Novelbound: A Comedy Book Podcast

For the past several months, we have been waiting not so patiently for the release of Namesake. And by some form of magic, Adrienne Young heard our Fable recap and, incredible human that she is, said she'd come onto our episode and join us in a spoiler-FILLED episode of Namesake! This is where we dive in and reflect on powerful moments throughout Fable and Namesake, with discussions on the charact...

In this episode, we interview Alison Goodman, bestselling author of the Lady Helen trilogy! The books are called The Dark Days Club, The Dark Days Pact, and The Dark Days Deceit. They are an incredible mix of historical fiction, slow (SLOW) burn romance, and some hard-core fantasy. If you haven't read this series yet, we couldn't recommend it enough. The first part is Spoiler-free, so you can list...

 WE ARE OBSESSED with this book, and so should you! We recap the entire first book and love it so much!

You guys already know the books we've been raving about for months, but this time we dove DEEP into our bookshelves to find ones we haven't talked about as much on the podcast! Here are some books that we LOVED reading and will be screaming about for a solid 45 minutes. We also discuss how this podcast started and the STRUGGLE of female friendships and what a joy it is when you find someone you ca...

A couple weeks ago, Anna and I took the plunge into the ACOTAR world, and the second book was ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. We discuss all of our reactions and excitement for the series and laugh so much with our friend Katie! :) 

Today we're covering a PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER and it's a beautiful, wild ride. We get to talk to the author (whose book releases TODAY!) about her book and the complicated, wild characters and their motivations in the book. It's spoiler free, but we highly recommend reading the book first so you can really dive deep into the convo!

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN RECORDING THIS. We chose some of the best and worst fanfictions for Harry Potter that we could find, and had so much fun sharing the stories to each other! Share your favorite thoughts with us on IG!

Lauren Morrill grew up in Maryville, Tennessee, where she was a short-term Girl Scout, a (not so) proud member of the marching band, and a trouble-making editor for the school newspaper. She graduated from Indiana University with a major in history and a minor in rock & roll, and now lives in Macon, GA with her husband and sons. Join us this episode as we interview Lauren about her recent nove...

In this episode, we talk about a book's allegedly more attractive and exciting cousin: the movie. We're discussing a whole range of books that were made into movies, and what the successes and failures were. Listen in to get our opinions on Jane Eyre , Little Women , Discovery of Witches , Percy Jackson , and TONS more! 

We recorded our Instagram Live from earlier this week of us reacting to A Court of Thorns and Roses. Listen in to this week's bonus episode to hear what our inner romantics can (and what our Christian hearts CAN'T) take, as we dive head-first into Sarah J. Maas's captivating series.

This week, we talk to Celine’s high school English teacher Janine Clements about all the BEST books we read way back when.  We all remember reading the Hunger Games and being obsessed with it! We discuss the insanity that was Lord of the Flies to the deeply moving and compassionate To Kill a Mockingbird.  We touch on just how impactful it was to learn about generational poverty through G...

 In this episode we move across the galaxy discussing books that are all things science fiction. Guys. Science Fiction is COOL. Genetic experiments, alien slime worms, data hacking, and so much more. We're going to talk about some books to get you obsessed with sci fi! 

It's the cliche of all cliches...."don't judge a book by its cover". Well, we're breaking all the rules in this episode and judging 9 different books by reading their covers to each other and having the other judge what she thinks will happen. From vampires to cursed French women, we're COVERing (haha get it?) books of all shapes, sizes, and genres. Sometimes the books you end up loving the most a...

In this episode we follow in the footsteps of seventeen-year-old Fable and take a deep dive into the novel Fable by Adrienne Young. Combine all the beauty, grit, and spunk of Keira Knightley and all the bravery, determination, and abandonment of Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean and you've got yourself Fable's protagonist. Whether you've read the book and can't wait to relive its romance a...

You've probably seen it, heard of it, rewatched it, or maybe avoided it, but regardless it's everywhere. Bangerton. Oops, we meant Bridgerton. If you can't get enough of the ball gowns and drama, we've got you covered with 6 books to read that will satisfy your Jane Austen daydreams (hint, one of the books is by Jane Austen) ;). All the books we recommend are a little bit cleaner than what wa...

This episode is dedicated to our DNF lists. The ones we tried SO HARD to finish but they were literally the worst. This is one of our favorite episodes to date!

It's that time of year again. The one where the motivation is low and the need to escape is high. We're here for you because y'all, we've been there. If you're looking for books that are full of JOY and escape, this episode is for you. We also share our favorite tips for surviving when the sun isn't shining! Come join our facebook group! We post often and are always sharing our reads!

Sometimes genres aren't specific enough. Sometimes you're looking for a "fake dating" book, or a "magic school" book, or a "goes to a ball and has to have a knife against their thigh while they dance with their crush who is also their enemy" (we really mean specific huh) and we are naming our favorite tropes and the books that go PERFECTLY with them! Let us know what tropes you're obsessed with!

This series was honestly the BEST series we've read in years, and we aren't saying this lightly. WE'RE EMBARRASINGLY OBSESSED. If you've read Black Witch, this interview is where we discuss EVERYTHING with the queen herself, Laurie Forest! Laurie has just finished writing the fourth book in her series, and gave us so much to look forward to when her book came out! These books kept us up all night...

This week we talk about our favorite reads of 2020! We talk about "Serpent and Dove" and just how much we love how crass Lou is. How "Boy Next Story: A Bookish Boyfriends Novel" gives us the happy ending we all desperately wanted  in little women with Jo. We touch on just how draining toddlers can be.. imagine Disney world with a 2 year old.. And we get into what we can't WAIT for in 2021: "N...

We have a straight-up TREAT for your ears this week. We brought on one of our favorite slam poetry writers and he shares some of his deepest (and also romantic) ones. We dissect them and share the embarrassing Facebook posts full of *angst* and discuss the power of writing to tell a story in such few words. Honestly, this was so much fun to record- listening to emotional ballads and leaning into w...

This week, we're doing a throwback. Like August 1847, when things were a little simple and the Bronte sisters were out conquering the world. We discuss some of our FAVORITE titles from over fifty years ago, and discuss the best parts of the novels. We talk about The Importance of Being Earnest, Jane Eyre, Rebecca, Anne of the Island, and Girl of the Limberlost. If you're looking for a cozy read th...

In this episode, we laughed so hard, Celine literally stopped breathing.  We bring our British friend, KatieElizabeth_Reads on to discuss books! (I mean, what else!) We played the game of "If you liked this book, you should read this book," and it became our new TBR for the week. Katie also shares one of her embarrassing stories that we will forever treasure- when she wrote fan fiction about...

This week, we wanted to share the books that made us really see how beautiful and incredible the world and people are. We share the books that taught us so much, and then (because you know we didn't want to get TOO serious lol) we shared the weirdest breakups we've ever had and it's a JUICY one! The books we discuss: Wild , The Hiding Place and A Man Called Ove. The Novelbound Community is on Face...

Ever had a book that you never wanted to stop reading? That brought you back to a perfect time and feeling? Anna and Celine share a hint at the episode THEY COULDN'T RECORD BECAUSE *HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL THE CONTENT THEY TRIED TO COVER ENDED UP BEING SO INAPPROPRIATE* and discuss the books that they come back to again and again. The books are: I Capture the Castle Peter and the Starcatchers Eragon...