Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

This is what happens when we don't chat for 2 weeks... a lot has been going on so let's catchup & also embrace spooky season and talk about some of the SCARIEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME to celebrate Halloween! 🍂👻🎃

Books Discussed:

Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It - Brooke Averick

American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee

Red Rising - Pierce Brown

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

The Bodyguard - Katherine Center

Free Falling - Lyla Sage

The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth

The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

Pet Sematary - Stephen King

The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(10:14) we have SO MUCH to catchup on!

(10:39) the red rising movie adaptation!

(12:45) fourth wing casting announcement

(17:09) katherine center's CHRISTMAS movie?

(19:39) jaime's reading cabin trip

(24:30) freya saw lyla sage!

(27:40) jaime saw veronica roth!

(31:07) the spooky movies we've been watching

(42:51) the SPOOKIEST books and if we'd read or survive them

(43:22) the haunting of hill house

(51:39) pet sematary

(57:35) the exorcist

Let's play THIS OR THAT! We haven't done this since the BEGINNING of our podcast journey. We wanted to revisit and do this again. Hope you love this one!

Books Discussed:

The Bane Witch - Ava Morgyn

Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo

A Sorceress Comes to Call - T Kingfisher

It's Different This Time - Joss Richard

Iron Gold - Pierce Brown

Theodora's Tea Shop - Christy Ann Jones

The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig

In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren

Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson

The Kiss of Deception - Mary E Pearson

Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas

Victorious - VE Schwab

Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo

The Fellowship of the Ring - JRR Tolkien

Vicious - VE Schwab

Jade City - Fonda Lee

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket

Direbound - Sable Sorensen

Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider

Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo

A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(10:41) rachel gillig's mysterious announcement...

(13:42) christina lauren's holiday movie adaptation

(17:57) buy a book based on the cover or based on the author?

(22:07) reading series back-to-back or taking a break?

(31:05) reading in a park or in a cafe?

(34:55) would you rather go into every book blind, or without knowing ratings/reviews?

(37:15) deckled edges or french flaps?

(42:11) when you read on kindle, white or black background?

(48:30) open endings or closed endings?

(54:16) living inside your favourite book or bringing your favourite character to life?

(57:35) pumpkin spice or apple cinnamon?

(59:26) green bone saga or six of crows?

We're back with our dual season TBRs! This time, our Fall and Spring TBRs as long distance book besties from Canada & Australia! 🍂🌸

Books Discussed:

Iron Gold - Pierce Brown

A Sorceress Comes to Call - T Kingfisher

Victorious - VE Schwab

Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino

Daughter of No Worlds - Carissa Broadbent

Honey - Imani Thompson

Day of Now - Miranda Reason

Shadow Reaper - Lynette Noni

Main Characters - Bobby Palmer

Good Joy, Bad Joy - Mikki Brammer

Pool House - Mary HK Choi

One and Only - Maurene Goo

Nymph - Sofia Montrone

Don't Let the Forest In - CG Drews

Our Perfect Storm - Carley Fortune

The Reformatory - Tananarive Due

Hollywood, Ending - John Green

Threshing Day - Rebecca Yarros

(Mostly) Human Resources - Grace Viall

Grim Tidings - BK Borison

Fury Bound - Sable Sorensen

Long Distance Book Club:

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(13:38) addressing the cliffhanger...

(18:14) freya's winter TBR recap

(23:37) jaime's summer TBR recap

(36:04) fall tbr 1

(41:57) spring tbr 1

(46:59) fall tbr 2

(52:08) spring tbr 2

(55:28) fall tbr 3

(59:59) spring book 3

(01:02:11) fall tbr 4

(01:05:32) spring tbr 4

Let's wrap up our September reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in October!

Books Discussed:

The Bane Witch - Ava Morgyn

Iron Gold - Pierce Brown

Verity - Colleen Hoover

The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood

Modern Classic - Emily Henry

Feels Like Falling - Abby Jimenez

Bodies of Magic - Freya Marske

Victorious - VE Schwab

The Burning God - RF Kuang

The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth

Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion - T Kingfisher

Kingdom of Claw - Demi Winters

Roots of Darkness - Demi Winters

Dawn of the North - Demi Winters

These Infinite Threads - Tahereh Mafi

All This Twisted Glory - Tahereh Mafi

Every Spiral of Fate - Tahereh Mafi

The Mash Up - Laura Marie Meyers

Know My Name - Chanel Miller

Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors

Taipei Story - RF Kuang

Peck and Peck - Bonnie Garmus

Scion - James Islington

Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman

The Matchmaker's Cottage - Kat Sloane

The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

Burn of the Everflame - Penn Cole

Hollywood, Ending - John Green

The Winners - Fredrik Backman

My Friends - Fredrik Backman

Once, Again, Always - Amanda Gayle

To Dream in Darkness - Ann Liang

Mark of the Warrior - Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee

A Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J Maas

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(09:46) the VERITY movie debrief

(21:11) we watched the love hypothesis

(29:04) emily henry & abby jimenez are publishing new books!

(33:23) october book club pick

(35:07) freya's september highlights

(44:09) jaime's september highlights

(51:48) freya's september lows

(56:37) jaime's september lows

(01:02:41) freya's october lookaheads

(01:04:34) jaime's october lookaheads

(01:06:56) october new releases

We had the incredible opportunity to chat with VE Schwab!! With Victorious releasing SO soon, we chat about villains, saying goodbye, magic, and the therapy of it all. Hope you enjoy!

VE Schwab:

https://www.veschwab.com/

Books Discussed:

Victorious - VE Schwab

Vicious - VE Schwab

Vengeful - VE Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE Schwab

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - VE Schwab

A Darker Shade of Magic - VE Schwab

This Savage Song - VE Schwab

The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke

This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running - Chris Bennett

Fruit Fly - Josh Silver

Eclipse and the Wolf - Akwaeke Emezi

King Sorrow - Joe Hill

Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo

Long Distance Book Club:

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(00:00) intro

(02:54) the moments before a book release

(05:11) VE Schwab's current reads

(07:18) on the overwhelming new releases & discoverability

(12:10) on audiobooks & training for an ironman

(16:28) when does VE Schwab write?

(21:22) the origins of a villain

(26:50) VE Schwab's favourite villain?

(28:54) the end of an era and ALL the emotions

(34:24) favourite magical creatures?

(37:46) what will VE Schwab explore next?

(44:14) navigating the puzzle of a timeline

(47:49) VE Schwab's favourite of her books?

(51:10) this or that

We LOVED Into the Blue by Emma Brodie, and had the most wonderful time chatting with her about yearning, genre-bending, emotional books, Vampire Diaries... and more!

Emma Brodie:

https://www.instagram.com/emma.c.brodie

Books Discussed:

Into the Blue - Emma Brodie

Songs in Ursa Major - Emma Brodie

Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth

Dawn of the North - Demi Winters

Vicious - VE Schwab

Long Distance Book Club:

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(00:00) intro

(01:46) how martha's vineyard inspired stories

(08:02) our current reads

(10:43) the improv of it all

(16:19) morning writing vs night writing?

(18:44) team damon or stefan?

(20:41) about into the blue

(21:56) the love story vs romance

(23:54) are we pantsers or plotters?

(28:49) let's talk genre-bending

(32:26) the tunnel of connection between characters

(36:17) why do noah and AJ feel so familiar?

(39:51) dealbreakers in a love story?

(41:26) is it really miscommunication?

(43:40) what came first, the acting or the sci-fi?

(44:57) how many author tears go into one reader tear?

(49:09) the secret to yearning?

(51:21) what's next for emma?

(53:17) book club listener questions!

(57:38) this or that

It's rare but sometimes we disagree... let's talk about some books that we had some different opinions on!

Books Discussed:

11/22/63 - Stephen King

The Burning God - RF Kuang

A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) - Sarah J Maas

Peck & Peck - Bonnie Garmus

The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth

Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman

The Kiss of Deception (Remnant Chronicles) - Mary E Pearson

This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi

My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney

Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney

Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney

His and Hers - Alice Feeney

Sometimes I Lie - Alice Feeney

Verity - Colleen Hoover

One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig

Two Twisted Crowns - Rachel Gillig

The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig

The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig

The Jasad Heir - Sara Hashem

The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Mate - Ali Hazelwood

Bride - Ali Hazelwood

Long Distance Book Club:

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(12:29) freya's life is exciting

(16:52) magnus bane is on dancing with the stars

(21:49) the books we disagree on

(22:12) the remnant chronicles

(28:59) alice feeney's thrillers

(34:13) jaime's mysterious email

(36:19) rachel gillig duologies

(44:02) the jasad heir

(51:15) jennifer lynn barnes series

(57:58) bride & mate by ali hazelwood

We always give YOU book recs... but what if YOU give US recs instead? We had soooo much fun going through the most recommended books from you! 💖

Books Discussed:

Liberty Street - Heather Marshall

The Burning God - RF Kuang

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion - Beth Brower

The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon

The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett

Heartless - Marissa Meyer

Cinder - Marissa Meyer

Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor

Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb (Realm of the Underlings)

Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan

Verity Guild - Mai Corland

Dark Rise - CS Pacat

The Winged Game - Sophie Kim

The Sun and the Starmaker - Rachel Griffin

Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth

The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater

Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh

This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi

Long Distance Book Club:

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(16:57) the unselected journals of emma m lion

(22:20) the bone season

(26:49) the tainted cup

(30:12) heartless

(34:29) strange the dreamer

(38:21) realm of the underlings

(44:18) percy jackson

(48:46) verity guild

(52:15) dark rise

(54:22) the winged game

(56:55) the sun and the starmaker

(59:02) mad mabel

(01:01:15) the raven boys

(01:01:56) binding 13

(01:02:48) this woven kingdom

Let's wrap up our August reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in September!

Books Discussed:

11/22/63 - Stephen King

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

Fruit Fly - Josh Silver

Taipei Story - RF Kuang

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

Daughters of Shandong - Eve J Chung

Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino

Yellowface - RF Kuang

Into the Blue - Emma Brodie

The River She Became - Emily Varga

The Midnight Train - Matt Haig

This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum

None of This is True - Lisa Jewell

Main Characters - Bobby Palmer

The Girl With a Thousand Faces - Sunyi Dean

Know My Name - Chanel Miller

Wild - Cheryl Strayed

Bottom of the Pyramid - Nia Sioux

The Third Gilmore Girl - Kelly Bishop

ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas

The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig

Burn of the Everflame - Penn Cole

Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo

The Thoroughbreds - Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham

The Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie Garber

Threshing Day - Rebecca Yarros

Scion - James Islington

Tempest - Victoria Aveyard

Hollywood, Ending - John Green

The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace

American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee

Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion - T Kingfisher

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(17:55) september book club pick!

(19:13) jaime's august highlights

(27:55) freya's august highlights

(33:20) jaime's august lows

(42:00) freya's august lows

(49:59) jaime's september lookaheads

(54:40) freya's september lookaheads

(56:24) september book releases

Sometimes you really want to DNF a book... but what if this makes you miss an INCREDIBLE ending? These are a few books that you just need to stick with until the very end - WE PROMISE it's worth it!

Books Discussed:

Writers and Lovers - Lily King

11/22/63 - Stephen King

Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino

Fruit Fly - Josh Silver

ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas

A Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J Maas

A Court of Forgotten Melody - Sarah J Maas

The Ragpicker King - Cassandra Clare

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace

Anxious People - Fredrik Backman

The Prison Healer - Lynette Noni

You've Reached Sam - Dustin Thao

Blood Over Bright Haven - ML Wang

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(10:04) jaime saw josh silver and rf kuang!

(18:02) jaime's boston and salem trip

(28:43) ACOTAR titles debrief

(36:58) the ragpicker king

(42:05) piranesi

(46:34) the wretched divine

(51:58) anxious people

(55:04) the prison healer

(58:21) you've reached sam

(01:01:19) blood over bright haven