Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

It's rare but sometimes we disagree... let's talk about some books that we had some different opinions on!

Books Discussed:
11/22/63 - Stephen King
The Burning God - RF Kuang
A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) - Sarah J Maas
Peck & Peck - Bonnie Garmus
The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth
Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman
The Kiss of Deception (Remnant Chronicles) - Mary E Pearson
This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi
My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney
Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney
Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney
His and Hers - Alice Feeney
Sometimes I Lie - Alice Feeney
Verity - Colleen Hoover
One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig
Two Twisted Crowns - Rachel Gillig
The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig
The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig
The Jasad Heir - Sara Hashem
The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Mate - Ali Hazelwood
Bride - Ali Hazelwood

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(12:29) freya's life is exciting
(16:52) magnus bane is on dancing with the stars
(21:49) the books we disagree on
(22:12) the remnant chronicles
(28:59) alice feeney's thrillers
(34:13) jaime's mysterious email
(36:19) rachel gillig duologies
(44:02) the jasad heir
(51:15) jennifer lynn barnes series
(57:58) bride & mate by ali hazelwood

We always give YOU book recs... but what if YOU give US recs instead? We had soooo much fun going through the most recommended books from you! 💖

Books Discussed:
Liberty Street - Heather Marshall
The Burning God - RF Kuang
The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion - Beth Brower
The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon
The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett
Heartless - Marissa Meyer
Cinder - Marissa Meyer
Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor
Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb (Realm of the Underlings)
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
Verity Guild - Mai Corland
Dark Rise - CS Pacat
The Winged Game - Sophie Kim
The Sun and the Starmaker - Rachel Griffin
Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth
The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater
Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh
This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(16:57) the unselected journals of emma m lion
(22:20) the bone season
(26:49) the tainted cup
(30:12) heartless
(34:29) strange the dreamer
(38:21) realm of the underlings
(44:18) percy jackson
(48:46) verity guild
(52:15) dark rise
(54:22) the winged game
(56:55) the sun and the starmaker
(59:02) mad mabel
(01:01:15) the raven boys
(01:01:56) binding 13
(01:02:48) this woven kingdom

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

Books Discussed:
11/22/63 - Stephen King
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Fruit Fly - Josh Silver
Taipei Story - RF Kuang
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
Daughters of Shandong - Eve J Chung
Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino
Yellowface - RF Kuang
Into the Blue - Emma Brodie
The River She Became - Emily Varga
The Midnight Train - Matt Haig
This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum
None of This is True - Lisa Jewell
Main Characters - Bobby Palmer
The Girl With a Thousand Faces - Sunyi Dean
Know My Name - Chanel Miller
Wild - Cheryl Strayed
Bottom of the Pyramid - Nia Sioux
The Third Gilmore Girl - Kelly Bishop
ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas
The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig
Burn of the Everflame - Penn Cole
Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo
The Thoroughbreds - Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham
The Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie Garber
Threshing Day - Rebecca Yarros
Scion - James Islington
Tempest - Victoria Aveyard
Hollywood, Ending - John Green
The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace
American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee
Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion - T Kingfisher

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(17:55) september book club pick!
(19:13) jaime's august highlights
(27:55) freya's august highlights
(33:20) jaime's august lows
(42:00) freya's august lows
(49:59) jaime's september lookaheads
(54:40) freya's september lookaheads
(56:24) september book releases

Sometimes you really want to DNF a book... but what if this makes you miss an INCREDIBLE ending? These are a few books that you just need to stick with until the very end - WE PROMISE it's worth it!

Books Discussed:
Writers and Lovers - Lily King
11/22/63 - Stephen King
Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino
Fruit Fly - Josh Silver
ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas
A Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J Maas
A Court of Forgotten Melody - Sarah J Maas
The Ragpicker King - Cassandra Clare
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace
Anxious People - Fredrik Backman
The Prison Healer - Lynette Noni
You've Reached Sam - Dustin Thao
Blood Over Bright Haven - ML Wang

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(10:04) jaime saw josh silver and rf kuang!
(18:02) jaime's boston and salem trip
(28:43) ACOTAR titles debrief
(36:58) the ragpicker king
(42:05) piranesi
(46:34) the wretched divine
(51:58) anxious people
(55:04) the prison healer
(58:21) you've reached sam
(01:01:19) blood over bright haven

You know when a book is PERFECT... right up until the very end? Let's chat about some books that just had very unsatisfactory endings :(

Books Discussed:
The River She Became - Emily Varga
This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt - Ben Reeves
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
The Midnight Train - Matt Haig
The Odyssey - Homer
Nymph - Sofia Montrone
Circe - Madeline Miller
Fruit Fly - Josh Silver
A Darker Shore: Letters from Ketterdam - Leigh Bardugo
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
There Is No Antimemetics Division - QNTM
Into the Blue - Emma Brodie
The Burning Side - Sarah Damoff
The Burning God - RF Kuang
Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider
Flawless - Elsie Silver
Wild Love - Elsie Silver
This Book Made Me Think of You - Libby Page
The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Tropesick - Lauren Okie
Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(09:47) the odyssey debrief
(23:56) ebooks are EXPENSIVE rant
(26:29) the mystery of the six of crows novella
(28:53) the binocular set story update
(31:43) let's get into it!
(31:58) there is no antimemetics division
(37:58) into the blue
(44:43) metal slinger
(47:56) chestnut springs
(52:07) this book made me think of you
(55:42) fourth wing
(58:16) tropesick
(01:01:22) project hail mary