We LOVE book bestie Madison Kait, and we also love books that make us cry. So this was just the PERFECT time to chat about how emotional we got over fiction. Hope you enjoy this episode!

Madison Kait:

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Books Discussed:

Tropesick - Lauren Okie

The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace

The Shippers - Katherine Center

Into the Blue - Emma Brodie

Destiny's Edge - ML Wang

Alchemised - SenLinYu

Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee

A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara

The Burning God - RF Kuang

Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A Parker

Say You'll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez

Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

My Friends - Fredrik Backman

Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros

Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE Schwab

Red Rising - Pierce Brown

A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR) - Sarah J Maas

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(09:01) ML Wang's surprise book release?!

(11:18) what were our BIGGEST book cries of all time?

(20:43) how hard did these books make us cry?

(20:54) the ballad of falling dragons

(24:32) alchemised

(28:38) say you'll remember me

(30:28) project hail mary

(32:00) my friends

(36:02) madison's annotating system

(40:03) onyx storm

(46:19) crooked kingdom

(50:23) what were the first books that made us cry?

(52:47) the invisible life of addie larue

(56:16) acowar

Are you in a reading slump? Let's chat about what our reading slumps look like, how we get out of slumps & also some reading slump book recs!

Books Discussed:

Into the Blue - Emma Brodie

Summer Island - Kristin Hannah

Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke

The Deal (Off Campus) - Elle Kennedy

When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker

The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A Parker

American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee

Never Lie - Freida McFadden

Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim

The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop - Hwang Bo Reum

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket

The Six Deaths of the Saint - Alix E Harrow

After I Do - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino

Julie Chan is Dead - Liann Zhang

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(09:33) catchups & announcements!

(10:11) freya's obsession debrief

(14:14) freya's yesteryear update

(17:02) jaime is WATCHING OFF CAMPUS?

(23:58) random thoughts on when the moon hatched

(25:31) min jin lee's new book release!

(28:11) what do our reading slumps look like?

(31:37) our tips to get out of a reading slump

(38:15) reading slump book recs

(38:33) anything freida

(41:52) six crimson cranes

(45:16) the rose bargain

(47:04) welcome to the hyunam-dong bookshop

(49:51) a series of unfortunate events

(53:13) the six deaths of the saint

(55:44) anything TJR

(57:55) an unhinged protagonist

Let's wrap up our May reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in June!

Books Discussed:

Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson

The Arcane Arts - SD Coverly

The Deal (Off Campus) - Elle Kennedy

Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen) - Chloe Walsh

Every Summer After - Carley Fortune

When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker

The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A Parker

Obsession (Movie)

The Last Contract of Isako - Fonda Lee

The Dragon Republic - RF Kuang

Dawnshard - Brandon Sanderson

Mark of the Warrior - Fonda Lee

Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson

Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare

The Kiss of Deception - Mary E Pearson

The Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me - Ilona Andrews

The Good Parts - Evann Normandin

The Burning Side - Sarah Damoff

My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney

Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman

Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke

Honey - Imani Thompson

The Someday Garden - Ashley Poston

Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It - Brooke Averick

Good Joy, Bad Joy - Mikki Brammer

To Dream in Darkness - Ann Liang

The Thoroughbreds - Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham

Victorious - VE Schwab

Shadow Reaper - Lynette Noni

Light Wielder - Rachel Schneider

Pool House - Mary HK Choi

The River She Became - Emily Varga

A Darker Shore - Leigh Bardugo

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(11:00) book to screen catchups

(16:30) jaime met Sarah A Parker!

(23:20) the Obsession debrief

(30:09) freya's may highlights

(35:13) jaime's may highlights

(39:18) june book club pick!

(39:40) back to jaime's highlights

(42:41) freya's may lows

(46:25) jaime's may lows

(53:15) freya's june lookahead

(55:58) jaime's june lookahead

(01:00:11) june new book releases