We announce the books that were chosen for us and discuss what we liked about them, if there were things we didn't like, and (if applicable) whether or not we'll continue the series.

• Erin's book: The Traitor's Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen (chosen by Meg)
• Kassiah's book: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (chosen by Jaime)
• Jaime's book: Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson (chosen by Kassiah)
• Meg's book: Furyborn by Claire Legrand (chosen by Erin)

Then we reveal September's Assigned Reading:

• Jaime's homework: Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (chosen by Meg)
• Meg's homework: The Cerulean by Amy Ewing (chosen by Kassiah)
• Kassiah's homework: Plus One by Elizabeth Fama (chosen by Erin)
• Erin's homework: 738 Days by Stacey Kade (chosen by Jaime)

Here are our picks for August's Hotties of the Month:

• Locke from Roar by Cora Carmack
• Logan Reid from Getting Hot with the Scot by Melonie Johnson
• Carson McClain from All Lined Up by Cora Carmack.
• Max and Oliver from Dreamology by Lucy Keating, Edward from Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, and Prince Audric from Furyborn by Claire Legrand

Here's our list of Honorable Mentions:

• Sebastian Devereux, the Duke of Montgomery from Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
• Tavin from The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
• Cam Rohan from Mine Til Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
• Henry Crosby from Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
• Theodore Eaton from American Royals by Katharine McGee

Podcast Notes

Meg tells us why she chose Dreamology by Lucy Keating.

We discuss how we felt about the book and what we thought about the characters.

We dished the romance aspect and if we would have matched up the characters a little bit differently in the end.

We talk about the relatablity of the characters and how some of them deal with issues that lots of kids and teens are experiencing today, like food allergies.

We discuss our feelings about the ending and what our favorite dream sequences were.

We try to come up with some comparable titles and think about whether this book would make a great movie, TV show, or if it should be a feature on Netflix.

Erin announces her pick for September's Book of the Month: For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund!

What did you think? Are you on board with the #EJKMBookClub? We’d love for you all to join our club and read along with us! Tweet us and use the hashtag #EJKMBookClub so we can see your thoughts as well! Don’t be surprised if some of those tweets make their way onto our episodes!

We start off with Mary E. Pearson giving us her elevator pitch for the Dance of Thieves series.

Then she tells us where the idea for the series came from, and it might surprise you.

Next we talk about what a typical writing day is like for Mary and how she develops her work.

Mary dives into her publication process and how she celebrates each book's release.

You know we have to talk about Jase some more, so that is exactly what we do.

Next Mary lets us know what is difficult about writing in the YA Fantasy genre as well as the best part

Then we dish all things Kazi, and Mary reveals the character from her book that she would love to introduce to someone else's character.

Mary discusses what she would include in a letter to her teenage self, and then we play a little game where she reveals two truths and a lie. Of course, we get it wrong.

Mary reveals her favorite scenes from Dance of Thieves and Vow of Thieves and then lets us know about her TBR pile.

She also reveals her favorite books that she goes back to whenever she needs to get the creative juices flowing.

We chat just a bit (or a lot) more about Mary's favorite swoony boys and finish with a fun word association game.

We wrap things up with Mary promising to hang out with us in real life where she'll spill all the secrets. 😈

We announce the books that were chosen for us and discuss what we liked about them, if there were things we didn't like, and (if applicable) whether or not we'll continue the series.

• Erin's book: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (chosen by Kassiah)
• Kassiah's book: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee (chosen by Meg)
• Jaime's book: Storm Siren by Mary Weber (chosen by Erin)
• Meg's book: What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli (chosen by Jaime)

Then we reveal August's Homework:

• Erin's homework: The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen (chosen by Meg)
• Jaime's homework: Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson (chosen by Kassiah)
• Meg's homework: Furyborn by Claire Legrand (chosen by Erin)
• Kassiah's homework: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (chosen by Jaime)

Here are our picks for May's Hotties of the Month:

• Alex Quinn from The Traitor’s Kingdom by Erin Beaty
• Evan from Say Yes by Elle Kennedy
• All the guys from the Playful Brides Series by Valerie Bowman.
• Rob and Owen from Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer

Here's our list of Honorable Mentions:

• Rook (The Autumn Prince) from An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
• Caius from The Savage Dawn by Melissa Grey
• Zayne from Storm and Fury by Jennifer Armentrout
• Torden from The Beholder by Anna Bright
• Cord Anderton from The Thousandth Floor Series by Katharine McGee
• Marco from The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Have you read any of these books? Or is there a boy that we missed out on? Let us know in the comments if there's a guy we're missing out on and we'll get right on him! 😉 Or if one of us--or maybe all four of us--get a book that you haven’t read yet and you want to read along with us, do it! Join us and share your thoughts on twitter or instagram using the hashtag #EJKMHomework so we don’t miss out on what you think of these books! Consider it your homework, too. 🤓 Thanks for listening. ❤️

Kassiah tells us why she chose The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.

We discuss how we felt about the book.

We talk about audiobooks and syncing with audible a little bit.

Jaime admits that she didn't finish her homework. #detention

We talk about the time hopping in the book and how that detracted us from the story.

We discuss how The Night Circus feels Lemony Snicket-esque.

We talk about the characters and the romance aspect.

We explore our favorite things about the Circus and what we think is happening now (after the end).

We compare the book to other books we've read, like The Hunger Games.

We mention the audiobook again, which was narrated by Jim Dale, who also narrated the Harry Potter audiobooks.

Meg announces her pick for August's Book of the Month: Dreamology by Lucy Keating!

We announce the books that were chosen for us and discuss what we liked about them, if there were things we didn't like, and (if applicable) whether or not we'll continue the series.

• Erin's book: The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell (chosen by Meg)
• Kassiah's book: What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum (chosen by Jaime)
• Jaime's book: Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman (chosen by Kassiah)
• Meg's book: Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff (chosen by Erin)

Then we reveal July's Assigned Reading:

• Kassiah's homework: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee (chosen by Meg)
• Erin's homework: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (chosen by Kassiah)
• Jaime's homework: Storm Siren by Mary Weber (chosen by Erin)
• Meg's homework: What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli (chosen by Jaime)

Here are our picks for May's Hotties of the Month:

• Harte Darrigan from The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell and Marcus from Dark Shores by Danielle L. Jensen
• Sam Cole from A Love Like Yours by Robin Huber
• Rob from Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer.
• Four from Divergent by Veronica Roth

Here's our list of Honorable Mentions:

• Jase Ballenger from Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
• Nik Malikov from Gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
• Andrew Hart from Maybe This Time by Kasie West
• Gabriel Duke from The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
• Piers Gedrick Atherton, The Duke of Redmayne from How to Love a Duke in 10 Days by Kerrigan Byrne
• Ezra Lynley from First and Then by Emma Mills
• Luke from Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt
• Ezra Mason from Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
• Dylan McAvoy from Shameless King by Maya Hughes

Did we miss any favorite guys this month? Let us know in the comments if there's a guy we're missing out on and we'll get right on him! 😉 Don't forget that we've got our Book Club going on right now. This month, we read The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw, and next month, we'll be reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, so join us! We're also doing #EJKMHomework. 🤓 Find out our assigned readings in our homework episode. Thanks for listening. ❤️

• Jaime tells us why she chose The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw.
• We discuss how we felt about the book and if we would have chosen this one for ourselves. Spoiler: we wouldn't. 😒
• We dig in to the ending and all the problems we had with that.
• We talk about the setting and what we thought of the characters.
• We explore who we might cast in a movie adaptation.
• We talk about how hard it is to cast people, and go over some more twists in the story.
• Kassiah announces her pick for July's Book of the Month: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern!

We announce the books that were chosen for us and discuss what we liked about them, if there were things we didn't like, and (if applicable) whether or not we'll continue the series.

• Erin's book: Warcross by Marie Lu (chosen by Jaime)
• Kassiah's book: The Valiant by Lesley Livingston (chosen by Erin)
• Jaime's book: The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord (chosen by Meg)
• Meg's book: Listen to Your Heart by Kasie West (chosen by Kassiah)

Then we reveal June's Assigned reading:

• Kassiah's homework: What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum (chosen by Jaime)
• Jaime's homework: Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman (chosen by Kassiah)
• Meg's homework: Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff (chosen by Erin)
• Erin's homework: The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell (chosen by Meg)