Lazy Book Lovers

As Halloween is creeping closure we're bringing you some spooky stories that feature ghosts, there's a little horror, a little thriller and even one fantasy! In this episode we talk about what each book is about and what we think! These are all on Tali's TBR, so enjoy. Books discussed in today episode are: Ghost Eaters - Clay McLeod Chapman The Reformatory - Tananarive Due Mary: An Awakening of Te...

This is part of our new ongoing series: a quarterly update on all things reading and life related. Today's episode is covering the 3rd quarter of the year (July, August, September), usually we only do the yearly summaries but we thought it would be fun to do summary updates throughout the year. Today we talk about: A little bit of life Total reads for the year so far Page stats for the year Top re...

In this indie author (independently published books) recommendation list, we cover new releases due to come out, or that have recently been released. This is an ongoing series where we give indie authors a moment in the spotlight! Know of/ have an indie book you'd like us to talk about? Submit it here Books discussed into today's episode are: The Tournament of Heirs, The Mexica Chronicles #Book 1...

This episode covers 9 recommendations from Tali of books by Black British authors, these books range from stories that feature black characters and themes around black identity, to essays and discussions on race, class and the British colonial heritage. Books discussed in today's episode are: The Ice Cream Girls - Dorothy Koomson White Teeth - Zadie Smith Black and British: A Short, Essential Hist...

Over July and August our buddy read book was My Boss is the Devil by Ben Schenkman ! The rules for our buddy reads are simple, we try to pick an indie author whose book is available on Kindle Unlimited and we have two months to read it. This episode does contain spoilers! In it we talk about the themes, plots and characters in the book and what we did and didn't like. You can join our next buddy r...

We haven't come up with a succinct way to summarise this trope, it's basically 'character is injured/ sick and other character takes care of them trope' - this is distinctly different from the 'who hurt you trope', it is very specifically about books where a character is cared for by another, usually the love interest. Disappointingly for us, but good news for you, this actually turned out to be a...

After doing vampire recs a few episodes ago, we decided that werewolves were also having a comeback and so Tali pulled together a list of werewolf books that are on her TBR. For this rec list we go through the descriptions of the books and discuss what we know about them and our thoughts. Books we discuss today are: Shadows & Light, Cambric Creek After Darkverse #2 - C.M. Nascosta Alpha of Mor...

It's reading update time! Here's a selection of what we've been reading lately, as usual we've got a lot of fantasy books and Toni has started a new series which she spends a good portion of the middle talking about. The books we talk about in this episode are: Toni The Amethyst Kingdom The Raven Boys Bitten by Surprise Tali Twin Crowns Scales and Sensibility The Marriage Act Connect with us: Join...

So if the title hasn't given it away, in today's episode Tali and Toni have come prepared with 5 love interests each from popular books. Which we're going to rate each one from 1-5 on how unhinged they are, using a measurement of how fast you would tell your friend to run away in real life. How much of a cinnamon roll they are from 1-5. Finishing with their 'daddy' level (in a fictional universe o...

The idea behind this episode was that we each bring a book to tell each other (and you) about, we failed the assignment as we've both bough a series along! First half of the episode we talk about the Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir Second half we hear all about the Heart Stopper series by Alice Oseman Join us this week for a mini deep-dive into two very different series and why the Lazy B...

This week we are bringing you a list of books that give off a summer vibe, set in either tropical places or holiday destinations, it's all places that reminded Toni of sun and long hot days. We have a strange mix of romance and thrillers for you today! Books talked about in this episode are: Just for the Summer, Part of Your World #3, Abby Jimenez Seven Days in June, Tia Williams The Paradise Prob...

Curious about what books are coming out over the next few months? Join us for a little list of some the books that are coming out in the third quarter of the year (July- September). In this episode we read out the synopsis's of books that are releasing soon and offer our... very 'qualified'... opinions on these books and whether we'll be picking them up! Books discussed in today's episode are: The...

We may have to change our name because the Lazy Book Lovers have not been so lazy with their reading lately! Our secret plan to bully ourselves into reading more by running a book podcast is working... so today we talk about some of our stand-out reads from the last month or two. In a weird freaky Friday, Tali has been reading loads of romantasy and Toni has been reading non-fiction and depressing...

We're trying something new! Here is an update on all things reading and life related for the first six months of the year, usually we only do the yearly summaries but we thought it would be fun to do summary updates throughout the year. Today we talk about: A little bit of life A good 5+ min tangent chat about gross things our pets leave us as presents (oops) Total reads for the year so far Page s...

In this indie author (independently published books) recommendation list, we cover new releases due to come out, or that have recently been released. This is an ongoing series where we give indie authors a moment in the spotlight! This episode has a slight fantasy/ paranormal romance theme. Know of/ have an indie book you'd like us to talk about? Submit it here The books discussed in today's episo...

This is an episode we've been planning for ages, a deep discussion of the Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire . We've both recently listened/ read the whole series and were briefly obsessed, so dive in with us in this spoilers talk about the 9 book series. The books in this series: Every heart a doorway Down among the sticks and bones Beneath the sugar sky In an absent dream Come tumbling do...

Over May and June our buddy read book was A Thorn Among Roses by Haley Anderton ! The rules for our buddy reads are simple, we try to pick an indie author whose book is available on Kindle Unlimited and we have two months to read it. This episode does contain spoilers! In it we talk about the themes, plots and characters in the book and what we did and didn't like. You can join our next buddy read...

This episode is something completely different! Our editor has put together a series of contextless clips from roughly episode 100 onwards, with a series of our most wonderful and weirdest tangents. Listen to hear our editor speak for only the second time ever in 126 episodes! Connect with us: Subscribe to our Kofi and get access to an exclusive Discord channel to talk about books with other book...

In this indie author (independently published books) recommendation list, we cover new releases due to come out, or that have recently been released. This is an ongoing series where we give indie authors a moment in the spotlight! This episode we have a mix of contemporary fiction, YA, Speculative fiction, romance and fantasy. Know of/ have an indie book you'd like us to talk about? Submit it here...

It's important to read diversely all year round but for Pride month we are bringing you a little list of recommendations as a place to start. This list has got everything from graphic novels to short story collections to fantasy and romance! Books discussed in today's episode are: Proud - Juno Dawson Mooncakes -Suzanne Walker The Tea Dragon Society - K.Oneil The Girl from the Sea - Molly Knox Oste...

For once the Lazy Book Lovers haven't been so lazy! We've been making our way through our tbr lists so that's why we're bringing you a two part reading update. In part 2, Toni's romance kick continues with a little sprinkling of fantasy and Tali is bringing you some more thrillers. Books discussed in today's episode are: Toni's reads: The Light That Blinds Us The Ex Talk The Hating Game Tali's rea...

For once the Lazy Book Lovers haven't been so lazy! We've been making our way through our tbr lists so that's why we're bringing you a two part reading update. In part 1, Toni's been on a romance kick again and Tali's bringing a mix of thriller, speculative fiction and fantasy. Books discussed in today's episode are: Toni reads: Ice Planet Barbarians Twice in a Blue Moon Happy Place Bride Tali rea...

Since vampires are having their moment we have made you a little tbr list, from classics, to debuts, to translated fiction, this short and sweet list has a little bit of everything. Books discuss in this episode are: Dracula – Bram Stoker Shanghai Immortal – A.Y. Chao Masters of Death – Olivie Blake The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires – Grady Hendrix Fangs – Sarah Anderson The Histor...

In March and April we ran the Lazy Book Lovers podcast's first ever buddy read! The rules are simple, we try to pick an indie author whose book is available on Kindle Unlimited and we have two months to read it. Our book for March-April was Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J Tuli! In this spoiler free episode, we talk about the themes, plots and characters in the book and what we did and didn't lik...

This is a full spoilers chaos episode with a bunch of recs from Tali's recent thriller binge. We're bringing you lots of death and lots of weird sh*t happening in fancy mansions with rich people! Books discussed in today's episode are: The seven deaths of Evelyn hard castle - Stuart Turton The family game - Catherine Steadman The murder game - Tom Hindle The Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Bened...