the raven scholar book review // the BEST epic fantasy

fantasy book recs for aapi heritage month 📚

happy aapi heritage month! what a perfect opportunity to gush about some of our fav fantasy books written by aapi voices the books📚 katabasis / the poppy war / babel / yellowface by r.f. kuang📚 the isle in the silver sea by tasha suri📚 heir / an ember in the ashes by sabaa tahir📚 the poet empress by shen tao📚 for she is wrath by emily varga📚 blood over bright haven by m. l. wang📚 the starlight heir by amalie howard📚 the river has roots / this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtarso join us with a cup of coffee as we dive into these paper sheets ☕follow us ‪@hardcoverpodcast‬ everywhere 🎧 0:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hkOxR-bzQ] aapi fantasy recs0:16 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hkOxR-bzQ&t=16s] katabasis / the poppy war3:06 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hkOxR-bzQ&t=186s] the isle in the silver sea4:33 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hkOxR-bzQ&t=273s] heir / an ember in the ashes6:02 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hkOxR-bzQ&t=362s] the poet empress7:29 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hkOxR-bzQ&t=449s] for she is wrath8:54 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hkOxR-bzQ&t=534s] blood over bright haven9:52 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hkOxR-bzQ&t=592s] the starlight heir14:27 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hkOxR-bzQ&t=867s] the river has roots / this is how you lose the time warhttps://linktr.ee/hardcoverpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTltWjVTWm5qNl9HUHBDbEFRSm5sdWxKb3ozQXxBQ3Jtc0tuemxobEJtelpEVU82dGRnUXBGdjloNEo0S2pESVVpc2t2X3A5aVFvclA3WXZ6T1dlYVFqcVdGeUVCanBDMWxDZU1Hd25zNDJxdlNQazRMZ3Nid1ZyVEdvTG5QQUNUNEJQTDM4NmRGOVpSWTM0U1ZmOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fhardcoverpodcast&v=n7hkOxR-bzQ] #booktube [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/booktube] #bookreview [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bookreview] #fantasybooks [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/fantasybooks] #romantasy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/romantasy] #aapimonth [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/aapimonth]

the raven scholar book review // the BEST epic fantasy

you guys picked this book AND WE THANK YOU FOR IT. this epic fantasy had all the things we love b-plot romance, incredible writing, a funny sidekick, and political intrigue. it's a winner for sure. so join us with a cup of coffee as we dive into these paper sheets ☕ follow us ‪@hardcoverpodcast‬ everywhere 🎧 0:00 non-spoiler review 10:46 star rating 13:57 spoiler section https://linktr.ee/hardcoverpodcast #booktube #bookreview #fantasybooks #theravenscholar

all the books we read in april *spoiler: they all sucked*

Long story short...April was a rough month (especially for Paiton) welcome back book babes! we're done month 4 of 2026 so here's a reading wrap up of everything we read in april!! plus our reading challenge so far, may tbr, and a poll to pick our next read the books 📚 innamorata by ava reid 📚 the secret history by donna tartt 📚 the familiar by leigh bardugo 📚 slewfoot by gerald brom 📚 bunny by mona awad 📚 the alloy of law by brandon sanderson 📚 before i knew i loved you by toshikazu kawaguchi so join us with a cup of coffee as we dive into these paper sheets ☕ follow us ‪@hardcoverpodcast‬ everywhere 🎧 0:00 april reads 0:23 innamorata 6:13 the secret history 10:44 the familiar 14:29 slewfoot 17:08 bunny 22:28 the alloy of law 26:41 before i knew i loved you 32:32 reading challenge stats https://linktr.ee/hardcoverpodcast #booktube #bookrecommendations #romantasy #fantasybooks #horrorbooks

reacting to the 2026 hugo awards 👀🏆 // fantasy, romantasy, sci-fi

we're just two romantasy girls reacting to this years nominees for the 2026 hugo awards (specifically the novels) including the romantasy, the fantasy, and the very boy-coded sci-fi pickso join us with a cup of coffee as we dive into these paper sheets ☕📚the books🏆 the everlasting by alix e harrow🏆 the raven scholar by antonia hodgson🏆 the incandescent by emily tesh🏆 a drop of corruption by robert jackson bennett🏆 death of the author by nnedi okorafor🏆 shroud by adrian tchaikovskyfollow us ‪@hardcoverpodcast‬ everywhere 🎧 0:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWbMBcaBMKI] intro1:47 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWbMBcaBMKI&t=107s] the everlasting4:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWbMBcaBMKI&t=250s] the raven scholar10:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWbMBcaBMKI&t=620s] the incandescent12:46 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWbMBcaBMKI&t=766s] a drop of corruption17:38 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWbMBcaBMKI&t=1058s] death of the author21:41 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWbMBcaBMKI&t=1301s] shroudhttps://linktr.ee/hardcoverpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2dSUDhBaXpWd1hleFlXd2IxWjBFbHN5M0Nld3xBQ3Jtc0tscWNlSERsR2JWUzdTYW4tNnd2ZkkzN0hTY2wyN0RSVFZEY0RqektDWFliZC1YZm5MZDJ3TkxZM1E4RzZxdnAtX1RUc0NTT0tyZk91WnZiUF9KdE5DcnQxblU0MGotdGpHSHYzVC14WVoyNDdkVG9Pdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fhardcoverpodcast&v=aWbMBcaBMKI] #booktube [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/booktube] #bookrecommendations [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bookrecommendations] #romantasy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/romantasy] #fantasybooks [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/fantasybooks] #hugo [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/hugo]

10 NEW books on our spring tbr 💐📖 fantasy, lit fic, fairytale retellings, and more

happy spring! we're going through the top 10 books on our TBR that are perfect to read in the springtime including some brand NEW releases and a few treasured staples 🌸 so join us with a cup of coffee as we dive into these paper sheets ☕📚 the books 📚 this kingdom will not kill me by ilona andrews 📚 empire of storms / tower of dawn by sjm 📚 lady tremaine by rachel hochhauser 📚 for the wolf by hannah whitten 📚 cleopatra by saara el-arifi 📚 wolf worm by t kingfisher 📚 yesteryear by caro claire burke 📚 blood & roses by callie hart 📚 before i knew i loved you by toshikazu kawaguchi 📚 the poet empress by shen taoand 0:00 intro 0:52 this kingdom will not kill me 3:33 empire of storms / tower of dawn 6:45 lady tremaine 10:01 for the wolf 12:29 cleopatra 14:55 wolf worm 17:09 yesteryear 19:52 blood & roses 23:57 before i knew i loved you 27:02 the poet empress 30:06 OUR NEXT READ https://linktr.ee/hardcoverpodcast #booktube #bookrecommendations #romantasy #fantasybooks #springbooks