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Bookish and Bubbly
Hosted by Brooke Brant and Hope McPeek · EN
Listen along with us while we talk about whatever is on our minds as well as all the books we're reading. We don't know what the hell we're doing, but we're having a blast figuring it out!
We hope you enjoy!
-Hope and Brooke
Music: Salamanca by Sarah, the Illstrumentalist
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onions have layers, ogres have layers, ACOTAR has layers | full series chat
2w ago01:32:38Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are back again to talk all things ACOTAR! It’s always been our favorite book series, and after Sarah J Maas’ Call Her Daddy Podcast Episode where she announced the next books, we knew it was time to dive back in! Join us as we travel through each book giving you alllllll of our thoughts. Warning: SPOILER’S AHEAD, but if you haven’t read these yet, we can’t help you. Drop all of your ACOTAR thoughts and theories in the comments! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡📖 📖 📖BONUS CHAPTERS!!!!:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
Transcribe →YOU LET SATAN RIGHT INTO OUR HOUSE | Monthly Reading Wrap-Up
4w ago00:54:04Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope and Brooke are back again with another wrap up! Join us as we talk about what surprised us and blew our pants off…spoiler alert! No stinkers this month! We’re still deep into our ACOTAR re-read so of course we’re going to yap about that. We also talk about the new Verity movie, movies growing up which obviously led to HOLY passwords and sex talks that forever traumatized us, as well as in depth gushing about our favorites Abby Jimenez, ACOTAR, and Fourth Wing. A special shoutout this month to Keilah Jude for sending us your book - Hope thought it was great! Tell us what you read last month in the comments! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
Transcribe →Abby Jimenez for President | The Night We Met Book Review & Discussion
Apr 2200:56:26Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope and Brooke are back to talk about Queen Abby Jimenez’s new book: The Night We Met. Spoiler alert: WE LOVEDDD IT. Hope will not accept any reviews under five stars. Before we dive into the book, we discuss… bras. We also discuss the Holy Grail line up of Saturday Night Live of Mumford and Sons and Connor Storrie, Hope fangirls over Marcus Mumford (again), and more because ya girls like to yap.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
Transcribe →This is NOT Good News | Monthly Reading Wrap-Up
Apr 1000:53:03Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are here to wrap the month up! Join us as we go through the books that surprised us, blew our pants off, or… STUNK. We’re heavy into Liz Tomforde and ACOTAR this month, so give us all your thoughts! It’s not an episode without us gabbing though, so buckle up because Brooke’s giving you her theories on Kpop Demon Hunters 2, Hope’s reliving Titantic trauma, and we’re both here to tell you to spend time with your besties. Whether it be for something small, or Chili's Margarita of the Month, life is way better with friends. We’re lucky to have you as our pod friends, so join us for a girls night talking all about books! 📚 MARCH READS📚📖 Brooke’s March BooksBroken Country — Claire Leslie HallPlay Along — Liz Tomforde (re-read)Rewind It Back — Liz TomfordeEmpire of Storms — Sarah J. Maas (re-read)Tower of Dawn — Sarah J. Maas (re-read)Catch Her If You Can — Tessa BaileyAtomic Habits — James ClearUnhinged — Steph MaccaThe Night We Met — Abby Jimenez📊 Reading Goal Progress: 20 / 75 books 📚✨📖 Hope’s March BooksDevout — David ArchuletaWild Ground — Emily UsherLights Out — Navessa AllenA Court of Thorns and Roses — Sarah J. Maas (re-read)A Court of Mist and Fury — Sarah J. Maas (re-read)📊 Reading Goal Progress: 23 / 75 books 📚🔥⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
Transcribe →Bookish March Madness: Our Unhinged Takes
Mar 2801:15:49Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope and Brooke bring our version of March Madness: Bookish Edition. Instead of slam dunks, sweet sixteens, and OSU coming up short (Come on, Bruce!!!), we give you Magical Academy vs Fated Mates, Author vs Author, and put all of our favorite books up against each other (except Mist and Fury… that’s sacred.). Who wins? Listen to find out! We also talk about this season of Bridgerton and give all of our unsolicited thoughts on the whole show. Drop your picks in the comments! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
Transcribe →The Sarah J. Maas of It all (ACOTAR Theories)
Mar 1901:02:18Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Brooke and Hope are here to break down THE Sarah J. Maas Call Her Daddy Podcast episode. First of all, Alex Cooper, you’re GOALS! (Listeners, help us get there. LOL.) Before we dive into the episode we talk about death, because we’re crazy. Brooke goes in depth into what she wants for her funeral (ahem, PARTY) plans, and then we get sad. We also discuss how sad it is that we missed out on being One Directioners, but we definitely were Beliebers and deserved to be the One Less Lonely Girl. After that, it’s finally time to dive into the Maasverse and break down the exciting news of new ACOTAR books! Join us as we unpack this spectacular podcast, and then talk about all of our other favorite authors and when they’ll give us new books. Basically, you’re in for another full hour of us YAPPING. You know you love it! Share all of your ACOTAR theories with us! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡📖 📖 📖 ✨Iconic✨ References: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!#bookpodcast #callherdaddy #sarahjmaas #acotar #throneofglass #crescentcity #maasverse
Transcribe →SIX 5 -Star Reads?! Our Best and Worst Books
Mar 500:57:48Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast… BROOKE’S HUSBAND IS LISTENING TO FOURTH WING. WE REPEAT. BROOKE’S HUSBAND IS LISTENING TO FOURTH WING. 🚨 Anyways, Brooke and Hope are back again with their January and February wrap up. We tell you all of our stinkers, surprises, and books that just blew our pants right off! We started out this year with a bang so get ready for lots of books to add to your TBR! We also discuss all of the tv shows and movies we’ve been loving lately, or not so loving…we’re looking at you, Netflix! Grab some wine and wrap up the month with us! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡📖 📖 📖 ✨Iconic✨ References: Alysa Liu's Gold Medal Performance!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
Transcribe →Do You Want an Axe to the Head???? | Reddit AITA Reactions
Feb 2401:09:50Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast, Hope and Brooke are back again with a Reddit special: Am I The Asshole? Join us as we journey through stories of veganism, wedding bridesmaidzillas, weird roommates, mother in laws, and more. Drop your own “Am I the Asshole?” In the comments, we’ll let you know! 😎P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
Transcribe →I HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU
Feb 1701:12:37Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast, Brooke and Hope are back again to talk about giving your life a splash of WHIMSY. Speaking of whimsical, we take a small detour and talk about some things that really give us joy: crushing our kids/niece and nephew in games, books, movies…. and HEATED RIVALRY 🔥 We truly cannot get enough of Connor Storie, and Hudson Williams and will forever be fans of this masterpiece. We talk about The Housemaid and book adaptions, which leads to talking about more books.We end the episode by going over some ways we’re adding a little whimsy to our lives; such as taking a walk, coloring, going outside and grounding ourselves, etc. We want to know: how do you add whimsy to your life? Tell us in the comments!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
Transcribe →BUCKLE UP. Our Best and Worst Reads of 2025 & Our Words for 2026
Jan 2300:59:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly Podcast, Hope and Brooke are here to wrap up 2025, and look ahead to 2026. Combined, your girls read over 200 books in 2025 and are here to tell you what made the best list, and what stunk (immediately NO to anacondas, Mariana!!!). We look back at our words of the year from last year (spoiler alert: CRUSHED IT!) and pick our new words for 2026. What’s your word of the year? Tell us in the comments! We end the episode discussing how much we love Heated Rivalry, and per the usual Brooke doubles down on a rant like a boss. The Bookish and Bubbly Podcast is ready for another great year! P.S. Leave a comment below and let us know what books you'd like to hear us discuss / any topic you would enjoy listening to us ramble about. Love you all🧡⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)!Buy us a coffee!☕️Come say hi!👋Follow us on InstagramBrooke's GoodreadsHope's GoodreadsAmazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
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