Literary Nonsense Book Club

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they return to the Bridgerverse! This book features Francesca Bridgerton, a young widow ready to return to the marriage market. But of course, the hottest bachelor of the ton with a rakish reputation just so happens to have been pinning over Francesca for years! And he's also her dead husband's cousin/bff...so that complicates matte...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as we discuss the adorable rom com that is Red, White, and Royal Blue! We loved this queer romance featuring a light enemies to lovers trope, political aspirations, a bi-awakening, and a $75,000.00 wedding cake. Oh and some potentially evil turkeys - we can't forget about those! This was a super enjoyable read (although the chapters were so...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they return with the second book from the Mortal Instruments Series. Thankfully, the second book was better than the first. Not sure we could have handled Clary 24/7 again. Valentine is back and more evil than ever...and still keen on reciting the bad guy monologue detailing his entire plan to anyone who will listen! We also meet some new cha...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Sarah Jane and Serena as they answer questions sent in by the listeners! Tune in to find out how many books we have read, what our bookshelves look like, and our hot takes on classic novels! This was a super fun episode and we would love to do another in the future.  Follow us on instagram: @LiteraryNonsenseBookClub E-mail us: LiteraryNonsenseBookClub@gmail.com (We t...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they discuss a book they found from a google search. Listen, we needed a palette cleanser after the last episode so here we go. This book has magic, time jumps, a creepy man stalking a woman for centuries, war time battles, and a wee bit of romance in there as well. This is one of the few books on the podcast so far that we have both enjoyed!...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! We did it. We finally read the literary phenom that took the world by storm back in 2011. As suspected, we had many thoughts about this novel. Listen in to hear us discuss the big questions such as "What colour is dark copper?", "How can Ana be so uncoordinated yet a marvel on the dance floor?", "Why wouldn't you take your shoes off after a r...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they discuss not ONE, but TWO books in this episode. That's right! We are talking about books that left an impression on us as children. For Serena, that was Bunnicula (but also some other book with a basset hound that evidently was not Bunnicula) and for Sarah Jane it was Sprite's Secret (because who wouldn't want to live in a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as the delve into the Shadow World! There are warlocks, vampires, werewolves, demons, and incest! Yes, you read that correctly. This is the first book in the very popular Mortal Instruments series. Listen in as we ask the very serious questions about Clary's intelligence level and the logistics of carriage glamours. While Serena is re-readi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as we discuss our favourite topic...books! In this episode we will cover such matters as: book formats, DNF-ing books, different POVs, annotating books, and much more! Grab a cup of tea, take a seat, and take a listen! Follow us on Instagram: @LiteraryNonsenseBookClub E-mail us: LiteraryNonsenseBookClub@gmail.com (We take book requests!) Happy R...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane this week as we finish the Six of Crows duology! This book was a roller coaster of emotions and still makes us cry. Will we ever forgive Leigh for what she put us through in this novel? We're not sure. But what we are sure of is that Kaz and the crew are back and ready to outsmart everyone in Ketterdam. Which is good, because everyone in Ke...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they take a trip to the ton with the fifth book in the Bridgerton regency romance series. That's right, we are skipping books 1-4 and jumping right in with Eloise's story.  This book features overbearing brothers, a 90 day fiancé-esque romance, a set of prankster twins, and a leading man with his very own vocation! But we know the q...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they venture back to the Grishaverse! There may be no Darkling or Prince Nikolai but it is safe to say that we both LOVED Six of Crows (way more than the Shadow and Bone Trilogy). Buckle up, because this is an adventurous read that will keep you on the edge of your seat. There's also some cute romances but that's not as large a part...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they take yet another stab at a murder mystery novel. This book features several beloved Jane Austen characters as they attend a month-long house party at the Knightley's. But of course, some drama and murder (not so) quickly ensues. As usual, Serena and Sarah Jane are here to answer such burning questions as: what was really happening i...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they finally discuss a book by one of their favourite authors, Talia Hibbert! Tune in to hear how the queen of contemporary romance fares with her first YA rom com novel. This book features teenagers who actually behave and are treated as teenagers, adorable crushes, and several treks into the wilderness.  We would also like to say THANK YOU...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! We are kicking off the 2023 season with the classic novel, Little Women. Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they discuss, as always, the most important parts of this piece of  beloved literature. For example, how old is Mr. Brooke? How poor are the Marches? Is Jo really that unattractive?! How annoying can Amy be? Is Aunt March secretly the best character in this whole story?...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they discuss the literary highs and lows of 2022. In this episode, you can hear our favourite and least favourite books read (spoiler: some are ones on the podcast!), our favourite episodes, our reading goals, and more! There is also a special announcement about the future of Literary Nonsense Book Club that you won't want to miss.  We w...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they discuss the podcast's very first horror novel: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. This book includes murder (x3), lots of animal cruelty, alcohol detecting farts, and a giant kite. What more could you possibly want in a novel? This book was recommended to us by our co-worker...we may or may not continue to read her recommendations. If...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join us as we cozy up for a holiday romance with A Merry Little Meet Cute. This book has everything from a washed up boy band bad boy (try saying that three times fast!), a porn star, old timey breeches, sugar cookie flavoured lube, lots of boning (and we don't mean in the corsets...), and One Direction?! This book was quite the read and we think this episode is quit...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join us this week as we venture for this first time (on this podcast) into the realm of non-fiction! Serena and Sarah Jane discuss the newly released Agent Josephine which if you ask Sarah Jane should have been called Agent Jack. Josephine Baker was an incredible triple threat performer which actually helped make her a brilliant spy during WWII. There's action, roman...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our tenth podcast episode! Wahoo! In this episode, Serena and Sarah Jane discuss their bookish delights. Most of which are just the opposite of the items from the bookish pet peeves episode but there are some new ones in there. The list is pretty long so take a seat, grab a cup of tea, and get cozy.  And don't forget to let us know your bookish delights! Follow us...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join us this episode as we finally discuss our first romance book, By Any Other Name. Although, we may not agree this book fits in the romance genre. Take a listen and let us know if you think this counts as a romance and if you agree with Lanie's reaction during the BIG REVEAL. We certainly didn't.  Follow us on instagram: @LiteraryNonsenseBookClub E-mail us: L...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join us this episode as we delve into the murder mystery, Dead Dead Girls. This is the debut novel by Nekesa Afia and there are certainly a lot of dead dead girls in it! How many dead dead girls? So many that we lost count. Seriously, there were a lot of dead dead girls. Was there anything else? Well, you'll have to take a listen to find out! Follow us on instagram:...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join co-hosts Serena and Sarah Jane as they discuss the comical piece of literature, Ayoade on Ayoade by none other than Mr. Richard Ayoade. This book left us at a loss for words which is not an easy feat! Even so, we still did manage to talk about it for 27 minutes which makes this our shortest episode to date (and likely the one with the most nonsensical content). If yo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join us this episode as we discuss the conclusion of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, Ruin and Rising. Yes, this is the end. That means we have no further excuses to share excessive posts of the Darkling on social media. (Do we need to have an excuse to do that?) This episode is filled with such philosophical questions such as "How do they poop in the caves?", &quot...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Have you ever wondered what two book loving gals hate about books? Join us this episode as Serena and Sarah-Jane discuss their biggest bookish pet peeves. Deckled edges anyone? The worst! What about unresolved plot lines? Atrocious. And don't even get us started on under-developed characters! Let us know your bookish pet peeves! Follow us on instagram: @LiteraryNonse...