Spicy Bookish Podcast

Episodes

• Why Choose Part 1: sshhhh, we're in the garden... 🌶️👀 31.05.2026 1h 9m

  In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, Ginger & Spice talk through some hella spicy whyc choose books in part 1 of 2 pods. Because why choose cannot be covered in just one pod!Books mentioned in this ep:Riches to Riches by Ames MillsThe Never King by Nicki St. CroweCurvy 13 by Nikki Harris12 Hunks of Herculiea by C. RochelleThis one is super duper spicy guys, and if you've been here a while you're in for a real treat of Tia trying to explain another why choose situ... as we all know, this never goes well 🤣Grab a drink and settle in team, its about to get saucyyyy....Don't forget to follow us on socials for more spicy bookish chaos. Search: xgingerndspicex or spicybookishpod
• Guest stand in! ✨ "I didn't like ACOTAR.." 👀 24.05.2026 50m

  In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, Tia is off sick so we have a stand in guest in the form of a good friend to Nikita! Please give a warm welcome to Misty 💕We talk through Mistys fave books and series, her fave authors, top MMC's, books she didn't like (clue in the title!) and everything in between even down to the fan cast for the Fourth Wing TV adaptation!After chit chatting we have brief discusion about a little monster smut novella by Katee Robert and Leigh Rivers' less widely known fantasy book called Satanic Shadows!It's Mistys first time on camera so please be kind 🥹 she did a wonderful job stepping in last minute for Tia so big big thank you ♥️This episode is pretty short but pretty chaotic so grab a drink and settle in team 🥂
• 🌶️ Spicy 🌶️ Mafia Romance - another 5 stars for LJ Shen!? ✨ 17.05.2026 1h 17m

  In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, Ginger & Spice talk all things Mafia Romance! With the Mafia Brunch just around the corner, we are really starting to ramp up on this genre.. we also got socials involved and asked ALL OF YOU to recommend your best spicy mafia books so we could choose one each for the pods. And boy did you guys deliver! We chose one each to go over in this episode plus another 2 books we buddy read together...Books mentioned:Twisted Pawn by LJ ShenThe Auction by Sadie KincaidThe Beast Who Bought Me by Leighton GreeneUntamed by Luna Mason (cowboy mafia!!)Grab a drink in and settle in team, it's about to get buttery (👀🧈) and hella saucy.....Don't forget to follow us on socials for more spicy bookish chaos, just search: xgingerandspicex or spicybookishpod
• April Reading Wrap Up ✨📚🌶️ 10.05.2026 1h 17m

  In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast we talk through all the books we read in April that we haven’t yet discussed. April consisted of A LOT of why choose and A LOT of spice… phewwwwwww 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Books mentioned:Riches to Riches part 1 by Ames MillsSummon Us by MT AddamsBlackthorn bt JT GeissingerDomination bt BJ AlphaStriker by Fanny Lee Savage (book 2 in series)Grab a drink and settle in team, it’s about to get real saucyyyyy 😏🍷Love G&S xRemember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos, just search xgingerandspicex on all platforms :)
• 🌶️ 5 CHILLI BOOKS 🌶️ to add to your spicy TBR 😏💦 19.04.2026 1h 16m

  In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, hosted by Ginger & Spice, we talk all things CHILLI PEPPAAZZZ.. specifically 5+ chilli peppaz. Yes, you read that right, one of the books discussed we've rated SIX chillis!! 😮‍💨There is also a huge announcement for one of our favourite authors! 👀🎧Books discussed in the pod:Shades of Red & Shades of Ruin (duet) by Willow PrescottYour Dad Will Do by Katee RobertThe Secret Club & The Secret Job by Ruby SkyeMidnight Mass by Sierra SimoneAddicted to Pain by Rosa LeeOnly For Tonight by Kali NoirGrab a drink and settle in gang, its about to get saucyyyyy 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
• 🌶️📚 Spicy Mafia Romance 📚🌶️ - lets talk Rina Kent! 🖤 12.04.2026 1h 39m

  In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, with Ginger & Spice, we talk all things ✨ Mafia Romance ✨ including the booktok famous Hunt The Villian by Rina Kent!Have you read the Rina Kent verse?? Is it worth it? One of us may be starting our journey in this universe so wish us luck! 👀Of course also in this episode, we talk alllll about the spice and chilli peppaaazzzz 🌶️ in each of the books. Books mentioned in episode:Queens & Monsters series by JT Geissinger (the whole series is discusssed)Ryan Rule by Sadie KincaidKiss the Villian & Hunt the Villian by Rina Kent Nero by SJ Tilly Grab a drink and settle in gang, its about to get saucyyy 🥂Remember to follow us on socials for more spicy bookish chaos! Search: xgingerandspicex and spicybookishpod on all platforms including YouTube Love G&S x
• March Reading Wrap Up 📚🌶️✨ 05.04.2026 1h 36m

  In this weeks Easter Sunday episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we talk all about the books we read in March! Including stars and chilli peppers for every single one!Nikita read 15 books in March and Tia read 20!! We discuss a handful of these in depth and boy is it a wild ride.. we had a month of chaos; reading slumps, weird books, 5 stars and 2 stars!! Grab and drink and settle in guys, it's a long one 🤣👀Remember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos, just search xgingerandspicex 🫶🏼
• The Ginger & Spice Bookish Brunch 2026: MAFIA ROMANCE 🎩🔥🥂 29.03.2026 45m

  In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast (hosted by Ginger & Spice), we talk all things BRUNCH!!You've all been asking us for nearly a year when the next brunch is, and we can finally say... IT'S HERE!!! 🥳 After much deliberation and many polls on socials, we have settled on a Mafia Romance theme. Last years theme was Cowboy so we've switched it right up! - so think mobster suits meets mob wife glam. We share some outfit inspo pics in the podcast if you are watching on video, so keep a look out!Event info:Saturday 18th July 2026 at MuMu's in Maidstone, Kent.Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday 3rd April on eventbrite.Hope to see some of you there, suited and booted and fully in your villain era! 😏🌶️G&S xRemeber to follow us on socials for more spicy bookish chaos, search: xgingerandspicex and spicybookishpod
• 🌶️✨ Spicy ✨🌶️ Cowboy Romance week! 🤠📚 - mixed reviews!! 22.03.2026 1h 12m

  In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Pod, we talk all things spicy cowboys 😏 and if you've been around a while you'll know that cowboys is where Ginger & Spice FLOURISH! However... it wasn't a great week this time. We were slumping HARD after Pen Pal and really struggled through with the cowboys ☹️ some were really great and others were not good (for us).As always though, we still have plenty of great spicy scenes to discuss 😏Books mentioned in pod:Dirty Cowboys by Jaye PrattCowboy Casual by Hollee ReneeFires Creek by DM HendersonStray by DJ KrimmerDeath Valley by Karina HalleRein Me In by Kayla GrosseTwisted Cross RanchBranded by Saffron A KentRemember to follow us on socials for more spicy bookish chaos! https://www.instagram.com/spicybookishpod/ https://www.instagram.com/xgingerandspicex/Also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@spicybookishpod
• Get to know us 🌶️✨ UPDATED ✨🌶️ - we answer ALLLLL your questions! 😏 08.03.2026 1h 15m

  In this episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we finally answer all the questions we get asked on the daily! Plus some random fun quickfire questions (think 'would you rather' or 'who is most likely to'). This episode is split into 3 parts; Part 1 - bookish Q&A (fave books, tropes, bookish q's)Part 2 - quickfire funsies (this or that, kiss marry kill etc)Part 3 - we get personal (age, relationship status, kids etc)**Feel free to skip any parts you aren't interested in 🫶🏼**Also available wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple and Youtube. Just search 'spicybookishpod'Remember to follow us on Tiktok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos 🥂Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@xgingerandspicex Insta: https://www.instagram.com/xgingerandspicex/ and https://www.instagram.com/spicybookishpod/
• February ✨ reading wrap up ✨ including a DAGGERMOUTH review! 💟 01.03.2026 1h 19m

  In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger and Spice, it’s our February reading wrap up! Most of the books this month were valentines related or Zodiac Academy (covered in other episodes) so these are the books left over, including the highly requested DAGGERMOUTH! Kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!!Books mentioned in episode:📖 Chasing the Fire by Paisley Hope📖 One night scandal by Katelyn Taylor 📖 Twisted Game by Eva Ashwood 📖 Such a dirty girl by Effie Campbell 📖 Dirty Ties by Pam Godwin 📖 Daggermouth by HM Wolfe📖 Sweet Berries by CM Nascosta 📖 Grave Matter by Karina HalleThis episode is also available on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spicy-bookish-with-ginger-and-spice/id1863252645YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRxZdAEajmr53cbH6OoXEUwRemember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos! Handle: xgingerandspicex and spicybookishpod
• 12 books for 12 months! ✨clearing our TBR, 1 spicy book at a time ✨🌶️ 24.02.2026 47m

  In this **BONUS** episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger and Spice, we talk TBR! We all have one that is "as long as the circumfrence of the moon", so how do we ever clear it!!?? Well.. we've decided to pick 12 audiobooks and 12 eyeball books for 2026 EACH. Clearing 2 books a month each from our massive TBR. The Logic is there, but will it prevail...? Stay tuned for the monthly wrap ups to find out how we get on..All books including the authors are stated throughout the podcast. If watching on video you will also see them flash on the screen :)Grab a drink and settle in for a spicy quickie 😜🍷
• Our ✨top 10 book boyfriends✨ + fave spicy scenes!! 🌶️📚💦 22.02.2026 1h 38m

  In this episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we're talking all things book boyfriends! Giving you not only our TOP 10, but also our favourite spicy scenes from each saucy man. These scenes are sure to get your puleses racing ladies! Apologies in advance for Tia's very fun but very nonsensical explanations of some why choose scenes... So kick up your feet, grab a glass of vino and enjoy the ride!Book boyfriends (and their respective books) mentioned:Xaden Riorson - Empyrean by Rebecca YarrosWade Ashby - Training the Heart by Paisley HopeTobias King - Ravenhoos by Kate StewartDaddy Ronan - Gallows Hill by Katelyn TaylorCasteel Da'Neer - From Blood & Ash by JLAAvi - For the Fans by Nyla KIlya Rozanov - Heated Rivalry by Rachel ReidDaddy Alexandros - Broken Bloodlines by Sadie KincaidMatt Hawkstone - Worth Every Risk by Rae RyderNash Carter - Holding the Reins by Paisley HopeMalachi Vize - Little Stranger by Leigh RiversKade Mitchell - EOD by Leigh RiversThis episode is also available on Spotify, Apple and anywhere else you get your pods! Remember to follow us on socials for more chaotic spicy bookish fun: 'xgingerandspicex' and 'thespicybookishpod'
• A very smutty valentines 💌🌶️ 16.02.2026 53m

  In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we’re talking all things valentines! There’s a plethora of spicy romances in here to get your pulses racing! So kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!!Books mentioned in episode:Seven Year Itch by Amy Dawsknots About You by Effie RayeFlings And Arrows by Nicole ParkerValentines Slay by Navessa Allen A Play For Love by Trilina PucciBleed for Cupid by Aiden PierceYou’re Ours Now by Jayne Pratt & Samantha BarrettTheir Knotty Valentine by Candy MarieCorrupting Cupid by Eddie CampbellValentine With The Mountain Man by Tessa KnoxBonds of Cupidity by Raven KennedySigns of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy Whips and Chains by Ella ThorpeAxe’s and O’s by Ella ThorpeIce Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon Butterfly by Harley Madison Jewel by Harley Madison Puck Shy by Kayla GrossCupids Peak by Lee JacquotCupids Chokehold by Dee Garcia Shoot Me Cupid by Samantha BarrettLegal Jaron Isla Quinn Midnight Valentine J.T. GeissingerThis episode is also available on Apple and YoutTube: Spicy Bookish with Ginger and Spice Remember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos! Handle: xgingerandspicex and spicybookishpod
• Sports Romance Week: baseball daddies, 5 star reads and uncontrollable sobbing 07.02.2026 1h 21m

  In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we’re coming in hot with sports romance week. After ditching a whole series following the disappointment of the first 2 books, we suddenly became HUGE fans of the windy city series and we did not see that coming! So kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!!Books mentioned in episode:Caught Up by Liz TomfordeFace Off by Chelsea CurtoBefore The Chaos by Maggie RawdonRival Hearts by Maggie RawdonMy Pucking Crush by Tori ChaseBalance by Lucia FrancoDance Butterfly Dance by Reese RiversThis episode is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts: Spicy Bookish with Ginger and SpiceRemember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos! Handle: xgingerandspicex and spicybookishpod
• January Reading Wrap Up 31.01.2026 1h 19m

  In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we’re doing our first reading wrap up for 2026 so we’ll be discussing our top spicy books from January. So kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!!Books mentioned in episode:Claimed by her fire daddies by Ruby HayesBad Bishop by LJ ShenRogue by L.M MountfordThe Edge of Desire by Katie KnowlesFor the Fans by Nyla KUnhinged series by Steph MaccaIron Rose by Molly BriarThis episode is also available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts: Spicy Bookish with Ginger and SpiceRemember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos! Handle: xgingerandspicex and spicybookishpod
• " The one where they were on a break " - Books we read on sabbatical! 24.01.2026 51m

  In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we’ll be discussing some of the books we delved into whilst Nikita was on sabbatical at the end of 2025. We also want to discuss the booktok drama that occurred last week! So kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!!Books mentioned in episode:Plates Prisoner series by Raven KennedyFilthy Rich Santas by Eva AshwoodGraves and Griggs by Katelyn TaylorBetween Two Kings by Lindsay StraubeThis episode is also available on YouTube: Spicy Bookish PodcastRemember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos! Handle: xgingerandspicex and spicybookishpod
• Best Books of 2025 17.01.2026 51m

  Welcome back to the Spicy Bookish Podcast! In this episode we explore ginger and spice's top 10 books of 2025 and spiciest books of 2025! So kick up your feet, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!!books mentioned:Guild by Raven KennedyAnathema by Kerry LakeRuthless Boys by Caroline PeckhamFeathers so Viscous and Shadows so Cruel by Liv ZanderGallows Hill - Katelyn TaylorForged In Blood - Sadie KincaidDarling Wildfire - Devon RiversHills of Shivers & Shadows - Pam GoodwinOnyx Storm - Rebecca YarosAlchemised - SenLinYuTouched by Death - Harley BeckThe Secret Club -Ruby SkyBad Bishop - LJ ShanOlder - Jennifer HartmanCome Back To Me - Emily CatlowBroken Blood Lion - Sadie KincaidWorth Every Risk - Ray RyderKiss Of The Basilisk - Lindsey StraubeRed Rabbit - Devon RiverDouble Edged - Nyla KaySugar Baby - Harley Madison Demise - Caitlin TaylorBoss Abroad - Rachel KellerSpeal and Stutter - Ruby DarlingDomination - BJ AlphaThe Naught List - Jade WestHateful Vows - CJ LucciDarkest Descent - Hazel BlackYour Dad Will Do - Katee RobertHollow Wrath - Jodie KingThis episode is also available on YouTube @xgingerandspicexRemember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos! Handle: xgingerandspicex and spicybookishpod
• Christmas Wrap Up 2025 21.12.2025 57m

  In this episode of the Ginger & Spice reading wrap up, we talk all things spicy romance during the Christmas period! Who doesn’t love a little festive spicy book? So kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!!Our favourite book of the episode is Bullets and Mistletoe by CJ LucciBooks mentioned in episode:Mean One by Ab CyntheSlay Ride by Lauren BielThe Naughty List by Jade WestBullets and Mistletoe by CJ LucciThis episode is also available on Youtube @xgingerandspicexRemember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos! Handle: xgingerandspicex
• Reading Wrap up: Daddy Week " One should not be peed on " 25.10.2025 49m

  In this episode of the Ginger & Spice reading wrap up, we talk all things daddy! And holy lordy was one of these spicy!! Overall they were very hit and miss so just bear with us 😂Mountain Daddy by S.J TillyDomination by B.J Alpha The Wild by K. WebsterTake My Daddy, I’ll Take Yours by Jenika SnowThis episode is also available on YouTube @xgingerandspicexRemember to follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more spicy bookish chaos! Handle: xgingerandspicex