Shelf Indulgence: A Bookish Podcast

Boo! What's more scary than technical difficulties? Well, nothing in our opinion! This episode, some pesky spooks have been haunting our files and made one disappear entirely! Apologies the ep ends rather abruptly although you do only miss our final thoughts which as you know is a rambling summary of the prevous discussion! Next ep we will be chatting about Slewfoot by Brom. Please join us then fo...

We can't think of anything more horrifying or skin crawling than a bad sequel. Especially when the first one was pretty meh to begin with! We're back in Dream Harbour reading the exploits of a female main character with all the personality of a wet shoe and her romantic partner who gets all the character development and backstory of the FMC. Amy reckons this will be the episode that we lose you al...

Grab your caving gear, your traitorous husband stealing BFF and your creature killing climbing axe... drop them all at the side of your sofa and snuggle in a blanket as we watch the 2005 creature feature from the director of Dog Soldiers. Amy & Liv continue to travel through the horror annals in an attempt to convert our wimpy chimp co-founder into becoming a real horror savant. Or at the very...

oOoOoOoOooOO!! We kicked off our new series last week with a horror movie but this time we're back doing what we (like to think) we do best....talking about books! We've chosen a monster-filled offering for our first Spook-ish read of the season, The Luminaries by Susan Dennard. Join us as we delve into the forest of Hemlock Falls and ponder over the mind-bending mystery, just who is the w...

Boo! Kicking off a separate spooky section of the Pod, get it? Spook-ish? Tough crowd. Anyway, Amy is tempting Liv into the world of Horror films. Bi-weekly watchings will be reported throughout the season of the witch with a softer start before pushing us off the cliff straight into pants-shitting waters. And we can all listen together as Liv slips slowly into insomnia. So, turn up the lights, le...

Did you miss our scathing and cut-throat commentary?! Well buckle in as we're back this week with another episode where we do NOT hold back! This week we delve into the murkey world of dark romance and ponder over society's biggest questions including if there any limits as to what can be used as a sex toy... If you hadn't already guessed, this one is explicit and the book itself has a...

We're back in our respective comfort zones this week with another fantasy romance offering by Carissa Broadbent. Join us as we discuss her lesser known series The War of Lost Hearts. The plot is plotting with this one so we wash it down with several glasses of red wine. Will this make us any less critical?! Listen and find out!

This weeks episode slips down as easy as a dose of poison, though the effects are far less messy, we hope. It appears that Amy & Liv have woken on the wrong side of the bed this episode as nothing seems to be good enough. Belladonna is a gothic, mystery romance where the villain FOR SURE has a sexy face and a male appendage ... we just never get to see it. Maybe in the sequel?

Who's that peering through the keyhole? Oh, it's just Amy & Liv here to inspect the secret attic room you've got that locks from the outside and your inability to stop speaking Spanish to the Italian gardener... all key plots that are discussed in this episode all about the TikTok thriller sensation, The Housemaid. Will this be a hit with the hosts or will they be ordering themselv...

Oooooh baby! This week we've read not one but two MM sports romance books with spice hot enough to melt the ice! Join us as we slide on in (wink, wink) to the NHL and meet rival ice hockey superstars Shane and Ilya. This one was almost too hot for Spotify so our lovely Patreon besties will also get bonus content where we talk in great detail about the scenes that had us fanning our brows! *ins...

Carrying on from last week, Amy and Liv discuss The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing, wrapping up this much beloved series. Whilst you can't see it, we can guarantee you there's plenty of leg kicking and so much character bashing of a certain twin sister. From the 55 minute mark there is some interference for a few minutes, for which we apologise, but if you've listened that far, p...

Now for something a little bit different. Amy & Liv reread one of their favourite series - part 1 will cover Book 1, The Cruel Prince, so expect plenty of gushing over pointy, rude, cake-starved men and relentless, strong and yet self-hating women. Part 2 will drop next week, covering The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing. Strap in as we take a flight over the ocean to Faerieland.

We're baaaacckkk! Missed us? Well, we have certainly missed you! After a slightly longer than planned hiatus, we are back with a bang and discussing the TikTok phenomenon that is Powerless by Lauren Roberts. It's a fantasy-romance trope-a-palooza but were we all over it or just over it (see what we did there?) Listen to find out!

Who doesn’t love an origin story?! We certainly do and so we invite you to listen to our bookish origins! With a lot less radioactive spiders and a lot more Biff, Chip and Kipper and summoning Beelzebub, join us on a journey down memory lane that essentially descends into a Twilight appreciation episode - you’re welcome!

Reading Dystopian Fiction? That's so 2008-2011, well we're bringing it back with this banger. Totally stuffed full (as you can tell by the length of it) of really terrifying real-life comparisons, theories that'll blow you away and as always more tangents than you can shake a dystopian stick at!

"What, you read?" "Oh my god, me too! Have you got a booktok?" The words we all love to hear. This week we're covering the two best places to be on social media and if you want to hear some well thought out arguments and sophisticated debates, that's a shame because you've just got us. Expect the usual expletives and tangents within...

Remaining very much in our combined comfort zone, this week, we're back with a new episode discussing A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L Jensen. As huge lovers of The Bridge Kingdom Series, did Danielle's latest viking offering live up to our extremely high expectations?! Jump on in and find out!

In a dreaded Book Slump?! Fear not as Liv and Amy are here to help you get right back out of it! Join us for a Minisode to chat all things Book Slumps (from the books that have resulted in our own reading hangovers to intimidating TBRs) and we don't stray off topic at all...

Get yourself a big fantasy hug this week as we take on Gods of all kinds with a badass FMC by our side! Please excuse the utter chaos that is this episode, we're clearly very excited to talk about this book! (And it's too early in the morning for Liv)

In our sixth episode, Amy forces Liv to read a crime thriller and she's less than thrilled about it. A copycat killer is seemingly fixated on the daughter of a serial killer twenty years after the first murders but who could it be? We'll be delving into all of the Crime tropes and discussing a little about how this could look on TV with it being produced by Emma Stone. Also, stay tuned a f...

This week we're getting spicy with this Grumpy x Sunshine Fall romance novel that was huge on TikTok last year. Have a listen and see if we think a visit to Dream Harbour is worth the hype.

This week we're delving into a "Sci-Fi" - we mean, Fantasy epic which has everything, crow Gods, romance and vengeful bloody murder. All yours and our favourite things! Let us know what you think and tell us what we should be reading.

Join us as we discuss this gothic social horror where a group of under appreciated southern housewives in South Carolina take on vicious monsters.. Oh! And a vampire. See what we did there? Enjoy! Edit: Our very last 30 seconds didn't record so we had to improvise - it sounds a bit weird we know! Hopefully it doesn't impact your enjoyment.

This week we discuss a war time inspired (but with Gods) fantasy as we follow two rivals to lovers, as journalists and war correspondents. Expect some gushing and maybe a little disappointment?

On this, the very first episode, Amy and Liv discuss One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, a dark fantasy YA novel inspired by the poem, "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. Up for discussion, characters, their relationships, plot, setting and of course the romance. Here be spoilers!