My Best Friend’s Book Club

S7 | E7: Smut Ghostwriter Interview | Lights Out

We sat down with professional ghostwriter, “Bree,” to explore the world of romantasy and Navessa Allen’s Lights Out. Along with dissecting the genre's rise, we put her on the spot to turn mundane texts into something steamy and listened as she read a spicy excerpt from Lights Out.
We wrapped up with a quick-fire round of dirty "would you rather," so grab your headphones and join us for the heat.
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About us: Not your typical book club - you’ll laugh your dick off, and you don’t need to read to be in our club. For Non-Readers, we summarize each week’s reading so you can listen and keep up with the story. Want to read along? Our Reader Calendar is pinned to our socials. We’re a low-pressure book club—because life is already doing the most.
>> Next book & pages: p.1-55 | Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne

S7 | E6: Butt plug punishment | Lights Out | p.266-END

What happens when you mix a freezing forest escape, a boyfriend with a serial killer’s DNA, and a ‘punishment’ that involves handcuffs, an butt plug, and a voice-modulated mask? This week, we’re breaking down the unhinged finale of Aly and Josh. From blackmailing the mob at a family dinner to a blood-red diamond proposal, this isn't your average 'happily ever after.' It’s dark, it’s spicy, and honestly? We need to talk about that Airbnb epilogue."
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About us: Not your typical book club - you’ll laugh your dick off, and you don’t need to read to be in our club. For Non-Readers, we summarize each week’s reading so you can listen and keep up with the story. Want to read along? Our Reader Calendar is pinned to our socials. We’re a low-pressure book club—because life is already doing the most.
 
>> Next book & pages: p.1-55 | Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne

S7 | E5: Megalodon dick | Lights Out | p.199-266

What’s worse than hiding a body? Realizing your boyfriend is the son of the notorious Ken Doll Killer. Aly and a disguised Josh turn to a mob uncle for a high-stakes cleanup that brings "family dinner" to a new level. Between trauma bonding over a gruesome past and a heart-pounding crime scene hack, the tension finally hits a breaking point. Can they outrun the police and their own dark DNA long enough to finally give in to the heat with some long-awaited P&V sex?
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About us: Not your typical book club - you’ll laugh your dick off, and you don’t need to read to be in our club. For Non-Readers, we summarize each week’s reading so you can listen and keep up with the story. Want to read along? Our Reader Calendar is pinned to our socials. We’re a low-pressure book club—because life is already doing the most.
>> Next pages: p.266-END | Lights Out by Navessa Allen
>>> Next book pick! | Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne - read p.1-55 by 4/2

S7 | E4: “I want to watch you ride it” 🔪 | Lights Out | p.150-199

What do you do when your masked stalker brings a knife to a comfort session? If you’re Aly, you run right towards your stalker and “ride that knife.” But the spice turns to cold sweat when a home invasion leaves Aly & Josh with a dead body, a "murder kit," and a one-way ticket to the mob. Is the couple that slays together really destined to stay together? Grab your headphones; it’s about to get messy.
 
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About us: We're not your typical book club - you’ll laugh your dick off, and you don’t need to read to be in our club. For Non-Readers, we summarize each week’s reading so you can listen and keep up with the story. Want to read along? Our Reader Calendar is pinned to our socials. We’re a low-pressure book club—because life is already doing the most.
>> Next pages: p.199-266 | Lights Out by Navessa Allen

S7 | E3: Sir, unhand her clitoris! | Lights Out | p.100-150

The spice meter is at 100 and we’re honestly scared that this is only the "edge" (get it?). Things between Josh and Aly intensify, as Aly aims to punish her "Faceless Man" (i.e. Josh) for not B&E into her house and ravishing her. There's a scene with a substantially sized vibrator, and an intentional loss of circulation to Aly's special bit - all in the name of pleasure.
 
We dive into Aly’s guilt over her mom’s death, plus how Josh and Tyler became bros — forged in the fires of false accusations and Josh’s serial killer father’s reputation.
 
These pages leave us wondering: Is it romantic? Is it alarming? Are we concerned for everyone involved? Tune in.
 
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About us: Not a reader? No problem. We summarize each week’s reading so you can listen and keep up with the story. Want to read along? Our Reader Calendar is pinned to our socials. We’re a low-pressure book club—because life is already doing the most.
 
>> Next pages: p.150-199 | Lights Out by Navessa Allen

S7 | E2: “Can I see it?” 🍆 | Lights Out | p. 46-100

He might be watching her through her laptop camera… and instead of slamming it shut (or calling the cops), she DMs him.
Our Faceless Man (aka Josh) is always ten steps ahead. Aly keeps reminding herself that she knows better, but can’t seem to disengage, and the line between danger and desire keeps getting blurrier (and spicer).
What happens in the car when she says, “Can I see it?” Tune in and find out. :)
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About us: Not a reader? No problem. We summarize each week’s reading so you can listen and keep up with the story. Want to read along? Our Reader Calendar is pinned to our socials. We’re a low-pressure book club—because life is already doing the most.
>> Next pages: p.100-150 | Lights Out by Navessa Allen

S7 | E1: Home invasion—but make it sexy | Lights Out | p.1-46

An ER nurse obsessed with a masked internet fantasy.A reclusive man hiding behind that mask.
When Aly’s favorite anonymous content creator may have crossed the line from screen to bedroom, fantasy and reality begin to blur in dangerous ways. He’s watching. She might want him to be. But someone in this story isn’t just playing pretend.
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About us: Not a reader? No problem. We summarize each week’s reading so you can listen and keep up with the story. Want to read along? Our Reader Calendar is pinned to our socials. We’re a low-pressure book club—because life is already doing the most.
>> Next pages: p.46-100 | Lights Out by Navessa Allen

S6 | E4: My Year of Pills, Dickery, & Death | My Year of Rest and Relaxation | p.234-END

Pills go missing. Our hibernation girl gets trapped in a bathroom and has a revelation. Jizz artist locks our hibernation girl up for several months while she blackouts on her fav drug. Does her hibernation finally work? Does she die? And what was the foreshadowing with 9/11? Tune in and find out.
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About us: Not a reader? No problem. We summarize each week’s reading so you can listen and keep up with the story. Want to read along? Our Reader Calendar is pinned to our socials. We’re a low-pressure book club—because life is already doing the most.
>> Next book & pages: Lights Out by Navessa Allen | p.1-46

S6 | E3: Are you even bff’s if you don’t watch porn together? | My Year of Rest and Relaxation | p.

If you can believe it, hibernation and excessive drug use continues. Our hibernation girl does make it her "bf’s" mom’s funeral, which ends up kinda being... well, listen and find out. Our bestie’s also watch porn together (totally normal). Jizz painting man comes back into the story. Is the book feeling too redundant? Are the characters too unlikable? Is anything even actually happening? Tell us what you think. We certainly have feelings on those topics. :) 
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Not a reader? No problem. We summarize each week’s reading so you can listen and keep up with the story. Want to read along? Our Reader Calendar is pinned to our socials. We’re a low-pressure book club—because life is already doing the most.
>> Next pages: p.234-END  | My Year of Rest and Relaxation, by Ottessa Moshfegh
>>> What we’re jumping into after we finish this book. Let’s get spicy for February with, Lights Out by Navessa Allen | p.1-46

We're sick and we're sorry

Sorry best friends, no new episode this week. Your girls are utterly sick after our trip to Cancun. We read the assigned reading like good book clubbers do, but Yana has lost her voice. Alas, we cannot record. Don't worry though, next week we'll catch up to stay in sync with our Reader Calendar (pinned post). Next week's episode will cover pages 117-234 - double whammy coming your way! 
 
>> Next book & pages: p.179-234  | My Year of Rest and Relaxation, by Ottessa Moshfegh