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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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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!
Transcribe →A Moment of Silence for Marcus Mumford (Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney)
Dec 3100:46:24Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast, Brooke and Hope are back again with.... a whole episode dedicated to our love of Marcus Mumford, and Mumford and Sons. Hope took Brooke on a field trip where we spent the night mesmerized, and obviously we're going to tell you all about it. After we get all of our Marcus feelings out, we discuss the book Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney. This thriller takes you on a journey with so many twists and turns, and we'll never think about rock paper scissors the same. More specifically, we'll never choose scissors. 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 →What the Hell Is Going On? (My Friends by Fredrik Backman)
Dec 2200:35:13Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast, your girls ARE BACK!!! We took a much needed break and are back with a previously recorded episode on My Friends by Fredrik Backman. We start out the meeting by having a team meeting (want another hotties who have our heart ep? Comment below and let us know!) before diving into the very interesting writing style of Fredrik Backman. We wrestle with our thoughts on the book, but really had a lot of takeaways from this story. Brooke had a spiraling menty b (lololol), and we obviously talked a lot. Tell us…if you could write a book about your life, what would it be about? IT’S SO GOOD TO BE BACK! 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 CANNOT GO TO JAIL, I WILL NOT SURVIVE (One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke)
Oct 2801:01:56Tap to summarizeIn this last episode of our Summer Series (we know we’re late 🤭), the bookish and bubbly podcast will discuss a summery thriller that will keep you guessing: One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke. The book was fine, but we mostly talk about Brooke’s K-Pop Demon Hunters journey (which also equals Hope’s journey), Hope’s love of Magnolia Parks (@bailey, I still love you!!) that fully consumes her life, the key to being besties with Brooke, Halloween plans, a quick tangent on how Adam Sandler was a hottie, and an ending of what we would do if we found ourselves in a situation like the girls in this book and someone is dead, and we’re trying to avoid jail. Spoiler alert: Hope’s going to jail, but will not survive. We hope you enjoyed our summer series, and will join us for the fall! 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 →Men Are the Problem, I Swear to God (Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Oct 800:44:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast, Hope and Brooke talk about a book that shows the injustices towards women…annnnnnnnnd go on a rant about how, as Beyoncé said, We (SHOULD) Run the World. We start out the episode talking about thrifting, selling clothes to Clothes Mentor for pennies, and a plea to Old Navy to stay in your lane! We then move into talking about the book, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, which leads into an in-depth discussion (read: rant) on how women should be handed the baton to run things, because let’s be real we’re bad asses. No hate to the men - we just think we should have a turn at sitting in the captain’s seat. Come along with us, it’s always a fun ride! 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 FEEL GOD IN THIS CHILI'S TONIGHT (and Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren)
Sep 3001:05:17Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Bookish and bubbly podcast, Hope and Brooke are joined by BFF Megan to talk about The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren. Join us as we discuss the book for a hot second, and then talk about everything else….what we’ve been up to this summer, Brooke’s cousin writing a book (yay!!), The Nightingale movie that we’ll never see, Taylor Swift vs. Blake Lively (which obviously leads to a Taylor Swift monologue by Hope), favorite concerts, and more. We’re just three besties who can’t stop talking, so grab a glass of wine and join 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🧡⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️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 →June '24 Wrap-Up
Jul 9, 2024Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Bookish and Bubbly podcast, Hope and Brooke wrap up June. It was a month full of great books (and Hope finally beat Brooke for number of books read!!). We discuss our favs, and not so favs of the month and look forward to what we’re reading next month. 📖 📖 📖 ✨Iconic✨ References: The Spark by Kabin Crew Olivia's book page GO FOLLOW HER Business Casual by B. K. Borrison Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan Weyward by Emilia Hart Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Twisted Series by Ana Huang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Follow! Rate us! Leave a review (if you're nice)! Buy us a coffee!☕️ Come say hi!👋 Follow us on Instagram Brooke's Goodreads Hope's Goodreads Amazon Affiliate Links for the books we talk about on the pod!
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