Book Reviews Kill

Binti is the first of her people to leave her home and receive an education off-planet. In this trilogy of novellas (love that format) we follow Binti, a member of the mysterious Himba people who keep to themselves and preach a strict adherence to culture. This theme of culture comes up many times and is both a hindrance to some and for others the only reason they manage to survive some hairy situ...

Once again, our fearless hosts find themselves deep within the dark warrens of the first volume of Malazan Book of the Fallen. Once again, they are comforted by your presence, dear listener as they traverse the swirling eddies; this time visiting the warrens of books five, six, and seven of Stephen Erikson’s Gardens of the Moon, The Gadrobi Hills, The City of Blue Fire, and The Fete.  Though their...

Book Friends Assemble!! It’s Monday and the Minute is now! Like right now, no seriously, that is all the description you’re going to get. You know what to do. Hit play and join our fearless hosts for another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill!    Will Wight Kickstarter Link👉 https://bit.ly/48ESf9V     🏆Join The Patreon Family👉 https://bit.ly/3Th8PFo --------BRK-------- 🎁 Buy us Books🫶 🌝Ev...

The smoky paths shift and dance as our two fearless hosts traverse the Gardens of the Moon Book Review Warren. Confusion swirls. The pathway forward is ever-shrouded in mystery. Though our hosts typically fearless stride is accompanied by the tremors of fear, they know that together, dear listener, even a Warren of Malazan, Book of the Fallen shall reveal its secrets.  Today Evan and Chad's book r...

Malazan, Book of the Fallen. A tale of layers, from kings and gods to paupers and merchant sons. A multi-dimensional story that has been capturing the attention of its readers since its release on the yearly day where lies are common, bringing laughter and fun to both fooler and fooled, April 1st 1999. Whether by coincidence or the machinations of the Ascendant Oponn, this series is not to be take...

It’s a Monday and this is the Minute! Join Evan and Chad as they talk books, review books, discuss books, lament books, hype books, love books, and maybe talk about Star Trek . . . on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! (I know many thousands of you are on the edge of your seats waiting for a reason to put on your headphones and pretend you are working so I kept it short for y'all❤️)  ...

Death, death, death, sadness, death, regret, betrayal, death, torture, and more death! Welcome to Dark Age book five of the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. Bring your razors, friends as, unknown to either of our hosts, both have brought their philosophical Slingblades and in a rare turn of events find the other on the opposing side. With the whisper-quiet of a page-turning, each unsheathes thei...

Ray Nayler is the author of the critically acclaimed, Locus Award winning novel  The Mountain in the Sea,  and the upcoming  The Tusks Of Extinction .    The Mountain in the Sea , in addition to winning the Locus Award for best First Novel, was a finalist for the Nebula Award and for the LA Times Book Awards' Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction. As always it is...

The time is once again upon us! Once again, dear listener you are invited to join our fearless hosts who are joined and no doubt massively improved by the presence of the lovely and ineffable Zoranne. In this review and discussion of The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik's third and final book in The Scholomance series you will see clever banter, snappy wit, and a non-zero amount of genteel critique. W...

Friends, Family, and all ye bookish souls! Join our fearless hosts, Evan and Chad as they start the year off right with some exciting reads. Evan leads the charge with some highly anticipated fantasy news and reviews some of the excellent releases that 2024 has in store. Chad fights monsters and murderous robots and has somehow managed to once again find a Netflix Anime gem he is excited to share....

Friends, just wow. What a year 2023 has been - both in the growth and quality of this awesome community and in the sheer volume of pages consumed on this, by now absolutely cemented into the number one world’s favorite, book podcast. We declined Guinness coming to give us accolades. Mostly due to BRK not wanting to promote a style of stress-reading, one must adopt to accomplish such an Olympian sl...

It is 2024!! Happy New Year! Start this year off right with your favorite Book-loving hosts, Evan and Chad as they stay on track and definitely don’t start this year off with a million rabbit trails.. As such, I won’t add to the amount of distractions within this episode with the usual loquacious expose and will cut straight to the chase - hit play and join our fearless hosts for what is to be a g...

Merry Christmas! Yes, tis true, ye’ bookish soul, our fearless Book Reviews Kill host’s did craft you an episode on this jolliest of Mondays. Though this book podcast episode description is once again a masterpiece of finely-crafted descriptive exposition, no jot or tittle misplaced, every word chosen with care, it shall not keep you long. You no-doubt have a schedule as full as our fearless hosts...

Like the much-loved school trope, the boys are again back with the insightful Zoranne for their review of Naomi Novik's second installment in The Scholomance series, The Last Graduate. Join Evan, Chad, and Zoranne as they bandy about the most important questions in life, does this book live up to the love and critical claim praised upon it? In fear of lawsuits from Subways as always, the commentar...

'Twas the night ‘for Monday the glorious minute w’holidays near, Dosth’t mark two years of podcasting, laughter, joy and tears The pages were turning, the laughter was bright, And two fearless hosts were so damn grateful to have listeners still think they’re tight    Just as the stockings were hung with care and delight, Great books were reviewed and only a few did they want to ignite With cocoa i...

The great minds of our time have tired themselves debating what the best book review and discussion podcast is; at long last, the answer is finally in: it’s the Monday Morning Minute! Please don’t tell our hosts as we don’t want it going to their heads, they perform better believing they are always on the cusp of failure. BRK literally couldn’t have done it without you, dear listener. Today’s epis...

The school trope, one that the fearless BRK hosts will never tire of - magic schools are awesome, simple as that. Join Evan, Chad, and Zoranne (switching it up) as they attend class with the unfortunate students enrolled at The Scholomance. BRK is excited to have a good friend and fellow book content creator Zoranne along for the ride as they discuss, review, complain, pick apart, and applaud book...

To those who have joined us in the present day or any future listeners, congratulations! We have done it! Together we have conquered John Gwynne's Faithful and The Fallen Book series. Book Reviews Kill is honored to have you join us for this deep-dive discussion and book review of the fourth and final book in this series, Wrath. And what’s a BRK episode without an overly detailed recap and story s...

Despite Monday marking the first day of the work week for many, data shows that the Monday Morning Minute offsets any negativity caused by having to go to work to such a large degree that behavioral scientists the world around are attempting to recreate the experience saying it may be the biggest discovery in the study of happiness and satisfaction since back massages and ice cream. The closest th...

This is insert your own description day! One day out of every year we like to leave the writing up to the audience, not only to involve them (you) in the creative process to make it hyper relevant and interesting as possible but also because you are great at it. If you’re not then you could certainly do with the practice, so whatever the situation - you’re welcome. So go ahead and write yourself t...

Well, friends, they have done it. An Entire episode dedicated to Patrick Rothfuss's Critically Acclaimed yet incomplete series, The Kingkiller Chronicles. That includes The Name of the Wind, The Wise Man's Fear, and yes, the conversation may even dance past, The Slow Regard of Silent Things, and the relatively new, The Lightning Tree. Nothing is held back. Warning this is full of spoilers, one doe...

Once again Monday has arrived and book folk everywhere are all a-tizzy with anticipation. The wait is over! From discussing current reads (which are thick and many) to some excellent shows (and not so excellent) movies to some games, touching moments, excellent listener-submitted questions, to Evan almost crying -  this weekly episode has a little something for everyone. I shan't (it’s a word) mak...

Whoever thought a debut author could pull off a story containing more than 16 point-of-view characters and still maintain interest and cohesion . . . or does he? Join Evan and Chad as once again they put on their spectacles and like an Olympic athlete executing complicated spins and twirls, dive deep into book three in John Gwynne’s Faithful and the Fallen series, Ruin. If you feel a bit dizzy aft...

Join Evan and Adam Cesare for a conversation about horror, film adaptations, character work, and more! And go listen to Influencer, it’s free for Audible subscribers. Adam Cesare is a New Yorker who lives in Philadelphia. He studied English and film at Boston University. He is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning Clown in a Cornfield series, the graphic novel Dead Mall, and several other no...

Extra Extra Read all about it! It’s Monday and the Minute has arrived!  We know every reader the world over waits in anguish every long and laborious weekend for Monday to arrive and their work week to begin as it also means that another Monday Morning Minute has arrived! Though the highly anticipated Minute is a tasty morsel for one's ears, we all know the true reason for its excellence: you are...