Trash or Treasure? Find your next (most likely romantic) read!
Love romance novels and looking for your next read, but don't have time to waste on terrible books? Let us do the pre-read for you! Kim and Aimee have got your backs! Two girls who read way too many novels, mostly romance novels, talk about what they love, what they like and what they can't stand about what they've read each fortnight. First half provides SPOILER FREE recommendations (with spoilers in the second half) to make choosing your next read that much easier! Episodes released fortnightly, Sundays at noon (GMT +10), in time for a peaceful cup of tea while you choose your afternoon read. You can contact us via Instagram @trash.or.treasure.podcast, or email [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 233
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 171: Ben H. Winters’ ‘The Last Policeman’
Don’t have time for terrible 🛸 books? Kim and Aimee help out with a spoiler-free review of speculative murder mystery novel ‘The Last Policeman’ by Ben H. Winters.
Episode 170: Tessa Dare’s ‘The Duchess Deal’
Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help out with a review of ‘The Duchess Deal’ by Tessa Dare. (This is the first book in the series featuring previously reviewed book ‘The Governes…
Episode 169: Bonnie Garmus’s ‘Lessons in Chemistry’
Don’t have time for terrible books? Kim and Aimee review ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ by Bonnie Garmus - which will help you work out if the original book the tv show was based on might be better and there…
Episode 168: Mary Balogh’s ‘Second Chances’
Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books, no matter how short they are? Kim and Aimee help with a review a collection of novellas by Mary Balogh, ‘Second Chances’.
Episode 167: Graham Norton’s ‘Holding’
Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee help with a review of Graham Norton’s debut novel, a mystery mysteriously titled ‘Holding’, and discuss whether it’s best as an audiobook or physic…
Episode 166: Mia Vincy’s ‘A Scandalous Kind of Duke’ (Longhope Abbey series)
Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help out with a spoiler free review of the third book in Mia Vincy’s ‘Longhope Abbey’ series, ‘A Scandalous Kind of Duke’.
(Here are our reviews o…
Episode 165: Kerry Greenwood’s ‘Unnatural Habits’ (a Miss Fisher mystery)
Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee help out with a quick review of Miss Fisher 1920s mystery ‘Unnatural Habits’ by Kerry Greenwood.
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Episode 164: Joan Smith’s ‘Barefoot Baroness’
Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee continue their quest to find the best Joan Smith novel, by reviewing ‘The Barefoot Baroness’. (With reference to previous Joan Smith reviews, ‘Aun…
Episode 163: Agatha Christie’s ‘Partners in Crime’
Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? In a short episode, Kim and Aimee review ‘Partners in Crime’ by Agatha Christie, a collection of short adventures starring Tommy and Tuppence. (This is book 2 of…
Episode 162: Tessa Dare’s ‘The Governess Game’
Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? To help, Kim and Aimee review ‘The Governess Game’ by Tessa Dare, Book 2 in the ‘Girl Meets Duke’ series. (We do get slightly distracted by memories of Anne Gra…
Episode 161: Katie Williams’s ‘My Murder’
Don’t have time for terrible 🔎 books? Kim and Aimee review Katie Williams’ speculative fiction novel ‘My Murder’. Will it be your next read? Listen in to find out…
Episode 160: Anne Gracie’s ‘The Laird’s Bride’
Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help you out with a super-speedy review of Australian romance queen Anne Gracie’s novella ‘The Laird’s Bride’. Quickest episode ever?! (With refer…
Episode 159: Rebecca Yarros’s ‘Fourth Wing’
Don’t have time for terrible 🐉 books? Wondering what the big deal is with Rebecca Yarros’s ‘Fourth Wing’? Kim and Aimee review it, with many opinions on whether it’s worth your time, and many ‘Hunger…
Episode 158: M.C. Beaton’s ’Deirdre and Desire’
Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee help out with a quick review of M.C. Beaton’s ‘Deirdre and Desire’, an instalment of the ‘Six Sisters’ series. (With reference to a previously-rev…
Episode 157: Mary Stewart’s ‘Madam Will You Talk’
Don’t have time for terrible ❤️🔎 books? Kim and Aimee review south-of-France-set ‘Madam Will You Talk’ by Mary Stewart. (With reference to previous Mary Stewart reviews: Episode 18: ‘My Brother Micha…
Episode 156: Joan Smith’s ‘Tea and Scandal’
Don’t have time for terrible ❤️ books? Kim and Aimee are here to help, with a quick review of ‘Tea and Scandal’ by Joan Smith, the Georgette Heyer of Canada.
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Christmas bonus episode: JK Rowling’s ‘The Christmas Pig’
Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎉Here’s a very special Christmas BONUS EPISODE! Join Kim and Aimee and a very special guest for their review of ‘The Christmas Pig’ by JK Rowling.
Episode 155: Mia Vincy’s ‘A Christmas Affair to Remember’
Don’t have time for terrible 🎄❤️ books? Join Kim and Aimee for their festive Christmas Eve review of Mia Vincy’s novella-length addition to the Longhope Abbey series, ‘A Christmas Affair to Remember’…
Episode 154: ‘Mistletoe Christmas’ by Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, Janna MacGregor and Erica Ridley
Tis the season not to waste time on terrible🎄❤️ books! Kim and Aimee help you out by with their review of ‘Mistletoe Christmas’, a festive, romantic, happily-ever-after anthology by Eloisa James, Chr…
Episode 153: Mary Jo Putney’s ‘The Christmas Cuckoo’
Don’t have time for terrible 🎄❤️ books? To help, and to kick off the festive reading season, Kim and Aimee review ‘The Christmas Cuckoo’ by Mary Jo Putney.
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