The Cover Girls: A Book Podcast

This week on The Cover Girls, we’re going to the royal palace in Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard—a fantasy/dystopian with romance, fake engagements, and tropes for days.

From the missing brother on the frontlines of war and the sweet little sister to the mysterious princes, this book has rebellion, high stakes, and a classic love triangle.

Join us as we become entangled in more royal drama than you could ever imagine.

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Boom Clap by Charli xcx

Thunder by Imagine Dragons

Boston by STELLA LEFTY

This week on The Cover Girls, we’re headed to London in Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco—a historical-fiction mystery with romance, suspense, and danger around every corner.

From the gruesome murders and mysterious family members to our gender defying female protagonist, this book has plot twists, trauma, and a hilarious love interest.

Come with us as we investigate the Jack the Ripper murders.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re headed to a magical world in Lightlark by Alex Aster—a fantasy with romance, high stakes, and cursed lands.

From the isolated competition and a prize to die for to our female protagonist who is hiding a big secret, this book has a love triangle, mysterious characters, and adventure at every corner.

Join us as we venture to Lightlark island.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re going into another Teen Takeaway Episode! We’ll dive into how social media compares and contrasts to our favorite dystopian novels.

From makeup and filters to new trends, we’ll see if we really are living in a dystopian world of our own.

Join us as we uncover the secrets of the algorithm.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re spending time with elves in the entire series of Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger—an upper middle grade fantasy with magic powers, politics, and the slowest-burn romance we’ve ever read.

From the suspenseful love triangle and growing conflict with an elven terrorist group to the secret organization that changes everything, this series has mystery, adventure, and magical creatures of all types.

Join us as we venture to the Lost Cities!

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re going to a hotel in Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor—a fantasy with romance, magic, and misleading contracts.

From the naturally paced romance and talented younger sister to corruption within the hotel, this book has stakes, drama, and characters we love to hate.

Come with us as we take a trip to Hotel Magnifique, and try to survive it.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re headed to the front lines in Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross—a fantasy with romance, action, and a war between gods.

From the struggle of our main character and the annoying competitor at work to magical typewriters, this book has enemies-to-lovers, fun side characters, and a missing brother.

Join us as we head into battle…as journalists.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re going from a captivating heist to space in The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James—a psychological thriller with suspense, scares, and an unreliable narrator.

From the mysterious backstory of our main character and the strange politics back on Earth to the everyday life on the spaceship, this book has creeps, romance(?), and an eerie health ward.

You can hide, but you can’t run when you’re on a spaceship.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re going on a heist in Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo—a captivating novel with action, adventure, and a not-so-average crew of six outcasts.

From the intense plot and breaking people out of prison to unique personalities of our characters, this book has plot twists, romance, and even some magic.

Welcome to Keterdam, where both good and evil reside.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re switching things up with a new special edition teen takeaway episode! We’ll dive into how romance in young adult novels affect teens in the real world.

From the bad boy trope and unreasonable expectations to how it impacts our lives, this episode covers it all.

Join us as we break down classic tropes in our favorite books, all while connecting it to the patriarchy.

P.S. The total patriarchy mentions were 5

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