Episodes
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This month, Sadie and Izzie round out beach read season with Emma Rosenblum's debut novel, Bad Summer People. As a blend of White Lotus, Big Little Lies, and Desperate Housewives, the girls debate who could possibly be the protagonist and the lesser of many, many evils. Sadie and Izzie also discuss more of their recent reads including The Perfect Couple and Where the Crawdads Sing and of course their high, low, and buffalo of the month which includes quite a bit of wild life... maybe even an actual buffalo?! Grab a glass a wine and listen now for another episode with Your Best Friend's Bookshelf!!
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This month, Sadie and Izzie continue beach read season with Carley Fortune's third beach read "This Summer Will be Different." As big fans of Carley's debut novel "Every Summer After," Sadie and Izzie discuss if this new summer romance lives up to the hype. Listen now for their conversation around vacation romances, crushes on friend's brothers, and whether or not it's a good idea to move for a boyfriend.
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This month, Sadie and Izzie kick off a summer of mindless romance with Emily Henry's newest beach read, "Funny Story." While the book was nothing special, the girls reflect on many of the plot points during the book and how they would handle them in their own lives which often is much much different from how the characters of the book handled them. Listen now for some giggles and announcement of the book of the month for August, September, and October!
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This month, Sadie and Izzie dive into Kristin Hannah's newest historical fiction novel, "The Women" and reflect on a subject they knew absolutely nothing about prior to reading this book, the Vietnam war. The hosts also discuss the various love interests in the book and their casting choices for the inevitable movie.
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This month, Sadie and Izzie dive back into the Empyrean series and reflect on arguably the biggest release of 2023, Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. The hosts also discuss their rebrand and the exciting future of the pod now that it is back in action this Spring.
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Rebecca Yarros did us dirty with this cliff hanger!! In the final episode of season 3, friend and special guest, Michelle, returns to GOT to join Sadie and Izzie in recapping the final three chapters of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing. Listen for all of the gals' reactions and predictions for Iron Flame as well as discussion questions submitted by listeners!
Thank you to everyone for another great season! We will see you in one month for Iron Flame on Valentine's Day! xoxo
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In this episode, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 34-36 of Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing including Xaden’s secrets revealed, the truth about venin, and a heartbreaking death. Discussion topics include Christmas break recaps, movies to watch, and predictions for the finale!
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In this episode, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 31-33 of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing including Violet's reckless acts of "love," the anniversary of reunification day, and our love for Liam. Discussion topics include our weekly recap, Christmas plans, and love of whales.
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In this episode, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 28-30 of Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing including the extremely eventful war games, violet taking her frustration out on Xaden, and whether we think Professor Carr is good or bad. Discussion topics include Serin’s reading journey, who we think should play Violet in the TV show, and why we have trust issues with Rhiannon.
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In this episode, Sadie, Izzie, and special guest Emily cover chapters 22-24 of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing including the anticlimactic squad battles, Violet's reunion with Mira, and a new layer in Xaden and Violet's connection. We try out a new "what's your signet?" quiz and discuss topics including our Spotify wrapped, Emily's thoughts on Iron Flame, and what Xaden's shadows actually look like!
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In this episode, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 22-24 of Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing including Violet’s first time channelling, her late night run-in with Xaden, and an unexpected deadly weapon (oranges). Discussion topics include our Thanksgiving plans and our latest book/TV recs!
“A villain that can be taken down by an orange is not a villain I care to take seriously.”
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In this episode, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 19-21 of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing including the truth about feather tails, a tragic death, and the introduction of a new character, Liam! Discussion topics include possibilities for a love triangle in Fourth Wing and the Chicks in the Office live show!
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In this episode, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 16-18 of Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing including the fallout from threshing, Dain’s big flop, and a sneak attack. Discussion topics include a Kelsea Ballerina concert recap and if we like Fourth Wing more than ACOTAR so far.
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In this episode, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 13-15 of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing including all things Threshing! Discussion topics include imprinting/mating across fantasy worlds, talking dragons, and whether or not we can trust Rhiannon (we have trust issues post Tamlin).
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In this episode, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 10-12 of Rebecca Yarrow’ Fourth Wing including Violet’s struggle with the gauntlet, a dragon breed recap, and the little baby gold dragon. Discussion topics include our new Fourth Wing Quiz, some cryptic clues about “the shadows”, and our predictions for which dragon Vi will bond with.
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On this episode, Sadie and Izzie recap chapters 7 through 9 of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wind, including Becky's bread crumbs, Xaden's children of the rebels club, and a very steamy match up on the mat. Discussion topics include the luxury that is a lazy weekend and butt massages!
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On this episode, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 4 through 6 of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing, including a dragons vs gryphons debate, speculation about what Violet's signet ability will be, and some too tempting character comparisons to our first love ACOMAF. Discussion topics include our high, low, and buffalo's of our Chicago girls trip!
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In the season 3 premiere, Sadie and Izzie cover chapters 1-3 of Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing, including our initial reaction to this hugely popular book, our thoughts on a Xaden/Violet/Dain love triangle, and our future predictions! Discussion topics include Sadie’s lobstering adventure, the flop of the divergent movies and the best comebacks for drunk idiots at the bar.
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We are closing out the summer by recapping and discussing the very popular, One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We discuss our feelings surrounding Emma sleeping with both of them, if we think Emma and Jesse eventually would have grown apart, and who we would choose if we were Emma.
Oof. This is a tough one!
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Another book, another season down! We made it to the end of Sarah J Maas’ A Court of Mist and Fury! Join us as we recap all the chaos that is Nesta and Elain’s transition, Feyre’s dramatic performance, and our return to the spring court! We give all the details on season 3 as well as find out who Sadie and Izzie’s mates are!
Thank you for another great season! We will see you this fall for Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros!
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