It's coming down to the end of 2021 and that means Goodreads is holding the annual Goodreads Choice Awards. In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we react to the nominees in each category and talk about the ones we have and haven't read, as well as our predictions for each genre. Have you checked out the nominees? Who do you think will win? 

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Goodreads Choice Awards Nominees:

https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2021

Our Predictions:

Best Fiction:

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

The Wish by Nicholas Sparks

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Mystery & Thriller:

Billy Summers by Stephen King

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

The Push by Ashley Audrain

Historical Fiction:

Malibu RIsing by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

Fantasy:

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Romance:

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Science Fiction:

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Horror:

Later by Stephen King

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

All’s Well by Mona Awad

Humor:

Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson

Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman

Non-Fiction:

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

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:

Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire by Brad Stone

Graphic Novels & Comics:

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

Poetry:

Shine Your Icy Crown by Amanda Lovelace

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

Debut:

The Push by Ashley Audrain

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Young Adult Fiction:

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Young Adult Fantasy:

How the King m of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

Chain of Iron by Cassanda Clare

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal

Middle Grade & Childrens:

Ground Zero by Alan Gratz

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

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It’s the week of Thanksgiving here in the US and in this week’s episode of Pages n’ Pages we talk about all the books we’re thankful exist. From childhood favorite to recently reads, we focus on books that have had an impact in our lives over the years.

Let us know what books you’re thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we play a fun game either shipping or ripping a lot of fictional couples. We put together characters from the books we've read in common and put them in a cup, pulled them out and had a great time talking about it they'd make a good romantic couple. Laughs definitely ensued. 

This Rip It or Ship It game was inspired by EmmmaBooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dmbWgTgGRA

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In this week’s episode of Pages n’ Pages, we decide if we’re mono or poly when it comes to books – do we read one at a time or more than one at once? We have differing opinions about the topic and we’re anxious to hear what you have to say!

Books we mention:

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood,

The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient #1) by Helen Hoang,

The Bride Test (The Kiss Quotient #2) by Helen Hoang,

The Heart Principle (The Kiss Quotient #3) by Helen Hoang,

This Is My Real Name: A Stripper’s Memoir by Cid V. Brunet,

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune,

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas,

Long Bright River by Liz Moore,

Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After #1) by Emiko Jean,

Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After #2) by Emiko Jean,

Kill Creek by Scott Thomas,

The Ex Hex by Eric Sterling,

From Blood and Ash Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout,

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix,

House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune,

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller,

Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau,

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot,

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert,

The Unhoneymooners Christina Lauren,

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant,

Morning Glory Milking Farm C.M. Nascosta.

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In this week’s episode of Pages n’ Pages, we have reached the official end of our Spooktober Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark re-read! Has Sophia finally watched the movie adaptation? No. Will Morgan eventually make her? Yes. Stay tuned until the end of the episode to find out Sophia’s new rap name.

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It's episode two of our Spooktober read-along! We are reading More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz. We talk about our favorite and least favorite stories, the nostalgia of reading them as adults and all the fun stuff in between. 

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It's Spook-tober! Pages n' Pages is celebrating all things Spooky by reading the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trilogy by Alvin Schwartz. It's a fun walk down memory lane as we were both obsessed with reading these creepy tales as children, but will they hold up now that we're adults? You be the judge! 

Articles mentioned:

https://wickedhorror.com/features/editorials/not-appropriate-for-children-an-in-depth-look-at-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark/

https://tuneinrockon.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/the-15-most-disturbing-illustrations-from-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark/

https://filmschoolrejects.com/scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark-banned-book/

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Do you ever have those random memories of a book you read and you're not sure if you actually ever read it? We sure have! Sometime it feels like the books we read as children were just weird memories we just made up. In this week's episode we talk about the books we read as children that feel like a fever dream. Stick around until the end to hear stories from Morgan's childhood that make you wonder how she actually survived her teenage years. 

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It could be every book lover's wildest dream or worst nightmare - the book you love is being turned into a movie. Will it stay true to the book or will it be terrible? Who knows! This week we talk about some of our favorite and least favorite book to movie adaptations because some are just horrible while others we watch constantly because they're our comfort movies. 

Articles mentioned in this week's episode: https://screenrant.com/percy-jackson-movies-problems-bad-issues/

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