Best The Afictionado Four Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, And Lourdes Podcasts (2025)

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S6.E14 Black Cat VS Golden Retriever (Bookish Boys) 36:36

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Introverted, mysterious black cat or loyal and social golden retriever? Or perhaps somewhere in between? Black dog? Golden Cat? Join us for our breakdown of where we think some of our favorite bookish boys land.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E13 Tropes for Tales 39:17

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In this episode, we randomly choose some of the most-used book tropes to create new hybrid stories.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E12 Book of the Month: THIS FATAL KISS 53:54

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Join us for our review of This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E11 2025 Mid-Year Check-In 46:26

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It is now June and it's time to check in on how our reading year has been thus far. What have we enjoyed? What hasn't impressed us? And what are we looking forward to in the second half of 2025? Let's find out!By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E10 Book of the Month: BEACH READ 1:16:18

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Join us for our discussion on Beach Read by Emily Henry.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E9 Reader Rambles: Sunrise on the Reaping and Book Festivals 1:07:30

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Chit chat with us! We discuss the latest Sunrise on the Reaping film casting, book festivals we recently attended in Los Angeles, and the remainder of our 2025 book lineup.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E8 Book of the Month: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING 1:33:25

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Join us for our review on the newest installment in the Hunger Games series, Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E7 Love Match- Bookish Love Island/ The Perfect Match 1:23:32

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If you're a fan of shows like Love Island or The Perfect Match, join us as we put book characters you know into dating scenarios full of drama and romance!By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E6 Book of the Month: THIS WOVEN KINGDOM 1:06:54

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Join us for our review on the March Book of the Month, This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6E5 Reacting to Book's First Lines 1:00:45

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We read and react to the first lines of some of new and old books.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6E4 Book of the Month: HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE 35:34

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Join us for our review of Diana Wynn Jone's Howl's Moving Castle.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E3 Reacting to 1-Star Reviews of Our Favorite Books 44:01

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We read 1-star reviews of our most favorite books and try to keep our cool. Featuring our friend, April (@paperbackmaple).By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E2 Book of the Month: WISTERIA 1:16:58

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Join us as we discuss Adalyn Grace's Wisteria, conclusion to the Belladonna series.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S6.E1 Rip, Rewrite, Reread 1:10:00

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In this episode, we play a variation of the game "Fu*k, Marry, Kill." Only here, we choose to rip, rewrite, or reread books.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E23 2024 Wrap Up 1:14:47

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Wrap up our 2024 reading year with us and listen to us discuss some 2025 goals and hopefuls!By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E22 Book of the Month: EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES 54:31

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In this episode, we review Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E21 Shit Books: Our Anti-Recs 53:17

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In this episode, we go through some of our anti-recommendations.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E20 Book of the Month: THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES 47:42

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In this episode, we review Sangu Mandanna's The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E19 Reader Rambles: Fall 2024 41:09

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Happy mid-October! Join us for some autumn book recommendations and hopefuls as well as our discussion on a few fall plans we have.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E18 Book of the Month: FOXGLOVE 1:13:49

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Join us for our review of Foxglove, the sequel to Belladonna by Adalyn Grace.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E17 I'm the Main Character 1:01:41

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In this episode, we each take the reigns as the main character in our own made up story!By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E16 Book of the Month: The Prisoner's Throne 1:12:23

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Join us for our discussion on The Prisoner's Throne, Holly Black's sequel to The Stolen Heir.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E15 Olympics Book Tag 46:16

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We celebrate the 2024 Paris Olympics with an Olympic themed book tag discussion!By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E14 Book of the Month: TWO TWISTED CROWNS 1:13:07

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In this episode, we discuss the Two Twisted Crowns, the sequel to One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E13 Ben and Jerry's Book Tag 51:59

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In this episode, we do the Ben and Jerrys book tag to welcome summer and prepare ourselves for the HEAT!By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E12 Book of the Month: THE INHERITANCE GAMES 48:02

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Join us for our review of our June book of the month, The Inheritance Games, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E11 2024 Mid-Year Check-In 1:00:24

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Join us for our 100th episode! We're reviewing how our reading year has been going at the halfway point of 2024 and all the things we're excited for in the second half of the year.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E10 Book of the Month: BELLADONNA 1:14:35

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Join us for our review of Adalyn Grace's Belladonna.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E9 The Afictionado Four at YallWest (year 2!) 43:01

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We attended the 10th anniversary of the YallWest Book Festival in Santa Monica, CA. Listen for all our thoughts and favorite moments this year!By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E8 Book of the Month: RUTHLESS VOWS 1:10:45

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Join us for our review of Ruthless Vows, the sequel to Rebecca Ross' best-seller, Divine Rivals.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E7 Tier-Ranking Our 5-Star Reads 53:43

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In this episode, we individually tier rank all of our 5 star reads and see why we love the books we love!By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E6 Book of the Month: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES 1:40:56

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Join us as we wrap up Hunger Games month with our review of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes!By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E5 We Revisit Panem and the Hunger Games Series 1:18:26

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Welcome to Hunger Games month! March is for Panem, the Capitol, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and the Games! Join us in this episode as 3 of us revisit the series and 1 of us reads it for the first time.By The Afictionado Four- Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes

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S5.E4 Book of the Month: A STUDY IN DROWNING 1:05:14

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Join us for our review of Ava Reid's A Study in Drowning.By The aFictionado 4

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S5.E3 M.A.S.H. Bookish Edition 39:06

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Join us as we play a bookish edition of M.A.S.H.!By The aFictionado 4

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S5.E2 Book of the Month: DIVINE RIVALS 1:24:08

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In this episode, we review our first book of the year, Rebecca Ross' Divine Rivals, the first book in the Letters of Enchantment duology.By The aFictionado 4

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S5.E1 2023 Wrap Up 1:14:32

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Grab a snack and get cozy! It's time for our wrap up of our 2023 reading year, including a section of fun superlatives featuring our cast books from the past year!By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E24 December Reads 41:36

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Join us as we review the 4 different books we decided to close the year with! Grab a cup of cocoa and get cozy as we close 2023 and bring in 2024.By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E23 2023 Christmas Book Exchange 48:51

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Join us as we welcome this holiday season with our fourth annual Christmas Book Exchange!By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E22 Book of the Month: THE STOLEN HEIR 1:00:52

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Join us for our discussion on Holly Black's The Stolen Heir, the first book in a follow up duology to The Folk of the Air series.By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E21 Into Elfhame: FOLK OF THE AIR Series Review 1:32:35

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In preparation for this month's Book of the Month read, The Stolen Heir, we tackle Holly Black's most popular series The Folk of the Air which includes The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and The Queen of Nothing. Join us for our discussion on #JURDAN, how much we hate Taryn, and does stabbing your daughter negate good parenting?…

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S4.E20 Book of the Month: ONE DARK WINDOW 1:24:08

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Join us for our review and discussion of Rachel Gillig's debut release One Dark Window.By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E19 Reader Rambles: GoodReads and Ratings 1:04:16

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What makes a 5 star read? What sinks a book to a 1 star rating? And what criteria are we rating with? In this episode we compare our best and worst rated books and discuss our own individual scales when reviewing a book on GoodReads.By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E18 Book of the Month: A RUINOUS FATE 1:03:53

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Join us for our review of A Ruinous Fate by Kaylie Smith.By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E17 Reader Rambles: BookTok, Social Media, and the Bookish Community 53:16

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Join our discussion on the impacts of social media on the bookish community and what it means to be a reader in today's digital age.By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E16 Book of the Month: CASTLES IN THEIR BONES 59:50

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Join us for our review of Laura Sebastian's Castles In Their Bones.By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E15 Book of the Month: THE STARLESS SEA 44:24

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In this first book of the month review episode for August, we discuss Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea.By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E14 Recent and Upcoming Book Releases! 1:15:33

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We discuss some recent and upcoming releases that we are excited for or that we think readers might be excited about in general!By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E13 Reader Rambles: Bookish Q & A (part 2) 1:26:04

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Join us as we discuss some books we've read and recommend for one reason or another!By The aFictionado 4

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S4.E12 Book of the Month: THE WHISPERING DARK 56:59

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Join us for our thoughts on Kelly Andrew's The Whispering Dark. We also announce our 100 Followers/4 Year Anniversary Giveaway winner!By The aFictionado 4