Act YA Age

Once again we are breaking format to talk about a Casey McQuiston New Adult romance novel, and we make no apologies. This time we get into her sophomore novel: ONE LAST STOP! We talk queer history, subway sex, found family, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing

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Tasia and Corinne hit the ground running with one of their most anticipated books of the year: MISTER IMPOSSIBLE by Maggie Stiefvater - book two in the Dreamer Trilogy, after CALL DOWN THE HAWK! We are at our happiest when talking all things Raven Cycle, even if this book gave us all the middle book angst we could ever hope(?) for. We talk dreams, dreamers, industrial espionage, boat dates, lesbian polycules, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next - and check out our instagram to get a look at our schedule through July.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing.

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We sit down and talk with Brandie June, author of the upcoming YA Fantasy GOLD SPUN, a Rumpelstiltskin retelling that finally gives the miller's daughter her own voice - and a name! We talk about what inspired Brandie to write this story, what her publication journey was like, and why she loves YA. Stick around to find out what we're covering next time, and keep an eye out for GOLD SPUN coming out on June 8th!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing.

Find us on the internet if you like:

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Find Brandie June!

We are joined by YA professor Sam Morris to (finally!) discuss the modern YA classic, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green! We talk "cancer books," metaphors on metaphors, why you should never meet your heroes, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we'll be talking about next week!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

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Tasia and Corinne dive into Aiden Thomas's second published book, Peter Pan retelling LOST IN THE NEVER WOODS! We talk Peter Pan history, grief, swoony romance, and so much more! Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next time!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

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We are joined by our Grishaverse crew, Jessie and Aubrey, to talk everything SHADOW AND BONE on Netflix! We talk casting, our favorite (and least favorite) adaptive choices, GOAT goats, and where we think the show will go next! SPOILER WARNING: We decided that the only way we could analyze how the show fits into the entire Grishaverse was to include the entire written Grishaverse in our analysis - this means everything from the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy, the SIX OF CROWS duology, and the KING OF SCARS duology is on the table. That said, we don't get very deep into it - these spoilers mostly remain pretty vague. But if you plan to read those and you don't want to be spoiled on anything at all please come back later! Don't forget to stick around til the end when we announce what we're covering next week!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing

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We jump right into RULE OF WOLVES by Leigh Bardugo - the final(?) installment in the Grishaverse! We had so much to say that we ended up dividing it into two episodes (this is part 2). We are joined by Act YA Age Grishaverse alumni Jessie and Aubrey with special cameo appearances, and we're talking everything - series character arcs, crow babies, and how this book has retroactively made the other Grishaverse books even better. Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next week!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like:

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We jump right into RULE OF WOLVES by Leigh Bardugo - the final(?) installment in the Grishaverse! We had so much to say that we ended up dividing it into two episodes (check your feeds tomorrow for the next one!). We are joined by Act YA Age Grishaverse alumni Jessie and Aubrey with special cameo appearances, and we're talking everything - series character arcs, crow babies, and how this book has retroactively made the other Grishaverse books even better. Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next week!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like:

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We dive right back into YA Fantasy with Jordan Ifueko's gorgeous debut novel, RAYBEARER, with the return of special guest and book club queen, Aubrey! We talk psychic bonds, toxic parents, organic conflict, justice, and more! Oh, and Tasia finds another demon daddy to simp over, but that's no surprise. Stick around til the end to find out what book we're covering next!

As always, thanks to Marth Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing.

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We take a break from YA Fantasy to cover a YA staple: THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky! We talk trauma, high school politics, mental illness, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we talk about the film adaptation, and announce our next book! TRIGGER WARNING: due to the nature of the events in this book, we will be discussing the topics of rape, sexual assault, child abuse, and the like. Please proceed with caution!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing

Find us on the internet if you like:

www.actyaage.com