There's an art to storytelling, an art to commenting on the storytelling, and an art to commenting on the commentary of the storytelling.  (Comment-ception, we have to go deeper.)  This week we're talking A CHOIR OF LIES by Alexandra Rowland, a sequel to the amazing A CONSPIRACY OF TRUTHS!  Also featured: me almost knocking the mic over out of excitement, angry kitty noises, what it means to be a haunted house, and much more!

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BOOKS COMING OUT THIS WEEK (DEC. 10TH):

- THE LIGHT OF ALL THAT FALLS by James Islington

BOOKS WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT:

- UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 3: HOTEL OBLIVION by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba

It's that time of year again - the time to give gifts and use physical items to tell your loved ones how you really feel about them!  (Also featured: the roofer coming tomorrow, the lack of time I get to read, and much more!) 

BOOKS WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS WEEK:

GIFTS WE'RE EXCITED TO RECIEVE (AND GIFT)

There's something malevolent afoot, and our angel bro Azarias is the only one who can lead us.  Today we're featuring a very special guest - Rick Norris, here to talk about his new book ANGELIC WARS: FIRST REBELLION!  Also featured: rockabilly roots, technology swooping in to provide the multimedia experience you've dreamed up, angelic choirs, and much more!

Who's ready for emotional roller coasters and heart-punching?  I can't tell how tall you are, so there's no height requirement for this ride, so boy howdy are your feelings about to get manhandled!  We're talking THE HEART OF THE CIRCLE by Keren Landsman (shoutout to Angry Robot for hooking me up)!  Also featured in this review: going Full Homestuck, a dollar in the swear jar, saying FUCK YOU to terrorists and putting kids in cages, and much more!

Who's ready to talk about feelings?  We're not, but we're doing it anyways!  This week we're talking THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow, and what it means to love and be loved!  Also featured: THREE DOLLARS in the swear jar, sad feelings about my dead dog (pour one out for Apollo, the goodest boy), grave robbing is bad 2: the squeakwel, and much more!

(We do talk about dead dogs in this episode, and while I only got a little teary-eyed, you might want to avoid this one if it hits you in the soft feels like it does me.)

Our hottest take!  Our unpopular opinion!  The hill that we have firmly planted our flag into and prayed to our gods on with the intent to die on it!  

. . . No, it's #notthatdeep but in all seriousness.  In what was meant to be a mini-episode (and wound up 10 minutes long), we detail how OFF stands out from the other indie games of its time and how its theme on violence ties in perfectly with Undertale's.  Also featured: TWO DOLLARS in the swear jar, rage the likes of which you've never seen, the video game that's on your side, and much more!

Halloween is in the air, and we've gorged ourselves into a stupor on pumpkin seeds and chocolate.  So what better way to contemplate our existence than by recounting some of our favorite fall stories?  We've got haunted houses, haunted caves, haunted accountants, and my own personal haunted teenagerhood!  What else could you ask for during such a spooky holiday?

What makes a thing a monster?  Is it monstrous deeds?  Or the self-proclamation of monsterhood?  The best way to answer it is check out our review of THE MONSTER OF ELENDHAVEN by Jennifer Giesbrecht!  Also featured: burying your gays in the corpses of their enemies, establishing boundaries like a boss, getting mentally pistol-whipped, and much more!

October's been full of doom and gloom, but thankfully we've got a book that's taken those vibes and made them a lot more fun!  We're talking GIDEON THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir this week!  Also featured: a lack of a NYCC recap, my favorite fictional trope, necromancy to the max, life goals or wife goals, and so much more! -- Don't forget to check out our Patreon!--

Can you believe that this is my only Spiderman quote?  Hope you're ready, we're talking THE DRAGON REPUBLIC by R. F. Kuang!  We dive deep into the philosophical nature of power and the trauma it can induce in the bearer!  Also featured: vaguely-hinted distain for Game of Thrones, lying on the floor and letting feelings wash over you, dumplings of insidious origins, and much more!