Andy and Dani fall into a deep spiral. The world’s a hot mess (shocker), so we acknowledge that for a moment… then VERY quickly realize that we don’t want to be sad so we descend into HYPOTHETICAL MADNESS… oooooo… ahhhhhh.

Andy and Dani talk more about birds. Dani absolutely murders predictions. Why is falling in love sooooo easy? Everyone is flocking to this sun disk, huh? Does using fowl language make books better? Is Serapio uncomfortably hung? How many bird puns can you find?

Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse

Andy and Dani talk about not drinking? Dry January anyone? Andy is really mean to Dani. What NA options are the best? Why are there no good NA wines?!? Don’t fall for the 100% tart cherry juice. Give us a NA cocktail that looks like a cocktail! Also decaf coffee has caffeine… This is ridiculous!

Andy and Dani start their next series! Dani is a huge fan of birds and Andy gives his worst 2 sentence summary. How long can you hold a grudge? Was the anger in this story earned? How about that jacuzzi scene…? Will Dani and Andy get any of their predictions right? Who knows… 

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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Andy and Dani give their top 3 books of the year. Did Dani accidentally try lobster for the first time? Yep. Was 2024 stacked with some of the best books of Lit Lit? Absolutely. Did Andy and Dani pick the same books… again? Maybe.

Andy and Dani go to Nigeria. Happy almost new year! What better way to end the year with potentially the most emotional and gut wrenching book of all time? Do you get to listen to Andy and Dani cry on an episode again? Maybe. How much do you like your cousins? Not as much as this book illustrates. Does Dani go hardcore English major-y? Obviously.

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

Andy and Dani discuss all their favorite NON-book things from 2024. Do you call your pets your kids? Andy's favorite thing this year was in fact music... big shock. Dani had a very music light year but went to a lot of concerts. Congrats Jon! Kendrick vs. Drake and Andy vs. Andy.

Andy and Dani read the best book this year? Well, we don't want to give too much away, but if you haven't read Demon Copperhead yet... what are you even doing with your life? Listen... Andy cried like actually cried this episode...

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Andy and Dani talk about revisiting authors. When is it ok to take an ex… uhhh I mean author back into your life? Is it better to read low stakes books by the same author? Do prequels count if they don’t have the same characters? What if an author lets you down… what if we do…

Andy and Dani take a long walk with a cat. Did we like this book? Meh... well actually wait yes we did... well actually maybe... no, yes we definitely did... we think. Join in on a thieving rumpus with a lot of world building and most importantly a cat.

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman