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A strange family shows up at your door claiming they used to live in your house. Do you let them in?

Apparently, the main character said, “Sure, why not?” 

Now people are disappearing, the house is acting suspicious, nobody knows what's going on (including me), and I have approximately 47 questions about Thomas and his weird family. 

So for real… did we read the same book?

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Everyone loves Red Rising by Pierce Brown. I… thought it was okay. Darrow becomes a Gold, infiltrates an elite school, and then we spend the rest of the book playing war games. I forgot names, skimmed some battles, questioned my own attention span, and somehow made it to the end. I was told the series gets better so I still have hope! 

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This week, we’re discussing Nobody’s Girl, Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir about surviving childhood abuse, being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and spending years fighting to be heard.

This episode is heavier than our usual chaos because there is no way to tell Virginia’s story without becoming furious, not only at the people who abused her, but at every adult, institution, and powerful person who failed her or helped keep the system running. We talk about the grooming that made exploitation look like opportunity, the shame of being forced into complicity, and the brave decision Virginia made to help bring her abusers to justice.

Content warning: This episode discusses childhood sexual abuse, sex trafficking, grooming, domestic violence, and suicide.

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This week I'm talking about House of Flame and Shadow, where I spent half the book trying to remember everyone's storyline, got way too excited every time the crossover characters showed up, and somehow ended up loving a series I almost gave up on.

Let's talk about the finale, the characters, the ending, and why I'm genuinely confused about what Sarah J. Maas could possibly do in a fourth book.

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This week I'm talking about My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney, and this book had me making theories every few chapters.

From mysterious identities and missing women to family secrets and unreliable characters, I spent the entire book trying to figure out what was really happening... and while I guessed a few twists, plenty still caught me by surprise.

In this episode, I'm walking through my predictions as I read, what I got right, what completely fooled me, and whether the ending actually worked for me.

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This week I'm talking about Game On, by Navessa Alan, the third book in the Into Darkness series. This one had a little bit of everything, blackmail, underground gambling, fake dating, family secrets, tattoos, and enough drama to keep me entertained.

We also need to discuss that plot twist, the family drama, and the ending... because I definitely have thoughts.

Plus, I may or may not have listened to one of the spiciest scenes while wandering around a store by myself, and I was convinced my headphones were about to betray me.

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I spent most of House of Sky and Breath wondering why this book was so long... and then Sarah J. Maas hit me with THAT ending.

This week I'm discussing the characters, the pacing, the twists, and the crossover that have me immediately reaching for the next book.

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This week I finally forced myself to read House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas…after attempting it FOUR separate times.

Did I understand everything? No.
 Did I spend most of the book confused? Absolutely.
 Did I end up emotionally devastated anyway? Unfortunately, yes.

We’re talking murder, demons, magical drugs, broody fallen angels, friendship trauma, portals to hell, and me literally crying in traffic towards the end.

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In this episode we visit a similar storyline but with new characters and point of view. This week I read Her Soul for Revenge by Harley Laroux. 

This one was not very original, but it offered a lot of action and spice. Maybe too much spice for my taste...but I finished it anyway!