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Menace II Book Society

In 2021, JaLessa Shantel had been trying to convince Charisse to try audiobooks. She finally wore her down and now they buddy listen/read a wide range of books, mostly YA mystery/thriller and romance with a sprinkle of grown folk business. Join these friends bi-weekly as they discuss their recent reads, the books they read separately, and whatever else is on their minds. Please send any book recommendations and listener stories/questions to [email protected]. *DISCLAIMER* This is an explicit podcast. We are not literary experts & we talk a lot of shit.

Didn't Chuckle Not Once and a Review of Cursed Daughters

76 hours 11 mins; March 17, 2026

Bingo! We're Back!

80 hours 2 mins; March 04, 2026

Call Drop and a Review of Five Survive x Holly Jackson

97 hours 59 mins; December 01, 2025

Is It Horror? and a Review of Honeysuckle and Bone x Trishia Tobias

80 hours 26 mins; November 17, 2025

First Family x Granger

72 hours 28 mins; November 17, 2025

My Brain is F*cking Full and a Review of Guilt and Ginataan

52 mins; October 06, 2025

We Love a Cozy Mystery and a Review of Savvy Summers and the Potato Crimes

84 hours 53 mins; September 27, 2025

Review of Cappadona 3

1 min; September 25, 2025

We Have a Guest and Talk About Cappadona x Jahquel J.

92 hours 2 mins; August 27, 2025

Business Deals and a Review of Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins

83 hours 6 mins; July 29, 2025

What in the Sci-fi Soap Opera and a Review of Audre and Bash are Just Friends x Tia Williams

106 hours 6 mins; July 07, 2025

That's a Hard Question and a Review of Can't Get Enough

97 hours 57 mins; June 21, 2025

The Music is Back and a Review of Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

109 hours 59 mins; June 02, 2025

Oh, Narrators

99 hours 1 min; May 13, 2025

When the Recording Stops

132 hours 59 mins; April 30, 2025

Take Us to the Rodeo

97 hours 59 mins; April 07, 2025

An Unserious Duo

108 hours 56 mins; March 25, 2025

Menace Down

78 hours 55 mins; March 08, 2025

Am I Speaking with Shanai?

81 hours 27 mins; February 25, 2025

So Unprofessional

100 hours 58 mins; February 13, 2025

Are You the Feds?

97 hours 22 mins; January 17, 2025

Who's in Your Top 8?

222 hours 40 mins; December 20, 2024

Drama at the Alma Mater

77 hours 23 mins; December 10, 2024

Jana is Annoying

71 hours 36 mins; November 27, 2024

You Can Get with This or You Can Get with That

100 hours 26 mins; November 04, 2024

Drag Me by My Locs

106 hours 27 mins; October 21, 2024

Too Damn Long

75 hours 32 mins; October 04, 2024

The Rating Gets Lower

124 hours 10 mins; September 22, 2024

Use Your Noggin, Bro

53 mins; September 09, 2024

Return of the Menace

50 mins; September 09, 2024

A Review of a Love Song for Rickie Wilde

89 hours 30 mins; May 29, 2024

A Review of Allegedly x Tiffany D. Jackson

59 mins; March 15, 2024

Give It Up for the Birthday Girl and A Review of Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance

66 hours 27 mins; February 19, 2024

We're Back!!

89 hours 50 mins; January 26, 2024

M2BS #21 F**k, Marry, K*ll and a Review of Murder and Mamon x Mia P. Manasala

94 hours 17 mins; December 27, 2023

M2BS #20: What's Your Life Anthem and Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

89 hours 19 mins; December 21, 2023

M2BS #19: One Most Go and Review of Black Cake

101 hours 34 mins; November 20, 2023

M2BS #18: Let's Pause the Moment and a Review of Monday's Not Coming x Tiffany D. Jackson

107 hours 52 mins; October 07, 2023

M2BS #17: He's Perfect But and a Review of One of Us is Back

75 hours 16 mins; September 25, 2023

M2BS #16: We're Baaaacccckkkk

99 hours 29 mins; September 07, 2023

M2BS #15: Some Rambles and a Review of Last Night at the Telegraph Club x Malinda Lo

69 hours 18 mins; July 03, 2023

M2BS #14: Random This or That and a Review of Memphis x Tara M. Stringfellow

79 hours 40 mins; May 15, 2023

M2BS #13: People Can Be Assholes and a Review of Love in the Time of Serial Killers

43 mins; April 25, 2023

M2BS #12: JaLessa Shantel's talks about Colleen Coble and a review of Final Girls x Riley Sager

70 hours 17 mins; April 07, 2023

M2BS #11: Charisse is reading too many books and a review of Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

78 hours 37 mins; March 23, 2023

M2BS 10: Please Be Creative with Spicy Scenes and a Review of You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

69 hours 48 mins; March 14, 2023

M2BS #9: Texas weather is kicking JaLessa's ass and a review of Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

88 hours 22 mins; February 23, 2023

M2BS #8: Reading the last page/sentence of a book before reading it is a tad bit...chaotic and a review of The Weight of Blood x Tiffany D. Jackson

94 hours 0 mins; February 09, 2023

M2BS #7: Charisse's Mom Listened to the Podcast and a Review of Blackmail and Bibingka

71 hours 42 mins; January 30, 2023

M2BS #6: Some of booktok drama and a review of Homicide and Halo-Halo

85 hours 25 mins; January 13, 2023

M2BS #5: Did the TikTok Happen and Arsenic and Adobe Review

71 hours 2 mins; January 02, 2023

M2BS #4: Mini Rants and a review of You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

112 hours 37 mins; December 16, 2022

M2BS #3: Drop the Rating and The Taking of Jake Livingston Review

67 hours 40 mins; December 02, 2022

M2BS #2: Black Romance Isn't Hard to Find and Nothing More to Tell Review

87 hours 2 mins; November 17, 2022

Meet the Menaces

60 hours 14 mins; November 03, 2022

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