Infatuated

This week, we're talking about our five favourite albums. We break down our most-listened-to albums, share the songs we cherish the most, and do some of that lyric analysis we all love. Remember to check out The Infatuated Mix to listen to these wonderful tunes! 

Our infatuations:

Chip Chrome and the Mono-Tones – The Neighbourhood

Red – Taylor Swift

CALM – 5 Seconds of Summer

Melodrama – Lorde

Lorde: Behind the Melodrama Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lorde-behind-the-melodrama/id1571839338 

tryhard – The Band CAMINO

Wasteland, Baby! – Hozier

Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex

Punisher – Phoebe Bridgers

Blurryface – Twenty One Pilots

Norman Fucking Rockwell! – Lana Del Rey

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about genre-bending mystery The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, while Rebecca shares some favourite poems from God I Feel Modern Tonight: Poems from a Gal About Town by Catherine Cohen. We take a vocabulary test, write synopses for YA Fantasy novels based on our lives, and we read a Visitor's Guide to Dante's Nine Circles of Hell. Rebecca also tells us the root of the word tresses! 

Our infatuations:

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton

God I Feel Modern Tonight: Poems from a Gal About Town - Catherine Cohen

In Blue - Declan McKenna

Hypotheticals - Lake Street Dive

A Visitor's Guide to Dante's Nine Circles of Hell - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/a-visitors-guide-to-dantes-nine-circles-of-hell 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about the gory and girly Bunny by Mona Awad, while Rebecca discusses the autumnal This Close To Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith. We take a look through the Notes app on our phones, talk about our favourite Classic Lit texts, and we take a quiz to find out just how obsessed with books we are. Emily also discovers some interesting cannibal facts! 

Our infatuations:

Bunny - Mona Awad

This Close To Okay - Leesa Cross-Smith

Armchaired and Dangerous (Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard) -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/id1345682353 

Don't You - Taylor Swift

You All Over Me - Taylor Swift

Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Welcome to season two! We're kicking off the new season by catching you up with all our favourites we've consumed over the past eight weeks. We talk about some beautiful music, discuss what TV shows we've been loving, and Emily reads an extended passage from a book she couldn't put down. Rebecca also ropes Emily in to naming her plants! 

Our infatuations:

Shadow and Bone 

Seventh Tree - Goldfrapp

Chain of Iron - Cassandra Clare

The Bold Type

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

Taskmaster

Taskmaster: The Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/taskmaster-the-podcast/id1535040312 

Build A Problem - dodie

Build A Problem Live Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXhlGuynTBk 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

It's the season one finale! This week, Emily tells us about the heart breaking yet hopeful All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, while Rebecca talks about the aptly named Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan. We talk about balancing reading and writing time, discuss our unforgettable literature studs, and we learn some fascinating flora facts. Rebecca also shares a weird experience with her car! 

Our infatuations:

All The Bright Places - Jennifer Niven

Insatiable - Daisy Buchanan 

The Screen Test - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwSIJCMWZC5GDM59wj7pMsg

The Enchanted Forest - Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily does a deep dive of her favourite character in the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo, while Rebecca tells us about the lockdown plot in The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers. We talk so much about our infatuations that we skip the writing chat, but we do discuss what we look for in strong female characters, learn why Louisa May Alcott named the Little Women mother Marmee, and question why we've seen a resurgence in Western-style music. Emily also tells us about some mining superstitions from Cornwall! 

Our infatuations:

Six of Crows duology - Leigh Bardugo

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within - Becky Chambers

The Outlaw Josey Wales - Zella Day

Dating a Drug Dealer - The Sunshine State

Emily's Six of Crows playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NTRCBbO887zLDJJCBfyok?si=sLEGFTeMRFqQ4zX4cmjYtA 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about a Shakespeare-centric dark academia tale If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio, while Rebecca talks about great memoir writing using Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. by Viv Albertine as an example. We talk about how we find our next reads, learning new poetry skills, and Shakespeare somehow makes it into most of the segments. Rebecca also settles a word-based argument! 

Our infatuations:

If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio

Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. - Viv Albertine

M. L. Rio's website - https://mlrio.com/

Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton

Sight - Jessie Greengrass 

The Argonauts - Maggie Nelson 

And When Did You Last See Your Father? - Blake Morrison

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 

Street by Street - Laufey 

Between Two Books Book Club - https://www.betweentwobooks.co.uk/ 

Maisie Peters Book Club - https://www.instagram.com/mpbookclub/ 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, we have our first guest! Stephanie Koetsier, writer and good good pal of ours, joins us to share her infatuation, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. We talk about our writing journeys, our experiences studying Creative Writing at university, and we discuss our favourite re-reads. Stephanie also tells us about her frantic writing routine! 

Find Stephanie here:

Stephanie's website - https://stephaniekoetsier.com 

Stephanie's Twitter - https://twitter.com/WordsOfKoetsier

Our infatuations:

The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon

Beautiful Life (Acoustic) - The Collection

SparkNotes Twitter - https://twitter.com/SparkNotes 

Firefly Lane 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily finally talks about her favourite book The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, while Rebecca reads us a selection of 'Pandemic Poetry'. We talk about both being acknowledged by writers online in the past week, Emily gives us some good writing news, and we discuss our feelings on media using coronavirus as a plot point. Rebecca also shares the lesser-known etymology of a well-known phrase! 

Our infatuations:

The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

Balancing (If My Body Could Speak - Blythe Baird)

Fox (Platinum Blonde - Phoebe Stuckes)

Career Path of a Nine-year-Old (Slow Dance With Sasquatch - Jeremy Radin)

the loneliest sweet potato (Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim)

so my friend tells me she identifies as a mermaid (Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim)

Summer/New York City (Date And Time - Phil Kaye)

A Short History of Patience (Discipline - Jane Yeh)

Utopia Villas (Discipline - Jane Yeh)

Bad New Government - Emily Berry (Set Me On Fire: A Poem For Every Feeling - Ella Risbridger)

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/off-menu-with-ed-gamble-and-james-acaster/id1442950743 

Teenage Bounty Hunters 

Emily's The Starless Sea playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aYF6lEHfstFZ9jAKh41ce?si=wqm2OMNkSKybfQxagOsoCA 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily talks about dark magic secret societies in Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, while Rebecca tells us about the three narrators of Whiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith. We talk about the etymology of the word 'infatuated', discuss who we would cast in a film adaptation of The Song of Achilles, and we even set you a couple writing challenges. Emily also shares some of her thesis topic! 

Our infatuations:

Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo

Ninth House Inspired Yale Tour - https://youtu.be/YMYIH6IFauU 

Whiskey & Ribbons - Leesa Cross-Smith

Roses - The Band CAMINO

California Friends - The Regrettes

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Emily's Ninth House playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nPbVPqs3WDPKRtuknGtTQ?si=jx9Y2oWDSd6nOKM8Inp4lg 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com