Bones of the Storie

It's that time for Jenn's Episode this season and she has picked another series by Jaymin Eve, the Shadow Beast Shifters Trilogy. Stepping into this series, we didn't expect to love the characters as much as we did. Listen in to find out what makes them so special.Content Highlights:Just keep readingRead the room and your instinctsLess is moreJenn's Rating: Darkness 2, Spicy 3, Content 3, Overall 4Mistie's Rating: Darkness 2, Spicy 3, Content 3, Overall 3Other books mentioned: The Spell Shop

This just might be the best discussion we've had in quite some time. Jenn and Mistie are discussing the Shifter City Fated Mates Series by Jaymin Eve and this baby just skyrocketed to the top of Mistie's list.Content Highlights:What you don't know is?!?!?!Whose the logical one now? Still not me.Is it a 2 or a 3Jenn's Rating: Darkness 2.5, Spicy 3, Content 5, Overall 5Mistie's Rating: Darkness 2.5, Spicy 3, Content 5, Overall 5Other books mentioned: Bonds that Tie, Emerald Lakes,

It's Jenn and Mistie's first book of season 8 and we're starting off with an interesting one. Still keeping to the buddy jar, this lucky book won first spot for discussion and they get to use their new content scale.Content Highlights:Don't say baby in that tone of voiceHas the Ritual been demoted?Legacy Trilogy - Mistie's VersionJenn's Rating: Darkness 3, Spicy 3, Content 3, Overall 1Mistie's Rating: Darkness 3, Spicy 3, Content 3, OverallOther books mentioned: All the Legacy books, The Ritual, Leave Me Behind, Devil's Night Series

We've done it again, we've created a new scale to go along with all the wonderful conversations we have about the books we read.Content Highlights:Jenn's shinning brillianceMaking our own rulesThe Ritual, need I say more, IYKYKThe Content Scale - Bones Rating(Writing • Plot • Story)This scale evaluates how well a book is constructed, separate from spice, darkness, personal enjoyment, or how feral it made us feel. It focuses on the quality of the writing, plot coherence, and overall story and character development.🦴 - Rough Draft Energy🦴🦴- Structural Concerns🦴🦴🦴 - Satisfactory🦴🦴🦴🦴 - Well Crafted🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴 - Masterfully BuiltBooks Mentioned: All books from Season 1Other books mentioned in this episode: 24690

Welcome back to Season 8!We jump right back in with one of Mistie's favorite tropes, Bully.Content Highlights:Is it a faveMistie's soapbox rantJenn explains what she's okay with in a bully romanceOther books mentioned in this episode: Leave Me Behind, Penelope Douglas, Amo Jones

That's a wrap on Season 7 of Bones of the Storie, please enjoy all the giggles and unplanned snippets of conversations that didn't make into our episodes.Make sure you subscribe and be on the look out for Season 8 to drop March 10, 2026. We've got some great things to look forward too.

Wrapping up our seventh chapter of Bones of the Storie, where Mistie and Jenn rank the books of Season 7 and talk about some of the new changes that were made and still some to comeContent HighlightsDiscussing DNF'sRanking order of S7

What is the difference, if any, between a Why Choose romance and a Reverse Harem romance. Well listeners, we're finally getting around to the question that Jenn asked in the Den of Vipers episode. Content Highlights:DefinitionsDo we believe its any differentSome of our favoritesOther series mentioned: Bonds That Tie, Emerald Lakes, Hades, Vicious Lost Boys

In our latest episode, we explore the twisted narrative of Leave Me Behind by KM Moronova.Content HighlightsJenn gets a little scared with MistieHow did that get missedAnother random tangentJenn's Ratings: Darkness 4, Spicy 4, Overall 4Mistie's Ratings: Darkness 4, Spicy 4, Overall 3Other books mentioned: Perfect Strangers, Bonds that Tie, Devils Night Series

For Jenn's Episode, she decided to mix it up and read a thriller book, That's Not My Name by Megan Lally. And it had absolutely nothing to do with Mistie not being able to read her first pick!Content Highlights:Different perspective in a thrillerMistie may or may not have jumped aheadDid you like our added ending?Jenn's Ranking: Darkness 2, Spicy Feather, Overall 5Mistie's Rating: Darkness 2, Spicy Feather, Overall 3.5Other books mentioned: Karen Slaughter, Freida McFadden, Dead To You, Stolen, Living Dead Girl, Thirteen Reasons Why, After

Chatting about Toxic by Nicole Blanchard. We speculate on the happenings around this story and whether or not the couple is actually a couple. Content Highlights:Intensity levels are offWould he really?Are we gonna check in with the couple?Jenn's Rating: Darkness 3, Spicy 2, Overall 3Mistie's Rating: Darkness 3, Spicy 2, Overall 2Other books mentioned: Consequences, Bridge Kingdom

Discover your next favorite read and get insider thoughts as Jenn and Mistie rifle through their shelves to share the stories that have captivated them this yearThis episode is has some varied literary tastes. counting down their top six picks of 2025 and dishing out some well-deserved honorable mentions.Content HighlightsSpoilers - Lots and lots of spoilers for all books discussed in this episodeHonorary mentions & Top 6 favorite books/authors of the yearForeshadowing for some future episodes on the podcastJenn's Top 6 Reads:Gold & Goldfinch by Raven KennedyThat's Not My Name by Megan LallyThe Spellbook by Sarah Beth DurstNot In Love by Ali HazelwoodDiscovery of Witches Book 1-3 by Deborah HarknessIt Had To Be You by Eliza jane BrazierJenn's Honorary Mentions:Saga of the Unfated Duology by Danielle L JensenAbby Jimenez - AuthorElsie Silver - AuthorOnyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosMistie's Top 6 Reads:Quicksilver & Brimstone by Callie HartBlackthorn by JT GeissingerWolves of Crescent City Trilogy by Tessa HaleThe Wrong Quarterback by CR JaneThree Body Problem by Cixin LiuWater Moon by Samantha Sotto YambaoMistie's Honorary Mentions:The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KluneDiscovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessSilverlake Wolves Series by Isa RinnerL Steele - AuthorThe Hidden Vrohkaria Trilogy by Kelly CoveOutlier by Susie TateLove and Other Conspiracies by Mallory MarloweAnticipated 2026 Book ReadsJennBride Kingdom books 5 & 6 by Danielle L JensenQuicksilver and Brimstone by Callie HartACOTAR book 6 by Sarah J MaasDark Olympus series by Katee Robert (June 2026)MistieQuiet Ones by Penelope Douglas (Feb 2026)Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh (May 2026)Fae and Alchemy Book 3 by Callie Hart (Nov 2026)Alpha & Omega Book 7 (TBA 2026)

You're in for a treat this week, Mistie surprises us all with her walk through Blackthorn by J.T. Geissinger and her reaction to that ending. Though if you have read the ending, it shouldn't really surprise you that she really enjoyed it. Listen in to find out all the buzz.Content Highlights:Best Banter EverWas it really confusing?Surprised by MistieJenn's Rating: Darkness 2, Spicy 3, Overall 4Mistie's Rating: Darkness 2, Spicy 3, Overall 4Other books mentioned: Perfect Strangers, Carnal Urges, PenPal, Haunting Adeline

Jenn and Mistie, well mostly Jenn, are talking about their very first pitch black book. Check your triggers before jumping in on this one cause Jenn walks us through the whole story plot for book one.Content Highlights:Shocker, Mistie didn't finish the bookDouble shocker, Jenn did and she breaks down the whole storyAnd a new category may or may not have been createdJenn's Rating: Darkness: Off the scale, Spicy 3 for consensual scenes only, Overall 3/5Mistie's Rating: darkness: Off the scale, Spicy 3 for consensual scenes only, Overall 2Other books mentioned: Consequences, Sea of Ruin, Sinners Retreat

Today Jenn and Mistie are discussing Den of Vipers by K. A. Knight. Listen in to see what good things they have to say bout this book and how it's a great place to start to learn your limits.Content Highlights: Taste testerRankingDifferent kinds of playJenn's Rating: Darkness 4, Spicy 5, Overall 3.5Mistie's Rating: Darkness 4, Spicy 5, Overall 3Other books mentioned: Haunting Adeline, Yellowstone, Lights Out, KA Knight