Slow Burn: Books for Slow Readers

Bad Books with Kiara Martinez


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Kiara Martinez of Solid State Books roasts all of the bad books she's read — and admits that she even liked some of them!




Kiara's official recommendations:

  1. ⁠"Red, White & Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston
  2. "The Final Girl Support Group" by Grady Hendrix
  3. "Instructions for Dancing" by Nicola Yoon
  4. "If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English" by Noor Naga

  5. Regular old books that we touch on:

    1. "Trick Mirror" by Jia Tolentino
    2. "I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying" by Bassey Ikpi
    3. "My Heart is a Chainsaw" by Stephen Graham Jones

    4. The music for this episode is "⁠⁠Daisy (EDM/Instrumental)⁠⁠" by Zight. Subscribe to the show and follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@slowburnpodcast⁠⁠! Kiara is a writer, bad book connoisseur, and bookseller at Solid State Books⁠. Follow her on Instagram @kiar.tiste.

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