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Andy and Dani talk about time travel, and is everything a simulation? What would you do if a time traveler told you to leave everything and go home… Well, Andy would need some serious proof… and Dani would need absolutely nothing.

Andy and Dani play an April Fools' joke that completely and utterly backfires. Why did we decide to read the third book in this series? We don’t know… Did we enjoy it? No. Will we read the other books eventually? Unfortunately, yes.  Entwined with You by Sylvia Day

Andy and Dani talk about GoT. Reading these books in a fever dream. Is the Hodor storyline worth it? GoT got Dani out of her English major book slump. What if Jon Snow ends up being a bad guy in the books… ooooo ahhhh. 

Andy and Dani cast A Gentleman in Moscow. Dani gets one of the cast members right and she’s certainly proud. We’re definitely breaking the actor budget for this one… Who has the better cast? Which character did they choose the same person for? And who is actually casted for the show?

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Andy and Dani get some etiquette training. Dani has to look up what words mean so many times, Andy has BIG issues with aristocracy… is he actually a prince? Don’t miss Andy’s alternate ending and what if the Count was played by Tom Cruise.

Andy and Dani share what they really think of each other. Dani forces Andy to play the card game We’re Not Really Strangers and they find out they are in fact not really strangers. Basically Dani just wants Andy to say nice things about her… but does it work?

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary  Andy and Dani talk about falling in love with your roommate. Do these people ever take a day off of work?  Was this book about a very cute love story? Yes. Did we end up talking about abusive ex for nearly 80% of the episode? Also, yes. But we PROMISE this book is lovely and cute!

Andy, Dani and Jason talk about their relationships with religion. Some of this stuff is absolutely crazy… no really, like how did these things happen. Creation stories are wild, what is a cult checklist, and communion crackers are pretty tasty.  If you want to support Jason, which you should, head over to his site to purchase Hell Is a World Without You. Jason Kirk Book Site: https://www.jasonkir...

Hell Is a World Without You by Jason Kirk Andy and Dani very professionally interview Jason Kirk, author of Hell Is a World Without You . Note that this episode is full of spoilers, but you should listen anyway because we also get to ask Jason a ton of cool questions like “how many surprises did you have writing this?” and “what was a scene that didn’t make the final edit but you loved.” Also how...

Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee Andy and Dani finish the series. How did Andy make the right predictions? Can the last book in a trilogy ever be the best? These character arcs are NEXT level, ummm this Tar guy is killing it… literally, missed opportunities, and please don’t give either of us jade.

Andy and Dani rank all the series they’ve read from favorite to least favorite. Don’t worry Shadow and Bone is DEFINITELY number 1. Did Andy admit that he likes Blood and Ash? And where did Green Bones Saga place?

Andy and Dani try to talk about ensemble characters. Do we get immediately derailed from our topic, yes. Do we find our way back to the topic, kinda? Do we then get even more off topic after that, you bet we do! And Boba Fett is hot dammit!

Jade War by Fonda Lee Andy and Dani walk into a jade war. We really messed up on some of these predictions, the way time works in this series is wild, there is some SHADY stuff going down, Daddy Hilo, how many more predictions can we mess up?

Andy and Dani talk about fraudulent friendships and 2024. What books do we have coming up for the first few months, Ludacris fantasies, a lull in weddings, and we’re going to be REALLY professional in 2024.

Jade City by Fonda Lee Andy and Dani talk about precious stones. Will this New Year series make up for the absolute trash series we last read? These are some really intense sibling dynamics, we would be utterly terrible family members in this book, and get ready for some wild predictions.

Andy and Dani talk about their top 3 books of the year! Did we pick the same favorite books? Did Andy read 1,000 more books than Dani? Will Dani ever stop reading smutty fantasy?

Skipping Christmas by John Grisham  Andy and Dani talk about leaving Christmas behind. Well everyone… we still haven’t found a good holiday book… but was this worse than Mr. Dickens and his Carol? It might just be. Also what’s wrong with wanting to take a cruise over Christmas? Dani is in fact an idiot.

Andy and Dani talk 2023 faves… but not books. Honestly, we really only talk about music, and a little bit about TV, and then only Andy talks about sports. Naturally, Andy agrees with all of Dani’s top TV choices. We do spiral towards the end… sorry?

Terrace Story: A Novel by Hilary Leichter  Andy and Dani talk about a terrace. Do you want to cry? And not like a cute cry but an “oh shit this is feeling like a lot of feelings” cry? Cool.. so did we. Oh, and also be very careful who you go on a terrace with.

Andy and Dani talk all about Dani. Dani got married… kinda? Listen for the best wedding advice you’ll ever receive, are live bands worth it, how to properly use an open bar, and everyone has the best time at The Burren.

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery Andy and Dani finally finish a book. Once again we have another f*cked up story, but a really good story. The moral of the story is don’t go out on a boat with your dad… or don’t go out on a boat with anyone. And definitely don’t answer any weird Craigslist ads.

Andy and Dani get questioned… hypothetically. Special guest, Sean, submits unhinged hypothetical questions. Could we beat up 4th graders? Could we exit a room with laser beams? Would we fight Goofy? Are we friends with T-Pain? And obviously we would both survive in the show Naked and Afraid… right?

Rouge by Mona Awad Andy and Dani get a little blush. It happened everyone… We finally did it… We read a GREAT book. No seriously we could cry. Maybe we already did. Come enter the super creepy, culty, collagen filled beauty book with us.

Andy and Dani find Balance. Who cries first... well actually do we ever stop crying. How soon is too soon to start re-listening to Balance? Are happy endings better than sad endings?

Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout Andy and Dani have survived… for now. Guys don't worry it gets better... Have you ever loved a series so much that you were happy the 5th book in that book series was just the 1st book all over again?!? No? SAME. And also… Why is she doing this to us?