Bramble Bookclub

This month, Kaley and Ryn venture out of teenage dystopia and instead into a coffee shop owned by a retired Orc! Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree is a High Fantasy novel with low stakes about the importance in building friendships and enjoying the simple things in life. From romance, to D&D, to coffee, to cinnamon rolls, to mythical dwarves, gnomes, and rattkins— Legends and Lattes is a novel...

This month, Kaley and Ryn continue their read-through of The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins with Mockingjay , the third installment to the series. Having survived both the Hunger Games and the Quarter Quell, Katniss Everdeen is now living as a refugee in District 13. Mockingjay is a heartbreak addition to the series, capturing the sacrifices and bloodshed of war while revealing the complex...

This month, Ryn and Kaley continue their read-through of The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins with Catching Fire , the second installment to the series. From the spark of hope that strikes an upcoming revolution, to the small acts of compassion that remind us of the importance of love and empathy, and the constant Gale hate train—which Kaley and Ryn may forever be found guilty of—the two att...

Love is a political act. This month, Kaley and Ryn tackled The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. From the dystopian world building to the hateful systems that lead children into acts of violence to the games that sparked the start of a rebellion, Ryn and Kaley emphasize the importance of love and community as shown through The Hunger Games , discuss the comparison of the film vs the book, and focus...

Welcome to Bramble Bookclub! We’re your hosts, Kaley and Ryn, two inseparable and insufferable best friends, who love love love all things reading and words. Join us as we tackle all your favorite and least favorite aspects of literature: the occasional cheesy dialogue, tear jerking exposition, gut wrenching loves and loses. Whatever authors have to offer we gobble up on a plate. Grab a snack, gra...