Spice Makes Us Talk
Welcome! We are Amy and Steph and this is our monthly podcast discussing our favourite spicy books. Join us while we ramble about our favourite book boyfriends, play some games and give you recommendations on what you NEED to read!
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Episodes
29 episodes
29| The One with The Yellow Haze
WE ARE BACK!! And it only seemed fitting to return discussing the same books from our very first episode the Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy. But now it is even better that we have a TV show that turned our dream boys into a reality! We discu...
28| The One with The Smut Virgin (Pt. 1)
OUR FIRST EPISODE WITH A GUEST!! This week we welcome our friend Brittney from the fabulous Los Angeles for her first podcast experience! She is not a romance reader so we are discussing some tropes and taking bookish quizzes to see if we can c...
27| The One Where She's Back ... Again ... and Again
This week it's Steph's turn to discuss her Book Boudoir pick, Blood Orange by Karina Halle. A spicy Dracula, forbidden romance with a little reincarnation thrown in but be warned... this is not like Twilight. We can confidently say this book wa...
26| The One That Exquisitely Ruined My Life
We are back this week to discuss Amy's pick from our visit to The Book Boudoir. This episode contains spoilers as Amy does her best to summarize Exquisite Ruin by Adrianne May. Hopefully you can follow along with the rambling and poor understan...
25| The One at the Book Boudoir
Sadly our special guests weren't able to make it for this episode but we still had the best time! This week we visited our local romance book store The Book Boudoir and picked out some spicy romantasy books to read for future episodes. Join us ...
24| The One with The Rivals Sister
Cheerio mates! We are back this week with a spicy sports romance, The Striker by Anna Huang. Join us as we discuss football hooligans, big romantic gestures and Amy's surprising ick.
23| The One That Is Not a One Direction Song
Never have I ever seen a family with 3 brothers who are all super hot! In this weeks episode we discuss Story of My Life by Lucy Score and are back in the small town romance vibes! We apologize for all the rambling but the quiz at the start of ...
22| The One Where Everything is a Trick
We have returned to Basgaith War College to discuss the highly anticipated Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros! WARNING: Spoilers ahead. In this episode we find out what character in the series we are most like, discuss major plot points from Onyx Sto...
21| The One with The Faceless Man
The listeners have spoken and this week for Amy's birthday pick we made sure it was extra spicy for you! If you haven't already heard of this book, we don't think you will be disappointed with the spiciness in Lights Out by Navessa Allen. If yo...
20| The One with... Another Coast Guard
This week we are trying something a little different... a book with NO SPICE. But it's Stephanie's birthday episode so we let her pick whatever book she wanted to talk about and we think you guys will love it regardless because we had so much f...
19| The One with The Coast Guard
WARNING: Do not read the synopsis of this book unless you want it to spoil the plot, listen to this episode instead! ;) This week we discuss Variation by Rebecca Yarros, our first contemporary romance written by her. Not to take the spotlight a...
18| The One Where the Grinch Meets Frozen
This book was very Grinchy, But Stephanie thought. It was actually based on Frozen, Even though it was not. Amy caught the references, She smiled and she cheered. To make up for our Christmas spirit, Which was worse than we feared. Grab your cu...
17| The One with Our First Taboo Author
This week we do an author spotlight on the queen of taboo and bully romances, Penelope Douglas! We discuss the first book that lead us down the dark romance rabbit hole, how Amy cannot resist temptation of Pandoras box and debate the true meani...
16| The One Where We Were On a Break
Unlike Ross, we didn’t fall asleep reading (more than 18 pages front and back!) while we were on a break. This episode we each discuss 3 books we read in the last year while being away from the podcast. We bet you can’t guess who read the dark ...
15| The One With the Dead Guy Next Door
It took a book about a real psychic to make Steph realize that maybe she can’t always predict the ending. The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score is a lighthearted romcom/whodunit that keeps you laughing and guessing the whole way through. (Spoile...
14| The One with The Mountain Man
Have you ever started reading a book and in the first chapter you have to double check you read the synopsis right? Because same. This week Amy discusses her recent read Unwanted by Mia Sheridan and shares the wild ride that this story took her...
13| The One with Pumpkin Spice
Much like the pumpkin spice latte, our return has been highly anticipated! In this weeks episode we learn what our fall aesthetics are and discuss The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore. So get in your flannel and light a pumpkin scented cand...
12| The One Where We're Unprepared
Welcome to the mess! This week we didn't really have a game plan so we take some bookish quizzes and discuss some of our general romance book likes and dislikes and try our best not to ramble.
11| The One with the Jam
The week we take a break from the darker romances and find solace in a romcom. Don't let the over fool you though, In a Jam by Kate Canterbary is a spicy one! So treat yourself to this sweet (and spicy) story because we definitely ate it up!
10| The One with the Anti Book Recs
Screaming. Crying. Calling my therapist. In this weeks episode we each talk about books we cannot recommend to the other. We fell down the dark romance rabbit hole and we haven't been the same since. Whether or not dark romance is your thing, w...
9| The One in the Windy City
Does your friend ever tell you to read a book but it takes you months to finally do it? Same! This week we are discussing Mile High and The Right Move by Liz Tomforde. We have some fun with a bookish quiz, try and pretend like we are sports exp...
8| The One with the Yellow Brick Road
We're melting! Melting! Because this book is spicy! This week we are discussing Wretched by Emily McIntire, a fracture fairytale take on The Wizard of Oz. It's a little darker than some of our previous reads but we are into it. Be careful becau...
7| The One With the Swamp
Somebody once told us that Shrek is the perfect book boyfriend and we would have to agree. Get comfy while we discuss Get In My Swamp and Stay In My Swamp by G.M. Fairy. We even got to ask the author herself some questions about her inspiration...
6| The One On a Roadtrip
This weeks episode is CHAOTIC. Your girls took a road trip to the Calgary Stampede to embrace our cowgirl summer. Unfortunately, the podcast we tried to record en route didn't work out so we are trying again! We don't have a specific book to di...
5| The One That Got Amy into Fantasy
It's finally happening! Amy read her first fantasy book and Steph didn't even have to force her. This week we are discussing Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. So come with us to explore the world of dragons, battles and Steph's fave, enemies to lo...