We yap on some of our highlights in our reading year and then did a bonus mini ep inside of an ep... an ep inception if you will... Because we really REALLY reallllyyyyy needed to talk about the Metal Slinger (* full spoilers but with lots of warning when the time comes)

Books mentioned in ep:

Rough day (fanfic)

Quicksilver

When the moon hatch

This woven kingdom (series)

Monsoon rising

The Witch collector (series)

Don’t let the Forrest in

Thrum

Swallowed (2025)

The Scattered Bones

The expanse between us

Daughter of the forest

Archangels storm

Really the whole Guild hunter series

Still life with wood pecker

Empire of the dammed

Wild blood

Long live evil

Immortal Dark

Till death

Nevermore

House of bane and blood

Fairydale

House of flame and shadow

Metal slinger

A study in drowning

An aspect of essence

The Rachel incident

The cadence of part time poets (fanfic)

*Lillian preemptively apologizes profusely for her sound getting messed up *

One of our FAV books this year is FINALLY OUT! Rosie teases Lili over a book she currently has that Lili would actually fly across the pond to snatch off her shelf and read it and Sarah J Maas gave us a heart attack, the prep for 2025 has begun.

Books mentioned in this ep

Hurricane Wars

Monsoon Rising

Iron and Embers (2025)

Nocticadia

Under the Oak Tree

A Hunger Like No Other

Encyclopedia of Fairies

A Study in Drowning

Starling House

Quicksilver

Witcher

Shadow and Bone

Six of Crows

Merry Ever After

The Fallen Men Series

Belladonna Series

A Court of Thorns and Rose

House of Fame and Shadow

When the Moon Hatched

The Legend of Meneka

The Lord of the Rings

A totally calm and cool conversation on books.

Podcast mentioned in show; Sentimental Garbage

Books mentioned in show in the order they are brought up:

Alchemized (2025)

Rose and Chains (2025)

The Irresistible Urge to Fall in Love with Your Enemy (2025)

The Hurricane Wars

Celestial Bodies

Cruel Winter With You

The Fey Hotel

Skip Shot (2025)

Onyx Storm (2025)

Sparks of the Everflame

Don’t Let the Forest In

This Woven Kingdom

Encyclopedia of Fairies

Clockwork Angel

Night Chasers

Nocticadia

A Hunger Like No Other

A Study in Drowning

Under the Oak Tree

Today we discuss if the book community as a whole has abandonment issues or if just Lili does... Rosie becomes the Manic Pixie Dream girl we all wish we were, we dive into a conversation on Arc copies and Special Editions as well catching each other up on what we've read and plan to read next.

Hello and welcome! This is the first episode of the Book Bouquet ( Get it... Bouquet... Rosie & Lili... Like the flowers...)

Listen to us gab about current and upcoming reads as well as book world news in the realm of Fantasy Romance ect..