In our third reading of Morning Glory Milking Farm by C. M. Nascosta, we get even more flirting action with our girl Violet. Though she knows she's crossed the line with her weird workplace flirtation, she has no intention of stopping anytime soon. She also bothers herself by stalking our love interest, learning TOO MUCH about his personal life.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

Welcome to our second reading of Morning Glory Milking Farm by C. M. Nascosta, in which we explore Part 2 of this beautiful monster novella. Though the world building of Nascosta's work is often unclear, we're mostly worried about the fading boundaries between Violet and one particular client. We also desperately need to know if he has hooves or hands.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

In our first reading of Morning Glory Milking Farm by C. M. Nascosta, we explore the genre of monster smut, seeing how we got from dinosaur hits to this beautiful collection of words. Our heroine Violet decides if she needs to take a job at a a milking farm, and you would do it to for a check! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

In our final reading of Lightlark by Alex Aster, Isla breaks the curse by having the entire plot explained to her in painstaking detail by her friend-but-not-her-friend Celeste. Now that she's broken the curse, she's actually super powerful and not like other girls. She also has ever man ever in the world obsessed with her and in love with her so slay. CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

In this reading of chapters 41 - 50 of Lightlark by Alex Aster, Isla enters her Dark Girl Phase as she has a depressive episode over the consequences of her own actions. However, she snaps out of it after she is magically saved by a meaningful bird (and Oro). Guess what? He wasn't really betraying her and it turns out that was more nonsense. CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

As we read chapters 31 - 40 of Lightlark by Alex Aster, our girl's secret is betrayed through no fault but her own. Honestly, who didn't see this coming? Though she's closer with Oro, she also trusts him with her secret that anyone with eyes already knew. CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

As we read chapters 21 - 30 of Lightlark by Alex Aster, we learn of yet another way to solve the curse as well as the original riddle we should have known this entire time. Oro and Isla team up to look for "the heart" of the island, while clearly ripping off other well-known plot points.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

As we read chapters 11 - 20 of Lightlark by Alex Aster, we're still confused about much of the primary plot. Namely, what even is the curse, and how come there are so many ways to potentially break it? Aside from that, there's confusing "sneaky" activity from our heroine, Isla, as well as her "relationship" with Grim.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

We read Lightlark by Alex Aster chapters 3 - 10. In this reading, Isla gets closer to Grim, and more questions are answered—though not the most important ones. We discover that Isla isn't as gifted as she seems, though she is a talented closeup magician and carnival sideshow performer, so there's that. How will she get herself out of this? CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

In our first reading of Lightlark by Alex Aster, we attempt to break down the drama and craze that was Alex's tiktok build up to this book. Though just released last week, the internet has already made up its mind about Lightlark and how it might not be all it was implied. As we read chapters 1-2, we come up with our own conclusions for the start of this book.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

Let's read chapters 42 to the end of S. J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. Celaena wins the competition despite all the odds being stacked against her, and she turns down Dorian to make way for her one true love: herself.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

Let's read chapters 32 to 42 S. J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. Celaena suddenly decides that her BFF is a murderer despite having no actual proof. Instead of facing the reality of the world around her, she doubles down on her nonsense.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

Let's read chapters 24 to 32 of S. J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. Celaena cheats at the competition, but this all okay for some reason. She also is visited by a mysterious ghost who is the only one to progress the plot.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

Let's read chapters 16 to 24 of S. J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. Celaena continues to be the best ever at the assassin competition, even though someone behind the scenes is putting in the real work. As usual, hard work goes unpaid and Celaena isn't invited to the super fun party with all the other contestants because she's not like other girls.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

Let's read chapters 11-16 of S. J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. After completing the presidential fitness test like every other 5th grader, our heroine has to actually try for once in her life.  She bonds with her fellow trainees, though we're not quite sure why.   CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

After a brief break, we're back to S. J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. We discover the prince's proposal for our Assassin Queen. She lives, laughs, loves her way to the glass castle where she meets the king in a very anti-climactic event.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

In this final episode of Audrey Rivero's Love in the Time of Coronavirus, we learn that true love really can conquer all!! Just kidding I hate it here.  We learn that COVID is over and you can just drop out of college to publish on your Medium page.   CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

God bless fanfiction and S. J. Maas' Throne of Glass series. We start the first book in this 7-part fantasy classic, and it's met with mixed reviews from our hosts. What we can all agree on is that this is quintessential mid-2000s fanfiction at its best.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

Audrey Rivero's Love in the Time of Coronavirus chapters 21 - 28 are truly a mess and a half. Not only are there 2 chapter 8's, but there are a lot of inconsistencies. After Fiona and Tucker engage in the act of congress, they face the rising BLM movement which reminds them that they're truly not meant to be.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

Audrey Rivero's Love in the Time of Coronavirus chapters 11 - 20 take us through Tucker and Fiona's hiking date which is as boring as it sounds. From there, they discover the true meaning of sexual tension while they argue as a group about the role of government funding and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. It all wraps up nicely with a roll in the hay—literally.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

Audrey Rivero's. Love in the Time of Coronavirus just keeps getting better. As Fiona and Tucker adjust to life at home during COVID, they also lament how much this is hurting the budding economy of their town and grandma's shopping addiction. Meanwhile, their not-flirting leads somewhere.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

We're back with another hit from our favorite Audrey Rivero. This time, we're reading the since-deleted-from-the-internet Love in the Time of Coronavirus. In this disgrace of enemies-to-lovers, we meet Fiona and Tucker, two annoying freshmen in college who are sent home during the early days of COVID.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

We conclude our reading of Marked by PC and Kristin Cast with Zoey "defeating" Aphrodite once and for all. Now, as the high priestess of the Dark Daughters, she's extra-not-like-other-girls. Does any of the other plot matter? Apparently not.  CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag 

In our next reading of Marked by PC and Kristin Cast, Zoey once again tells us why drugs and alcohol are bad. Luckily, she knows everything about being Cherokee and a high priestess, and she's on a mission to take down Aphrodite. Where does Erik land in all this? CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: BadBookPodcast Website Sam's Instagram Isabelle's Instagram Capulet Mag