Good morning you lovely Book Benders. Stop what you are doing and grab a cup of coffee as it is time once again for the Monday Morning Minute! Join our hosts Evan and Chad as they discuss this last week’s tasty reads. They also discuss some shows that have been captivating their imaginations and Evan talks about a video game he is not going to play anymore. What could it be? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🔔Subscribe on YouTube: 👉 http://bit.ly/3YUGl71 🕺Check Out Bo...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 181
The Expanse. A tale of man’s struggles as they reach for the stars. The human condition with all its messiness and beauty, greed and love is now facing problems bigger and more mysterious than ever. Join Evan and Chad as they Discuss Book 3 in The Expanse, Abaddon’s Gate. This deep-dive discussion attempts to unpack this glorious space opera. Human kind struggles with riddles more dangerous than ever before, the answers to which may lead to a new age of exploration and growth or lead to their un...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 180
Grab an ale, friends! Friday is upon us and it is once again time for the hammers of discussion to wail in time with the bookish bellows as they huff and puff. The molten metal runs hot as Evan and Chad attempt to smelt some answers from questions mined by none other than you, our beloved Book Benders. They perhaps get a bit off track discussing Twilight and people who really grind their gears. What could possibly annoy our hosts on this beautiful day? Find out in another exciting episode of Boo...
Mar 10, 2023•34 min•Ep. 179
The sun is blotted out as the ribbed leathery wing of book three in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle, Brisingr comes to Book Reviews Kill. Join Evan and Chad as they discuss the happenings of this book. They air some complaints but are helpless in the face of action, magic, and dragons and must pour forth their affection. Don’t miss another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🔔Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3YUGl71 🕺Check Out Book Reviews Kill Merch at 👉 www.bookreviewskill.com...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 178
Grab a cup of coffee and get ready to pretend like you’re working for the next hour or so as it is once again time for the Monday Morning Minute! Join Evan and Chad as they discuss this weeks list of fantastic reads. Evan is reading 5 books at the same time and still laments not being able to read more and Chad is still attempting to push the term “Foho” into the mainstream. If you have missed his use of it in previous episodes and are wondering, “what could this new term possibly mean?” Well yo...
Mar 06, 2023•41 min•Ep. 177
Come sit around the forge fires as once again the molten metal flows hot, filling molds and sometimes breaking them as once again it is time for the Friday Forge! Join our hosts, Evan and Chad as they fold and refold the metal of a short story from the Expanse universe, every turn revealing another layer of intricacy. This space opera is quickly becoming a Book Reviews Kill favorite as they delve deeper into it’s “expansive” tales. What new delicacies are unearthed as our hosts smelt this short ...
Mar 03, 2023•22 min•Ep. 176
Join Evan and Chad as they discuss book two in the Expanse, Caliban’s War. The Space opera continues on in one dramatic change after another. As new characters get introduced, the political landscape and relationships between factions are tested, our hosts continue to gobble it up and are full of thoughts and predictions. Join the fun on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🔔Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3YUGl71 🕺Check Out Book Reviews Kill Merch at 👉 www.bookreviewskill.com !...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 174
It is once again time for everyone's favorite weekly episode, the Monday Morning Minute! Join Evan and Chad as they bandy back and forth, complain-praising on this last week’s long and lovely reads. Our hosts cannot be stopped: 600+ pages will be overcame, though long reads do seem to be prolific this season. Dragons and more dragons, space and swords! Join our hosts for another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🔔Subscribe on YouTube: 👉 http://bit.ly/3YUGl71 🕺Check Out Book Reviews Kill ...
Feb 27, 2023•47 min•Ep. 175
Grab an ale and gather round, the fires burn bright and stories sing in time with the clinks of the hammers. Join Evan and Chad for the weekly Friday Forge! Today you are in charge of what is discussed as our hosts attempt to turn their unfocused musings to hammering out some listener submitted questions. With an abundance of embarrassing stories, and a possible tendency towards becoming evil for power revealed you won't want to miss this week's exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🔔Subscribe...
Feb 24, 2023•22 min•Ep. 173
Eldest, Book Two of the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini burns its way off the page and into our hearts once again! Join our hosts as they spread their leathery wings and soar through this tale review and discuss some of the finer points as it effortlessly rises on the updrafts of fantasy excellence. Dragons, magic, war, love, revenge, dragons and wait . . . more dragons perhaps? You’ll just have to listen and find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🔔Subscribe on YouT...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 172
It is once again time for the magical, mystical, melodramatic, mysterious and most much-amazed-by mind-melding marvel that is the Monday Morning Minute! Join Evan and Chad as they discuss this last week of massive reads. They just can’t seem to pick books that contain less than 700 pages. Chad talks about fighting monsters for far too long and Evan fawns over his favorite horror sub genre, “FoHo” (a name Chad has just now created and is pushing hard to make a thing). What could it possibly be? F...
Feb 20, 2023•44 min•Ep. 171
Come warm your cold winter hands by the bookish forge as Evan and Chad once again don their aprons and bring forth their hammers to dink away at another short story. This story was lovingly provided to us by a friend of Book Reviews Kill: Apex Magazine, a beloved literary magazine. Some big questions get bandied around in this episode. Do you agree with our host's understanding of the questions this story is flirting with? Find out in another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! Read The Short...
Feb 17, 2023•20 min•Ep. 170
Buckle up as it’s time for the Book Reviews Kill recap and discussion of Book one of the Expanse - Leviathan Wakes. Join our hosts Evan and Chad as they deep-dive into the adventure, action, romance, mystery and space opera goodness that is this book series. Loved by many, The Expanse is a nine book Sci-Fi series acclaimed for it’s detail, depth and emotional depiction of humanity as it reaches for the stars. What did our hosts think? Are they excited for the next or regretting their expansive d...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 169
Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of Zeroboxer, The Exo Series, The Green Bone Saga, and Untethered Sky. Join Evan and Fonda for a conversation about The Green Bone Saga, her writing process, the fantasy genre, and of course her new novella, Untethered Sky, which releases April 11, 2023. Evan and Chad both received an ARC of Untethered Sky and believe BRK when they say: make sure you get it in your hands. It's fantastic. You can follow Fonda and buy her books here: fondalee.com publishing.to...
Feb 14, 2023•40 min•Ep. 168
Stop what you’re doing! Or keep doing it but whatever you do make sure you tune into this week's episode of Book Reviews Kill. Join Evan and Chad as they discuss magic, dragons, elves and characters that may worry too much. Evan tells us about one of his favorite book-to-movie adaptations and Chad surprises us with a new series he is reading. What is it? Is it amazing? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! Link to Earthquake Support Book Auction - https://bit.ly/3luTbKq 🕺Ch...
Feb 13, 2023•38 min•Ep. 167
Round and round we go, Jack - like clockwork our hosts are back at it again and it is time for the Monday Morning Minute! It is a good week to be a reader and even a better week to be a listener of the Book Reviews Kill podcast. Join Evan and Chad as they discuss some truly amazing books. This year is starting strong and there is no end in sight to a long list of fantastic books in BRK’s future. Evan and Chad discuss some tasty reads and bigfoot - real? Also Chad surprises Evan by being almost f...
Feb 06, 2023•41 min•Ep. 166
The Inheritance Cycle: Beloved in the hearts of many. Join our Hosts Evan and Chad as they once again get out their shovels and dig into Eragon the first book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini! 🕺Check Out Book Reviews Kill Merch at www.bookreviewskill.com! 🏆 Support Book Reviews Kill By Joining Our Patreon Family 💬 Join the Conversation on the Book Reviews Kill Discord 👂 Two Free Audio Books + Audible Premium Plus Free for 30 Days 🤝🏼 https://www.audibletrial.com/c/3237147/105...
Feb 04, 2023•53 min•Ep. 165
Once again the bookish fires blaze hot as Evan and Chad take to their microphone’s for the weekly Friday Forge! Join our hosts as they answer some questions submitted by none other than you, our lovely Book Benders. Audio books, monthly book boxes, bookish subscriptions and to own or not to own are all discussed on this Friday’s episode. What are some excellent Audible alternatives? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🕺Check Out Book Reviews Kill Merch at 👉www.bookreview...
Feb 03, 2023•34 min•Ep. 164
The great wheel of time spins ever onward as once again it is time for another Monday Morning Minute! Join Evan and Chad, our fearless hosts as they delve deep into the world of fantasy, sci-fi and horror and perhaps even harmonize an adorable song. Anything could happen during the Monday Morning Minute as they discuss Robin Hobb, Eragon, Teixicalaan, and a Stoat intent on world domination. Should you be worried about a small furry mustelid emperor? Find out on another exciting episode of Book R...
Jan 30, 2023•44 min•Ep. 163
Watch your thumbs as the forges are burning hot and the hammers of Book Reviews Kill are once again in full swing. Join our hosts as they discuss the books they are reading and reviewing on the podcast this year. Make sure you have your TBR in order so you can read with them as 2023 will be a fantastic year with some exciting and amazing books on the schedule. Evan and Chad also talk about some of the books they are looking forward to reading this year that are not being reviewed on the weekly r...
Jan 27, 2023•32 min•Ep. 162
The Dark Tower will stand out as one of the best and most fun we have had reading and then discussing a book series with you all. It shall be sorely missed. This book was such a nice and not so abrupt ending for the Book Reviews Kill Dark Tower journey. We shall be pondering these books and the layers of depth woven throughout for many years to come. We thankee for joining us, it wouldn't have been the same without you. As will our next series and our next and our next after that, as much like t...
Jan 26, 2023•37 min•Ep. 161
Join Evan and Chad and for another Monday Morning Minute! This week our hosts tease us with some exciting things to come in the near future for Book Reviews Kill. Chad heaps some praise on the premier episode of The Last of Us and perhaps his new favorite in the Dark Tower series. Evan talks Pride & Prejudice and tells of how he almost accidentally broke his girlfriend. Find out how in another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🕺Check Out Book Reviews Kill Merch at www.bookreviewskill.com! ...
Jan 23, 2023•50 min•Ep. 160
The road has been a long one for the Ka'tet. An odd morose joins our hosts Evan and Chad for as they end this epic journey, the long shadow of the tower blocking the sun. The new friends found in Roland, Oy, Jake Susannah and Eddie will be missed dearly. The Ka'tet have come so far together that to not finish the climb now that the end is in site would to forget the face our father's. Our hosts thank'ee for joining our palaver and wish you long days and pleasant nights. 🕺Check Out Book Reviews ...
Jan 21, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 159
Is it getting hot in here? Indeed ye Book Benders - ’tis the podcast fires once again being stoked as our hosts prepare for another Friday Forge! Join Evan and Chad as they smelt the ore provided by you and answer some questions. Will the silvery Mithril of your questions be shaped into a tool of unimaginable power or will our hosts allow the weaker alloys of rabbit trails and “sidebars” to end once again frolicking in coal dust. Either way a good time is sure to be had on another exciting episo...
Jan 20, 2023•30 min•Ep. 158
Everything must end: the good, the bad, the interesting and mundane. The wheel of time stops for no woman, man, elf, dwarf, halfing or svirfneblin. While some tales end and quickly fading into legend, others mark merely another beginning. Sojourn marks the first of many endings for the heroes of Faerun. Drizzt Do’Urden and his faithful companions: grief and loss, catch their first glimpse of the fertile and hope-filled soil left by the fire of change. For the first time Drizzt allows himself to ...
Jan 18, 2023•48 min•Ep. 157
In the wise words of the poet and scholar DJ Khaled, “And another one!” Join Evan and Chad and for another Monday Morning Minute! Chad talks about books that should be avoided while eating, how fairies are “in” and makes some excellent tattoo recommendations for Evan’s inner-thighs. Evan talks robot murderers, Pride & Prejudice and dumps a few buckets of hate on Chad’s tattoo ideas. What could this no-doubt amazing idea be? Find out in another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! 🕺Check Out B...
Jan 16, 2023•49 min•Ep. 156
The Friday Forge is back! 2022 was another year for the history books. Perhaps it will not be remembered fondly; it would be nice to go 6 months without something nutty happening. However, it does mark the first year of Book Reviews Kill publishing episodes every week as the first episode was released Dec 15th 2021. The community and support of the BRK listeners continues to amaze our hosts and fill them warm fuzzy feelings of love and affection. As much as people have helped make the last year ...
Jan 13, 2023•32 min•Ep. 155
Join the BRK's Ka-Tet, Evan and Chad for this weeks recap of the penultimate book in the Stephen Kings magnum Opus, The Dark Tower. Oy, (most important character) and the rest of his group get separated at the end of Book 5 and this book covers the fantastical and weird (King really amps up the weird-factor in this book) events as that follows. Will Ka allow them to find one another and continue their quest towards the Dark Tower? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill! Long d...
Jan 13, 2023•42 min•Ep. 154
They’re back! The illness that struck BRK down last week has been defeated. Though a week late, our hosts start the year off in classic fashion with a very long and rambly episode to let their lovely listeners know that this year, nothing will be held back. This year BRK has so many amazing series planned and our fearless hosts couldn’t be more excited to sink their teeth into them with lengthy and fun episodes like this one. This week Chad discusses learning, aliens and gushes over Robin Hobb. ...
Jan 09, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 153
Well everyone.. we did it! One whole year has passed since our fabled hosts first gripped their microphones, donned their ramble-hats and embarked upon this journey. It has been a journey fraught with laughter, friendship and blessing after blessing. If I may break the 4th wall and speak directly, we couldn't have done it without the unending support and affection from you, our Listeners Extraordinaire. Evan and I have become merely the water for this glorious farm, occasionally spritzing the re...
Dec 28, 2022•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 152
