Bad Book Bash

In this episode, I’m joined by my guest Emily Earnest from Plot Holes and Purrs as we dive into (and roast to a crisp) the Chapters story “I am The Dragon King’s Slave Mate.” In our first episode, we meet Paulelikka—a human girl who gets kidnapped by the dragon king immediately after turning 18 (because, of course she does), and quickly discovers she is his “mate.” Naturally, she’s also the first...

We’re back, baby. After a year-long hiatus brought to you by ✨having an actual human child✨, Paul and I have returned to the chaos that is the Chapters app — and apparently distance has NOT made our hearts grow fonder… it has made us angrier. In this episode, we dive back into Love at Stake, where a human girl works at a supernatural dating service and somehow still has to choose between a vampi...

Louise and Anton reach a compromise regarding their conflicting relationship demands. We learn more about what happened to Louise last Christmas, because in this book Christmas day is the only day of the year where anything ever seems to happen. Betsy drops a small surprise at the end of the episode to talk about what we're going to do now that "The Italian's Christmas Passion" series is at the en...

Louise and Anton finally hook up! The story actually gets pretty deep, not gonna lie I teared up a bit when Louise and Anton's past was revealed. Trigger warning in this episode for baby loss and DV Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bad-book-bash--5889791/support .

Louise and Anton continue their high school style flirting while patients around them are probs dying. Betsy talks shit about a pick-me comedian. Alex asks the Samaritans for a sponsorship. The story actually goes get a bit deep though in this episode not gonna lie, there are some good, emotional plot points besides the butchering of Italian culture and cheesy sexual innuendos. Become a supporter...

IT'S THE FINAL BOOK IN OUR "ITALIAN CHRISTMAS PASSION" SERIES!! Starring comedy guest Alex J. Byrne! Book Description: "Louise Carter is a midwife on a mission - to have the best Christmas ever! It's been a difficult year, but stealing a kiss under the mistletoe from gorgeous Italian obstetrician Anton Rossi will ensure it ends on a high! The trouble is, one kiss just might not be enough...London'...

I'm going back and fixing the audio on some old recordings. This re-release is for our series on "The Italian's Christmas Housekeeper," originally released during December 2023 starring Irish comedians Alex J. Byrne and Keego! Here is the original book description:"Shy housekeeper Molly Millar always tries her best. She’s anxious to impress outrageously wealthy houseguest Salvio de Gennaro, but in...

Halloween Special! If Peter Pan and Fifty Shades of Grey had a deeply uncomfortable baby, it would be The Never King. Winnie Darling (yes, Wendy’s descendant) gets whisked away by a crew of chain-smoking fae himbos, and comedians Betsy Speer & Therese Cahill ("Derry Girls" actor and Irish comedian) are here to roast it like the world’s most cursed bedtime story. Become a supporter of this podc...

I sat down with author/comedian Elizabeth Redmond and discussed her amazing novel, "The Final Resting Place of a Butterfly." I really enjoyed this book; the imagery was palpable and touched upon all of the five senses, it made you feel like you were really there in the midst of the Mexican Revolution. Redmond's novel also deals with themes such as multiculturalism, dealing with narcissistic abuse,...

Grace's mentor turns out to be less of a girl-boss and more of a girl-who-tries-to-get-you-to-kill-yourself, which isn't fun. Jez and Sidorio confront the vampirates, and Connor and the vampirate captain help take them turn. Connor's new bestie stabs him in the back, literally. Christina and Vittorio lose their last nerve Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bad-boo...

Grace and Connor meet a few famous pirates who are just hanging around the Pirate academy, because that's what cool, famous people do, right? Hang around their middle-school alma mater with a bunch of pre-tweens and gossiping with them. Grace keeps astrally projecting to the vampirates ship, even though most of them are telling her to fuck off. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sprea...

Grace and Connor are introduced to the Pirate academy; a posh boarding school where children are sent to learn about stealing, murder, and how to eat caviar. These pirates are sounding more corporate at each page turn. Christina and Vittorio talk about the connection between Claddagh rings and 9-11 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bad-book-bash--5889791/support...

A violent fight breaks out between Connor's friend, Jez, and another pirate, which brings an incredible amount of shock to the entire Diablo crew despite them being pirates and fighting being the main thing they do. Christina and Vittorio share stories about how funerals go down in Irish and South African cultures. Sidorio, the bad guy from the last book, hovers around the coast like a homeless al...

Grace and Connor Tempest are two orphaned twins who got swept away at sea. Connor was rescued by a regular pirate ship, while Grace was picked up by a VAMPIRATE ship! In the last book, Connor and Grace each went on their respective pirate journeys, and were reunited at the finale's epic battle. Book 2 starts off with Connor and Grace each working away on the regular pirate ship, while Grace daydre...

First episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods, and the rest of the season is available on Patreon! Join us as we roast the official gender-flipped version of “Twilight,” the novel “Life and Death” written by Stephanie Meyer herself.  Our comedian guest stars are Felix O'Connor and MJ Stokes; both of whom are Irish trans comedians and who offer their insight i...

Mia moves to Italy, despite Alessandro waving more red flags than a Soviet Russian. Alessandro finds himself shocked when his intentional plans to push Mia away actually pushes her away. Also, we've reached the end of the book and realized that there is nothing Christmas related in this story despite it being part of the "Italian Christmas" series Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sp...

Alessandro and Mia hook up after a night of "passion"...as in, he coerced her to be his date at a charity function and embarrassed her in front of colleagues, then they hooked up in his office when she needed help unzipping her dress. He only thrust in her three times and she immediately got pregnant. Also, Alessandro keeps describing himself as a logical person who "doesn't do emotions," yet cont...

It wouldn't be a cringy romance novel without...a SHOPPING MONTAGE! Alessandro's first order of business, as the new savior of Dillard Investments, is to force his assistant into a 5 hour fashion makeover against her will. Later, he takes her to a charity ball and introduces her to everyone there even though she's been working with those people for many years. Become a supporter of this podcast: h...

WE'RE BACK, BAYBEEE! IIt's time for the annual Italian Christmas special! This is the second story in "The Italian's Christmas" trilogy; a series of 3 books all about sexy Italian men at Christmas. Last year, we read "The Italian's Christmas Housekeeper," a story about an English housekeeper who got pregnant with an Italian billionaire after a one-night stand despite literally using up an entire b...

Paulelica tries to keep her distance from Lucian, but being the Middle-Ages weirdo that he is, he doesn't understand boundaries so they have sex in her office. Paul gets more angry as the game progresses. Paulelica and Lucian get ready for a ball Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bad-book-bash--5889791/support .

THEY FINALLY BANG! Lucian and Paulelica, after literally HOURS of gameplay, finally fuuuuuucked. And it's definitely a let-down. After all this build-up, foreplay, will-they-won't-they bullshit, he basically throws it into her and gets tired after four thrusts. Plus, their sexy-talk sounds like it was written by ChatGPT Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bad-book-...

Hey folks! I'm uploading the full interview with the iconic and legendary horror author, Darren Shan! This was originally recorded in 2021 during the COVID lockdown; my podcast had only just started and I didn't have the best equipment so the original audio was pretty crappy. This is a re-edited version and the video has been included with the audio on Patreon. Topics include: Writing Archibold Lo...

Paulelica has another argument with her boss, but this time she wins by gloating how she slept with the customer. Really bad workplace culture, if you ask me. Paulelica then tries to establish boundaries with Lucian, and it goes exactly as you'd predict. Betsy and Paul try to come up with more were-creatures Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bad-book-bash--588979...

Paulelica finally gets some action, but only very briefly before she is blue-balled by the elusive vampire lord Lucian. Quick recap: Paulelica is a human who works for a supernatural dating agency. She is trying to win Lucian Redgrave, a wealthy vampire lord, over as a client in order to save the company from bankruptcy. Lucian only seems interested in getting with Paulelica, and her boss is also...

Stefan saves Elena from getting attacked in the forest, and she gets mad at him for it..? We learn more about the thirsty thruple that was Catherine, Stefan, and Damon; turns out manipulative women have always been the boys' types. Elena finds out that Stefan is just as much of a stalker as she is, and nothing makes her happier. She also completely screws over her two best friends, very intentiona...