Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

This is what happens when we don't chat for 2 weeks... a lot has been going on so let's catchup & also embrace spooky season and talk about some of the SCARIEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME to celebrate Halloween! 🍂👻🎃Books Discussed:Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It - Brooke AverickAmerican Hagwon - Min Jin LeeRed Rising - Pierce BrownFourth Wing - Rebecca YarrosThe Bodyguard - Katherine CenterFree Falling - Lyla SageThe Sixth Faction - Veronica RothThe Haunting of Hill House - Shirley JacksonPet Sematary - Stephen KingThe Exorcist - William Peter BlattyLong Distance Book Club:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(10:14) we have SO MUCH to catchup on!(10:39) the red rising movie adaptation!(12:45) fourth wing casting announcement(17:09) katherine center's CHRISTMAS movie?(19:39) jaime's reading cabin trip(24:30) freya saw lyla sage!(27:40) jaime saw veronica roth!(31:07) the spooky movies we've been watching(42:51) the SPOOKIEST books and if we'd read or survive them(43:22) the haunting of hill house(51:39) pet sematary(57:35) the exorcist

Let's play THIS OR THAT! We haven't done this since the BEGINNING of our podcast journey. We wanted to revisit and do this again. Hope you love this one!Books Discussed:The Bane Witch - Ava MorgynDead Beat - Leigh BardugoA Sorceress Comes to Call - T KingfisherIt's Different This Time - Joss RichardIron Gold - Pierce BrownTheodora's Tea Shop - Christy Ann JonesThe Knight and the Moth - Rachel GilligIn a Holidaze - Christina LaurenWarbreaker - Brandon SandersonThe Kiss of Deception - Mary E PearsonThrone of Glass - Sarah J MaasVictorious - VE SchwabNinth House - Leigh BardugoThe Fellowship of the Ring - JRR TolkienVicious - VE SchwabJade City - Fonda LeeFourth Wing - Rebecca YarrosThe Bad Beginning - Lemony SnicketDirebound - Sable SorensenMetal Slinger - Rachel SchneiderSix of Crows - Leigh BardugoKing of Scars - Leigh BardugoA Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J SpannLong Distance Book Club:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(10:41) rachel gillig's mysterious announcement...(13:42) christina lauren's holiday movie adaptation(17:57) buy a book based on the cover or based on the author?(22:07) reading series back-to-back or taking a break?(31:05) reading in a park or in a cafe?(34:55) would you rather go into every book blind, or without knowing ratings/reviews?(37:15) deckled edges or french flaps?(42:11) when you read on kindle, white or black background?(48:30) open endings or closed endings?(54:16) living inside your favourite book or bringing your favourite character to life?(57:35) pumpkin spice or apple cinnamon?(59:26) green bone saga or six of crows?

We're back with our dual season TBRs! This time, our Fall and Spring TBRs as long distance book besties from Canada & Australia! 🍂🌸Books Discussed:Iron Gold - Pierce BrownA Sorceress Comes to Call - T KingfisherVictorious - VE SchwabBest Offer Wins - Marisa KashinoDaughter of No Worlds - Carissa BroadbentHoney - Imani ThompsonDay of Now - Miranda ReasonShadow Reaper - Lynette NoniMain Characters - Bobby PalmerGood Joy, Bad Joy - Mikki BrammerPool House - Mary HK ChoiOne and Only - Maurene GooNymph - Sofia MontroneDon't Let the Forest In - CG DrewsOur Perfect Storm - Carley FortuneThe Reformatory - Tananarive DueHollywood, Ending - John GreenThreshing Day - Rebecca Yarros(Mostly) Human Resources - Grace ViallGrim Tidings - BK BorisonFury Bound - Sable SorensenLong Distance Book Club:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(13:38) addressing the cliffhanger...(18:14) freya's winter TBR recap(23:37) jaime's summer TBR recap(36:04) fall tbr 1(41:57) spring tbr 1(46:59) fall tbr 2(52:08) spring tbr 2(55:28) fall tbr 3(59:59) spring book 3(01:02:11) fall tbr 4(01:05:32) spring tbr 4

Let's wrap up our September reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in October!Books Discussed:The Bane Witch - Ava MorgynIron Gold - Pierce BrownVerity - Colleen HooverThe Love Hypothesis - Ali HazelwoodModern Classic - Emily HenryFeels Like Falling - Abby JimenezBodies of Magic - Freya MarskeVictorious - VE SchwabThe Burning God - RF KuangThe Sixth Faction - Veronica RothBaldur's Gate 3: Astarion - T KingfisherKingdom of Claw - Demi WintersRoots of Darkness - Demi WintersDawn of the North - Demi WintersThese Infinite Threads - Tahereh MafiAll This Twisted Glory - Tahereh MafiEvery Spiral of Fate - Tahereh MafiThe Mash Up - Laura Marie MeyersKnow My Name - Chanel MillerCleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco MellorsTaipei Story - RF KuangPeck and Peck - Bonnie GarmusScion - James IslingtonPractical Magic - Alice HoffmanThe Matchmaker's Cottage - Kat SloaneThe Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre DumasBurn of the Everflame - Penn ColeHollywood, Ending - John GreenThe Winners - Fredrik BackmanMy Friends - Fredrik BackmanOnce, Again, Always - Amanda GayleTo Dream in Darkness - Ann LiangMark of the Warrior - Fonda Lee and Shannon LeeA Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J MaasLong Distance Book Club:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(09:46) the VERITY movie debrief(21:11) we watched the love hypothesis(29:04) emily henry & abby jimenez are publishing new books!(33:23) october book club pick(35:07) freya's september highlights(44:09) jaime's september highlights(51:48) freya's september lows(56:37) jaime's september lows(01:02:41) freya's october lookaheads(01:04:34) jaime's october lookaheads(01:06:56) october new releases

We had the incredible opportunity to chat with VE Schwab!! With Victorious releasing SO soon, we chat about villains, saying goodbye, magic, and the therapy of it all. Hope you enjoy!VE Schwab:https://www.veschwab.com/Books Discussed:Victorious - VE SchwabVicious - VE SchwabVengeful - VE SchwabThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE SchwabBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - VE SchwabA Darker Shade of Magic - VE SchwabThis Savage Song - VE SchwabThe Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn ClarkeThis Is About Running. This Is Not About Running - Chris BennettFruit Fly - Josh SilverEclipse and the Wolf - Akwaeke EmeziKing Sorrow - Joe HillNinth House - Leigh BardugoLong Distance Book Club:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro(02:54) the moments before a book release(05:11) VE Schwab's current reads(07:18) on the overwhelming new releases & discoverability(12:10) on audiobooks & training for an ironman(16:28) when does VE Schwab write?(21:22) the origins of a villain(26:50) VE Schwab's favourite villain?(28:54) the end of an era and ALL the emotions(34:24) favourite magical creatures?(37:46) what will VE Schwab explore next?(44:14) navigating the puzzle of a timeline(47:49) VE Schwab's favourite of her books?(51:10) this or that