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Book Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 26: Nicki's BirthdayIn this episode, Nicki and Krystal talk about their week, the books they've read and recent book news.
Finished books in this episode:
It Could Have Been Her Lisa Jewell
Quicksilver Callie Hart
Brimstone Callie Hart
Getting Away With Murder Shari Lapena
Counting Miracles Nicholas Sparks
The Nightingale Kristen Hannah
Count My Lies Sophie Stava
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross
House Across the Lake Riley Sager
Darling Girls Sally Hepworth
31st Trick or Treater Ben...
2025-11-2137 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 25: This or That - Dark Romance EditionIn this episode, Nicki and Krystal decide on a This or That Dark Romance Edition and go through their book lists!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Fae & Alchemy Series Callie Hart
I Hunt Killers Barry Lyga
Mindf*ck Series ST Abby
Empyrean Series Rebecca Yarros
Seasons of Carnage Brynne Weaver
Into Darkness Navessa Allen
It’s Not Her Mary Kubica
Still Beating Jennifer Hartmann
All the Little Raindrops Mia Sheridan
God of Malice Rina Kent
2025-11-1136 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 24: Deep dive into Tourist Season by Brynne WeaverIn this episode, Nicki and Krystal talk book news, Krystal's reading list and deep dive into Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Powerless Lauren Roberts
Shield of Sparrows Devney Perry
One Second After William R Forstchen
Elements Series Brittainy C Cherry
Gabriel’s Inferno Series Sylvain Reynard
Tourist Season Brynne Weaver
Love & Other Killers Brynne Weaver
Girl on the Line Faith Gardner
This is How I Lied Heather Gudenkauf
Dead Med Fried...
2025-11-0449 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 23: Werewolves with cellphonesJoin Nicki and Krystal as they talk about book news, the books they've read and what they've been up to!
Books mentioned in this episode:
You Deserve Each Other Sarah Hogle
The Bodyguard Katherine Center
Crescent City Series Sarah J Maas
Twisted Series Ana Huang
ACOTAR Sarah J Maas
Lights Out Navessa Allen
Girl on the Line Faith Gardner
Like it Never Was Faith Gardner
Tourist Season Brynne Weaver
The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware
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2025-10-2448 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 22: Deep dive into Cop Town by Karin SlaughterJoin Nicki and Krystal for more books news, their current reads and a deep dive into the gritty novel Cop Town by Karin Slaughter.
Books mentioned in this episode:
It Ends With Us Colleen Hoover
365 days Blanka Lipinska
The Good Daughter Karin Slaughter
Cop Town Karin Slaughter
Mad Honey Jodi Picoult
The Girl in Kellers Way Megan Goldin
Stillhouse Lake Rachel Caine
Killman Creek Rachel Caine
You Killed Me First John Marrs
The Housemaid Freida McF...
2025-10-0453 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 21: Fangirl Down!In this episode we talk book news, books we've been reading Nicki's fangirl moment!
We would also like to correct something we said in Episode 19. We mentioned that The Good Daughter was part of the Pieces of Her Series, but we were incorrect. The second book after Pieces of Her is Girl, Forgotten.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Game On Navessa Allen
Ravenhood Series Kate Stewart
Room 212 Kate Stewart
Sacred Sexy Collection Various Authors
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides
Every...
2025-09-2253 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 20: Collab with Cutters NotchNicki and Krystal are joined by Mike and Nancy Decamp of the Cutters Notch Podcast. We talk creative indulgences, writing processes, books and answer a random question. Enjoy!
This podcast is cross posted on both podcasts.
Mike Decamp's Website
2025-09-091h 25Book Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 19: Barbara!Join Nicki and Krystal as they talk about their field trip to see Karin Slaughter. They also talk book news and the books they've read.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Karin Slaughter
The Good Daughter
Pieces of Me
False Witness
Pretty Girls
We Are All Guilty Here
Ruthless Creatures by JT Geissinger
AR Torre – Deanna Madden Series
The Girl in 6E
Do Not Disturb
If You Dare
Every Last Fear by Alex...
2025-09-0258 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 18: Questions Answered!Join us this week as we discover the answer to an episodes old question about audiobooks! Also, we talk about the books we're reading and our upcoming field trip to see Karin Slaughter.
Books Mentioned in this episode:
We are all Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Layla by Colleen Hoover
Reminders of Him by colleen Hoover
Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher
The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
The Wro...
2025-08-2443 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 17: Krystal's Horror Book Fest Field TripJoin us while we explore Krystal's field trip to the Hoor Book Fest Books and Brews in Indy. We also talk about some book news and the books we've been reading.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
The Institute by Stephen King
44 Chapters About 4 Men BB Easton
Caught Up Nevassa Allen
Brady DW Hitz
Winter’s Myths by Gage Greenwood
Winter’s Legacy by Gage Greenwood
Bunker Dogs by Gage Greenwood
The Liar Steve C...
2025-08-1751 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 16: Hot Mess ExpressDisclaimer: As this episode progresses, the sound quality diminishes. I tried to edit out as much as I could while still trying to ensure everything still made sense. We appreciate your patience while we tried getting this episode out as best we could and we hope you enjoy what I could salvage. Happy Reading!
In this episode, we talk about some breaking book news, what we've been reading and what started our love of books.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Rinaverse reading order
Love & Other Killers by Brynn...
2025-08-0942 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 15: Discover a new-to-us author and enjoy our Special Fourth Wing segmentJoin Nicki and Krystal as they discover a new Author they love, Megan Goldin. Also, it's finally happened, Nicki speaks with special guest Stephanie about Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros!
Books Mention in this episode:
The Woman by Kristin Hannah
Atonement by Kiersten Modglin
Echoes by Steph Macca
Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Dark Corners by Megan Goldin
Stay Awake by Megan Goldin
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
The Girl in Keller’s Way by Megan Goldin
Hea...
2025-07-251h 10Book Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 14: Favorite AuthorsIn this episode, Nicki and Krystal talk about their favorite authors, share the books they've been reading and of course go off on some side quests!
Books/Authors Mentioned in this Episode:
Loreth Ann White
Kiersten Modglin
Simone St. James
Stephen King
Brynne Weaver
Jennifer Hillier
Patricia Cornwell
Brittainy C Cherry
Iris Johansen
Kandi Steiner
Retreat by Krysten Ritter
Fool me once and Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coban
The P...
2025-07-161h 08Book Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 13: Series, Shared World or Collections?Join Nicki and Krystal as they discuss the differences between series, shared worlds and collections.
Books/Series Mentioned in this Episode:
The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
Twisted - Ana Huang
Kings of Sin - Ana Huang
Will Trent - Karin Slaughter
Grant County - Karin Slaughter
Legacy Of Gods - Rina Kent
A Song of Ice and Fire - George RR Martin
The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
The Elements - Brittany C. Cherry
Nev...
2025-06-2658 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 12: Review of Caught Up by Navessa AllenNicki and Krystal share their thoughts on Navessa Allen's hotly anticipated sequel to Lights Out - Caught Up!
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
The Caged Girl – Monica Arya
The Night Sister – Jennifer McMahon
You’ll never know I’m here – Kiersten Modglin
The Girls Who Disappeared – Claire Douglas
The Woman Who Lied – Claire Douglas
Caught Up – Navessa Allen
Lights Out – Navessa Allen
Hitched – Lauren Biel
The Ritual – Shantel Tessier
Quicksilver – Callie Hart
Unhinged – Steph Macca
God of Mal
2025-06-1840 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 11: Do You Judge A Book By Its Spine?In this episode Nicki and Krystal talk about the excitement of book merch, Nicki's husband wandering the aisles of the library and his findings and the dynamic between reading about Fictional Serial Killers and Non-Fiction Killers.
Books mentioned in this episode:
All the Dangerous Things - Stacy Willingham
A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles
The Drown Girls - Loreth Anne White
Nocticadia - Keri Lake
Gothikana - RuNyx
The Patient's Secret - Loreth Anne White
The Haters - Robyn Harding
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2025-06-0948 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 10: Books by Old Ladies for Old LadiesIn this week's episode, Nicki and Krystal talk about what they're reading, books that they can't relate to anymore and if they enjoy books where you find out who the villain is at the beginning of the book.
Books talked about in this episode:
Raze – Tillie Cole
Lights Out – Navessa Allen
Caught Up – Navessa Allen
Unhinged – Steph Macca
Frozen River – Ariel Lawhon
Glitch – Briana Michaels
Flip - Briana Michaels
Click - Briana Michaels
Stay - Briana Michaels
Risk - Br...
2025-06-0447 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 9: Deep Dive into Under Your Scars by Ariel N AndersonJoin Nicki and Krystal, along with Special Guest Amanda, as they deep dive into the Dark Romance Book Under Your Scars.
Read some of the other books talked about in this episode:
Under Your Scars - Ariel N Anderson
Pretty Little Wife - Darby Kane
Woman Last Seen - Adele Parks
Enchantra - Kaylie Smith
24690 - A.A Dark
The Shadows We Hide - Allen Eskens
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
MockingJay - Suzanne Collins
2025-05-231h 00Book Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 8: Can good audio narration make a bad book good?Nicki and Krystal are joined by special guest Meshia to determine if good narration can make a bad book good. Nicki and Krystal finish the episode up by talking about their weekly books.
2025-05-1352 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 7: 257 DaysJoin Nicki and Krystal as they talk about their weekly reading journey, popular books vs randomly finding a good book and Krystal's 32 Horror book challenge.
Books of Horror Facebook Group
2025-05-0559 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 6: Episode of Side QuestsJoin Nicki and Krystal as they talk about the books they've read, Kindle holders and page clickers & what type of TV shows they watch.
2025-04-2249 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 5: Do You Judge a Book By Its Cover?In this episode, journey with us through our reading lists and whether we judge books by their covers! Also - learn about the Book Warehouse in Dayton, Ohio!
2025-04-151h 03Book Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 4: How to Handle Book SlumpsIn this episode, we talk about the books we've been reading, how to handle book slumps, Kindle Unlimited and Amazon First Reads.
2025-03-3042 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 3: How do you pick your favorite fictional serial killer?In this episode, we talk about the Ruinous Love Trilogy by Brynn Weaver, what we read for the week and if Romance books need to have a Happily Ever After.
2025-03-2735 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 2: When the book makes your heart race!Hey book friends! In this week's episode, we talk about the book that made Krystal's apple watch go crazy because it made her heart race, Book of the Month and some pretty great reads!
2025-03-1748 minBook Banter with Nicki and KrystalEpisode 1:Libby & Hoopla & Audible, Oh my!In this episode we introduce ourselves, describe the types of books we like to read and how we read them. Also - our 'hot take' on if audio books should be considered reading.
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