Background Book Rants
Background Book Rants
Dakota and Jasmine
Join Dakota and Jasmine as they dive into a new book related topic each week, offering their opinions and commentary, whether that means sharing their morally dubious schemes, or their obsession with dark haired, fictional men. Listen in every Wednesday for your weekly dose of unconventional book rants. - Connect With Us!! Email: [email protected] Goodreads: Jasmine - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/121249030 Dakota - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/131919993
Our Thoughts On The Lightlark Drama
In this episode, Dakota and Jasmine explore the recent drama surrounding the soon to be released, Lightlark by Alex Aster. (DISCLAIMER: We have not read this book yet, so all our thoughts are entirely based on what we’ve learned about it. We do plan on reading it and giving our own opinions upon its release.)
Aug 22, 2022
1 hr
The Books That We Despise With Our Whole Souls
In this episode, Jasmine and Dakota discuss their top most hated books that they've ever read. They talk about their favorite bat boys, Rhys and Cassian, Detective Stevie, and Perfect Princess Harper. Jasmine shares her disdain for Conrad Fisher and Dakota discusses the Great Squirrel Betrayal of 6th grade. 
Aug 10, 2022
1 hr 10 min
Feral Chimps? Gonna Be a NOPE From Us.
In this episode, Dakota and Jasmine review Jordan Peele’s latest horror film, Nope. They discuss the absolute masterpiece this film was and their new, unlocked fear of chimps.
Aug 3, 2022
1 hr 5 min
A Review of 'Elvis': Jasmine's Newest Obsession
In this episode, Jasmine and Dakota discuss the new biopic of Elvis Presley. They discuss what they love about the film as well as their passionate hatred for one specific character. They also become monologuing villains, share their newly unlocked fear of gruesome deaths, and talk about the memorial slideshow presentation of Elvis. 
Jul 27, 2022
1 hr 13 min
WE’RE BACK + A Stranger Things Rant
Dakota and Jasmine are back!! In this episode the girls give life updates, talk about their longest reading slump to date, and of course talk about Stranger Things Season 4 (beware of spoilers)!
Jul 21, 2022
1 hr 22 min
Book To Movie Adaptations
We're BAAACKKK. After a quick little hiatus, Jasmine and Dakota return with an episode discussing book to screen adaptations. The girls talk about their opinions on adaptations in general, some of their favorite and least favorite adaptations, and some upcoming 2022 releases!
Mar 2, 2022
56 min
Save One, Drop One: Book Edition
This week, Dakota and Jasmine play a game of Save One, Drop One, where they are given the choice between two book related things and have to choose which one to save or drop. In the episode, the girls have the embarrassing revelation that they completely missed the one year anniversary of the podcast, Dakota betrays the Darkling, not once, but TWICE, and Jasmine boldly states that she will never in a bajillion years marry a farmer.
Feb 11, 2022
50 min
Books That Have Us In A Chokehold
In this week's episode, Jasmine and Dakota give a list of their current favorite books! Dakota talks about the glue that is holding her life together that is Six of Crows, both girls agree they have a life debt to Leigh Bardugo, and Jasmine discusses her excessive background commentary and need to talk. The girls also briefly talk about their thoughts on the casting for Shadow and Bone season 2 (after being fake fans and almost forgetting)
Jan 18, 2022
1 hr 15 min
We LOVE Self Aware, Villainous Kings
In this week's episode, Dakota and Jasmine discuss a new favorite book, All Of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman. the girls talk about their ADORATION of the morally grey characters and all of their complexities, Dakota speaks on her repulsion to Gavin the Gremlin, and Jasmine describes any battle/inconvenience as a "little tussle."
Jan 14, 2022
1 hr 47 min
22 Books We Want To Read In 2022
In this episode, Dakota and Jasmine give a list of 22 books that they want to read by the end of 2022. Dakota talks about her bajillion unfinished books that she wants commit to, Jasmine sticks to her never-changing brand of being attracted to books with the found family+heist combination, and both girls give truly Pulitzer Prize-worthy summaries of the books.
Jan 4, 2022
1 hr 35 min
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