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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we test ourselves to see what the "classics" are actually about. Do we know the plot of The Great Gatsby? Is the Call of the Wild about wolves? Honestly, we probably have no idea. Listen to find out how little we know!

Trigger Warnings: SA, CP (Duggers and IBLP)

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston and narrated by Ramon de Ocampo

Witch King by Martha Wells and narrated by Eric Mok- Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy.

Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas and narrated by Elizabeth Evans 

Off to the Races (Gold Rush Ranch #1) by Elsie Silver

A Photo Finish (Gold Rush Ranch #2) by Elsie Silver

The Front Runner (Gold Rush Ranch #3) by Elsie Silver

A False Start (Gold Rush Ranch #4) by Elsie Silver

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

Additional Book Mentions:

A Day of Fallen Night (Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon and narrated by Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson, and Hanako Footman

Pax (Pax #1) by Sara Pennypacker

Fangirl Manga: Volume #3 by Rainbow Rowell

Heartstopper: Volume  #5 by Alice Oseman

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Moby Dick or The Whale by Herman Melville

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we make each other laugh with cringe-worthy bookish pick-up lines. Would you be handing this person your number or would you be giving them the cold shoulder?

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Off to the Races (Gold Rush Ranch #1) by Elsie Silver

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune and narrated by Daniel Henning

The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy #1) by Chelsea Abdullah and narrated by Nikki Massoud and Sean Rohani

Witch King by Martha Wells and narrated by Eric Mok- Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy.

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we celebrate our 100th episode with an episode of favorites. From our favorite episodes to our favorite movies, we talk about the things we love to honor 100 weeks of this podcast. If you're just finding us or have been with us since the beginning, we thank you! We can't wait for 100 more!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Powerless (Chestnut Springs #3) by Elsie Silver

Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays #1) by Emily Rath

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune and narrated by Daniel Henning

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston and narrated by Ramon de Ocampo

The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy #1) by Chelsea Abdullah and narrated by Nikki Massoud and Sean Rohani

Additional Book Mentions:

Curves for Days by Laura Moher

Pretend You’re Mine (Benevolence #1) by Lucy Score

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

Forget Me Not by Julie Soto

Pageboy by Elliot Page 

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

Running Wild by K.A. Tucker

Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune and narrated by Michael Lesley

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we discuss what characters we'd follow on social media and what their social media pages would be like. Is Cath from Fangirl's Instagram just full of Simon and Baz character art? Is Murderbot's Twitter hilarious and full of confusion about human nature? We talk about all of that and everything in between! Let us know what character's you'd follow on social media?

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review by Tehlor Kay Mejia. Thanks to the publisher for an advanced copy for an honest review.

Heartless (Chesnut Springs #2) by Elsie Silver 

Powerless (Chesnut Springs #3) by Elsie Silver 

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain and narrated by Carrington MacDuffie

The Five: The Untold Live of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold and narrated by Louise Brealey 

Additional Book Mentions:

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah 

Exes and O’s by Amy Lea

Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells 

Flawless by Elsie Silver

Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert 

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

The Grishaverse by Leigh Bardugo

The Martian by Andy Weir 

Harry Potter by She Who Must Not Be Named 

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 

A Court of Thorns of Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we talk about our experience attending the North Iowa Book Bash, a book-ish event held in Northwood, Iowa, with many authors there in person to meet, talk with and sign books. It was such a fun experience and we will be adding this event to our calendar every year.

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

Flawless (Chestnut Springs #1) by Elsie Silver

Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid and narrated by Robinne Lee, Julia Whelan, Oliver Wyman, Jennifer Beals, Pablo Schreiber, Benjamin Bratt, Fred Berman, Ari Fliakos, Judy Greer, January LaVoy, Jonathan Davis, Henry Leyva, Nancy Wu, P.J. Ochlan, Arthur Bishop, Holter Graham, Brendan Wayne, Pete Larkin, Alex Jenkins Reid, Robert Petkoff, and Sara Arrington

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune and narrated by Daniel Henning

Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain and narrated by Carrington MacDuffie

Additional Book Mentions:

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

North Iowa Book Bash Author Mentions:

Hazel James

Leora Gonzales

Jodie Larson

KC Enders

Pam Godwin

Dylann Crush- Podcast Romance Happy Hour

Jennifer Hartman

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we have our final installment of our A Day of Fallen Night read-along! We have been reading ADOFN, Roots of Chaos #0 by Samantha Shannon, for five week's and we've finally reached the conclusion of the story. We dive into unanswered questions, theories and our overall opinion on the prequel to Priory of the Orange Tree. Did we love it? Did we hate it? Listen and find out!

What We’ve Read and What We’re Reading:

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid and narrated by Robinne Lee, Julia Whelan, Oliver Wyman, Jennifer Beals, Pablo Schreiber, Benjamin Bratt, Fred Berman, Ari Fliakos, Judy Greer, January LaVoy, Jonathan Davis, Henry Leyva, Nancy Wu, P.J. Ochlan, Arthur Bishop, Holter Graham, Brendan Wayne, Pete Larkin, Alex Jenkins Reid, Robert Petkoff, and Sara Arrington

Flawless by Elsie Silver (Chesnut Springs #1)

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune and narrated by Daniel Henning. -Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy

Witch King by Martha Wells -Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy

A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire LeGrand. -Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy

Forget Me Not by Julie Soto. -Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy

Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review Tehler Kay Mejia -Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy

A Day of Fallen Night (Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon and narrated by Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson, and Hanako Footman

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we finish part three - Age of Fire - in A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon. We have been reading A Day of Fallen Night, which is Roots of Chaos #0 and the prequel to Priory of the Orange Tree, over the past several episodes. We dive deep into spoilers as we as gearing toward the end and try to figure out how all these characters survive... because of them might not make it in this world on fire.

What We’ve Read and What We’re Reading:

Wet Hot Allosaurus Summer by Lola Faust and narrated by Katrina Medina- Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune and narrated by Daniel Henning

The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores and narrated by Bailey Carr and Mary Helen Gallucci -Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid and narrated by Robinne Lee, Julia Whelan, Oliver Wyman, Jennifer Beals, Pablo Schreiber, Benjamin Bratt, Fred Berman, Ari Fliakos, Judy Greer, January LaVoy, Jonathan Davis, Henry Leyva, Nancy Wu, P.J. Ochlan, Arthur Bishop, Holter Graham, Brendan Wayne, Pete Larkin, Alex Jenkins Reid, Robert Petkoff, and Sara Arrington

Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children #8) by Seanan McGuire 

A Day of Fallen Night (Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon and narrated by Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson, and Hanako Footman

Until I Get You by Claire Contreas

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we dive into the third section of our A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon read-along! This is a prequel to A Priory of the Orange Tree which we read last year throughout several episodes. Read along with us this month as gear toward the ending of this book and try to figure out how everything is going to wrap up. Will our predictions come true? Guess we'll have to read to find out!

What We’ve Read and What We’re Reading 

The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores and narrated by Bailey Carr and Mary Helen Gallucci. Thanks to NetGalleyand the publisher for an advanced copy. 

The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey and narrated by Brittany Pressley 

Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb #3) by Tamsyn Muir 

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

Until I Get You by Claire Contraras

Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children #8) by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Jesse Vilinsky 

A Day of Fallen Night (Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon and narrated by Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson, and Hanako Footman

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we delve deeper into our read-along of A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon. This is a prequel to A Priory of the Orange Tree which we read last year throughout several episodes. Read along with us this month as we dive into this world again, try to figure out how all the perspectives are going to be connected, who will end up with who and what exactly is a wyrm.

We are reading this book in five separate parts. Part one is pages 1-181 and through chapter 23. Part two is 182-350 and through chapter 41. Part three is 351-574 and through chapter 63. Part four is 575-669 and part five is 670-862. Happy reading!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

A Day of Fallen Night (Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon and narrated by Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson, and Hanako Footman

Games with the Orc (Monster Smash Agency #1) by Katheryn Moon

Liar, Liar: The Theory, Practice, and Destructive Properties of Deception by Gary Paulsen

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In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we begin our month-long readalong of A Day of Fallen Night, Roots of Chaos #0, by Samantha Shannon. This is a prequel to A Priory of the Orange Tree which we read last year throughout several episodes. Read along with us this month as we dive into this world again, try to figure out how to pronounce everyone's names and try to piece together who belongs to where, what everything means and what exactly ichneumons look like.

1We are reading this book in four separate parts. Part one is pages 1-181 and through chapter 23. Part two is 182-350 and through chapter 41. Part three is 351-696 and through chapter 82. Part four is 670-862. Happy reading!

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman and narrated by George Newbern

Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb #3) by Tamsyn Muir and narrated by Moira Quirk

Tempt (Cloverleigh Farms #9) by Melanie Harlowe 

The Guest with Claws (Monster Hotel #1) by Ella Maven

A Day of Fallen Night (Roots of Chaos #0) by Samantha Shannon and narrated y Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson and Hanako Footman