Check This Bookout
Calling all book besties! Check This Bookout is your new favorite podcast for all things fantasy, romance, and romantasy hosted by two book-obsessed sisters, Madeline and Hannah Bookout. Join us for unfiltered bookish conversation and games including honest reviews, plot and character deep dives, and the endless debate: is the morally gray love interest really that bad? (Spoiler: probably not.) We’ll be here each week discussing the books that made us laugh, cry, and stay up way too late. So grab your favorite drink, your never ending TBR, and let’s Check This Bookout!
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
It’s time to talk Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros & we have some thoughts… 🐉🗡️ In this book debrief, we’re breaking down everything: the epic moments, the plot twists, the romance (did it deliver?!), & whether this book lived up to the hype.
Join us as we unpack it all with plenty of laughs, emotions, & maybe some brutal opinions. Spoilers ahead!
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📖 Books Mentioned:
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
We’re shaking things up with a fun game of Book Topic Dice Roll! 🎲 The dice determine our bookish discussions, with each die representing a different topic & question. From fan fiction to recent booktok hype, we name drop plenty of books & characters for all of you fantasy & romance readers. (P.S. Spoilers ahead!)
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📖 Books Mentioned:
Love & Other Words - Christina Lauren
Zodiac Academy - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
Love on the Brain - Ali Hazelwood
The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Leather & Lark - Brynne Weaver
The Dead Romantics - Ashley Poston
Unearthly - Cynthia Hand
Yours Truly - Abby Jimenez
The Soulmate Equation - Christina Lauren
The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater
The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood
Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas
Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover
From Blood and Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout
Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros
Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren
Heir of Fire - Sarah J. Maas
Blood & Steel - Helen Scheuerer
Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
The Secret Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab
Powerless - Lauren Roberts
Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard
Crescent City - Sarah J. Maas
The Scholomance - Naomi Novik
Seven Year Slip - Ashley Poston
Sweet Evil - Wendy Higgins
Beach Read - Emily Henry
Skin of the Night / When The Night Falls - C. K. Bennett
Atomic Habits - James Clear
Nocticadia - Keri Lake
Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson
House of Flame and Shadow - Sarah J. Maas
Caged Wolf - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
Blood Over Bright Haven - M. L. Wang
Assistant to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross
Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
This week, we’re sharing the fantasy and romance book releases we can’t wait to get our hands on in 2025, along with our personal reading goals for the year ahead! If you're planning your TBR for the new year like us, this episode is packed with plenty of recs for you to kick off 2025.
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📖 Books Mentioned:
Rebel Witch (Crimson Moth 2) - Kristen Ciccarelli
Watch Me (Shatter Me Spin-off) - Tahereh Mafi
Bury Our Bones in Midnight Soil - V.E. Schwab
Isles of the Emberdark - Brandon Sanderson
Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Alchemised - Sen Lin Yu
Deep End - Ali Hazelwood
Scythe & Sparrow (Ruinous Love Trilogy 3) - Brynne Weaver
Wild Side (Rose Hill 3) - Elise Silver
Say You'll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez
Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry
Rewind It Back (Windy City 5) - Liz Tomforde
Love Arranged (Lakefront Billionaires 3) - Lauren Asher
Sounds Like Love - Ashley Poston
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
We’re channeling Abby Lee Miller this week as we each rank our top 6 book boyfriends in a pyramid fashion. Expect plenty of swooning & laughs as we reveal who deserves these coveted top spots.
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📖 Books Mentioned:
Blood & Steel - Helen Scheuerer
The Awakening (Zodiac Academy series) - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
Not In Love - Ali Hazelwood
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Heir of Fire - Sarah J. Maas
Obsidian - Jennifer L. Armentrout
Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole
Love, Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Join Madeline & Hannah for their first episode of Check This Bookout as they share their favorites & flops of romance & fantasy books in 2024! Tune in as they discuss what made their reading year unforgettable (for better or worse)!
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📖 Books Mentioned:
Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross
Blood Over Bright Haven - M. L. Wang
Funny Story - Emily Henry
Part of Your World - Abby Jimenez
Bad Blood - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Apprentice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maeher
The Awakening (Zodiac Academy series) - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
Heat of the Everflame - Penn Cole
House of Flame & Shadow - Sarah J. Maas
Bride - Ali Hazelwood
A Deadly Education (Scholomance series) - Naomi Novik