**Possible Triggers: Native American and Indigenous murder and harm, race theft, abusive relationships, suicide, race, class, gender roles and religion**

As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 116 cases.  The majority of these murders are committed by non-Native people on Native-owned land. (Source: The National Crime Information Center)

Join the movement and learn more by going to Native Hope or Missing and Murdered Indigenous. Learn and share all you can. You can also go to the Burke Museum website to learn more about the truth of the Quileute Tribe vs the portrayal from the book.

In this episode of Reading Held Hostage we learn how uncomfortable it is to be interrogated by some strange dude you have just met a few weeks ago. Since Blue is listening to the books this time round, please forgive her for her use of the words hungry horny in combination. But also, acknowledge that hungry horny is a really good way to describe how Edward talks to Bella. Justin is a little in shock this time round because they just get so weirdly uncomfortable. Also, please let us know how you felt about our special guest.

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**Possible Triggers: Native American and Indigenous murder and harm, race theft, abusive relationships, suicide, race, class, gender roles and religion**

As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 116 cases.  The majority of these murders are committed by non-Native people on Native-owned land. (Source: The National Crime Information Center)

Join the movement and learn more by going to Native Hope or Missing and Murdered Indigenous. Learn and share all you can. You can also go to the Burke Museum website to learn more about the truth of the Quileute Tribe vs the portrayal from the book.

In this episode of Reading Held Hostage Justin has a LOT to say about this book. We are finally starting Twilight by Stephanie Meyers. While Blue loves Warrior Cats, Twilight is a different story. Well like, duh it's a different story, but like reading the book is way harder as an adult. Join us every Tuesday, and sometimes Thursdays,  to hear Blue and Justin cringe and struggle through the book that made vampires, werewolves and gaslighting popular.

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**Possible Triggers: Gore, death, mention of grooming and lots of blood**

In the final episode the warrior cats The Prophecies Begin series, Reading Held Hostage hosts Blue and Justin are both full of all kinds of emotions. For Blue, mostly sadness. For Justin, elation. We are finally wrapping up the warrior cats and moving on. We learn how a deputy becomes a leader and how that leader is suddenly actually good at following the warrior code? Keep a running tally of the number of deaths in this episode and comment below. Also, watch out for the continuation of ‘how the heck is this a book for kids’ discussion.

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The Warrior Cats books are created by Erin Hunter. This podcast is not affiliated or officially licensed by the publishers or the creators of Warrior Cats. If you want to get more information about the characters we talk about, please read the books.

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In this episode of Reading: Held Hostage we learn that Fireheart has really really bad timing and that he just breaks the warrior code whenever. Okay, maybe we knew both of those things already, but he’s gone insane in this book. Join us to hear Justin try to remember literally one single name of a cat and Blue get teary and possibly cry for the second book in a row. Also, remember that these books are made for 8 year old kids and Blue is a 23 year old adult woman reading them for the 10th+ time and that the rule of the podcast is you can’t make fun of Blue.

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In this episode of Reading Held Hostage a very important cat loses their life. Unfortunately, this cat is not a leader and will not be coming back besides in starclan. Justin was not surprised when I told him this, he thinks the books are maybe a little graphic and have a lot of death for books marketed towards eight year olds. Listen up to this episode of Reading Held Hostage and let us know if you agree with his assessment.

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National Network of Abortion Funds

Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline

Suicide Hotline

In this episode of Reading: Held Hostage we hate it here. Due to the recent events of the overturning of Roe V Wade here in the US, we decided it would be relevant to read and review the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Blue and Justin end up discussing some intense politics relating the book to the overturning of Roe V Wade. If something like this is not really your style, no problemo, you won’t hurt our feelings to skip past this one.  We will still be reading our funny warrior cats book starting next Tuesday!

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In this episode of Reading Held hostage we are going to learn about mothermouth. And no, I don’t mean that mothermouth. I am talking about the moonstone and how to talk to starclan sicko. Don’t forget that Shadowclan is the bad clan, that Windclan is gone with the wind and Tigerclaw is very suspicious. Learn how to follow the warrior code along with Firepaw and his gang of apprentices. 

Cover art by : IG @chloes_art4804 

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