Book Banter with Nicki and Krystal

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 Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher
Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
What We Did To Survive by Megan Lally
Love & Other Killers by Brynne Weaver
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham
All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
Only If you’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham
A Flicker In The Dark by Stacy Willingham
All The Little Raindrops by Mia Sheridan
The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Feathers So Vicious by Liv Zander
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard
Pieces Of Her by Karin Slaughter
How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
Last Breath by Karin Slaughter
Shallow River by HD Carlton
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
The Girl in Kellers Way by Megan Goldin
Queens and Monsters Series by JT Geissinger
ACOTAR by Sarah J Maas
Throne Of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Crescent City by Sarah J Maas

Join 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 Cavanaugh
The First to Lie Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Lying Game Ruth Ware
In The Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware
Such Quiet Girls by Noel W Ihli
Ask for Andrea by Noel W Ihli
Run on Red Nel W Ihli
The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor
Mindf*ck Series by S T Abbey
Invoking the Blood Kalista Neith
Deanne Madden Series AR Torre
 

Disclaimer: 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 Brynne Weaver
Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver
Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer
Priest Series by Sierra Simone
The Orphanage by the Lake by Daniel G Miller
Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier
The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Liar Steve Cavanaugh
Beautiful Venom by Rina Kent
Kiss the Villain by Rina Kent
Lords Series by Shantell Tessier
Invoking the Blood by Kalista Neith
Gray After Dark by Noelle W Ilhi
To Catch a Firefly by Emmy Sanders
Ravage by Steph Macca
If You Tell by Gregg Olsen
 

Join 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
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Milloy
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
Room for Rent by Noel W. Ihli
Gray After Dark by Noel W Ihli
The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers and Alex Kiester
Retreat by Krysten Ritter and Lindsay Jamieson
The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn
Carnivore by Justin Boote
The Liar Steve Cavanaugh
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Lights Out by Navessa Allen

In 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 Perfect Marriage and The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose
Delilah by Ariel N Anderson
The Liar by Steve Cavanaugh
The Arrangement Series by Kiersten Modglin
The Death Mask by Iris Johansen
Echoes by Steph Macca
Ravage by Steph Macca
Dark Corners Megan Goldin

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
Never After - Emily McIntire
Alibis - Various Authors
Still Beating - Jennifer Hartmann
All the Little Raindrops - Mia Sheridan
Eve Duncan - Iris Johansen
Kay Scarpetta - Patricia Cornwell
Dirty Deeds - Kally Ash
Mac Tire Mafia - Kally Ash
Boston Belles - LJ Shen
L. O. R. D. S. - Shantel Tessier
Ruinous Love - Brynne Weaver
Salacious Players Club - Sara Cate
The Arrangement - Kiersten Modglin
Reidverse - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Creep - Jennifer Hillier
Into Darkness - Navessa Allen
Kendra Elliott Books
Stephen King Books
John Marrs Books
Den of Vipers - K.A. Knight
Helloween - Duncan Ralston
A Very Scary Christmas - John Ward
Love, Mom - Iliana Xander
Just like the Other Girls - Claire Douglas
Deanna Madden - A. R. Torre

Nicki 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 Malice – Rina Kent

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
The Party - Robyn Harding
It's One of Us - J. T. Ellison
The Broken Girls - Simone St. James
The Quiet Librarian - Allen Eskins
The Ghosts that Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective - Steve Ryan
The Caged Girl - Monica Arya
God of Malice - Rina Kent
Quicksilver - Callie Hart
 

In 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 - Briana Michaels
Break - Briana Michaels
Kill for me, Kill for You - Steve Cavanaugh
The Butcher - Jennifer Hillier
She's Not Sorry - Mary Kubica
Local Woman Missing  - Mary Kubica
Pretty Little Wife - Darby Kane
Does it Hurt - H. D. Carlton
Death Row - Frieda McFadden

Join 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