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Today we’re talking about Summer Horror.  What makes something a Summer Horror read?  Listen in because we have no idea.  It’s a feeling, okay?  Slashers, faeries, clowns in the town’s drainage systems?  All those things, plus, the origins of Summerween. The Reformatory - Tananarive Due When the Reckoning Comes - Latanya McQueen Small Favors - Erin A. Craig Curse of the Reaper - Brian McAuley Burn...

Today we’re having a spoiler chat on Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.  Does YA sometimes make you feel 1,000 years old?  Us too, but we’re reading it anyway.  Do you ever feel emo enough to cry into the eyes of the boy you love?  Join us today to discuss why that is. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

It’s finally summer!  The sun is out, so we’re…heading inside to the movies where the air conditioning is.  This week we’re talking books that would make the perfect summer blockbusters.  Serial killers, mapmakers, and a hot witch priest, we’ve got recommendations for everyone. The Gilded Wolves - Roshani Chokshi Oona Out Of Order - Margarita Montimore The Daevabad Trilogy - S.A. Chakraborty Bury...

This week we’re having a spoiler chat about Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield.  Were we led astray by a Goodreads list?  Perhaps.  Join us on this misclassified journey and answer questions like: If you’re significant other came home from sea bleeding from their pores, would you take them to the emergency room?   Would you give your name to a sea demon? (spoiler alert we would) Join our se...

Happy Spring!  Probably.  Is the pollen evil?  Are mushrooms trying to kill you?  It’s all possible with Ecohorror.  Do you ever consider whether launching yourself into space is better than going deep underwater? Today we’re talking about our favorite Ecohorror picks. Saturnalia - Stephanie Feldman Fever Dream - Samanta Schweblin Wilder Gurls Rory Power Never Whistle at Night - Shane Hawk Threads...

Today we’re having a spoiler chat on the one and only, Zombie Bake-Off by Stephen Graham Jones.  One of us knows what happened.  The other had a choose your own adventure style audiobook nightmare.  Fun was had by all. Read this one before you listen.  Which version did you get? Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

In honor of the dead rising, today we’re talking zombie and apocalypse fiction.  Join us for some recommendations on flesh eaters, dystopians, and at least one book that doesn’t fit the theme at all.  We’re sure that book has some strategy to learn that will save you in the zombie apocalypse. This Delicious Death - Kayla Cottingham Head Like a Hole - Andrew Van Wey Schrader’s Cord - Scott Leads Th...

Our April Fools’ Day joke is posting a week late.  Join us today as we have a spoiler chat about The Housemaid by Freida McFadden.  Is it overhyped, under hyped, or appropriately hyped?  We have opinions. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Today we’re talking about bookish hot takes for over hyped and under hyped books.  Do we hate one of your favorites?  We’re sorry.  We have our reasons.  Let us explain. Over Hyped Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak Behind Closed Doors - B. A. Paris Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo The Only One Left - Riley Sagar The Other Mrs. - Mary Kubica Kill Creek - Scott Thomas The Invisible Life of Addie Larue...

This episode contains graphic and explicit content.  Listener discretion is advised.  We wish we would have used podcaster discretion, because we will never be the same.  Today, we’re describing some unhinged romance reads to each other.  Have you ever given a sexually explicit book report?  It gets very weird. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrim...

Today we’re talking about our favorite or not favorite Romance books and listener discretion is advised.  Romcoms,  somewhat unhinged Romance series, and Fanfiction, we’ve got it all.  Hit us up if you know the plural for synopsis because we…do not. It Happened One Summer/Hook, Line, and Sinker - Tessa Bailey The Boyfriend Project - Farrah Rochon  The Unhoneymooners - Christina Lauren One Last Sto...

Today we’re discussing The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard.  There will be spoilers, so if you haven’t read it yet, come back later! Let’s chat True Crime, Crime Fiction, and if we think we could catch a serial killer. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Do you know The Nothing Man?  Who lives on Drury Lane?  Join us this week as we discuss our favorite Serial Killer Thrillers in preparation for this month’s reread, The Nothing Man.  Other topics include: why we’re okay with Denmark buying the U.S. and New Year’s resolutions. *The Chestnut Man - Søren Sveistrup  *The Jigsaw Man - Nadine Matheson *The Whisper Man - Alex North *Please See Us - Caitl...

Looking forward to 2025?  So are we.  Today we’re talking our most anticipated reads of 2025.  Join us as we mind meld to go through the most exciting books coming next year.  There may be a few rants and digressions along the way. Davyn’s Most Anticipated: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Grady Hendrix  The Manor of Dreams - Christina Li This Book Will Bury Me - Ashley  The Library at Hellbore - Ca...

Pretend we haven’t spent the last six months shoving these books in your face and join us on reminiscing about some of the best books we read in 2024. Davyn’s Top 5 of 2024:  ⁃ Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland  ⁃ The Angel of Indian Lake By Stephen Graham Jones  ⁃ Fever House by Keith Rosson  ⁃ Flesh and False Gods Series by Chloe Gong  ⁃ What The River Knows by Isabel Ibañez  Lora’s Top 5 of 202...

It’s time to discuss our reread of Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.  Have you been screaming internally about how much we misremembered last episode?  We’re putting it right today.  Sort of.  We’re also deciding once and for all: Team Peeta, Team Gale, or Team Katniss Dies Alone. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augu...

What makes a good sequel or series?  Today we’re talking sequels and what keeps us coming back for more emotional damage.  We’re also discussing what we remember from Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins before we reread them.  Welcome back to a fantasy episode. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Happy Halloween!  Just when you thought things couldn’t get any spookier, Lora and Davyn are back with horror reads fit for any level of reader. And, as the cherry on top, one of them continues to be haunted by a malevolent spirit hellbent on being invited to the party. Sit down, buckle up, and forgive us for this audio.

Have you ever reread your favorite book when you were a teen for nostalgia and got more than you bargained for? So did we. Welcome to the roast of R.L. Stine.  Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

It is officially spooky season!  Our favorite time of year.  Join us today as we recommend some of our favorite chilling reads.  There might be some not so chilling reads as well…at least one anyway. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Today we’re talking all things The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim.  Join us for a spoiler chat and find out what color eyes Davyn would covet and what scene Lora will think about for the rest of her life (thanks Monika!). All the spoiler warnings, you want to read the book before listening! Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Aug...

In this Episode, we’re going back to school.  Listen in for Dark Academia thriller/horror/fantasy recs, and a few recs for those that misunderstood the assignment. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Does The Hunger Games hold up?   Have we been a little hard on Katniss? Today we’re recapping The Hunger Games and, this time, not based on memory.   Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Is Katniss from district 13?  Do we like Gale? We’re diving deep into what we remember from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Spoiler alert: One of us remembers a lot more than the other… Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz