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Sam and Chrissy are back with all the religious commentary of the Dawn Treader you didn't ask for! Join us as we finish the voyage (maybe our favorite book of the series??) and talk all things Eustace, sacraments, and the number 7.

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On this very special episode, one sister is joined by one husband and one brother to discuss one of our favorite Narnia books, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader! On this episode we rank all the Narnia books, talk about our inner Eustace's, and play Get a cLewis. Sam also brings in his wisdom of Planet Narnia to talk about how this book connects with the sun.

Join us next week as we finish the book!

Book cover of the boat in the lilies that we like

Book cover of the children that is less enticing

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In this final segment of our journey to TJ Klune's, "House in the Cerulean Sea," the girlies wrap up with the wholesome conclusion of Linus' journey to find a home.

The sisters conduct their usual end of book games - Read it Like Reddit, Questions for the Author, & pilot their new rendition of book-y ratings. We give this book a 4.3 and would recommend it on our reading list!

Our next book segment with be back to Narnia with the Voyage of the Dawn Treader followed by Starter Villain (John Scalzi)

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In the penultimate episode of the House by the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, the girlies are pressed for time as an unexpected event struck Candice's power grid when they were announcing MAJOR news on Bookalytics.The girlies wonder why is Charles Werner so obsessed with Arthur? Is Linus & Arthur's budding romance 'Cringe or Cute'? How does the Mayor Helen change her opinion so quickly and more

Candice is making a pilgrimage to the motherland these next two weeks so we're taking a quick break from Cerulean Sea to bring two special episodes. This week, listen to Candice and Chrissy answer listener questions such as,

Out of the books we've read, which character would you want to be your best friend?

What's the best book to movie adaptation?

Which is worse for your health: Gambling or high cholesterol?

And, if you could have anything come out of your bellybutton, what would it be?

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In this episode, CJ and CN discuss all things Cerulean Sea, including: What is a pen name, really, and can we have one? Would we be scared of Lucy? Is sin subjective? Are we team Arthur or team Linus?

Plus, a special announcement about next week's episode!

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In part two, Candice and Chrissy say hi to all their new listeners and try to play the algorithm to reach all 50 states (we're looking at you, Alaska Alaska Alaska). In the book, they discuss why Chauncy the bell-hop hopeful is their favorite, whether they would want the orphanage on their island, and start a new game called "Get a Klune," a game where Candice and Chrissy guess the impressive vocab words TJ Klune sprinkles throughout the novel.

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We're starting a new book- The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune!

Candice starts us off with an author bio and then we talk all things Cerulean Sea, including: Linus' Horrible Terrible, No Good Very Bad Day; are Linus and Lucy references from the Peanuts or ancient Greek Mythology?; Boss Lady Yzma and the Extremely Upper Management from Hogwarts. Plus, a bouffant muffin. Don't you wish you were here?

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Today's episode the girlies + Count Samlof review a beautiful short story - The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu. This short story is available for a free listen by the fabulous LeVar Burton who reads the captivating story on his pod, LeVar Burton Reads.While a beautiful story, The Paper Menagerie tackles difficult subjects such as racism, death of a parent, and wanting to shy away from your heritage. By no means are the siblings the best at tackling these tough topics but they do their best! If anything is said that is insensitive please know we had our best intentions and are always willing to hear feedback and learn.Thank you for joining!LeVar Burton Apple Podcast

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The siblings are in a better mood after their therapy session and they wrap up ASOUE. Candice pulls out her tin foil hat that has been seeing a lot of action recently and proposes her conspiracy theories about Mr. Poe running the mafia and how Epstein Island is actually the end of this series. We rate the book, ask Lemony Snicket questions, and play Read it like Reddit where important questions come up such as: On a scale of 1-Home Alone, how absurd is this book? Do you like how Violet escaped the law on the technicality of writing with her left hand? And more!