Pick of the Week: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Hi Readers and Happy May!We're still on a reading hiatus but found this rant of an episode in our 2025 library.-----Thank you Reddit for inspiring yet another H&B episode: this week we're getting judg...

4 Maj 13min

As promised Readers, we present some of our older rant sessions on random book-adjacent topics. This episode was originally recorded in February 2025 and focused on Kindle Unlimited.--------------Is K...

13 Apr 11min

Readers, We never want books to feel like a chore or for our episodes to be an endless nitpicking critique, but we've found ourselves drifting closer to that reality. We want to return to why we start...

6 Apr 18min

While it looks fluffy and silly, Boyfriend on Demand offers a surprisingly dark commentary on modern dating. Jisoo from Blackpink and Seo In-guk (Doom At Your Service) star as almost enemy coworkers w...

1 Apr 8min

This book is over 40 years old and a product of its time, but we enjoyed the accurate (but digestible) historic setting, character development, and well-paced romantic tension. Warning for romance rea...

30 Mars 22min

If you liked The Reluctant Heiress, just make this one your next read. Same tropes, same characters, just new names and a South America setting. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/963274.A_Company_of...

25 Mars 12min

This book is over 40 years old and a product of its time, but we enjoyed the accurate (but digestible) historic setting, character development, and well-paced romantic tension. Warning for romance rea...

23 Mars 31min

Once Upon a Time (the TV show) get a spicy, modern setting where all the traditional fairy tale characters are flipped on their heads. What makes a Good or Bad person? How do you get sent the to WUB C...

18 Mars 9min