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We are two best friends who do a deep dive into a new book book series, one book at a time. Join us while we assess the plot, the characters, and the themes of each book, while laughing at some of the more...interesting choices. Join us as we highlight the new series while updating you on other things we are reading, watching, and/or enjoying!
Current Seasons:
Season 1: Shai'Tan on Wheel of Time
Season 2: Blazing through the Poppy Wars
Season 3: The Murderbot Diaries Diaries
Season 4: Peaking into the Green Bone Saga
Season 5: Cycling through Legendborn
Season 6: The Year of the Dresden (Dresden Files)
Season 7: Breaking into the Broken Earth Trilogy
Season 8: Investigating the Dublin Murder Squad
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Send a text Hannah and Laura are covering the second half of The Secret Place by Tana French and questioning how teenagers could possibly have time to be so dramatic. They also chat about a great romance series Laura recently read, Veronica Roth's novella series, and a movie that brings Hannah joy that she still can't believe wasn't a direct to DVD production. *This episode contains SPOILERS for The Secret Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 21 min 37 secs. * **CW for the episode...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are starting Tana French's The Secret Place! They try to determine if the book's prep school is realistic and if teenagers are actually this annoying. They also chat about Hannah's current venture in Stardew Valley, and the best movie Laura has watched so far this year. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Secret Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 46 min 25 secs. ** *CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, sex, violence, bully...
Send a text In today's episode Hannah talks about a delightful fox book that she read, and Laura gives an update on her "year of movies." They also chat about the characters and themes of Tana French's book, Broken Harbor, and Hannah shares a review she wrote about the book after her original read. *This episode contains SPOILERS for Broken Harbor by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 33 min 45 secs. * **CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, carbon monoxide poisoni...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are covering the second half of Broken Harbor by Tana French and loving this emotional rollercoaster that they're being taken on. They also discuss a stunning book Hannah read that gives vibes of Studio Ghibli and why Laura is furious that Netflix is giving Uglies a sequel. *This episode contains SPOILERS for Broken Harbor by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 44 min 5 secs. * **CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, stabbings, blood, violence...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are diving into the 4th book in Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad, Broken Harbor. They cover the first half of the book and have decided that they do, in fact, care about Scorcher Kennedy. They also chat about some movies that Laura has been loving, a YA thriller that Hannah just can't understand the plot of, and whether or not women would date Chris Evans if he was poor. **This episode contains SPOILERS for Broken Harbor by Tan...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion of Tana French's book, Faithful Place, and having all sorts of feelings. They also chat about board games, movies with wild plots, some good audiobooks, and fun things that are coming up for OWWR pod. *CW for the episode: discussions of murder, death, abuse, alcoholism, sexual abuse, violence, family trauma, poverty, Catholicism, abusive relationships, mental illness, infertility **This episode contains SPOILERS for Faithful P...
Send a text Hannah is starting off 2026 strong with several new reads, Laura loved beta-reading a new fantasy book, and both Hannah and Laura have had some interesting watching experiences lately. They also cover the second half of Tana French's Faithful Place and do their best to keep from crying. *This episode contains SPOILERS for Faithful Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 29 min 44 secs. * **CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, sexual abuse, parental ...
Send a text New year, new book! Hannah and Laura are digging into the first half of Faithful Place by Tana French. They chat about French's love for the main character, her ability to crush us with a family drama, and Laura guesses whodunnit at the end of the episode! They also chat about some manga series that Laura has been enjoying, an incredible audiobook that Hannah listened to, Hannah's thoughts on the final season of Stranger Things, and how Laura has reached her "sexy quota" for the y...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are still in disbelief over the plot of Tana French's book, The Likeness. They chat about the book's characters and themes and try to sort out if anything in it is believable. Hannah and Laura also chat about a fun thriller, some Christmas activities, hobbies, and a Netflix show that is pretty fun. *This episode contains SPOILERS for The Likeness by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 32 min 5 secs. **CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, mental il...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are covering the second half of Tana French's The Likeness, and really wondering how the author managed to write such a roller coaster of a book. They also chat about Marvel movies, some awesome books that Hannah has read recently, and favorite Christmas movies! *This episode contains SPOILERS for The Likeness by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at 34 min 10 secs. * **CW for the episode: discussions of murder, violence, sex, guns, police inv...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are diving into the first half of The Likeness by Tana French and trying to decide if people close to them would truly be confused by doppelgangers. They also chat about Laura's love for Travis Baldree's works, Hannah's reread of The Locked Tomb series, and a book that Laura sent to Hannah that is in a word, delightful. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Likeness by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 37 min 34 secs. *CW for the episode: discussions of s...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion of Tana French's In the Woods by digging into the book's characters and themes. They talk about the impact of true crime, the way audiences react to portrayals of murderers, and how accurately mental illnesses were depicted in this book. Hannah and Laura also chat about Taskmaster, High Country, and musicals where the actors give it their all. *This episode contains SPOILERS for In the Woods by Tana French. Spoiler s...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are finishing up the plot of In the Woods by Tana French in today's episode! They discuss the book's twists, the things they weirdly foreshadowed, and their feelings about the ending. Hannah and Laura also chat about Laura's love for the new Frankenstein movie, and Hannah's progress on her Silksong play-through. *This episode contains SPOILERS for In the Woods by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 24 min 10 secs. * **CW for the episode: discussions of murder,...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are delving into a new series! They are beginning their investigation into The Dublin Murder Squad by Tana French and covering the first half of In the Woods! They also chat about anxiety inducing manga, some great audiobooks, and The Craft. *This episode contains SPOILERS for In the Woods by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 28 min 45 secs. * **CW for the episode: discussions of murder, death, strangulation, sexual assault, rape, sodomy, police, detectives,...
Send a text Evil Earth!! Hannah and Laura are at the end of the world and the end of The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. They discuss their final thoughts on the series as a whole and try to pick their favorite moments and characters. They also go on the longest tangent about how much they enjoy Orbit books. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin.** Media Mentions: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin The Stone Sky by ...
Send a text Hannah and Laura have reached the end of the world and the end of N.K. Jemisin's The Stone Sky. They discuss the characters and themes of the novel and try not to get too deep. They also chat about reigniting popular fandoms, effective world building, and movies about rats. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 47 min 18 secs. ** *CW for the episode: discussions of toxic masculinity, violence, abuse, infanticide, abusive r...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are moving forward within N.K. Jemisin's The Stone Sky and they are loving this complex world and its themes. They also chat about a speculative fiction book Laura read for book club, a book that Hannah couldn't bring herself to DNF, library scavenger hunts, and a popular TV show they think everyone should watch. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 42 min 19 secs.** *CW for the episode: discussions of vi...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are at the beginning of the end, covering the final book in N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy, The Stone Sky! Things are continuing to complicate and come together for the characters in their quest to bring back the moon, and Hannah and Laura do their best to keep up with it all. They also chat about a new favorite book of Laura's, video games Hannah is loving, and being drawn to certain genres of books seasonally. Media Mentions: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin T...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion of N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate by discussing the book's characters and themes. They also chat about book club reads, axolotls, turtles, and overcoming anxiety/fears to do things. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at 27 min 12 secs. ** *CW for the episode: discussions of violence, sexism, manipulation, mental illness, racism, xenophobia, death, murder, climate change, ...
Send a text Hannah and Laura are covering the final third of the plot of N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate and are navigating all the things that are ramping up in the Stillness. They also chat about a movie that made Laura cry and Hannah baffles Laura by describing the plots of J-Lo movies. ***This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 37 min 45 secs.*** **Content Warnings for the episode: discussions of murder, death, violence, racism...
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