Our Nerdiest Thing

Hello fellow nerds! On this episode, we discuss our favorite book female main characters over the age of 25! Why? Because we get a little miffed at the amount of 19 year old queens and virgin FMCs in the books we read! On today's episode we also discuss: -Release news -What we are reading, watching and loving -Our Nerdiest Thing of the week Show Links: Descended The Choice ELLE Kennedy Off Cam...

Hello, fellow nerds! You know who we can’t wait to meet at Imaginarium Book Festival? Jasmine Walt! So we were thrilled that she accepted our invite to the podcast to chat about her new book, The Vampire’s Bargain! NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL Bestselling Author Jasmine Walt is obsessed with books, chocolate, and sharp, pointy objects. Somehow, those three things melded togeth...

It's time for a Nerdy Rewind, fellow nerds, where we share one of our listener favorites with you! From Season 2, “Cards with Guards” began our read-a-long of “From Blood & Ash” by @jennifer_l_armentrout ! This episode only covers chapter 1, but a lot happens when Poppy sneaks into the Red Pearl for a little fun. Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "The Red Pearl". I...

Hello, fellow nerds! This week we had the opportunity to chat with Leslye Penelope, author of The Monsters We Defy and Daughter of the Merciful Deep! Leslye Penelope is the award-winning author of the Earthsinger Chronicles, and the first book in the series, Song of Blood & Stone, was chosen as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time! Equally left and right-brained, Leslye studie...

Hello Fellow Nerds! It is time for a Nerdy Rewind episode of the podcast, and we are sharing one of our fan favorites and most listened to episodes this week! This rewind episode is episode 8 of season 1, where we discuss "A Court of Thorns and Roses", chapters 18-19. Listen in to find out more about fae fiddlers (it’s actually a thing and quite interesting) and how we think Feyre might...

Hello, fellow nerds! We are 10 days away from the newest release from romance author Andrea Jenelle! We're diving into a Nerdy Rewind today as we revisit our interview with Andrea from the fall. Andrea Jenelle is a 2023 HOLT Award Winning Author whose characters have been begging for their stories to be told, and she is giving them a voice.  She’s a small town girl who is writing the steamy, emoti...

Hello fellow nerds! Thanks for joining us for our read along of Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas! This week, we are finishing the book by reading chapters 48-Epilogue! A few items to consider for this episode: -What do you know about the theory of Avallen? - What is the difference between first light and second light? Check out our post later today with this week’s themed co...

Hello fellow nerds and welcome to episode 11 in our fourth season of Our Nerdiest Thing! On today's episode we discuss: Reading habits Physical, kindle or audiobooks? Release news What we are reading, watching and loving Our nerdiest thing of the week. Join us at the (1:10:00) mark for our interview with Roseanne A. Brown, author of the A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, A Psalm of Storms and Silence, an...

Hello fellow nerds! Thanks for joining us for our read along of Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas! This week, we read Part 2, The Abyss, chapters 25-47. A few items to consider for this episode: -What do the Suriel and the Under King have in common? -And how do Urd and Cthona correlate to one another? Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “The Ligh...

Hello fellow nerds and welcome to episode 9 of season 4 of Our Nerdiest Thing! This season, we will be hosting Tuesday episodes all about Our Nerdiest Things, followed by Thursday episodes of our read alongs! On today's episode, we discuss whether or not the book is truly always better, as well as sharing our favorite book releases and upcoming book to screen adaptations! We also chat with aut...

Hello fellow nerds! This week, we read Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath, prologue through chapter 24! A few items to consider for this episode: -The lore of Thunderbirds and how they are used in pop culture -Midgard etymology and lore Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “Mirthroot Mojito”. Show Links (linked at ournerdiestthing.com) -reviewsfromabookworm.blogspo...

Hello fellow nerds and welcome to episode 7 of season 4 of Our Nerdiest Thing! This season, we will be hosting Tuesday episodes all about Our Nerdiest Things, followed by Thursday episodes of our read alongs! On today's episode, we discuss our favorite fairytale retellings! If you have only read ACOTAR, then we want to tell you about other books that are just as awesome or, *gasp*, better! Sho...

Hello, fellow nerds! We sat down with Riley Hunt, author of Sin City, Kingdom of Blood and Spirit, and more! Riley Hunt is a young adult and adult fantasy author who writes fantasy, sci-fi and paranormal with a little romance, and strong female leads that kick ass all on their own. She currently lives in Maryland and holds a master’s in Education with an emphasis in Reading Literacy, but instead w...

Hello fellow nerds! Welcome to our second read along episode of the season, which covers Chapters 68-Epilogue of Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood! A few items to consider for this episode: - What do you know of the history of book banning and burning? - Did Bryce make you want to upgrade your vacuum? Visit Ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “The Drop”. Show Links (l...

Hello fellow nerds and welcome to season 4 of Our Nerdiest Thing! This season, we will be hosting Tuesday episodes all about Our Nerdiest Things, followed by Thursday episodes of our read alongs! On today's episode, we discuss spicy book yays and nays, panty dropper moves, books to start with if you want to add some spice to your life for the first time, books with the best spicy scenes, and g...

Hello fellow nerds! Welcome to our second read along episode of the season, which covers Chapters 38-67 of Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood! A few items to consider for this episode: - Did you know that there are different types of c0Ck blocks? -What do you know about Mer folk and river spirits? Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “Everyone is Dealing DrUg$”. S...

Hello fellow nerds and welcome to season 4 of Our Nerdiest Thing! This season, we will be hosting Tuesday episodes all about Our Nerdiest Things, followed by Thursday episodes of our read alongs! On today's episode, we discuss vacation reads, and whether you go to the beach, go on road trips or staycation with the kids, we have recommendations for you! Stick around for our interview with frien...

Hello fellow nerds! It’s time for our first read along of season 4 of the podcast, which starts with Chapters 1-37 of Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood! This season, we’ll spend three weeks reading Crescent City 1, three weeks reading Crescent City 2, and then take a ten week deep dive into the newest book in the series, Crescent City: House of Flame & Shadow. That’s 16 podcast episodes...

Hello fellow nerds and welcome to season 4 of Our Nerdiest Thing! This season, we will be hosting Tuesday episodes all about Our Nerdiest Things, followed by Thursday episodes of our read alongs! On today's episode, we discuss our favorite comfort reads, when you know you need one, the necessary characteristics for a comfort read, and then finally, we try to convince you to check out our go-to...

Hello, fellow nerds! We sat down with Karen Grey, author of What I’m Looking For, Forget About Me, and more! KAREN is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of vintage romantic comedies with smart heroines and hunky heroes. Drawing on a long career as a performer, her retro 80's and 90's romances are populated with characters working both on- and off-stage in theater, TV and film. She cr...

Hello fellow nerds! This week on the podcast, we are finishing up our read-a-long of “Gold” by Raven Kennedy with chapters 38-53! On this episode, we’ll be discussing auras and what their colors mean, the symbolism behind bells, and all of the wackadoodle reveals at the ending of this book. Plus, we fancast all of our favorite characters. Visit ournerdiestthing.com for our cocktail, “Not So Cold Q...

Hello, fellow nerds! We had so much fun interviewing K.C. Smith! Born and raised in Maryland where she still lives with her husband and chihuahua, KC spent a lot of her childhood escaping into fantasy worlds. Her heart holds a special place for YA fantasy, and in her own writing, KC’s goal has always been to create fun stories full of magical worlds that allow you an escape from the real world. He...

Hello fellow nerds! This week on the podcast, we are continuing our week three of four episodes for the read-a-long of “Gold” by Raven Kennedy with chapters 27-37! On this episode, we’ll be discussing fairy rings and Auren's reaction to them, how the heart rot and golden tree correlate, and why you should never accept food from the fae. Swipe for our themed cocktail, “I don't...dislike it”...

Hello fellow nerds! On season 3, episode 19 of the podcast, we are continuing our read-a-long of “Gold” by Raven Kennedy with chapters 27-37! This is week two of four episodes for this book. On this episode, we’ll be discussing the fact that we thought Lydia was an odd name for the capital in Annwyn. So odd that Whitney did a deep dive into the etymology! Next we chat about the section of the book...

Hello, fellow nerds! Check out this awesome interview with C.L. Cannon, author of In the Kingdom of Dreams and contributor to Once Upon a Wicked Heart C.L. Cannon is a USA Today Bestselling Author, publisher, publicist, editor, designer, and lots of other occupations with the -er sound at the end! She is a woman of many talents who never gives up or stops improving. She enjoys writing about love a...