Only an hour of time has passed since Episode 7 but the Bookalicious pod keeps racking up listens, getting another THREE listens since Part 7. The total is 317 listens, thanks to all our LOYAL FANS!

Wishing for the happy days of Elantris, the girls trudge through the death spiral that is chronicling the depressing life of Elizabeth Zott.

After several tangents, the sisters identify that one of them needs to have read the book before going into a 17 hour deep dive on an unknown novel. Candice argues for The Ninth House, an excellent book of mystery & suspense. Whereas Chrissy suggest a YA novel - the Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & snakes - which is guaranteed to be another flop.