Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 48m
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Apple Rating 4.2 (10)
Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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A book review podcast where we discuss how authors treat and traumatize their characters. Part of the Certain Point of View network.

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S7E1 Series Review: The Brothers Sinister by Courtney Milan

Feb 09, 2026 13m

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the…

S6E8 Swordheart by T. King Fisher

Dec 08, 2025 1h 9m

This month we’re discussing “Swordheart” by T King Fisher. We recorded this long enough ago that the sequel hadn't been announced yet, but, as of Fall 2025, DAGGERBOUND has a projected release date…

S6E7 Series Review: The Suitable 'Verse by R. Cooper

Nov 10, 2025 15m

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the…

S6E6 Series: The Orc Prince Trilogy by Lionel Hart

Oct 13, 2025 11m

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the…

New Microphone! (and other updates)

Sep 24, 2025 5m Bonus

Greetings and welcome to a Reviews That Burn blog post by Robin, part of Books That Burn. I'd like to thank longtime Patron Case Aiken, who receives a monthly shoutout. Full Text Here  I have a few…

S6E5 I've Joined The Creator Accountability Network

Sep 08, 2025 5m Bonus

Greetings and welcome to a Reviews That Burn blog post by Robin, part of Books That Burn. I'd like to thank longtime Patron Case Aiken, who receives a monthly shoutout. I've joined the Creator…

S6E4 Series Review: The Kingston Cycle by C.L. Polk

Sep 07, 2025 16m

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the…

S6E3 Series Review - Teeth: The Complete Meal by Chele Cooke

Jun 23, 2025 11m

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the…

S6E2 Series Review - Queen's Thief: A Series by Megan Whalen Turner

May 19, 2025 9m

Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the story across several books. Thank you to Patron Case Aiken who receives a monthly…

S6E1 Two Essays on The Count of Monte Cristo

Mar 10, 2025 9m

I love The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. I have read the unabridged version more than once, and my most recent reread was in 2023. At that time, I wrote a couple of brief essays which I…

S5E13 October Daye / Inheritance - Essay Series Part Five: Long Series and How to Read Them

Jan 13, 2025 15m

Hello Patrons and general audience members! Welcome to another Books That Burn essay by Robin. Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. [Full Transcript Available Here] This…

S5E12 Two Essays on Generative AI

Dec 16, 2024 13m

Hello Patrons and general audience members! Welcome to a two-part reading of some Books That Burn essays by Robin. Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. These two essays…

S5E11 October Daye / Inheritance - Essay Series Part Four: When a Villain Lives

Nov 04, 2024 27m

Hello Patrons and general audience members! Welcome to another Books That Burn essay by Robin. Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. [Full Text Available Here] This is the…

S5E10 October Daye / Inheritance - Essay Series Part Three: Unreliable Narrators

Oct 07, 2024 19m

Hello Patrons and general audience members! Welcome to another Books That Burn essay by Robin. Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. [Full Text Available Here] This is the…

S5E9 October Daye / Inheritance - Essay Series Part Two: Series Structure

Sep 02, 2024 35m

Hello Patrons and general audience members! Welcome to another Books That Burn essay by Robin. Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. [Full Text Available Here] This is the…

S5E8 October Daye / Inheritance - Essay Series Part One: Character Growth

Aug 05, 2024 15m

Hello Patrons and general audience members! Welcome to another Books That Burn essay by Robin. Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. [Full Transcript Available Here] This…

S5E7 When Miserable People Get Happy Endings: "Unlikeable" Protagonists in Alexis Hall's Writing

Jul 01, 2024 40m

Hello and welcome to Books That Burn with another book essay from Robin! Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. This essay discusses (and moderately spoils) the following…

S5E6 The Rise and Fall of Snow: Why the Hunger Games prequel is good, actually

Jun 03, 2024 22m

Welcome to another book essay from Robin! Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. This was originally going to be an essay comparing The Hunger Games series to the Uglies…

S5E5 Disability, Identity, and Allegorical Gender in SHADES AND SILVER

May 06, 2024 17m

Welcome to another book essay from Robin! Thank you Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. ----- This essay contains spoilers for SHADES AND SILVER by Dax Murray.  Many attempts at…

S5E4 Anatomy of Sequels - A Reviewer's Perspective

Apr 01, 2024 19m

Sometime in the first year of my review blog, I developed a checklist which I use when reviewing sequels. It helps me qualitatively describe how they are composed, and how they interact with the…

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