This week we bring you Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. Join us as we talk about recurring bird fetishes (why is it ALWAYS the birds?), the pros and cons of sewing carpet to your skin, and That Awkward Moment when emotion starts ripping off your eyelids.  

TW: Child abuse, suicidal thoughts, violence, mental illness, isolation. 

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Book rec: Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell.

This week Savanah and Kaitlyn talk about sexual inebriation, wrist fetishes, and hags from hell. Kaitlyn is exposed as a vampire girl, and Savanah would really just prefer to never see the word "vampyre" again.  

TW: Sexism, references to homophobia, religious extremism. 

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Book rec: The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood.

We cut The Cruel Prince episode, so you're getting Dear John a week early! (We'd apologize, but if we had to agonize over this book then so do you.) Get ready for coin collecting, justifying cheating with cancer, and using national tragedies to end your relationship. Is it really stalking if the person you're stalking never finds out about it? (Yes. Yes it is.) 

TW: Past sexual assault, sexism, death of side characters. 

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This week we bring you An Abundance of Katherine's by John Green. Come discuss the woes of being a child prodigy, calling your friend "daddy", and problematic one-liners. Can Colin be saved by a Strange and Quirky love interest who is Not Like All the Other Girls? Plus, Savanah wonders about children ages and Kaitlyn makes up words.  

TW: Brief reference to eating disorder. 

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Book rec: Saint Anything, Sarah Dessen.

Up this week is dystopian "Bachelor" novel The Selection, by Kiera Cass. We explore why you shouldn't save your ex-boyfriend's pennies, what NOT to name your child, and learning by osmosis (which is definitely 100% a thing, according to the shady government instructors who have no ulterior motives). 

TW: Brief mention of sexual assault, war violence 

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Book rec: A Darker Shade of Magic, Victoria Schwab

Welcome to the pilot! Apologies for the subpar sound quality (make sure you listen with both earphones!). We were still in the experimental stage for this one, but if you want to hear Savanah's conspiracy theory on time in the Twilight-verse, Kaitlyn's conspiracy theory about stairwell windows, and uncomfortable conversations with the in-laws, start here.