Shawn and Lindsey discuss Graceling by Kristin Cashore, a Young Adult fantasy novel, and the first in a series.| SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. But only spoilers for this book, not the rest of the series! | "The book tells the story of Katsa, a young woman with a "Grace", or power, which enhances her survival skills and makes her a highly efficient killer. It takes place in a world where Gracelings, or people with special powers, are identified as children becau...
May 25, 2020•52 min
For April, we finally got to read the much anticipated Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid! This book is written in a unique biopic format, which makes it feel like an episode of Inside the Music on MTV. | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! | " Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . u...
Apr 27, 2020•39 min
This month Shawn and Lindsey are revisiting a childhood favorite, Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo. | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. But only spoilers for this book, not the rest of the series! | "A magical fantasy that is fast-paced and easy-to-read. Charlie Bone has a special gift- he can hear people in photographs talking. The fabulous powers of the Red King were passed down through his descendants, after turning up quite unexpectedly, in someone who ...
Mar 25, 2020•43 min
In the month of love, Shawn and Lindsey are continuing their personal growth journeys with The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. | As this is a non-fiction book, there's not spoilers per se. But anything in the book is fair game for our discussion. | "Marriage should be based on love, right? But does it seem as though you and your spouse are speaking two different languages? New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman guides couples in identifying, understanding, and speaking their spo...
Feb 26, 2020•52 min
We're ringing in 2020 with a throwback to the Roaring 20s, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald! | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! | "The Great Gatsby is a novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald and first published in 1925. It follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns th...
Jan 31, 2020•35 min
Christmas time calls for classics, so this month we're reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens! | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! | "A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former ...
Dec 24, 2019•45 min
What's better than getting cozy on the couch with a blanket and a good mystery? That's how we spent our month reading The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (AKA our queen JK Rowling). | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! | "After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, creditors are calling, ...
Nov 27, 2019•47 min
This month Shawn and Lindsey are joined by Lindsey's high school literature teacher Cari Andreani to discuss the horror classic Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! | "Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story o...
Oct 28, 2019•55 min
This month Shawn and Lindsey discuss a genre-bending debut novel, The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas. | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! | "In 1967, four female scientists worked together to build the world’s first time machine. But just as they are about to debut their creation, one of them suffers a breakdown, putting the whole project—and future of time travel—in jeopardy. T...
Sep 25, 2019•46 min
This month we are inspired by the incomparable Michelle Obama in her beautiful new memoir Becoming. We are joined this month by Lindsey's college friend Kristen Portillo, and had so much fun discussing the book with her! | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! | "In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. ...
Aug 27, 2019•49 min
Join Shawn and Lindsey as they discuss one of their new favorite books, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. This month we were joined by Lindsey's sister-in-law Kara Belt, who recommended this book to us! | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. But only spoilers for this book, not the rest of the series! | "When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magi...
Jun 17, 2019•1 hr 9 min
This month we're reading a book that was very enlightening to both of us, The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Susanne Stabile. Learn all about the Enneagram, and how to incorporate it into your day to day life! | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! | "The Enneagram is an ancient personality typing system with an uncanny accuracy in describing how human beings are wired, both positively a...
May 28, 2019•52 min
This month Shawn chose The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau, a dystopian young adult novel. This book is the first in a trilogy! | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! This book is the first in a series, but we will keep our spoilers to this book only. | "It’s graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can thin...
Apr 23, 2019•38 min
This month we're reading a childhood favorite of Lindsey's, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer! | SPOILER ALERT! As always, we will discuss spoilers in this chat. If that's not your thing, no worries. Come back after you read the book! This book is the first in a series, but we will keep our spoilers to this book only. | "Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous--and extremely high-tech--fairies. He kidnaps one of them, Holly Short, and...
Feb 26, 2019•26 min
