The Afictionado Four
/a-fiction-ah-doh/ a devotee and believer of novelists' myths and fantasies as if they were historic or real. Join the 4 afictionados: Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes as they read, rant, and review an array of novels as well as discuss other bookish topics the Afictionado Four are here for you. Join them for your bookish fix with new episodes twice a month.
S6.E13 Tropes for Tales
In this episode, we randomly choose some of the most-used book tropes to create new hybrid stories.
S6.E12 Book of the Month: THIS FATAL KISS
Join us for our review of This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska.
S6.E11 2025 Mid-Year Check-In
It is now June and it's time to check in on how our reading year has been thus far. What have we enjoyed? What hasn't impressed us? And what are we looking forward to in the second half of 2025? Let's find out!
S6.E10 Book of the Month: BEACH READ
Join us for our discussion on Beach Read by Emily Henry.
S6.E9 Reader Rambles: Sunrise on the Reaping and Book Festivals
Chit chat with us! We discuss the latest Sunrise on the Reaping film casting, book festivals we recently attended in Los Angeles, and the remainder of our 2025 book lineup.
S6.E8 Book of the Month: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING
Join us for our review on the newest installment in the Hunger Games series, Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins.
S6.E7 Love Match- Bookish Love Island/ The Perfect Match
If you're a fan of shows like Love Island or The Perfect Match, join us as we put book characters you know into dating scenarios full of drama and romance!
S6.E6 Book of the Month: THIS WOVEN KINGDOM
Join us for our review on the March Book of the Month, This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi.
S6E5 Reacting to Book's First Lines
We read and react to the first lines of some of new and old books.
S6E4 Book of the Month: HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
Join us for our review of Diana Wynn Jone's Howl's Moving Castle.
S6.E3 Reacting to 1-Star Reviews of Our Favorite Books
We read 1-star reviews of our most favorite books and try to keep our cool. Featuring our friend, April (@paperbackmaple).
S6.E2 Book of the Month: WISTERIA
Join us as we discuss Adalyn Grace's Wisteria, conclusion to the Belladonna series.
S6.E1 Rip, Rewrite, Reread
In this episode, we play a variation of the game "Fu*k, Marry, Kill." Only here, we choose to rip, rewrite, or reread books.
S5.E23 2024 Wrap Up
Wrap up our 2024 reading year with us and listen to us discuss some 2025 goals and hopefuls!
S5.E22 Book of the Month: EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES
In this episode, we review Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
S5.E21 Shit Books: Our Anti-Recs
In this episode, we go through some of our anti-recommendations.
S5.E20 Book of the Month: THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES
In this episode, we review Sangu Mandanna's The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.
S5.E19 Reader Rambles: Fall 2024
Happy mid-October! Join us for some autumn book recommendations and hopefuls as well as our discussion on a few fall plans we have.
S5.E18 Book of the Month: FOXGLOVE
Join us for our review of Foxglove, the sequel to Belladonna by Adalyn Grace.
S5.E17 I'm the Main Character
In this episode, we each take the reigns as the main character in our own made up story!
S5.E16 Book of the Month: The Prisoner's Throne
Join us for our discussion on The Prisoner's Throne, Holly Black's sequel to The Stolen Heir.
S5.E15 Olympics Book Tag
We celebrate the 2024 Paris Olympics with an Olympic themed book tag discussion!
S5.E14 Book of the Month: TWO TWISTED CROWNS
In this episode, we discuss the Two Twisted Crowns, the sequel to One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig.
S5.E13 Ben and Jerry's Book Tag
In this episode, we do the Ben and Jerrys book tag to welcome summer and prepare ourselves for the HEAT!
S5.E12 Book of the Month: THE INHERITANCE GAMES
Join us for our review of our June book of the month, The Inheritance Games, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.
S5.E11 2024 Mid-Year Check-In
Join us for our 100th episode! We're reviewing how our reading year has been going at the halfway point of 2024 and all the things we're excited for in the second half of the year.
S5.E10 Book of the Month: BELLADONNA
Join us for our review of Adalyn Grace's Belladonna.
S5.E9 The Afictionado Four at YallWest (year 2!)
We attended the 10th anniversary of the YallWest Book Festival in Santa Monica, CA. Listen for all our thoughts and favorite moments this year!
S5.E8 Book of the Month: RUTHLESS VOWS
Join us for our review of Ruthless Vows, the sequel to Rebecca Ross' best-seller, Divine Rivals.
S5.E7 Tier-Ranking Our 5-Star Reads
In this episode, we individually tier rank all of our 5 star reads and see why we love the books we love!
S5.E6 Book of the Month: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES
Join us as we wrap up Hunger Games month with our review of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes!
S5.E5 We Revisit Panem and the Hunger Games Series
Welcome to Hunger Games month! March is for Panem, the Capitol, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and the Games! Join us in this episode as 3 of us revisit the series and 1 of us reads it for the first time.
S5.E4 Book of the Month: A STUDY IN DROWNING
Join us for our review of Ava Reid's A Study in Drowning.
S5.E3 M.A.S.H. Bookish Edition
Join us as we play a bookish edition of M.A.S.H.!
S5.E2 Book of the Month: DIVINE RIVALS
In this episode, we review our first book of the year, Rebecca Ross' Divine Rivals, the first book in the Letters of Enchantment duology.
S5.E1 2023 Wrap Up
Grab a snack and get cozy! It's time for our wrap up of our 2023 reading year, including a section of fun superlatives featuring our cast books from the past year!
S4.E24 December Reads
Join us as we review the 4 different books we decided to close the year with! Grab a cup of cocoa and get cozy as we close 2023 and bring in 2024.
S4.E23 2023 Christmas Book Exchange
Join us as we welcome this holiday season with our fourth annual Christmas Book Exchange!
S4.E22 Book of the Month: THE STOLEN HEIR
Join us for our discussion on Holly Black's The Stolen Heir, the first book in a follow up duology to The Folk of the Air series.
S4.E21 Into Elfhame: FOLK OF THE AIR Series Review
In preparation for this month's Book of the Month read, The Stolen Heir, we tackle Holly Black's most popular series The Folk of the Air which includes The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and The Queen of Nothing. Join us for our discussion on #JURDAN, how much we hate Taryn, and does stabbing your daughter negate good parenting?
