Our soft takes on books, life, and everything else. Two best friends reading and dishing!
Our soft takes on books, life, and everything else. Two best friends reading and dishing!
Keywords
new year, 2025 recap, romance, 2026, book, fiction, relationships, humor
Summary
HAPPY NEW YEAR from Softcover! We are more than ready to leave 2025 in the past, but before we do, it’s time for a littler year-end review. What did we read this year? Which genres did we fancy? This is a recap of your entire 2025 year with Softcover!
Softcover is an explicit podcast. Listener discretion is advised.
✨ New Year. Softcover Wrapped. So Many Books. ✨
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Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Keywords
holiday, hallmark, romance, christmas, book, fiction, relationships, humor
Summary
Happy Holidays to all our Softcover besties! Is that Santa coming down your chimney or just us? ;)
We are in the spirit this week with a cozy contemporary romance, Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace! When Clara’s family toy company gets bad press for stealing a doll design from a small town business, she decides to pay the town a visit and make things right. But Jack, the town hottie, isn’t convinced that Clara is visiting for the right reasons. Will Clara and Jack save the town, or will greed and family drama get in the way?
Softcover is an explicit podcast. Listener discretion is advised.
✨ Hallmark Vibes. Grumpy MMC. Save the Town Energy. ✨
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Book: Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
It may be cold but we are on fire here! You’re favorite book besties are back and more chaotic than ever.
In part two of our Brimstone by Callie Hart deep dive, Softcover Podcast returns to the fire where things get darker, messier, and emotionally unhinged in the best way. Saeris and Kingfisher journey to Cahlish, Kingfisher is rudely kidnapped by Belikon because peace was never an option, Onyx has an incident that absolutely wrecks us, and we finally uncover the truth behind Kingfisher’s real name and his father’s legacy. Spoiler alert: names are power, secrets are lethal, and Callie Hart clearly chose violence.
We’re talking feral longing, grief that hits quietly and lingers, and the genuine healing way Callie Hart writes loss. We also take a very important detour to scream about those who should be kissing who already. Carrion. Tal. We will not be subtle about this. If you love tortured heroes, found family chaos, rich lore, and bookish besties toeing the line between literary analysis and unhinged thirst, this episode is calling your name.
🔥 Press play and walk through the Brimstone with us.
🖤 Follow Softcover Podcast so you never miss an episode that emotionally ruins you and somehow puts you back together.
📚 Share this episode with the friends who knows fictional grief is real grief and that names, once spoken, change everything.
Some stories burn. We bring the matches. 💋📖
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Book: Brimstone by Callie Hart
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Welcome back to Softcover, where your two favorite bookish disasters break down fantasy worlds with all the grace of a feral fae on a bender. This week we’re sinking our teeth into Part One of Brimstone by Callie Hart, and trust us—this episode is hotter than anything the Blood Court can legally sanction.
We’re following Kingfisher and Carrion on their chaotic quest to Zilvaren—a journey filled with silver, sarcasm, and a very kidnapped Hayden. Plus, we fully support Saeris officially taking her place in the Blood Court and becoming the baddest Queen the Blood Court has ever seen. long may she slay.
And because we’re us, we also manage to deep-dive into the essential academic topics:
💋 The science of edging (these characters are doing Olympic-level work and we respect the grind)
📚 The pure serotonin of a women-owned bookstore—bonus points if it smells like ink and female rage
🤝 Kingfisher and Carrion’s slow-burn bromance, which is honestly giving “I’d kill for you but also complain the entire time” energy and we LIVE for it
If you love your fantasy filthy, your fae morally gray, and your hosts a little bit feral, this episode is your new religion.
🎧 Hit play, follow Softcover, and send this episode to someone who loves their fantasy hot, their friendships spicy, and their podcasts slightly unhinged.
If Fisher and Carrion can drag themselves across the realm together, you can drag your friends straight into this podcast.
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Book: Brimstone by Callie Hart
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Keywords
Humor, friendship, dating, sex toys, best friends, travel, Europe, food
Summary
You ever wonder what would happen if you handed the hosts of Softcover a bottle of wine and just pressed record? Well, now you don’t have to. This episode is chaotic friendship at its finest. Join us as we discuss friendship, dating, sex toys, traveling in Europe, and food we wish we could bring home to meet mom. If you find yourself listening to this episode and wondering what on earth is going on, just remember…we warned you!
Softcover is an explicit podcast. Listener discretion is advised.
✨ Sparkling Wine. Beating Pickpockets. Pure Friendship. ✨
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Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Keywords
sports, sexuality, football, romance, sex positions, book, fiction, relationships, humor
Summary
Happy blackout Wednesday, everybody! This week, we are getting a FIRM grasp on The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata. When football player Aiden Graves is due for a work visa renewal, he is left with two choices: 1. Renew his visa or 2. Marry his assistant? Although Vanessa Mazur just quit being Aiden's assistant due to his cold and demanding nature, she finds herself saying yes to a marriage of convenience...for the right price of course. Will Aiden and Vanessa be able to pull off this marriage for 5 years, let alone 5 minutes?!
Softcover is an explicit podcast. Listener discretion is advised.
✨ Juicy Rumps. Sexy Football. Not in Canada. ✨
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Book: The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Get cozy, book babes — in this episode of Softcover Podcast, your two favorite besties tackle part two of Phantasmaby Kaylie Smith (aka: the trials, the trauma, and the oh-so-delicious chaos all the way to the end).
We’re diving into why we live for a modern twist on Dante’s Inferno, debating the true criteria for a certified fuckboy, and unpacking why your soul might recognize someone even if you’ve been cosmically ghosted for a few centuries. Casual.
Expect laughter, light shade, literary thirsting, and the kind of unhinged commentary that only Softcover can deliver.
✨ If you love book talk served with sass, spice, and questionable opinions, this episode is your new obsession.
👉 Press play,
👉 Follow Softcover, and
👉 Share this episode with a bestie who would absolutely fail a Phantasma trial.
Because honestly? Good podcasts deserve to be chosen.
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Book: Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Bargains are officially so last year—but betrayal? That’s timeless. In this week’s episode of Softcover Podcast, your favorite bookish besties dive into Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, and breaking it into two part for you. We’re talking eerie bargains, Dante-level world building, and the gut punch of realizing maybe you don’t know your closest people as well as you thought.
If you love books that mix classic literature with modern fantasy, secret worlds, and a touch of betrayal, this one’s for you.
✨ Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, hit that Follow so you never miss a chapter, and share this episode with your fellow book besties—because like a good bargain, some stories are better when shared.
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Book: Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
That's right, you have stumbled upon a special episode of Softcover. Congratulations, bestie! We will be diving into all your favorite romance book tropes and maybe even some you hate...
Enemies to lovers? Check. Forced proximity? Check. Strangers to lovers? Well, you will just have to listen to find out!
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✨ All the Tropes. Bang, Marry, Kill. Silly Besties . ✨
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Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Welcome all ghouls, witches, demons, and...pirates? We are back with another episode of Softcover! This week, we will be reading Ghost by Kat Blackthorne. When Blythe find herself in a town called Ash Grove, her complicated past isn't the only thing haunting her anymore. On the advice of her questionable therapist, Blythe attends the town's month-long halloween rave where she gets the sense that she's being watched by more than a few monsters. Will Blythe find the answers she is looking for, or will she be haunted by too many Ghosts?
Softcover is an explicit podcast. Listener discretion is advised.
✨ Monster Romance. Demon Sex. Magical Rave . ✨
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Book: Ghost by Kat Blackthorne
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Welcome back, witches — spooky season is here, the vibes are immaculate, and your favorite chaotic book besties are officially hexing the algorithm. 🧙♀️✨
This week on Softcover Podcast, we’re diving broom-first into A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna — a story about grief, ghosts, and the kind of emotional damage you can’t fix with a spell (trust us, we’d try). We’re talking elephants that never forget (and apparently neither do we), how “closed door” scenes might just be author code for he came too fast, and how sometimes the real magic is the healing we do ourselves — even if it’s a little messy.
So come check in for a spell, unpack your emotional baggage, and sip on a potion (or a pinot) while we spiral over fictional men and ghostly goodbyes. ✨
If you love witchy chaos, messy emotions, and unfiltered book talk — listen, follow, and share this episode! Leave us a five-star review or risk being cursed with a lifetime of bad book boyfriends. 💋🪄
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Book: A Witches Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Witches, grab your candles and your chaos — spooky season has officially entered the chat. 💅🕯️
This week on Softcover Podcast, your favorite bookish besties are hexing exes and stirring up trouble with The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling. We’re talking about how all men are dogs (and not the cute kind), how the ley lines of Graves Glen are basically spewing magical farts, and why three is still a crowd — even if one of you happens to be invisible. ✨👻
It’s flirty, it’s funny, it’s slightly feral — just how we like our fall reads. So pour yourself a PSL, put on your coziest witchy sweater, and cackle along as we dive headfirst into curses, chaos, and questionable romantic decisions.
💋 Hit play, follow Softcover Podcast, and share this episode with your favorite witchy bestie — because love spells are temporary, but bad decisions are forever.
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Book: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
This week on Softcover Podcast, your two bookish besties are diving into Worth the Fight by Bella Matthews — and let’s just say, hanging with a psycho usually doesn’t end well 👀. We’re chatting about red flags, redemption arcs, and why we melt when our favorite characters actually take care of their mental health (even if it takes a gentle nudge from the people who love them). Plus, we’re raising our coffee mugs to the women who lift each other up — because female friendships really are the backbone of every great story 💪✨
And hey, take this as your reminder to check in with yourself today. Your mental health matters just as much as your main character energy 💖
💬 Tune in now for laughs, bookish banter, and a whole lot of heart. Don’t forget to follow, share, and leave a review so more readers can join our Softcover squad! 🎧📚
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Book: Worth the Fight by Bella Matthews
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Spoiler Alert: This is NOT a Sports Romance. Nobody but Christal actually thought this was a sports romance novel, but…
Join us this week as we read Worth the Risk by Bella Matthews. When Cary’s, an up and coming designer, reconnects with her high school crush, Cooper Sinclair, a highly decorated Navy SEAL…sparks fly. The only issue? Cary’s mom is now married to Cooper’s dad. While keeping their relationship a secret from their families, Carys and Cooper must answer one question: Is it worth the risk?
Softcover is an explicit podcast. Listener discretion is advised.
✨ Forbidden Romance. Sexy SEAL. Step-brother . ✨
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Book: Worth the Risk Bella Matthews
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Grab your bestie, and join us for another episode of Softcover! This week, we will be entering the dystopian world of The Hunger Games as we read Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. This book takes us back in time to beloved Haymitch Abernathy's hunger games. Although we know he wins his games, Sunrise on the Reaping tells the tale of what Haymitch lost along the way. Think you couldn't hate Snow any more than you already do? Guess again.
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✨ Evil Snow. Dystopian Nightmare. Devastatingly Poetic . ✨
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Book: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Welcome back from our Softcover hiatus! We missed you so much, and we can't wait to dive into part 2 of Deep End by Ali Hazelwood! This week is all things Penelope Ross. After encouraging her best friend, Scarlett, to sleep with her ex, Lukas, Penelope realizes she's not as okay with their relationship as she thought she was. Jealousy, hurt feelings, and scheming ensue as we ask ourselves: Does Penelope even like Scarlett? Is she still in love with Lukas? Is Penelope really a "pick me", or is there a good friend underneath it all? That's up for you to decide with us!
Softcover is an explicit podcast. Listener discretion is advised.
✨ Jealous Ex. Pick Me Potential. Friendship Dynamics. ✨
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Book: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Splish, splash, we’re diving straight into Ali Hazelwood’s Deep End! 🌊✨
This week on Softcover Podcast, your two book besties are swimming through the first half of Ali Hazelwood’s Deep End, and the water is full of feels. One of us relives her short-lived (and very ungraceful) attempt at diving, we cheer for a female main character who is fierce, whole, and magnetic all on her own, and we get positively tangled up in the electric chemistry of Lukas and Scarlett. 💕
Expect giggles, swoons, and maybe a little splash of chaos along the way.
👉 So grab your floaties and join us in the deep end—hit play, follow the podcast, and share this episode with your fellow bookworms. The more, the merrier in our book club bubble! ✨📚
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Book: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Sink your teeth into this week’s episode of Softcover Podcast! Your favorite bookish besties are diving fang-first into Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead—a YA classic filled with drama, danger, and… undead creatures that are definitely not giving “sexy immortal boyfriend” vibes.
We chat about Rachel’s surprising origin story of her love for Baltic boys, our obsession with strong-willed female main characters (because weak heroines? never), and why the Strigoi are the least crush-worthy monsters to ever grace a page. It’s all book banter, laughs, and a little chaos—just the way we like it.
✨ If you’re into books, besties, and a side of unhinged commentary, you’ll want to press play. Don’t forget to listen, follow, and share this episode with your fellow book lovers so they can join the Softcover squad too!
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Book: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
That's right, a SPECIAL EPISODE of Softcover! Don't worry about reading a book this week...we are getting hot and heavy with our favorite (and least favorite) book boyfriends! Join us for a book boyfriend themed bracket, dating game, rankings and more. And don't forget to leave your book boyfriend in the comments. ✨
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✨ Book boyfriends. Business Minotaurs. Deep judgement. ✨
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Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot
Oh, you're back? Thank goodness. We have a very special episode for you! This week, we are recapping The Emperor's Assassin by award-winning indie author, Shelby Oval. As the last living heir to her fallen kingdom, Fallan has one goal: Kill the Tavarian Emperor. How will she infiltrate the kingdom? Become the Emperor's concubine and strike when least expected. But things take a turn when Fallan is given to Emeric, the Emperor's estranged son. Can Fallan truly trust Emeric with the details of her mission, and more importantly, her heart?
Warning: This book contains mature content. Please review before reading.
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✨ Badass FMC. Fight club. Questionable baby boy energy. ✨
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Book: The Emperor's Assassin - Shelby Oval
Music: Fancy Lifestyle by Sweet Spot