Welcome to Yale where all of tomorrow’s leaders and influencers are born. Not through hard work and dedication but, magic and privilege, of course. And, it’s all fine and dandy until black sheep, gray seeing Galaxy Stern arrives. Her job? Keeping eight magical houses full of privileged, rich kids in line. The problem? Alex is a mess. And, oh yeah, there’s the dead body of a townie whose death seems too peculiar to be random. But is it and, if it isn’t, can Alex prove that it’s magic related? We read Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo and had a chat over it! Join us to hear what we thought.

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33. Ninth House Book Chat

Take a trip to Mexico circa 1950 and meet fierce and loyal Noemí Taboada who travels to an isolated mansion after receiving an eerie and distressing letter from her newlywed cousin, Catalina. She claims she isn’t safe and that there is something wrong with the mansion. But is there truth to these claims? Or all they all the mad imagining of a girl ill with tuberculosis? We read Silvia Moreno Garcia’s novel, Mexican Gothic. Tune in to hear our thoughts and opinions

32. Mexican Gothic Book Chat

Xingyin could be described as the girl whose never met a rule she didn’t challenge. An unsurprising turn of events given she is the daughter of two big rebels in their own rights: Chang’e, the Moon Goddess, and Houyi, the mortal archer who brought down immortal sunbirds. So, when she flees the moon only to end up stranded in the Celestial Kingdom, was anyone really surprised that she ended up entangled with the son of her parents (im)mortal enemy? And, because she’s lucky, there’s also another cute guy she ensnares. Oh, yeah and some other adventures but, let’s be real, the guys are the important part. So, join us on our book talk over Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

31. Daughter of the Moon Goddess Book Talk

Charlie has a crush on Nick. Nick has a best friend in Charlie. And that’s really all there is to it. Until suddenly Nick wants more. Now Nick is figuring things out but the one thing he does know is Charlie is still his favorite person in the world. Join us for our Heartstoppers Vol 2 chat where we talk about Nick and Charlie and all the heart squeezes they gave us 

30. Let’s Talk Pictures—Heartstopper Vol 2

Lucy hates Josh. Josh hates Lucy. They sit in a room across from each other all day and play the Hating Game. Until they don’t. Instead, they begin playing a very different game. Join us as we discuss Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game and the movie adaptation tie-in. Bring popcorn if you’d like. ?

29. The Hating Game

Attention all TBR lists: make some room for the new titles headed your way! Pride month might be over but that doesn’t mean we can’t bring along the spirit of pride with us into the rest of the year. With that in mind (for this week's book chat) we curated a list of our most anticipated LGBTQ+ books ❤️???? So do hang out with us when you have a moment because we might just have the title to your next favorite read!

28. LGBTQ+ Most Anticipated Reads

A baking competition. A single mother. Two cute suitors…ahem…I mean competitors. What could possibly go wrong? Maybe nothing. Maybe everything. To find out we recommend you dive into the pages of Alexis Hall’s Rosaline Palmer Takes The Cake and then come hang out with us to find out what we thought about the cakes and who we thought was the cuter competitor. Bring a slice of cake with you (to keep you company) while you’re at it ?

27. Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake Book Talk

If you want to read a book about a Latino ghost boy with a big heart, his short attention span, and the friendship he inevitably builds with a questionably handsome cat, look no further ? There might also be a brujo love interest. And he might also be the main character ? And maybe you’ll find more brujos/brujas and magic and mayhem in the form of dead bodies that keep mysteriously disappearing and possibly a kiss or two. So what more could you ask for? Check out Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas and come hang out with us for a beat or two as we drawl on about cute Latino boys and the mayhem they get into!

26. Cemetery Boys Book Talk

Hey, hey, nerds! Happy summer ? As I’m sure you all know it’s Pride Month ? So we’ve curated a list of 4 LGBT+ novels to celebrate the month! The first of these is The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar which features our lead, Nishat, who goes up against her girl crush in a fierce, every woman for herself henna war…for a school project, of course. But this battle is no match for the one raging in their hearts…or is it? We recommend you read it and find out so, be sure to get your hands on it ASAP and then come hang out with us ?

25. The Henna Wars Book Talk

City of Brass Book Talk: S. A. Chakraborty’s CoB is a fantasy novel like no other full of snarky Djinn boys and a hell raiser from Cairo. There is also magic, pickpocketing, and fighting. And it’s kind of twisty. Tune in to hear all of Jen’s favorite moments and other thoughts about the books.

24. City of Brass Book Talk

Hey, hey, nerds! Let’s talk Cardan and Jude in The Wicked King, where the words, “Kiss me until I’m sick of it,” are uttered, among other gems. We were so excited to read the sequel to The Cruel Prince and one thing is for sure: Holly Black still got it! If you care to hear our ramblings concerning the second book in The Folk of Airs trilogy, then by all means, nerds, listen away to your hearts content! ?

23. The Wicked King Book Talk

Hey, nerds! This is episode one of our Reader Rant’s Series, where we rant about our bookish pet peeves...join us if you’d like to rant along ??

22. Reader Rants

Did y’all know there’s a whole day dedicated to love and chocolates and kisses in February? Cra-zy! I know. I couldn’t believe it either but because I’m all for holiday spirit (not really, nerds, that’s a lie but it’s cool) we read a contemporary romance novel featuring our FAVORITE—the hate to love book trope—by the amazing Christina Lauren. The book is called The Unhoneymooners and if you want to hear us gush about it then press play on our newest podcast episode! Because there’s like nemesis’s kissing in it so what could be better? Get to it and Happy Heart Day ???❤️❤️??

21. The Unhoneymooners Book Talk

We read a book with pictures! And then we rambled about it. The book contains a story that goes like this: boy meets boy, boys become friends, boys fall in love ? A love story in February, what more could you ask for?

20. Let’s Talk Pictures—Heartstopper

A cruel fairy prince + a mortal girl bent on proving herself + two nerds fangirling over Holly Black’s ingenious writing skills —so listen in if you want to hear about the cruel fairy that stole our hearts and the badass chick who took control of the way her life was going...can you tell we’re fans? ?

19. The Cruel Prince Book Talk

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