We’ve finally made it to the last episode of this three part trilogy! Join us as we read the final parts (3 and 4) of Morning Star by Pierce Brown. It’s a long one (almost 2 hours) but also we have SO MANY thoughts and hot takes.

Other books mentioned this episode

- Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

- People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young

- Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maeher

- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

- Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica

-Jilted by Vi Keeland

- One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

-Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

- Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

- Saving 6 by Chloe Walsh

- Wild Love, Cowboy by Ellie Wilder

- Direbound by Sable Sorensen

- Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

-The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

-One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

- A Fig for All the Devils by CS Fritz

- A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck

To prepare for the next episode, read Theo of Golden, chapters 1 to 32.

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Episode 23: We’re getting started on the final book in the Red Rising Triology as we jump into parts 1 and 2 of Morning Star by Pierce Brown. We can’t wait to dive back into some of our favourite (and least favourite) characters and see what they’ve been up to…and if we know anything from the first two books it’s gonna be A LOT.

Other books mentioned this episode

- The Antique Hunters Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller

- Clean Point by Meg Jones

- Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

- People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young

- Bride by Ali Hazelwood

- The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

- Rewind it Back by Liz Tomforde

- Saving 6 by Chloe Walsh

- Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

- Nothing Tastes as Good by Luke Dumas

- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

To prepare for the next episode, read parts 3 and 4 of MorningStar.

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Episode 22: We finished off Wild Dark Shore and trust me we all have thoughts (or at least two of us have thoughts against one of us). You’ll have to tune to in to find out the end decision!

Other books mentioned this episode

- Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

- Clean Point by Meg Jones

- The Antique Hunters Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller

- Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

- Wild Love by Elsie Silver

- Saving 6 by Chloe Walsh

- Serial Killer Support Group by Saratoga Schaefer

- The River has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

- QUEEN OF SHADOWS by SJM

- KATABASIS by RF Kuang

To prepare for the next episode, read parts 1 and 2 of Morningstar by Pierce Brown!

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Get ready for a whole load of twists and turns as we jump into Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. Do we think we can figure out this mystery before we finish off the book next week? You’ll have to listen in!

Other books mentioned this episode

- Pick me By Victoria Shade

- The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith

- Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maeher

- The Road of Bones by Demi Winters

- Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

- The Goal by Elle Kennedy

- Common Goal by Rachel Reid

- Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown

- The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

- Serial Killer Support Group by Saratoga Schaefer

To prepare for the next episode, finish off Wild Dark Shore!

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We’re finishing off Golden Son by Pierce Brown and let us tell you, we have many, many, MANY thoughts to sort through in this one! 

Other books mentioned this episode

* Darling Girl by Liz Michalski 

* The wrong daughter by Dandy Smith

* Beneath the Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

* Not another love song by Julie Soto 

* The road of bones by Demi Winters

* Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown 

* Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

* End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird 

* The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

To prepare for the next episode, read Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy and stop before Orly’s third chapter!

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We’re heading back to the dystopian life of the Red Rising Trilogy with Pierce Brown’s second book “Golden Son”. Get ready for a wild ride! 

Other books mentioned this episode

* The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown 

* Road of Bones by Demi Winters 

*  End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

* Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

To prepare for the next episode, read parts 3 and 4 of Golden Son! 

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A little late on the upload but here’s Part 2 of Big Swiss! Get ready for a bumpy ride because this book was a challenge for a few of us!

Other books mentioned this episode

- Three Mothers by Hannah Beckerman

- Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas

- 5 years to Freedom by Rejean Venne

- The wrong daughter by Dandy Smith

- Beneath the Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

- One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune

- The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

- You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

- Tough Guy by Rachel Reid (3rd in the Game Changer series)

- Caught Up by Liz Tomforde (3rd in the Windy City series)

- The Road of Bones by Demi Winters

- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

- Smoke gets in your eyes by Caitlin Doughty

- Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

- The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

To prepare for the next episode, read Golden Son by Pierce Brown!

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We’re pivoting once again to a new genre that’s both chaotic and messy with Jen Beagin’s Big Swiss. We’ll be tackling chapters 1 to 9 in this first episode and trust us it’s a doozy.

Other books mentioned this episode:

The Long Walk by Stephen King

Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

Invisible Women (Data bias in a world designed by Men) by Caroline Criado Perez

Game Changer by Rachel Reid

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry (a memoir)

The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

How to Age Disgracefully by Claire Pooley - super cute

Started The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

To prepare for the next episode, read Big Swiss chapters 10 to the end!

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Time to finish off our hot takes and hypotheses for the first book in the Red Rising Saga (trust me, we’ve got plenty) and find out where the first book lies on our bookshelf. 

Other books mentioned this episode:

• I hope this finds you well by Natalie Sue  

• Two can Play by Ali Hazelwood 

• The Long Walk by Stephen King

• Heated Rivalry - Rachel Reid

• The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly 

• The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

• How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

• Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas 

To prepare for the next episode, read Big Swiss chapters 1-9. 

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We’re jumping into a whole new genre once again with some dystopian Sci-Fi vibes coming your way! A well-known new classic Red Rising by Pierce Brown, will be our March book club book, so join us for our usual chaos.

Other books mentioned this episode:

- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

- It should have been you by Andrea Mara

- I hope this finds you well by Natalie Sue

- The Ascended by Grenwich and Lennox

- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

- Unsteady by Peyton Corinne

- Heated Rivalry’ by Rachel Reid

- Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

- Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

- This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

- The Strength in Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino

- The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a human-centred planet by John Green

To prepare for the next episode, read Red Rising parts 3 and 4.

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