Book Banter with Nicki and Krystal

In this episode, Nicki reviews Hunt the Villain by Rina Kent, Nicki and Krystal both review Game On by Navessa Allen and a whole bunch more shenanigans! 
 
Game On Navessa Allen
Hunt the Villain Rina Kent 

In this episode, Nicki and Krystal review the new movie (and book!) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, starring Ryan Gosling and Rocky! They also talk briefly about new release Hunt The Villain by Rina Kent, book news and the upcoming release of Game On by Nevessa Allen. 
 
Books mentioned in this episode: 
Crime Profiler Series Mary Burton
Devil’s Night Series Penelope Douglas
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil VE Schwab
Dear Debbie Freida McFadden
Game On Navessa Allen
Hunt the Villain Rina Kent
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir

In this episode, Nicki and Krystal play a game of this or that, return to books news (including the huge news of new ACOTAR!!) and review the books they read. 
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Books mentioned in this series: 
It’s Not Her Mary Kubica
The Last Move Mary Burton
Blood and Roses Callie Hart
The Gate of the Feral Gods Matt Dinniman
Anatomy of an Alibi Ashley Elston
The Psychopath Next Door Mark Edwards
The Favorites Layne Fargo

In this episode, Nicki and Krystal are joined by Author Aliya DalRae. She talks about her new book Murder on the Rocks - A Fallen Cross Mystery. They also talk about the books they've read. 
 
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Books Mentioned in this episode: 
Murder on the Rocks: A Fallen Cross Mystery Aliya DalRae
Anathema Keri Lake
Double Cross Sam Giancana/Chuck Giancana
You’ll Never Know Caleb Stevens
The Testaments Margaret Atwood
Valentine’s Slay Navessa Allen
Dungeon Crawler Carl Series Matt Dinniman
We Don’t Talk About Carol Kristen L Berry
The Valentine Maria Franklin
The Watchers AM Shine
The Wrong Sister Claire Douglas
Corrupt Penelope Douglas
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir

In this episode, Nicki and Krystal talk about their shared read of My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney. Nicki also talks briefly about her trip to see Alice in person. They also talk book news and other books they've read. 
 
Books read in this episode: 
Her Beautiful Life Briana Labuskes
My Husband’s Wife Alice Feeney
King of Pride Ana Huang
To Catch a Firefly Emmy Sanders
The Lies I Told Mary Burton
Valentine’s Slay Navessa Allen
The Couples Trip Ulf Kvensler
The Rose Code Kate Quinn
The Alice Network Kate Quinn
The Wife Before Shanora Williams
The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune
The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood
Wicked Fun Dave Pasquantonio
It’s Not Her Mary Kubica

In this episode, Nicki and Krystal talk about the first part of the new season of Bridgerton and Krystal's experience reading the new CoHo book. They also talk books news and the other books they've been reading. 
 
Books mentioned in this episode: 
Lord of the Flies William Golding
This Book Made Me Think of You Libby Page
Society of Villains Series LJ Shen
Frozen River Ariel Lawhon
Boston Belles Series LJ Shen
One Week to Win the Chocolate Maker Timothy Janovsky
The Last to Drown Noel W. Ihli
The Divorce Frieda McFadden
The Wrong Daughter Dandy Smith
Murder at Patel Motel Maulik Pancholy/Zackary Grady/Achilles Stamatelaky
Four Winds Kristen Hannah
Patterson Blake FBI Mystery Series AM Strong/Sonya Sargent
Detonate Luna Mason
Haunting The Hunter Hanna Harp
Woman Down Colleen Hoover
Saint Sierra Simone
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir
The Last Hunt Audrey J Cole

Nicki and Krystal are back with a brand new episode talking about tracking apps, the books they're read and, of course, book news! 
 
Books mentioned in this episode: 
Gone Before Goodbye Harlan Cobean/Reese Witherspoon
Nocticadia Kerri Lake
Another Girl Lost Mary Burton
Hexed Emily McIntire
The Final Hunt Series Audrey J Cole
The King of Greed Ana Haung
King of Wrath Ana Haung
Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid
Where He Left Me  Nicole Baart
God of Ruin Rina Kent
Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid
The House of My Mother Sherry Frank
Not a Sound Heather Gudenkauf
The Great Alone Kristen Hannah
Lie to Me JT Ellison
The Perfect Home Natasha Boydell
Don’t Look Now Mary Burton
Priest Series Sierra Simone

Join Nicki and Krystal as they wrap up their reading for 2025, talk about watching the Housemaide by Frieda McFadden, of course more Heated Rivalry, review of Blackthorn by JT Geissinger and future episodes update. 
 
Correction: In this episode, Nicki mentioned the book Guild being in the Plated Glass series, but it's actually the Plated Prisoner Series. Apologies for the mis-speak. 
 
Have a great New Year! 

In this episode, Nicki and Krystal discuss the 2025 Goodreads awards, Nicki continues her obsession with Heated Rivalry and they discuss the books they've been reading. 
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Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Goodreads Award Winning books
Bad Bishop LJ Shen
The invited Jennifer McMahon
Nowhere Allison Gunn
The First Day of Spring Nany Tucker
Sweet Venom Rina Kent
Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid

In this episode, Nicki talks about her excitement for Heated Rivalry. Both Nicki and Krystal talk about the books they've been reading and, as always, book news. 
 
Books mentioned in this episode:
Heated Rivalry Rachel Reid
Blackthorn JT Geissinger
In Her Own League Liz Tomforde
Twisted Pawn LJ Shen
Bad Bishop LJ Shen
Midnight Sun Stephanie Meyer
The Wrath Gods Reap Abigail Owen
The Games Gods Play Abigail Owen
I Punched an Alien and Now We’re in Couples Therapy Kimberly Lemming
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-com Kimberly Lemming
Incidents Around the House Josh Malerman
A Head Full of Ghosts Paul Tremblay
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Sarah A Parker
When the Moon Hatched Sarah A Parker
The Housemaid Freida McFadden
Queens and Monsters JT Geissinger
A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J Maas
Gone Tonight Sarah Pekkanen
You Are Not Alone Sara Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks
An Anonymous Girl Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks
The Golden Couple Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks
None Left to Tell Noelle W Ihli
Forget You Saw Her Noelle W Ihli
Distance Luna Mason
Legacy of Gods Rina Kent
Forget Me Not Stacy Willingham
Phantom HD Carlton
Fae and Alchemy Callie Hart
The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones
The Housemaid’s Wedding Freida McFadden
The Nightingale Kristin Hannah
The Red Letter Daniel G Miller
The Orphanage by the Lake Daniel G Miller
The Children on the Hill Jennifer McMahon
Party of Liars Kelsey Cox
She Didn’t See it Coming Shari Lapena
When She Escaped Jennifer Ruff