Books and Booze Podcast

We're finishing up Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent. In honour of this epic ending and our main lady, Christine brings you a cocktail named Tissanah *cue red drink with butterflies*. As we continue on Tissanah's journey, we get killer butterflies, sexytime, and a giant snake. Confused? Read these books GD! As per usual, we bring you our castings and MVP of the episode. Join us for the re...

Gimme some [Spoiler Free] book reviews baby. We've been reading a ton, so we wanted to chat about some recent reads. We let you know whether "yes" we recommend, "maybe" we recommend this read, or "no" do not read this. We cover: Rain of Shadows & Endings by Melissa K. Roehrich A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen A Bone in His Teeth by Kellan Graves Anathema and Nocticadia by Keri Lake...

Part 2 of 3 in our Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent coverage! For this romantic tension, Jamie brings you a lavender cocktail named after the most famous quote of all: Breathtakingly Functional. Then we jump into a whirlwind of revelations and epic moments, including a love montage, Tissanah's famous red dress, introduction to Reshaye (RayRay) and if you're Jamie: any scene Moth is in. A...

Call your Aunties. Call your Cousins. It's time for DAUGHTER OF NO WORLDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are starting a whole new series my friends. To honour our new book boyfriend, Christine brings you a cocktail named "Max's Garden." It is herbaceous and delicious. THEN we get into Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent. We chat Tissanah's harrowing intro, Max's horrid purple j...

"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." We did it. We read The Princess Bride and watched the movie, BOTH for the very first time. AHHHHHHHH Christine brings you a book-themed cocktail named Buttercup. And let me tell you, it was a journey. Then we get into The Princess Bride by William Goldman. We talk characters we love to hate, characters we love, and scenes that will...

FRIENDSSS.... We needed to chit chat about some book stuff. First, Jamie talks about losing Co-Host Carlos. This was unexpected and we miss him so much. So give her some love. THEN, we talk recent reads (NO SPOILERS). Christine is going to explode if someone doesn't hear about her last two reads she is obsessed with. We chat easy romantasy reads and Jamie has one she didn't like so much. (Around 2...

It's the Shepherd King duology by Rachel Gillig FINALE! In honour of this thrilling conclusion, Jamie brings you a cocktail named The Twin Alders. What is the Twin Alders? Great question, we had to have a real think about it. We first chat the last chapters of Two Twisted Crowns. We learn neither of us can do a riddle, how much more we can fall in love with The Nightmare, and how these crazy kids...

Happy Mother's Day!!!!!!!!! Your gift is Part 2 of Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig. Also, a Red Rising rant from Christine with several bullying admissions. Jamie brings you a Elspeth inspired cocktail named LET. ME. OUT. and it is delicious. Then we get back into Two Twisted Crowns with swoon-worthy, funny, and cringe quotes from Ione and Elm, and more puzzle pieces from the Ravyn/Nightma...

It's Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang Part 2. We talked way too long the first time, so we needed to carry-over the convo. So no, we don't have a cocktail for you. It's BYOB and I expect high quality recipes GD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, let's get into some fun chats about deep dark themes that are also present in our everyday lives and make us super sad. I'm half-kidding, we did have fun tal...

It's Book Club Time again. We are chatting Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang. It's Jamie's birthday AND she got to make the cocktail. She set it on fire and we didn't burn down the house. SUCCESS! Blood Over Bright Haven is a never-ending conversation, so much so that we had to split this episode in 2 parts. In this first half we chat what we loved and didn't about this book...

It's Part 1 of Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig. This is the second book in the Shepard King duology and we have the perfect cocktail. Christine brings you The Maiden Card cocktail and it tastes beautiful, as it should! We get into Two Twisted Crowns and chat the chaotic Nightmare behaviour we have come to love, Ione and Elm's castle adventures, and Ravyn's angry denial. As per usua...

Get in losers, we're talkin' Tairn and Ridoc. Oh, sorry I mean Xaden, yeah, totally. It's Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros time!!!!!!!!! Jamie brings you a simple, but delicious cocktail that fits this book so well. We got hooked on Fourth Wing and we are finally here to break down the third book in the Empyrean series. We chat all our favourite moments, ask stupid questions, note the ques...

1 Year of Books & Booze Podcast! Let's celebrate by getting to know each other, shall we? We did our original Ep. 0 so long ago that we are now slightly embarrassed. So we decided to do another introduction episode a year later where we chat: - Who are these strange women who were given microphones? - Who are we talking to on this bookish pod? - What's happening and what are you talkin...

We're here! Part 3/3 of our One Dark Window book chat. Christine brings you an on theme cocktail named "The Mist" that she wishes would have been salty. Then we catch up on some great recent reads. Diving into One Dark Window we chat sexytime, more of our fave Emory, The Nightmare's confusing personality, and an epic conclusion that leaves us hangin' at the edge of our seats...

It is our first book club episodes friends! That means one whole standalone book to chat about. Christine's February pick is A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young. She pairs this vibey mystery with an Irish Cold Brew Coffee, YUM. We give a quick update about the Rocky Horror Picture Show. You might ask, how is this relevant to books? It's not, but we needed to tell you this story. The...

Happy Valentine's Day my loves. We are chatting One Dark Window Part 2/3. In service of our love for romantasy books we are also first talkin' about SMUT. Smut is misunderstood, dismissed, and important. Smut is a vital part of healthy relationships and storytelling, so let's give it some love. Jamie brings you a Valentine's Day AND One Dark Window book theme. "I love Yew." Yes, that's Ravyn Yew,...

It's One Dark Window time boozers. Rachel Gillig wrote this unique fantasy book that we needed to chat about. We obviously believe The Nightmare is the star, so we bring you a cocktail to honour him (heyyyyyyy *wink*). First though, Jamie needs an explanation as to who, what, where, how, and most importantly, why Christine is suddenly obsessed with Zoo Romance. THEN as we unpack the book One D...

It's our New Year episode babies. We bring you the Cocktail Redemption that we've been stewing about all year. We get to RE-DO a cocktail fail. Will we fail again? Let's be honest: Maybe. So many good books in 2024 that we need to give you our TOP 5, which was super difficult. Like any book-obsessed-woman though, we are ready for the question: "So, have you read any good books thi...

Will we ever STFU about The Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy? Probably not, but let us indulge you once more in dipping our toes into this GOLD (see what I did there?) Jamie brings you a finale cocktail that can only be named Goldfinch. She has been itching to use her bird cocktail glasses (tell her they look beautiful). Then Jamie & Christine count down their least to most favourite Pl...

A Court of Wings & Ruin by Sarah J. Maas has come to an end and we have a lot to say! To warm your belly, Christine brings you her cocktail, "The Cauldron." Is it as dangerous as it sounds? YES. We cover the last few chapters of the 82-chapter ACOWAR, which includes a number of deaths and rebirths (huh?), continued confusion about Vassa's curfew, and Feyre's new underwear. Th...

It's war time my A Court of Wings & Ruin people. To ease our fears, Jamie brings you "Mor's Secret" in cocktail form. What's the secret and what do these colours represent? Tune in to find out ;) (It was so good). We cover A LOT in this episode of Sarah J. Maas fun, including a friend fight in which we declare the winner, a really fun kidnapping (for us), and a lackluster...

There is a pivotal scene in A Court of Wings & Ruin by Sarah J. Maas that we NEED to talk about it. Oh, you need a cocktail? Well, Christine wants you to sip on The Suriel's ICED Tea *wink*.Then Jamie chats about a Romantasy bookstore visit. She grabbed that book from the top spice shelf, duh. A Court of Wings & Ruin then gives us tension of the sensual kind, boring war scenes (excepti...

We've been waiting for this A Court of Wings & Ruin episode. JAMIE DAWN heads to the DAWN COURT and makes a DAWN COURT Cocktail. Um, the esthetic, the vibes, and the tastiness are present. We get to chat all the High Lord meeting nonsense, including shock over a woman in power and Tamlin's tantrum (love it). Of course our A Court of Wings & Ruin by Sarah J. Maas chats are more than...

Part 4 (of 4) of Goldfinch, WHAT!? We made it finchies. We made it through the end of Goldfinch and survived. Christine will try to cheer you up with this week's cocktail, "Mustard" IYKYK. Was it gross? Listen in to find out lol Also, Jamie updates on her weekend to see T. Swift in concert. Life. Changing. Finally we cover the last portion of Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy. It is a blood...

Part 3 (of 4) of Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy is here! Jamie brings you a cocktail named after our girl Auren, a woman of numerous nicknames and titles. In this case though, it's Dawn's Bird. After these Goldfinch chapters, we all want to be shouting it from the rooftops. We quickly chat our rating scale for books. We have found the criteria for the 5 star-review system, I swear. YOU'RE...