Reading Held Hostage

**Possible Triggers: Sexual Assault ** In this episode of Reading Held Hostage we discuss the abomination that is Jacob Black and the character destruction that Stephanie Meyers did to him out of nowhere. We learn a lot about Justin's tolerance for not so savory topics which is just about zero. Blue does attempt a southern accent and please don’t say anything bad about it or you will hurt her feel...

**Possible Triggers: pedophilia (skip about 11 minutes in), blood ** In this episode of Reading Held Hostage, Blue kind of changes her mind about Edward. She is turning more to the Team Edward side of things instead of the ‘I hate them both and want them to go away’. Justin on the other hand can’t get over the freaking la push joke and says it a lot more times, much to Blues chagrin. Even though w...

**Possible Triggers: rape, domestic violence, relationship abuse, suicide, blood ** In this episode of Reading Held Hostage join us for a more intense and emotionally draining episode than usual. We learn about how Edward and Bella are holding up after Italy and if Jake is being a little shit head or not. (spoilers, he is). This book is a little longer and a little more boring then the others so s...

**Possible Triggers: suicide, murder, domestic violence, depression, mental health** As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 116 cases.  The majority of these murders are committed by non-Native people on Native-o...

**Possible Triggers: suicide, domestic abuse, death, neopronouns, discussion of murder and exsanguination , and native american issues ** As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 116 cases.  The majority of these m...

**Possible Triggers: suicide, male aggression, loud noises, discussion of sensitive topics**If we miss a trigger warning, please reach out as soon as possible and let us know. As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 11...

** Possible Triggers : suicide, male aggression, loud noises, discussion of sensitive topics**If we miss a trigger warning, please reach out as soon as possible and let us know. As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported...

**Possible Triggers: Depression, suicidal ideations, cultural appropriation and age related issues ** As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 116 cases.  The majority of these murders are committed by non-Native p...

**Possible Triggers: Native American and Indigenous murder and harm, race theft, abusive relationships, suicide, race, class, gender roles and religion** As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 116 cases.  The maj...

**Possible Triggers: Native American and Indigenous murder and harm, race theft, abusive relationships, suicide, race, class, gender roles and religion** As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 116 cases.  The maj...

**Possible Triggers: Native American and Indigenous murder and harm, race theft, abusive relationships, suicide, race, class, gender roles and religion** As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 116 cases.  The maj...

**Possible Triggers: Native American and Indigenous murder and harm, race theft, abusive relationships, suicide, race, class, gender roles and religion** As of 2016, the National Crime Information Center has reported 5,712 cases of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. Strikingly, the U.S Department of Justice missing persons database has only reported 116 cases.  The maj...

**Possible Triggers: Gore, death, mention of grooming and lots of blood** In the final episode the warrior cats The Prophecies Begin series, Reading Held Hostage hosts Blue and Justin are both full of all kinds of emotions. For Blue, mostly sadness. For Justin, elation. We are finally wrapping up the warrior cats and moving on. We learn how a deputy becomes a leader and how that leader is suddenly...

In this episode of Reading: Held Hostage we learn that Fireheart has really really bad timing and that he just breaks the warrior code whenever. Okay, maybe we knew both of those things already, but he’s gone insane in this book. Join us to hear Justin try to remember literally one single name of a cat and Blue get teary and possibly cry for the second book in a row. Also, remember that these book...

In this episode of Reading Held Hostage a very important cat loses their life. Unfortunately, this cat is not a leader and will not be coming back besides in starclan. Justin was not surprised when I told him this, he thinks the books are maybe a little graphic and have a lot of death for books marketed towards eight year olds. Listen up to this episode of Reading Held Hostage and let us know...

Welcome to Reading Held Hostage. A comedy podcast where a wife who loves to read teaches her less than willing husband about these awful books. Share our trailer with anyone you think might like us and make sure to let us know that you shared it on Twitter and we will retweet it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Reading Held Hostage we learn more about how in the third book of the warriors series, authors decided it would be a good idea to have a whole new author. So that’s cool. Even though a new author wrote Forest of Secrets, we still get the important juicy gossip between the clans. Fireheart and Graystripe made up (in a totally straight way) in the last book, but will their friends...

In this episode of Reading: Held Hostage, our newly minted warriors Fireheart and Graystripe take their first warrior mission. Finding Windclan might be harder than expected, but what is even harder than that is the rift that is growing between Fireheart and his best, and pretty much only friend in Thunderclan, Graystripe. The warrior code is clear, to the cats, but it is really not clear to us. ‘...

Recourses  Women Have Options National Network of Abortion Funds Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline Suicide Hotline In this episode of Reading: Held Hostage we hate it here. Due to the recent events of the overturning of Roe V Wade here in the US, we decided it would be relevant to read and review the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Blue and Justin end up discussing some intense politics rela...

In this episode of Reading Held hostage we are going to learn about mothermouth. And no, I don’t mean that mothermouth. I am talking about the moonstone and how to talk to starclan sicko. Don’t forget that Shadowclan is the bad clan, that Windclan is gone with the wind and Tigerclaw is very suspicious. Learn how to follow the warrior code along with Firepaw and his gang of apprentices.  Cover...

In this episode of Reading: Held Hostage Blue teaches her totally willing husband about the very first warrior cats book Into The Wild by Erin Hunter. Taking a lot of the information from the pilot, Blue describes how Rusty becomes Firepaw and how he learns the very important rules of the warrior code and Thunderclan. Firepaw becomes good friends with Greypaw and did we mention there is a sexy med...

In the pilot episode of Reading: Held Hostage, avid reader and fanatic Blue Gunn will describe the mythos of the Warrior Cats universe to her husband Justin Gunn. If you don’t know, because why would you, the Warrior Cats series is one that was published way back in the day, like 2003 and it has been going non stop. As of now there are over 80 main plot books that follow the same general idea and...