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Dani also HATES feet, are time loops worth it, no answers for Mom, building trust between characters, and Andy and Dani are in their own Suffering Game. 

Andy and Dani continue to suffer. Ok but like what happened to the writing here… A VERY chaste threesome, the history of nonhistory, stop giving the villain EXACTLY what she’s asking for, so EVERYONE dies and then NO ONE dies… cool.

Andy and Dani talk about The Adventure Zone… again. STOP ASKING QUESTIONS, allowing characters to be themselves, not forcing a storyline, Death as a person, showing the story instead of just telling, doing what your character would do and not what you would.

The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout Andy and Dani continue on. What the heck is happening here, so like… does anyone remember their history, maybe people should START ASKING SOME QUESTIONS, where are all these mythical creatures coming from, also VIKTER VIKTOR, and Andy makes a FIRE prediction.

Andy and Dani talk about The Adventure Zone. Figuring out when the larger story started, how to come up with good names, using different voices for different characters, when a story turns into a psychological thriller, and don’t do what Dani did.

The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L Armentrout Andy and Dani talk about Queens. Confrontations with EVERYONE, does the sex work in this series, there is so much lore to keep track of, do we cared who died, and predictions…

Andy and Dani talk soccer. The time difference was ROUGH, favorite goals, favorite teams to watch, and should we go to the next World Cup?

The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L Armentrout  Andy and Dani talk about beastiality? Types of books that need to be read quickly, yooooo Alistair though, why does Cas seem so not powerful, once you marry someone then you love them, step-by-step Ikea instructions for bj’s, do we care about these characters yet, and what the hell is Poppy?

Andy and Dani get hypothetical… and very inappropriate. If you could own any movie prop what would it be? If your toilet was sentient… would you prefer it craved your bodily waste or hated you for it? And assuming you get the best version of it… what are your three favorite fruits?

From Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L Armentrout  Andy and Dani talk will they, won't they. Did you know love tastes like strawberries? When the hell is this threesome? Can we maybe keep one person alive so we can ask some questions?! Dani really wants to touch the mist. And we’re taking some BIG swings about Alistair in our predictions.

Andy and Dani talk about their favorite fictional couples. Andy is throwing SHADE, Dani is bringing the HEAT, and will we ever agree on good movies? Absolutely not.

Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout Andy and Dani talk about burning loins. Will they ever leave New Haven? Everything is VERY nefarious. Viktor 2.0. You gotta love a good fight scene. Of course we have some preDICKtions! AND did we just figure out what happens the rest of the series?

Andy and Dani get trope-y. What tropes do we just HATE to love? Will Dani ever stop reading fantasy romance? Is Andy the sacrificial mentor?

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout  Andy and Dani get acquainted with tall hot men. Did Andy actually say he thought this book wasn’t half bad? Is Dani into lacrosse guys? Will Poppy survive this big, tall, throbbing, hot wolf man? Does any of this make sense? Probably not… but we’re having fun and that's all that matters, dammit.   

Andy and Dani talk about grammar. Did anyone know that Andy is particular about his language? Clippy is a bad friend. Andy literally hates everything about the word “literally.” Dani will continue to put hundreds of exclamation points in all of her emails. Does language even matter? Why do these sounds mean anything?

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead  Andy and Dani talk about furniture stores. Dani starts off with unhinged behavior, we’ve decided on a new drinking game for Andy, quickly moving between book genres, does highbrow noir work, successfully tying in cultural experiences, is this book grimy enough, and could Dani do petty crime? 

Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kristen Bakis Andy and… Ryan Nanni, from Shutdown Fullcast, talk about dogs. Are you guys ready for a really realistic story about frankensteined dogs in top hats? Andy once again thinks about his own mortality and death, maybe don’t kill your step brother, welcome to the dog opera, trading in dogs for the modern models, and how many times do you think Dani wanted to c...

Andy and Dani talk about working collaboratively. Andy keeps trying to end the podcast, don’t take things personally, could Lit Lit have gone a different direction, getting drunk as a chore, and will Andy and Dani switch their roles?

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Andy and Dani talk about building video games? Well we really don’t know how to build video games but after reading this maybe we do… nope… we don’t. Is this book a top contender? Who is the main character? And how heavy can a book about video games be? Spoiler alert: VERY.

Andy and Dani see each other… in person, but also forget to record? Minneapolis got a small taste of the amount of beer we can drink together, Dani shows Andy her fave local spots, Andy gets smoked in Mario Kart, Dani wins all the stars, and we actually watched a movie?

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa Andy and Dani talk about forgetting things. Ok this book is creepy, but you know what’s creepier… the book within this book. No, seriously, it's like really weird. What things would we want to disappear… obviously hangovers, and what would be the worst thing to disappear?

Andy and Dani watch Blade Runner: The Final Cut. Andy is forced against his will to watch something other than Guy’s Grocery Games, Dani has an existential crisis about cell phones, Rutger Hauer can really pull off jean shorts, and will Andy and Dani write a book?

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick Andy and Dani talk about AI. Dani verbally attacks Andy’s sense of humor, the terrible year of 2019, there are soooo many furbies in this book, small mousy actors, how many books pass the Bechdel test, and this podcast was made 100% by morons.

Andy and Dani give D&D updates. Dani gives updates on her first campaign, how dare these players break the rules, getting stuck in time loops, rolling nat 20’s, learning how to change directions without changing the end goal, and EVERYONE will cry.

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Andy and Dani talk about goblin politics. In case you were wondering, Dani did not win the lottery, authors that are good at showing not telling, will Andy ever not interrupt, SUCH good politicking, and would a good person make a good ruler, could they stay a good person?