YA, We Read It!

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of YA, We Read It! In which Laura and Meggie are sitting down with author Kaitlyn Cavalancia to talk about her writing, her debut novel Mystery Royale and it's brand new sequel Hunting the Strange. 

Special SPEED RUN episode brought to you by beloved hosts and best friends Meggie and Laura. Kaitlyn Cavalancia's debut novel and its sequel (Mystery Royale and Hunting the Strange) follow Mullory Prudence down a rabbit hole of clues, magic, and murder as her world as she knows it is completely turned upside down. The further she goes the more she uncovers more and more about her own mother's myst...

Come sit around the fire and let us gaze into the flames as we look back on the 20th season of YA, We Read It! Rick Riorden's Percy Jackson and the Olympians debuted in 2005 and gave us 5 books about Percy learning he's a demigod, going on quests, and coming of age. Join your hosts Meggie and Laura as they talk about Percy and his journey one last time.

Meggie and Laura are back at their respective virtual recording studios to regale you with their discoveries after reading the fifth and final Percy Jackson book. Percy is about to be 16 and its time for him to really hear his big prophecy for the first time. Chaos and destruction are near as Kronos is planning his ultimate takeover with the Titan army!!! It's Camp Half-Blood v. Kronos + Titans +...

Another summer is here and Luke and Kronos are still a threat to Camp Half-Blood. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson team up and head way down below into Daedalus' Labyrinth to stop the pending invasion. Tune in as Laura and Meggie navigate their way through book 4 of Percy Jackson & the Olympians!!! 

Well, well, well, if it isn't another episode of YA, We Read It! (It is!!!!) Meggie and Laura are back in the saddle and Percy is on winter break. Called to assist with some new half-bloods, him, Grover, Thalia and Annabeth spring into action! Things go from bad to worse when Annabeth goes missing and a new group of heroes called The Hunters come to play and they do not want any help from the half...

Another summer approaches for Percy and he's kind of getting used to this whole Half-Blood thing. When nightmares of Grover in need combined with suspicious activities at camp lead to another quest on the table, Percy will do anything he can to get Grover back and save Camp Half-Blood. With Annabeth and his new friend/half-brother Tyson in tow its time to sail the ocean blue! Join Laura and Meggie...

Season 20 of YA, We Read It is here! It's time to lock into a middle-grade series from the aughts: Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Meggie and Laura are back at the mics and extremely excited to dive into a place where their past selves never went: to Camp Half-Blood. It's 0 to 100 as Percy's entire world is turned upside down when he finds out that his real dad is Poseiden, the Greek God of the S...

SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT! As Laura and Meggie gear up for their next season they both read Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation. So, welcome to a very casual episode in which your hosts yap about Poppy and Alex's 12+ year friendship turned romance, the balcony scene, and the new Netflix movie. You're welcome!!! See you soon! 

It's time for a very special episode of YA, We Read It! in which Meggie and Laura are sitting down with author Lynn Painter to discuss her writing, the midwest, and her most recent novel Fake Skating. (This is very exciting for us!!!!) 

Once every 100 years six rulers fight to break the curses given to their realm. And once every Wednesday Laura and Meggie release the audio track of their yapping recovered from the most recent time they say their butts in front of their microphones to talk about the books they're reading. It's time for the fated hosts to lay to rest their final thoughts of the Lightlark Saga, Isla and her love tr...

It's time the 4th book in Alex Aster's Lightlark series and Laura and Meggie are ready to portal themselves into Isla's ever-unfolding story. Now that Isla's gone to another world entirely with her own plans to defeat Lark, Grim and Oro are forced to work together to help her any way they can. But, that's going to prove harder than anticipated considering she's in another world entirely... Don't y...

It's book 3 in Alex Aster's Lightlark series, Skyshade. Picking up directly after the massive war on Lightlark that was supposed to (in Isla's eyes) cement Grim and all of Nightshade as the evil beings they are, she's instead learned that before her memories were taken she actually died in battle, Grim saved her life, and they fell in love and got married -- whoops! So she's going to feel out that...

Lock in, it's book 2 in the Lightlark series: Nightbane. It's after the Centennial and Isla is staying on Lightlark enjoying the stress of her win as she learns more about her powers and contemplates how to rule 2 realms. More stress? Sure! Isla is slowly starting to get all her memories (that Grim took away) back. MORE? Absolutely! Nightshade is coming to Lightlark to destroy it once and for all....

In our world of podcasts, there is Laura and Meggie's YA, We Read It! bringing you a new season. And in a far away world there is the fantasy world of Lightlark an island that hosts a game every 100 years so rulers of the 6 realms can compete to defeat their centuries old curses. (Rad!) The stakes are higher than ever for Isla, ruler of the Wildling realm. She's attending the Centennial for the ve...

Welcome to another episode of YA, We Read It! where once again Meggie and Laura dive into the romantic world of another Lynn Painter novel: Fake Skating. Alec and Dani were once best friends but after Dani moved away they became basically strangers. Fast forward years later, and Dani is back in Minnesota and Alec is the school's most valuable hockey player. The two friends turned foes quickly turn...

Laura and Meggie are SAT for the sequel to Lynn Painter's Better Than the Movies, titled Nothing Like the Movies.  Two years after Liz and Wes got together and we all rejoiced at the romance unfolding on our pages our little lovebirds are no longer together (right? we were shocked too!). But now that all this time has passed Wes is ready to give things another shot he just has to do the work to co...

If you ask us the only thing better than the movies is Meggie and Laura finally returning to their microphones for Season 18 of YA, We Read It!  That's right! Your beloved hosts are back and reading Lynne Painter's Better Than the Movies and are kicking their feet and says "eee!" at every point and turn in this modern YA romance. Tune in as we discuss Liz and her forever quest to find love that's...

Winding down the 17th season Meggie and Laura have reunited in person to discuss not only the Remnant Chronicles prequel, Morrighan but also their last thoughts and feelings on Mary E. Pearson's series. Tune in to revisit the romance, the journey across a continent, and where it all started with Morrighan. 

Laura and Meggie are sat for the big finale in The Remnant Chronicles series as they crack open the near-700-page The Beauty of Darkness. Some might say the real beauty of darkness is the friends you make along the way and we'd agree!  Lia and Rafe are safely out of Venda but it's no happily ever after. Tensions rise between the pair as they race to prepare their kingdoms for the threat of the Ven...

Picking up right where we left off last book The Heart of Betrayal kicks off with Lia and Rafe held captive in Venda and immediately thinking of their next moves to get the heck out of there. Meanwhile Kaden is trying to convince both the Komizar (and himself) that bringing Lia to the barbarian kingdom was a good idea. Join Laura and Meggie as they discuss, dissect, and fully immerse themselves in...

Hello! Happy Summer it's the 17th season of YA, We Read It! Join Meggie and Laura as they read through the Remnant Chronicles series, starting with: The Kiss of Deception.  Princess Lia is set to be married off to secure alliances between her kingdom of Morrighan and the kingdom of Dalbrek. The only issue? She really wants to marry for love! Like enough so that she's going to abandon the kingdom a...

Come one, come all to a very special episode of YA, We Read It! Meggie and Laura are reading through then sitting down with author Jenni Howell to discuss her debut & New York Times Bestselling novel: Boys with Sharp Teeth Marin James is on a mission: to infiltrate the exclusive Hunstworth Academy and fine the real truth behind her cousin's murder. Enter her new persona: Jamie Vane who will st...

The sun has risen once more for Laura and Meggie to conclude their discussion of Suzanne Collin's latest Hunger Games venture: Sunrise on the Reaping  Your beloved besties and hosts are sprinting into the games portion of the book where it's Haymitch against the Capitol, and everyone else against each other. Join us as we laugh, we cry, and we applaud this modern tragedy. SPOILERS AHEAD. YA, We Re...

The book? Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. The time? Right now. Meggie and Laura are back at their insanely hot mics ready to cover the latest in the Hunger Games universe. We are going back in time to the 50th Annual Hunger Games where Haymitch Abernathy is a normal teen in district 12, until he's propelled into his almost certain death after being selected to participate in the games w...