Ranking ALL The Hunger Games BOOKS and MOVIES! | Miniseries Wrap Up

04/04/25 • 51 min

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Welcome back for our sixth and final episode in Ashley & Liz’s dystopian sci fi episode bonus series: The Hunger Games! We have had the best (and most emotional 😭) time covering these heart-wrenching books at such an appropriate point in our history.

We covered the origin of dystopias of all kinds, where the idea and genre came from, and why it’s so important in literature and popular culture. We discussed how books, and the act of reading itself, are inherently political. And then we took deep dives into the original trilogy, and both prequels!

Today we’re giving our overall star ratings for both the book series AND the movie series, and then we’re ranking ALL of them best to worst! We’ll yap all about our favorite (and least favorite) movie moments, how we feel now that it’s all over, and we’ll end it by announcing our next book series!

Hint: It’s Gonna Be May. (What rhymes with May, has copper hair, and says “oh my” a lot? 👀)

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We interviewed Callie Hart all about her NYT Bestseller Quicksilver! Watch it here! https://youtu.be/CED5s7qDBdQ?si=8xtIRO1IzX6Rsld4

Check the official Author Interview with Lindsay Straube of Split or Swallow! Now a Barnes & Noble & Amazon best seller titled: Kiss of the Basilisk! https://youtu.be/fknhocSNIKM

Watch our Author Interview with Indie Dark Romance Author Ember Nicole here | https://youtu.be/tHV9rXSTBpY?si=OwxdMVfPmtFkcYu6

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Hint: It’s Gonna Be May. (What rhymes with May, has copper hair, and says “oh my” a lot? 👀)

Grab you physical media DVDs of the Hunger Games Movies | * https://amzn.to/3FTFWgv

Join our Virtual Book Club & Buddy Read on Fable! |

https://fable.co/club/hg-minisode-read-with-bestiesandthebookclub-161881401047

Don't be shy, subscribe! New Podcasts every Tuesday... and sometimes Friday!

Check out these author interviews? ⬇️

We interviewed Callie Hart all about her NYT Bestseller Quicksilver! Watch it here! https://youtu.be/CED5s7qDBdQ?si=8xtIRO1IzX6Rsld4

Check the official Author Interview with Lindsay Straube of Split or Swallow! Now a Barnes & Noble & Amazon best seller titled: Kiss of the Basilisk! https://youtu.be/fknhocSNIKM

Watch our Author Interview with Indie Dark Romance Author Ember Nicole here | https://youtu.be/tHV9rXSTBpY?si=OwxdMVfPmtFkcYu6

Shop bookish apparel worn in this episode!

Ashley is wearing “Support Your Local Book Dealer” tee from @ShopWildeshadows | https://www.wildeshadows.com

Liz is wearing “Light It Up” Crescent City tee from @thebeanworkshop Use code BOOKBESTIES10 to save! | * https://www.thebeanworkshop.store/BOOKBESTIES10

Any link with an * is an affiliate link through the service Magic Links and is eligible for a commission to us with no extra cost to you. Thank you for helping support our podcast!

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Ep 55 APRIL FOOLS! 🤪 Reacting to AITA PRANK STORIES!

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We’re just girls. And today we’re just girls obsessed with pranks.

Stick around if you want to hear about our fave and fail prank edition... if you like hearing about AITA pranks gone wrong...if you’re someone who observes April Fool’s Day, or if you’re someone who simply wants to call out A Holes for their participation in something that obviously WAS NOT FUNNY! (Or maybe it was?🤷‍♀️😏)

Today is all about Liz and Ashley responding to “Am I the A Hole” prank edition threads on Reddit. And boyyyy did they deliver. Are they an a hole for paying a makeup artist to sabotage their mother in law’s makeup on the big day? What about if they gave their sister a brick instead of an Xbox? Are they an a hole for pretending to propose or putting food coloring in their girlfriend’s shampoo?

Come discuss these with us and share your own! We might have even thrown in a few little pranks WE made up before doing a smash or pass with Prank Sinatra and Jim from The Office.

Don't be shy, subscribe! New Podcasts every Tuesday!! (And sometimes, Friday!)

Check out these author interviews? ⬇️

We interviewed Callie Hart all about her NYT Bestseller Quicksilver! Watch it here! | https://youtu.be/CED5s7qDBdQ?si=8xtIRO1IzX6Rsld4

Check the official Author Interview with Lindsay Straube of Split or Swallow! Now a Barnes & Noble & Amazon best seller titled: Kiss of the Basilisk! https://youtu.be/fknhocSNIKM

Watch our Author Interview with Indie Dark Romance Author Ember Nicole here | https://youtu.be/tHV9rXSTBpY?si=OwxdMVfPmtFkcYu6

Besties and the Book Club on Fable!

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Ashley is wearing: An exclusive Besties and the Books Beanie! Follow us on Instagram to find out how to snag one!

Liz is wearing: An exclusive Besties and the Books Beanie and a “Morally Pitch Black” Tee from @darkanddisturbedshop | Use Code: VEGAN10 to save! | https://darkanddisturbedshop.com/products/morally-black-tee?_pos=1&_sid=a9992117e&_ss=r

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Ep 56 MEET YOUR NEW OBSESSION! 🥵 This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara | Author Interview

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Today we have a very special spoiler free* interview with romantasy writer and Library Journal’s science fiction / fantasy debut author of the month for February, Shalini Abeysekara! We chat all things This Monster of Mine to celebrate the release of her very first published book!
(*Author interviews will always be spoiler free so everyone can enjoy them and determine whether or not to add these books to our never-ending TBR. So, proceed with absolutely NO caution!*)
Pick up your paperback copy or kindle download of This Monster of Mine now @ Amazon! | * https://amzn.to/3EboNhL

Follow Shalini on Instagram ⁨@shalini.writes⁩ | https://www.instagram.com/shalini.writes?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

We discuss everything from what inspired Shalini to write a completely unique romantasy story inspired by Ancient Rome, how her background as a corporate lawyer informed her themes about justice and violence, which characters she most and least identifies with, and what it’s like to write a murder mystery in a fantasy world. What are the themes and major takeaways of the book? Is there a sequel in the works? And what part did The Darkling (yes, that Darkling) play in all of this?
And don’t worry, Shalini spills all the behind the scenes intel on her faves and fails, This Monster of Mine edition, and participates in an on-the-spot smash or pass!
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Other Authors & Books Mentioned:
Save the Cat by @JessicaBrody
Seven Faceless Saints by @Mk_Lobb
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede @ektwrites
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Besties and the Books Podcast - Ranking ALL The Hunger Games BOOKS and MOVIES! | Miniseries Wrap Up

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[Music] welcome to the besties in the books podcast I'm Liz and I'm Ashley and welcome to believe it or not our final part part six in our Hunger Games miniseries crazy covering the Hunger Games it's been it's been an emotional time got to say it's been an emotional time yeah it's true third miniseries guys we started you off with Harry Potter reading for the first time and we're adults so that was a time and then we read Twilight for the first time Hunger Games was a