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Time Stamps [0:00-3:53] Introduction [3:53- 13:20] Ava Reid’s Publication History [13:20-17:52] The Conversation on Threads [17:52 -50:50] An Explanation as to Why I am Personally Anti-Trigger Warning 99.9% of the Time [50:50-1:49:32] Shay Reads Innamorata (SPOILERS!!!) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ficbypo...

Shay lists her top 5 books, games, shows, and movies of 2025. That’s it. Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:13) Books (24:56) Video Games (35:11) Shows (42:33) Movies Media Discussed Books Butter by Asako Yuzuki The Third Policeman by Flann O’brien The Secret History by Donna Tartt Red Star Hustle by Sam J. Miller The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson Games Rain Code Baldur’s Gate 3...

Shay analyzes and compares Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein movie (2025) by looking at the media they are in conversation with. If you are looking for some insight on how the original story was told and what inspired it, this might be for you. (0:00) Introduction (2:32) Mary Shelley’s Life pre-Frankenstein (19:38) Frankenstein 1818 Analysis (61:44) Frankenste...

Shay discusses the pieces of media she has organically encountered over the last few weeks, thinks about reoccurring themes, imagery, and ideas she has encountered while consuming each of them, and ultimately comes to some sort of conclusion about them that you might think is fun and interesting to follow. Here is the media being discussed: Cold Hearted by Heather Guerre Dispatch by AdHoc Studios...

Shay reads an analyzes SenLinYu’s debut novel Alchemised to answer a few self-imposed questions: * Does this book stand on its own having never read the original fanfiction Manacled that this book is adapted from? * Does this page earn its 1000+ pages? * Does this book warrant all of the hype it got pre and post publication? Time Stamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:49) The Background as Manacled (14:51...

Shay discusses the pieces of media she has organically encountered over the last few weeks, thinks about reoccurring themes, imagery, and ideas she has encountered while consuming each of them, and ultimately comes to some sort of conclusion about them that you might think is fun and interesting to follow.  Here is the media being discussed: To Bargain with Mortals by R.A. Basu from Skies Press  Æ...

Shay dives into a discussion surrounding R. F. Kuang's newest fantasy release Katabasis. Shay will discuss the build up to the books release, the odd amount of discourse the book received upon publication, and finally talk about her own experience reading the book complete with a star rating.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...