Your hosts Aruna and Sam return for yet another season of the podcast! This season begins with a little chat of their reading habits during and summaries of their summers, which, notably, happened in Europe (Scotland and Italy). Despite being extraordinarily busy women abroad, they still found snippets of time here and there to read, so in this episode, they chat about what and how they read over their Eurosummers. Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcastPRR Instagram: @pinereadsreviewPRR Twitter: @pinereadsreviewPRR Website: click here!Intro and outro music:Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler.From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC.Thank you for listening!
On today's episode, we talk about our opinions on Booktok favorites: Six of Crows, popular romances, ACOTAR, and more! Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcastSam’s bookstagram: @says_booksPRR Instagram: @pinereadsreviewPRR Twitter: @pinereadsreviewPRR Website: click here!Intro and outro music:Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler.From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC.Thank you for listening!
Join your hosts as they yap about how they've been hitting their reading goals for this year (spoiler: not very well), the best books to read during spring, and, as always, an amalgamation of other, not-quite-related topics. Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcastSam’s bookstagram: @says_booksPRR Instagram: @pinereadsreviewPRR Twitter: @pinereadsreviewPRR Website: click here!Intro and outro music:Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler.From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC.Thank you for listening!
Join your hosts and a special guest, Alysa Jacobs, for a conversation about their must-haves for a good fantasy. They talk about the importance of side characters, how their favorite reads from their childhood influences their reading habits today, their favorite fantasy books, and so much more! Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcastSam’s bookstagram: @says_booksPRR Instagram: @pinereadsreviewPRR Twitter: @pinereadsreviewPRR Website: click here!Intro and outro music:Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler.From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC.Thank you for listening!
Aruna and Sam are joined by another Pine Reads Intern, Anasofia, for this belated Valentine's Day-themed episode! They chat about their favorite fictional couples, what makes a good romance, fun romance tropes, and more! Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcastSam’s bookstagram: @says_booksPRR Instagram: @pinereadsreviewPRR Twitter: @pinereadsreviewPRR Website: click here!Intro and outro music:Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler.From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC.Thank you for listening!
Join your hosts for an in-depth conversation about The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber! Check out our episode on Once Upon a Broken Heart if you want to hear our thoughts on the first book of the series. Stay tuned for the final episode on A Curse for True Love, hopefully coming out before the summer!
After winter break (and a few weeks more), your hosts are back for Season 10 of Turn the Page! The pilot episode of this season isn't really about books; instead, we digress pretty quickly and end up talking about our childhood interests, namely games and comics. A superhero obsession never dies!
Your hosts are not in their usual high-tech recording studio today. Instead, they’re in a university library, packed into a tiny study room. With none of their usual recording equipment—no, not even a microphone—your brave hosts have no choice but to prevail against all odds to somehow record an episode. Their solution? The iPhone Voice Memo app. Hopefully, these circumstances explain the quality, and the meandering nature of, today’s episode. Think of this (perhaps familiar) situation: you’re in a study room with a friend, under the pretense of getting work done, but just can’t seem to stop chatting about anything and everything. That’s the vibe of this episode. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
It’s (finally) getting cold here in Tucson, so here are some books that—in our opinions—seem to match the chilly weather vibe. There’s some belated spooky book recs, lots of historical fiction, and even a cutesy picture book! You can also grab any of these books to help unwind before bed, especially as we head into the end of the semester (we’re feeling the stress too). Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
Finally, a romance that we both love! Just as the title suggests, today’s episode is a deep dive into The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston, a wonderful contemporary romance with a dash of magic. We talk about working through grief, chasing your dreams, and, of course, falling in love. Join us as we unpack everything we loved about this book! WARNING: major spoilers for The Seven Year Slip ahead, so please stop listening if you would like to enjoy this book spoiler-free. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
It may be autumn for most of the Northern Hemisphere right now, but, unfortunately, the weather continues to cruise along in the blistering triple-digits here in Tucson. However, we are mentally done with summer (it’s literally October) even though it’s not done with us, so here is a short recap of some of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) summer reads! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
Of course we couldn't spend just one episode talking about the fantastical wonder that is Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber, so here is part 2 for all of you to enjoy! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast Sam's bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
Welcome back! After a summer separated by a few hundred miles, Sam and Aruna are finally back in the same city for another amazing year at the University of Arizona, and that means the long-awaited (right?) return of Turn the Page! An episode aimed at recapping summer reads is quickly derailed (as per usual) once Aruna brings up her latest read: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber. If you’ve been following the podcast, or, honestly, listened to any episode at all, you know that Sam is a diehard fan of Stephanie Garber and this series. So of course we spend the whole episode chatting about it! Stay tuned to a future episode all about The Ballad of Never After—which Aruna is trying to finish as soon as possible amidst the flurry of things-to-do that is college. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
For our final episode of the season, we had planned to have a discussion on women in literature (a favorite topic of ours, if you haven't surmised that already). However, in typical us fashion, the conversation derails into a discussion about our favorite King Arthur-inspired media pieces. A particular favorite is the TV series Trollhunters... it's very likely that we'll put out a deep-dive episode on that show in the future, so stay tuned! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
The second part of our conversation about anything and everything is up! Tune in for even more Grishaverse—if you're itching to hear about a comparison of Shadow & Bone and Six of Crows, we're your girls—a little bit on Bridgerton, a discussion about the ending of A Court of Thorns and Roses, and our differing opinions on YA contemporary romance. Warning: this episode contains spoilers for the Grishaverse, Bridgerton season 2, and the first ACOTAR book! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
Welcome to part one of two of The Grishaverse & Other Things, a delightfully chaotic conversation of the Grishaverse that slowly, but steadily, morphs into a multitude of other topics. We jump from our favorite Grishaverse characters to our hot takes on YA contemporary romance to the obsessive, tension-filled relationships between everyone in The Atlas Six (how did we get here, again?). Get cozy and join us for a fun time! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
Say hello to Xena, the newest addition to our podcast team! We do some brief introductions, and then the conversation continues from there—we talk about our icks in fantasy, our hot takes on enemies-to-lovers, Throne of Glass, and so much more. Tune in for a casual and fun episode that's basically a snapshot of us getting to know each other more through our taste in books! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
We were lucky to experience the Golden Age of Wattpad during our middle and high school years, and we're here today to talk all about it! Whether you're a Wattpad veteran or only just hearing of it, you'll enjoy this chaotic episode of us wandering down memory lane. We frantically try to piece together the plots of barely-remembered Wattpad plots, attempt to explain the Wattpad culture c. 2015-2021, and briefly touch on fanfiction (more in part 2!). Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
Need something that'll get you in the mood for Valentine's Day? We got you covered! Tune into our latest episode for some great romance recommendations (mostly rom coms!). Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!
Today, we are joined by fellow Pine Reads Review intern, Melia Gemrose, to discuss The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang in-depth! We have a fantastic discussion about our love for angry women, how friendships are arguably more important than romance, and the horrors of colonialism. Please note the trigger warnings for The Poppy War: war themes, drug abuse, substance addiction, self-harm, racism, misogyny, genocide, bullying, abandonment, abuse, animal death, animal cruelty, torture, murder of children and adults, rape, sexual assault, sexual harrasment, mutilation, human experimentation, graphic depictions of violence, colorism. We do not thoroughly discuss all of these topics, though most are mentioned. Please also heed the SPOLER WARNING; not a page in this series is spared! We talk about it all! Please DO NOT LISTEN if you haven't read the books yet and want to remain spoiler-free. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!