BookTok Made Me Podcast

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda discuss all of "Feral Wolf," book 3 in Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti's Darkmore Penitentiary series. Is the cliffhanger for this book really that gut-wrenching? Considering that the hosts lived through ZA 7, they know what it's like to have your heart ripped out and tap-danced on with spiky heels, so they have thoughts on the ending plus the full recap. Tune in n...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda wrap up their coverage of "Alpha Wolf," book 2 in Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti's Darkmore Penitentiary series. While the book started off a little slow, it definitely ramps up at the end with typical Twisted Sisters chaos that includes: Plans going awry, unexpected deaths, and new traps to prevent the prisoners from leaving the most dangerous prison in Solaria....

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda continue their coverage of the Twisted Sisters' Darkmore Penitentiary series with part 1 of book 2, "Alpha Wolf." Episode highlights include: Bursting into a fit of giggles anytime someone says "woof" instead of "wolf;" hating on the dastardly Gustard, and listening to snippets of the audio book so we call know what Caitlin is listening to.  Join our Patreon for exclusi...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda wrap up their discussion on "Caged Wolf," book 1 in Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti's Darkmore Penitentiary series. Episode highlights include: A tangent on women's gymnastics, thoughts on who Rosalie's next partner will be, and cursing Gustard, the latest villain to make our hosts exclaim, "F*ck that guy!"  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda discuss part 1 of "Caged Wolf," book 1 in Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti's Darkmore Penitentiary series. That's right - they're back in the Twisted Sisters' world of Solaria, but this time with Rosalie Oscura as she tries to break out of the infamous fae prison.  While Darkmore Penitentiary is a stand alone series, we HIGHLY recommend having read Ruthless Boys of...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda take a break from book talk to catch up on life, answer Patreon questions, and discuss questions of the week.  While the episode is full of literary and personal tangents, there's a possibility for spoilers for all series they've read including: Zodiac Academy, Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and Crescent City. Join our Patreon...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda cover "Leather & Lark," book 2 in Brynne Weaver's Ruinous Love trilogy. Don't forget to check the trigger/content warnings before listening to the episode, although our hosting trio would say that this book is not as gratuitous as the first book in the trilogy.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends! Instagram > @ Booktokmademe...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda take a quick break from the romantasy genre and cover "Butcher & Blackbird," book 1 in Brynne Weaver's Ruinous Love trilogy.  Make sure you familiarize yourself with the content/trigger warnings for this twisted, dark romance featuring two serial killers who fall in love while hunting other serial killers/predators. But who's the real psycho in all of this - FMC/MMC Slo...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda wrap up their coverage of "Lady of Starfire," book 5 in Melissa Roehrich's Lady of Darkness series. The trio's feelings are still mixed on the series, but they weren't mixed on that scene. IYKYK - the author definitely delivered with that couple.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends! Instagram > @ Booktokmademe_pod TikTok &gt...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda give you part 1 of their discussion on "Lady of Starfire," the fifth and final book in Melissa Roehrich's Lady of Darkness series. Even though the series is about to end, there's still secrets and plans being uncovered, and they're all a little lost and not entirely sure they know what's going on. But what they do know is that they need Razik and his "mai dagrocen" to  ...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda come to you with part 2 of their discussion on the FINAL book in Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti's Zodiac Academy series, "Restless Stars." And this book was everything that the fans needed it to be, so listen now to get caught up.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends! Instagram > @ Booktokmademe_pod TikTok > @ Bookto...

The end is nigh! Bridget, Caitlin, Hilda start their discussion on "Restless Stars," book 9 and the final book in the Zodiac Academy series by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. They only discuss their initial thoughts and the first 50% of the book, but there are still plenty of tears and nostalgia in this episode.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!...

It's almost here! "Restless Stars" the final book in Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti's Zodiac Academy series will be released on April 23, 2024, and Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda can't wait to read it. Listen now to get a quick recap on where we are in the series and find out what our hosts expect will happen in the final book.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda continue their coverage of Melissa Roehrich's Lady of Darkness series with book 4, "Lady of Embers." We're finally getting answers to the mysteries surrounding our favorite Avonleyan soap opera, but there's also some extra unhinged commentary about Bluey and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. And it's Hilda butchering names this episode - Cassius becomes Cassian, an...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda continue their coverage of Melissa Roehrich's Lady of Darkness series with book 3, "Lady of Ashes." Full disclosure: Only 2 of the 3 hosts finished the book and they both felt the same about it - the beginning and ending were good, the middle was meh. But you can listen now to get all their thoughts and mispronunciations - it wouldn't be a BookTok Made Me episode withou...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda continue their coverage of Melissa Roehrich's Lady of Darkness series with book 2, Lady of Shadows. After reading this book, it seems like we also have a "Who's your mommy" mystery on our hands, and our hosts are here for the soap opera antics. Also they agree that Callan sucks.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends! Instagram &g...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda cover Melissa Roehrich's Lady of Darkness series, starting with book 1. They discuss some controversy they encountered while researching the series, but they're still moving forward with it, because you know they love a "who's your daddy mystery," plus there are vampires (although they're probably not as integral to the plot as Hilda would like them to be)! Join our Pat...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda cover part 2 of "Manacled" by SenLinYu. This fanfic definitely inspired some deep thoughts from the trio, so tune in to listen to their discussion.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends! Instagram > @ Booktokmademe_pod TikTok > @ BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda cover part 1 of "Manacled" by SenLinYu. While they don't normally cover fanfics, the author was picked up for publication, and they need to rework the story, so our trio wanted to read the original version. Join them on this journey of emotional devastation if you, too, want to have tears streaming down your face. WARNING: "Manacled" is dark romance and it does depict a...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda discuss Midnight Ruin, book 6 in Katee Robert's Dark Olympus series. So you know what this means - Greek names are butchered, Bridget and Caitlin are here for the smut, and Hilda hates every minute of it. Oh, but there's also a kink quiz! Find the kink quiz here ! Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends! Instagram > @ Booktokmade...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda provide their recap of Sarah J. Maas' "House of Flame and Shadow," book 3 in her Crescent City series. Trying to keep the thoughts and feelings to a minimum, they give you the high level recap of this much anticipated book.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends! Instagram > @ Booktokmademe_pod TikTok > @ BooktokMadeMe

Join Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda to discuss the rest of their thoughts on "House of Flame and Shadow," book 3 in Sarah J. Maas' Crescent City series.  SPOILER WARNING: Their thoughts cover all of the Maasverse, including  Throne of Glass and ACOTAR.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends! Instagram > @ Booktokmademe_pod TikTok > @ BooktokMadeMe

Join Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda to get their early thoughts on "House of Flame and Shadow," book 3 in Sarah J. Maas' Crescent City series.  Recorded two days after the book came out, our hosts got about 45% through the book and they stick to those plot points, in case you haven't finished reading but still need to talk about what's going on.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes conte...

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda discuss the early release of the prologue and chapter 1 of House of Flame and Shadow, book 3 in Sarah J. Maas' Crescent City series.  Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends! Instagram > @ Booktokmademe_pod TikTok > @ BooktokMadeMe

Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda cover "The Hurricane Wars," Thea Guanzon's debut novel. With a story-line inspired by East Asian myths and Kylo Ren/Rei Star Wars fanfic, this debut novel hits on all the major tropes we love: Enemies-to-lovers, one bed, arranged marriage, long-lost princess, and found family. Listen now and let us know what you think!   Read the article from Tor.com that has background...