We did it, y'all! We made it to the end(?) of our Hunger Games deep dive with SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins (until the movie release, of course) and the gang is all here! How does one even summarize this book/episode? It was so much more traumatic than I think any of us were expecting, but what a journey. We talk major lore, complex character arcs, trauma, recontextualizing the Hunger Games universe, unending despair, potential movie adaptation choices, more trauma, how President Snow can catch these hands, and yet more despair! Whew. Honestly, we're still not over it.
REMINDER: Obvious spoilers for the entire Hunger Games universe, including speculation about the forthcoming movie adaptation of SUNRISE ON THE REAPING. If you haven't read this series yet -- babe, what are you even doing here??
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Fan Service by Rosie Danaan
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
Ana and the Din series by Robert Jackson Bennett
Wheel of Time (TV show) on Amazon Prime
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven
Vanderpump Rules on Bravo
Summer House on Bravo
Fetch Phillips Archives by Luke Arnold
We're back for our final episode covering the original THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy with Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, as well as the 2014 and 2015 films directed by Francis Lawrence! What a journey! What a time! We talk about the bleak realities of war, trauma and PTSD, the continuing failures of humanity, love triangles (just to mix it up), and more trauma. Is this book a rousing good time? No. Is it exactly as bleak as it should be? Yes.
REMINDER: We are in full spoiler-mode for this series, so if you haven't read the books and/or watched the movies and if you don't want to hear us speculate about the forthcoming SUNRISE ON THE REAPING, save this one for another time.
Join us next time for the aforementioned SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. Want more episodes, more consistently? RATE AND REVIEW US <3 (we love you). As always, a huge thank you to Djempirical for our fabulous music.
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The whole crew is back, and we are continuing our THG deep-dive with CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins, as well as the 2013 film directed by Francis Lawrence! We talk Victor trauma, budding rebellions, new characters (brb proposing marriage to both Finnick Odair and Johanna Mason) and so much more!
REMINDER: We are in full spoiler mode for this series, so if you haven't read the books and/or watched the movies, save this one for later unless you want to be spoiled.
Join us next time for the rollicking good time that is MOCKINGJAY, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. Your reviews fuel us! And as always, a huge thank you to Djempirical for our fabulous music.
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We are once again joined by some friends of the pod to continue our coverage of The Hunger Games series with THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins, as well as the 2012 film directed by Gary Ross! We talk Panem politics, love triangles, series implications, and so much more!
Don't forget we're going full spoiler mode for this series, so if you haven't read the books and/or watched the movies, save this one for later unless you want to be spoiled.
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We hope you've missed us, because we are BACK for a new series and this time we are finally covering one of the most culturally significant YA series of all time: THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins - with some special returning guests! This series will take place over the next few months (release schedule TBD) and each episode will focus on one book and its accompanying movie(s). We've decided to go full spoiler-mode on this series so we can really get into the nitty-gritty, so if you haven't read or seen any of these books and/or movies consider this your spoiler warning!
We've decided to start chronologically (from the current releases, at least) with THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES. In this episode we talk villain origins, the current political landscape (yikes), toxic boys with Eminem haircuts, and so much more.
Join us next time for THE HUNGER GAMES, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and everywhere you get your podcasts. Reviews fuel us! And as always, a huge and eternal thanks to Djempirical for our incredible music.
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We tackle a couple of behemoths (in both page count and pop culture impact) as we discuss FOURTH WING and its sequel IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros! We talk character arcs, sassy dragons, Xaden and Violet's romantic evolution, what the future might hold for this ongoing series, and more! Stick around til the end to hear what we have in our tentative lineup for the next few episodes, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and everywhere you get your podcasts. It really does help!
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Mentions:
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, and Happy People by Emily Henry
Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer
The Buccaneers on Apple TV
The Shepard King duology by Rachel Gillig
The Elements of Cadence series by Rebecca Ross
We sit down to discuss the second season of Netflix's hit show HEARTSTOPPER, based on volume 3 of the graphic novel by Alice Oseman! We talk adaptation choices, queer found family (shocker, I know), moms of all sorts, and so much more!
Don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and shoot us an email or a DM with suggestions for future books. We'd love to hear from you!
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The Vampire Diaries on Max
The Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas
We are back again (so soon!) to discuss the film adaptation of one of our favorite books we've ever covered, Casey McQuiston's RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE, written and directed by Matthew Lopez for Amazon Studios! We talk casting, changes, adaptation choices, and so much more! Honestly, it was hard not to just sit here and gush, but we did our best to throw some critical analysis in there too.
Stick around til the end where we may or may not drop hints about what might be coming next, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
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We are once again returning after an extended absence, and we are so excited to finally get to discuss GREYWAREN by Maggie Stiefvater! We talk multiple-series arcs, plots that run on vibes and vibes only, and Margaret making fools of us all. SPOILER WARNING: We talk pretty in-depth about all of the books in Maggie's connected RAVEN CYCLE and DREAMER books, so if you haven't finished both series and you wish to remain unspoiled, we recommend you wait on this one and come back when you're done.
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The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
THE GANG'S BACK, Y'ALL! After a VERY long hiatus, we are thrilled to be back with our Grishaverse pals Jessie and Aubrey to sit down and discuss everything SHADOW AND BONE Season 2 on Netflix! We talk new characters, our favorite (and least favorite) adaptive choices, plot convergences and that breakneak pacing, and everything in between. SPOILER WARNING: The same rules that applied to our coverage of the first season will apply here as well; we decided that the only way we can properly analyze how the show fits into the entire Grishaverse was to include the entire written Grishaverse into our analysis - this includes everything from the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy, the SIX OF CROWS duology, the KING OF SCARS duology, and of course the first season of the Netflix show. That said, we don't get too spoilery, but if you want to remain completely unspoiled on everything from the books we recommend that you come back and listen when you're done reading.
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Yellowjackets on Showtime
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Shrinking on Apple TV
Sanditon
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Kate Clayborn books
We're back, and this time we're sitting down to catch up and talk about everything we've been into lately, and read some great listener emails and reviews! Stick around next time for a book deep-dive, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
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The Ravenals series by Lisa Kleypas
The Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas
The Hathaways series by Lisa Kleypas
The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray
The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy
The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni
These Hollow Vows/These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan
Unwritten Rules by K.D Casey
Fire Season by K.D. Casey
Special guest and benevolant book club overlord, Aubrey, returns to help us wrap up the THRONE OF GLASS series with KINGDOM OF ASH by Sarah J Maas! We talk final arcs, ships, trauma, torture, some more trauma, character deaths, even more trauma, and so much more! I hope y'all like crying, because we do a whole lot of it in this episode.
We've included spoiler sections for all of our THRONE OF GLASS episodes so far, and even though this is the last book in the series, this episode is no exception. If you've read all the books in the expanded Maas universe (ACOTAR and Crescent City), stick around for a spoiler section that will dive into possible connections and implications between those books and these! Don't worry, if you need to bail we'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory.
Stick around til the end where we announce what we have planned for the future, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
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Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
The Prison Healer series by Lynette Noni
My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
The Ravenals series by Lisa Kleypas
Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean
Returning guest and noted Chaol stan Jessie is back to discuss all things Chaol, I mean TOWER OF DAWN by Sarah J Maas! We talk disability representation, big character arcs, endgame setup, and the absolute balls of steel it took for Ms Sarah J Maas to release a Chaol-focused book in a completely different setting with completely different supporting characters after the game-changing ending of EMPIRE OF STORMS.
While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory.
Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
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Mentions:
Cursebreakers series by Brigid Kemmerer
Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer
Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer
Game Changers series by Rachel Reid
Everything For You by Chloe Liese
A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall
Yellowjackets on Showtime
Surprise! We sit down with Casey McQuiston's YA debut (that they definitely wrote just for us, we're sure) I KISSED SHARA WHEELER! We talk hot mean girls (shocker, I know), theatre kids, Shakespeare gays, religious trauma, Casey's magical powers, and so much more! Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
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Book Lovers by Emily Henry
The Game Changers series by Rachel Reid
Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan
We sit down to discuss the first two volumes of HEARTSTOPPER, Alice Oseman's graphic novel sensation, as well as the adaptation on Netflix! We talk adaptation choices, casting, the importance of queer joy stories, and more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
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Mentions:
Our Flag Means Death on HBO Max
Black Sails on Starz/Hulu
The No Show by Beth O'Leary
The Long Game by Rachel Reid
We sit down with Tiktok's favorite book boyfriend brawler, Cat, to discuss EMPIRE OF STORMS - book 5 in Sarah J Maas's THRONE OF GLASS series! We talk magic hands, plot twists, storyline convergences, and did we mention magic hands? We talk a lot about magic hands. While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory.
Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
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Mentions:
Bridgerton season 2 on Netflix
A Week To Be Wicked by Tessa Dare
The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert
American Queen by Sierra Simone
The Power of Five by Alex Lidell
Fortuna Sworn by KJ Sutton
"My Ass Is A Dumptruck (My Thighs Are Also Dumptrucks)" by Narcissist Cookbook
We continue our THRONE OF GLASS journey with QUEEN OF SHADOWS by Sarah J Maas, with special guest and reigning queen of Throne of Glass TikTok, Allie! We talk female friendships, long-awaited reunions, backsliding characters, and so much more! While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory.
Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Allie for joining us!
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Mentions:
Bridgerton on Netflix
To Marry and to Meddle by Martha Waters
A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall
We continue our THRONE OF GLASS journey with HEIR OF FIRE by Sarah J Maas! We talk mental health journeys, romantic entanglements, hot mean girls, and the most horrifying thing SJM has ever written! Strap in, because this is where this series starts to get really crunchy. While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory.
Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
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Mentions:
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Only A Monster by Vanessa Len
Surprise! We interrupt your regularly scheduled THRONE OF GLASS episode to bring you a special first reaction episode to HOUSE OF SKY AND BREATH - the newest CRESCENT CITY book from Sarah J Maas!
We sit down to discuss THE ASSASSIN'S BLADE - the book of 5 prequel novellas in Sarah J Maas's THRONE OF GLASS series! We talk foreshadowing, fun character cameos, doomed first loves, and so much more! We might have finally gotten Tasia to cry on the podcast with this one, so buckle up - it's an emotional ride. SPOILER WARNING: While we are covering the other books in this series spoiler-free, due to the foreshadowing nature of these books we decided there was no way we could have a full discussion of it without talking about the implications of these events to the rest of the series. So if you haven't finished the entire THRONE OF GLASS series yet and don't wish to be spoiled, save this one for when you're done and join us next time for HEIR OF FIRE! Until then, don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!
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Mentions:
Cheer season 2 on Netflix
Yellowjackets on Showtime
The Gilded Age on HBO Max
Joanna Shupe
Crescent City by Sarah J Maas
