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We start by discussing the Locked Tomb story, "The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex," and then move on to Harrow the Ninth, where we explore the confusion of reading this for the first time…
Read story ↗On this bookling, we're talking the science fiction novella Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon. This was a fun one to talk about the cool technology used, dystopian futures run by corporations, setting boundaries, and…
Read story ↗We talk about the final chapters of Gideon the Ninth, where things escalate quickly. We talk about the infamous pool scene and what details in the finale stood out to us this time around.…
Read story ↗We talk about holding grudges, how much we hate the mayonnaise uncle, ghost talk, trauma responses, the youth of the Ninth House, Gideon and Harrow's backstory, the mythology of the locked tomb, Camilla's weapon…
Read story ↗We discuss our favorite / best books we've read halfway through the year (2025) and what we're looking forward to reading. Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits).…
Read story ↗We discuss the realization that Gideon and Harrow are, in fact, youths, and Gideon has a teenager's brain. Plus, a lot of mysteries occur in the book about what exactly Canaan House is and…
Read story ↗We talk empires, dragon slayers, dragons, finding your place, and going home again in this lovely novella. Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us…
Read story ↗We're talking about Emily Tesh's new book, The Incandescent, which is out today. Set in a British magical school, it gives us the overworked administrative point-of-view of running a magical school, to what felt…
Read story ↗The Devils by Joe Abercrombie feels fresh while still retaining the style of writing the author has become famous for. It’s set in a new world, our world in an alternate timeline Europe, where…
Read story ↗Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang is written like a folktale, not about slaying dragons but finding yourself again after you’ve lost who you were to protect yourself. It’s a tale…
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