This one is dedicated to all the book stacks on all those book shelves just waiting to be read. In this episode, Marissa and Megan uncover their most shameful -- or most interesting -- books on their TBRs that they've been avoiding. From books they didn't even know they owned to books they've been waiting for the perfect moment to pick up, join these two readers as they dive into their TBRs.

As always, they start the podcast with their most recent reads and end it by drawing a new topic from the jar and discussing their upcoming reads.

Expect us to discuss:

• Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
• Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
• Robin Hobb's The Farseer Trilogy
• The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarrows
• Clariel by Garth Nix
• The Invisible Library Series by Genevieve Cogman
• Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
• Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
• The Witchland Series by Susan Dennard (Truthwitch)
• The Dark Star Trilogy by Marlon James
• The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
• Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
• Glass Thorns Series by Melanie Rawn (Touchstone, Elsewhens & Thornlost)
• Zadie Smith
• Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
• Shimmer and Burn by Mary Taranta
• Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer
• The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
• Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
• The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
• The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan
• Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

Have a question you want us to discuss? Send us an email or message our Instagram account with your question, and we'll add it to our book jar.

You can find our sister podcast, the Queens of Fantasy Podcast, on Instagram as well.

Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us!

Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here.

Timestamps:
00:00 Cold Open
0:47 Intro
5:10 Most-Recent Reads
5:36 Knife of Dreams
7:09 Secretly Yours
10:07 The City of Stardust
11:28 Today's Topic: TBR Books
13:03 Doctor Sleep
24:11 The Invisible Library Series
26:40 The Witchland Series
27:58 Before the Coffee Cold Series
28:24 Glass Thorns Series
33:26 Shimmer & Burn
34:36 Witches of Ash and Ruin
38:10 The Dark Star Trilogy
39:21 Crescent City
40:26 The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
41:25 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
43:22 Bookshops and Bonedust
44:04 Never Fade
44:37 Hell Bent
45:49 The Once and Future Witches
47:31 The Darkness Outside Us
48:46 Zadie Smith
50:06 Next Topic!
51:27 Upcoming Reads
52:29 Outro & Socials
53:26 After the Pod

All the things that make us cringe, gag, and recoil away from a book within an instant. From abhorrent stickers on book covers to the worst plot devices we've ever read, this week Megan and Marissa discuss their biggest book pet peeves. Marissa also shares an embarrassing reader faux pas she committed and Megan pretends she's very much over it.

As always, they start the podcast with their most recent reads and end it by drawing a new topic from the jar and discussing their upcoming reads.

Content Warning: We mention the following on this podcast:

• Rape
• Misogyny
• Sexism
• Violence Against Women
• Sexual Assault
• Sexual Actions

Expect us to discuss:

• Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
• New Spring by Robert Jordan
• The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller
• The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim
• A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene
• A Fragile Enchantment Allison Saft
• Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
• Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang
• Funny Story by Emily Henry
• Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
• Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

Have a question you want us to discuss? Send us an email or message our Instagram account with your question, and we'll add it to our book jar.

You can find our sister podcast, the Queens of Fantasy Podcast, on Instagram as well.

Like our podcast? Leave us a review so more people can find us!

Want to be in a community full of readers? Join our Discord server to discuss books and join our book club (if you want!). You can do that right here.

Timestamps:
00:00 Cold Open
0:44 Intro
1:18 The Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
2:30 The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller
5:58 The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim
7:26 A Feather So Black
10:42 A Fragile Enchantment
12:05 Winter's Orbit
18:00 Yellowface
22:28 Start of Topic: Biggest Bookish Pet Peeves
22:53 Misogyny As Worldbuilding
26:14 Dialogue Hidden In Description
27:03 Groundhog Day Syndrome
29:47 Prologues That Aren't Prologues
32:24 Poor Choreography & Action Scenes
32:46 CW: Mild Sexual Content
33:32 End of CW: Mild Sexual Content
36:36 Casual Realism & Pop Culture
41:07 Physical Pet Peeves
47:27 Formatting
49:53 The Next Topic!
50:56 Upcoming Reads
54:26 Outro & Socials
55:42 After the Pod