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ITS A CHUNKER!!!! A LONG RIDE LISTEN!!!

Book written by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

00:00 Intro

01:31 Pick'n'Mix - Do Audiobooks count as Reading?

15:30 Plot Points

01:44:58 Read Receipts

Blurb from goodreads

A mythic love story set in Trinidad and Tobago, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo's radiant debut introduces two unforgettable outsiders brought together by their connection with the dead.
You were never the smartest child, but even you should know that when a dead woman offers you a cigarette, the polite thing to do would be to take it. Especially when that dead woman is your mother.
The St. Bernard women have lived in Morne Marie, the house on top of a hill outside Port Angeles, for generations. Built from the ashes of a plantation that enslaved their ancestors, it has come to shelter a lineage that is bonded by much more than blood. One woman in each generation of St. Bernards is responsible for the passage of the city's souls into the afterlife. But Yejide's relationship with her mother, Petronella, has always been contorted by anger and neglect, which Petronella stubbornly carries to her death bed, leaving Yejide unprepared to fulfill her destiny.
Raised in the countryside by a devout Rastafarian mother, Darwin has always abided by the religious commandment not to interact with death. He has never been to a funeral, much less seen a dead body. But when his ailing mother can no longer work and the only job he can find is grave digging, he must betray the life she built for him in order to provide for them both. Newly shorn of his dreadlocks and his past and determined to prove himself, Darwin finds himself adrift in a city electric with possibility and danger.
Yejide and Darwin will meet inside the gates of Fidelis, Port Angeles's largest and oldest cemetery, where the dead lie uneasy in their graves and a reckoning with fate beckons them both. A masterwork of lush imagination and immersive lyricism, When We Were Birds is a spellbinding novel about inheritance, loss, and love's seismic power to heal.

**SPOILER ALERT** We do get into the nitty gritty of the story. Keep that in mind whilst listening. Enjoyyyyyy

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Content warning: In this episode we discuss themes from The Names by Florence Knapp, including domestic violence, coercive control and abuse. If these topics might be difficult for you, please take care and feel free to skip this one - we’ll catch up with you in the next episode.”

00:00 Intro

01:04 Plot Points

01:27:00 Read Receipts

01:41:00 Outro

Book written by Florence Knapp

Blurb from Goodreads

The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?

In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register the birth of her son. Her husband, Gordon, respected in the community but a controlling presence at home, intends for her to follow a long-standing family tradition and name the baby after him. But when faced with the decision, Cora hesitates....

Spanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of their lives, shaped by Cora's last-minute choice of name. In richly layered prose, The Names explores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities for autonomy and healing.

Through a prism of what-ifs, Florence Knapp invites us to consider the "one ... precious life" we are given. Full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. It is the story of one family and love's endless capacity to endure, no matter what fate has in store.

**SPOILER ALERT** We do get into the nitty gritty of the story. Keep that in mind whilst listening. Enjoyyyyyy

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Content warning: In this episode we discuss themes from The Names by Florence Knapp, including domestic violence, coercive control and abuse. If these topics might be difficult for you, please take care and feel free to skip this one - we’ll catch up with you in the next episode.”

00:00 Intro

01:10 Plot Points

57:00 Outro

Book written by Florence Knapp

Blurb from Goodreads

The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?

In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register the birth of her son. Her husband, Gordon, respected in the community but a controlling presence at home, intends for her to follow a long-standing family tradition and name the baby after him. But when faced with the decision, Cora hesitates....

Spanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of their lives, shaped by Cora's last-minute choice of name. In richly layered prose, The Names explores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities for autonomy and healing.

Through a prism of what-ifs, Florence Knapp invites us to consider the "one ... precious life" we are given. Full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. It is the story of one family and love's endless capacity to endure, no matter what fate has in store.

**SPOILER ALERT** We do get into the nitty gritty of the story. Keep that in mind whilst listening. Enjoyyyyyy

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Content warning: In this episode we discuss themes from The Names by Florence Knapp, including domestic violence, coercive control and abuse. If these topics might be difficult for you, please take care and feel free to skip this one - we’ll catch up with you in the next episode.”Book written by Florence Knapp

Blurb from Goodreads

The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?

In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register the birth of her son. Her husband, Gordon, respected in the community but a controlling presence at home, intends for her to follow a long-standing family tradition and name the baby after him. But when faced with the decision, Cora hesitates....

Spanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of their lives, shaped by Cora's last-minute choice of name. In richly layered prose, The Names explores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities for autonomy and healing.

Through a prism of what-ifs, Florence Knapp invites us to consider the "one ... precious life" we are given. Full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. It is the story of one family and love's endless capacity to endure, no matter what fate has in store.

**SPOILER ALERT** We do get into the nitty gritty of the story. Keep that in mind whilst listening. Enjoyyyyyy

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ITS A CHUNKER!!!

!!!The Final part of the 3 parter!!!

Book written by James Islington

DISCLAIMER: Please be warned, we talk about violence and death in this episode. Please take care whilst listening.

00:00 Intro

01:32 Pick'n'Mix - One and done? Vs Repeat

11:00 Plot Points

01:41:50 Read Receipts (Long reviews from good reads) + Outro

**SPOILER ALERT** We do get into the nitty gritty of the story. Keep that in mind whilst listening. Enjoyyyyyy

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Pick'n'Mix Time!

Characters and Imagining

• Do you mentally cast characters?
• Have you ever disagreed with an adaption?
• Do you look at fan art?

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!!!Second part of a Three parter!!!

Book written by James Islington

DISCLAIMER: Please be warned, we briefly talk about violence and suicide in this episode. Please take care whilst listening.

00:00 Intro

01:59 Recap

03:12 Plot Points

01:40:48 Outro

**SPOILER ALERT** We do get into the nitty gritty of the story. Keep that in mind whilst listening. Enjoyyyyyy

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!!!3 parter alert!!!

Book written by James Islington

Blurb from goodreads:

'The Catenan Republic – the Hierarchy – may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.
I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them that once I graduate, I will gladly join the rest of civilised society in allowing my strength, my drive and my focus – what they call Will – to be leeched away and added to the power of those above me, as millions already do. As all must eventually do.
I tell them that I belong, and they believe me.
But the truth is that I have been sent to the Academy to find answers. To solve a murder. To search for an ancient weapon. To uncover secrets that may tear the Republic apart.
And that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family.
To survive, though, I will still have to rise through the Academy’s ranks. I will have to smile, and make friends, and pretend to be one of them and win. Because if I cannot, then those who want to control me, who know my real name, will no longer have any use for me.
And if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.'

00:00 Intro

01:19 Pick'n'Mix - Cover Judgement 'Were you right?'

10:59 Read Receipts (short ones)

13:24 The Characters

18:04 Plot Points

01:21:26 Outro

**SPOILER ALERT** We do get into the nitty gritty of the story. Keep that in mind whilst listening. Enjoyyyyyy

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!!!Final Part!!!

Book written by V.E Schwab

Blurb from goodreads:

'When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there's always a price - the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone.

Addie flees her tiny home town in 18th-Century France, beginning a journey that takes her across the world, learning to live a life where no one remembers her and everything she owns is lost and broken. Existing only as a muse for artists throughout history, she learns to fall in love anew every single day.

Her only companion on this journey is her dark devil with hypnotic green eyes, who visits her each year on the anniversary of their deal. Alone in the world, Addie has no choice but to confront him, to understand him, maybe to beat him.

Until one day, in a second hand bookshop in Manhattan, Addie meets someone who remembers her. Suddenly thrust back into a real, normal life, Addie realises she can't escape her fate forever.'

00:00 Intro

00:52 Plot Points

01:03:00 Read Receipts

01:06:00 Outro

**SPOILER ALERT** We do get into the nitty gritty of the story. Keep that in mind whilst listening. Enjoyyyyyy

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!!!Actually its a 3 parter alert!!!

Didnt know how much we had to discuss so we've had to split it up.

Book written by V.E Schwab

Blurb from goodreads:

'When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there's always a price - the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone.

Addie flees her tiny home town in 18th-Century France, beginning a journey that takes her across the world, learning to live a life where no one remembers her and everything she owns is lost and broken. Existing only as a muse for artists throughout history, she learns to fall in love anew every single day.

Her only companion on this journey is her dark devil with hypnotic green eyes, who visits her each year on the anniversary of their deal. Alone in the world, Addie has no choice but to confront him, to understand him, maybe to beat him.

Until one day, in a second hand bookshop in Manhattan, Addie meets someone who remembers her. Suddenly thrust back into a real, normal life, Addie realises she can't escape her fate forever.'

**SPOILER ALERT** We do get into the nitty gritty of the story. Keep that in mind whilst listening. Enjoyyyyyy

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