Books and bullshit Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:25:32 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401979 en-us © 2026 Books and bullshit yes 94649590-4fd6-59c4-901b-3eca682fd67d Kayla episodic true A book review podcast with bookclub vibes

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Kayla https://storage.buzzsprout.com/gmpzyaksfu3r590ikwadojaas61f?.jpg Books and bullshit Hunted and Assembly Hunted and Assembly Join hope. Tourtured, abused, forgotten. Given away at a young age due to a deadly moment hope has a spent years mastering the monster within while being tortured on the outside. Locked in a cage and forgotten to the world hope finally finds her escape. During her run to freedom Hope encounters ruarc who'd burn the world for her the moment his eyes land on her, Jason who behind his smile hides a pain deeper than he ever lets on, Ash the kind but controlled leader and Lucien who will find out hopes secrets no matter what. Its a whirlwind of finding herself, learning the value of trust, and most acceptance of the monster within as hope struggles to keep her secrets close more than ever. Join hope as she learns sometimes a cage isn't the only thing holding you back.

]]> Join hope. Tourtured, abused, forgotten. Given away at a young age due to a deadly moment hope has a spent years mastering the monster within while being tortured on the outside. Locked in a cage and forgotten to the world hope finally finds her escape. During her run to freedom Hope encounters ruarc who'd burn the world for her the moment his eyes land on her, Jason who behind his smile hides a pain deeper than he ever lets on, Ash the kind but controlled leader and Lucien who will find out hopes secrets no matter what. Its a whirlwind of finding herself, learning the value of trust, and most acceptance of the monster within as hope struggles to keep her secrets close more than ever. Join hope as she learns sometimes a cage isn't the only thing holding you back.

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-17645072 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:00:00 -0400 2575 11 13 full true Priest Priest Meet father bell a priest with a past. His whole life changes when he meets poppy. She's sexy, kind, smart and everything he's ever wanted.... if only he hadn't taken his vows for the church. Join him as he wrestles with his faith while he falls in love. This book is full of spice and inner guilt. Join father bell as he sins like no one has before.

]]> Meet father bell a priest with a past. His whole life changes when he meets poppy. She's sexy, kind, smart and everything he's ever wanted.... if only he hadn't taken his vows for the church. Join him as he wrestles with his faith while he falls in love. This book is full of spice and inner guilt. Join father bell as he sins like no one has before.

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-17374434 Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:00:00 -0400 2709 1 12 full true All He'll Ever Be All He'll Ever Be A beauty and the beast retelling. This dark romance will test the limits, get dark, and is a pairing you likely haven't seen before. Follow these characters as the test the bounds of love. 

Join us on discord for more discussions and twitch to watch live, see the editing process and read with us!

]]> A beauty and the beast retelling. This dark romance will test the limits, get dark, and is a pairing you likely haven't seen before. Follow these characters as the test the bounds of love. 

Join us on discord for more discussions and twitch to watch live, see the editing process and read with us!

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-17297237 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400 1728 1 11 full true Rebel Witch Rebel Witch Rune winters never wanted to hurt anybody but Gideon was never just anybody...

Gideon never wanted to fall in love but rune might just have stolen his heart.

As witches die and men fight Gideon and rune team up to meet a dangerous goal... the only problem is... the more they are together more Gideon starts to think maybe not all witches....

]]> Rune winters never wanted to hurt anybody but Gideon was never just anybody...

Gideon never wanted to fall in love but rune might just have stolen his heart.

As witches die and men fight Gideon and rune team up to meet a dangerous goal... the only problem is... the more they are together more Gideon starts to think maybe not all witches....

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-16926402 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -0400 1245 1 10 full true Aine / The Honey Witch Aine / The Honey Witch Aine: When you're thrown to the wolves for dinner... literally what else is there to do but run? But when they catch you and don't eat you that's when the real fight begins. Trust is not easily given and when some moments can rob you of the very person you are you start to wonder... is a mate bond really the strongest thing any of us can feel? Join aine, a human in a wolf world who learns sometimes the strongest thing you can do is give yourself the grace to heal. 


The honey witch: Curses and honey don't mix. Love and honey should but don't. When you're a wild woman who belongs to magic and you aren't allowed to fall in love life can come with some bumps. Marigold is basically a spinster, boarding unmarriable but she always has been. Different from those around her, lacking the same talent at her siblings she longs to fit in.... So when grandma comes knocking its off to her house to find out who Marigold really is, the honey witch and all that comes with it. She just hopes that the non magic believing human Lottie is worth risking everything for. 

]]> Aine: When you're thrown to the wolves for dinner... literally what else is there to do but run? But when they catch you and don't eat you that's when the real fight begins. Trust is not easily given and when some moments can rob you of the very person you are you start to wonder... is a mate bond really the strongest thing any of us can feel? Join aine, a human in a wolf world who learns sometimes the strongest thing you can do is give yourself the grace to heal. 


The honey witch: Curses and honey don't mix. Love and honey should but don't. When you're a wild woman who belongs to magic and you aren't allowed to fall in love life can come with some bumps. Marigold is basically a spinster, boarding unmarriable but she always has been. Different from those around her, lacking the same talent at her siblings she longs to fit in.... So when grandma comes knocking its off to her house to find out who Marigold really is, the honey witch and all that comes with it. She just hopes that the non magic believing human Lottie is worth risking everything for. 

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-16716496 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 22:00:00 -0500 2123 1 9 full true Iron Flame Iron Flame When your government is full of lies and so is the person you're supposed to trust its easy for lines to blur. When your power seems uncontrollable, the war unwinable and the odds aren't in your favor what's a girl to do? how about tell the truth? save those she loves? sacrifice herself? Violets second year is more deadly and the stakes are much higher now.... Join us as we discuss Iron Flame and join violet again as she finds her way in a war torn world. 

]]> When your government is full of lies and so is the person you're supposed to trust its easy for lines to blur. When your power seems uncontrollable, the war unwinable and the odds aren't in your favor what's a girl to do? how about tell the truth? save those she loves? sacrifice herself? Violets second year is more deadly and the stakes are much higher now.... Join us as we discuss Iron Flame and join violet again as she finds her way in a war torn world. 

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-16550492 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 21:00:00 -0500 2310 1 8 full true Fourth Wing Fourth Wing When Violet Sorrengail's mother tells her she's joining the rider quadrant she's positive her mother wants her dead. I mean dragons don't bond weak riders and violets body is the definition of weak plus a number of other students would do anything to see her dead. None more than Xaden Riorson, son of the great betrayer. As violet's year passes and she not only doesn't die but thrives she starts to have bigger and bigger questions. As she makes friends, finds strength and ally's in unlikely places the world around her gets closer and closer to shifting in a way that it will never go back. When fairy tales become real, those who are supposed to protect you aren't who you thought, and the dragons are bonding less and less everything must change or everyone will suffer in the end... Join us this week as we discuss Fourth wing! LOOK OUT: Join us soon on our discord server and twitch as we bring the club even more to you! 

]]> When Violet Sorrengail's mother tells her she's joining the rider quadrant she's positive her mother wants her dead. I mean dragons don't bond weak riders and violets body is the definition of weak plus a number of other students would do anything to see her dead. None more than Xaden Riorson, son of the great betrayer. As violet's year passes and she not only doesn't die but thrives she starts to have bigger and bigger questions. As she makes friends, finds strength and ally's in unlikely places the world around her gets closer and closer to shifting in a way that it will never go back. When fairy tales become real, those who are supposed to protect you aren't who you thought, and the dragons are bonding less and less everything must change or everyone will suffer in the end... Join us this week as we discuss Fourth wing! LOOK OUT: Join us soon on our discord server and twitch as we bring the club even more to you! 

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-16425156 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 18:00:00 -0500 2581 1 7 full true The Games Gods Play The Games Gods Play The crucible is the number one way to earn a worry free life or death. 
The labors leading to glory or the underworld.
The gods love the games they play.

Lyra doesn't much care for the gods, doesn't care for the games they play once every 100 years and especially thinks Zeus deserves a few good curses himself.
When luck... but more likely the fates end up landing Lyra in the crucible she has mainly one thought, survive. However the more she plays for hades the more she realizes stories aren't always told with truth, not all gods are what they seem, and how big her own heart is. Join us as we discuss the games gods play.

]]> The crucible is the number one way to earn a worry free life or death. 
The labors leading to glory or the underworld.
The gods love the games they play.

Lyra doesn't much care for the gods, doesn't care for the games they play once every 100 years and especially thinks Zeus deserves a few good curses himself.
When luck... but more likely the fates end up landing Lyra in the crucible she has mainly one thought, survive. However the more she plays for hades the more she realizes stories aren't always told with truth, not all gods are what they seem, and how big her own heart is. Join us as we discuss the games gods play.

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-16242153 Sun, 08 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -0500 2545 1 6 full true Rose Red Rose Red Rose has spent her whole life in hiding... After war took everything from her family they've been living a peaceful life in the woods. Well as peaceful as you can get with fae hunting your kind, your parents going missing and your grandmother being your only company.

Emrys is cursed to spend the rest of his days escaping death and hunting witches. When you're the kings best its no surprise when you find the one who can match you... After once again being forced away from the grip of death emrys hunts rose to her home... once he finds her everything changes forever...

come join us as we discuss how rose and emrys go from fighting two different sides of the same war to joining up to change the world around them.

]]> Rose has spent her whole life in hiding... After war took everything from her family they've been living a peaceful life in the woods. Well as peaceful as you can get with fae hunting your kind, your parents going missing and your grandmother being your only company.

Emrys is cursed to spend the rest of his days escaping death and hunting witches. When you're the kings best its no surprise when you find the one who can match you... After once again being forced away from the grip of death emrys hunts rose to her home... once he finds her everything changes forever...

come join us as we discuss how rose and emrys go from fighting two different sides of the same war to joining up to change the world around them.

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-16199000 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:00:00 -0500 1708 1 5 full true Heartless Hunter/ The Crimson Moth Heartless Hunter/ The Crimson Moth Rune spends her days the spotlight of society, the girl who turned her only family in, she's the face of the new republic. A darling socialite with no brain beyond the next party and the latest dress. However by night she's the crimson moth, a vigilante witch saving other witches from slaughter. Cunning and full of guilt rune will do anything to save her fellow witches... even go toe to toe with Gideon Sharpe, the new republic's most ruthless witch hunter, killer of two sister queens.

Gideon Sharpe has every reason to hate witches and when a lead point his eyes on rune he starts to question everything he knows about the vapid socialite. As tensions rise and Gideon can't escape that look in runes eyes the world they both have come to know explodes around them and nothing will ever be the same... Join us as we discuss Heartless hunter/Crimson moth this week!

Next books are rose red and rising dawn by Elizabeth j rekab, nov 23rd!

]]> Rune spends her days the spotlight of society, the girl who turned her only family in, she's the face of the new republic. A darling socialite with no brain beyond the next party and the latest dress. However by night she's the crimson moth, a vigilante witch saving other witches from slaughter. Cunning and full of guilt rune will do anything to save her fellow witches... even go toe to toe with Gideon Sharpe, the new republic's most ruthless witch hunter, killer of two sister queens.

Gideon Sharpe has every reason to hate witches and when a lead point his eyes on rune he starts to question everything he knows about the vapid socialite. As tensions rise and Gideon can't escape that look in runes eyes the world they both have come to know explodes around them and nothing will ever be the same... Join us as we discuss Heartless hunter/Crimson moth this week!

Next books are rose red and rising dawn by Elizabeth j rekab, nov 23rd!

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-16037069 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 19:00:00 -0400 3106 1 4 full true Phantasma Phantasma When Ophelia's mother dies suddenly and her sister runs away in the night to try to solve the family debt Ophelia clearly only has one choice... Follow her sister into the demons nest known at phantasma. A truly deadly game with only two rules, Stay alive and don't fall in love. With bargains that can rob you, demons who live to hurt you and dying being the last of your worries Ophelia challenges it all. Its nine deadly levels and she could care less about winning. She's here for her sister and then she's getting the hell out of dodge. 

When Blackwell first spots Ophelia sneaking into places she shouldn't be able to go he thinks maybe he's finally found a way to learn who he is. The only problem... his memory is more hole filled than Swiss cheese and he can't seem to shake his need to be near Ophelia. 

Can these two find escape or will they break the second most important rule of Phantasma?? Join us as we discuss this weeks book!

**we realized after, a century is 100 years so only 500 have passed since the events before the book. Realistically it would have been only 5ish generations depending if necromancers live slightly longer mortal lives. Both of us are bad at time and math.**

]]> When Ophelia's mother dies suddenly and her sister runs away in the night to try to solve the family debt Ophelia clearly only has one choice... Follow her sister into the demons nest known at phantasma. A truly deadly game with only two rules, Stay alive and don't fall in love. With bargains that can rob you, demons who live to hurt you and dying being the last of your worries Ophelia challenges it all. Its nine deadly levels and she could care less about winning. She's here for her sister and then she's getting the hell out of dodge. 

When Blackwell first spots Ophelia sneaking into places she shouldn't be able to go he thinks maybe he's finally found a way to learn who he is. The only problem... his memory is more hole filled than Swiss cheese and he can't seem to shake his need to be near Ophelia. 

Can these two find escape or will they break the second most important rule of Phantasma?? Join us as we discuss this weeks book!

**we realized after, a century is 100 years so only 500 have passed since the events before the book. Realistically it would have been only 5ish generations depending if necromancers live slightly longer mortal lives. Both of us are bad at time and math.**

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-15874944 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 21:00:00 -0400 3718 1 3 full true The Inmate The Inmate Brooke sullivan doesn't know much but she does know the very first man she loved tried to kill her and she's just chosen to work at the very prison she sent him too. As Brooke runs into her oldest friend, works with the man she got locked up and he is pushing her to doubt her story that landed him there and her paranoia flares she slowly doubts herself in more ways than one... Join us as we talk about the thrills, chills and mystery surrounding the night that changed her life. The story isn't always what it seems and soon even you will be on the edge of your seat wondering... who tried to kill Brooke and was she really that wrong?

]]> Brooke sullivan doesn't know much but she does know the very first man she loved tried to kill her and she's just chosen to work at the very prison she sent him too. As Brooke runs into her oldest friend, works with the man she got locked up and he is pushing her to doubt her story that landed him there and her paranoia flares she slowly doubts herself in more ways than one... Join us as we talk about the thrills, chills and mystery surrounding the night that changed her life. The story isn't always what it seems and soon even you will be on the edge of your seat wondering... who tried to kill Brooke and was she really that wrong?

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-15833234 Sat, 28 Sep 2024 20:00:00 -0400 3125 1 2 full true Quicksilver Quicksilver ***podcast does contain spoilers. please read book before listening***
Hi! Welcome to books and bullshit, hosted by Krystal and Kayla. Our goal is to bring you a podcast that feels like the book club you don't have to leave you house for, or can join while in the car, wherever you want. We look forward to reading with you.

  Episode 1: Saeris has spent her life starved, stealing and most importantly... THIRSTY. Thirsty for water, for revenge, for a queens head. When she makes a choice that will cost her more than a bad nights rest she accidentally gets taken to another realm by non other than the devil himself, a walking ode that the gods do play favorites, kingfisher.
   Sure, he's hot as hell. Fine... he makes her skin burn but that doesn't change the fact he's death walking, a mad man possessed, a certified villain. With a turn of events, an oath that binds, and a cute fox in tow Saeris finds herself with kingfisher trapped in a bargain and with the WRONG damn human. 
  Join us as we react to this story and more.

]]> ***podcast does contain spoilers. please read book before listening***
Hi! Welcome to books and bullshit, hosted by Krystal and Kayla. Our goal is to bring you a podcast that feels like the book club you don't have to leave you house for, or can join while in the car, wherever you want. We look forward to reading with you.

  Episode 1: Saeris has spent her life starved, stealing and most importantly... THIRSTY. Thirsty for water, for revenge, for a queens head. When she makes a choice that will cost her more than a bad nights rest she accidentally gets taken to another realm by non other than the devil himself, a walking ode that the gods do play favorites, kingfisher.
   Sure, he's hot as hell. Fine... he makes her skin burn but that doesn't change the fact he's death walking, a mad man possessed, a certified villain. With a turn of events, an oath that binds, and a cute fox in tow Saeris finds herself with kingfisher trapped in a bargain and with the WRONG damn human. 
  Join us as we react to this story and more.

]]> Kayla Buzzsprout-15752539 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 15:00:00 -0400 3899 1 1 full true