Bookish and Bubbly

In this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast...YA GIRLS HAVE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED OUR VIDEO PODCAST!!! Brooke put her literal blood, sweat, and tears into this endeavor and dusted off her non-existent computer engineering degree (but we give her an A+!!!), and pulled out a miracle. Join us for our very first video podcast on Great Big Beautiful Life by Queen Emily Henry. What can we say about...

In this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast, Brooke and Hope are back again to wrap up April. We discuss our book club (SEE YOU JUNE 1ST. 4PM. LEONARD’S.), did a reading goal check in, discussed lots of books, and talked about how Brooke behaves in large crowds of people. Happy Tuesday! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would...

In this week’s episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast, Hope and Brooke are back again to discuss all things EMILY HENRY. We took a deep dive back through all of her contemporary romance novels, and name our absolute favorites (spoiler: WE ❤️ THEM ALL), and talk through all of the love stories. Emily Henry, the Bookish and Bubbly podcast loves you! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what...

Somehow, Bookish and Bubbly is TWO YEARS OLD—and you better believe we’re celebrating the only way we know how: with chaotic reflections, sentimental tangents, and lots of laughter. In this episode, we’re looking back at how this whole podcast adventure started, sharing what we’ve loved, learned, and totally lost our minds over. We get a little sappy about friendship (because honestly, starting th...

In this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are back to discuss the new Abby Jimenez book: Say You’ll Remember Me. Join us for an hour of absolutely gushing over another amazing Abby Jimenez book. You laugh, you cry, and you do it all over again… she is the rom-com queen in our eyes. P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / an...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly podcast, Hope and Brooke are back to wrap up the month of March. We enjoyed some books that surprised, blew our pants off, and also stunk. Outside of reading, we had the best month full of birthday celebrations, hockey warm-ups, our first ever book club (ahhhhh!!!) , and more! We have so much fun in our little bookish community, so we hope you’ll keep comi...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are back again with all the gossip on Love Is Blind season 8. We, once again, binged the whole season hoping to find good entertainment and love and….well, this season was a bit of a let down. But, we always find ourselves coming back for more. Don’t think all you’re getting is LIB content, because ya girls went on a twenty-one min...

In this episode of The Bookish and bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are here to wrap up January AND February. We talk about all the books we loved, all the books that fell flat, and everything in between. We continue to be obsessed with the Boys of Tommen series that Hope is definitely getting for her birthday, and also continue to fight (with love) over our creativity (or lack thereof) in seeing c...

On this week's episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are back to gush over yet another fae male. We are the founding members of the Kingfisher fanclub and we hope you join us. Let us know in the comments👇 what book you would pick to read over and over again for the rest of your life as well as if you would be interested in us doing a monthly book club! Happy Tuesday! P.S....

Happy Valentine's Day to all you lovers out there💘 Please enjoy this absolutely unhinged episode where we talk all about our favorite romance tropes and the books that go along with them. Brooke was literally laughing out loud in Starbucks while editing this one, we think you'll like it!! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic y...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope and Brooke are FINALLY here to give you all of our thoughts on Onyx Storm. Life has been kicking our asses and this book took five-ever to read, but we’re here and have lots of thoughts! Shoutout to Meg- we missed you on this episode (absolutely NOT to the stomach flu). We talk all of our thoughts (good and bad!) and all of our theories on th...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke, Hope, and Megan are back to discuss Iron Flame. Brooke begins with biscuits and takes us on a journey of what happened in this massive book, and then we dive into all the theories on what the heck Rebecca Yarros might do to us in Onyx Storm. Drop your theories in the comments, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS OR WE WILL THROW YOU OFF THE PARAPET...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope, Brooke, and Megan have officially entered into our Fourth Wing era. Join us as we journey through Basgiath in the rider’s quadrant through all the twists, turns, dragons, and magic of this book. Don’t forget to read (or reread!) Iron Flame and grab Onyx Storm today because we’re in this series for the long haul, baby! 🐉🔥⚔️ Happy Tuesday! P...

Listen along as we undertake the ultimate reading wrap-up for all of 2024. You'll hear us talk about all the books that honestly stunk, the books that surprised us, and of course, the books that absolutely BLEW OUR PANTS OFF. Happy Tuesday! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡 📖...

In this week’s episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are FINALLY back after a personal attack on our health AKA every germ on this earth! 🦠 Don’t worry though, we’re back and better than ever and ready to wrap up 2024 and tell you all about how our words we chose for the year went (spoiler: it was a great year). Then we look on into 2025 where we share our goals (no spoiler h...

In this episode of the bookish and bubbly podcast, Hope and Brooke are back again to discuss “The Plight Before Christmas.” This book is everything you need this Christmas season: a hilarious shit show. We laughed until we wheezed, and that was just at Hope going on (another rant) about authors using cancer as a plot line, and Brooke…. well, you’ll have to listen to find out. Happy Tuesday! P.S. L...

On this bubbly episode (3 days late due to a BITCH of a stomach flu hitting Brooke's house) of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are back a la The Sound of Music to talk about a few of our favorite things🎶 Happy Tuesday! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡 📖 📖...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope and Brooke are here to wrap up November. Up first on our minds, is the much anticipated Spotify wrapped where we all find out exactly what we’ve been listening to this year….some listen to children’s music (@brooke) and some jam out to BIG STEPPAHHH when they’re needing a little hype to get through the day (we’re looking at you, Hope!). After...

In this week's episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke, Hope and Megan are here to bring you all of the holiday goodness: birthday shenanigans, Spotify wrapped sneak peaks, an update on our reading progress (and conclusion) of The Nightingale, and a good amount of thankfulness mixed with a quick discussion on favorite Christmas movies. Is it even a holiday special if it's not three best...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope bring you a new episode on a Colleen Hoover Holiday: November 9. We take a deep dive into this love story that knows how to throw a punch like a thriller. Happy Tuesday! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡 📖 📖...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope and Brooke are back by special request of one of our listeners with an episode on Netflix’s Love is Blind season 7. We talk about the couples we loved, the couples we didn’t love, and allllll the drama. So what do you think.. is love really blind? Tell us in the comments. 🚨DISCLAIMER: We know these are real people but that the show is HEAVIL...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope and Brooke are back with a spooktacular holiday special (not too scary, because we're definitely Halloweenies). We discuss our Halloween experiences growing up, our most memorable costumes, being undercover swearers (sorry moms), and Brooke finally gives you all her thoughts on Halloween vs. Jesus (disclaimer: we are fans of Jesus, just not h...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are back again with another spooky story: Verity by Colleen Hoover. In this episode, we talk all about Verity, Amazon photo albums (no nudes plz!!), bookish fan art, and a special guest appearance from Brooke's babies. Are you team manuscript or team letter? Tell us in the comments! (spotify only - if you use another platform, find...

In this episode of the spooky Bookish and Bubbly pod, Brooke and Hope are back again in our Halloween era with: The Housemaid (or The Handmaid's Tale if you're Hope). We begin the episode by telling you our biggest fears, which unfortunately had to be edited out; because, well, things got a little too deep.😵 Then we dive into The Housemaid by Freida McFadden for a crazy journey of a story. Join u...

In this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope and Brooke are officially kicking off 👻SPOOKY👻SEASON👻 with None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell. Join us as we try and figure out what the hell actually happened??? Leave us your theory in the comments! Happy Tuesday! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to...