This week Chelsea and Taryn are discussing Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. This story begins with a failed robbery attempt, an apartment viewing, and an accidental hostage situation. Listen as your hosts discuss how this book is somehow simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking. 

Intro: 0:00 - 16:27

General Overview: 16:27 - 35:34

Spoilers: 35:34 - 54:05

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Chelsea and Taryn are back with another chat about fairy tales! Chelsea starts us off with a reading of Rapunzel followed by Taryn trying to scar us all by sharing the story of Hans My Hedgehog. If you have any fairy tales you would like them to read, send them a message on Instagram!

Intro: 0:00 - 10:06

Rapunzel: 10:06 - 26:30

Hans My Hedgehog: 26:30 - 47:40

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This week Chelsea and Taryn are reviewing Kennedy Plumb's masterpiece of a debut novel, Buried. This story follows 16-year-old Sam as he navigates his life in the Underground after the sudden disappearance of his little sister, Ella. Buried has just the right amount of dystopian nostalgia from our junior-high days, and enough twists to keep you on the edge of your seat. You will also probably cry a few times. Join our hosts as they discuss this exciting new world and their desperation for the next book.

Into: 0:00 - 12:50

General Overview: 12:50 - 36:15

Spoilers: 36:15 - 55:42

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Friends, one whole year has passed since Chelsea and Taryn recorded and posted their very first book review. Nobody, including them, knew how long Checked Out and Overdue would last, but they were dedicated to coming closer as friends and making their mark on the book review world. Through all of the technical issues, late posts, and struggles of learning the basics of podcasting, our two hosts have had an absolute blast sharing their thoughts and stories with you. In honor of hitting their one-year mark, Chelsea and Taryn present to you almost two hours of their backstories, way too many personal details, and answers to questions you asked them on Instagram. Thank you all for being here! Here's to many more years of Checked Out and Overdue!

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This week Chelsea and Taryn are joined by the magnificent Maddy from @bookishlybouv! Not only does Maddy produce hilarious and stunning book content on her bookstagram page, but she is also a passionate mental health advocate. Our hosts and guest this week will be discussing Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia. This beautiful story follows Eliza, a high school senior who is just doing her best to be invisible. But when a cute boy moves to her school who happens to be a huge fan of the comic she creates, things may get a little complicated. Listen as Chelsea, Taryn, and Maddy discuss their own experiences with fandoms, their own struggles with mental health, finding their place, and perhaps admitting to writing a little bit of fanfiction.  

**A quick trigger warning, they will be discussing topics of mental health and suicide. Nothing in great detail, but it is pertinent to the discussion of the book**

General Overview: 0:00 - 44:39 

Spoilers: 44:39 - 1:24:18 

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Join Chelsea and Taryn as they talk about some of the book characters that make their skin crawl. This episode is FILLED with spoilers, so please reference the time stamps below so that nothing is ruined for you. And if you ignore it and you're mad... please don't yell at them.

Intro:

Harry Potter (Umbridge): 17:41 - 21:23

Throne of Glass series (Maeve & Arobynn): 21:23 - 25:27

Beyonders (Maldor): 25:27 - 27:52

Red Arising (The Jackal): 27:52 - 29:07

Shadow & Bone (The Darkling): 29:07 - 33:36

Lunar Chronicles (Levana): 33:36 - 35:30

A Darker Shade of Magic (The Dane Twins): 35:30 - 37:04

Dystopian Books (ALL THE ADULTS): 37:04 - 40:07

His Magesty's Dragon (Lien): -  40:07 - 41:07

Willoughby and Wickham (Jane Austen): 41:07 - 42:48

President Snow (Hunger Games): 42:48 - 45:07

Chronicles of Narnia (The White Witch): 45:07 - 46:03

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Count Olaf): 46:03 - 48:51

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Welcome back to another Throne of Glass review! The re-read is now well underway and Chelsea and Taryn wanted to share some of their thought about the stories in The Assassin's Blade. These five short stories introduce some exciting characters that will make (sometimes) dramatic and exciting cameos in future books. We love an author who knows exactly where they want their story to go. If you haven't already listened to their review of the first Throne of Glass book, go do that first! They will wait here for you to get back...

General Overview: 0:00 - 22:32

Spoilers: 22:32 - 50:15

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Somehow Taryn roped Chelsea into reading yet another book by one of the Green brothers (the last one for a while we promise, for real this time). Tune in this week as they discuss "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing" and that one time Taryn drove to another state to hear Hank speak. 

General Overview: 0:00 - 39:11 

Spoilers: 39:11 - 56:22 

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This Tuesday Tales is a raw, unedited hour of Chelsea and Taryn spewing random ideas for the completely realistic library they are definitely going to build someday. An excellent listen for any fans of total chaos, goals that are so far out of reach you'd have to be deluded to believe them, and super cool imaginary libraries. Listen as these two slightly unhinged women imagine building a library less realistic than the average fantasy book. 

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In their most unhinged episode yet, Chelsea and Taryn share their review of V.E. Schwab's wonderful "Shades of Magic" series. This is the first episode where Chelsea and Taryn are recording TOGETHER! Since this episode is coming out late, they didn't want to wait any longer to actually edit the episode, so this is just pure and raw friendship. Enjoy, folks.

General Overview: 0:00 - 27:37

Spoilers: 27:37 - 54:06

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