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Little Foxes Took Up Matches by Katya Kazbek Andy and Dani take a quick trip to Russia. Can you guess who liked the book more? Is this a coming of age book or something totally new? Everyone in this story NEEDS therapy. How many times does Dani say "like"?

Andy and Dani compare fancy words. What fancy words do we use in every day language? Is pretentious a pretentious word? How many of our favorite words end in -ious? And the real question everyone is asking who is actually the most pretentious?

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen Andy and Dani enter a covert mission. Will we read anything happy every again? Who knows... Why does Dani hate when dialogue is woven into paragraphs? Are we supposed to sympathize with the sympathizer? When does shock value pay off and does it in this book?

Andy and Dani take on an apocalypse. What stage of an apocalypse would we survive? There is so much luck in living. Random roast beef can take anyone out. To make things VERY clear we would not look for each other during the apocalypse.

The DRIFT by C.J. Tudor Andy and Dani D.R.I.F.T. apart. How hungover can one person be? Spoiler alert the most hungover. Well done thriller puzzle books. This poor Carter guy has it rough. Why are there so many murders? And does Dani have a Cyber Truck?

Andy and Dani take a side quest into side characters. Sometimes a different perspective can be better than the original. What side character or villain would have the best main character moment? Can it be done in a way that's not sooo obvious? Also Marvel... let us know when you want to work together.

Andy and Dani take a trip down the Mississippi. Did we already read our number 1 book this year? Creating an accessible story with big meanings. Putting the questions back on Huck and really on the reader. How to use silence to make a big impact. James by Percival Everett

Andy and Dani talk about love stories that aren't the whole point of the story. Dani is feeling very spicy. They both 100% did not understand the assignment. Did they agree on any love stories? Dani did in fact NOT edit that out.

Andy and Dani finish their bird series! Is Dani being harsher than Andy for this ending? How are these people in LOVE?! It's sad when people die. Is there going to be a spin off because it seeeeeems like there should be one... Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

Andy and Dani fall into a deep spiral. The world’s a hot mess (shocker), so we acknowledge that for a moment… then VERY quickly realize that we don’t want to be sad so we descend into HYPOTHETICAL MADNESS… oooooo… ahhhhhh.

Andy and Dani talk more about birds. Dani absolutely murders predictions. Why is falling in love sooooo easy? Everyone is flocking to this sun disk, huh? Does using fowl language make books better? Is Serapio uncomfortably hung? How many bird puns can you find? Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse

Andy and Dani talk about not drinking? Dry January anyone? Andy is really mean to Dani. What NA options are the best? Why are there no good NA wines?!? Don’t fall for the 100% tart cherry juice. Give us a NA cocktail that looks like a cocktail! Also decaf coffee has caffeine… This is ridiculous!

Andy and Dani start their next series! Dani is a huge fan of birds and Andy gives his worst 2 sentence summary. How long can you hold a grudge? Was the anger in this story earned? How about that jacuzzi scene…? Will Dani and Andy get any of their predictions right? Who knows…  Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse ________________ If you're able to donate to support those affected by the Southern Califor...

Andy and Dani give their top 3 books of the year. Did Dani accidentally try lobster for the first time? Yep. Was 2024 stacked with some of the best books of Lit Lit? Absolutely. Did Andy and Dani pick the same books… again? Maybe.

Andy and Dani go to Nigeria. Happy almost new year! What better way to end the year with potentially the most emotional and gut wrenching book of all time? Do you get to listen to Andy and Dani cry on an episode again? Maybe. How much do you like your cousins? Not as much as this book illustrates. Does Dani go hardcore English major-y? Obviously. The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

Andy and Dani discuss all their favorite NON-book things from 2024. Do you call your pets your kids? Andy's favorite thing this year was in fact music... big shock. Dani had a very music light year but went to a lot of concerts. Congrats Jon! Kendrick vs. Drake and Andy vs. Andy.

Andy and Dani read the best book this year? Well, we don't want to give too much away, but if you haven't read Demon Copperhead yet... what are you even doing with your life? Listen... Andy cried like actually cried this episode... Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Andy and Dani talk about revisiting authors. When is it ok to take an ex… uhhh I mean author back into your life? Is it better to read low stakes books by the same author? Do prequels count if they don’t have the same characters? What if an author lets you down… what if we do…

Andy and Dani take a long walk with a cat. Did we like this book? Meh... well actually wait yes we did... well actually maybe... no, yes we definitely did... we think. Join in on a thieving rumpus with a lot of world building and most importantly a cat. The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

Andy and Dani play We’re Not Really Strangers… and then Dani adds trivia questions about herself. Is Andy actually a true friend? How often do friend groups change? How smart do we think Andy is? What is Andy’s favorite thing about Dani? And finally, what was the last thing we lied to our Moms about?

Andy and Dani let the bodies hit the floor. Romantasy once again brings Dani to her knees, but does Andy like this book too? Is 6’9 too tall? How much spice do you need in a book before it becomes smut? Did we finally find out what the appendix is used for?  The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

Andy and Dani have a legit fight. Welcome to the biggest fight of the weekend. Nothing else has happened that would eclipse this fight... Listening to an audio book vs reading a book. Does it count as reading? Do you get the same feelings from an audio book? Blood is spilled and friendships are ended...

Andy and Dani go to metaphorical Chinatown? We’re back and depressed as ever… but here we are. Dani ended up listening to the audiobook while Andy read like a regular person (lame). Did we get different things out of the story because of it? I don’t know… well actually I do know but you don’t so just listen to the episode dammit!  Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu P.S. Sorry for the delayed upload...

Andy and Dani get haunted? If you had to haunt someone, something, or someplace how would you do it, and at what bar? Because the right answer is a bar. Don’t listen to Andy he has no idea what he’s talking about… ever.

Andy and Dani go fishing. Nothing says Halloween like heading down to a new fishing spot and being plunged into a ritualistic horror nightmare where you end up going all the way with a fish-person who is pretending to be your dead wife and then you have to kill your friend… Happy Halloween?  The Fisherman by John Langan RIP Ka Check out all of his amazing work https://open.spotify.com/artist/0cmqA...