This week Brittany, Meg & Penny discuss the classic YA dystopian novel "The Selection" by Kiera Cass. Welcome to our special 'quarantine edition' where we're all stuck inside reading old books that are basically "The Bachelor" for teen girls. Do we trash this YA book? How many SJM comparisons do we get in? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of our teenage overlords. We promise not to join TikTok.

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Episode 36: The Selection

This month, Meagan, Brittany & Penny review Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo & Queen Of Nothing by Holly Black. That's right, a double review episode! Not only that, but also a Late Nite Episode (because we care). Do we fight about these stories? Did Holly Black deliver us the full on villain arc we wished for in our Wicked King episode? And what's with all the snakes? Listen now and all will be revealed! This episode was prepared for the benefit of nobody in particular because us getting drunk and talking shit is basically just life, am I right? #sorrynotsorry

Episode 35: Ninth House & Queen Of Nothing

This week Brittany, Penny & Meg(an), review Foe by Iain Reid, discuss current and anticipated reads and take some bookish quizzes. Does Penny give a perfect impromptu synopsis? How many times does Brittany say, "Oh my goodness"? Does Meg find an alternate ending to Foe? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of Queen Leigh Bardugo. Long may she reign!

Episode 34: Foe (And Other Things)

This week Penny, Meg & Brittany discuss Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. The second attempt at a non-fiction book seemed to go smoother than the first - but that didn't stop us from trashing Riley Sager some more and getting a bit political. Does Meg have a coherent thought? Did Penny pick a book people didn't hate finally? Does Brittany sh*t on Stephen King at all this episode? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of Taylor Swift's snake.

Episode 33: Three Women

This week Brittany, Penny and Meg discuss their personality types based on the Myers-Briggs indicator, and find out which books go with which letters! Is Brittany a J or a P? Would Meg be into spiritualism and new-age nonfiction? Is Penny just really sad and sensitive? Which genres should the introverts leave to the extroverts (and vice versa)? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of the pretty solidly introverted. We'll leave you alone now.

Novellasode 22: Myers-Briggs Books

This week Meg, Brittany and Penny get real salty about the new pop thriller, Lock Every Door by Riley Sager. Spoilers begin basically with the review, as we hold nothing back in this trash-fest episode. How can we tell this was written by a man? What would have made it better (or worse)? How can a janitor afford an apartment in Manhattan by himself? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of the great state of Indiana! Just kidding, go fuck yourself Indiana! :)

Episode 32: Lock Every Door

This week Brittany, Penny and guest host Rachel play Rip It or Ship It with popular book characters! Penny and Rachel also tell their stories of when they met Red Rising author, Pierce Brown, and include some exciting news for fans of the series. Do emotionally damaged characters pair well together romantically? What would be a match made in annoying heaven? Which book character would Penny totally catfish? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of the authors who make us feel awkward.

Novellasode 21: Rip It Or Ship It

This week Meg, Brittany and Penny review Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo. This book brings out all the fluff and inspires some musical numbers. What's the best KPop song? Do we discuss the perils of humidity and being millennials? Do we remember all the overseas Mary-Kate and Ashley movies? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of Baby Shark. Doo. Doo. Da. Doo. Doo. Doo.

Episode 31: Somewhere Only We Know

This week Penny, Brittany & Rachel take The Office Book Tag! Meg had the day off but our good friend Rachel filled in for her, and she left us satisfied and smiling so... that's what she said! Does Penny mention Emergency Contact? Why aren't there more characters like Brittany in the world? Does Rachel just walk around with knives and not give a f*ck? How many Office quotes can you spot in this episode? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of super old people, yelling at youths.

Novellasode 20: The Office Book Tag

This week Penny, Meg & Brittany review Circe by Madeline Miller and unofficially The Night Olivia Fell, Stranger Things and K-Pop. How many songs does Meg sing? Who's Brittany's favorite terrible God? How is Penny going to Scoops Ahoy on a day trip? Listen now and find out! Spoilers more or less begin at the 11 min mark. This episode was prepared for the benefit of our capitalist overlords.

Episode 30: Circe

This week Brittany, Penny & Meg play the 5 Second Rule game. Sort of. We picked book titles from a hat, and succinctly described the book to the other two players without using any words in the title (unless we forgot or whatever) and the other two players had to guess the name of the book. What does 'goth Oceans 11' mean exactly? Is there a Batgirl? Bad jokes? You mean Rad Jokes. Shortest episode ever! We think. Who knows. This episode was prepared for the benefit of competitive psychopaths everywhere!

Novellasode 19: 5 Second Rule

This week Brittany, Penny & Meg review The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo. After begging, cajoling and eventually blackmailing, Meg has finally convinced Brittany and Penny to read this book. Does Brittany hate it? Did Penny DNF it? And most importantly, does Meagan forgive them? Listen now and find out! Spoilers being at the 15 minute mark. This episode was prepared for the benefit of Hufflepuffs - you guys are A-Okay.

Episode 29: The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo

This week Penny, Meg & Brittany answer your questions, discuss how Netflix plans to cancel a show on a different platform, and the new HP Vans. This is a no-holds-barred novellasode complete with childhood traumas, food confessions and DNF's we're not sorry about. We'll teach your kids about death and we'll do it with plenty of sass. This episode was prepared for the benefit of Hell's Podcast, now featuring the Kardashians!

Novellasode 18: Listener Q&A

This week Meg, Brittany and Penny are back, from their brief hiatus of doing boring things that have nothing whatsoever to do with the antichrist or the impending end of the world, to discuss Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. The forces of heaven and hell collide this episode as Penny makes her awful jokes (clearly put in her head by Satan) and Meg and Brittany, by some miracle, laugh. We review both book and new show, so spoilers mostly throughout. We'd say you should listen now, but we all know you'll just do what you want either way since it's all part of the Great Ineffable Plan! This episode brought to you by our lord and master, the OG fallen angel, the Prince of Darkness himself: Jeff Bezos.

Episode 28: Good Omens

This week Brittany, Penny & Meagan take the ultimate Game of Thrones quiz. SPOILER WARNING FOR GAME OF THRONES SEASON 8. Does Penny swear at every wrong answer? Does Meg have trouble reading names? Does Brittany smoke us all? Is Tormund the only one with braids and a beard? Listen now and find out! This episode was prepared for the benefit of Lady Claws, first of her name, breaker of mice.

Novellasode 17: The Ultimate Game of Thrones Quiz

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