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Britney S Lewis joins Krystle Hope on Must Love Books Podcast as part of the BLOOD MOON pre-order campaign and talks about diversity and fair representation in media, our love for Supernatural, and how Bonnie Bennett deserved SO much better!

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Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

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TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Substack: https://krystlehope.substack.com

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Krystle Hope and Amanda (“Reverse Harem BB” from the Something Smutty Book Club) dive into over 100 new and upcoming releases for September 2025 in this new monthly segment of Must Love Books. Stay tuned every month for a listing of new indie and trad titles to look out for!

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Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook:

@MustLoveBooksPodcast

Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

Threads: @krystlehope

TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Substack: https://krystlehope.substack.com

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Reading diversely is important, especially if you want to be well-read. In this episode, Krystle Hope is joined by Bookstagrammer and diversity advocate Marcela Baugh (known as @atemarcelareads__ and Ate’ Marcela on Instagram) to discuss reading outside of your perspective and diversifying your shelves with some book recommendations!

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Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook:

@MustLoveBooksPodcast

Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

Threads: @krystlehope

TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Substack: https://krystlehope.substack.com

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May the odds be ever in your favor, listeners! In this three-part series, we are diving into the complex world of the heartbreaking prequel of The Hunger Games Series By Suzanne Collins. There will be spoilers, as we are breaking down the novel scene by scene!

In this episode of Must Love Books host, Krystle and Kaylee (Slowburn and DNF from the Something Smutty Book Club) discuss PART TWO of SUNRISE ON THE REAPING. Keep your arrows close and your tissues closer because this book has a reputation for making us all sob.

Stay tuned for part 3 coming soon!

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Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook:

@MustLoveBooksPodcast

Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

Threads: @krystlehope

TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Substack: https://krystlehope.substack.com

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EL Starling joins Krystle Hope to celebrate the release date of BOUND BY STARS, sci-fi gender-bent retelling of Titanic…in space! We talk all about why we still love YA Dystopia, the parallels between science fiction and contemporary issues, and how dystopian stories can teach us to find hope in even the darkest of times.

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Instagram:@e_l_starling

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TikTok: @elstarling

Website: www.elstarling.com

Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook:

@MustLoveBooksPodcast

Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

Threads: @krystlehope

TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Substack: https://krystlehope.substack.com

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Lyndall Clipstone joins Krystle Hope to celebrate the release date of TENDERLY I AM DEVOURED, a gothic horror romantasy for fans of Saltburn and House of Hollow. We talk about dark romantasy, the importance of perseverance, and some favorite gothic book recs!

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Instagram:@lkclipstone

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TikTok: @lkclipstone

Website: www.lyndallclipstone.com

Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook:

@MustLoveBooksPodcast

Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

Threads: @krystlehope

TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Substack: https://krystlehope.substack.com

🔒🎧 Join the Book Lovers community on Patreon: www.patreon.com/MustLoveBooksPodcast

May the odds be ever in your favor, listeners! In this three-part series, we are diving into the complex world of the heartbreaking prequel of The Hunger Games Series By Suzanne Collins. There will be spoilers, as we are breaking down the novel scene by scene!

In this episode of Must Love Books host, Krystle and Kaylee (Slowburn and DNF from the Something Smutty Book Club) discuss part one of SUNRISE ON THE REAPING. Keep your arrows close and your tissues closer because this book has a reputation for making us all sob.

Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 coming soon!

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Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook:

@MustLoveBooksPodcast

Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

Threads: @krystlehope

TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Substack: https://krystlehope.substack.com

🔒🎧 Join the Book Lovers community on Patreon: www.patreon.com/MustLoveBooksPodcast

CW Rose, author of OCEANSONG, joins Krystle Hope to discuss how her passion for environmentalism inspired her Asian Romeo & Juliet meets The Little Mermaid contemporary fantasy. We also dive into defining romantasy – is it fantasy romance? Is it romantic fantasy? Let us know in the comments or on social media!

And yes, this does get political. Books are political. Existence is political. There will be mentions of politics when discussing books, libraries, access to books, book banning, and reading diversely.

And then we talk about mermaid dong and how mermaids get it on. Enjoy!

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TikTok: @cwroseauthor

Website: https://cw-rose.com

Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook:

@MustLoveBooksPodcast

Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

Threads: @krystlehope

TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Substack: https://krystlehope.substack.com

Join the Book Lovers community on Patreon: www.patreon.com/MustLoveBooksPodcast

Bookstagrammer Shae Reads is BACK on Must Love Books Podcast to share some of her favorite tips, tools, and tricks that have helped her go viral on Bookstagram and grow over 40,000 followers. Shae and Krystle also answer questions from our listeners and shout out a few Bookstagrammars.

Shae's Instagram: @shae.reads

Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook:

@MustLoveBooksPodcast

Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Substack: https://substack.com/@krystlehope

Patreon: www.patreon.com/MustLoveBooksPodcast

Debut author & friend of the podcast, Brittney Arena joins Krystle Hope to celebrate the release of A DANCE OF LIES.

Do you love villains, spies, fantasy romance, and the morals of complex characters?

In this episode of Must Love Books, Brittney and Krystle dance into this romantasy full of twists and turns! We also discuss villain redemption arcs, writing mentorship programs, and our dreams for more adult choose your own adventure stories!

P.S. Major spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the Shadow & Bone Netflix series

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Instagram:@reverieandink

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TikTok: @brittneyarena

Website: www.brittneyarena.com

Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook:

@MustLoveBooksPodcast

Krystle Hope on Instagram: @KrystleHope

Threads: @krystlehope

TikTok: @Huttslayer_Hope

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/krystlehope

Join the Book Lovers community on Patreon: www.patreon.com/MustLoveBooksPodcast