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Bookalicious PodHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Part 1 (Ch 1-10)Candice and Chrissy return to the childhood classics with the first Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling! We know there's not a lot of content out there for HP so we did our due diligence in leaving no (sorcerer's) stone unturned. Some of the questions discussed include... Who's worse, Dudley or Malfoy? How did Dumbledore drop Harry off to his evil relatives and have no follow-up?? Would Harry have wanted to join Slytherin if his other option was Hufflepuff? All this sponsored by the Remembrall: Have you ever wanted to...2025-07-281h 44
Bookalicious PodThe Perfect Divorce Part 3 (Ch 35 - end)Candice and Chrissy finish The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose! We talk all things Killy Milly Morgan, including: - Do we love that she is pure demon, or is it too much? - Will Alejandro be her next victim, or are they going to go into the murder business together Millie-Enzo style (a la Housemaid)? - Where did all of Bob's brain cells go, and why was his plan Dance Dance Revolution style when Sarah was full on evil-genius mode? - How did Sarah have time to clomp around in the...2025-07-211h 08
Bookalicious PodThe Perfect Marriage Part 3 (Ch 41-end)Candice and Chrissy wrap up The Perfect Marriage- Chrissy is distressed at the injustice and Candice loves the kookiness of the story. We ask all of our questions like: Is this the ending we wanted? How did no one question all the conflicts of interests in this case? Why is everyone in this town evil? And, was Sarah possessed by the spirit of Killie Millie and will there be a Housemaid/Marriage crossover book?! Let us know your thoughts on this wild ride by emailing us at bookalicious.pod@gmail.com ! 2025-06-301h 25
Bookalicious PodThe Perfect Marriage Part 2 (Ch 23 - 40)In a stunning turn, Chrissy's seemingly off-the-wall #1 suspect (Sarah's mystery mister) makes an appearance in a strange ghostly sexcapade while Candice is distraught as her well-thought out theory of Matthew as the killer starts to unravel. Sarah makes moves to investigate Kelly's creepy stalker, while Adam employees a rando from the street claiming to be a reporter as a PI (private investigator). While this could have been a strategic move, Adam proves to be "that person" in your worst group project nightmare as he drunk dials all possible leads & orders a $10,000 mattress2025-06-231h 34
Bookalicious PodThe Perfect Marriage Part 1 (Ch 1-22)We put on our detective hats to unravel the juicy murder mystery in The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose! Chrissy has watched at least 100 hours of Suits and Candice is an expert on all things Law and Order: SVU, so we feel pretty ready to crack this case. We share our leading theories on who dunnit, recap the characters, and ask all of our questions like: Why is everyone okay with all this conflict of interest? Who's worse- Adam or Sarah? What's with this sloppy police work? And more! 2025-06-161h 38
Bookalicious PodTress of the Emerald Sea: Parts 1 & 2The sisters take a much needed break from their self-help philosophy books and return to their OG, all-time favorite, Brandon Sanderson!! Tress of the Emerald Sea is (loosely?) based off The Princess Bride and we LOVE it. Notable topics-Author recap on the proliferative Sandy and his connection to JeopardyAre we in the story or do we need to suspend some belief? Is Chrissy literally in the story, and is she actually Tress and the spores are actually peanuts? Red flag or deal breakers with our guy Charlie 2025-05-051h 26
Bookalicious PodThe Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Chapter 10: Honest LiarsIn an extreme effort to not miss an episode, Chrissy pressed the red emergency button and called in her husband Josh to be her esteemed guest on Bookalicious! Josh requested "medical book or bust," so we're recapping Ch 10 of The Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam Kean. Despite all of our jokes at the beginning, this book is not boring and was not chosen in an attempt to sabotage Bookalytics. We talk all things memory and highlight some of the anecdotes from this chapter: The British POWs in Camp Changi (pronounced Can-gee), HM and his 0% memory, Solomon and his 1000% memory, and...2025-04-141h 10
Bookalicious PodSomewhere Beyond the Sea Part 1 (Chapters 1 - 7)The Bookalicious Sisters revisit the beautiful world of Marsyas Island by TJ Klune as recommended by one of our listeners (We see you Defy Gravity/Guy35!)While met with familiar faces, there is a tonal shift in TJ's writing - one of frustration and hurt that seeps through these chapters. To better understand where TJ is coming from, Candice prepares background material that TJ references throughout the book (links below for Spotify users!)We do our best to discuss these very heavy topics, but we might not get it 100...2025-02-101h 24
Bookalicious PodTwo Princesses of Bamarre Part 1 (Ch 1-13)We're completing the trifecta and reading one of our other childhood classics from our favorite, Gail Carson Levine! This book is under-appreciated but we think it's our favorite one yet. Join us as we talk all things Bamarre, including: Is Addie's solution to "think positive thoughts" enough to cure cancer? Why is Meryl such a toot? Red flag or deal breaker for our hunky sorcerer Rhys? And our vocab game, What do you Le-Mean?
Plus, we chat about Chrissy's school update, the top secret lab at Candi's alma mater that was housed in an...2025-01-2755 min
Bookalicious PodGIRL TALK - MinisodeJoin the Bookalicious girlies for a special episode where we DON'T talk about books we're reading but DO catch up on life.
Let us know if you like this format & we will keep doing it
Join us TOMORROW for our conclusion on ACOTAR2025-01-1220 min
Bookalicious PodA Court of Thorns and Roses Part 2 (Ch 16-31)Join us for Part 2 of ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas! Some of the topics discussed include:
- Is Tamtam an F-boy or a lover boy?
- Should you really do whatever brings you joy?
- Did the naga give Feyre a lobotomy because what else could explain her sudden personality shift?
- What's the deal with Nesta and is she secret hero or secret villain?
Next week we'll FINISH the book!! In the meantime, send us questions to bookalicious.pod@gmail.com for a Q&A...2025-01-061h 20
Bookalicious PodA Court of Thorn & Roses Part 1 (Chapters 1 - 15)Join the Bookalicious girlies for Part 1 of Sarah J. Maas’ best selling novel A Court of Throne & Roses which came highly recommended from Friend of Pod - Lexi!The sisters postulate why this series is considered YA when it feels more A. Candice’s final assessment is that due to Feyre being insufferable, the series was classified as YA. Feyre is SO insufferable Chrissy wonders if she actually likes YA or if she only likes John Greene. 2024-12-301h 21
Bookalicious PodHercule Poirot's Christmas | Section 4-EndWe finish our first Agatha book just in time for Christie-mas! Topics covered include:
- Picture This emoji game
- Plot recap (and maybe plot holes?)
- Pearls of wisdom from Agatha
- TikTok-donut vs Myspace-sandwich
and more!!
We gave this book a 5.0 (after rounding up from a 4.9). We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Next up on the docket:
End of year Q&A: Send us allll your questions! Thoughts on a book...2024-12-231h 25
Bookalicious PodHercule Poirot Christmas | Sections 1-3Get into the Christie-mas spirit as the Bookalicious girlies get into a Christmas Muuuuurder Mystery by Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot Christmas!
We start off with a very detailed author recap on Dame Agatha Christie uncovering some of Agatha’s mysteries and her slightly circular family tree. The sisters get into the minds of the killer by plotting and scheming their own murder strategy of Old Simeon Lee. Candice gets skeeved by everyone sexualizing the very young Pilar & Chrissy convinces Candice that David is NOT a closeted 1920’s gay.
Thanks for joining and make sure to e...2024-12-161h 49
Bookalicious PodFox's Tongue and Kirin's Bone Part 2Candice and Chrissy rehash Fox's Tongue and, by the end of it, know about 65% of what just happened. BUT we are here to deliver all of our wisdom from the book so you may know more about what's going on!!
And, in the beginning, we discuss our own Gypsy Rose experience and whether cottage cheese is only for old people. Thanks for joining our club! 2024-12-091h 26
Bookalicious PodFox's Tongue and Kirin's Bone Part 1Join us as we recap part one of Fox's Tongue and Kirin's Bone by Allison M. Kovaks! If you haven't heard of this book, we highly recommend it. And we especially recommend listening to our recap as you read to help sift through the many moving parts of this tale. In the author summary, Candice doesn't talk at all about Allison Kovaks and instead explains all the German and Japanese folktale lore behind the book, so now the book makes a lot more sense to Chrissy. We use the magic of Mariah Carey to figure out what's...2024-12-021h 47
Bookalicious PodIt's about Freida - Discussion with Kindred KindlesIn this VERY special episode the Bookalicious sisters have their first ever podcast GUEST(s) from The Kindred Kindles Podcast with Krystin & Taylor.
The girls discuss all things Freida McFadden (SPOILERS FOR BOOK 1 + 2 OF THE HOUSEMAID), true crime, and pop-culture references only Candice (and I'm certain all the listeners) know.
Thank you for joining our club and make sure to visit Kindred Kindles! 2024-11-2558 min
Bookalicious PodThe Princess and the GoblinJoin us as we read the childhood classic (and the beginning of the fantasy genre as we know it??) The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald!
We begin with a (very) detailed biography on George MacDonald (had a farm?) before summarizing the book and then sharing our thoughts on the plot, the princess, Lootie, and goblin feet (among other things).
We would love to hear what you thought about this book! Snooze-fest? Beloved childhood tale? Let us know at bookalicious.pod@gmail.com!
...2024-11-181h 44
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid's Secret Part 4In the final part of The Housemaid's Secret, Freida McFadden jumps out of her spaceship and into another one as she lands this story in a way we never could have guessed. We've got LOTS of thoughts on the final murder that went down, the Spirit of Killie, and how super-ninja Marybeth learned all her skills on the car ride over. We have many questions for Freida and even draft an email *live* that we sent to our new favorite author.
We hope you loved this book as much as we did! Join us next week as...2024-11-111h 20
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid's Secret Part 3Another Housemaid, another rocket ship! Candice and Chrissy discuss how this mystery is unfolding, including:
- How does Millie get bamboozled so easily?
- Why is BrockBot such a bad lawyer?
- Why is Wendy a better assassin than Millie?
- Will Enzo join forces with Millie, Bonnie and Clyde style, or is he actually playing double agent?
- And, most importantly- Is this series really just Amelia Bedelia for adults?
And before all that, a shout-out to Guy56 (53? 47? All the Guys!) who requested...2024-11-041h 44
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid's Secret Part 2 (Ch 18-37)In a hilarious twist, Candi and Chrissy jump off Frieda's spaceship and onto their own rocket as they go off the rails on their theories about Killie Millie. Who are the five bullets for? Does master-mind Wendy try to hypnotize Millie with a gun? Is Brockolli actually a robot who will short-circuit in the rain?? And, "Where did they go wrong?", a new game that lasts the entire episode where we point out all of the flaws in Millie's plan. We hope you laugh as much as we did!
Plus, we realize we have...2024-10-281h 17
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid's Secret Part 1 (Ch 1-18)After much anticipation, the Bookalicious girlies take on Freida McFadden's sequel to The Housemaid - The Housemaid's Secret. The sisters postulate if Millie is going back to school not for her CV but her KV (killer vitae) as she disposes of bad husbands in the Hudson River, if Millie's boyfriend Brock is an undercover FBI agent or a Robot, wonder if Wendy Bird Garrick is actually The Curious Case of CeCe Grace, and MORE!2024-10-211h 43
Bookalicious PodThe God of the Woods (Part 7-end)Candice and Chrissy wrap up God of the Woods and figure out they were completely right on all of their predictions!!!! Just kidding- Candi had a few good guesses, but Chrissy was holding onto her Bear-Alive theory too tightly to have guessed anything else. We manage to still squeeze in the Math Academy theory for good measure, though, should there be a sequel to GOTW.
We discuss how all the mysteries wrap up in this final section, as well as the symmetry of the story that makes the (initially underwhelming) ending, really good.
After our...2024-10-141h 58
Bookalicious PodThe God of the Woods (Parts 5-6)"How serendipitous- a serial killer."
In a wild penultimate episode, the girls spitball every theory they can think of in hopes of being right, including:
- Has Bear been in Auntie Delphine's mathelete training academy so he can re-emerge into society and take over the bank?
- Have Lee, TJ, and Barbara put together an elaborate plan with years of preparation, only for John Paul to play a reverse uno card on them?
- Did Grandpa Peter push Bear down a mountain and, just when he thought all...2024-10-071h 26
Bookalicious PodThe God of the Woods (Parts 3-4)In Part 2 of our investigation of God of the Woods, the sisters talk all about their conspiracy theories of Denny Hayes, love-drug-triangle with JP-Barb-Lee, and the big bad Van Laars. Just as importantly, we have a few words to say to the real mystery of Penguin Random House (or as we now like to call it, Random Penguin House). Thanks for joining our club!2024-09-301h 38
Bookalicious PodThe God of the Woods (Parts 1-2)Chrissy's mic isn't working (again) but that doesn't stop us from what may be the biggest celebration in Bookalicious history- one full year of podcasting!! Candice and Chrissy take a (20 minute) stroll down memory lane and reminisce on the best of times (our forever favorite, Elantris) and the not-so-best of times (sorry Bonnie G.) on the pod. Wanna be part of the celebration (or send Chrissy a new mic)?! Email us at bookalicious.pod@gmail.com ! We'd love to hear what you think about the show! Once we finally get down to book...2024-09-231h 40
Bookalicious PodFlowers for Algernon Part 2The ladies finish one of their favorite books yet, Flowers for Algernon! They discuss all the things, including:
- Why doesn't Charlie introduce himself to Matt?
- Do Rose and Norma get their just desserts?
- How do we like those bakery boys at the end?
- Are the two Charlies the conscious and sub-conscious mind?
- Who are the three blind mice??
Plus, our first ever round of Bookalympics (Abby Lee Miller Style), judging all the books by their covers, and a surprisingly...2024-09-161h 18
Bookalicious PodFlowers for Algernon Part 1Tragedy, oh tragedy!
Candice and Chrissy begin the timeless tragedy, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. We discuss some of life's greatest questions such as:
- Was Charlie in paradise before or after his surgery?
- Was Miss Kinnian taking advantage of Charlie in their relationship?
- Fact or Fifties: It was normal to beat your kids to learn them a thing or two
- And, what would you do for a block of cheese?
All this and more in part one! Thoughts, questions...2024-09-091h 13
Bookalicious PodThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Part 3 (Part 4-end)In this nearly 2 hour extravaganza, Candice and Chrissy hash out all the delicious happenings in the life of Addie LaRue. Some favorite topics discussed are:
- Is Henry the boringest person ever?
- What would you do if you were in Henry's shoes and why didn't he solve world peace?
- Was it even a sacrifice for Addie to sign the rest of her eternal life away to be with Luc?
- Where was Batman-Addie?
- Would you rather have Addie's curse or Henry's (assuming you'd have Henry's for...2024-09-021h 42
Bookalicious PodThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Part 2 (Parts 2-3)In LaRue Part 2, the ladies discuss all their burning questions about this book, including:
- How are Luc and Henry related? Is Henry just Luc with colored contacts?
- If you could go back to Day 1 and live Addie's original, normal life, would you?
- Why are Henry's friends jerks?
- What the heck is going to happen next?!?
This was *almost* going to be our shortest episode EVER but we needed to give the people what they came here for, so we talked for another...2024-08-261h 08
Bookalicious PodThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Part 1)ATTENTION: No explicit spoilers but some allusion to concepts covered in episode 2 (parts 2+ 3)The Bookalicious sisters tackle the slightly too long book of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab. Candice has vetted the book ahead of time so even though it feels a little slow she promises that it will pick up as we go.The sisters make predictions, wonder how Addie's curse works when she goes to the bathroom, and postulate why the demon god Luc looks like floppish boy Henry. Candice wonders if she...2024-08-1953 min
Bookalicious PodFairest Part 2 (Ch 19-end)In this grand finale of our (second? least?) favorite childhood book, Candice and Chrissy go in circles about how much they loathed or loved this book!
We need to know- Was Ijori a good for nothing flopper or a redeemed heart throb? Does the gnome-ish sense of justice (i.e., Ivi never had her comeuppance) ruin the book? Should Aza have fled into the sunset, found her gnomies, and left her fellow Ayorthians in the dust? You tell us! Send us an email at bookalicious.pod@gmail.com and let us know what you think! 2024-08-121h 56
Bookalicious PodFairest Part 1 (Ch 1-18)The girls love Gail Carson Levine SO much that they continue the Gail Train and read Fairest. Things get dicey though on this latest read, though, and Fairest may fall from the ranks as #2 childhood favorite book (Ella is of course #1 forever).
Some things discussed in this episode:
- Is Aza really ugly? Is she Kimmy K 2.0 or is she the pale guy from The Princess Bride?
- How did Ivi leave Aza stranded in a window?? And did she or did she not resemble Pooh Bear stuck in Rabbit's hole?
...2024-08-051h 44
Bookalicious PodSuch a Bad Influence Part 3 (Ch 19-end)Candice and Chrissy wrap up possibly the twisty-est book ending yet! Candice catches Chrissy up on the past 12 years of pop culture references, including:
Young Kanye filming himself for future documentary when he makes it big (a la Evil Erin filming Evie 24/7??)
Paris Hilton's abusive boarding school (inspiration for Evie's retreat center??)
Chrissy, meanwhile, catches Candi up on the fact that Joshua Trees look like aliens. Candice, however, thinks they look like they're shaking maracas, so they're now called Fiesta Trees.
Let us know what you think of...2024-07-291h 38
Bookalicious PodSuch a Bad Influence Part 2 (7-18)Candice and Chrissy continue the mystery of SABI and still have no idea who the big bad is!! That doesn't keep them from spitballing new theories and making other crazy comparisons with classics such as The Housemaid and Abducted in Plain Sight. Candi also makes a reference to Lady Whistledown which completely went over Chrissy's head, but now that she's read the sentence long fan-wiki, she thinks it's a good reference. 2024-07-221h 24
Bookalicious PodSuch a Bad Influence Part 1 (Ch 1-6)Candice and Chrissy tackle the first six chapters of Olivia Muenter's debut novel, Such a Bad Influence. They love it so much they skip the banter and get right into it! During the author recap, we discover Candi had the same childhood as Olivia and throughout the book we have fun seeing the fingerprints of 90's life (a la no bread). We theorize who the big bad is, talk about the influencer life, and discover that Pilates reformers really do look like torture devices. 2024-07-151h 22
Bookalicious PodElla Enchanted Part 2 (Ch 20-end)Candice and Chrissy finish up their favorite childhood book and discover it's only gotten better with age.
Some topics of interest include:
Does Mum Olga remind you more of Quina or of Barbara Jean?
Who's a worse father, Sir Peter or Count Olaf?
Why don't Ella and Mandy run away earlier?
How does Ella run not just in heels, but with only one heel?!?
And, an exclusive Q&A with the one and only, Gail Carson Levine! 2024-07-081h 31
Bookalicious PodElla Enchanted Part 1 (Ch 1-19)Candice and Chrissy fangirl over their hero, Gail Carson Levine, and their favorite childhood book Ella Enchanted. We learn just what a Newberry is, discuss whether Ella was invading everyone's privacy with her fairy book and who the real villain of the story is. Mainly, though, we just gush over how much we love this book. We hope you love it too!
Book cover Chrissy definitely judged and returned to Amazon. 2024-07-011h 53Bookalicious PodBookalicious Intro!Want to know about our pod? Listen to this quick teaser on who we are and what our pod is about.
Thanks for listening 2024-06-3002 min
Bookalicious PodStarter Villain Part 4 (Ch 18-end)In the riveting final episode of Starter Villain, Candice and Chrissy discuss all the major plot points of the villain societies and talking dolphins. It doesn't take too long.
We break some new records on our end of book games and talk about why we want to be Hera and the perils of long COVID. 2024-06-241h 32
Bookalicious PodStarter Villain Part 3 (Chapters 14-17)Welcome back to Part 3 of our 4 Part series into John Scalzi's Starter Villain. No time has passed since the sisters started Part 2 & but Starter Villain's plot is finally picking up as Charlie has his first business meeting with Till (AKA Morrison). Charlie's wits are put to the test as he sniffs out the false success of nepo-babies that run the villain world, shows his ally-ship to women as he stands up for Till being competent enough to push a red button, and sees his cat-spies in action.
Chrissy gives her most authentic reaction to...2024-06-1747 min
Bookalicious PodStarter Villain Part 2 (Chapters 8 - 13)The girlies waste no time getting into Part 2 of John Scalzi's Starter Villain. While not a lot happens in the book, aside from Charley going to Volcano Island to sit in an awkward HR powerpoint on how to be villain-y, dolphins who wish to unionize, & more cats using computers to speak, the sisters wonder why the humor looks so good on paper but seems to fall flat when reading.
Nearly 2/3s of the way through the book, this novel could be summarized so far as man attends a work orientation followed by a work...2024-06-1050 min
Bookalicious PodStarter Villain Part 1 (Chapters 1-7)Welcome to our inaugural episode of John Scalzi's Starter Villain. The sister's are in the same zip code as Chrissy makes her journey to her new home. Even though the girlies tested mic's for well over an hour, it was to no avail and the audio quality of this episode is not up to our usual snuff (sorry!)
We take a look at some of our bookalytics, shout-out to one of our Reader Mail's on Spotify who did not appreciate our Kathleen/Evelyn theory back in The Housemaid days, and once again send a...2024-06-031h 23
Bookalicious PodThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader Part 2 (Ch 5-end)Sam and Chrissy are back with all the religious commentary of the Dawn Treader you didn't ask for! Join us as we finish the voyage (maybe our favorite book of the series??) and talk all things Eustace, sacraments, and the number 7. 2024-05-271h 02
Bookalicious PodThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader Part 1 (Ch 1-4)On this very special episode, one sister is joined by one husband and one brother to discuss one of our favorite Narnia books, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader! On this episode we rank all the Narnia books, talk about our inner Eustace's, and play Get a cLewis. Sam also brings in his wisdom of Planet Narnia to talk about how this book connects with the sun.
Join us next week as we finish the book!
Book cover of the boat in the lilies that we like
Book cover of the children that...2024-05-1959 min
Bookalicious PodThe House in the Cerulean Sea Part 5 (Chapters 18 - End)In this final segment of our journey to TJ Klune's, "House in the Cerulean Sea," the girlies wrap up with the wholesome conclusion of Linus' journey to find a home.
The sisters conduct their usual end of book games - Read it Like Reddit, Questions for the Author, & pilot their new rendition of book-y ratings. We give this book a 4.3 and would recommend it on our reading list!
Our next book segment with be back to Narnia with the Voyage of the Dawn Treader followed by Starter Villain (John...2024-05-1337 min
Bookalicious PodThe House by the Cerulean Sea Part 4 (Chapters 12 - 17)In the penultimate episode of the House by the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, the girlies are pressed for time as an unexpected event struck Candice's power grid when they were announcing MAJOR news on Bookalytics.
The girlies wonder why is Charles Werner so obsessed with Arthur? Is Linus & Arthur's budding romance 'Cringe or Cute'? How does the Mayor Helen change her opinion so quickly and more2024-05-081h 03Bookalicious Pod*Bonus episode* Listener Q&A!Candice is making a pilgrimage to the motherland these next two weeks so we're taking a quick break from Cerulean Sea to bring two special episodes. This week, listen to Candice and Chrissy answer listener questions such as,
Out of the books we've read, which character would you want to be your best friend?
What's the best book to movie adaptation?
Which is worse for your health: Gambling or high cholesterol?
And, if you could have anything come out of your bellybutton, what would it be?2024-04-281h 07
Bookalicious PodThe House in the Cerulean Sea Part 3 (Ch 9-11)In this episode, CJ and CN discuss all things Cerulean Sea, including: What is a pen name, really, and can we have one? Would we be scared of Lucy? Is sin subjective? Are we team Arthur or team Linus?
Plus, a special announcement about next week's episode! 2024-04-221h 13
Bookalicious PodThe House in the Cerulean Sea Part 2 (Ch 4-8)In part two, Candice and Chrissy say hi to all their new listeners and try to play the algorithm to reach all 50 states (we're looking at you, Alaska Alaska Alaska).
In the book, they discuss why Chauncy the bell-hop hopeful is their favorite, whether they would want the orphanage on their island, and start a new game called "Get a Klune," a game where Candice and Chrissy guess the impressive vocab words TJ Klune sprinkles throughout the novel.2024-04-151h 17
Bookalicious PodThe House in the Cerulean Sea Part 1 (Ch 1-3)We're starting a new book- The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune!
Candice starts us off with an author bio and then we talk all things Cerulean Sea, including: Linus' Horrible Terrible, No Good Very Bad Day; are Linus and Lucy references from the Peanuts or ancient Greek Mythology?; Boss Lady Yzma and the Extremely Upper Management from Hogwarts. Plus, a bouffant muffin. Don't you wish you were here?2024-04-0853 min
Bookalicious PodThe Paper Menagerie - Ken LieuToday's episode the girlies + Count Samlof review a beautiful short story - The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu. This short story is available for a free listen by the fabulous LeVar Burton who reads the captivating story on his pod, LeVar Burton Reads.
While a beautiful story, The Paper Menagerie tackles difficult subjects such as racism, death of a parent, and wanting to shy away from your heritage. By no means are the siblings the best at tackling these tough topics but they do their best! If anything is said that is insensitive please know we had our best...2024-04-011h 36
Bookalicious PodSeries of Unfortunate Events Part 2B (Chapters 11-13)The siblings are in a better mood after their therapy session and they wrap up ASOUE. Candice pulls out her tin foil hat that has been seeing a lot of action recently and proposes her conspiracy theories about Mr. Poe running the mafia and how Epstein Island is actually the end of this series. We rate the book, ask Lemony Snicket questions, and play Read it like Reddit where important questions come up such as: On a scale of 1-Home Alone, how absurd is this book? Do you like how Violet escaped the law on the technicality of writing...2024-03-2648 min
Bookalicious PodSeries of Unfortunate Events: A Bad Beginning Part 2A (Ch 8-10)In part two, Candice, Chrissy, and Sam practice some method acting, a term which here means "feeling as sad as the three siblings they are reading about." We map our family onto the characters in the book and we're 0/4 on mapping the same characters, but in the end, we agree our oldest brother is Count Samlof.
Also in this episode:
How The Marvelous Marriage is the event of the century a la Rudi Giuliani-Four Seasons-Dump Truck.
All of The Office and Park and Rec references in ASOUE including how the library is the...2024-03-251h 08
Bookalicious PodSeries of Unfortunate Events: A Bad Beginning Part 1 (Chapters 1 - 7)The siblings are at it again with another book about....well siblings! We pick up with a throw-back childhood classic: Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events Book 1 - A Bad Beginning.
We start off with Chrissy driving home giving Sam & Candice a Blair of Witch Project style tour of her ride home.
Candice has prepared her own Bad Beginning with both interesting and unsettling facts about our author AKA Lemony Snicket AKA David Handler including the origin of his pen name, his discovery of feminism in college (?), his removal from the set of the of SOUE movie, his 'jokes...2024-03-181h 22
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid Part 4B (Chapters 52-End)Here's the grand finale of The Housemaid! We have taken a u-turn around Mars and are heading straight for the Sun. Join us as we recap the wildness of the finals chapters of The Housemaid and play our end-of-book games such as Read it like Reddit, questions we have for Frieda, and our ratings for the book.
Bonus material: Soon after we vow we won't read another Frieda McFadden book, we stick to our Bookalicious tenants we immediately disregard our own advice and decide we'll read (what we think is) the prequel for The Housemaid. Let us know what book...2024-03-1150 min
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid Part 4A (Ch 39-51)Before Candice and Chrissy can discuss the much anticipated Housemaid finale, they must first debrief on their recent family reunion. If you want to hear all the latest news on Raccoon Island, Spirit Airlines refunds, and our new CEO Sam and his Count Olaf plans, start at the beginning. If you want to skip all the banter and bookalytics, skip to minute 22:00.
In our book discussion, you can look forward to hearing about:
- Nina's Grinch era and her dastardly, dastardly plans
- Candice's job as a magician
- Bookalicious becoming a podcast network
- How Candice and Chrissy rewrite...2024-03-111h 25
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid Part 3A (Chapters 32-37)We open up this episode with Candice breaking the news to Chrissy that Gen Z is aging like milk and is in need of Ageless by Ramona (please sponsor us). We watch a housewives clip and Candice shares her theory that Ramona Singer sold her soul for eternal youth.
This leads us into our Ageless by Evelyn-Kath theory as Candice and Chrissy return to the book and uncovering the mystery of who the Biggest Bad is in the Housemaid. We debunk some of our previous theories, hold onto some theories even stronger (identity theft is not a joke), and...2024-03-041h 02
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid Part 3B (Chapters 38-42)We begin Part 2 of the Housemaid and finally hear from Nina's perspective. We get some campy vibes and debate whether we like the "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" step-by-step guide in her chapters. We debunk some of our previous theories, hold onto some theories even stronger (identity theft is not a joke), and come up with new theories along the way. Join us to hear our ideas of Victim #4 and Drewbie, the Housemaid-Scooby Doo crossover, and our Evelyn-Kath origin story.2024-03-041h 04
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid Part 2B (Chapters 21 - 31)In Part Two Two of The House Maid, the sisters pick up with Chapter 21, but first they catch up on Chrissy's PhD journey. Chrissy share's a Simpson's clip of Bart terrorizing graduate students with promises of tenure track positions and bread crumbs.
The girlies pick up with Millie as she gets tangled deeper and deeper into the Winchester's web of family drama. Millie admits to smelling men's hair a-la Papa Joe Biden.
Simpsons Clip
Joe Biden Smelling Heads
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Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid Part 2A (Chapters 16-19)**SPOILERS UP TO CHAPTER 31**
The girlinas pick up their Recap with chapter 16 in Freida McFadden's best selling novel The Housemaid, but first they must waste time catching up.
In post-editing magic, Candice splits up their 35 minute banter into 15 minutes with the second 15 minute segment in part 2. The girlies create a new interior decorating style dubbed - Grandpa Chic - due to Chrissy's love of thrifting antiques and candy bowl full of Werther's Originals.
In efforts to do cross-promotional work, Candice has uncovered a great book club pod called - Book Club Babes. We recommend you check them out!
The...2024-02-2645 min
Bookalicious PodThe Housemaid Part 1 (Ch 1-16)In this episode, Candice and Chrissy are so excited to discuss The Housemaid that they have 20 minutes of banter in the beginning as per usual. We discuss the elusive life of Frieda McFadden (or whatever her name is), what we would do in Millie’s shoes, who the big bad really is, and the Curious Case of CeCe Grace. Also, which sport would be the best to do if you didn’t have feet? All this and more in the first episode of The Housemaid! Movie & Show recs mentioned in the episodeMali...2024-02-191h 32Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 13 (Ch 43 - end)Our LAST episode of Lessons in Chemistry!! If you think you're excited, you should see us. We talk all things Fairy Godmother, Tonya Harding aka Harriet Sloane aka Miss Frask, and the spaceship in which we find ourselves in the last part of the book. Chrissy also has a new end-of-book game for the sisters to play that justifies all their thoughts on Lessons in Chemistry.
See alternate book covers for Lessons in Chemistry here. 2024-02-1256 min
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 12 (Chapters 40-43)We are in the LAST conversation about our favorite book Lessons in Chemistry and the girls love it so much they don't want this series to end, so they take a whole 2 hours to go through it!! In part one, we discuss all the unbelievable happenings of Harriet, Mad, the fairy godmother, and more. Tune in next time to hear the finale of Lessons in Chemistry, along with some new games the sisters play after they finish the book!
The Quiet Man - dragging his wife scene2024-02-041h 28
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 11 (Chapters 33-39)The girlies are back with the penultimate episode of Lessons in Chemistry (can you BELIEVE IT?)
Candice is reeling with the guilt of repurposing a Christmas Gift and we have a surprise appearance from Chrissy's Doctor-to-Be. At the end the girlies tease their next book they will be reviewing, 'The Housemaid,' by Freda McFadden.
We pick up with Ms. Elizabeth Zott once again in the hot seat for saying her unpopular opinions. For the second review in a row, the girlies find themselves in a spaceship for the last quarter of the novel. Feeling reminiscent to 'Thirteen Reason's Why...2024-01-291h 26
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 10 (Chapters 28-32)Another deep dive into Lessons in Chemistry! Candice and Chrissy talk about COVID cruises, super-genius Mad Zott, and Elizabeth's super-human ability to cook dinner, answer listener questions, and have manifestos all in her 30 minute show.2024-01-221h 12
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 9 (Chapters 24-27)Chrissy returns from her cruise sabbatical and the girls are back at it with Lessons in Chemistry! Candice wants to know all about Chrissy's trip but ends up only learning about the day before the cruise because the girls talk too much and focus on every detail. On brand.
Things have taken a turn for the better with Elizabeth Zott and Candice and Chrissy are no longer depressed when discussing Lessons in Chemistry. We meet Walter Pine (fave and also the character we would be) and Phil Abysmal (ick stamp), discuss wearing speedos in...2024-01-151h 21
Bookalicious PodThe Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Part 3 (Chapter 12- the end)The (four infinity stones, Heads of Hogwarts, Pevensie children, etc.) are all together for the first time! On what may be the best episode of Bookalicious, the siblings choose high school superlatives for each other and decide who's in and who's out on the pod (spoiler: Jordan won ownership rights to the pod back in Elantris so he gets to decide). Despite Sam's best efforts to usurp power and boot off Chrissy after her long hiatus, it appears she is still safe during this round of budget cuts on our $0 earning pod.
As they get back to the last part...2024-01-101h 58
Bookalicious PodThe Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe Episode 2 (Chapters 6 - 11)Another siblings falls off the pod-wagon and it's down to two infinity stones. After a harrowing escapade of nailing down a podding block during the holidays, Candice & Sam connect on a Friday afternoon
The duo spend time catching up on the holidays, discuss their own and their partner's holiday dysfunction, & say hello to their new listener in Arizona (hi!)
We pick up with Pevensie children entering Narnia, checking on Mr. Tumnus for the 3rd time to make sure the secret police have not caught him, following a bird they...2024-01-031h 32Bookalicious PodTFIOS 1TFIOS 12024-01-0150 min
Bookalicious PodThe Lion the Witch & The Wardrobe Episode 1 (Chapters 1-5)Chrissy is still cruising around the world while the rest of the siblings meet up to discuss one of their favorite childhood book, The Lion the Witch & The Wardrobe, the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis.
Candice does her best to muster up a Bookalytics segment but finds that Chrissy is the secret sauce that makes Bookalytics fun.
The siblings judge the cover art with the mind of a child. While there are a variety of cover arts ranging from boring to erotic, none of...2023-12-201h 18
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry InterludeBig bummer for Lessons in Chemistry this week - we are OUT OF EPISODES! It's not even Christmas & we've eaten through all of our winter rations :(
We will be back next week with a 3 part mini-series on The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe. We will be reading till one of the siblings runs away (not sure the chapter but that general area)
If you are CRAVING more Bookalicious, we have just wrapped our Elantris journey in a mere 27.5 hours, so feel free to listen (or relisten) to the amazing ride that was Elantris2023-12-1301 min
Bookalicious PodElantris Episode 18 (Chapter 62 - End)In a brief 27 hours, the Bookalicious girlies wrapped up Season 1 - Elantris.
Elantris is now a space ship at cruising altitude. Raoden decides to hit 'continue' on his Elantris journ and save the world while Hrathen faces every high schooler's nightmare: professing your love to your crush for them to ask who you are.
After postulating for 8 months about Aiden's purpose, we find out that Chrissy's best guess was in Episode 2 when she described Elantris as Sesame Street. If only she had looked to Count Dracula instead of Big Bird's alphabet sponsors.
Three infinity stones must suspend belief as Roaden...2023-12-111h 22
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 8 (Chapters 21 - 23)Time Stamps:
Chapter 21 Minute 13
Chapter 22 Minute
Chapter 23 Minute 50
Candice is on double duty as Chrissy is eyes deep studying for finals.
Only an hour of time has passed since Episode 7 but the Bookalicious pod keeps racking up listens, getting another THREE listens since Part 7. The total is 317 listens, thanks to all our LOYAL FANS!
Wishing for the happy days of Elantris, the girls trudge through the death spiral that is chronicling the depressing life of Elizabeth Zott.
After several tangents, the sisters identify that one of them needs to have read the book before...2023-12-061h 21
Bookalicious PodElantris Episode 17 (Chapters 58-61)Time Stamps:
Bookalytics Minute 16
Chapter 58 Minute 23
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
The 3 Infinity Stones are back at it & are committed to finishing Elantris, a journey that has taken the girlies nearly 8 months to do.
While it has been 1 week since episode 16 has been published, it has been well over 6 weeks since the siblings last go together to pod. Bringing in the eldest infinity stone back for a final guest appearance, he ensures the girlies stay on track and finish this book.
In a last ditch effort to rebuild their winter rations, the girlies will be breaking up this podcast...2023-12-041h 36
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 7 (Chapters 19-20)Time Stamps:
Bookalytics starts at minute 16
Chapter 19 starts at minute 24
Chapter 20 starts at 53 minutes
Candice & Chrissy are back on the Lesson in Chemistry grind. Justice is swift as Candice gets punked by a Podcaster eHarmony add disguises themselves as a listener email. The sisters ask the tough hitting questions: "How quickly would you go through your space rations if you were an astronaut?" and "How do you rent out a yacht?"
After spending time saying hello to all their new listeners around the US, the girlies get ready to pod.
We find out that Mad Zott, much like the...2023-11-291h 13
Bookalicious PodElantris 16 (Ch 54-57)This is the second part of our episode with our 2nd guest of the show, our brother Sam! This brother has read the book and brings some hot takes to the pod and introduces a new game called "Is this bad writing?" where his answer is always yes.
The book (and podcast) goes off the rails and turns into a spaceship as we close out Part 2 and begin Part 3. Sanderson takes a page from the Bookalicious play book and goes at warp speed starting at Ch 48 as he realizes his deadline is nigh. Similarly, we push through 6 chapters in...2023-11-271h 10
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry part 6 (Chapter 14-18)The girlies start off with THEIR FIRST READER MAIL! This is not a drill folks...or is it? After reading their delightful email from Brooke, the sisters discuss why they started the pod and make mention of the ever-elusive mini-series they did on The Fault in Our Stars.
We skip bookalytics this episode as no time has passed since Episode 5 in recording time, which means there is more time to muscle through the continued disappointments that plague Elizabeth Zott's life. Bonnie Garmus makes an appearance in her book by asking her readers to not over-analyze every component of her book...2023-11-221h 11
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 15 (Ch 53)You read that right, folks- One chapter. In one hour. That's all we got through. We're splitting this recording into a two-parter. You can catch the second half next week when we go through Ch 54-57 on turbo speed with our special guest.
In this episode, Candice and Chrissy have their 2nd guest of the show, their brother Sam! This brother has read the book and brings some hot takes to the pod and introduces a new game called "Is this bad writing?" where his answer is always yes.
The book (and podcast) goes off the rails and turns into...2023-11-201h 06
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Teaserget a feel for the pod with this low-commitment teaser!2023-11-1904 min
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 5 (Chapters 12 - 13)The girlies are back at it with a quick 80 minute mini-episode on Lessons in Chemistry. They start off by wasting time discussing the days of the week. They find the riveting finding that Sunday is the day between Saturday & Monday and is considered the first day of the week in US but the last day of the week in Czech.
We find out that Chrissy is a masochist (she has to have some bad quality) and is planning on running a marathon but has not been sticking to her running plan.
To make sure they stick to their timeline, they...2023-11-151h 18
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 14 (Ch 49-52)In this episode, the ladies talk so much about memes that they become one. They emulate the half-drawn-horse meme by going into intense detail on the first two chapters and warp-speeding through the last two so they can finish Elantris before the end of time.
Sarene is still sporting her Carmelita Spatz wig but now she's becoming our favorite character as everyone else keeps getting worse. We have a few more rounds of "Cute or Cringe?" and also see why the boys' club treason meeting is so unsuccessful when a disguised Raoden gets invited to the club after knowing everyone...2023-11-131h 32
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 4 (Chapters 12-18)The girlies show off their procrastination skills by doing their darndest to not discuss the very depressing chapters that chronicle Elizabeth Zott's life. They start off by welcoming their new listeners from around the US - thanks for listening (please leave us a 5 star review).
Bookalicious hits a pivotal moment in this this episode by hosting their first non-familial guest! The girlies make sure to utilize this opportunity to waste more time and discuss more things! The intro takes almost 20 minutes (this is not us taking feedback to add time stamps but Candice describing...2023-11-081h 40
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 13 (Ch 44-49)The girls are back at it with another action-packed episode on Elantris. As always, the sisters need to waste time in the beginning. The listeners get to see behind the curtain of Bookalicious operations as they officially dub their analytics segment Bookalytics which they coined on the spot.
It turns out all of our listeners skipped Episode 2 of Elantris. The girlies recommend all of their listeners to go to Episode 2 and (preferably) listen multiple times on different devices in various countries to boost their numbers.
The girlies decide to...2023-11-061h 32
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 3 (Ch 8-11)After spending more than one (1!!) hour on Chapter 8, the ladies warp speed through Ch 9-11. Chrissy is triggered by the Catholic boys home and both Candice and Chrissy are depressed by the end of Ch 11. BUT their spirits are lifted when they remember their first and most beautifully written review! The book keeps getting sad, so cheer us up by leaving a 5-star review on Spotify or writing us all the accolades on an Apple podcast review. If you have less than glowing remarks, you can email us at bookalicious.pod@gmail.com
Also...2023-11-011h 49
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 12 (Ch 41-43)In this episode we have our very first guest, our brother Jordan! This is his first introduction to both Bookalicious and Elantris so he has some fresh takes on all the goings-ons in Arelon.
We identify our favorite listener as our UK listener who made our pod officially international. Little do we realize this listener never returns to the pod.
The siblings make a bet on how many chapters they will get through, with the winner having sole rights of Bookalicious.
Spoiler: Jordan is officially owner of this pod.
We discuss Sarene and Raoden's zombie love story and Hrathen...2023-10-301h 17
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 2 (Ch 4-7)ATTENTION: SPOILER for Chapter 11!
Candice is recovering from a cold so the sisters no longer sound like one person podding alone. The girlies learn that there is no better coattail to ride than Taylor Swifts.
In Bookalytics, we find that Bookalicious is WORLD WIDE with up to 1 listener across 7 countries. Chrissy correctly identifies our target audience - Slow Readers of TikTok, and Candice commits to making as many pop-culture references as possible #Britney #TheWomaninMe
Chrissy sped-read half of the book anticipating we would get...2023-10-251h 57
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 12Episode with Jordan2023-10-241h 18
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 11 (Ch 38-40)Chrissy and Candice discuss their thin hair and needs for argon oil and Chrissy's lack of amino acids from her years of being a macroni & cheese only vegetarian.
The girlies decide to start a new segment called Book-alytics where they waste time looking at their audience stats and find out they have been wasting marketing dollars sending ads to Mercury.
A new tenant of Bookalicious is established - to always solicit feedback but never take the advice.
As for Elantris, we pick up with Sarene on her wedding day *finally* and learn more about the political...2023-10-231h 09
Bookalicious PodLessons in Chemistry Part 1 (Ch 1-3)We begin Lessons in Chemistry but first spend too much time trying to learn all the American history we missed in school.
Candice goes rogue and calls out all the groups of people who are obsessed with their hobby - crossfit, keto, vegans, and Swifties. Candice is now in witness protection hiding from Taylor Swifts army
We round the episode out with Calvin giving Pikachu Face on sex discrimination
Sources
LA Times Article on Bonnie Garmus
Women's History Feminism Waves
Women's...2023-10-181h 58
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 10 (Chapter 35-37)In this episode, Candice and Chrissy discover listening analytics on Spotify and get a little obsessed on who's listening to our episodes (besides us, of course). We discuss the end of Ioden, how we feel about Sarene marrying her grandpa, and what Hrathen has missed on his 5 day retreat to Elantris. Thanks for joining our club! 2023-10-161h 19
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 9 (Ch 32-34)After a deep dive into all things Barbie, Candice and Chrissy get back to Elantris. We debate whether Roial is Sugar Daddy Ken, who gets the ick stamp, and all of the drama that unfolds during the Arelon eclipse party.
(Elantris conversation starts at 21:10)
Cupcake/ice-cream emoji
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Quality content from the Barbie banter:
Pregnant Midge with a baby where her organs should be
Pregnant Midge, Walmart version
Sugar Daddy Ken
Dad Bod Ken with melted abs2023-10-091h 42
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 8 (Ch 28-31)In this episode, Candice and Chrissy discuss at least three reasons why they’re taking so long to finish this book, the succotash recipe that will save Elantris, and how they would handle the murder pool that turns you to sugar dust. Also, Ioden is "nothing more than an insecure, trivial, incapable invalid." Xoxo - Sarene
"The Academy" Phineas and Ferb compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-MoaXM4AFM
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Bookalicious PodElantris Part 7 (Ch 24-27)Welcome back to Elantris! Hear our hot takes on John Green, why Dilaf is either Nathan Shelley or a member of the lollipop guild, and whether Sarene was meant to be so ick. Thanks for joining our bookclub!
John Green interview on Heavyweight: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight/j4hg2jz?utm_source=gimletWebsite&utm_medium=copyShare&utm_campaign=gimletWebsite
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Bookalicious PodElantris Part 6 (Ch 21-23)Join our book club on Elantris as we discuss all things Omin and Dilaf, discover the mastermind behind Shaor's gang, and pitch our idea for Real Housewives of Elantris. Also: Candice's five minutes of fame in Tennessee. 2023-09-181h 31
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 5 (Ch 18-20)Special Episode: Live from Florida! Join our book club as we discuss all things Elantris, including: What is Raoden's purpose? What happens when you unite people in hate and can you control it? What is the purpose of pain? And, has Dilaf gone too far? (Spoiler: Definitely.)2023-09-111h 24
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 4 (Ch 15-17)On this episode, Candi and Chrissy discuss cruise ships, truth, and of course, Dilaf. 2023-09-041h 42
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 3 (Ch 12-14)In our third discussion on Elantris, we realize we will not finish the book in three parts as we previously planned. We also become the presidents of Dilaf's Fan Club, talk about logic and emotion in religion, and ask whether we would be friends with Sarene, among many other topics. Oh- and there's treason. 2023-08-291h 31
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 2 (Ch 9-11)We fall very short of our goal of discussing 100 pages in Elantris, and instead review maybe 40. Brought to you by the letter K and an uncomfortable moment of silence. 2023-08-2852 min
Bookalicious PodElantris Part 1 (Ch 1-9)Candice is Chrissy's "Galladon" as she leads Chrissy through Elantris. Chrissy learns how to read fantasy novels, Candice has insightful comments, and we both make predictions on what happens next. 2023-08-281h 37