Fandomtastic Podcast

At long last, our hiatus is officially OVER! In this episode we chat about where we've been, where we're going, and looking back at some books, shows, and movies we enjoyed (or didn't really, lol) in 2024! BOOKS mentioned in this episode: Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett Agnarr's Teacher by Jennifer Wood The Female by Invi Wright SPOILERS in this episode: HOFAS (min 28-30) Bridgerton S3 (min 56-1:06) Interested in more content? Join our Patreon! Don't forget to give us a follow on IG @fandomtasticpod for giveaways and more updates!

Here we go, Fandomtastic Fam! We're coming to talk about all things reading challenge 2023 related (aka giving epic recs!). Check them out here: 1. January: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier; The Maid and the Orcs 2. February: Seduce Me At Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas; Kingdom of Stars and Shadows 3. March: Fumbled by Alexa Martin; Tattered by Devney Perry; A Lie For A Lie by Helen Hunting 4. April: The Fine Print by Lauren Asher; Royally Screwed by Emma Chase; Stolen By The Wolves by Lax Robinson 5. May: The Gamble by Kristen Ashley; The Lady and the Orc by Finley Fenn; It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 6. June: Puck Drills and Quick Thrills by Eden Finley; Sustained by Emma Chase

Today we're rounding up our November and December reads, so if you need any last-minute book recs to close out the year, THIS IS YOUR EPISODE 👀

Thank you all so much for your patience - the GLOW discussion with author extraordinaire Raven Kennedy is finally here! This episode does, of course, include spoilers for the Plated Prisoner series, so please keep that in mind as you're listening.

Here's an episode we had a lot of fun working on - our October and November roundups. The reading prompt for October was #WitchShit (listen for Ava's disappointing read) and for November's, it was "Read a Retelling" (listen for Steph's disappointing read). But we were also blessed with some pretty awesome books, so don't think this is JUST a rant episode!

We know it's been a minute, but we have been reading (albeit...not too much). But we wanted to take an episode to update you on the books we've been enjoying over the past few months! We'll be talking about July, August, September, and our projected reads about October! Let us know in the comments what your favorite read has been these past few months!

Welcome back to Fandomtastic, your one-stop pod for books, banter, and bumpin' uglies (if anyone has a better euphemism for s*x that starts with B, let us know).  Today we're discussing 5 of the reasons why we had to jump into an unplanned hiatus this past summer. We know, we know, this isn't exactly the steamy discussion you're used to, but we can promise it's absolutely full of chaos and shenanigans. We're really excited to be rolling out more episodes for you! Don't forget to check out our Instagram @fandomtasticpod for more updates! 

This episode is a little different, but I hope you enjoy an interview I (Ava) conducted with my friend, Britt; Britt is a force of the bookish industry! She's a bookstagrammer (@bibliobrittish), worked social media for an independent bookstore, and currently works for Bloomsbury (aka. Sarah J Maas's publisher). In this episode, Britt takes us behind the curtain, per se, to explore the backend of the bookish industry.

Happy Monday, patrons! We're finalizing our May reads (a few days early, yes - but hey, it's been a slow reading month) and chit-chatting about June, aka Queertastic aka Read Something Gay! The books mentioned: - The Chorus of Dragons series by Jenn Lyons - The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy - Nemesis Games and Babylon's Ashes by James SA Corey - Him and Us by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy - Tragic by Devney Perry - The Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy - House of Beating Wings by Olivia Wildenstein - Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert - Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer - Try by Ella Frank - Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon - Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas - Wicked Villains by Katee Robert   - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall - Fresh Catch by Kate Canterbury - Furyborn by Claire Legrand - Star Eater by Kirsten Hall - Sabine Valley by Katee Robert - A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland - The Prince's Poison Vow by Hailey Turner - The Beautiful Monsters by Jex Lane - Check, Please by Ngozi Ukazu - Take A Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert - The Camelot series by Sierra Simone

Hi patrons! This week's episode is dedicated to all things Lisa Kleypas (by which we mean, her historical romances, not her contemporaries haha). Please note this episode will contain spoilers for her Wallflowers, Hathaways, and Ravenels series! It will also contain: - A minor (major) rant about Devon - Why Garrett is not giving - A Fandomtastic trope: the reluctant DILF   - Is Sebastian from The Little Mermaid fuckable - Y/N? And more!

Today we're discussing everything WANDERLUST: books, destinations, and most importantly, food.  (Warning: this episode may cause you to feel VERY hungry)

Today we're posting our recap episode about all things Star Wars (as such, this episode contains spoilers for the movies, and The Mandalorian). But if you're not into Star Wars, that's okay, because this episode is novice-friendly - we play FMK, talk about the Rage that spawns in men only when women have Opinions about Star Wars, ships, Space Latinos, and more!

Happy Friday! We hope you've been enjoying the beginning of May! As a reminder, April's Readtastic prompt was "fake-dating" and May's is "read a book that gives you wanderlust." Here are all the books we mention in today's episode:    Eclipse the Moon - Jessie Mihalik The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood The Beauty and the Baller - Ilsa Madden Mills A Taste of Gold and Iron - Alexandra Roland Gossamer in the Darkness - Kristen Ashley The Player and the Pixie - LH Cosway and Penny Reid The Expanse - James Corey Temeraire - Naomi Novik The Plated Prisoner series - Raven Kennedy On Dublin Street - Samantha Young The Adair Family series - Samantha Young Racing the Sun - Karina Halle Gods of Jade and Shadow - Silvia Moreno Garcia Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Laini Taylor Master of Djinn - P Djeli Clark Runaway series - Devney Perry A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness Stolen by the Wolves - Lyx Robinson The Lady of Rooksgrave Manor - Kathryn Moon The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon

Today, Steph and Ava are recapping the much-anticipated second season of Netflix's Bridgerton. In this episode, we're making like Lady Whistledown and spilling the tea on everything we loved (and hated) about season two. This episode does contain spoilers for Bridgerton Season One and Two, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and To Sir Phillip, With Love.

Here it is! The moment we know so many of you have been waiting for...Steph and Ava are diving into THE DRAGON'S BRIDE by Katee Robert. This was Ava's first monster-fucking book, and maybe if you joined our read along, it was also your first monster-fucking book. Whether you're a veteran or a virgin in this area, we hope you enjoy all of our thoughts and feelings.  Steph also mentions some book recs at the end: The Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon In the Company of Monsters by Kathryn Moon Beautiful Monsters by Jex Lane This episode does come with a content warning for the word r*pe

In one of our most anticipated and completely unhinged episodes, we joined Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis, the STEMinist novellas, and the upcoming Love on the Brain (August 2022) to talk steam, fandom, Star Wars, and…Ice Planet Barbarians? Want to join in on the fun with our live author events to ask your favorite writers your burning questions? Check us out at patreon.com/fandomtastic to learn more!

In this episode, Steph & Ava talk about all the books they read in March (it was a...slow month, to say the least), and all that we're looking forward to reading in April. As a reminder, our March Readtastic Challenge Prompt was "Read a book with a green cover" and April's is "Read a book that incorporates the fake dating/relationship trope." We asked for recommendations and posted the suggestions in our Instagram (check out the @fandomtasticpod page and the  highlights to view them), but you can also find our personal recommendations in this episode. And, as a reminder, we're currently enjoying (or, in Ava's case, enduring) our read-along of The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert, so definitely tune in if #dragondick was on your 2022 Bingo card. Here are all the books we mentioned in S3E1: - The Master by Kresly Cole - Neon Gods & Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert - The Angels of Elysium series by Olivia Wildenstein - Hook, Line, and Sinker & Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey - Stuck With You & The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - The Temeraire series by Naomi Novik   - Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey - In Deep by Hannah Haze   - To Bleed a Crystal Bloom by Sarah A Parker - Taste & Ignite by Melanie Harlow - Rhythm, Chord, and Malykhin & The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata - Fortuna Sworn by KJ Sutton - The Savage and the Swan by Ella Fields - There With You by Samantha Young - Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas - The Hooker and the Hermit by Penny Reid and LH Cosway - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall - Take A Hint, Dani Brown & The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert - The Deal & The Risk by Elle Kennedy - To Love Jason Thorne by Ella Maise - The Duchess Deal, A Week to be Wicked, & Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare - The Worst Best Man & The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa - The Moonlighter by Sarina Bowen - The Bluff by Willa Nash - River Knight by Devney Perry - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

This episode dives into everything we read for February (it was not...impressive) and everything we're planning to read for March...which, at this point, fingers crossed. Godspeed to us all haha. Books we mentioned: Nuts by Alice Klayton Kulti by Mariana Zapata Rosalie Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall Battle Royal by Lucy Parker Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lilian Lark The Prince's Poison Vow by Hailey Turner Under Locke by Mariana Zapata A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness House of Sky and Breath   Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood The Legacy by Elle Kennedy Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon Spark by Brigid Kemmerer The Risk by Elle Kennedy Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert The Master by Kresly Cole Juniper Hill by Devney Perry Stolen Songbird by Danielle L Jensen Jade City by Fonda Lee Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May Heir of Fire by SJM The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

Although we took this episode to explain what a reading challenge is, here's the quick and dirty: January: Read one of Steph's recommendations February: Read a foodie book March: Read a book with a green cover April: Read a book with the fake dating trope May: Read a book that gives you wanderlust June: Read a book with a queer protagonist July: Read one of Ava's recommendations August: Read a book that came out more than 3 years ago September: Read a book where sports are heavily featured October: #Witchshit Read a book with witches November: Read a book that is a retelling December: Read a book that has been on your TBR for longer than a year We're super excited to celebrate this year with Steph's recommendations, and we hope that you enjoy the prompts!

Happy Friday, Fandomtastic Fam! Today we're chatting about our bookish manifestations for 2022 - the books we want to read, the books we're going to start reading, the books we want to fall into our laps in 2022, the shows we're going to watch, the music we're going to listen to - ALL OF IT! What are YOU looking forward to in 2022?