Episode 25 is about cosy fantasy novel Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. Join Silke on a discussion of this book about an orc who starts a coffee shop in a medieval town. It's fun, it's lighthearted, and it's all about coffee (and friendship, also friendship).
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Spoilers for the entire book ahead. This will be more interesting if you've read it, and I do leave out lots of details. This podcast is in no way meant as a replacement for the books I discuss on it.

Timestamps:

Intro and Premise [00:00]

Characters [03:49]

Spoiler Warning [08:30]

Plot in Short [10:42]

Setting [14:09]

Themes [17:19]

Motives [18:37]

Tension/character arcs [20:36]

Annotations [23:23]

Bonus material [47:40]

Title and cover explanation [52:59]

Review [54:59]

Outro [57:12]

In episode 24 we head to an alternate verion of NYC. This episode is all about "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera, a science fiction story about Mateo and Rufus, two teenagers who are total strangers but decide to spend their last 24-hours on Earth together. This book is the first in the Death-Cast series by Adam Silvera.

Spoilers for the entire book ahead. This will be more interesting if you've read the story. I do not intend for this to replace reading the book and I leave lots of details out (really, a LOT). Please, if you're interested in still reading this, go read the book and don't use this podcast episode as a substitute (you'll thank me). I don't own anything about the books I discuss.

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TIMESTAMPS:

Intro [00:00]

Premise [03:15]

Characters [06:54]

Setting [14:40]

Themes [16:30]

Spoiler Warning [17:36]

Plot in Short [19:03]

Annotations [23:57]

Title and cover explanation [55:40]

Review [56:57]

Outro [59:05]

Episode 23 covers Markus Zusak's The Book Thief. This historical fiction novel is the story of Liesel Memninger, a girl living in Germany, whom we follow during the 1930s and 1940s, as told by the Grim Reaper.

Most of this story takes place during WWII so if you don't like stories about that period, even fictional, this book probably won't be for you.

TIMESTAMPS

Intro [00:00]

Premise [01:56]

Characters [02:28]

Setting [09:10]

Spoiler Warning [13:37]

Plot in Short [14:19]

Annotations [18:16]

Title and cover explanation [47:25]

Review [49:20]

Outro [52:10]

Spoilers for the entire book ahead. This will be more interesting if you've read the story. I do not intend for this to replace reading the book and I leave lots of details out (really, a LOT). Please, if you're interested in still reading this, go read the book and don't use this podcast episode as a substitute (you'll thank me). I don't own anything about the books I discuss.

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In literary novel "Things that fall from the sky" by Selja Ahava, we follow Saara, a young girl who recently lost her mother in an unusual way. As her father desperately looks for answers, she finds her own way to grieve. Meanwhile, the aunt they now live with experiences some strange things of her own.

Timestamps:

Intro [00:00]

Premise [01:58]

Characters [03:17]

Spoiler Warning [08:46]

Plot in Short [11:12]

Themes [15:38]

Setting [16:31]

Annotations [19:26]

Title and cover explanation [53:08]

Review [54:07]

Outro [57:26]

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Spoilers for the entire book ahead. This will be more interesting if you've read the story. I do not intend for this to replace the actual book. Don't use this episode as a substitute for reading the book and BEWARE OF SPOILERS. I do not own anything about this book, this episode is just for entertainment.

This time around, we're looking at a psychological thriller novella called "You should have left" written by German author Daniel Kehlmannn.

A screenwriter, his wife Susannah and their four-year-old daughter Esther end up in a strange vacation home during winter. While working on a new screenplay, the writer takes notes of everything that happens in the house. This might very well be the strangest week of their lives.

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Spoilers for the entire book ahead. This will be more interesting if you've read the story. I do not intend for this to replace the actual book. Don't use this episode as a substitute for reading the book and BEWARE OF SPOILERS. I do not own anything about this book.

So, I lost my notes. Here's an emergency topic about two books we had to read for French Class: Noah's Child (L'enfant de Noé) by Eric Emmanuel Schmitt and The Empty House (La maison vide) by Claude Gutman. Both about children in WWII, not my favourite topic, and definitely not the best prepared (as you'll hear me say every two minutes or so), but if you're interested in WWII stories, this episode is for you!

Spoilers for both books ahead. This will be more interesting if you've read the story. I do not intend for this to replace reading the book and I leave lots of details out (really, a LOT). Please, if you're interested in still reading this, go read the book and don't use this podcast episode as a substitute (you'll thank me). I don't own anything about the books I discuss.

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Well, look at that. I've started the Throne of Glass series. In this episode, I (Silke, since I usually do these notes in third person) will talk/ramble about the first book in the series in a very messy way.

Enjoy!

Here are the timestamps to give you a sense of order:

Intro [00:00]

Premise [01:10]

Characters [02:40]

Setting [07:26]

Plot in Short [10:43]

Annotations [15:01]

Review [47:14]

Title explanation [50:19]

Cover explanation [51:01]

Outro [52:28]

Spoilers for the entire book ahead. This will be more interesting if you've read the story. I do not intend for this to replace reading the book and I leave lots of details out. Please, if you're interested in still reading this, go read the book and don't use this podcast episode as a substitute (you'll thank me). I don't own anything about this book.

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What happens when you inherit billions from a guy you've never even heard of? Well, that's what happens to Avery Grambs, the main character of the book we're discussing today: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (first in a series).

Also, I changed my approach to these episodes a bit. I'm analysing more than just giving you the book's lengthy summary. Here are the new parts and general time stamps for everything in the episode:

Intro and new concept [00:00-05:55]

Premise [05:55-08:04]

Characters [08:04-15:01]

Plot in Short [15:01-21:14]

Setting [21:14-25:53]

Annotations [25:53-57:33]

Title explanation [57:33-58:32]

Cover explanation [58:32-01:01:29]

Review [01:01:29-01:02:48]

Outro [01:02:28-01:07:02]

Spoilers for the entire book ahead. This might be more interesting when you've read the story. This is by no means a good replacement of reading the book yourself and I don't own anything about this book.

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Happy 2025 to everyone who celebrates! In this episode, Silke gives you an overview of all books she read in the year 2024 (and of course she rants about Kelley Armstrong. What do you expect, she's my favourite author ever?)

366 days, 57 books, one person who loves ranting about all things bookish. Buckle up and get ready for a bookish recap in classical-ranty-JABP-style.

Fun fact: the raw audio of this episode was 2 hours and 45 minutes long and this episode was completely recorded and edited on the same day (I'm sick of my own voice, enjoy the episode)

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Episode 16 marks a year of podcasting. This Halloween Silke talks about Pariah by Thomas Emson (and really just shares her messy annotations). We're dealing with a paranormal Jack the Ripper retelling here, mainly following journalist Charlie Faultless and the Hanbury family as they try to solve an old mystery and delve into the paranormal world.

Spoilers for the entire book ahead. This might be more interesting when you've read the story. This is by no means a good replacement of reading the book yourself and I don't own anything about this book.

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