Literary Quest

This week your hosts discuss Jay Kristoff's best seller Nevernight! After her father is executed as a traitor and her mother and brother are taken away Mia vows revenge. To do so she must train to be a Blade at the Red Church. She will be tested in unimaginable ways but if she succeeds she will have the knowledge and resources to avenge her family. Her competition is ruthless and trusting anyone is dangerous, especially because she has a rare power. In the Quiet Mountain no one is what they seem. Can she survive the other acolytates and achieve her dream or will she fail like many have before her? 

This week, your hosts discuss Rabid by Raven Kennedy and Ivy Asher. Seneca Rain has waited all of her life for the moment where she can connect with her wolf spirit and fully embrace life as a shifter.  However, when the time comes and she is attacked by her packs alpha, Seneca’s wolf becomes rabid. Her cruel alpha deems her togreat of a threat and abandons her in the territory of the Ruin Falls pack, a pack with a reputation for savagery. Seneca quickly learns that there’s more to this pack than what has been spread through rumor. They may be savage, but maybe Seneca is too…

This week your hosts discuss Set by Alessa Thorn. Set, the ancient Egyptian God of War and Chaos, has been working as a mercenary in modern Egypt. Unlike his Greek God counterparts, he likes to stay out of the spotlight but when he is tasked with protecting his boss's secret daughter he might be forced to reveal himself. 

Ayla has been working her dream job as a doctor in a non-profit organization but her whole life is turned upside down when she is kidnapped and told of her father's true identity. Now she is on the run with a handsome and charming stranger. Will Set and Ayla overcome their differences or will they push each other away? 

*This is an after dark episode with cursing and discussion of sex with gods!* 

This week your hosts discuss Lexi Foss's steamy vampire romance - Chastely Bitten. In a world where humans are prey, Darius a 3,000 year old vampire, is working towards a world where humans are seen as more than just food. To do this however, he must play their game for a little while longer. In an uncharacteristic move he purchases a highly sought after possession, a blood virgin. 

Juliet has been raised knowing that she was destined to serve a vampire master and has prepared herself for the pain that comes with being a blood virgin. However, when she is purchased by Darius, her worldview is challenged. Instead of being treated as nothing more than a possession that can be treated with cruelty, Darius treats her well but this comes at a cost. Juliet must do whatever she can to help Darius achieve his aspirations and create a better world for humans. Along the way, the lines between a vampire master and his human become blurred. Will Juliet be able to overcome decades of propaganda or has Darius bitten off more than he can chew? 

This week your hosts' discuss Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones! This book was the inspiration for Hayao Miyazaki's popular animated film but there are quite a few differences. Sophie, the eldest of three sisters, is turned into an old woman by the Witch of the Waste. Due to this she leaves her hat shop and family behind and finds herself the house keeper for Wizard Howl, his fire-demon Calcifer, and his apprentice Michael. In order to lift her spell she makes a deal with Calcifer and promises to help him break his contract with Howl. Of course things do not go as planned and Sophie finds herself having all kinds of adventures!