Sip Between the Lines

*This episode has SPOILERS*

We’re diving deep into everything about the controversy surrounding Powerless by Lauren Roberts in this episode! This includes an entire rundown of the book so this does have spoilers if you haven’t read it yet. And of course, we also have to discuss Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (iykyk). Besides the book summary, we also chat about our initial impressions, ratings, likes, dislikes, and plot holes before getting between the lines of the plagiarism discussion around this insanely popular book.

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We’re chatting about all things THRILLERS! The good, the bad, and the ugly, so listen along for some of our recs and also some of our unpopular opinions. All books we recommend are listed below! Remember to check content warnings before reading.

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Sadie’s Recs:

Pines by Blake Crouch 

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore 

The Good Lie by AR Torre

Confessions by Kanae Minato 

Shan’s Recs:

That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

Who else is excited for cozy reading season?? We sure are and we set the autumnal mood by doing a quick fall-related “This or That” for our Sip and Dip segment! Then we jump right into our list of books that we want to read this fall. Our conversation flows into discussions about fantasy and romance books, highlighting the cozy vibes of fall literature. All books listed below! Remember to check content warnings before reading.

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Sadie’s TBR:

The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields: A witch is cursed to never find true love.

Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan: Vampire hunters that own a funeral parlor

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett: A genius socially awkward professor moves to new village to learn about faeries and finds herself in town with a handsome academic rival

The Pumpkin Spice Cafe & The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore: Gilmore Girls vibes with a cozy romance & mystery

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst: Hallmark-esque rom-com with magic

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher: A dark retelling of “Goose Girl”

Perfectly Wicked by Lindsay Lovise: “Charmed” vibes ghost hunters paranormal romance

Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid: A Reimagining of Lady Macbeth

Shan’s TBR:

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman: A classic! Witchy sisters

Over My Dead Body by Greg Melville: A history of America’s cemeteries

War for the Oaks by Emma Bull: Rock n Roll singer gets drafted into faerie world war

Cider Mill Coven by Vanessa Abigail Lambert: Like “Charmed”, but with teenage cousins

In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace: “Gilmore Girls”/ “Practical Magic” aesthetic

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna: Releasing in March 2025 haha

Caraval by Stephanie Garber: Magical world where 2 sisters find themselves when 1 sister gets kidnapped

Kicking off this cozy reading season with our personal book recs for these fall “-ber” months! Remember to check content warnings before reading. All books are listed below!

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Fantasy:

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna 

The Radleys by Matt Haig

Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid

The Shepherd King duology by Rachel Gillig

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Historical Fiction:

Weyward by Emilia Hart

Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Romance:

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

Bride by Ali Hazelwood 

When in Rome by Sarah Adams

The Ghost of Marlow House (Haunting Danielle series) by Bobbi Holmes (a little bit romance, a little bit fantasy) 

Misc:

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

We’re back for season 2 and so excited about it!! Starting off with a quick run-through of what this podcast is and who we are as readers. Then we recap our summer book goals we made last season, and end with a fun bookish Q&A! Check out the list below for the books we chat about during this episode.

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Our current reads

Sadie: Finale by Stephanie Garber & The Celebrants by Steven Rowley 

Shan: The Fury by Alex Michaelides, Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft, Powerless by Lauren Roberts

Our highly anticipated Fall book releases

Sadie: I’m Starting To Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin (Sep) & The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (Oct)

Shan: The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan (Oct) & The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent (Nov)

Our fav book to TV adaptations

Sadie: Dark Matter or Daisy Jones and the Six

Shan: The Chronicles of Narnia

Pick a book for the other host to read

Sadie wants Shan to read: Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn

Shan wants Sadie to read: The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

Welcome to the finale episode of our first season!! We’re so grateful for our listeners and all the support we’ve received! We start the episode chatting about our summer plans and book goals for our Sip and Dip. Then we answer some rapid fire questions before getting into our Season 1 Awards! All books discussed are listed below.

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Last book we bought:

Books we have on hold:

Awards from Season 1 Reads

Books Worth the Hype:

Books Not Worth the Hype:

Author We’re Loving Right Now:

Best Audiobook:

Best Surprise:

Biggest Disappointment:

Spiciest:

Best Thriller:

Best Fantasy:

Best Romance:

Best YA:

Our Sip and Dip question has us setting the scenes for our ideal reading locations and, surprise surprise 😉, we have two different ideas on what this means to us! After that, we get right into discussing what the magically ambiguous “Reading Experience” is that we’ve mentioned in previous episodes. Then we round out the episode chatting more about our rating scale and how we use it to rate the books we read.

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**SPOILERS**

Before we discuss our opinions and feelings all about The Women by Kristin Hannah, our Sip and Dip is a historical get to know each other question! We talk about which time frame in history we would live in and why. Then we jump right into our discussion about this very popular historical fiction book!

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We start off the episode just catching up for our Sip and Dip (and yes, this includes some chatting about Taylor Swift’s new album!) and talk about what we’re currently sipping and reading, per usual. Then we jump right in to answer questions about and discuss the books that are currently on our TBR (To Be Read) shelves! The books we chat about from our TBR are listed below!

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The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie King

Sophie’s Choice by William Stroyon

The Girl with All the Gifts by MR Carey

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison

Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

Me by Elton John

The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity and my Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad

Sociopath by Patrick Gagne

The Good Neighbor (Mr. Rogers) by Maxwell King

The Ministry of Time by Bradley Kaliane

Petal to the Metal by Annabel Chase

Red Rising Saga (Iron Gold) by Pierce Brown 

D.I. Lottie Parker series by Patricia Gibney

The Virgin’s Lover by Gregory Phillipa

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel

When In Rome by Sarah Adams 

What You’re Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama 

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

The Day Diana Died by Christopher Andersen

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

Season of the Dragon by Natalie Wright 

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T Sullivan

The Last Green Valley by Mark T Sullivan

Before we chat about our bookish (and sometimes petty!) pet peeves, we talk about two books and our reviews of them! We each chose a book we rated 1 star and read our reviews, but we also share a 5 star review for each book from other Goodreads users. You can expect some good tangents, a few bloopers, and lots of laughing this week!

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