, it’s Am I The A-Hole: Valentine’s Edition . ✨ Today’s cocktail: Alani Nu's CHERRY BOMB! 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your books...

In this Valentine’s Day special, the Plot Twist Please crew is serving up our ultimate Valentine’s reading recommendations. From swoony romances and slow burns to dark, dramatic, and slightly unhinged love stories (because obviously). 📚 Spoiler alert: TIMESTAMPS BELOW  6:23 - Valentines Slay by Navessa Allen 21:27 - Ruthless Valentine by Annika Nofal 28:39 - The Exception to The Rule by Christina...

Welcome back to Plot Twist Please , where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze 🍷📚 This week, Cass, Beth, and Susannah are stepping into the blood-soaked sands of a Roman-inspired, gladiator-vampire fantasy as we deep dive We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark . 📚 Spoiler alert!! ✨ Today’s cocktail: Was supposed to be "The Vampires Kiss".. instead, we are drinking gas station...

Welcome back to Plot Twist Please , where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze 🍷 In this episode, we’re kicking off what we hope becomes a recurring mini-series: DNF Diaries — where we talk about the books we tried to love… and why we ultimately walked away. 📚 Spoiler alert: LIST OF BOOKS BELOW! ✨ Today’s cocktail: Brunch Red Wine — a Baco Noir & Cabernet blend 🎧 Tune in, sip...

This week on Plot Twist Please , we’re diving deep into A Court of Thorns and Roses — Book 1 only 🌹🍷 We read it, reread it, and now we’re spilling all our thoughts on Feyre, Tamlin, Rhysand, and the chaos of Prythian. From Beauty and the Beast vibes to red flags vs. trauma responses, the Suriel, Calanmai, and those brutal Under the Mountain trials, no stone is left unturned.  📚 Spoiler alert: w...

What if your worth—your very right to exist—was decided by genetics? In this episode of Plot Twist Please , we dive deep into Conform by Ariel Sullivan, a dystopian romance set in a future where humanity lives under strict genetic hierarchy and total surveillance. Grab a drink, pull up your TBR, and let’s debrief 2025 together. 📚 Spoiler alert: As always, there will be spoilers! ✨ Today’s cockta...