Genre Junkies | Book Reviews
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsWeirdo book worms unite! We want to share our love of Genre Fiction with you. Fans of Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy & more can stop on by as we chat about what we’ve been reading! New reviews every other week.
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165 | Fantasy Horror | “The Bad Ones” by Melissa Albert
March 26, 2024 07:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB164 | Speculative Fiction | “Chain Gang All-Stars” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
February 22, 2024 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43 MB163 | Horror | “Bad Cree” by Jessica Johns
February 01, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB162 | Sci-Fi | “Lost in Time” by A.G. Riddle
January 11, 2024 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB161 | Best of 2023
December 28, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB160 | Horror | “Winterset Hollow” by Jonathan Edward Durham
December 21, 2023 23:56 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB158 | Horror | “Hidden Pictures” by Jason Rekulak
November 07, 2023 04:08 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB157 | Horror | “Mister Magic” by Kiersten White
September 14, 2023 16:39 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB156 | Fantasy | “Kings of the Wyld” by Nicholas Eames
August 31, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB155 | Thriller | “What Lies in the Woods” by Kate Alice Marshall
August 10, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBAfter a VERY long hiatus, the Genre Junkies are back!
154 | Sci-Fi | “You Sexy Thing” by Cat Rambo
June 29, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB153 | Horror | “She is a Haunting” by Trang Thanh Tran
May 25, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB152 | Fantasy | “Silver in the Bone” by Alexandra Bracken – With Interview!
May 04, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBWe discuss the new fantasy novel Silver in the Bone and sit down with the author, Alexandra Bracken!
151 | Sci-Fi | “Please Report Your Bug Here” by Josh Riedel
April 13, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB149 | Horror | “How to Sell a Haunted House” by Grady Hendrix
March 16, 2023 19:53 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB148 | Fantasy | “The Stolen Heir” by Holly Black
March 02, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB147 | Special | Book Reports
February 16, 2023 11:34 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBSandra and Scott bring their own series to the show. Sandra's been reading Wanderers and Wayward by Chuck Wendig while Scott discusses the Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown and if he regrets picking up Iron Gold after all?
146 | Horror | “Rootwork” by Tracy Cross – With Interview!
February 02, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB145 | Fantasy | “Legends and Lattes” by Travis Baldree
January 19, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB144 | Best of 2022
January 05, 2023 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBIt's the same as every year, only totally different! Scott and Sandra discuss their top picks for 2022 and pair them with food, mocktails, or whatever the heck they feel like!
143 | Fantasy | “Fairy Tale” by Stephen King
December 20, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB142 | Horror | “The Watchers” by A.M. Shine
December 13, 2022 04:23 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB141 | Fantasy | “Come Tumbling Down” and “Across the Green Grass Fields” by Seanan McGuire
November 17, 2022 05:14 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBSpoiler Sections: 13:25 - Come Tumbling Down 25:26 - Across the Green Grass Fields
140 | Horror | “Sundial” by Catriona Ward
October 25, 2022 21:09 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBMinisode | Horror | “#thighgap” by Chandler Morrison
October 12, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.23 MBSandra absolutely had to share this one with you all, so we did a minisode! #thighgap by Chandler Morrison
138 | Horror | "Man, F**k This House" by Brian Asman
October 11, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBWe're back! We explain our unexpected hiatus, followed by our review of this unique and fun haunted house story by Brian Asman.
137 | Sci-Fi | “The Paradox Hotel” by Rob Hart
August 30, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB136 | Historical Fantasy | “Dark Earth” by Rebecca Stott
August 16, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB135 | Horror | “Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology”
August 02, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB134 | Sci-Fi | “Upgrade” by Blake Crouch
July 19, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MB133 | Horror | “Hide” by Kiersten White
July 05, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBSandra and Scott break down their experience with Hide by Kiersten White in the first half - spoiler-free! In the spoiler section, you get to hear Scott discover and unpack the symbolism in real time. Side-note - there are a few swears we decided to keep in this one.
132 | Dark Fantasy | “River of Shadows” by Karina Hall
June 21, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBTake a dark fantasy journey with the Genre Junkies. Gods, goddesses, sex, and sorcery await! First half spoiler free as always.
131 | Sci-Fi | “Rabbits” by Terry Miles
May 31, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBSpoiler free first half! Reading and reviewing the mind-bending trip down the rabbit hole - Rabbit by Terry Miles.
130 | Horror | “Just Like Mother” by Anne Heltzel – With Interview!
May 17, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBHorror O'Clock! Join Sandra & Scott for a spoiler-free discussion and interview with Anne Heltzel - this week's author.
129 | Fantasy | “Capture the Crown” & “Tear Down the Throne” by Jennifer Estep – with Interview!
May 03, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB128 | Fantasy | “Atlas Six” by Olivie Blake
April 26, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBWe're back after an unexpected hiatus! This week, we discuss the sensation that is Atlas Six!
127 | Horror | “Tender is the Flesh” by Agustina Bazterrica
March 29, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBAll the trigger warnings possible for this tale. Not for the faint of heart (or stomach) but worth the pain.
126 | Sci-Fi | “The Kaiju Preservation Society” by John Scalzi
March 15, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB125 | Horror | “White Smoke” by Tiffany D. Jackson
March 01, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBWorld Central Kitchen - we are huge fans of Chef Andre and WCK. One of our favorite places to give Ranzom For Ukraine Choose Love Save The Children
124 | Horror | “White Smoke” by Tiffany D. Jackson
March 01, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBWorld Central Kitchen - we are huge fans of Chef Andre and WCK. One of our favorite places to give Ranzom For Ukraine Choose Love Save The Children
124 | Fantasy | “The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina” by Zoraida Córdova
February 15, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB123 | Fantasy | “The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina” by Zoraida Córdova
February 15, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB123 | Horror | “Such a Pretty Smile” by Kristi DeMeester
February 01, 2022 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB121 | Horror | “Such a Pretty Smile” by Kristi DeMeester
February 01, 2022 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB122 | Sci-Fi Horror | “Dead Silence” by S. A. Barnes – With Interview!
January 18, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB120 | Sci-Fi Horror | “Dead Silence” by S. A. Barnes – With Interview!
January 18, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB121 | Best of 2021
January 04, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBSandra and Scott do it a litttle different this year! In addition to our usual drink pairings, we are giving award for our top 5's as well!
119 | Best of 2021
January 04, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBSandra and Scott do it a litttle different this year! In addition to our usual drink pairings, we are giving award for our top 5's as well!
120 | Fantasy | “House of Hollow” by Krystal Sutherland
December 21, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBFor the last episode of 2021, we review a deliciously grotesque dark fantasy with special guest, Amanda! Spoiler-free first half.
119 | Horror | “The Last House on Needless Street” by Catriona Ward
December 07, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBSandra’s b-day episode! A spoiler free 1st half of the thrilling, chilling and heart pounding “Last House on Needless Street”