In our grand finale, we waste no time dilly-dallying and jump straight into the final events of The Little Prince: The fox, the railway switchman, the water pill salesman, the venomous snake, and the bittersweet ending. We also play our end of book games (rate the book and Read it Like Reddit (alternatively titled: Was it a GoodRead?). Spoiler: We give it a 4.7. A few points docked for entertainment value (put this on the same shelf as the Princess and the Goblin), but lots of points added for re-readability, timelessness, and profoundness.

Let us know how you liked the book by sending us a message at [email protected] . We'd love to hear from you!

Next up on the docket:

⁠The Alchemist⁠ by Paolo Coelho

⁠Tress of the Emerald Sea⁠ by Brandon Sanderson (Unfamiliar with this author? We recommended listening to episodes 1-a million of Elantris to get you up to speed)

In both an effort to never miss and episode and to leave no stones unturned, the Bookalicious sisters do the impossible and split The Little Prince into, not two, but three parts! In Part 2/3, they cover the highly-anticipated author recap (this is a good one) before they discuss the last two planets (the Geographer and Lamplighter) and the Prince's first few encounters on planet Earth (the snake and the rosebushes). They talk a lot about how these stories remind them of remote work, being happy in relationships, self-made prisons, Biblical imagery (we think?) and more!

Join us next time as we (for real) finish The Little Prince!

Mentioned in this episode:

Bee Movie traffic scene

Next up:

The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (we're going back, baby!)

The sisters (princesses??) begin Part 1/2 on The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry! Candi delivers some juicy details on the author recap but leaves us on a cliffhanger until next week when she can read past the first paragraph on Wikipedia. We discuss the significance behind the rose, the baobabs, the planets, and why each of these people feel so familiar.

Join us next time as we recap the rest of the book!

We did it! We got our PhD in Kovakology! Only kidding, we just finished the introductory course. We *loved* this book (a perfect 5 on our Bookalicious scale) and hope you enjoy our recap. Join us for book three (when it finally comes out) and, in the meantime, join us for:

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (next two weeks)

The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho (the 2-3 weeks after)

What did you think about this book? Have any additions to our TBR list? Send us an email at [email protected]

Thanks for joining our club!

In Part 2, the sisters continue uncovering the mystery of the Skin Stealer! We've got lots of guesses as to what's happening here, and are ready to finish one of our favorite books yet!

Some things discussed:

Chrithy's Invisalign adventure a la Speak Out game

What is a Leshy?

Have thoughts on the book or want to ask us a question? We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected]

Thanks for joining our club!

The sisters are continuing the Year of Sequels with The Skin Stealer's Son by Allison M. Kovaks! You can catch our (very) in-depth recap of the first book, Fox's Tongue and Kirin's Bone, here.

In book two we now know 75% of what's happening in the life of Aaron and discuss some of our burning questions like: What is the lady really up to? How does this doppel-ing work? Where does Aaron's allegiance lie? And, thank goodness someone finally realizes he's not Markus!! (not a question, just an observation).

But before all that, we spend a substantial amount of time talking about Candi's upcoming trip to Mexico (flying over the Gulf of America?), Candi's origin story of why she hates tomatoes, and a new game "what weird thing did your family do?" The winner of this game is the infamous Reddit post about the poop knife, but we would love to know what strange things your family did too- Send us an email at [email protected] !

In the grand finale of Beyond the Sea, we've got lots to say on Ms. Marblemaw, all the kids antics, how the ending went down, and Chauncey's nocturnal emissions. We also play our end of book games (rate the book and Read it Like Reddit).

Thanks for joining our club! Join us next week as we start The Skin Stealer's Son by Allison M. Kovaks

Some things mentioned in this episode:

Hurricanes "down unda"

Interview with TJ Klune on Big Gay Fiction Podcast

Is Zoe actually the Fairy Godmother from Shrek?

The ladies continue Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune! We discuss all the latest middle school humor in the book, how we actually just want to be Chauncey, all the kids' antics, and more!

Also, Calliope vomits upon meeting Ms. Marblemaw,a la this video

The Bookalicious Sisters revisit the beautiful world of Marsyas Island by TJ Klune as recommended by one of our listeners (We see you Defy Gravity/Guy35!)

While met with familiar faces, there is a tonal shift in TJ's writing - one of frustration and hurt that seeps through these chapters. To better understand where TJ is coming from, Candice prepares background material that TJ references throughout the book (links below for Spotify users!)

We do our best to discuss these very heavy topics, but we might not get it 100% right! If you think we missed something please let us know [email protected]

TJ Klune Interview with Lisa Chadwick

Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation

Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws

Don't say Gay bill Florida

Don't say Gay bill settlement

Join the sisters as they wrap up The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine! We laugh, we cry, we talk about how great Vollys is as a villain, how crazy Addie and Rhys' relationship is, and how much we love the sisters. We read reviews on Reddit and Goodreads and disagree any that aren't perfect 5's. 1 listen = 1 vote for turning this into a Gail exclusive podcast.

We hope you enjoy this book as much as we did! Join us next week for TJ Klune 2.0: Somewhere Beyond the Sea

Move that Bus! (crack that nut!)