Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware. This week, we're reading another book in Anna's movie novelization unit: Braveheart, a movie neither Anna nor Em have seen! Despite the Gary Stu and historical inaccuracies, was this a good book? And who would you recast as William Wallace? Next week, we're starting a brand new YA series before getting into our next lengthy middle-grade series. We'll be covering The Golden Compass, the first book in the His Dark Materials series! And don't forget to check out our 2022 reading challenge on Twitter and Storygraph. Recommended Reading: And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed Persephone: Hades' Torment by Allison Shaw The Mindfuck series by S.T. Abby A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

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Braveheart by Randall Wallace

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware. This week, we're starting a bit of a grabbag unit, full of one-off slubmissions from our listeners. We're kicking off the unit with return author, Nicholas Sparks, and his book Every Breath, about two almost middle-aged people who meet at a beach and fall in love in the span of 48 hours. Don't forget that next week, there won't be an update, but you can spend your Monday morning thinking about or listening to your favorite Shelf Aware moments while Em takes a break from editing. Or you could check out our 2022 reading challenge on Twitter or Storygraph! Recommended Reading: The Alpha's Warlock by Eliot Grayson (again!) Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to our FINAL Morph Monday. That's right, we made it all the way to the end of the Animorphs series, and boy, was it a ride. From mouths full of bees, to always being knives, and an appearance from an alien toilet, this series has really had its ups and downs, but how do we feel about its unexpected ending? Join us next week for our first book in our listeners grab bag unit. And don't forget to check out our 2022 reading challenge on Twitter and Storygraph. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Animorphs: The Beginning by K.A. Applegate

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're covering a new unit on novelizations of movies, and reading a book that child Anna did not realize was based on a movie at all: Clue by Michael McDowell. Does the book hold up to the movie? Join us next week for… the final Animorphs book. And don't forget to check out our 2022 reading challenge on either Twitter or Storygraph! Recommended Reading: Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo 100 Days My Prince Witcher season 2 Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Clue by Michael McDowell

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're reading the last of the Animorphs Chronicles books to hopefully gain some insight to some of the behind-the-scenes machinations before heading into the finale. This book… absolutely went places. It's a wild ride, so strap in. Join us next week for the first book in Anna's new unit on movie novelizations! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

The Ellimist Chronicles by K.A. Applegate

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're wrapping up our M/M Paranormal Romance unit with a Lovecraftian/dark academia book: Widdershins. A soft, self-conscious nerdy boy and an ex-Pinkerton try to figure out who is making these animal/people crossbreeds and bringing people back to life. Recommended Reading: The Necromancer's Dance by S.J. Himes Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson The Alpha's Warlock by Eliot Grayson The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings by Lily Morton Lore and Lust by Karla Nikole Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we've finally been given a book in which Jake… is a good character??? The penultimate Animorphs book is here and it does not hold back. Also it ends on a major cliffhanger. So not cool. Otherwise, absolutely perfect book. Join us next week for the final book on our M/M Paranormal Romance unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Animorphs: The Answer by K.A. Applegate

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another holiday episode of Shelf Aware! This year, we're covering the third book in the Christmas Shoes series. If you are surprised that the song inspired one book, let alone an entire series, you are not alone. This particular book follows Patricia, the worst social worker, as she learns to love Christmas and her husband all over again.  Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

The Christmas Hope by Donna VanLiere

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're covering the last of the Ax POVs. Is this a book about forgiveness or did the Bandalites let Cassie off too easily? Cassie isn't alone in her little betrayal, though, because we learn Ax has been talking to the Andalites on the side, and they kinda want to blow Earth up. Join us next week for our yearly tradition of reading a book based off Anna's least favorite Christmas song. Yay. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Animorphs: The Sacrifice by K.A. Applegate

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're continuing our unit on M/M Paranormal Romance with the book The Demon's in the Details. We've got a raven shifter named Poe who lives in Baltimore (get it?!), and a demon named Tommy who owns a salon called Rumpled Still: Skin, Hair, and Scalp (can you guess what his REAL name is?!) who fall in love and fight a slumlord basilisk. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Better Off Red by Rebekah Witherspoon Maybe play Digimon Cyber Sleuth? Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

The Demon's in the Details by Meghan Maslow

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware. This week we're covering the very last of the Marco books, and it is unfortunately very action-packed. Marco and his squad are out to inform the governor of (probably) California about the Yeerks invasion. What could go wrong? Join us next week for another MLM Paranormal Romance! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Animorphs: The Absolute by K. A. Applegate

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week we are wrapping up Em's unit on psychological horror with T. Kingfisher's The Twisted Ones. We've got creepy deer, an excellent dog, and way too many dolls. An actual scary book, but maybe doesn't entirely fill the prompt. Oh well. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones A Small Charred Face by Kazuki Sakuraba Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail ...and i twisted myself about like the twisted ones...

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week we're reading the 50TH book in the Animorphs series! Are we seeing the beginnings of an Animorphs spinoff? And honestly, Cassie committed the world's biggest, most unforgivable crime. Join us next week for the last book in Em's horror unit! Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

Animorphs: The Ultimate by K.A. Applegate

Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week we're starting a brand new unit slubmitted by listener and friend Kate from All the Good Dogs: MLM Paranormal Romance. And we finally have the correct version of the episode (iykyk). Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

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