The Story Is

We’re starting the tandem read (reading both books simultaneously) which includes Book 8, Sorrow and Starlight and Book 8.5 Beyond the Veil by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. This episode covers chapters 1-30 of Sorrow and Starlight and chapters 1-12 of Beyond the Veil. Next week will be chapters 31-58 of S&S and chapters 13-21 of BTV! The full guide for our reading schedule for the next...

This is The Story is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! Recapping our 4th of July weekend plans, the latest drama on book threads and of course, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding!  Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08)Harry Styles Historic Wembley run (12:05) 4th of July recap (15:37) World Cup thoughts (21:24) HP S2 delays (22:40) Henry Henry Henry and Madeline Cline (25:03) Charlie viral clip (27:13...

This is The Story is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! Papa Trope aka Charlie is back to share his Throne of Glass updates as he finished Heir of Fire, our theories on Taylor Swift’s wedding, book adaptation news at Amazon Prime Video and of course, what we’re reading!  Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) Charlie’s Corner: Heir of Fire (spoilers for Throne of Glass Books 1-3) (29:23) Our thoughts on Char...

We’re back in Zodiac Academy! Today we’re finishing our part 2 recap of Heartless Sky, the 7th book in the Zodiac Academy series, with chapters 31-71. We’re happy to announce we’ll be going forward with the tandem read for book 8 and book 8.5 (reading both books simultaneously). Sharing our plans at the beginning of the episode and a chapter guide below!  Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro (0:08) Our plan...

It’s The Story Is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! This week we’re discussing book threads controversies: are big words ableist, Sierra Simone’s devil artwork, arcs vs. preorders, and Icebreaker’s Netflix adaption. And more! Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) Catch up (0:37) Travis Kelce bachelor party  (3:20) Dua Lipa and Callum Turner wedding photos (20:41) Tom Holland + Zendaya are officially marrie...

We’re back in Zodiac Academy! Today we’re starting book 7 of the series and covering chapter 1-30. Next week we will cover chapter 31-end of the book! We’ve heard your feedback on the tandem read for 8 and 8.5 and are still trying to figure out if we’d like to or not… we’ll keep you updated!  Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro (0:50) chapter 1 Darcy (4:39) chapter 2 Tory (5:56) chapter 3 Lionel (9:29) chap...

It’s The Story Is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! This week we’re sharing our experience about meeting Brynne Weaver and Nikki Payne, romance book announcements, and sports?! Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:00) Trope Tries Treats? (7:00) Sporty Spice moment (Knicks, Canes, and World Cup) (27:06) Ariana Grande, Keke Palmer, Love Island, (35:45) Meeting Nikki Payne and Brynne Weaver (43:30) Book Report:...

Welcome back to The Story Is Podcast! We’re chatting the Tony’s, our F1 era, and of course the viral Hot Girls Read trademark drama. Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:13) Niall Horan performing 1D content (6:53) Ariana Grande kicks off Eternal Sunshine tour (11:05) Belmont Camelli  (13:45) Mika Abdula breaks engagement (17:00) Summer House: The Saga continues (18:51) F1 WAG Era  (34:33) The Tony Awards...

 Today we’re recapping the 6th book in the Zodiac Academy series, Fated Throne (Chapter 26-end), by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham! We’re back to our previous format but still zooming along! Join us next week for the 7th book, Heartless Sky part 1! (Time Stamps) (0:00) Intro (0:08) episode outline (1:10) Chapter 26-30 (7:47) Darcy Chapter 31 (9:27) Chapter 32 Lance (16:49) Chapter 33 Tory (2...

Welcome back to “The Story Is” Podcast with Amanda Earle and Katie Mitchell! We’re chatting about Dua Lipa’s wedding, Taylor Swift’s Toy Story announcement, and the updates about quicksilver 3. Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) catch up (weekend recaps, massages, and brands we love) (16:35) Dua Lipa gets married (18:51) The Canadian Awards* (22:14) Forcing our friends to watch Off Campus, Quinn Epis...

Welcome back to Zodiac Academy! Today we’re recapping the 5.5 novella, “The Big A.S.S. Party” and Chapter 1-25 of Book 6, Cursed Fates, by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham! We’ve heard your feedback to bring back the chapter by chapter recap, however we were too far along in the read to have it for this book. We’ll make sure to keep this in mind for book 7!  Next week, we’ll be covering chapte...

Welcome back to The Story Is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! We’re chatting about Tayvis spotted curtsied, Off Campus potential award show buzz, and the biggest news in Romance book world this week. Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) catch up and weekend plans (14:13) Tayvis Curtsied (24:42) Michael B. Jordan + Khloe Kardashian?! (29:21) Off Campus, Emmy noms? (39:27) Stephen Colbert (47:14) Yale Grad...

Welcome back to Zodiac Academy! Today we’re recapping the entirety of book 5, “Cursed Fates” by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham! We loved the format of our previous episode and decided to bring it back. Let us know if you like it, too! Next week we’ll be covering ZA 5.5 “Big A.S.S. Party” and the first half of Book 6: Fated Throne! Time Stamps: (1:14) Overarching themes from Cursed Fates (2:5...

Hey, Hi, and Hello SIPers! We’re back with a Tuesday episode chatting pop culture and our weekly book report! Diving into all of our thoughts on Amazon Prime Video’s latest hit, Off Campus, the comparisons to Heated Rivalry and what we want in season 2.  Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) Sorry to Mr. Wap (3:41) The real Darren Graham (6:22) Call Her Mommy (10:34) Jacob Elordi + Kendall Jenner, Tyree...

Welcome back to Zodiac Academy! Today we’re recapping book 1.5, “The Awakening as Told by The Boys” which follows the heirs—— Darius, Caleb, Seth, and Max and their POV during book 1! Next week we’ll be reading the first half of Cursed Fates, book 5 in the Zodiac Academy!  📖 Shop The Episode: Zodiac Academy: Shadow Princess: https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781916926066   ZA 1.5: https://bookshop.o...

Hey, Hi, and Hello SIPers! We’re back with a Tuesday episode chatting pop culture and our weekly book report! The latest news in romance book world, celebrity relationships, and more hot gossip.  Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) mother’s day + Meghan Quinn event (9:21) Mariah Carey + Anderson Paak (15:46) Morgan Wallen + Caitlin Clark 17:39 Spirit Airlines GoFundMe (21:41) Summer House Drama contin...

Welcome back to Zodiac Academy! Today we’re recapping book 0.5, “Origins of an Academy Bully” which follows the heirs—— Darius, Caleb, Seth, and Max before their time at school. Next week we’ll cover Zodiac Academy 1.5!  Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro (1:42) Novella recap begins  (34:16) What we learned from 0.5 📖 Shop The Episode: Zodiac Academy: Shadow Princess: https://bookshop.org/a/113990/9781916...

Happy Tuesday, SIPers! Enjoy our stream of consciousness while we watch the Met Gala 2026 live and share our pop culture thoughts for the week! Strongly suggest you watch this one on YouTube if you can for all the outfit references! (0:00) Intro (2:13) Connor Storrie, Zoe Kravitz, and Amanda’s Birthday weekend 4:55 Lena Dunham, Gigi Hadid, and 2000s ED culture (13:30) Anderson Paak, Olivia Wilde,...

We’re so happy to be back in the world of Solaria, Zodiac edition! We’re jumping right back into Zodiac Academy with our favorite twins, Darcy and Tori. We’re recapping chapter 24-47, the end of Shadow Princess. As always, NO spoilers in the comments for our fellow first time readers! We’ve only read Zodiac Books 1-4 and the Ruthless Boys series! (0:00) Intro (0:08) Right off the rip (2:07) Chapte...

Welcome back to 'The Story Is' Podcast with Amanda Earle and Katie Mitchell! This week we're chatting about our love for independent bookstore day, why Klay thompson will begin to cough in 4 days due to him cheating on Megan Thee Stallion, and our broken hearts over Harry Styles’ engagement to Zoe Kravitz. Plus, what we’re reading this week!  Time Stamps:  (0:00) intro (0:08) indie...

We’re so happy to be back in the world of Solaria, Zodiac edition! We’re jumping right back into Zodiac Academy with our favorite twins, Darcy and Tori. Join us next week for part 2 (chapter 24-End)! As always, NO spoilers in the comments for our fellow first time readers! We’ve only read Zodiac Books 1-3 and the Ruthless Boys series! Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro (0:08) Zodiac Academy recap (2:11) Ch...

Welcome back to another episode of The Story Is Podcast with Katie Mitchell and Amanda Earle! This week we’re talking about the Patrick Schwarzenegger casting in Emily Henry’s Beach Read, our thoughts on Daggermouth twists, and Quinn’s latest guest star. Plus, Papa Trope returns to chat Throne of Glass Reading Journey!  Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08)Papa Trope Throne of Glass Series Update  (20:4...

Happy Tuesday SIPers! We’re recording from 2 different places today but back with our pop culture recap! This week we’re chatting Coachella Weekend 1, Artemis II, and Shield of Sparrows 3 rumors?! Plus, what we’re reading this week! P.S. Sorry for the echo! I’d suggest listening to this episode on a faster speed and you won’t hear it as much!  (0:00) Intro (0:08) parenting the parents (9:26) Coach...

We finished Warrior Fae- woohoo! The Story is Pod is officially done with the Ruthless Boys series. We’re sharing our final thoughts on chapters 41-end and predictions now that we’re going back to Zodiac Academy world.  As always, NO spoilers in the comments for our fellow first time readers! We’ve only read Zodiac Books 1-3 and Ruthless Boys series! 📖 Shop The Episode: Dark Fae: ⁠ ⁠https://books...

Yeehaw, y’all! We’re back with another episode of The Story Is Podcast with Amanda Earle and Katie Mitchell. This week we’re chatting a recap of our romance rodeo event, the drama brewing over at summer house, and what we’ve read this week!  Time Stamps (0:00) intro (0:08) catch up (3:15) romance rodeo recap (8:40) baby ken go flip (13:39) what we’re watching right now (18:15) we are #PittPals  (2...