Rosika and Kristen talk about all things dystopia! Giving awesome book recommendations to you and trying to convince ourselves we're not in one!

Books Mentioned

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Power by Naomi Alderman

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

World War Z by Max Brooks

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Y: The Last Man (series) by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Inspired by Books Unbound Rosika and Kristen take the "Moody Readers" Book Tag together! Featuring many adorable tangents and a less cursed microphone for Kristen!

Creators Mentioned

The Moody Readers Tag was created by Slanted Spines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mhq-AXn3A0

Books Unbound

https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/

Books Mentioned

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Onyx Storm (The Empyrean 3) by Rebecca Yarros

Dating Dr. Dill by Nisha Sharma

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 

North Woods by Daniel Mason

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

Sun Flower Lion by Kevin Henkes

Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes

Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Fair Play by Eve Rodsky

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 

Best friends Rosika and Kristen begin our bookish hero's journey together in podcasting! Talking about our book related New Years Goals for 2025 and introducing ourselves to our listeners.

Thanks for being kind as we work out starting a podcast and getting the audio dialed in.

Creators Mentioned

Sara Elizabeth's fabulous takedown of why Goodreads is awful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ukjGdHfX8

See Rosika's recently abandoned Youtube channel themidnightreader

https://www.youtube.com/@themidnightreader

Books Mentioned

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Book by Haruki Murakami

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