We have a confession to make - we love character-driven novels! Well and also plot-driven stories, but today we're talking all about characters. This is the first of a series of episodes talking all about characters in fiction and starting out strong with our favorites. 

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Character Discussion 

Book Tag, You're It! In this week's episode we answer some questions in a few book tags we found on some Wordpress book blogs, which will be linked below! Sometimes we just need a week to relax and get our minds off of thing with fun questions. 

Books we mention:

Book Tags

The Reader's Book Problems: https://whisperingstories8.wordpress.com/2021/12/28/book-tag-the-readers-problems-book-tag/

The Bookaholics Annoymous Book Tag: https://love13reading.wordpress.com/2021/12/14/the-bookaholics-anonymous-book-tag/

The Guilty Reader Book Tag: https://nehalsays.wordpress.com/2021/11/12/the-guilty-reader-book-tag-%f0%9f%a4%ab/

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In this week's episode we dive into The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware, a book we've had on our TBRs for awhile. It was definitely an interesting book! We talk about spoilers in this episode and they begin around 44 minutes into the episode. 

Books we mention:

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marska (The Last Binding #1)

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (Boyfriend Material #1)

Tiger King: The Official Tell-All-Memoir by Joe Exotic

There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark (Sinners Duet #1)

There Is No Devil by Sophie Lark (Sinners Duet #2)

Princess and the FanGirl by Ashley Poston

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

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

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

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Celebrating a new year can be about setting new goals and expectations and we did just that for 2022 in terms of reading. In this week's episode we talk about all the goals we've set for ourselves in 2022 and authors we hope to get to as the year progresses. 

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we dive into the upcoming 2022 book releases we are very excited about. We cover releases in the first three months of the year because if we talked about all of the ones on our lists, we would have a five hour episode and that sounds horrible. 

Books we mention in the episode:

House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

The Frog Princess series by ED Baker

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Santa’s Hot Christmas on Dinosaur Island by Stix Hiscock

Recent Reads

The Four Horseman series by Laura Thalassa

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

The Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

The Geek Who Saved Christmas by Annabeth Albert

Not like the Movies by Keri Winfrey

Anxious People by Frederick Backman

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Blackout by

Currently reading

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

2022 Anticipated Releases

When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord

The Maids by Nita Prose

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Serendipity by Marissa Meyer

Cursed (Gilded #2) by Marissa Meyer

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

Electric Idol by Katee Robert

Running Wild by KA Tucker

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

One Night on the Island by Josie Silver

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake

I’m So Not Over You by Kosoko Jackson

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahbir

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

Lore Olympus Vol. 2 by Rachel Smythe

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

The Sun Bearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

Gallant by VE Schwab

Night Shift by Alex Finlay

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The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Always Jane by Jenn Bennett

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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Our first year of Pages n' Pages has come to an end and we wanted to treat you to a bonus episode of fun bloopers from season one! Thanks for sticking with us as we learned all about creating this podcast! It's been an amazing year for us and we've loved sitting down and chatting about something we are truly passionate about - books! See you in 2022! 

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2021 is officially coming to an end! It's hard to believe, but we have both read almost 100 books apiece this year - some have been amazing and others definitely have not. We tackle our best and worst books of 2021 in this week's episode! 

We are sorry for the difference in audio quality in this episode. Due to COVID-19 and social distancing we were not able to record in person and technology was not in our favor. 

We aren't including our top books of the year in the description, so make sure to check out the episode to found out what they are! 

Recent Reads-

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Current Reads-

Not Like the Movies by Kerry Winfrey

Sophia’s Honorable Mentions:

1. Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

2.  Lost in the Neverwoods by Aiden Thomas

3. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

4. Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Morgan’s Honorable Mentions:

1. Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

2. The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

3. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

4. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

5. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

6. The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

7. The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

8. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Sophia’s Bottom 5 Books:

1. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

2.Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

3. Gilded by Marissa Meyer

4. The Young Elites by Marie Lu

5. This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

Morgan’s Bottom 7 Books:

1. We Are All The Same In The Dark by Julia Heaberlin

2. If the Fates Allow: A Short Story by Rainbow Rowell

3. The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

4. The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

5. Beautiful Things Evil People Do by Kailee Reese Samuels

6. Big Boned by Jo Watson

7. This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

Happy end of season one book lovers! Chapter 25 marks the end of our very first season of Pages n' Pages and we are so grateful! In honor of that milestone we decided to create our very own Pages n' Pages Awards were we give our awards to our favorites of the year - from books to characters, cutest couple and many more!

Recent Reads-

Current Reads-

We have decided not to include the books we mention in our awards - you'll have to listen to find out!

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20 Questions can be hard enough, but why not make it about books? That probably makes it even harder! In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages we take a little break and play a game of 20 Questions, but we're making it about books. We also discuss the Goodreads Choice Awards and give our predictions of what book will win each category. 

Recent Reads:

Final Goodreads Choice Awards Predictions -

Best Fiction:

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Mystery & Thriller:

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

Historical Fiction:

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

Fantasy:

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Romance:

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Science Fiction:

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Horror:

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Humor:

Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Non-Fiction:

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Memoirs & Autobiographies:

Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke

Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci

History & Biographies:

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson

Graphic Novels & Comics:

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

Poetry:

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman

Debut:

The Push by Ashley Audrain

Young Adult Fiction:

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Young Adult Fantasy:

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

Middle Grade & Childrens:

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

20 Questions (SPOILERS AHEAD):

Answer 1: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Answer 2: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Answer 3: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Answer 4: You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Answer 5: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Answer 6: The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

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'Tis the season for holiday shopping! The holiday season is upon us and in this week's episode of Pages n' Pages we have a bookish gifting guide for all the book lovers in your life. From bookmarks and special editions to everything in between, we discuss a lot of fun options for readers. 

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