Happy Tuesday! It's been another hot minute but Allie and Hallie are finally back. This week's episode is coming from a recording from a RIN vacation! The girls are finally reviewing Kingdom of The Wicked by Kerri Maniscalo! The two discuss discuss Facebook group posts (and how dumb some of them are) and how great a relationship with a prince of hell would be. They once again they mentally rewrite a book, and the roles are reversed when Hallie is the one taking snaps during recording. The...

Happy Thursday! The one year anniversary episode of Read It, Next is finally here! Allie and Hallie are finally able to sit and chat with each other to recall the past year of podcasting. The girls do a quick reintroduction of how they met and came up with the idea to start a podcast, even how they used to edit early episodes. During the discussion the girls rant about fluorescent lighting (because no one looks good in fluorescent lighting) and give some life updates. The pair also share...

Happy Wednesday! This week Allie and Hallie are reviewing a social media favorite Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas. The two briefly discuss the authors other works and if this is an author they will be reading more of. The two also discuss the how uncomfy it is reading sexual situations between teenagers. Allie and Hallie also talk means girls in high school and if they would compromise their character to be popular. The duo also go over their own high school experiences and the inconsistencies...

Happy Wednesday and first day of September! 💞🍂 It's been a while but Allie and Hallie are back for a (very late) mid-year reading catch up. The girls catch up on what life has been like the past few weeks including Allie's hectic work schedule and Hallie's iPod adventures. The duo discuss polls that were featured on their instagram stories and go over everything from pros and cons of reading challenges, the outcome of their 2021 most anticipated reads and other new releases they're still...

Happy Wednesday! This week Allie and Hallie are reviewing The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. The two discuss the difference in writing style from previously read Christina Lauren books to this one. Before getting into the girls go on a few mini tangents on books that aren’t their current review and Hallie tells her infamous Pretty Little Liars story while Allie shares the smart TikTok tactic that caused her to stumble across this book. The duo share a couple of pet peeves they have with...

Happy Wednesday! This week Allie and Hallie are discussing the one and only To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han. Listen to find out what motivated the girls to watch the movie as they compare some key differences between the book and movie. The girls also go more indepth about age differences in teenage relationships and the subject of parentification. Find out which popular online game Allie was playing at 18 and the new word she learns to pronounce. Hallie also looks up the...

Happy Wednesday! This week your hosts are discussing One Last Stop by the one and only Casey McQuiston. The two discuss how much they enjoyed this book (one of them definitely read it three times in one month) and their dream Casey McQuiston cross over. Allie and Hallie give their thoughts on Ouija boards with Allie sharing her own personal experience using one. Hallie also details her love of the band Queen which brifly brought her to tears, don't worry it's cut out. The two also discuss the...

Happy Wednesday! This week’s episode of Read It, Next is a minisode where Allie and Hallie are talking all about one of the most popular book series on the internet…Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. The two discuss everything from Ruby’s iron-clad pen name to cultural differences between humans and blue aliens and of course, cooties. Hear all about how the girls feel about alien abductions, and overthink the logistics of living on an ice planet. The two also share two other alien series...

Happy Wednesday! This week Allie and Hallie are covering Allie's favorite read of 2021, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Allie professes her complete love of the book and the girls also talk about Allie's short-lived career as a film major. The duo do a rundown of all seven of Evelyn's husbands and their favorite plot points. Hallie relates the numerous shows she's rewatching back to the book which has Allie questioning exactly how many shows her co-host is watching. The girls also share an...

Happy Wednesday! This week Hallie is joined by author Nicole Gabor to talk about her upcoming release Catwalk! Nicole is a published author of more than 20 children’s picture books and an award-winning health writer and editor. her new YA release is inspired by her previous work as a model. The two discuss Catwalk's main character Catherine's growth as well as finding your own comfortability and listening to your intuition as well as allowing yourself grace to grow. Hallie and Nicole also...

Happy Wednesday and welcome back to another episode of Read It, Next! This week Allie and Hallie are talking about one of their top five reads of the year Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. The girls read a book that was genuinely wholesome and happy! A nice change for the two of them. The two gush over how much they absolutely adored this book while also discussing the mutual annoyance for lack of meat-free options at 5 Guys. We also learn that Allie was at one point a theater...

Happy Wednesday! This week Allie and Hallie are talking about Crave by Tracy Wolff. This book definitely took the two by surprise as it started off as a hate-read turned new obsession. The two share their mutual disdain for noncommercial air flights as well as the hottest thing they think a guy could do. The girls also share their desire to go to a supernatural boarding school and discuss the most superior fruit..strawberries. Keep listening for the B-Side to hear Allie tell the story of a...

Happy Wednesday everyone! This week Allie and Hallie are discussing the debut novel my Ashely Shuttleworth, A Dark and Hollow Star. The two discuss the awesome worldbuilding and framework done in this novel and their excitement for future books in this series. Allie and Hallie also lament the fact that while owning currently technology like the characters in this book they are unfortunately are not fae (how fake is that?). Listen on to hear the girls go through some key moments in the plot,...

This episode is dedicated to @booksforkay! This week on Read It, Next Allie and Hallie are covering Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn. The two discuss how they are absolutely kicking themselves for not reading this book earlier and how boy logic is just..not logic. Find out which one of the girls is open to dating demons (let's be real it's lowkey both of then). Your hosts go over the theme of generational trauma and how amazingly Deonn works serious subjects into her story. Allie and Hallie also...

Happy Wednesday! This week Allie and Hallie are joined by Bethanie, the host of Prince Kai Fan Pod to review Stalking Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco. The three have an awesome time discussing the book including their new favorite character Thomas Cresswell. Bethanie shares her insight as a librarian on what makes a YA book YA. The trio also discuss the importance of historical accuracy and bring up the question of how far an author should go to maintain that accuracy. The episode...

Hope you have a tissue box handy. This week’s episode of Read It, Next was chosen by the show's Instagram followers! Allie and Hallie are covering The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Your hosts declare their absolute love and heartbreak for this book (including their intentions on SoA tattoos). Hallie shares her admiration for the audiobook narrator which leads the girls into a funny story on a shared audiobook experience. Hear the couple name that’s now stuck in their heads and find out...

Allie and Hallie are back with their first review of the season! The two are finally diving in to A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas. Allie and Hallie talk about fancasting the ACOTAR show (they still haven't found the perfect Rhys) the toxic parts of the ACOTAR fandom as well as the mental gymnastics they do to separate the fandom from the book. The girls give their surprising star rating and go through everything they liked and more importantly didn't like about ACOSF. There's a lot...

Welcome back to a new season of Read It, Next! This week Allie and Hallie are back and are kicking things off with their thrift book haul. The two catch up on what Allie has been up to on her break before getting into all of the books they purchased during their huge thrift book buying spree. For the haul the girls list their books and explain why each book was purchased. Enjoy this fun, laid back episode with Allie and Hallie just shooting the sh*t.  Head over to the Read It, Next instagram...

This week on Read It, Next Hallie had the pleasure of chatting with Claire from Brit Lit Podcast. The two discussed how Claire got her start on bookstagram and her inspiration for starting her own bookish podcast. Claire also discusses the differences and similarities between US and UK publishing. Hallie and Claire also discuss what one publishing entity could learn from the other as well as touching on what the publishing world as a whole can use an overhaul in. Claire also shares her...

Hey everyone! This week Hallie is joined by Caroline from @southernbellebooks to cover Layla by the one and only Colleen Hoover. Before jumping into the book the two also chat about whether or not Caroline was a big reader growing up as well as the infamous fictional book report she once wrote. Caroline also shares her hot takes on a couple of classics and the two also discuss how the qualities we look for in reading for entertainment have shifted from the years of Pretty Women. While...

It's Dead Moons Rising week! This Hallie AND Allie had the amazing opportunity to talk with Jack Whitney, debut author of Dead Moons Rising a new dark adult fantasy. The three discuss the amazing amount of time Jack has spent planning this novel, which results in one of the two RI,N girls to cry (we'll let you guess who) and what it was like for Jack growing up writing fanfiction. The three also discuss the amazing world building Jack does in Dead Moons Rising as well as her characters and...

Happy Bonus Episode! Hallie and kay obviously had a lot to say on this episode so they're back with part two! Keep listening to hear exactly how the events on Andie Bell's murder truly played out and who the true culprit is. Reach out and let us know, who was on your suspect list?   Who Is Your Crime Solving Alter Ego Quiz Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review for new episodes every Wednesday! Follow us on socials! Read It, Next on Instagram Twitter: @ReadItNext Email:...

It's Wednesday, let's solve a mystery! This week Hallie is joined by Kay from @read.and.rant to discuss Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide To Murder. This was a new genre for the two who have an amazing time discussing this amazing YA Mystery that kept them on their toes the entire time. Hallie and Kay also talk about growing up loving crime dramas as well as their crime solving alter egos (link to quiz below!). Post recording Hallie and Kay realize...they talk a lot so this is part one for...

On Wednesday we say "F*ck the patriarchy!" This week Hallie is joined by Kay from @booksforkay to discuss the super badass Cinderella retelling, Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron. Hallie and Kay discuss growing up as avid readers, and how they found their love of books, and the amazing publication of more black fantasy authors. The twi also talk about what it means when someone "can't relate" to a character and how differently people receive fantasy characters based on their physical...