Literary Quest

Literary Quest

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Literary Quest episodes

  • Cinderella is Dead
    This week, your hosts discuss Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron. Cinderella has been dead for 200 years, but her legacy lives on in the form of a yearly ball that sees teen girls married off to the men in the kingdom. Sophia struggles with the oppressive traditions of her homeland, and would rather marry her best friend Erin. However, when Sophia chooses to flee the ball, into the forest, rather than marry an abusive suitor, she stumbles across Constance, Cinderella’s last descendant, and Sophia learns the real story of Cinderella’s and her plans for the famous ball. Together, they embark on a mission to end the reign of King Manford, and make Mersailles a kingdom that allows women to choose their own fates.
    1 hr 8 min
  • Girls of Paper and Fire

    This week your hosts continue to celebrate Pride month with Natasha Ngan's LGBTQ YA book - Girls of Paper and Fire. Lei is taken from her home to become a Paper Girl for the Demon King. She vows survive the year and make it back to her family. While at the palace and learning what it means to be a Paper Girl, Lei develops feelings for Wren. While they are in a similar situation, their backgrounds are wildly different and Wren has a deadly secret. CW: Physical and sexual assault. 

    1 hr 23 min
  • A Marvellous Light
    Happy Pride Month! This month, we’re discussing books featuring LGBTQ characters and are kicking things off with A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske. When Robin Blyth starts his new job, he doesn’t expect to discover that magic is real, and he sure doesn’t expect to get wrapped up in a mysterious plot to find objects of power or to have an excruciating curse placed on him. However, it becomes clear to his counterpart, Edwin Courcey, liaison to the magical assembly, that Robin’s situation is highly suspicious. Together, they work to free Robin of his curse while Edwin investigates the disappearance of a fellow magician and friend. While Robin and Edwin draw closer to each other, the threat to their safety grows larger, and the people seeking to gain more power grow more desperate and dangerous.
    1 hr 18 min
  • Crown of Chaos
    In this week's episode your hosts discuss Crown of Chaos, it is the 4th installment of Amelia Hutchins' Legacy of the 9 Realms series. Aria has stolen part of Knox's library and is searching for a way to start her own realm. However, everything is not going as planned. She must deal with betrayal from unexpected sources as well as the threat of Hecate. Surrounded by enemies both known and unknown Aria must navigate her way through the realms if she wants to keep innocent witches safe.
    1 hr 29 min
  • That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon
    This week, your hosts discuss That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming. Cin is a spice farmer who just wants to live a simple, peaceful life, tending to her spices and hanging with her friend Brie. Life gets complicated when a demon, Fallon, stumbles into her life and upends everything she and her people know about their goddess Myva. Feelings quickly grow between Cin and Fallon as the work together to free the enslaved demons to unravel Myva’s influence on the human world.
    48 min
  • Taken by the Horde King

    In this week's episode your hosts discuss Taken by the Horde King, the 5th book in the Horde Kings of Dakkar series by Zoey Draven. Mina has been living under the Dead Mountain with around two dozen other humans. She is treated very poorly but she is able to withstand and control the deadly red fog that has been slowly spreading across the land. When she has to trick Rath Rowin into imprisonment her powers begin to change. She gets stronger at controlling the fog, Rath Rowin knows he must have her for his horde when he escapes from the humans...

    1 hr 14 min
  • Angels' Blood
    This week, your hosts are discussing Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh. Elena Devereaux has made a reputation for herself as a skilled vampire Hunter, an ability that is enhanced by her superb skills at tracking scents. When a rogue Archangel, Uram, plagues Manhattan, Elena is exactly who Raphael, governing Archangel of New York, wants on his team, tracking the danger down. What starts as a strained working relationship rapidly morphs into something more between Elena and Raphael, but the closer they grow, the more dangerous the circumstances with Uram become.
    58 min
  • Daughter of Smoke and Bone
    In this week's episode your hosts discuss Laini Taylor's best selling YA novel -Daughter of Smoke and Bone! Karou has spent her life feeling as though something is missing. She does not know who her parents are and was raised by chimera. She currently runs errands for Brimstone, her father-figure, that often result in dangerous situations. During one errand she runs into a being who makes her feel whole but she soon learns that he is the enemy...
    1 hr 13 min
  • Sharpest Edge
    This week, your hosts discuss Sharpest Edge by Alessa Thorn. Silas Edgeworth has admired and been attracted to Isabella from the moment he saw her, but has avoided a romantic relationship with her, believing himself to be too old for her. Isabella is a hacker extraordinaire, who has worked with the Edgeworths since Silas rescued her from human traffickers years ago, and she has carried a torch for Silas for years. Living together in Istanbul while they try to solve the mystery of the Aurora Aurea with Kon and Athena has sparked a romance between Silas and Iz that they can no longer deny, but they also have dangerous foes working against them.
    1 hr 1 min

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A podcast dedicated to fantasy fiction! Each week Marysa and Vicki will discuss a different book from the fantasy genre. A great podcast if you love talking about fantasy and are looking for…