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Plot Twist, Please
Plot Twist, Please
Author: Susannah, Beth and Cass
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Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists.
✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space!
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Enter the dark streets of Palermo where witches hide in plain sight, demons rule from the shadows, and revenge tastes sweeter than fear. 🖤🔥 In this episode of Plot Twist Please, we’re finally diving into Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco: the Sicilian gothic fantasy that gave us vengeance-driven heroines, morally grey demon princes, and tension so thick you could cut it with a ritual dagger. 🍸 Drink of the Episode: The Wicked Hot Toddy ⚠️ Full Spoiler Warning — we are discussing plot...
Love is in the air… and so is the drama. 💌🍷 In this Valentine’s Day special episode of Plot Twist Please, we’re putting down the romance novels (well… briefly) and picking up the internet’s messiest relationship dilemmas. That’s right, it’s Am I The A-Hole: Valentine’s Edition. ✨ Today’s cocktail: Alani Nu's CHERRY BOMB! 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-2...
In this Valentine’s Day special, the Plot Twist Please crew is serving up our ultimate Valentine’s reading recommendations. From swoony romances and slow burns to dark, dramatic, and slightly unhinged love stories (because obviously). 📚 Spoiler alert: TIMESTAMPS BELOW 6:23 - Valentines Slay by Navessa Allen 21:27 - Ruthless Valentine by Annika Nofal 28:39 - The Exception to The Rule by Christina Lauren ✨ Today’s cocktail: TEA!!!! 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, ...
Welcome back to Plot Twist Please, where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze 🍷📚 This week, Cass, Beth, and Susannah are stepping into the blood-soaked sands of a Roman-inspired, gladiator-vampire fantasy as we deep dive We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark. 📚 Spoiler alert!! ✨ Today’s cocktail: Was supposed to be "The Vampires Kiss".. instead, we are drinking gas station wine. 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. BOOK CLUB ON FAB...
Welcome back to Plot Twist Please, where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze 🍷 In this episode, we’re kicking off what we hope becomes a recurring mini-series: DNF Diaries — where we talk about the books we tried to love… and why we ultimately walked away. 📚 Spoiler alert: LIST OF BOOKS BELOW! ✨ Today’s cocktail: Brunch Red Wine — a Baco Noir & Cabernet blend 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. 📚 Books Discussed in This...
This week on Plot Twist Please, we’re diving deep into A Court of Thorns and Roses — Book 1 only 🌹🍷 We read it, reread it, and now we’re spilling all our thoughts on Feyre, Tamlin, Rhysand, and the chaos of Prythian. From Beauty and the Beast vibes to red flags vs. trauma responses, the Suriel, Calanmai, and those brutal Under the Mountain trials, no stone is left unturned. 📚 Spoiler alert: we’re covering Book 1 only ✨ Today’s cocktail: The Rose of Prythian 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and...
What if your worth—your very right to exist—was decided by genetics? In this episode of Plot Twist Please, we dive deep into Conform by Ariel Sullivan, a dystopian romance set in a future where humanity lives under strict genetic hierarchy and total surveillance. Grab a drink, pull up your TBR, and let’s debrief 2025 together. 📚 Spoiler alert: As always, there will be spoilers! ✨ Today’s cocktail: The Defect 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR ...
We’re officially closing the book on 2025 📚✨ In this year-end wrap-up episode, we’re breaking down everything we read — the five-star favorites, the disappointing hype trains, the books that emotionally ruined us, and the characters who are still living rent-free in our heads. Grab a drink, pull up your TBR, and let’s debrief 2025 together. 📚 Spoiler alert: There may or may not be spoilers... ✨ Today’s cocktail: Masi Bonacosta Valpolicella Classico AKA red wine 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and ...
In this episode of Plot Twist Please, we’re diving headfirst into Brimstone by Callie Hart — a dark romantasy sequel that seriously tested our patience… and then completely hooked us anyway. 📚 Spoiler alert: we’re covering both books! ✨ Today’s cocktail: BRIMSTONE SPRITZ! 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommend...
Welcome back to Plot Twist Please, where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze! 🥂 Today, we’re stepping into the eerie, gothic world of Master of Salt & Bones by Keri Lake — a dark romance steeped in secrets, obsession, and whispered town rumors. From a reclusive manor ruled by a man the town calls the Devil, to a slow-burn, age-gap romance wrapped in trauma and mystery, we’re breaking down every unsettling twist, morally gray moment, and haunting reveal this story delivers. ...
Welcome back to Plot Twist Please, where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze! 🥂 This week, we’re heading straight into the misty, broody, secret-soaked halls of Sorrowsong University as we break down Nightshade by Autumn Woods — a dark academia, enemies-to-lovers, murder-mystery slow burn set against the haunting beauty of the Scottish Highlands. Think castles, conspiracies, campus royalty, and a heroine on a mission for revenge who absolutely did not plan to catch feelings. 📚 ...
Welcome back to Plot Twist Please, where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze! In Volume I, Chapter XI, we’re diving into pure chaos — our first ever Hot Takes & Debates episode. From the eternal war over Do audiobooks count as reading? to the guilt-free DNF life, overwriting, book boyfriends, reading slumps, tropes we love (and hate), and every spicy opinion in between… we’re laying it ALL out. And of course, we’re answering a full lineup of your most asked questions — from...
Welcome back to Plot Twist Please, where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze! 🥂 Today, we’re diving into the magical, secret-steeped world of Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve: a story filled with legacy magic, dangerous monsters, family feuds, and one very broody spellcaster who is absolutely the definition of enemies-to-lovers fuel. From Weatherstone College’s golden halls to the shadows stalking Paisley Hallistar, we’re breaking down every twist, secret, and spark of forbidden chemi...
Welcome back to Plot Twist Please, where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze! 🥂 Today, we’re taking flight into the brutal, breathtaking world of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros — and its equally devastating sequels, Iron Flame and Onyx Storm. From the deadly halls of Basgiath War College to the politics of dragons and rebellions, we’re breaking down every twist, trope, and tear this series threw our way. 📚 Spoiler alert: we’re covering both books! ✨ Today’s cocktail: Drago...
Welcome back to Plot Twist Please — where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze! 🍸 This week, we’re diving deep into the haunting halls of Trinity College Dublin for a dark academia delight: The Exorcism of Faeries. We’re unpacking everything — from Atta’s visions and faerie lore accuracy to that wild ending and all the unanswered questions lurking beneath the hawthorn grove. 📚 Spoiler alert: we’re covering all aspects of the book! ✨ Today’s cocktail: The Exorcists Garde 🎧 ...
Welcome back to Plot Twist Please, where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze! 🍸📚 In this special spooky season episode, we’re trading plot twists for personal drama — diving into some Halloween-themed Am I the A-Hole stories that are both scary, and hilariously entertaining. 📚 Spoiler alert: we’re covering all secrets in the book and twists! 🍸 Non-Cocktail of the Week: Bodacious Cabernet Sauvignon 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and...
In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into The Wicked Games series by Kaylie Smith — a lush, gothic world of necromancers, devils, deadly games, and dangerously attractive bargains. We’ll be discussing both books in the series — Phantasma and Enchantra — exploring everything from haunted mansions and cursed competitions to devilish benefactors and doomed romances. Expect deep dives into grief, legacy, power dynamics, betrayals, and of course… spice. 📚 Spoiler alert: we’re covering both book...
This week, we’re diving into Karin Slaughter’s brand new thriller We Are All Guilty Here — the haunting first book in her North Falls series. Set in a small Georgia town where “everyone knows everyone,” this story unravels layers of guilt, betrayal, and long-buried secrets after two teenage girls vanish during a Fourth of July celebration — and twelve years later, history threatens to repeat itself. Our cocktail of the episode is “Buried Secrets” — simple, a little tart, a little smooth, and ...
From sparkly vampires and midnight premieres to Team Edward vs. Team Jacob wars, we’re unpacking how Twilight became a generational phenomenon. We’ll cover each book (yes, even Midnight Sun), debate book vs. movie Edward, and ask the hard-hitting questions: was it romance… or red flags? Whether you secretly still swoon over Edward or mock the sparkle from a distance, this one’s for every recovering Twihard. 🩸 Spoiler alert: we’re covering all four books and Midnight Sun. 🍸 Cocktail of the We...
In this episode of Plot Twist Please, we’re diving into the drama-filled world of bookish AITA stories — and trust us, these are messy. From a BookToker who fakes hauls by buying and returning books, to a debut author fuming over a three-star review, to a boyfriend who just won’t read his girlfriend’s favorite book… we’re sipping, spilling, and judging it all. Grab your cocktail, settle in, and join us as we decide who’s really the villain in these stories. ___________________________________...












