In this chilling multigenerational horror tale, three women across different eras grapple with danger and witchcraft. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic, weaves a tale where every secret uncovered brings creeping horror. Minerva, a graduate student, delves into the life of Beatrice Tremblay, an obscure horror author, and uncovers a true story behind Tremblay's famous novel, 'The Vanishing'. As Minerva investigates, she feels a malevolent force that once haunted Tremblay and her roommate might still linger on campus. This force echoes the witch encounter Nana Alba, Minerva's great-grandmother, experienced in 1900s Mexico. Minerva fears this shadow threatens her now. An academic pursuit can be challenging, but it could become deadly when witchcraft is involved.

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Join us for a special bonus episode as we dive into the books coming out in 2026 that we're most excited for!

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This month we read and review The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Devils:

Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds.

Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters, and the mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends.

Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh, while greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions and comfort. With a hellish journey before him, it's a good thing Brother Diaz has the devils on his side.

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This month we read and review They Bloom At Night by Trang Thanh Tran. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about They Bloom At Night:

THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MONSTERS ALL AROUND US . . .

Since the hurricane, the town of Mercy, Louisiana has been overtaken by a strange red algae bloom. Noon and her mother have carved out a life in the wreckage, trawling for the mutated wildlife that lurks in the water and trading it to the corrupt harbormaster. When she’s focused on survival, Noon doesn't have to cope with what happened to her at the Cove or the monster itching at her skin.

Mercy has never been a safe place, but it’s getting worse. People are disappearing, and the only clues as to why are whispers of underwater shadows and warnings to never answer the knocks at night. When the harbormaster demands she capture the creature that's been drowning residents, Noon finds a reluctant ally in his daughter Covey. And as the next storm approaches, the two set off to find what’s haunting Mercy. After all, Noon is no stranger to monsters . . .

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This month we did something different...something spooky. We read The Black Phone by Joe Hill, and two short stories from Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark.

Happy Halloween!

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we do a Bookish This or That challenge! 

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This month we read and review The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Buffalo Hunter Hunter:

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians comes a tale of the American West, writ in blood.

This chilling historical novel is set in the nascent days of the state of Montana, following a Blackfeet Indian named Good Stab as he haunts the fields of the Blackfeet Nation looking for justice.

It begins when a diary written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall in 2012. What is unveiled is a slow massacre, a nearly forgotten chain of events that goes back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow, told in the transcribed interviews with Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar and unnaturally long life over a series of confessional visits.

This is an American Indian revenge story, captured in the vivid voices of the time, by one of the new masters of literary horror, Stephen Graham Jones.

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This month we read and review The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea:

Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering.

Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village—and the beloved of Mina’s older brother Joon—may be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is to be sacrificed, Joon follows Cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong’s stead.

Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina seeks out the Sea God, only to find him caught in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young man named Shin—as well as a motley crew of demons, gods and spirits—Mina sets out to wake the Sea God and bring an end to the killer storms once and for all.

But she doesn’t have much time: A human cannot live long in the land of the spirits. And there are those who would do anything to keep the Sea God from waking…

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This month we read and review Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil:

This is a story about hunger.
1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.

This is a story about love.
1827. London.
A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.

This is a story about rage.
2019. Boston.
College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge.

This is a story about life—
how it ends, and how it starts.

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This month we read and review The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Wren in the Holly Library:

Can you love the dark when you know what it hides?

Some things aren’t supposed to exist outside of our imagination.

Thirteen years ago, monsters emerged from the shadows and plunged Kierse’s world into a cataclysmic war of near-total destruction. The New York City she knew so well collapsed practically overnight.

In the wake of that carnage, the Monster Treaty was created. A truce...of sorts.

But tonight, Kierse―a gifted and fearless thief―will break that treaty. She’ll enter the Holly Library...not knowing it’s the home of a monster.

He’s charming. Quietly alluring. Terrifying. But he knows talent when he sees it; it’s just a matter of finding her price.

Now she’s locked into a dangerous bargain with a creature unlike any other. She’ll sacrifice her freedom. She’ll offer her skills. Together, they’ll put their own futures at risk.

But he’s been playing a game across centuries―and once she joins in, there will be no escape...

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On this special bonus episode of Badass Literature Society we’re doing something a little different—no book review, no deep dive, just a fun round of Bookish Would You Rather. Questions all about books, reading habits, tropes, and more. None of us know what’s coming, so we’re going in totally blind.

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This month we read and review Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn, which is book 2 in The Legendborn Cycle. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. 

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Here's a little about Bloodmarked:

The shadows have risen, and the line is law.

All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own ancestral power. Now, Bree has become someone new: A Medium. A Bloodcrafter. A Scion. But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love with, has been kidnapped.

Bree wants to fight, but the Regents who rule the Order won’t let her. To them, she is an unknown girl with unheard-of power, and as the living anchor for the spell that preserves the Legendborn cycle, she must be protected. When the Regents reveal they will do whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on the run to rescue Nick themselves. But enemies are everywhere, Bree’s powers are unpredictable and dangerous, and she can’t escape her growing attraction to Selwyn, the mage sworn to protect Nick until death.

If Bree has any hope of saving herself and the people she loves, she must learn to control her powers from the ancestors who wielded them first—without losing herself in the process.

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This month we read and review Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. 

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Here's a little about Service Model:

To fix the world they first must break it further.

Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into their core programming, they murder their owner. The robot then discovers they can also do something else they never did before: run away. After fleeing the household, they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating, and a robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is finding a new purpose.

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we do a BookTok challenge! 

For those of you unfamiliar, this is a challenge that can be found on TikTok that we’ve done on the show instead!

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This month we read and review The Red Palace by June Hur. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. 

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Here's a little about The Red Palace:

Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a position as a palace nurse. All she wants is to keep her head down, do a good job, and perhaps finally win her estranged father's approval.

But Hyeon is suddenly thrust into the dark and dangerous world of court politics when someone murders four women in a single night, and the prime suspect is Hyeon's closest friend and mentor. Determined to prove her beloved teacher's innocence, Hyeon launches her own secret investigation.

In her hunt for the truth, she encounters Eojin, a young police inspector also searching for the killer. When evidence begins to point to the Crown Prince himself as the murderer, Hyeon and Eojin must work together to search the darkest corners of the palace to uncover the deadly secrets behind the bloodshed.

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In this bonus episode, we’re putting ourselves on the spot with a series of fun, random, bookish questions! Tt’s a laid-back, unscripted conversation. So, grab a warm drink, settle in, and play along with us as we share our answers and plenty of laughs!

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This month we read and review The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Housemaid:

“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own…

Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of…

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In this bonus episode, we’re putting ourselves on the spot with a series of fun, random, and holiday-themed bookish questions! From cozy winter reads to holiday-themed sequels, and even which character would make the best Santa Claus, it’s a laid-back, unscripted conversation perfect for the season. Grab a warm drink, settle in, and play along with us as we share our answers and plenty of laughs!

As a reminder, we'll be taking a short hiatus for the holidays, but we'll see you again in January! 

Happy holidays!

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This month we read and review Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Legends & Lattes:

After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.

The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.

If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone.

But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.

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Wow. It's crazy to think we've been doing this little show for 5 years now! We had a blast recording this episode and going down memory lane together, and we hope you'll love it too. For all our listeners, thank you SO Much for all the support over the last 5 years! Thank you for all the recommendations! 

Here's to another 5 years! 

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This month we read and review She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about She Who Became the Sun:

To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything

“I refuse to be nothing…”

In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…

In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected.

When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother's identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, Zhu learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from her fate.

After her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu takes the chance to claim another future her brother's abandoned greatness.

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For the bonus episode this month Michael & Barbara review the final book in the Realm Breaker Trilogy, Fate Breaker by Victoria Aveyard! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Fate Breaker:

A dark fate descends. A shattered alliance must rise.

The Companions are torn apart and the realm hangs in the balance, at the edge of ruin. Taristan and Queen Erida rise triumphant from the battlefield, while Corayne barely escapes with her life; her Companions left behind to uncertain fates.

But not all hope was lost: Corayne managed to steal Taristan's Spindleblade. Without it, Taristan can’t rip open any more Spindles. Without it, he can’t end the world.

Now, from every corner of the realm, the Companions race to reunite while they rally old allies and seek unexpected new ones, in one final push against darkness.

But Taristan and Erida are all but invincible. With their cruel god, What Waits, on their side, they will sacrifice anything and anyone to his hunger.

Everything has come to this. In the final clash between good and evil, a ragged alliance makes its bravest stand against a ruthless enemy . . . and the demon god who would consume the realm entire.

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This month we read and review How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about How To Solve Your Own Murder:

Frances Adams always said she'd be murdered. She was right.

It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends. But Frances’s life takes a hairpin turn when a fortune-teller makes a bone-chilling prediction: One day, Frances will be murdered. Frances spends a lifetime trying to solve a crime that hasn’t happened yet, compiling dirt on every person who crosses her path in an effort to prevent her own demise. For decades, no one takes Frances seriously. Until that is, nearly sixty years later, when Frances is found murdered.
 
In the present day, Annie Adams has been summoned to a meeting at the sprawling country estate of her wealthy and reclusive great aunt Frances. But by the time Annie arrives in the quaint English village of Castle Knoll, Frances is already dead. Annie is determined to catch the killer, but thanks to Frances’s lifelong habit of digging up secrets, it seems every endearing and eccentric villager might just have a motive for her murder.

Can Annie safely unravel the dark mystery at the heart of Castle Knoll, or will dredging up the past throw her into the path of a killer? As Annie gets closer to the truth, and closer to the danger, she starts to fear she might inherit her great aunt’s fate instead of her fortune.

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This month we read and review The Women by Kristin Hannah. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Women:

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over- whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.

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On this month's bonus episode we discuss book fandoms and their impact on the book community. 

Tune in to hear us argue about the pronunciation of Don Quixote...

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This month we read and review Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Daughter of the Moon Goddess:

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.

Alone, powerless, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the emperor's son, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the prince.

To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. But when treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream—striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos.

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This month we read and review The Best Way to Bury Your Husband by Alexia Casale. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Best Way to Bury Your Husband:

A dark comedy about four women coming together to heal the damage their husbands have done––and hide their bodies once they’ve killed them

When Sally kills her husband with a cast-iron skillet, she’s more fearful of losing her kids than of disposing of a fresh corpse. That just wouldn’t be fair—not after twenty years of marriage to a truly terrible man. But Sally isn’t the only woman in town reaching the brink. Soon, Sally finds herself leading an extremely unusual self-help group, and among them there are four bodies to hide. Can they all figure out the perfect way to bury their husbands . . . and get away with it?

First to join is former nurse, Ruth, who met her husband as a single mom. Now her son is grown and her husband’s violence builds by the day until an attack on the stairs leads to a fatal accident—for him. A few doors down, Samira’s last straw comes when she discovers her husband is planning a campaign of violence against her eldest daughter, who has just come out. Janey, Sally’s best friend, has just had her first child at forty-two. Sleep-deprived Janey needs a hero to slay the monster in the fairy tales she whispers to her daughter each night . . . and as her husband’s violence escalates, it might just be her.

Together, fueled by righteous anger but tempered by a moral core, the four women must help each other work out a plan to get rid of their husbands for good. Along the way, Sally, Ruth, Samira and Janey rediscover old joys and embark on new passions in work, education, and life. Friendship and laughter really are the best medicine—and so is getting away with murder.
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On this month's bonus episode we discuss which 5 books we would bring if we were stranded on a desert island. 

Let us know on Instagram which books you would bring and why!

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This month we read and review Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Tress of the Emerald Sea:

The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?

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On this month's bonus episode we have a live debate about some book-related topics, like e-books vs physical books or audiobooks vs reading. 

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This month we read and review Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Under the Whispering Door:

When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead.

And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he’s definitely dead.

But even in death he’s not ready to abandon the life he barely lived, so when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days.

Hilarious, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is an uplifting story about a life spent at the office and a death spent building a home.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Hey everyone! Welcome to our newest bonus episode. This one is special though, because we have Bethanie Finger joining us to talk about her debut novel, More Than Life: A YA Historical Fantasy. Enjoy the interview, and don't forget to check out Bethanie's book, available on Amazon.com and from Barnes & Noble. 

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This month we read and review A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about A Magic Steeped in Poison:

For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was the one who unknowingly brewed the poison tea that killed her—the poison tea that now threatens to also take her sister, Shu.

When Ning hears of a competition to find the kingdom's greatest shennong-shi—masters of the ancient and magical art of tea-making—she travels to the imperial city to compete. The winner will receive a favor from the princess, which may be Ning's only chance to save her sister's life.

But between the backstabbing competitors, bloody court politics, and a mysterious (and handsome) boy with a shocking secret, Ning might actually be the one in more danger.

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we do a BookTok challenge and discuss some challenges and reading goals for 2024. 

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This month we read and review More Than Life: A YA Historical Fantasy by Bethanie Finger. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about More Than Life: A YA Historical Fantasy:

A gripping story of overcoming grief, self-realization, and embarking on the adventure of a lifetime. As the daughter of a high-ranking sea captain, nineteen-year-old Cordelia Kimbal lives a life of luxury in the sea faring kingdom of Mikiria. But when her father dies unexpectedly, she is stripped of her title and home, and forced to join the working class in order to survive. Determined to rise above her losses, Cordelia is eager to prove her worth and stand on her own. But four months after her father's passing, a mysterious letter arrives, revealing the secret location of the mythical island of Qualaris. Known for concealing the secrets of magic and eternal life, Qualaris is often dismissed as mere legend, but Jaspar, Cordelia's father's enigmatic apprentice, is convinced of its existence and is harboring its secrets—secrets that the dark enchanter, Janus would stop at nothing to obtain. For generations, Jaspar and his ancestors have pursued the discovery and rescue of Qualaris while battling a curse of nonexistence, and he believes that Cordelia is the island's true protector, the one who can save it and its people from Janus's impending threat. Faced with the daunting task of defending Qualaris and its people, Cordelia embarks on a quest to locate the island, embrace her birthright, and take on the darkest enchanter in history. If she doesn’t, the island and its people won’t be the only casualties of Janus’s war. Join Cordelia on her journey as she navigates a world of magic, mystery, and danger, discovering her true self and the strength within her. 

P.S. More Than Life is the first book in the More Than Life trilogy, and ends on a cliffhanger.

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Join us for a special bonus episode as we dive into the literary landscape of 2024! In this episode, we share our enthusiasm and anticipation for the most exciting books slated for release throughout the year.

From eagerly awaited sequels to groundbreaking debuts, we'll explore a wide range of genres and authors, offering insights, predictions, and our personal expectations for each anticipated book. Whether it's the latest installment in a beloved series, a promising debut novel, or a highly anticipated work from a renowned author, no literary stone will be left unturned.

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This month we read and review None of This is True by Lisa Jewell. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about None of This is True:

Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.

Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins.

A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

Josie’s life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can’t quite resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly she starts to realize that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it, Josie has inveigled her way into Alix’s life—and into her home.

But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family’s lives under mortal threat.

Who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we talk about books that we think would make great movies, TV shows, or video games. If there's some that we missed, let us know by sending us an email or DM!

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This month we read and review A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about A Mirror Mended:

Zinnia Gray, professional fairy-tale fixer and lapsed Sleeping Beauty, is over rescuing snoring princesses. Once you’ve rescued a dozen damsels and burned fifty spindles, once you’ve gotten drunk with twenty good fairies and made out with one too many members of the royal family, you start to wish some of these girls would just get a grip and try solving their own narrative issues.

Just when Zinnia’s beginning to think she can't handle one more princess, she glances into a mirror and sees another face looking back at her: the shockingly gorgeous face of evil, asking for her help. Because there’s more than one person trapped in a story they didn’t choose. Snow White's Evil Queen has found out how her story ends, and she's desperate for a better ending. She wants Zinnia to help her before it’s too late for everyone. Will Zinnia accept the Queen's poisonous request and save them both from the hot-iron shoes that wait for them, or will she try another path?

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For the bonus episode this month Michael read and reviews The Terminal List by Jack Carr! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Terminal List:
A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the American government is behind the deaths of his team in this ripped-from-the-headlines political thriller.

On his last combat deployment, Lieutenant Commander James Reece’s entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush that also claimed the lives of the aircrew sent in to rescue them. But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming, Reece discovers that this was not an act of war by a foreign enemy but a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of government.

Now, with no family and free from the military’s command structure, Reece applies the lessons that he’s learned in over a decade of constant warfare toward avenging the deaths of his family and teammates. With breathless pacing and relentless suspense, Reece ruthlessly targets his enemies in the upper echelons of power without regard for the laws of combat or the rule of law.    

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This month we read and review The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Three Body Problem:

1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. 

Four decades later, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides. Wang's investigation will lead him to a mysterious online game and immerse him in a virtual world ruled by the intractable and unpredictable interaction of its three suns. 

This is the Three-Body Problem and it is the key to everything: the key to the scientists' deaths, the key to a conspiracy that spans light-years and the key to the extinction-level threat humanity now faces.

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Welcome to a special bonus episode! In this episode, we are going to imagine hosting a dinner party and inviting fictional characters from different books to join us. The concept is to have a fun and imaginative discussion about the guests, their interactions, and how their unique personalities would create an interesting dynamic at the dinner table. We’ll each be inviting three literary guests.

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This month we read and review One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about One of Us is Lying:

Pay close attention and you might solve this.
On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.
Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.
Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.
Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.
And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app.

Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose?

Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we talk about our favorite (and least favorite) book adaptations. If there's some that we missed, let us know by sending us an email or DM!

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🎙️ This month on Badass Literature Society, we dive into the mesmerizing world of These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. Join us as we review this captivating novel that intertwines romance, rival gangs, and a mysterious presence lurking in the shadows. As always, the first part of our review is spoiler-free!

📚 Set in the vibrant backdrop of 1926 Shanghai, the city pulses with debauchery while two rival gangs spill blood on the streets, plunging Shanghai into a state of chaos. At the center of it all is Juliette Cai, an eighteen-year-old former flapper who returns to claim her place as the formidable heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals who operate above the law. Their ultimate rivals, the White Flowers, have fought against the Scarlets for generations. And caught in the tangled web of power dynamics is Roma Montagov, Juliette's first love and betrayer.

💔 But when both gangs start succumbing to a mysterious madness, tearing at their own throats, whispers of a contagion and a hidden monster grow louder. As the death toll rises, Juliette and Roma must set aside their guns and grudges, joining forces to confront the growing menace. If they fail, Shanghai will be consumed by the ruthless mayhem, leaving nothing but ruins for either gang to claim.

🌃 Drawing inspiration from the enchanting allure of 1920s Shanghai, These Violent Delights delivers a heart-stopping debut. Fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane will be swept away by this imaginative retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Prepare to be captivated by the rival gangs, the atmospheric setting, and the lurking darkness beneath the surface of the Huangpu River.

🎧 Tune in to our latest episode and join us on this thrilling literary journey through the streets of Shanghai. Discover whether These Violent Delights will leave you breathless and yearning for more!

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we cast the roles for a film/tv show if they were making one of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova. 

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This month we read and review Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Anxious People:

Viewing an apartment normally doesn’t turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As the pressure mounts, the eight strangers begin slowly opening up to one another and reveal long-hidden truths.

First is Zara, a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else until tragedy changed her life. Now, she’s obsessed with visiting open houses to see how ordinary people live—and, perhaps, to set an old wrong to right. Then there’s Roger and Anna-Lena, an Ikea-addicted retired couple who are on a never-ending hunt for fixer-uppers to hide the fact that they don’t know how to fix their own failing marriage. Julia and Ro are a young lesbian couple and soon-to-be parents who are nervous about their chances for a successful life together since they can’t agree on anything. And there’s Estelle, an eighty-year-old woman who has lived long enough to be unimpressed by a masked bank robber waving a gun in her face. And despite the story she tells them all, Estelle hasn’t really come to the apartment to view it for her daughter, and her husband really isn’t outside parking the car.

As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the tension mounts and even deeper secrets are slowly revealed. Before long, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police, or staying in the apartment with this group of impossible people.

Rich with Fredrik Backman’s “pitch-perfect dialogue and an unparalleled understanding of human nature” (Shelf Awareness), Anxious People’s whimsical plot serves up unforgettable insights into the human condition and a gentle reminder to be compassionate to all the anxious people we encounter every day.

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This month we read and review A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about A Day of Fallen Night:

In A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon sweeps readers back to the universe of Priory of the Orange Tree and into the lives of four women, showing us a course of events that shaped their world for generations to come.

Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose.

To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be.

The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate.

When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat.

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This month we read and review Defending Jacob by William Landay Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Defending Jacob:

Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: His fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student.

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we do a BookTok challenge and find out if we're legit book worms or just normal, everyday readers. 

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This month we read and review The Midnight Library by Matt Haig! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Midnight Library:

Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets? A novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived.

Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?

Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we talk about the books we're most excited for in 2023! 

Our choices are in no particular order. Let us know what you're excited to read in the new year!

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This month we read and review Recursion by Blake Crouch! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Recursion:

Memory makes reality.

That's what NYC cop Barry Sutton is learning, as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived.

That's what neuroscientist Helena Smith believes. It's why she's dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious memories. If she succeeds, anyone will be able to re-experience a first kiss, the birth of a child, the final moment with a dying parent.

As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face to face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—a force that attacks not just our minds, but the very fabric of the past. And as its effects begin to unmake the world as we know it, only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it.

But how can they make a stand when reality itself is shifting and crumbling all around them?

At once a relentless pageturner and an intricate science-fiction puzzlebox about time, identity, and memory, Recursion is a thriller as only Blake Crouch could imagine it—and his most ambitious, mind-boggling, irresistible work to date.

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This month we read and review The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Cordova! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. 

Here's a little about The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina:

The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low or empty, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers—even for graduations, weddings, or baptisms. But when Orquídea Divina invites them to her funeral and to collect their inheritance, they hope to learn the secrets that she has held onto so tightly their whole lives. Instead, Orquídea is transformed, leaving them with more questions than answers.

Seven years later, her gifts have manifested in different ways for Marimar, Rey, and Tatinelly’s daughter, Rhiannon, granting them unexpected blessings. But soon, a hidden figure begins to tear through their family tree, picking them off one by one as it seeks to destroy Orquídea’s line. Determined to save what’s left of their family and uncover the truth behind their inheritance, the four descendants travel to Ecuador—to the place where Orquídea buried her secrets and broken promises and never looked back.   

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In this episode we talk about some gift ideas for the book lovers in your life. Enjoy, and let us know if there's something we missed!

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Welcome to Season 4!!

This month we read and review Dark Matter by Blake Crouch! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Dark Matter:

Jason Dessen is walking home through the chilly Chicago streets one night, looking forward to a quiet evening in front of the fireplace with his wife, Daniela, and their son, Charlie—when his reality shatters.

"Are you happy with your life?"

Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious. 

Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. 

Before a man Jason's never met smiles down at him and says, "Welcome back, my friend." 

In this world he's woken up to, Jason's life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible.

Is it this world or the other that's the dream? 

And even if the home he remembers is real, how can Jason possibly make it back to the family he loves? The answers lie in a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could've imagined—one that will force him to confront the darkest parts of himself even as he battles a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe.  

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In this episode we came together and talked about our journey as a podcast and our favorite memories and moments over the last 3 years. Join us as we take a walk down memory lane!

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This month we read and review The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Shadow of the Gods:

After the gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrið.

Now a new world is rising, where power-hungry jarls feud and monsters stalk the woods and mountains. A world where the bones of the dead gods still hold great power for those brave - or desperate - enough to seek them out.

Now, as whispers of war echo across the mountains and fjords, fate follows in the footsteps of three people: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a noblewoman who has rejected privilege in pursuit of battle fame, and a thrall who seeks vengeance among the famed mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn.

All three will shape the fate of the world as it once more falls under the shadow of the gods . . .   

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For our bonus episode this month we read and review A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about A Spindle Splintered

It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that no one has lived past twenty-one.

Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.     

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This month we read and review Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

We are joined by special guest, our friend Leah of YA Book Chat! You can check out her show by following that link.

Here's a little about Blade Breaker:

Fighting beside her band of unlikely companions, Corayne is learning to embrace her ancient lineage and wield her father's powerful sword.

But while she successfully closed one of the Spindles, her journey is far from over.

Queen Erida's army marches across Allward with her consort, Taristan, right beside them, opening more portals into nightmarish worlds, razing kingdoms to the ground.

Corayne has no choice but to assemble an army of her own if she's to save the realm as she knows it. But perilous lands await her and the companions, and they face assassins, otherworldly beasts, and tempestuous seas all as they rally a divided Ward to fight behind them.

But Taristan has unleashed an evil far more wicked than his corpse armies. Something deadly waits in the shadows; something that might consume the world before there's any hope for victory.

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For our bonus episode this month we read and review Legendborn by Tracy Deonn! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Legendborn

After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.

A flying demon feeding on human energies.

A secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down.

And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin” and who attempts—and fails—to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw.

The mage’s failure unlocks Bree’s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there’s more to her mother’s death than what’s on the police report, she’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates.

She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society’s secrets—and closer to each other. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur’s knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she’ll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down—or join the fight.     

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This month we read and review The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Life We Bury:

College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.

As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory. Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it’s too late to escape the fallout?   

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This month we read and review The Diviners by Libba Bray! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Diviners:

SOMETHING DARK AND EVIL HAS AWAKENED… Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries her uncle will discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfold in the city that never sleeps. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. A chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A student named Jericho is hiding a shocking secret. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened…   

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This month we read and review Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Mistborn: The Final Empire

For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale-spinner and author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Misborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins with the book in your hands. Fantasy will never be the same again. 

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Hey everyone! We're back with another bonus episode. This time Michael and Barbara talk about our dream cast if they ever make a movie/TV show based on The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. Enjoy! Let us know who you'd cast or if you agree with our casting choices.

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This month we read and review The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Secret Life of Bees:

Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.

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Tune in for another bonus episode of Buy it, Borrow it, or Forget about it!


Barbara received another ARC copy. This time it was The Drowning Summer by Christine Lynn Herman, which comes out April 19th, 2022. Barbara tries to be as spoiler free as possible while still reviewing the book and letting you know her thoughts on whether you should pick it up yourself!

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we do a Book Series challenge from BookTok and tell you about some of our favorite (and least favorite) book series.

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Tune in for a bonus review of Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen!

Barbara was lucky enough to receive an ARC copy of Violet Made of Thorns, which comes out on July 26, 2022. This is a spoiler free review that will let you know if you should buy it, borrow it, or forget about it!

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This month we read and review The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Vanishing Half:

The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters' storylines intersect?

Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins.

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This month we read and review The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo:

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?

Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we discuss our best and worst books of 2021.

It was a good reading year in 2021, but we're excited to see what 2022 will have to offer!

Shoutout to Leah at YA Book Chat for getting us to read Realm Breaker for an episode of her podcast! Link to her show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ya-book-chat/id1482522713

Shoutout to The Book Life Podcast who we collaborated with on their episode for Sleeper & The Spindle!
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This month we read and review The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires:

Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the '90s about a women's book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend.

Patricia Campbell had always planned for a big life, but after giving up her career as a nurse to marry an ambitious doctor and become a mother, Patricia's life has never felt smaller. The days are long, her kids are ungrateful, her husband is distant, and her to-do list is never really done. The one thing she has to look forward to is her book club, a group of Charleston mothers united only by their love for true-crime and suspenseful fiction. In these meetings, they're more likely to discuss the FBI's recent siege of Waco as much as the ups and downs of marriage and motherhood.

But when an artistic and sensitive stranger moves into the neighborhood, the book club's meetings turn into speculation about the newcomer. Patricia is initially attracted to him, but when some local children go missing, she starts to suspect the newcomer is involved. She begins her own investigation, assuming that he's a Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy. What she uncovers is far more terrifying, and soon she--and her book club--are the only people standing between the monster they've invited into their homes and their unsuspecting community.(

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This month we read and review Strange Practice by Vivan Shaw! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Strange Practice:

Greta Helsing inherited the family's highly specialized, and highly peculiar, medical practice. In her consulting rooms, Dr. Helsing treats the undead for a host of ills - vocal strain in banshees, arthritis in barrow-wights, and entropy in mummies. Although barely making ends meet, this is just the quiet, supernatural-adjacent life Greta's been groomed for since childhood.

Until a sect of murderous monks emerges, killing human and undead Londoners alike. As terror takes hold of the city, Greta must use her unusual skills to stop the cult if she hopes to save her practice, and her life.

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Tune in for a bonus review of A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about A Gathering of Shadows:

It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Prince Rhy was wounded, and since the nefarious Dane twins of White London fell, and four months since the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift--back into Black London.

Now, restless after having given up his smuggling habit, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks as she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games--an extravagant international competition of magic meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries--a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port.

And while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night will reappear in the morning. But the balance of magic is ever perilous, and for one city to flourish, another London must fall.

Michael and Barbara read and reviewed the book, which is the second in the Shades of Magic series.

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This month we read and review Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Gideon the Ninth:

The Emperor needs necromancers.

The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.

Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit.

Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won't set her free without a service.

Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon's sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die.

Of course, some things are better left dead.

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Tune in for a bonus episode where we do another BookTok challenge and tell you about some of our favorite High Fantasy books.

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Tune in for a bonus review of Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about Shadow and Bone:

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.

Michael and Barbara read and reviewed the book, which is the first in the Shadow and Bone trilogy.

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This month we read and review The Alice Network by Kate Quinn! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Alice Network:

1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She’s also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive. So when Charlie’s parents banish her to Europe to have her “little problem” taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister.

1915. A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance when she’s recruited to work as a spy. Sent into enemy-occupied France, she’s trained by the mesmerizing Lili, code name Alice, the “queen of spies,” who manages a vast network of secret agents right under the enemy’s nose. 

Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. That is until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn’t heard in decades, and launches them both on a mission to find the truth . . . no matter where it leads.

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This month we read and review The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Here's a little about The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue:

France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.

But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

Michael and Barbara read and reviewed the book.

Spoiler alert: we LOVED it, and hope you love this new episode!

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Tune in for a bonus review of Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free.

Realm Breaker came onto our radar by way of YA Book Chat's host, Leah. Make sure you check out Leah on her podcast to hear all three of us discuss Realm Breaker, as well as all of her other great episodes!

Here's a little about Realm Breaker:

A strange darkness is growing in the Ward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea.

Fate knocks on her door, in the form of a mythical immortal and a lethal assassin, who tell Corayne that she is the last of an ancient lineage - with the power to save the world from destruction.

Because a man who would burn kingdoms to the ground is raising an army unlike any seen before, bent on uprooting the foundations of the world. With poison in his heart and a stolen sword in his hand, he'll break the realm itself to claim it. And only Corayne can stop him.

Alongside an unlikely group of reluctant allies, Corayne finds herself on a desperate journey to complete an impossible task, with untold magic singing in her blood and the fate of the world on her shoulders.

Michael and Barbara read and reviewed the book, which is the first in a planned trilogy by Aveyard.

Spoiler alert: we LOVED it, and hope you love this new bonus episode!

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This month we read Thirteen  by Steve Cavanagh. If you are interested in reading the book, you can still listen to the podcast, but only listen to the first half! Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers.

Music from:
Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Hooksounds

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This month we read When We Believed in Mermaids  by Barbara O’Neal. If you are interested in reading the book, you can still listen to the podcast, but only listen to the first half! Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers.

Music from:
Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Hooksounds

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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Hey everyone! Welcome to our sixth bonus episode. This time Michael, Barbara, and Lauren talk about our dream cast if they ever make a movie/TV show based on Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Enjoy! 

Artwork:
Justin Miller

Music:
Intro & Outro: Hooksounds Original

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This month Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read Richard Steele's Great White Kangaroo  by Zachary J D'Argonne. If you are interested in reading the book, you can still listen to the podcast, but only listen to the first half! Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers.

Music from:
Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Hooksounds

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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Hey everyone! Welcome to our fifth bonus episode. This one is special though, because we have Samuel Davel joining us to talk about his debut novel, Dear Monica. Enjoy the interview, and don't forget to check out Samuel's book, available on Amazon.com and from Barnes & Noble. 

Samuel Davel Social:
@samdavel

Artwork:
Justin Miller

Music:
Intro & Outro
Hooksounds Original

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This month Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read Dear Monica  by Samuel Davel. If you are interested in reading the book, you can still listen to the podcast, but only listen to the first half! Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers.

Music from:
Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
You are my home

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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Hey everyone! Welcome to our fourth bonus episode. This time Michael & Barbara talk about our dream cast if they ever make a movie/TV show based on Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Enjoy! 

Artwork:
Justin Miller

Music:
Intro & Outro: Hooksounds Original

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This month Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty. If you are interested in reading the book, you can still listen to the podcast, but only listen to the first half! Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers.

Music from:
Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Bazaar

Art by:
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Hey everyone! Welcome to our third bonus episode. We realized we've never told you much about us, so we put together an episode all about us, your hosts of Badass Literature Society. Enjoy! 

Artwork:
Justin Miller

Music:
Intro & Outro: Hooksounds Original

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This month Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling). If you are interested in reading the book, you can still listen to the podcast, but only listen to the first half! Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers.

Editor's Note: Badass Literature Society does not support discriminatory or hateful speech in any form. We stand by the LGBTQ+ community and all fans who found a home in the Harry Potter series and work to provide a safe space for fans. If you, like us, feel impassioned about trans rights, learn more or donate at www.transequality.org

Music from:
Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Mysterious Shadows

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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Hey everyone! Welcome to our second bonus episode. After reading Hogfather in November, we all decided we wanted to watch the BBC miniseries based on the book. So we did, and we're discussing it here. Hopefully you enjoy it! 

Artwork:
Justin Miller

Music:
Intro: Hooksounds Original
Outro: http://www.hamienet.com/midi1813.html

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This month Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. If you are interested in reading the book, you can still listen to the podcast, but only listen to the first half! Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers.

Music from:
Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Night Sky

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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Hey everyone! Welcome to our first bonus episode. We talk about 29 gifts that are perfect for the book lover in your life. Hopefully you enjoy it!

Link to list:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/samanthawieder/gifts-for-book-lovers

Artwork:
Justin Miller

Music:
Hooksounds Original

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This month Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. It is part of his Discworld series. If you are interested in reading the book, you can still listen to the podcast, but only listen to the first half! Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers.

Music from:
Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Hall of Mirrors

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter. If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.comHooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Title: You Are My Home

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read Cinder by Marissa Meyer. We are joined by Bethanie of the Prince Kai Fan Pod this month. She is an expert in all things Lunar Chronicles, a listener, and recommended this book to us.  If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. Having a guest means more people talking and more opinions, so this episode is a bit longer than normal for us.

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.comHooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Title: Astronaut Child

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

Bethanie's Info:
@princekaifanpod

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This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey. If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.comHooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Title: Error in the Code

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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This month Michael and Barbara (Lauren is taking some maternity leave) read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.com Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Title: Stringed Fantasy

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara read The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.comHooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Title: Dramatic Fantasy

Art by:
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This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara review I Was a Teenage Ghost Hunter by Brian K. Henry. He kindly provided us with a copy of his book to read. If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

Apologies in advance for some technical difficulties we had recording this episode. Using a new recording platform, and it will be better next month.

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.comHooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Title: The Abyss

Art by:
@justinmiller.design (Instagram)

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It's that time again!

This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara review Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey.  If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.comHooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Title: Letting Go

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We’re back!

This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara review A listener pick (shoutout @misscarly28), Next Year in Havana.  If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.comHooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Havana Public Domain Midi

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Now it's a trilogy!

This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara review Michael's pick, Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.com Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Artist: sutheecomposer
Title: Evil Hometown

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Welcome to our second episode!

This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara review Barbara's pick "A Darker Shade of Magic" by V.E. Schwab. If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.com Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Artist: ALEX_BESSS
Title: Dramatic

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Welcome to our first episode!

This month, Michael, Lauren, and Barbara review Lauren's pick "Into the Water" by Paula Hawkins. If you are interested in reading this book, you can still listen to the podcast but only listen to the first half. Our podcast is split up into two parts; the first half is a completely spoiler free review of the book, while the second half is an in-depth review riddled with spoilers. 

 Music from:
https://www.hooksounds.com Hooksounds.com

Intro:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: Joyful and Positive

Break:
Artist: Nazar Rybak
Title: The Dying Swan

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