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It's the second week of Reading Pages here at Pages n' Pages where we dive into the second section of Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. We talk about all the spoilers from chapters 25 through 54 and the many bonkers things that happen to Ead, Sabran, Loth and Tane and this world. Are you reading along with us? Let us know on Instagram!

What we read and what we are reading:

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and narrated by Scott Brick

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim and narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab and narrated by Julia Whelan

Twisted Games (Twisted #2) by Ana Huang

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and narrated by Frankie Corzo

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

New Kid by Jerry Craft

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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This week's episode of Pages n' Pages is our first of three Reading Pages installments where we read Priory of the Orange Tree (POTOT) by Samantha Shannon. POTOT is an epic high fantasy, standalone novel. We broke the 804-page novel into three sections and will be discussing spoilers about every section. In this first installment we talk about Chapters 1-24. 

What we read and what we are reading:

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Twisted Love (Twisted #1) by Ana Huang

Twisted Games (Twisted #2) by Ana Huang

Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about the books being released that we are excited about in the second quarter of 2022. From April to June, there so many amazing books to be released that we can't wait to get to, including romance, contemporary, fantasy, historical, adult and young adult as well as non-fiction. Get your pens and pencils ready because you're going to want to make your own list. Let us know if there are any we missed! 

What we read and what we are reading:

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata

Priceless by Miranda Silver

Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark

From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

What are are excited for coming out:

Fifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James (10 year Anniversary…no, not actually excited about this one)

Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

The No-Show by Beth O’Leary

She Gets the Girls by Rachael Lippincott

Hello Molly! by Molly Shannon

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan

Blood to Poison by Mary Watson

The Drowning Summer by Christine Lynn Herman

Finding Me by Viola Davis

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Book of Night by Holly Black

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

Elektra by Jennifer Saint

Set On You by Amy Lea

Fangirl: Vol. 2 by Rainbow Rowell

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Hide by Kiersten White

My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth

Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey

Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder

Fake it Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett

The Song That Moves the Sun by Anna Bright

Additional Mentions:

Maus I & II by Art Spiegelman

Where the Crawdad’s Sing by Delia Owens

Finlay Donovan is Killing It (FInlay Donovan #1) by Elle Cosimano

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It's the last week of our March Reading Madness tournament! This week we wrap up all the books we read throughout the month of March and rank them in our individual brackets. Hope you don't mind us recording this episode in the car while we were on the road to see Billie Eilish in concert. Maybe the road noise is ASMR? There are snippets of road rage and shenanigans as always. 

What we read and what we are reading:

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Finlay Donovan is Killing It (FInlay Donovan #1) by Elle Cosimano

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Additional Mentions:

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

The Spanish Loe Deception by Elena Armas

Ace of Spades  by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (narrated by Jeanette Illidge & Tapiwa Mugweni)

House of Earn and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas

Upside of Falling by Alex Light

House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters #1) by Tessa Bailey

Gild (Plated Prisoners #1) by Raven Kennedy

Gallant by VE Scwhab

Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1)  by Sue Lynn Tan

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In what is supposed to be the technical last week of our March Reading Madness tournament, we talk about the final books we planned to read to wrap up our brackets. Morgan finished her bracket, and Sophia was so close! We decided she gets an extra week due to the size of the books in her bracket. So much reading! 

What we read and what we are reading:

The Dragon’s Bride (A Deal with a Demon #1) by Katee Robert

Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1)  by Sue Lynn Tan

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (narrated by Julia Whelan)

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (narrated by Jeanette Illidge & Tapiwa Mugweni)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (narrated by Emily Woo Zeller)

Additional Mentions:

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake (narrated by Kristen DiMercurio)

The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab(narrated by Julia Whelan)

City of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth

How to Fake it in Hollywood by Ava Wilder

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan #1) by Elle Cosimano (narrated by Angela Dawe)

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman (narrated by the author)

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (narrated by Marin Ireland & Simon Jones)

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We are officially in week three of our March Reading Madness where the points don't matter and we just read lots of books. We each picked eight books to read throughout the month of March, and we rank and rate them based on specific categories. We'll see who wins in the end! 

Books we mention:

Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed

The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate (Five Pack #1) by Cate C. Wells 

Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin

March Madness reads

House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas

House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J. Maas

The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

Ace of Spaces by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters #1) by Tessa Bailey

Kingdom of the Cursed (Kingdom of the Wicked #1) by Kerri Maniscalo

Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1) by Sue Lynn Tan

Gallant by VE Schwab

Articles mentioned:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson?ref=bva2b9

https://bookriot.com/pandemic-reading-statistics?fbclid=IwAR2kfVLO5y7QgZMDGIwiF3VhJv7T_Cw0hVhR2jT5BSTnWpi1ixtun6qvH4c

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Welcome to week two of the Pages n' Pages March Reading Madness! It's a new week, new books to talk about and rank in our individual brackets. Does it all make sense? Probably not. Are we having fun doing it? Absolutely, and that's what matters. What book will be the ultimate winner?! 

What we read and what we are reading:

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

The Spanish Love Deception by Elana Armas

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas

Additional Mentions:

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

After by Anna Todd

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

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It's officially March, which means it is the first week of our March Reading Madness! Yes, this is something we just made up and it mostly makes no sense, but we have fun with it. To quote Who's Line is it Anyway - everything is made up and the points don't matter. We read books, rank them and decide which one is the best of the month! 

Books we're currently reading/read

House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J. Maas

House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1 by Sarah J. Maas

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Gild (The Plated Prisoner #1) by Raven Kennedy

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Other March Madness mentions 

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake 

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

Hang the Moon (Written in the Stars #2) by Alexandria Bellefleur 

Kingdom of the Cursed (Kingdom of the Wicked #2) by Kerri Maniscalco 

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we wrap up our month of favorites with the most wholesome group of faves, friendships! From young adult, science fiction and adult books, we discuss the many friends who hold a special place in our hearts. Let us know what characters are in your favorite friendship groups! 

What we read and what we are reading:

Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert

Running Wild (Wild #3) by K.A. Tucker

Deceived by the Gargoyles (Monstrous Matches #2) by Lillian Lark

There There by Tommy Orange

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

CatStronauts: Moon Mission by Drew Brockington

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Additional Mentions:

Fiend Incarnate: Villisca Axe Murders of 1912 by Edgar V. Epperly

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

Favorite Friendships/Friend Groups:

Six of Crows Series by Leigh Bardugo

Lumberjanes Series by Noelle Stevenson

A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas

Carry On Series by Rainbow Rowell

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Renegades Series by Marissa Meyer

Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich

Harry Potter by …

Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan

Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Trust by Kylie Scott

Girl Meets Duke Series by Tessa Dare

Aurora Rising Series by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Matilda by Roald Dahl

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

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What is more fun than ranting about your least favorite characters in books? Not much! This week we talk about the character we absolutely loathe in books we've read. If you love any of these characters, we're sorry but we definitely do not. We're all entitled to our own opinions. In case you were wondering, the d*ck count this episode was at least nine, we lost track a little. 

Currently Reading:

Books We Mention:

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