Welcome to the 2am Book Review Club! Do you stay up too late reading books? Do you love mysteries, thrillers, romance, historical fiction, fantasy, or literary fiction? Do you want weekly book recommendations and/or book breakdowns? Then you’ve found your new favorite book club! Join me each week as I discuss everything from the most-hyped new releases to books that nobody seems to have heard of as we explore the wide and wonderful world of books!
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10 Romance Books to Read at the Beach!
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It's beach read season, and I've put together a list of the 10 best romance books to read at the beach! Romances that take place on summer vacation... A romance with a ghost... A romance between a movie star and a bodyguard... Whatever kind of romance book you want to read, I have beach read recommendations for you! Read The Blue Castle for free he…
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10 Mystery Books to Read at the Beach!
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It's beach read season, and I've put together a list of the 10 best mystery books to read at the beach! Murder at a luxurious seaside resort... A family trapped on a stormy island... A school that's basically Hogwarts for murder... Whatever kind of mystery book you want to read, I have beach read recommendations for you! Keep an eye out for my roma…
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12 Books to Read at the Beach! A Beach Read Guide for Every Type of Reader
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It's beach read season, and I've put together the ultimate beach read guide for every type of reader! Do you like thrillers? Classics? Family sagas? Nonfiction? Historical fiction? Fantasy? Whatever genre (or genres!) you like to read, I have beach read recommendations for you. Keep an eye out for my mystery beach read list and my romance beach rea…
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I read 21 books in May, ranging from romance to mysteries to historical fiction, and I'm here to talk about them! Which did I love? Which disappointed me? Which character was Too Stupid To Live? And was Shakespeare really a woman??? Tune into this episode to find out! Apologies that my voice isn't 100% back to normal yet! I'm still recovering from …
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Reading Challenge Announcement: The Historical Fiction World Tour Challenge!
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Join me this summer as we read historical fiction books from 10 different countries around the world! Reading challenge link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/e7e9689b-cd43-423d-9164-5720859a4096. I hope you'll join the Historical Fiction World Tour Challenge, and I apologize for the delay in this week's episode; I'm still recoverin…
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I found my favorite mystery book of the year!! (so far)
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Did I just find my favorite mystery book of the year?? Between its gorgeous prose, complex characters, and mind-blowing plot, this incredible book left me emotionally devastated and convinced that this might just be my favorite mystery book of the year. Tune in to find out which book I'm talking about!! The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel…
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Pineapple Street: A Tasty Treat of a Book
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Looking for a glamorous, glitzy, breezy, fun ride? Then boy oh boy, do I have the book for you: Pineapple Street, by Jenny Jackson!! Apologies to everyone named Georgiana. (Real talk: Is anyone named Georgiana anymore?) You'll have to listen to the episode to figure out why! The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel…
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I read 20 books in April, ranging from mysteries to fantasy to historical romance, and I'm here to talk about them! Which did I love? Which disappointed me? And are you looking for book recommendations for either People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry, or The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins-Reid? Whatever you're looking for, I've got…
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5 Random Books: Can I Predict My Least to Most Favorites?
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I picked up 5 random books at the library, and today we're finding out if I can predict which will be my most favorite, which will be my least favorite, and which ones will end up somewhere in between! The 5 books are: Piranesi, The Essex Serpent, The Devil and the Dark Water, and two classic mysteries by the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie. Whic…
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Remarkably Bright Creatures: "Heartwarming", But What Was the Point??
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I finally read the best-selling octopus book, Remarkably Bright Creatures! Why is this debut novel a New York Times bestselling smash success? Is it worth the hype? And most importantly: what did I think of the octopus? Find out in this week's episode! The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channelAv The 2am Book Review Club
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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands: An Automaton of a Sequel
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I finally read the sequel to Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands! Was it everything I was hoping the sequel would be? How does it hold up to the first book? And what does a cozy fantasy sequel look like anyway? Find out in this week's episode! The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel…
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The Once and Future Witches: Great Writing, Beautiful Writing
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I finally read The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow! Alternate history, fairytale-infused witchy fantasy, and sisters taking on the world: this book is everything that I love! ...Or is it? Find out in this week's episode! Apologies if it sounds like I have cold--pollen allergies are no joke. The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel…
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I read 18 books in March, ranging from fantasy to mysteries to romance, and I'm here to talk about them! Which did I love? Which disappointed me? And which book is the one that changed my life?? Find out in this episode! The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channelAv The 2am Book Review Club
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Mystery Marathon March! Ep. 4: The Marlow Murder Club, We Were Liars, and Black Rabbit Hall
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Join me during the month of March as we read as many mystery books as we can!! Reading challenge link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/1c2daf45-bc27-4e55-88ce-25d3d9df5f09. I spent the final week of Mystery Marathon March reading 3 more mysteries: The Marlow Murder Club, We Were Liars, and Black Rabbit Hall. What do I think of thes…
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Mystery Marathon March! Ep. 3: Everyone on This Train is a Suspect, All the Sinners Bleed
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Join me during the month of March as we read as many mystery books as we can!! Reading challenge link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/1c2daf45-bc27-4e55-88ce-25d3d9df5f09. I spent Week 3 of Mystery Marathon March reading just 2 mysteries: Everyone on This Train is a Suspect and All the Sinners Bleed. What do I think of these popul…
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Mystery Marathon March! Ep. 2: The Writing Retreat, The Violin Conspiracy, and Just the Nicest Couple
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Join me during the month of March as we read as many mystery books as we can!! Reading challenge link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/1c2daf45-bc27-4e55-88ce-25d3d9df5f09. I spent Week 2 of Mystery Marathon March again reading 3 mysteries: The Writing Retreat, The Violin Conspiracy, and Just the Nicest Couple. What do I think of t…
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Mystery Marathon March! Ep. 1: Good Bad Girl, A Most Agreeable Murder, and Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
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Join me during the month of March as we read as many mystery books as we can!! Reading challenge link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/1c2daf45-bc27-4e55-88ce-25d3d9df5f09. I kicked off Mystery Marathon March with 3 mystery books: Good Bad Girl, A Most Agreeable Murder, and Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. What do I think …
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Reading Challenge Announcement: Mystery Marathon March!
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Join me during the month of March as we read as many mystery books as we can!! Reading challenge link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/1c2daf45-bc27-4e55-88ce-25d3d9df5f09. Want some mystery recommendations? Listen to the episode, where I talk about ten of my favorite mystery books from 2023! I hope you'll choose to join my reading…
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Romance Extravaganza Ep. 4: Recipe for Persuasion
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Let's celebrate the month of all things romance related with a romance novel mini-series!! This week we're talking about Recipe for Persuasion, a Jane Austen-inspired romance centered around a Food Network reality show. Why was this such an emotional book? What was so surprising about it? And (asking the real questions here): Did I like the second-…
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Romance Extravaganza Ep. 3: The Mozart Code
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Let's celebrate the month of all things romance related with a romance novel mini-series!! This week we're talking about The Mozart Code, a Cold War Vienna spy story featuring a marriage of convenience. What do I think of the spy stuff? Was it... a little TOO historical? And (asking the real questions here): Did I like the romance??? Let's find out…
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Romance Extravaganza Ep. 2: The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
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Let's celebrate the month of all things romance related with a romance novel mini-series!! We're continuing with The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, a romantic, bonkers light fantasy set in an alternate Victorian England. Is it fantastical? Just how bonkers are we talking?? And (asking the real questions here): Did I like the romance??? Let's …
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Romance Extravaganza Ep. 1: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
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Let's celebrate the month of all things romance related with a romance novel mini-series!! We're kicking things off with The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, a witchy cozy fantasy romance. Is it cozy? Is it fantastical? And (asking the real questions here): Did I like the romance??? Let's find out! The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel…
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Holiday Book Club 2023 Ep. 3: Jane [Austen] and the Twelve Days of Christmas
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Guess what great British author turned out to secretly also be a great detective?? That's right, this week's holiday book club pick features beloved author Jane Austen solving a holiday-themed whodunit! Guide to throwing your own Jane Austen Christmas party (caution advised)! The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel…
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Holiday Book Club 2023 Ep. 2: How the Hitman Stole Christmas
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What do you get when you put together a (hot) hitman who loves Christmas and his grouchy, grinchy (hot) neighbor who can't stand Christmas? You get this week's holiday book club pick, How the Hitman Stole Christmas! The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channelAv The 2am Book Review Club
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Holiday Book Club 2023 Ep. 1: Wreck the Halls
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What do you get when you put together rockstars, holiday hijinks, and Disney Channel original movie vibes?? You get our first holiday book club pick, Tessa Bailey's Wreck the Halls! The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channelAv The 2am Book Review Club
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Reading Around the World Ep. 4: A Spell of Good Things (Nigeria)
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This week, we're wrapping our Reading Around the World mini-series with our Nigeria pick, A Spell of Good Things! Featuring compelling characters, interesting conversations about modern-day Nigeria, and memorable writing, this Booker Prize longlisted book is a win in my book! Be sure to check out The 2am Book Review Club Youtube channel here.…
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Reading Around the World Ep. 3: Next Year in Havana (Cuba)
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This week, we're continuing our Reading Around the World mini-series with our Cuba pick, Next Year in Havana! Featuring complex political commentary, morally gray characters, and a (disastrously executed) romance, this sweeping historical epic gives us lots to discuss. Note: I state that this is the author's debut novel, which is not true, but I be…
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Reading Around the World Ep. 2: My Brilliant Friend (Italy)
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This week, we're launching our reading around the world deep dives with Elena Ferrante's classic, My Brilliant Friend!! With subtle (and not so subtle) social commentary, a cast of colorful characters, and (of course) the complex friendship that's the heart of the book, My Brilliant Friend certainly gives us plenty to talk about (just look at this …
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Reading Around the World Ep. 1: I read 10 books for 10 countries!
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This week, we're launching November's Reading Around the World mini-series!! We're kicking it off with an overview episode, where I talk about most of the books I read for this challenge. The remaining 3 books will be the focus of deep dive episodes, which will be releasing throughout the month! Want to participate in the StoryGraph Reads the World…
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Spooky Book Support Club Ep. 3: Night Film
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This week, we're talking about the horror-mystery-thriller-whatever you classify it as, Night Film! Featuring: us trying to figure out what the heck the ending means! Apologies for extraneous background noise/uneven audio, but we were so excited to record this episode and we hope that you'll be excited to listen anyway!…
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Spooky Book Support Club Ep. 2: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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This week, we're talking about one of the spookiest books ever written, Shirley Jackson's classic, We Have Always Lived in the Castle! Featuring: some truly out-there theories about what this book really means. Apologies for extraneous background noise/uneven audio, but we were so excited to record this episode and we hope that you'll be excited to…
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Spooky Book Support Club Ep. 1: We read 9 spooky books!!
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This week, we're launching the Spooky Book Support Club, a mini-series that will be running all spooky season long where we read spooky books and talk about them! Which books were spooky? Which ones were not? And which 3 do we think are the perfect Halloween reads?? Listen to this week's episode to find out!!…
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StoryGraph Genre Challenge Ep. 2: Battle of the Biographies!
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This week, we're diving a little deeper into the 16 books I read for the StoryGraph genre challenge with a battle of the biographies between Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane and All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson. Which is the better biography?? Let's find out! And hopefully, I'll inspire you to do this reading challenge as wel…
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StoryGraph Genre Challenge Ep. 1: I read 16 books and (mostly) loved them!
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This week, we're kicking off the StoryGraph Genre Challenge mini-series! I completed this reading challenge by reading 16 books, and this week I'm excited to talk about the prompts and the 16 books I read for them. And hopefully, I'll inspire you to do this reading challenge as well! The 2am book review club is on Youtube! Check out the channel her…
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Hot Book Summer Ep. 4: Every Summer After
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This week, we're wrapping up our mini-series on hot books with Every Summer After! Featuring a friends-to-lovers, second chance romance, you'd think that this would be an easy win... but is it? Find out in this week's episode!Av The 2am Book Review Club
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This week, we're continuing our mini-series on currently hot books with Book Lovers by the one and only Emily Henry! Featuring: a rant about why Wuthering Heights is NOT a romance.Av The 2am Book Review Club
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Hot Book Summer Ep. 2: Romantic Comedy
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This week, we're continuing to ask if popular books are worth the hype! In this episode, we're talking about Romantic Comedy, one of the hottest romance releases so far this year.Av The 2am Book Review Club
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Hot Book Summer Ep. 1: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
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This week, we're launching a mini-series on books that have been popular this year! And we're starting off strong with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, which (spoiler alert!) was absolutely worth the hype. Featuring: discussions of unlikeable female characters, romantic subplots, and a Sherlock Holmes tangent for some reason. In other words,…
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Bad Thrillers Ep. 3: Hidden (why did I do this to myself)
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This week we're finally wrapping our first ever bad thrillers mini-series!! And we're going out with Hidden by Fern Michaels, the worst reading experience I have had this year. Plot? 439 pages of filler. Thrills? None to be found. Characters??? Well. We definitely have a lot to discuss. Featuring: an overview of the reading experience, with many qu…
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Bad Thrillers Ep. 1: What Happened to the Bennetts
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This week, we're launching a mini-series on bad thrillers! Kicking off the mini-series, we have a murderous drug-trafficking gang, a picture-perfect all-American family, and an ordinary dad who just happens to be Captain America in disguise. Hold onto your seats, cause this ride gets crazy as we break down the stupidest thriller plot I've read so f…
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Bad Thrillers Ep. 2: The Maidens
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We're continuing our mini-series on bad thrillers with The Maidens, where we get to learn why it's not actually your fault if you have childhood trauma and end up becoming a serial killer. We also get to meet creepy college professors, examine a serious case of men writing women, and learn how to disguise your pointless, boring mystery/thriller as …
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WW2 Paris Books Ep. 3: The Postmistress of Paris (my favorite historical fiction book of 2023!)
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This week, we're wrapping up our World War 2 Paris books mini-series with the gorgeous historical fiction book based on a true story, The Postmistress of Paris! Why is this book so beautiful and lyrical and heart-breaking?? Why is it my favorite book in this mini-series?? And why is it my favorite out of the 13 historical fiction books I've read so…
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WW2 Paris Books Ep. 2: The Paris Orphan
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This week we're continuing our mini-series on World War 2 books set in Paris! This week's book is The Paris Orphan, a historical fiction book featuring, you guessed, a French orphan. Why is this book both informative but also infuriating? Which true story is this book based on? And what kind of a soap-opera mess is the ending?? Find out in this wee…
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WW2 Paris Books Ep. 1: The Paris Architect
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This week we're launching a mini-series about World War 2 books set in Paris! Our first book in this mini-series is The Paris Architect, a slow-burn WW2 thriller featuring, you guessed it, an architect who lives in Paris. How does this book explore the setting? What kind of architecture is an architect going to build in the midst of a war? And why …
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Historical Fiction vs Fictionalized History: The Only Woman in the Room
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This week, we're once again talking about recreating real women! But this time, we're asking the question, when does historical fiction become fictionalized history? We'll be conducting our discussion via The Only Woman in the Room, a book about the incredible life of a Hollywood legend, Hedy Lamarr. How can we, as readers, responsibly consume hist…
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Mysteries Getting Meta: The Plot, The Woman in the Library, and The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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This week we're talking about mysteries with meta elements! We all love a good old-fashioned murder mystery, but what happens when these mysteries go meta? How exactly do these mysteries get meta? What do these mysteries say about the genre? And how do they stack up against the classics? Find out during this discussion of The Plot, The Woman in the…
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Recreating Real Women: The Diamond Eye, The Christie Affair, and The Second Mrs. Astor
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This week we're talking about historical fiction centered around real women, including a book centered around the Soviet sniper known as Lady Death. We'll be talking about The Diamond Eye, The Christie Affair, and The Second Mrs. Astor. How well do these books bring these real women to life? What techniques do these books use to bring these very di…
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Strong Women Suffering: The Lies I Tell, The Four Winds, and Little Fires Everywhere
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This week, we're talking about strong women in literature. We all know how most strong women in film and television suffer from a bad case of the Tragic Backstory™, but is the same true for their literary counterparts? Do strong women in books also derive their strength from Tragic Backstories™? Why do strong women need to suffer, anyway? Let's fin…
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Ringing Out 2022 with The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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Welcome to the first-ever episode of the 2am book review club! We're ringing in 2023 with The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V. E. Schwab. This episode was actually recorded on January 1 but took longer than expected to edit and release. The perfect way to start a new year, am I right? Hope you enjoy, and we hope you’re having a good start to th…
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