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Tier Ranking: Fake Dating Books | S3Ep7
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This week we're forced to work together and tier-rank popular fake-dating romance books. Spoiler Alert: We fight!
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Introduction and Podcast Overview
00:00:12
Speaker
Welcome to Bring Your Own and Catch All Bookers Most the Time podcast. I'm Brandi. I'm Kendra. I'm Kayla. And today we are going to be taking a trope that we all know and love.
00:00:25
Speaker
And we are going to be tier ranking books that fall under that trope. We'll tell you which trope it is in just a little bit. Also, it's probably in the title of this episode. So if you have reading skills, you already know. But I'm not going to tell you. You're listening to a bookish podcast. And if you have reading skills. Yeah. Maybe there are people can read cheese. Oh.
00:00:50
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I would like to sincerely apologize to all who I hurt and offended. Yeah.
Personal Traditions and Current Reads
00:00:56
Speaker
Before we get started, what are we reading? What are we drinking? Can I go first?
00:01:02
Speaker
Yeah, okay. I am currently drinking a delicious iced vanilla latte. Dale and I have this cutie little Sunday tradition where we wake up early and we go to this coffee shop and do some work. And even though I'm on spring break right now, we still went. Yeah, so it was fun. So I have a little coffee from my favorite coffee shop. I am currently reading On The Line by Naomi Loud. I'm definitely flying through it. Like I started it yesterday and I'm at 50% already.
00:01:33
Speaker
Um, it's very easy to read. Like it just like reads really easy, which I don't necessarily think is a bad thing. Um, or necessarily a good thing. I think that's just the thing about this book, you know, an objective truth for me. As somebody who's worked in restaurants though, there's so much in here that I'm like, they had to have worked in restaurants before because there's so much in here that's accurate. Uh, and then I am still listening to the prisoner's throne, which like, Kayla, I don't know how you felt, but I, dude, I'm stuck.
00:02:04
Speaker
I will say that I think I should have, well, like I said, I think the stolen heir was better, but also I think I should have reread the stolen heir prior to this because I was like, I don't know who you are. I was just kind of vibe and I was just kind of get through it, but I will say, I think the end picks up a lot and then I think
00:02:28
Speaker
I'm really excited for what she drops at a certain moment that is very clearly going to be her next novel in Elle fame that I'm like, it sounds really fun and exciting. So okay. Yeah, nice. Okay. Um, I have a chai latte that I made a delicious iced chai and then, um, I,
00:02:52
Speaker
I'm in between books right now, so I'm actually currently not reading anything. I just finished within 24 hours in a historical romance. Yup. Yup. They are laced with drugs. I can't even lie. Do that. At least the ones that I'm reading. Because last week in a day, I read The Duke It's Even by Joanna Shoop. And when I posted that, everybody was like, oh my god.
00:03:18
Speaker
I love this series. I love this one. I think the fourth one, which it was the fourth one that I read, is like the most universally agreed upon best one in the series. And so they're like, books two and three are good. Book one wasn't very good. But books two and three are really good. So you should go back and read book three. So I read book three. I like that one too. That one is called
00:03:40
Speaker
the bride goes rogue. I had a really great time. Like they're fun. What can I say? And when you are ready to start your Lisa Kleypas journey, please talk to me. Okay. You can tell me because you can just send it right after. And I will. Okay. Um, but yeah, I'm having a good time. So I'm not currently
00:04:02
Speaker
reading or listening to anything. I think I'm gonna read next, Sarah Hogle's new book, which I have the arc of that I keep forgetting I have the arc of and it comes out. That pretty green cover, right? Yeah, and it comes out at the beginning of April, which actually by the time that this episode comes out, I'm pretty sure the book will be out. So I need to read that and submit my review because I keep forgetting I have that. So I think I'm gonna do that. And then if you guys have any audio book recs, I'd gladly take them.
Current Beverages and Book Choices
00:04:28
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I am drinking
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Speaker
a coffee that I made at home that is going to make me shit in like 30 minutes. So let's get a move on. Yeah, I feel it. Kayla, does Chai have the same effect? Like, does it? Yeah. Damn. I don't think it's as bad as coffee drinkers experience, but like maybe like an hour. I'm like, oh, I got to go. Yeah. So I'm drinking and then I am reading two books right now. I'm listening to a book called Guys Girl by Emma Noyes.
00:05:01
Speaker
And at the beginning of this book, there is this really big author's note was not it's just a very, it's a very in your face author. No, that sounds bad. There's an author's note describing the subject matter. And this book follows a girl who has bulimia and like the author herself, like wrote this from her own personal experiences. And it's a romance.
00:05:26
Speaker
it's it's written in third person dual POV but it's so like it's I don't know how to describe it the third person of it all because it is very like I feel like someone is like just watching these characters and then writing down everything that they that they did does that make sense instead of like another like
00:05:45
Speaker
I'm trying to think of another third person where it's like I feel like I'm in their head. I don't know. It's not bad. Maybe it's because I'm listening to it and it's like the narrator is taking that approach with it too. And then next. I don't know. But I'm learning so much about Bulimia, guys. Because she's like, you probably think like...
00:06:04
Speaker
It's always like people running to the bathroom after they eat something and like sticking their finger down their throat and like throwing up. No, it's not that. She's like, I don't I don't want to get into it, but it's like it's a lot more sly and that makes it a lot more sad of like how they can get away with it.
00:06:21
Speaker
Yeah, so I'm reading that.
New Book Discovery: 'Definitely Better Now'
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Love triggering my ED. And then I am, no, I'm listening to that. And then I'm reading a book called It's an Arc. I literally was just like scrolling that galley. I don't know why I was doing that, but scrolling that galley. And I saw this book and it was called Definitely Better Now. And like the cover was just cute. It was like this girl, like sitting on a couch, like just bent over and like her life was in disarray. So I was like, oh, what's this about? And it's a girl who's 26 and has just completed one year of sobriety.
00:06:50
Speaker
So I was like, oh. So it's called Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson. It's her debut. And so far, guys, it's really good. I'm not super far into it, but it's really well written and I'm really enjoying it. Do you know what's so crazy? It's like, I feel like every time that you just pick a random book that you've never heard of and start reading it, you like discover a gem. And every time I do that, I'm like sludging through ass. Like, what is the gift?
00:07:19
Speaker
I love it. I don't get it. I'm trying. I'm not too far into it, but I will report back. I think I'll finish it sometime this week, but I am really enjoying it. And I hate like I know Gracie made that video. That's like you always say like, oh, for debut, for debut. But like there are good debuts. Like you can write a really good first novel. And I think this will fall into like that category.
00:07:47
Speaker
So yeah, I think it's good that I'm taking a break from like standard romance. Cause I was like getting a little burnt out, like, shut up. I don't care that you're in love. I guess not. It's just like, I'm like, you know, like, okay.
00:08:02
Speaker
Yeah, you go through waves. I understand. I like have made a list of like kind of books I know are going to be a little bit shitty that I want to listen to on audio just because like I need a little break from because I have read so many incredible books this year. But I'm like, yeah, I think I can like fucking put on in the background and not really care, you know.
00:08:21
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Yeah, I don't want to spend money either. So you guys, whenever you look at Brandi's tracker and you look at the last few books she's read, you know how
TV Recommendations: 'Modern Family'
00:08:29
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she thought about them. Yeah, also like I just feel like this month I've been not reading as much, which feels really good. Me too. January and February I was on fire but this month I'm like slowing down. I'm just watching Modern Family guys.
00:08:42
Speaker
Yay, dude, that Daniel and I started watching that during the pandemic from the beginning. It's so fun. That is a fucking banger of a show. It's so easy to put on in the background. It's so fucking funny. And like every character is just hilarious. And it still blows my mind to this day that Eric Stone Street is not gay in real life. Yeah.
00:09:01
Speaker
he just like bodies cam so well i've seen a handful of episodes so i've seen like a lot of clips and stuff yeah um but like where i'm at right now i'm only in season two so lily's like still a baby but gloria just pierced her ears she's like like she just wants a girl so bad i know that she's gonna get pregnant again i fucking love jade i just love everyone and their kid are so fucking dumb
00:09:23
Speaker
I was talking with one of Daniel's friends recently about the live action Avatar. And I was like, I just don't know why they didn't find a better actor for Aang. And they're like, oh, he's a kid. He's a kid. It comes down to directing at that point, blah, blah, blah. I was like, plug in. Watch this. Watch these kids act because there are great child actors out there. Oh, my God. The kid who plays Luke, he should have won an Emmy. He's so good fun. Oh, Kayla's like,
00:09:49
Speaker
All right. I'm so happy for you. Got the yacht police over here. Sorry, I just love the yacht, Kayla. I can't help it. The yacht police. Did I say anything? No. You gave a sense of what this means. Anyway, OK.
Tier-Ranking Fake Dating Books
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Speaker
We asked you to submit your favorite fake dating books.
00:10:16
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and we picked 22. We're gonna tier rank 22 of those fake dating books. Kendra, will you read our tiers for us, please? Yes, and yesterday we all got on FaceTime to name our tiers and work it out because we wanna do this again with different tropes and different things. So we wanted to make the categories broad so we can just reuse them. So in our top tier, our S tier. Yeah, what would the S tier would be?
00:10:44
Speaker
We're going to just call that God tier. Like we were trying to come up with something funnier and clever for like the best of the best, but God tier is just not just what they are. Yeah. And then underneath that we have laced with drugs. So like, you know, we had fun objectively. They might not be the best. It might not be for every, everyone, you know, but we loved it. We would recommend it. Yeah. Um, and then we have, ooh, close try again. I feel like those are for like,
00:11:09
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the three, 3.5, maybe even some four stars. You're like, Oh, I see what you did there. Almost had it. Yeah. Yeah. Better luck next time. And then we have I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you. And those are the books that like you went in with high expectations.
00:11:24
Speaker
And just everything went bad. And then Brandy came up with this one. It's checking the Barnes and Noble return policy. These are the books that you're DNFing. You're like, fuck no. No. Why do I spend money on this? Yeah, support your local libraries. And then we have we'll believe it when we see it. And those are the books that like we've heard a lot about, but we haven't read it for whatever reason.
00:11:51
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So we were deciding, do we all want to make our own tier ranking or should we challenge ourselves to make like a BYO one? And we did this with like a top 10 of last year and it was so fun. Like we made a collective top 10 list. And so we decided that that's how we want to treat this. We are going to be ranking this as a group, which may cause some friendships to end. Just kidding. But we are, we are going to do it as a collective.
00:12:22
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Yeah, I think most things will agree on, but I think there will be a few outliers where we'll have some discussions. Ready? Yes, Brandi put all the books on a spinny wheel and she's gonna spin it.
00:12:43
Speaker
There are like a couple like marriage of conveniences that were submitted. We threw them on here. We might do a separate one for marriage of convenience as a whole, but we were like, that counts. And like we said, you guys submitted these. The broader scope, the broader scope. Fake relationship. Yeah. Yeah. And we wanted to make sure that we were like taking from what you guys said. Okay. Here's our first one starting with
00:13:08
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The Spanish love deception by Lena Armist. I don't even like know where to start. I think I know where Kendra would rank it. I think Kendra would rank it. I think she would rank it. I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you because I think if I remember right.
00:13:25
Speaker
You read this. No, I do remember, right? This is right. You read this during Spicy Girl Summer back in 2021 or two. One. And a lot of people, including myself, told her to read that one because they thought that she would really like it. So I think she had a high expectations because everybody was like telling her to read it and she was thoroughly disappointed, which honestly, looking back, I really liked this book. However, I think looking back,
00:13:54
Speaker
my tastes have changed and my expectations have been set higher. So I would not be opposed to putting that in the green category, which is I was rooting for you, we were all rooting for you.
00:14:08
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see and would you put it below that? I see okay this is like another fun conversation we were having yesterday when we were talking about the logistics of this episode is like are we ranking it on the believability of the fake dating or how much we like the book we decided that's gonna be a mixture of both for all of them um for this one I liked it while they were fake dating the second that they turned
00:14:29
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Yeah, like real. That's when it lost me. I did end up giving this three stars. So I would be putting it and I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you personally. OK. Yeah, I think I agree. I would put it. I would put it there. OK. That book was nice. Whoa. All right. I didn't like it. And like I've never read an Elena Armas book since. I mean, why did it. Why I don't think it was great.
00:14:58
Speaker
It took like halfway to the book for them to even like start the fake dating of it all. Right? Like, it took like 150 hundred. It took a while. It was a long book for a typical romance book. Yeah. So. Yeah, but I think she's been tried published. She's had to pair a lot of that down. I would be curious to see like some of her newest releases just to see how far she's come if she has.
00:15:28
Speaker
but I haven't read another one since either so I can't tell you. This is like a pet peeve in mine and I'm pretty sure like everyone has this pet peeve no matter where you're from but like she's from where? Spain. So like obviously like I know she's not American and so she was like writing Americans and like I read the tradition, not the traditional, I read the indie published version of this. Me too. I remember one of my biggest gripes was that Erin Blackford
00:15:55
Speaker
didn't speak using contractions. We're Americans. We're all, no, we're always gonna- I do not like this. Cut shit. And like he didn't use contractions at all. And I was like, how did no one catch that? I wonder, I would love to know if it got caught, like when they got trad published, but anyways.
00:16:17
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Yeah, so that one lands. Oh, we all agree. Yay. All right, next one. Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter. None of us have read it. Yeah. We'll believe it when we see it. People love it though. People really love that book, yeah. I just don't know if I can read about high schoolers, but I read YA. I don't know. Yeah, I was just going to say, you like
00:16:41
Speaker
I think you could do it. I think it's like the way that people talk about this book. I'm like, should this be? You know what I mean? Yeah. People say that her YA is better than her adult because I read one adult book of hers and I was like, oh, no. OK. All right. We'll believe it when we see it. Next. Yours Truly by Abby Van Ness. I mean, I mean, do we need to say anything?
00:17:07
Speaker
I don't know. Granted, this isn't my personal favorite. I'll be him in his book and it's not Kendra's personal favorite. I'll be him in his book. However, it's not brandy's personal favorite anymore either. Oh, that's true. It's not brandy's anymore either. I feel sick to say Jacob and Brie brandy's share. I have said every single time I've talked about just for the summer being my favorite new favorite. I'll be him in his book every single time I say, but Jacob's still my favorite character.
00:17:31
Speaker
She's like, Jacob, I need you to know I still love you so much. I personally would still put it in God tier. I would too. Even from the fake dating standpoint of it all, like, hey, you need a favor, I need a favor. Yeah. And it's not for ridiculously outlandish reasons. It's almost like it wasn't even an exchange. It was like, I did a favor because you did me a favor. Yeah, that's exactly what it is. Side note.
00:18:00
Speaker
As of recording this, this video came out yesterday, so it'll be a couple weeks old by the time it comes out. But if you haven't seen, go to Abby Jimenez's Instagram and watch the video that she put out about how this book like literally physically changed somebody's life.
Emotional Impact of 'Yours Truly'
00:18:17
Speaker
It like brought me to tears. It was so good. I love this book so much. I love Abby Jimenez so much. That woman is the best. I love her so much. God tier. Yeah.
00:18:28
Speaker
Yeah. Okay, next. This one is That Kind of Guy by Stephanie Archer. Which, Kale, have you read this one? I have not read this one. So okay, I have. Okay, I convinced this. Okay, this book is so ridiculous. But it knows it's ridiculous. And I think that I love. And like, I like fake dating a lot when
00:18:58
Speaker
they really play into it and like put the characters in like funny antics and like they had to like really sell that they were fake dating because like he wants to be mayor of their little small coastal town but like obviously when you're in politics like it looks better when you're married so like they get um they start fake dating and they get engaged um and they you know they actually like get like fake like they get married right
00:19:20
Speaker
or they're planning the wedding. I think they're like planning the wedding. Yeah. I would put it in lace with drugs. That's where I would put it. I would put it there or an ooh close nice try. I will say that like I ate this audiobook up. It's duet narration. One of the first duets I listened to and of like contemporary romance. I just think like for a series opener, like it was so solid.
00:19:47
Speaker
And I do have plans to revisit the rest of the series. I think it might be the best in the series. I'm really excited because Steven Dexter and Vanessa Edwin do the third book and it's duet narration. Oh, I really like the third book too. I would rank it like the first book, the third book, fourth and the last. Yeah.
00:20:09
Speaker
I remember you told me that you thought right when you read it and then I listened to it, you said that the second one wasn't great. I'm in the minority when it comes to that because a lot of people like the second one and I was just like, I don't like that trope, I guess. Me either, inexperienced girl. Yeah. I don't like that either. Okay, I don't have big enough feelings the other way to not put it in lace with drugs because I enjoyed it, so we can put it there for sure.
00:20:34
Speaker
Good for me. Honestly Kayla, if you could you said you're in between books if you wanted something easy like you should give me a try I think you might like it. See if it's on maybe.
00:20:45
Speaker
it's not bad at all like she's a good writer stephanie archer okay next one the deal by elle kennedy i have not read this one you haven't i texted yesterday when we saw this submitted i was like oh i forgot that they fake dated in this yeah yeah me too i mean because we like ken and i both read this probably what like three
00:21:05
Speaker
four years ago. Something like that. I don't either. I do remember that when I read it, I thought it was the epitome of literature. Not actually, not actually, but like, I mean, like I, cause you know, I was just getting back into reading. It was like, you know, one of my first adult contemporary romances. So I was like having the absolute time of my life. I was like five stars, amazing, beautiful, et cetera.
00:21:26
Speaker
I gave the deal. I think I remember our buddy read this with JB and it was our first buddy read that we ever did. I remember watching you guys' lives on out this. And we like went in I think with like so low expectations that like what we got we were like oh like this is actually like pretty good. Yeah. Obviously now like listening to I remember oh I remember now I told Gracie to read this and Gracie did what I do
00:21:50
Speaker
And once I read something, I'm like, oh, here's everything that's fucking wrong with this book. And she tore it to shreds. And I was like, oh, oh, oh my God. But like, honestly, it was fun. It was fun. I think it's laced with drugs. I think it's laced with drugs. I can't deny it. Like, especially, I mean.
00:22:10
Speaker
Elle Kennedy herself. Yeah. But that series, that first time, that was a good time. Like, I can't even lie to you. That third book. Oh, my God. That's my. Yeah. It's such. He's like, he's like, baby. Just that one. But like, Kayla knows by you saying that one thing, it's like, that's oh, that book is so good.
00:22:39
Speaker
Honestly, Brandy, if you were to read one off campus book, read that one. Read the score. You don't have to read. Don't read the fourth one. A lot of people write or die for the fourth one. I'm like, why? I just want to be different. But this book, The Deal is, I think, the second best in that series. I think the score and then The Deal. This is back when Kayla and I agreed on everything. Yep.
00:23:02
Speaker
TBT. OK. Yeah. You guys are putting in laced with drugs. All right. Sounds good. Next one. Why is this kind of easy so far? I'm a little nervous. Ooh. OK. Next one. Take a hint, Danny Brown. I haven't read this one. Oh. Oh. I'm sorry. This is my favorite. No, Brown is probably my favorite, actually. I think in the Brown sisters.
00:23:34
Speaker
I really liked this one. Why did they need a fake date again? I always hear people talk about the guy. They were fake dating because he has he is perfect. They were fake dating because like he works at a nonprofit and I don't remember why what's in it for her but like she like twists her ankle and he carries her off and it goes viral. Oh, that's
Fake Dating in 'Take a Hint, Dani Brown'
00:23:52
Speaker
why. Yeah. And then his nonprofit started like blowing up. So that's why they were doing I can't remember what's in it for Danny though. I would put this in lace with drugs because I
00:24:01
Speaker
But then I feel bad because I don't remember. I really liked the book, though. I think it was like I love Danny. I remember that she's like one of the characters that I read about. I do think Zafir is like. Such a great character and like because I read this so early in getting into romance books, like he was such a great example of like such a soft man who is like really in touch with his own emotions and like stuff like that, which I just.
00:24:28
Speaker
I love. So got to your laser because I also remember like I loved this one a lot more than I liked Get a Life Chloe Brown. I thought Get a Life Chloe Brown was kind of boring. I'm good with Lace with Drugs if you guys are good. Okay, let's do Lace with Drugs. I think just looking at our variety of all the different books that we have on here, I think most of them will fall. I think Lace with Drugs will be our biggest category. Yeah, probably. Like we have all very loudly said that we love fake dating.
00:24:58
Speaker
Yeah. Oh, we'll have to do a trope that like we hate. Yeah. But we don't read a lot of books with tropes. Okay. All right. Next one. Happy place by Emily Henry. Oh, I know where this is going for me. Immediately when this came to my head and like my gut,
00:25:23
Speaker
My gut reaction was I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you. Because I mean, that's like always the case, right? With Emily Henry books, we always have pretty high expectations. And this one fell below. Like, it is what it is. Yeah. Any different thoughts? Yeah, no. I think like, especially in relation to the trope, I was like so excited.
Disappointment with 'Happy Place'
00:25:43
Speaker
I was like, oh, my God, Emily Henry fake dating. Like, that's crazy. And then like the fake dating was just like so unnecessary and ridiculous. And like, honestly, part of the reason that I hated
00:25:52
Speaker
I don't hate that book, but part of the reason that I disliked it so much was because we've talked about this at length, but why are you lying to your best friends? This is why I think everybody should read The Ex-Vows by Jessica Joyce. Dude, it's on the list. I really liked that book. I liked The Friend Group, but in that book, it was good.
Enjoyment of 'The Front Runner'
00:26:16
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Next, The Friend Runner by Elsie Silver. I have not read this book. Love this book.
00:26:23
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I love this book. Like it's making top three LC books for me. It's in my top five. It's I don't think it's my top three, because my favorite of this series was a false start. But I also really, really love this book, but I would still put it with inlays with drugs. Would you put it God's here? You put it God's here.
00:26:49
Speaker
okay well but like i understand that this isn't gonna hit for every single person but like well i don't know i mean not first of all not everybody right exactly like that's what i'm saying like but like i feel like this is like her like most ignored child like even oh the front runner less than every other fucking book she's ever written
00:27:10
Speaker
I agree. Well, I just think in general, a lot of people don't read the Gold Rush Ranch series. I think less than half of LC Silver fans have read that series, probably even less than that, honestly. But yeah, I think it's agreed upon, though, that the last two books in the series are the best ones. The series gets better as you go along.
00:27:31
Speaker
So they're fake dating. Okay. Now it's been a while. Brandon and I were discussing this before we recorded. We were like, what happened? Um, they agreed to three fake dates. And I know at least on Stefan's side, he wants to use like her veterinary services. Like he's trying to get her to be a vet for a lot of the, or just his, his ranch. And then she's like, she's like trying to help. What are she doing? She's like trying to help a full, like,
00:27:59
Speaker
I don't care exactly remember who it is. Oh yeah, she needs, because a fool from Gold Rush needs a mom because his mom died. And he said, yeah, you can bring it here if you go on three fake dates with me. Right, okay, okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. Is he trying to woo her? Yes, exactly. Did he say he said I'm gonna woo you? Yeah, I mean, so it's like, it's fake dating, but like his feelings are still like... And he's like very honest with her about it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's been asking out for like years.
00:28:29
Speaker
um i'm fine with laced with drugs that's fine okay okay oh because it is oh my god i need to read it it really is i'm excited for the new covers they're so good they look so good i'm gonna buy them oh i hate that person who does uh lord asher's covers did
00:28:45
Speaker
Oh, really? Okay. Okay. For her, get paid girl. Next one is Honey and Spice.
Celebrating 'Honey and Spice'
00:28:54
Speaker
I love this book. God's here for me. Yeah. Yeah. That's good with me. Well, that was like so easy. That book was so funny. And like why they were fake dating made sense.
00:29:05
Speaker
the audiobook is so good you guys like if you haven't if you're interested in reading this book which you absolutely should you should listen to the audiobook it is so well acted it is so funny i remember exactly where i was when i was listening to this book and like i feel like it was i love in fake dating when you can like clearly see like the fall of like oh i am like starting to like actually have real feelings and it's like that book does the fall so well
00:29:29
Speaker
Yeah, they're not like shocked. And there's like very little miscommunication in that book. Like they're just like really like, yeah, I don't know. It's not stupid miscommunication, which is like a common, you know, fault of fake dating books.
00:29:42
Speaker
Also, Bolu, where are you? Where is she? Oh yeah, isn't the book supposed to come out this year? When this book came out in 2022, there was an interview that she did, Bolu Babolola for those that don't know. She did an interview where she was like, yeah, there's going to be a follow up to this book.
00:30:02
Speaker
And can I, should I say what it is? I mean, she said what it is. It's going to be a second chance between Malachi and Kiki because they break up afterwards. And she said it was going to come out. Not in the book has a happy ending. Yeah. Sorry. The book has a happy ending in Honey and Spice. Obviously it's a romance book, but like this is years later, years later. Yeah. And which I think is like so smart.
00:30:24
Speaker
I know. They were in college. Yeah. Right. So she said that there was going to be a follow up to this book that happens years later. And we've heard nothing since fingers crossed. Girlie pop. Where are you? Hey girl. Come save us, please. Next one. This is the one where we were like, should we take it off? It's a marriage of convenience. And they were like, no terms and conditions by Lauren Asher. That's me as God's here. But
00:30:55
Speaker
I mean definitely in the top god tier or lazy drug. I could easily convince myself that it's god tier because I love so much about that book. Literally the only reason is because Declan is so mean at the end.
00:31:12
Speaker
but then iris like doesn't take it you know like she fucking stands like she pushes back against him but like okay this is like we said we could do like a whole thing with like marriage of convenience we could do like a whole thing with billionaires but i was like she got so much out of it and i think that was a good thing like obviously like it was mainly just for him but she was like okay i'm gonna get paid and he spends like all this money on her and like takes her on trips and like
00:31:40
Speaker
Yeah, it was just, I was like, I just, I was in my bed giddy reading this book, like in a day. I'm fine with God tier, Kayla. I personally would put it in links with drugs, but I'm fine with God tier. I'm fine with God tier. Okay. You hate seeing black people happy. I knew that was coming. I knew it.
Top-Tier Romance in 'The Right Move'
00:32:04
Speaker
Literally, I got here. You hate seeing black Americans happy.
00:32:13
Speaker
i wish it was february still because then i wouldn't cut up it would just be okay the next one is the right move by liz tomford again i mean i mean that was in wait no it wasn't was it in my top books of
00:32:34
Speaker
It was in mine. Last year? It was in our honorable mentions. Yeah, it was in Brandy and I's honorable mentions. We talked about this. If I were to reread that, I don't know if I would feel the same. I wish I didn't. From holding on to the first time magic of it all. Really, Brandy? Only because on my reread, I was like, this is too long. Oh, OK. Here's the thing with that book. I rated that book five stars. However, I can see when people are like, this is too long. I'm like, yeah, I'd probably agree.
00:33:04
Speaker
But to me, it's five stars. So I guess I guess by that logic, we can put it in lace with drugs. But to me, like me personally, it's God tier. But I yeah, I think even just like with fake dating, it could be God tier a little bit just because like he's doing it too. I just I love. I love why they have to do it. And like when they like go camping and like I know. OK, so when you got here, I don't know.
00:33:31
Speaker
I'm fine with God's here, honestly. I think that book is so fucking sweet and I think some of the best romance moments that I read last year were in that book. It's so thoughtful. It's tender, but it's also so hot. I'm just caught up with the man that you are. Dude, I'm holding out hope for... Me too. Play along. I get caught up 4.25. I liked that book.
00:33:59
Speaker
Yeah, me too. But by the time this episode comes out, we will have met Liz. Sweet Grace. I can't wait. Okay, next one is The Love Hypothesis by Allie Hazelwood.
Merits of 'The Love Hypothesis'
00:34:18
Speaker
I think what's so funny is when this book came out, I got this book in a book of the month subscription when I still had that and it was an early release in that box. Me too. You did too? Yeah. I actually skipped that month because I was like, what the fuck is this? And then I saw Pauline read it and be obsessed with it. So I went back and unskipped and got it.
00:34:41
Speaker
oh nice yeah so yeah i read it um yeah around that same time and i mean i adored it loved it i think it's so funny now to you know look back and people will be like well this sucks this would never happen of course it would never happen like i don't know
00:34:59
Speaker
people annoy me so much there was this one video that was like yes problematic oh my god yeah there's a there's a video that i sent to our group chat where um this person was talking about how this book is so problematic in um you know the profession of you know education and things like that and i was just like girl like it's not that serious it's really not that serious what do people read this book and then like think that that's okay to like have it
00:35:27
Speaker
to go kiss their professors. Nobody's going to go kiss their professors. And if they do, I think that's definitely on. Also, he's not even her professor. He's just a professor. Yeah. Yes. Yes. Um, so yeah, like I think back then I was like, Oh my God, five stars. I still really liked this book. It's so much fun.
00:35:47
Speaker
I think it's so much fun and like Ali Hazel would really like made her mark on the community with this book. It will not be forgotten. It is iconic. I would put it in Lace with Drugs. If the deal is in Lace with Drugs, I think that the love-up process gets to be in the Lace with Drugs. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. I'm totally good with that. I did rate this book Five Stars and I won't change it, even though if I probably reread it, I probably wouldn't rate it Five Stars.
00:36:15
Speaker
But yeah, I definitely wouldn't put it down here. Okay. Where does it fall in your like Ali Hazelwood? Checking me love theoretically, bride, the love hypothesis. I thought bride was higher for you. I did too. I thought it was like number one or two for you. Um, I thought about it. I reread it.
00:36:38
Speaker
Don't you hate when that happens? Dude, it's the audio. Kendra, you haven't read it yet, right? No, I'm gonna physically read it. Yes, don't listen to the audio. Okay, next is Twisted Lies by Anna Wong. None of us have read it. I've not read. We'll believe it when we see it. Yeah, I know Kendra, you read the first one and you didn't love it. I shan't be seeing. I don't think I'm an Anna Wong girl. Me neither. Okay.
00:37:07
Speaker
Next one. Fake it till you bake it by Jamie Wesley. Oh, okay. I feel bad saying close try again. I think in a positive way. Yeah, in a positive way. Like, it just it wasn't the best book. There are definitely things I would change about it. But I look back on that book, like I would never tell someone not to read it. Like, kill Did you read this one?
00:37:35
Speaker
I have not read this one. Why are they fake dating? She was like a contestant on a show that's very similar to like The Bachelor and he's an NFL player that has a cupcake shop. And like she's been getting a lot of bad press because she like dumps the guy because like he was an asshole but like the public doesn't know that. So they like fake dates like help her reputation because she said that like, the reason why she she lies and says the reason why she dumped the guy is because she had like a boyfriend back home. And so then like,
00:38:04
Speaker
She ends up working at the, it's like, I kind of forget like why she has to work at the cupcake shop too. Because she, they're seen together and his cupcake shop isn't doing well. Like he owns it with like two other NFL players and they thought that them just being in the NFL was going to be like enough good press for them to like, because their cupcakes are good, but like it's not doing super well. So then they get a ton of press because he's seen with her and like, they're like, oh my God, he's the person. I agree with you, Kendra. Like I think it's like so close to being a great book, but it is a good book.
00:38:34
Speaker
And like, if you just want to, it's good on audio too. Like, yeah, and I want to read her next book as well. It got pushed back. It doesn't come out now until like, end of the year. But it's going to follow another NFL player and like another girl and like, it was so cool because like she made it to her like this NFL team.
Jealousy and Romance in 'Fake It Till You Bake It'
00:38:55
Speaker
She did this thing that I love when black authors do this, like almost everyone that you see in this book is black.
00:38:59
Speaker
And so like the owner of the NFL team was like also like this older black woman who's like a mentor. It was just like character wise, really great plot wise, a little wonky at times. One of my favorite jealousy moments that I've ever read comes from this book. And I think about it often, after they start fake dating, he and his two best friends who own the coffee or cupcake shop decide to sit down and like binge hurl whole season of The Bachelor.
00:39:25
Speaker
and he's getting jealous watching her and he's like in his head he's like I know that she's gonna say no to him at the end but he's still all jealous oh my god that sounds good another example of like a huge buff strong dude just being like also like very soft and good yeah like yeah I liked it I liked it I liked it yeah I don't think that uclose is necessarily a bad thing okay yes yeah yeah it can be but not for this one
00:39:51
Speaker
Yes, exactly. Listen to our tone when we're talking about these, you guys. Okay, next one is Little Blake Farms by B.K. Morrison. You guys should see Kendra's face right now. Oh! Are you checking the Barnes & Noble return policy, Kendra? No, you're not. You are not. I personally would put it in, I was rooting for you. Yeah.
00:40:21
Speaker
Yeah. I mean, I really like this series, obviously.
Critique of 'Lovelight Farms'
00:40:27
Speaker
So does Brandy. But this one is my least, well, is it? No, yeah, it is my least favorite of the series. This one for me falls in close try again, because I think the fake dating of it all is silly. And it took them like halfway through the book to start fake dating, even though it was introduced so early, like,
00:40:49
Speaker
I'm OK with it. I'm OK with. Yeah, I'm I'm OK with that one, too. OK. You put it there before we even agree.
00:40:58
Speaker
I'm so sorry I wasn't going to let that one go lower than that. I wouldn't either. I wouldn't either. Okay. There you go. I just like was watching it in the corner. I was like, that's funny. Interesting. I'm okay with that being there. Okay. This one is going to be an interesting one. The next one is the fake mate by Lana Ferguson. Okay.
00:41:22
Speaker
okay so if I remember right they are fake mating or fake dating laugh track they are pretending to be fake mates
00:41:38
Speaker
Because on her end, it's kind of flimsy. I think it's more flimsy than maybe his because she is basically just like trying to get her grandma off her back, get her grandma off her back. And then he is he's like in this universe. Is this a spoiler? Is this a spoiler? Could I say it? I don't think so. Description. Yeah.
00:41:59
Speaker
He's like an alpha, right? And so- And unmated alphas aren't allowed to hold positions of power. Position. And so he's trying to basically move up in his job, but he's unmated and he's also trying to hide the fact that he is an alpha. And so he decides to, they mutually agree to become fake mates. And she's an Omega.
00:42:26
Speaker
Yeah. So it's a whole thing. I enjoyed this book. I had a good time. It wasn't my favorite book, but I had a good time. Like that's me personally, though. This one for me falls in. I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you because. Well.
00:42:50
Speaker
I just like got I was so bored with the smut by the time that she wanted to heat. Really? You know what? Okay, you know what I will say though? Did you read The Nanny by Lana Ferguson? Okay, I did read The Nanny last year. And let me tell you what, I think that this book was a massive improvement over The Nanny.
00:43:17
Speaker
the nanny and my friend or our friend Selena also Grace she read this book to the nanny that is and let me just tell you it was like it was supposed to be like he falls for the nanny type of type of situation no no shifters in this one it's just normal humans but
Mixed Feelings on 'The Fake Mate'
00:43:36
Speaker
let me tell you they start having sex like 30% in and it doesn't stop but it's so
00:43:40
Speaker
It's like every chapter. And it was so annoying, like at a certain point, it was just like, why are why are we here? Like, this is stupid. This is silly. This is not like there's just no point. So I think it was an improvement. His name is Noah in the fake me, right? Yeah. I just don't think he had a personality. That's fair enough. I would put it in a close close try again. Kenner, what do you what do you think?
00:44:10
Speaker
You can I know you don't even read it, but you have to be the deciding factor because I don't think that Brandy and I are going to agree. Just let me throw this. Oh, I bumped this up to two and a half speed. Oh, I thought you were going to say two and a half stars. Just based on like vibes and like seeing what people like looking at some. I would put it in. I was rooting for you. I don't think I wouldn't enjoy this book that much. OK.
00:44:39
Speaker
I also like read it right after bride because I was like in my shift. Oh, well, I mean, oh, OK. But don't I could I could be wrong. I could read this book and like love it. But I just I don't know. And we'll make that change if that happens. I don't think that I don't think that you would enjoy it that much. Kind of like you wouldn't probably rate it higher than a four. You're saying that like they they have sex too much. I'm already annoyed. Like, is that OK? But I put it in. OK.
00:45:08
Speaker
Just know that I don't personally agree to the listeners out there. But go ahead. But yeah. OK. Next one is Hopeless by Elsie Silver. I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you. Yeah. We love you, Elsie. Yeah. That's where. And I think what, for me, it's like,
00:45:33
Speaker
I almost actually like weren't engaged. I wish it was just like we were dating. Like the engagement felt a little too like serious for like how long they had known each other. And like, I don't, and like the reason why they were doing it was like help her against her family. But then like we barely even saw her family in the book. We got like one or two scenes with them and it's just not the best. And then Bo too, like there was so much buildup for him and he was just kind of like, oh. Fell flat. Do you know what my biggest issue with this book was?
00:46:03
Speaker
Big spoiler, fast forward 30 seconds if you haven't read Hopeless and you're going to. When I found out that he owned that fucking bar and was letting her work there seven days a week instead of just giving everybody a raise. Yeah, that's shitty. You're done. Yeah. It wasn't like the big romantic thing that like, I think she wanted it to be. It was just like, oh, he just like wasn't that good of a guy. Okay. The next one is The Plus One by Maisie Eddings.
00:46:33
Speaker
this to me fake dating alone it would be god tier book
Tier Placement Debate: 'Funny Feelings'
00:46:38
Speaker
as a whole laced with drugs i don't know i cried in this book no no i did i really liked it did i cry in this one good i like this book more than every book that's in laced with drugs that's really oh yeah
00:46:53
Speaker
yeah i do too yeah i agree so maybe we do put it in god tier okay yeah i don't know though because i don't think i feel the same way about it as i do with the other books in god tier though so it's like in that in between like i gave it like 4.254 and a half stars or something like that i think i gave it four four and a half yeah it was like it was really good i think also like the second half is better than the first yeah let's just put it in lace with drugs okay oh my god what if we had to like order them like in
00:47:23
Speaker
Plus one in the category would probably go first and then the front runner for me. Go second. All right. Just a couple left. OK. Next one is Bunny Feelings by Tara DeWitt. Well, we know where Brandy would put this. And then I think Kendra and I, I would put it, I would put it in Lace with Drugs. I don't know if Kendra agrees. But that's where I would put it. I think.
00:47:53
Speaker
If I put that kind of guy in lace with drugs, I would have to also put funny feelings in lace with drugs. If I put that kind of guy in lace with drugs, and I think funny feelings also deserves to be in lace with drugs. I liked funny feelings a lot.
00:48:09
Speaker
Um, have I, have we ever discussed this one here that I don't like the co-op or I don't think we've ever said that on the pod. Okay. Cause like, that's a reason why I liked 20 feelings so much is cause I thought it was just a lot better than the co-op, but I also did it on audio. Yeah. Okay. All right. The next one is the soulmate equation by Christina Lauren. Oh, I really like this book. I do too. This is an underrated book.
00:48:38
Speaker
I know where it would fall from Randy, it would be God Tier. I love this book. It was really good. This one I've reread and it held up. Honestly. It was really good on audio. I was just going to say, I wouldn't mind it going in God Tier, but then I was like, but that's also like putting it in the same category as like Jacob and Brie. And that's crazy. Oh, yeah, that's crazy. That's crazy to me personally, but
00:49:08
Speaker
But like I like it better than some of the books like most of the books in Lisa's drugs. So I don't know. I could be persuaded either way. I think Kendra. I really liked that book. I was really surprised by it. I don't think I gave it five stars. Yeah, me too. I didn't either.
00:49:29
Speaker
I didn't either. I gave it 4.75. Even like, I know I liked it the most out of the three of us and I still didn't give it five. I would say Lace with Drugs, but I think it's better than like a lot of the books in Lace with Drugs. Okay. Two divisive ones for our last ones. That's crazy. I see it and I'm like, I know. How to make it in Hollywood first.
Debating 'How to Fake It in Hollywood'
00:49:55
Speaker
For me?
00:49:57
Speaker
I know myself and I, that is a God tier book. I love that book so much. It introduced me to Ava Wilder. I think celebrities fake dating. Oh my God. Perfect match made in heaven. It's a God tier book for me. I don't disagree that I think the trope is well used in this book. Like I think that it's a great use of the trope, but don't say it.
00:50:25
Speaker
Don't say what. Whatever you're going to say. Where do you think? Where do you think I would put it, Kendra? I think you would put it in close. Try again. You're correct. That's where I would put it. That is just like. That like physically hurts my soul. That's crazy. And Mike, you guys both do that on audio and like I hate that. I wish you physically read it.
00:50:55
Speaker
I don't think I can put it in Lisa's jokes. I cannot put it in Lisa's jokes. Lisa's jokes is crazy. I'm sorry. Listen to me. I think that she looks so good in that art. I really think he does not. Just being honest with you.
00:51:27
Speaker
For those wondering, Kendra is holding up a piece of fan art of the two of them trying to get, she's like, guys, she's literally on her knees begging right now. She is crying, sobbing, asking for Brienne. Not actually. She may as well be. I feel like there could be a bargain here because you guys, our last book that's after this is funny story. Yeah. True. I feel like Kendra is going to be spiteful if we put this in the uglest try again.
00:51:58
Speaker
Well, okay, Kayla, hang on. Since these are our last two books, we may as well... Let's make a deal here, because... Oh, no, but it seems to be... Oh, my God! Oh, no! Because putting How to Make an Hollywood in Lace With Drugs to me is crazy. We can't. I can't. I can't. Well, I can't put funny story in Lace With Drugs or God's here. That's an ooh close try again for me.
00:52:20
Speaker
Oh my god. But we're 2v1 on the- I'll take the- Why am I always on the side of you guys? I think Kayla's gonna agree with you on Funny Story. I will take the L on Funny Story because I can't put How to Fake in Hollywood in Lace with Drug. I cannot put that in the same category as a soulmate equation and Funny Story.
00:52:40
Speaker
and the like front runner. I think yeah that book is better than all those books. I think we would agree. Okay okay wait wait hang on about funny story I would put it because it Brandy would you put it in God's cheer? Yes. I would put it in lace with drugs and then kinder would place it in ooh close try again. So that was just an average four star read for me funny story. I like funny story more than honey and spice terms and conditions and the right move. You like funny story more than
00:53:10
Speaker
Wow. Wow. I know. I know. I mean, I like that. Can I just ask like why? Whoa. Like that's what you mean. Why do you like how to fake in Hollywood? Yeah. I think we have a whole episode on why I like how to fake it in Hollywood. I think funny story to me, like the reason I like that book more is because I like the characters more.
Conflicting Views on 'Funny Story'
00:53:39
Speaker
I like the plot more.
00:53:41
Speaker
I thought it was funny. There's so many. I highlighted so much in that book. I know you don't like it and that is okay, but like I like, I like the book. I like the book. I didn't love it as someone who falls in the middle of how both of you feel about honeys or about funny story. Although I think I side a little bit more with Brandy. Um, I, I think if Brandon, Brandy and I cannot put
00:54:06
Speaker
like physically cannot put how to fake it into Hollywood in Lace With Drugs. I think that we unfortunately have to take the L, like you said, Randy, and put funny story in the same category. I don't think we need to because we're split. It should go in Lace With Drugs. If I think God tier, Kendra thinks, ooh, close, try again, and you think Lace With Drugs, then it should be in Lace With Drugs. But then like, there's just like no way that funny story, no, not funny story, that I think in Hollywood is ooh, close, try again.
00:54:37
Speaker
Because then that's when I would bring in the trope of it all. Based on that alone. That's insane. One is objectively written better. You can't say objective. I can't. Objectively writing wise, I think Ava Walter is miles ahead of B.K. Morrison.
00:55:00
Speaker
Well, I think, okay, because we have fake it till you bake it in Ooh, close try again. And you both said that the use of the trope is really well done in that book, right? So why can't how to fake it in a hot, I don't think that, I don't think it's, well, I mean, I've never read it, so I guess I can't. That's the way you can talk about it. Then maybe Love Light needs to, cause Love Light, if they're going off of the trope, then maybe Love Light should go down because the trope is not well done at all. Would you be happy, Kendra? I'm just,
00:55:29
Speaker
I'm just asking this. I don't know if we're actually going to do it, but this is just a thought. If we move Lovelight down, put how to fake it in Ooh Close Try Again and the funny story in Lace With Drugs. I don't think we should move them. I just like to me funny story. Like for me personally, like I cannot put funny story over how to fake it in Hollywood. Like that to me is just like my brain won't allow that. So they're going to be the same.
00:56:00
Speaker
Should we just have another category undecided? Like we can't agree because like. There's just no way that that I can do that. I I don't think it's 100% I think we have to vote, right? Like there's no way you can put it in God's like you literally there's no way I can physically put that in God's here. Like, I mean, that's yeah. Why? Why? Why are we what?
00:56:28
Speaker
Let's put them both in Uko's dragon then. I don't want to, no, I can't take this. Well, I mean, it's the same way that I want people to know that I don't think that, I mean, I don't, I don't ride that hard for the fake meat, so I'm not that upset about it. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
00:56:58
Speaker
Yeah, because I definitely do not feel super stressed about the fake me. I know we can't do this, but again, just going back to the trope itself, even talking with funny story, the fake dating-ness of it all was so minor and so low and like... In the same way that it was for plus one, they told only the people who needed to know. They weren't lying to their best friends. They weren't lying.
00:57:27
Speaker
to their family. I feel like in the plus one, like it was just like more obvious and like, OK, we're doing it for this wedding, for this event, for this thing. For them, it was just like, I don't know. Funny story, it felt more a little like out of the blue thrown in and then I mean, they were doing I disagree because they were doing it to go to the wedding. Yeah. Oh, that's right. I forgot so much about that book already. Forgetable. Sorry. That's crazy.
00:57:51
Speaker
I just think if we're going based off of how well the how well the trope is used I would think how to pick in Hollywood fake dating lies way better than funny story in terms of just use of trope so either they both go in ooh close try again or
00:58:09
Speaker
They both go in lace with Brooke. I know, I'm not putting funny story in Who Close Try Again. This is my spray bottle that I use with Julian. He's like, give me like, whoa. There's just like no way that How to Pick a Hollywood isn't Who Close Try Again. Maybe we let the people decide. No. This is an arc.
00:58:36
Speaker
Guys, I don't think we're gonna agree. I think we're gonna have to. You just, Kayla, leave them. Stand for something. We agree. Okay, then I think that, I mean, if you want me to say where I think, how to figure out how would she go, you already know. I think it should go into a close try again. It is not laced with drugs. I'm so sorry. It is laced with drugs. It is. It is. It is. You just don't do the right drugs. I do the right drugs. That was laced with drugs. Again, touching the trees.
00:59:04
Speaker
That book is so fucking good. You and he got that fucking poster for her. Are you kidding me? You guys are hurting my feelings. You're hurting mine. We're doing the exact same thing. You were like, I said I love this book and he went, why? We're like in a Mexican standoff right now. This is not going to...
00:59:29
Speaker
This is crazy. I mean, if we're going, if this is a democracy, then we already know where these things are going. This is not a democracy. Yes, it is. Why is this not a democracy? Why? Why? Because it's not. Are you a dictator now? Is that what this is? Yes. Guys, like, I think also, like, let's let's let's be for real. No.
00:59:55
Speaker
No. No. Nobody. No. Again, I'm I feel like a sports commentator and it's we're in the Canva template and Brady story. Funny story. Funny story isn't out yet, right? But how do we get Hollywood is?
01:00:19
Speaker
And I feel like, no, no, no, I'm not done. I'm not done.
Closing Remarks and Unresolved Tensions
01:00:22
Speaker
I feel like more people when we did our episode on How to Think in Hollywood agreed with me. But truthfully, but truthfully, truthfully, I think a lot of people when they agree about not liking a book are more likely to engage in a story like if you posted something about funny story, you know, like
01:00:39
Speaker
like that it was just okay. I think more people are likely to engage with that and agree with that, rather than like if somebody was like, oh my god, I love this book. I love this book. Then more people should have agreed with us on the podcast episode than with Kendra. Yeah. Because. About funny story? No, about how to fake it. Oh. Well, I mean, that was that whole, we did an entire episode on defending a book. So that's, I think that's a little bit different. But that's me. So like I said, they either both girl or they know one girl.
01:01:10
Speaker
I feel like that, that, that meme of like, I will blow my brains out. Okay. If that's the case, then like I can put that. Wait, what are you for typing?
01:01:40
Speaker
I think that's, I think that settles it. I think that's what we're going to have to do. And then yeah, go to our Instagram at bring your own pod. B R I N G Y O U R P O D. And tell us where you think those last two books should go. Funny stories and arc half these people haven't read it yet. Well, when you, when you get around to reading it,
01:02:05
Speaker
Come back and tell us. It actually probably comes out a couple of weeks after this episode airs. Yes. So come back and tell us. And those of you who have already read the art, then let me know. I don't think I've ever seen Kendra speak with such vigor before. She's so, wow. I'm kind of scared.
01:02:25
Speaker
This like genuinely hurts my soul. Bro, it hurts my soul. Money's story being in the same category as fake it till you bake it is insane to me. As a love light is insane to me. Yeah. I don't, okay. How to make it in Hollywood shouldn't even be near love light farms or how to fake it till you bake it. Like, love light farms, and again, I would put that book a lot lower. Ladies. Ladies.
01:02:52
Speaker
Let's nope. Nope. I think we have to and we have a whole episode on love life arms, too I think we have to quit Kayla. Yeah, please like let's keep going At certain point I think it becomes unhealthy which is why you have to stop this hurts me, too
01:03:11
Speaker
No, I don't think funny stories should be that low. You agree with me. We both think that funny stories should be- Listen to me. Listen to me. I think that this should be a democracy and I think that funny stories should be above. However, I think that we would, Kinder knows where we both live. And I think that she would come with her spray bottle and she would cause havoc. And so like,
01:03:38
Speaker
I just would quit the podcast like like how to like guys that book is like so good and like And that book is just so good. I honestly blows my mind that you guys did not like it. That book is so good It's the hardest one. He didn't see his kids, but we talked about this like he's an alcoholic. Why do you want him around his fucking kids? Okay
01:04:05
Speaker
We already have an episode on this. We don't need to go back into it. I can't wait until we do another defend a book. And like one of y'all bitches have to defend a book. No, I would. Yeah. No, do it, Kayla, because then you'll have to be you always are on the side where you get to be with someone. And I'm always by myself. So you one of you two need to stand by yourself this season.
01:04:31
Speaker
Oh, bet. Bet, bet, bet. I'll come with notes. I'll have a pretty long- See, I'm never coming in malicious. I'm not coming into these books trying to make you upset. And you are- I didn't go in the funny story, Upset, though. I wanted to love that book, Brandi. I wanted to love it so bad. And then I got to the end of it and I was just like, oh. I'm saying going into the episodes. I'm saying going into the episodes. It's the Fender book. You have to come prepared. You said bet, bet, bet. I'm scared. Yeah. All right.
01:05:01
Speaker
I think this is just so I think none of us are 100% happy, but. And of course, like that spinny will save those two for last. I know that was like random. We're not all happy, but but none of us have anything in the checking the Barnes and Noble return policy category. I mean, I think this is where we end, ladies.
01:05:31
Speaker
My heart rate. Nobody's happy. This really feels like not to bring up modern family again. But I noticed that they do this thing in a lot of the episodes where like nothing gets solved. Like it just ends. That's what this feels like. And I think that's so smart. Would you have rather ended with those two or had those like at the beginning to get them? Oh, my God. If they were at the beginning, we wouldn't we wouldn't. You would still be there. Yeah. It's true.
01:06:02
Speaker
We're already going. That's crazy that we would both put both of those two places higher. Yeah. Yeah. And Kayla wouldn't put either of them in God's here. I wouldn't ask. Kayla, do you remember when we used to agree on everything? Do you remember those days where we could read a book and we'd be like, we feel the exact same? Sometimes a hive mind is not a good thing. Brandy, you know what it's going to be? You know what Kayla's going to be?
01:06:32
Speaker
What? When when Kayla reads slow dance and hates it. That's your book. That's your defender book. No. But Kayla, if you if you're like, oh, quitting, if you if you don't like that book.
01:06:45
Speaker
It's going to be a long fucking day for you. They're already threatening me about a book I haven't even read yet. That is crazy. Just read it. Like you read so fast you could have been done with it.
01:07:07
Speaker
And we could have all been sharing. We could have been playing quote relay already, but like you're denying yourself. Why do you deny yourself heaven? Literally. I told you guys I'm going to read it and I told you. Can we do this? Can we do this with fantasy books? I think that would be so much fun. That would be very fun.
01:07:30
Speaker
Let us know on our Instagram, you guys, which category should we do next? Should we do fantasy? Should we do another trope? You tell us. We're at Bring Your Own Pod. Also, if you could rate and review this episode, that would mean a lot to us. That'd help us out a lot. Tell your friends. Listen, if they want some good book recommendations. If you don't agree with us, we're glad. I'm too bad. Yeah.
01:07:53
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And like I said, go to our Instagram where this tier ranking will be posted as is. And then tell us where you think these books should go, if they should go other places. Okay. Love you. Bye.