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Plot Twist, Please

Susannah, Beth and Cass

Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists.

✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space!

📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo
🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms

For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com

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  • S1 · E30
    April 27 · 1 hr

    These One Star Reviews Tried to RUIN Our Favourite Books!!

    Welcome back to Plot Twist Please—where we sip, flip, and spill the tea on books and booze 🍷📚 This week’s episode is… chaotic. We each picked some of our absolute favourite books, both current obsessions and old-school classics, and then handed each other the WORST one-star reviews we could find. No prep. No warning. Just pure, unfiltered audacity. 📚 Spoiler alert: BOOKS COVERED BELOW ✨ Today’s cocktail: More Sangria 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. Current Favourites: The Book of Azrael Wings of Starlight Lights Out Restless Stars A Stage Set For Villains We Who Will Die Daggermouth The Seven Year Slip One Dark Window Oldies / Classics: Fifty Shades of Grey The Notebook Pretty Girls Come Sundown City of Bones Twilight ___________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to Plot Twist, Please: the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists. ✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space! BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-259062561689 📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo 📺 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@plottwistpleasepod 📱 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/plottwistpleasepod 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com INTRO Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D Music by Anja Kotar - July (strings version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=3E25A972 Support the show

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  • S1 · E29
    April 20 · 42 min

    Mia Ballard’s “Shy Girl” AI Drama is MESSY..

    In this episode, we’re diving into the Mia Ballard “Shy Girl” AI drama that’s been all over the internet. From what actually happened to why people are so divided, we break down the controversy, the rise of AI-generated personas, and what this situation says about authenticity, influence, and where content creation is heading next. 🍸 Today’s drink: Cassandra's Wedding Wine Made into a Sangria 💌 Want to be featured in the next DNF Diaries? Send your submissions to hello@plottwistplease.com 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. *Disclaimer* It has been confirmed since filming, by Freida McFadden that she DOES NOT use AI. But we have thought that in the past, and good for her, for writing the amount she does!! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists. ✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space! BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-259062561689 📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo 📺 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@plottwistpleasepod 📱 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/plottwistpleasepod 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com INTRO Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D Music by Anja Kotar - July (strings version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=3E25A972 Support the show

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  • S1 · E28
    April 13 · 48 min

    These Popular BookTok Books DID NOT Live Up to the Hype… And Yes, We Fought 😭

    This week on Plot Twist Please, we’re calling out the books that BookTok SWEARS are amazing… and asking the real question: are they actually good… or just popular? We each brought our picks for overhyped and underhyped reads and let’s just say… we did NOT agree. From viral fantasy favourites to dark romance obsessions, nothing was safe. ⚠️ Full spoiler warning — these are DNF stories! 🍸 Today’s drink: Cassandra's Wedding Wine 💌 Want to be featured in the next DNF Diaries? Send your submissions to hello@plottwistplease.com 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. CONFORM - https://youtu.be/4VnZEw66xi4 WE WHO WILL DIE - https://youtu.be/Lkaw9T1pU7k DAGGERMOUTH - NOT YET AN EPISODE WHOOPS ___________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists. ✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space! BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-259062561689 📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo 📺 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@plottwistpleasepod 📱 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/plottwistpleasepod 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com INTRO Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D Music by Anja Kotar - July (strings version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=3E25A972 Support the show

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  • S1 · E27
    March 30 · 43 min

    She DNF’d His Book… Then the Author Went AFTER Her?! | DNF DIARIES

    From overhyped BookTok reads that completely missed the mark, to characters with zero chemistry, to books so frustrating they had you doing chores instead of reading… we are diving into your DNF graveyard. 📚 Books Discussed in This Episode Us Dark Few by Alexis Patton The Favored Child by Philippa Gregory The Empress by Kristin Cast Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love (Dramione fanfiction) The Irresistible Urge To Fall For Your Enemy by B.G. Brigitte Knightley A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James Books by Nora Roberts (specific one not disclosed) Seduction by Amanda Quick True Colors by Kristin Hannah The Beach Party by Nikki Smith The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (mentioned) Home Front by Kristin Hannah (mentioned) Harsh Winters by John Randall ⚠️ Full spoiler warning — these are DNF stories! 🍸 Today’s drink: Saintly The Good Rosé 💌 Want to be featured in the next DNF Diaries? Send your submissions to hello@plottwistplease.com 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists. ✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space! BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-259062561689 📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo 📺 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@plottwistpleasepod 📱 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/plottwistpleasepod 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com INTRO Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D Music by Anja Kotar - July (strings version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=3E25A972 Support the show

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  • S1 · E26
    March 23 · 59 min

    Haley Pham’s Book Is Causing CHAOS on BookTok… Is the Book Actually Bad?

    In today’s episode, we’re diving into the internet’s latest book drama… 👀📚 BookTok has been going OFF about Just Friends by Haley Pham... from the word choices, to the writing style, to the characters AND we had to sit down and talk about it. So we’re sharing our honest thoughts, reacting to some of the most talked-about quotes, and asking the bigger question: Is the criticism actually fair… or is the internet being too harsh? 📚 Spoiler alert: we’re covering the whole book! ✨ Today’s drink: hot chocolate with top shelf distillers butter tart liqueur. 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists. ✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space! 📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com INTRO Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D Music by Anja Kotar - July (strings version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=3E25A972 Support the show

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  • S1 · E25
    March 16 · 45 min

    This Thriller Made Us Suspect EVERYONE… | Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

    This week on Plot Twist Please, we’re diving into the rom-com murder mystery Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson. When Jet Mason learns she only has days to live after a brutal attack, she decides to spend her final week solving her own attempted murder. We unpack the twists, suspicious characters, small-town secrets, and debate what we would actually do in Jet’s situation. Did the twists fool us… or did we see them coming? 📚 Spoiler alert: we’re covering the whole book! ✨ Today’s drink: Energy Drinks! 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists. ✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space! 📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com INTRO Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D Music by Anja Kotar - July (strings version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=3E25A972 Support the show

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