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A Puerto Rican and a Cajun meet in Texas, our souls becoming one over our love of books. We talk books.
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Rachel Gillig
Welcome to the fan club of Rachel Gillig! Yvonne and Shelley loved Rachel's first duology, One Dark Window and Twisted Crowns. So when her 3rd book came out, The Knight and the Moth, we did not…
Changes
This was an emotional episode in that we discuss some life changes. Yvonne shares some important news and we console each other. "Growth happens during hardships." This has been our motto during this…
Spring 2025 Book Reviews
We're Back! Its been since December since we recorded a podcast and we were way past due! In this episode we dive into what we have been reading since the new year. We did a buddy read of Penn Cole's…
Quicksilver
Yvonne and Shelley finally caved and read/listened to "Quicksilver" by Carrie Heart and it was worth all the hype across the booktok community. We have a new top favorite Shadow Daddy! We both were…
Lisa Marie Presley Memoir
In this episode we discuss our take on the Lisa Marie Presley Memoir. We both were blown away by this book and learning about her. She had an intensity about her, a trait that her dad had as well. …
October Reading
Yvonne and Shelley catch up and talk about what we are currently reading. We talk about friendships and how we relate to books and certain characters. Shelley is currently doing a digital detox so…
Dreaming of Fall
We had an impromptu podcast to discuss this hot Texas weather and what we are planning on reading this fall. Yvonne embarrasses Shelley yet again with some of the books she has been reading. …
Born of Blood and Ash
In this episode we review the final book in the Flesh and Fire series by Jennifer Armentrout. We have absolutely LOVED this series and this book was 5 stars for us. We are big fans of JLA and her…
Summer Reading Recap
Welcome to this episode of Bookmates where we discuss what read over the summer and our ratings of each one. We also show our love and devotion to author Jennifer L. Armentrout and her upcoming…
Queen of Shadows Part 1
Welcome back! In this episode we dive into Queen of Shadows. A lot happens in this book as Aelin returns to Rifthold to discover her cousing Aedion has been captured. She also must confront Chaol…
Assasins Blade
We are back to discuss Assassin's Blade which are a compilation of Novellas following Celaena's story before she goes to Endovier. We discuss the controversy over which order to read the books and…
Summer Plans
Yvonne and Shelley are super excited for summer! In this episode we discuss our travel plans and what we will be reading.
Heir of Fire (Book 3 TOG)
We are back at it discussing Book 3 of TOG and we both admit that this one was a favorite. We fell in love with this series with this book so if you were on the fence with books 1 and 2, this one…
About Us
In this episode we discuss a little about where we grew up and how we both got to Austin, TX. We also talk about how we met and what we bonded over initially. We hope you enjoy this episode and get…
Crown of Midnight (Book 2 TOG)
Yvonne and Shelley continue to deep dive into the Throne of Glass series with book 2 in this episode. Celaena is now the King's Champion which changes things a bit. Yvonne is team Dorian while…
Throne of Glass Book 1
In this episode we will discuss Book 1 in the TOG series. We will talk about the characters, the plot, how we feel about Sarah J Maas, and much more. We are intentional about not spoiling anything…
Introduction to Bookmates with Shelley and Yvonne
Hi and Welcome to Bookmates Podcast with Shelley and Yvonne. This is a brief introduction about why we started our Podcast and what we will be discussing going forward. We hope that you enjoy!
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Bookmates with Shelley and Yvonne has published 17 episodes since May 2024, covering topics in Arts, Books.
Bookmates with Shelley and Yvonne is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 44m.
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