The Afictionado Four
/a-fiction-ah-doh/ a devotee and believer of novelists' myths and fantasies as if they were historic or real. Join the 4 afictionados: Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Lourdes as they read, rant, and review an array of novels as well as discuss other bookish topics the Afictionado Four are here for you. Join them for your bookish fix with new episodes twice a month.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 127
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S6.E15 Book of the Month: WORDS IN DEEP BLUE
Join us for our review on Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley.
S6.E14 Black Cat VS Golden Retriever (Bookish Boys)
Introverted, mysterious black cat or loyal and social golden retriever? Or perhaps somewhere in between? Black dog? Golden Cat? Join us for our breakdown of where we think some of our favorite bookis…
S6.E13 Tropes for Tales
In this episode, we randomly choose some of the most-used book tropes to create new hybrid stories.
S6.E12 Book of the Month: THIS FATAL KISS
Join us for our review of This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska.
S6.E11 2025 Mid-Year Check-In
It is now June and it's time to check in on how our reading year has been thus far. What have we enjoyed? What hasn't impressed us? And what are we looking forward to in the second half of 2025? Let'…
S6.E10 Book of the Month: BEACH READ
Join us for our discussion on Beach Read by Emily Henry.
S6.E9 Reader Rambles: Sunrise on the Reaping and Book Festivals
Chit chat with us! We discuss the latest Sunrise on the Reaping film casting, book festivals we recently attended in Los Angeles, and the remainder of our 2025 book lineup.
S6.E8 Book of the Month: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING
Join us for our review on the newest installment in the Hunger Games series, Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins.
S6.E7 Love Match- Bookish Love Island/ The Perfect Match
If you're a fan of shows like Love Island or The Perfect Match, join us as we put book characters you know into dating scenarios full of drama and romance!
S6.E6 Book of the Month: THIS WOVEN KINGDOM
Join us for our review on the March Book of the Month, This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi.
S6E5 Reacting to Book's First Lines
We read and react to the first lines of some of new and old books.
S6E4 Book of the Month: HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
Join us for our review of Diana Wynn Jone's Howl's Moving Castle.
S6.E3 Reacting to 1-Star Reviews of Our Favorite Books
We read 1-star reviews of our most favorite books and try to keep our cool. Featuring our friend, April (@paperbackmaple).
S6.E2 Book of the Month: WISTERIA
Join us as we discuss Adalyn Grace's Wisteria, conclusion to the Belladonna series.
S6.E1 Rip, Rewrite, Reread
In this episode, we play a variation of the game "Fu*k, Marry, Kill." Only here, we choose to rip, rewrite, or reread books.
S5.E23 2024 Wrap Up
Wrap up our 2024 reading year with us and listen to us discuss some 2025 goals and hopefuls!
S5.E22 Book of the Month: EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES
In this episode, we review Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
S5.E21 Shit Books: Our Anti-Recs
In this episode, we go through some of our anti-recommendations.
S5.E20 Book of the Month: THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES
In this episode, we review Sangu Mandanna's The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.
S5.E19 Reader Rambles: Fall 2024
Happy mid-October! Join us for some autumn book recommendations and hopefuls as well as our discussion on a few fall plans we have.