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Reading After Bedtime: Romantasy, Fantasy, and Romance Book Reviews

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by Becca and Allyson

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65 episodes

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Welcome to the Reading After Bedtime Podcast! We're two friends who met in college and now, as busy moms, we do our best to carve out time for our favorite escape—reading. This podcast is our space to dive into the books we love, the authors who inspire us, and the tropes that keep us turning pages late into the night. No plot twist is too wild and no trigger warning is off-limits. Whether we’re deep in our comfort zone or venturing far outside it, this is a judgment-free zone for every kind of reader. We hope you join us for our honest, entertaining, and thoughtful conversations.

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June 29, 2026

To Cage a Wild Bird [Book Chat] | The Divided Fates Series Book 1 |🚨FULL SPOILERS🚨

🚨This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast. If you don't want the ENTIRE story spoiled, please return once you've read the stories.🚨_____________________________________________________________To Cage a Wild Bird [Book Chat]To Cage a Wild Bird [Spoiler Summary]⁠_____________________________________________________________Allyson and Becca of the Reading After Bedtime podcast review To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast (published September 9th, 2025), a dystopian prison-escape romance set in Endlock where wealthy people hunt inmates for sport and bounty hunter Raven Thorn gets arrested to save her brother Jed. They share where to follow the show on social media, ask for five-star reviews, and promote an ACOTAR 6 release party with Biblio Bar Books & Gifts in Plano, Texas. Both hosts rate the book 1/5, saying they would have DNF’d it, found the romance with guard Vale unbelievable and instalust-driven, and felt the plot relied on convenient developments and underdeveloped themes. They discuss tropes, missing content warnings, extensive trigger warnings, favorite moments/quotes, and announce the next episode on Dungeon Crawler Carl (July 6th).____________________________________________________________🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out!Your ticket includes:- 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6- 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️- 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun- 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting- 📸 Photo ops- 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available)- ✨ Flash tattoos*- 🛍️ Shopping & more!<a href="https://bibliobartx.com/events/2026/10/26/the-cauldron-amp-the-quill-acotar-book-6-midnight-release-party">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠⁠</a>_____________________________________________________________Let's be friends on socials!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingAfterBedtimePodcast%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@readingafterbedtimepod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>_____________________________________________________________<a href="https://reading-after-bedtime-pod.printify.me/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!)_____________________________________________________________🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa!<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kUiSx4GkzTD4ng3IuYOKD?si=-PdNhjEwSG2LaYGtmEB_1Q">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠_____________________________________________________________00:00 BookTok Did Me Dirty00:41 Podcast Welcome Intro01:19 Socials And Reviews01:52 ACOTAR 6 Party Ad02:50 Back Cover Overview04:09 Ratings One Star07:05 Romance Chemistry Issues08:54 Spice Level Breakdown10:32 Spoiler Warning Setup11:21 Genre Tropes Talk14:59 Content Warnings List17:02 Hunting Game Critique19:52 Dystopian Themes Missing21:07 Raven Character Rant25:09 Vale And Side Characters26:30 August Should Be MMC27:26 August Over Vale29:08 Momo Tragedy30:23 Yara And Kit31:22 Escape Plan Problems33:16 Vale Stays Behind36:11 Wasteland Trek36:35 Favorite Quotes Roast44:06 Favorite Moments46:12 Final Thoughts Wrap#tocageawildbird #dystopian #romantasy #booktok #bookdiscussion #bookreview

June 29, 2026

To Cage a Wild Bird [Spoiler Summary] | The Divided Fates Series Book 1 |🚨FULL SPOILERS🚨

🚨This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast. If you don't want the ENTIRE story spoiled, please return once you've read the stories.🚨_____________________________________________________________To Cage a Wild Bird [Book Chat]To Cage a Wild Bird [Spoiler Summary]⁠_____________________________________________________________Allyson and Becca share a spoiler summary of Brooke Fast’s To Cage a Wild Bird, with notes that they’ll discuss spice, triggers, and violence, plus social links, a request for five-star reviews, and an ACOTAR 6 release party announcement with Biblio Bar in Plano, Texas. In Dividium, bounty hunter Raven protects her brother Jed and secretly aids the rebel Collective; after Jed is arrested, Raven deliberately gets sent to Endlock Prison to break him out. Inside, she allies with August, Kit, Yara, and Momo, survives attacks from Torin and Perry, and receives unexpected help from guard Vale, who reveals the lower sector food shortage is manufactured. After failed fence-escape attempts and escalating “hunt” upgrades, they plan a mass breakout by drugging the prison with ironroot, smuggling respirators, and using tunnels. Warden Larch thwarts them, chaos erupts, and Raven’s group escapes through the tunnels as Vale is shot and left behind._____________________________________________________________🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out!Your ticket includes:- 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6- 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️- 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun- 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting- 📸 Photo ops- 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available)- ✨ Flash tattoos*- 🛍️ Shopping & more!<a href="https://bibliobartx.com/events/2026/10/26/the-cauldron-amp-the-quill-acotar-book-6-midnight-release-party" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠⁠</a>_____________________________________________________________Let's be friends on socials!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingAfterBedtimePodcast%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@readingafterbedtimepod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>_____________________________________________________________<a href="https://reading-after-bedtime-pod.printify.me/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!)_____________________________________________________________🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa!<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kUiSx4GkzTD4ng3IuYOKD?si=-PdNhjEwSG2LaYGtmEB_1Q" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠_____________________________________________________________00:00 Welcome and Spoiler Warning00:50 Connect and Leave a Review01:56 ACOTAR 6 Release Party02:53 Raven the Bounty Hunter04:07 Jed Arrested and the Plan04:38 Processed Into Endlock05:45 First Hunt and Blood Tree07:04 Allies and Escape Ideas07:53 Solitary and Graylan Deal08:41 Vale Secrets and Upgrades10:04 Perry Attack and Tunnels11:39 Deadlier Wristbands and Pits13:05 Ulder Falls and August Dies13:48 Ironroot Escape Night14:50 Larch Wakes and Chaos15:35 Vale Shot and Aftermath16:06 Wrap Up and Next Episode#tocageawildbird #dystopian #romantasy #booktok #bookdiscussion #bookreview

June 22, 2026

Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe [Book Chat] | The Heart Duology Book 1 |🚨FULL SPOILERS🚨

🚨This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe. If you don't want the ENTIRE series spoiled, please return once you've read the stories.🚨_____________________________________________________________Looking for our full discussion of the Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe? Check out our full coverage!<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iCASzdBHsnnTvHxpzIlXs?si=yHWlNeHdQRmAZkXHnT9XiQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe [Spoiler Summary]</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/02icMvl8Qa3t3RuznRfn4i?si=b-chOWbASXa70KYj2ZyBmw" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe [Book Chat]</a>_____________________________________________________________Allyson and Becca introduce the Reading After Bedtime Podcast and discuss Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe, an indie dystopian enemies-to-lovers romance set in the surveillance state of New Found Haven, where society is divided into rings and loving outside your ring is punishable by execution. They cover publication details, rate the book (Allyson: 5 stars; Becca: 5 stars after starting at 4), and estimate spice at about three “chili peppers,” with multiple explicit scenes and relationships beyond the main couple. The episode includes genre debate (dystopian/soft sci-fi), tropes, extensive trigger warnings, character highlights (Shadera, Greyson, Lira, Callum, Jameson), and major plot twists involving Maximus, Brooker, and Elara, plus predictions for the duology’s sequel, Python._____________________________________________________________🎉LET'S PARTY!🎉Let's celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6 together! Reading After Bedtime has teamed up with Bibliobar in Plano, Texas to bring you an unforgettable evening counting down to the release of ACOTAR 6! The ACOTAR 6 release party is TICKETED, so make sure to grab yours before they sell out! Your ticket includes:- 📚 Gift bag + your copy of ACOTAR 6- 🎤 Trivia & costume contest🎙️- 🔮 Conspiracy theories & fandom fun- 🎯 Games, archery & sword fighting- 📸 Photo ops- 🍸 Snacks & drinks (cash bar available)- ✨ Flash tattoos*- 🛍️ Shopping & more!<a href="https://bibliobartx.com/events/2026/10/26/the-cauldron-amp-the-quill-acotar-book-6-midnight-release-party" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy your ticket here!⁠⁠</a>_____________________________________________________________Let's be friends on socials!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingAfterBedtimePodcast%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@readingafterbedtimepod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> _____________________________________________________________<a href="https://reading-after-bedtime-pod.printify.me/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🛍️ Shop our Merch!🛍️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Still looking for something? 👀 https://linktr.ee/readingafterbedtimepodcast (Find Goodreads, Book of the Month, a tip jar and so much more here!)_____________________________________________________________🎶 Intro music by the talented Sean Lavrisa!<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kUiSx4GkzTD4ng3IuYOKD?si=-PdNhjEwSG2LaYGtmEB_1Q" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Spotify⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> <a target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠Sean Lavrisa Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> _____________________________________________________________00:00 Maximus Rage Cold Open00:42 Podcast Intro And Book Info02:25 Back Cover Overview04:31 Ratings And Pacing Talk10:18 Spice Level And Spoiler Warning12:02 Genre Debate Dystopian Vs Sci Fi22:35 Why Dystopian Is Back26:33 Dedications And Epigraph27:45 Worldbuilding Rings And Laws31:31 Masks Misogyny And The Culling36:39 Character Deep Dive Shadera And Greyson41:22 Big Twist Captain Mikel42:07 Maximus Marriage Mystery43:09 Callum Must Survive44:31 Callum Dark Side46:27 Jameson Clingy Rebel52:02 Brooker Trust Issues54:21 Maximus Not Dead Theory57:51 Mask Law Python Theory59:50 Favorite Quotes Roundup01:06:40 Favorite Moments Highlights01:09:25 Final Thoughts And Wrap #daggermouth #theheartduology #hmwolfe #dystopianromance #booktok #bookdiscussion #bookreview

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What is Reading After Bedtime: Romantasy, Fantasy, and Romance Book Reviews?: Welcome to the Reading After Bedtime Podcast!

We're two friends who met in college and now, as busy moms, we do our best to carve out time for our favorite escape—reading. This podcast is our space to dive into the books we love, the authors who inspire us, and the tropes that keep us turning pages late into the night. No plot twist is too wild and no trigger warning is off-limits. Whether we’re deep in our comfort zone or venturing far outside it, this is a judgment-free zone for every kind of reader. We hope you join us for our honest, entertaining, and thoughtful conversations.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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