Episode 5: Casey McQuiston

We're Back! Game Changers Part 1!

In this episode your lovely queer hosts Ashley (she/her) and Jade (they/she) make their triumphant return after 3.5 years with a review and discussion of the first three books in Rachel Reid's Game Changer Series: Game Changers, Heated Rivalry, and Tough Guy. Get ready for attempting to not talk about the Heated Rivalry tv series, Ilya Rozanov being everyone's favorite character, and Jade breaking Ashley's brain by talking about reading smut as an asexual person. This episode was originally recorded on December 21st, 2025. This episode will contain spoilers for the first three books in the Game Changer series by Rachel Reid as well as bonus content located on Rachel Reid's blog which as promised here is the link to the Vegas Chapter in Heated Rivalry from Ilya's POV. [https://www.rachelreidwrites.com/news/2024/3/24] We will be posting new episodes every other Sunday but don’t forget to follow us @couldbegayerpod on social media, including X, Instagram, and TikTok. Please review us wherever you’re listening to this Podcast, and email us your thoughts, recommendations, and comments at ⁠couldbegayerpod@gmail.com⁠ [couldbegayerpod@gmail.com].

Episode 5: Casey McQuiston

In this episode your lovely queer hosts Ashley and Jade dive into all 3 of Casey McQuiston's novels: Red, White, and Royal Blue, One Last Stop, and I Kissed Shara Wheeler. Get ready for gushing about queer found families, loving the cinnamon roll that is Prince Henry, and a random tangent about John Green! This episode was originally recorded on April 12, 2022. This episode will contain some spoilers for all 3 of Casey McQuiston's novels discussed. You have been warned. Don’t forget to follow us @couldbegayerpod on social media, including Instagram and TikTok. Please review us wherever you’re listening to this Podcast, and email us your thoughts, recommendations, and comments at couldbegayerpod@gmail.com [couldbegayerpod@gmail.com].

BOOK REVIEW: The Bellinger's Sisters Series by Tessa Bailey

In this episode your intrepid hosts Ashley and Jade provide their first in-depth book reviews of It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey. This episode was brought to you by the fact that Ashley could not stop gushing about It Happened One Summer until Jade read it! This episode was originally recorded on February 9th 2022. This Episode will contain some spoilers for both It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey. You have been warned.  Don’t forget to follow us @couldbegayerpod on social media, including Instagram and TikTok. Please review us wherever you’re listening to this Podcast, and email us your thoughts, recommendations, and comments at couldbegayerpod@gmail.com [couldbegayerpod@gmail.com].

2021 Recap part 3! Worst books of the year.

In this episode your intrepid hosts Ashley and Jade talk about their worst and lowest rated reads of 2021. This episode was originally recorded on February 1st 2022. Please note Jade was having some connection issues so her audio is pretty bad. SORRY. Don’t forget to follow us @couldbegayerpod on social media, including Instagram and TikTok. Please review us wherever you’re listening to this Podcast, and email us your thoughts, recommendations, and comments at couldbegayerpod@gmail.com [couldbegayerpod@gmail.com]. For reference and possible spoiler warnings the following books are all discussed either in passing or detail: * Outlander by Diana Gambon, * What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon, * Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston * Take Me Home Tonight, by Morgan Matson, * Electric Idol by Katee Robert, * Playing the Palace by Paul Rudnick, * Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger, * Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, * One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London, * Much Ado About You by Samantha Young,

2021 Recap part 2! Most Disappointing books of the year.

In this episode your intrepid hosts Ashley and Jade talk about TikTok Hype, what makes a book disappointing and their most disappointing reads of 2021. This episode was originally recorded on February 1st 2022. Please note Jade was having some connection issues so her audio is pretty bad. SORRY.  Don’t forget to follow us @couldbegayerpod on social media, including Instagram and TikTok. Please review us wherever you’re listening to this Podcast, and email us your thoughts, recommendations, and comments at couldbegayerpod@gmail.com [couldbegayerpod@gmail.com]. For reference and possible spoiler warnings the following books are all discussed either in passing or detail: * Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, * Blindsided by Amy Daws, * How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole, * Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas, * Loveless by Alice Oseman, * If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy, * It Had to Be You by Georgia Clark, * Meet Me in Madrid by Verity Lowell, * Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan, * A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow, * The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian,