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Andy and Dani compare fancy words. What fancy words do we use in every day language? Is pretentious a pretentious word? How many of our favorite words end in -ious? And the real question everyone is asking who is actually the most pretentious?

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Andy and Dani enter a covert mission. Will we read anything happy every again? Who knows... Why does Dani hate when dialogue is woven into paragraphs? Are we supposed to sympathize with the sympathizer? When does shock value pay off and does it in this book?

Andy and Dani take on an apocalypse. What stage of an apocalypse would we survive? There is so much luck in living. Random roast beef can take anyone out. To make things VERY clear we would not look for each other during the apocalypse.

The DRIFT by C.J. Tudor

Andy and Dani D.R.I.F.T. apart. How hungover can one person be? Spoiler alert the most hungover. Well done thriller puzzle books. This poor Carter guy has it rough. Why are there so many murders? And does Dani have a Cyber Truck?

Andy and Dani take a side quest into side characters. Sometimes a different perspective can be better than the original. What side character or villain would have the best main character moment? Can it be done in a way that's not sooo obvious? Also Marvel... let us know when you want to work together.

Andy and Dani take a trip down the Mississippi. Did we already read our number 1 book this year? Creating an accessible story with big meanings. Putting the questions back on Huck and really on the reader. How to use silence to make a big impact.

James by Percival Everett

Andy and Dani talk about love stories that aren't the whole point of the story. Dani is feeling very spicy. They both 100% did not understand the assignment. Did they agree on any love stories? Dani did in fact NOT edit that out.

Andy and Dani finish their bird series! Is Dani being harsher than Andy for this ending? How are these people in LOVE?! It's sad when people die. Is there going to be a spin off because it seeeeeems like there should be one...

Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

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