This week we spiral into Universal Studios chaos, Epic Universe opinions, Orlando Informer tips, horror books, sports romance books, Halloween Horror Nights planning, and why Mario World feels like sensory overload.

We also talk summer horror reads, unexpectedly loving a sports romance adaptation, and why we’re already planning our next Universal trip before recovering from the last one.

Basically… if you like books, theme parks, anxiety, and chaos, this episode is for you.

📚 The Book Burrow
Lebanon, Missouri

This episode is absolute chaos in the best way possible.

We recorded an entire Scissor Sisters episode while actively getting tattooed at Dark Arts Studio and somehow ended up talking about Universal Studios, romance books, creepy Disney rides, internet drama, attendance awards, AI pictures, weird customers, bookstore life, and the fact that The Book Burrow officially has a website now.

Huge shoutout to Mitch and Mason for letting us completely take over the shop with microphones, cameras, and bad decisions.

If you like book talk, indie bookstores, tattoos, sarcasm, and aggressively unfiltered conversations… welcome home.

📚 The Book Burrow
Lebanon, Missouri

thebookburrowlebanon.com

This episode starts with fantasy books and somehow ends with us questioning an entire city rebrand.

We talk about our newest obsession, Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry, why everyone at The Book Burrow suddenly became obsessed with the series, and what makes a fantasy book actually work for casual readers.

Then we dive into the controversy surrounding Lebanon, Missouri’s new logo after reports claimed the city spent $75,000 on a rebrand. As local small business owners… we have questions.

We also get into bookstore updates, weird internet trends, dangerous cave diving videos, kindergarten graduations, and why your husband probably isn’t actually your best friend.

Normal podcast behavior, honestly.

We started with a book review… and ended up defending our entire bookstore.

In this episode, we’re talking about Starside by Alex Aster, romantasy reads, and what actually makes a four-star vs five-star book. Then things take a turn when a customer tells us they’ve never been into The Book Burrow because they thought we only sold romance.

We don’t.

We break down what we actually carry, why indie bookstores get misunderstood, and what it’s like building a bookstore from the ground up in Lebanon, Missouri. From book club picks to suggestion box chaos, this is a real look at bookstore life, the good and the frustrating.

Also included: weather whiplash, life chaos, random animal fears, and whatever else comes out of our mouths.

If you’ve ever judged a bookstore from the outside… this one’s for you.

This episode starts with books and ends with business chaos.

We talk L.J. Shen’s Twisted Game, dark romance, cheating debates, and why readers love to panic in comment sections. Then we get into online complaints, bad reviews, supporting local businesses, and why sometimes you have to defend what you built.

Also, Independent Bookstore Day is here, so come see us at The Book Burrow for books, giveaways, merch, and a little harmless chaos.

We picked a thriller that had a great setup… and then slowly lost us.

We’re talking three-star reads, twists that didn’t quite hit, and why some thrillers feel like they’re just repeating the same formula until they randomly don’t. One of us didn’t mind the ending. The other one had a lot more questions.

We also get into indie authors only releasing on Amazon, the whole AI debate in books, and what it’s actually like running an indie bookstore like The Book Burrow while all of this is happening.

This episode goes everywhere… and somehow all connects.

We start with book talk that takes a turn into darker themes, then get into a conversation that’s blowing up online… women-only Uber rides and why people are so divided about it. That leads into a real story involving a simple shirt that somehow turned into a breakup.

From there it’s just real life. Intuition stories, random facts, movie theater experiences, kids, dogs, and everything in between.

It’s unfiltered, a little chaotic, and exactly how these conversations actually happen.

Agree or disagree?

We almost quit the podcast.

After a deleted episode, muted audio, and questioning our life choices, the Scissor Sisters are back behind the microphones.

In this episode we talk about a three-book romance series written by three different authors that somehow reads like one seamless story. We break down the books, why the second one might be the favorite, and the realization that every male character in these books is apparently in therapy. Honestly… we support it.

We also talk about the Book Burrow’s first book club meeting, some wild customer service stories from the store, and why we might be boycotting Buc-ee’s.

Books, chaos, small business life, and random conversations… just like always.