Ten years after the fourth book ended, the fifth book of Vampire Diaries came into the world and picked up right where it left off. Elena is alive! Weirdly she has some baby energy as she's learning to be human again? Something is once again amiss in Fell's Church and Damon is too busy brooding to help at all. He's too busy focusing on how to get Stefan out of the picture so he can make Elena all his. Will he prevail? Or will a new mysterious creature get in his way?
May 04, 2022•58 min
Okay, we'll admit it: we didn't expect the main character to die at the end of the third book! Bonnie takes over as our main point of view and she even starts keeping a diary to cope with Elena's death (aw cute!). Just when we thought the people of Fell's Church were destined for some peace and quiet, more trouble is brewing in the shadows and Bonnie's powers might be the only way the gang can get some answers to finally destroy it. Laura and Meggie are dishing HARD as things honestly get kinda ...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Rejoice dear listeners! Meggie and Laura are back to talk about the third book in The Vampire Diaries series: The Fury. Elena is a freakin vampire now! And it's finally discovered that all the badthat's been going down around town might not be Damon's fault at all? It's the ultimate mystery turned boss battle brawl as Elena, Stefan, and Damon team up to tackle the evil force that's haunting Fells Church.
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min
This week on YA, We Read It! Laura and Meggie are amped to continue right where the first book left off. Our new favorite protagonist Elena is not having ANY of Damon's bullshit. So what's the struggle here? Literally everything! We've got Elena trying to prove that Stefan didn't murder their history teacher, we've got the intro of creepy new teacher Alaric Saltzman, and we've definitely got jealous ex-friend Caroline trying to destroy Elena's reputation. Oh, and we have a whole lot of blood-suc...
Apr 13, 2022•43 min
Awakening from their short break between seasons, Meggie and Laura are flying high into season 5 where they are set to tackle The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith. Originally coming out with the first 4 books in the 1990s before continuing the series in the 2010s and inspiring a hit tv-show, this YA series is anything but ordinary. This episode, your hosts and best friends cover "The Awakening" where we are introduced to popular girl Elena and her quest to make the new student Stefan her brand new be...
Apr 06, 2022•52 min
Let the final thoughts of YA, We Read It's 4th season begin! Join your resident hosts + best friends Laura and Meggie as they rehash their favorite thoughts and feelings about The Hunger Games trilogy and prequel. We're talking things we would have loved to see in the prequel, Katniss as a relatable protagonist, and (most importantly) Team Gale v. Team Peeta. It's safe to say that this series that originally debuted in 2008 still holds a special place in both our hearts. And, of course, we say w...
Mar 16, 2022•44 min
Meggie and Laura are once again joined by Brooke Smith and Ryan Stevens (hosts of Nation of Animation) to wrap up all their thoughts and feelings on the second half of the Hunger Games prequel. Coriolanus Snow really wants just three things: Lucy, Sejanus to leave him alone, and all the birds to go away. Let's just say it's a ... unprecedented turn for the story to take? Either way you don't want to miss this foursome's hot takes as they rehash their likes (and mostly dislikes) from their time r...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 12 min
The Hunger Games adventure continues on YA, We Read It! Joining in on this episode are special guests Ryan Stevens and Brooke Smith (hosts of Nation of Animation) to break down the newest novel by Suzanne Collins. This book details the origin of our antagonist in the original trilogy, President Snow, as he deals with life after the war in The Capital. Described as a popular pretty boy, can Snow rise to the fame and glory he desperately thinks he's entitled to? Or will he fall short as he and his...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Katniss wakes up once again in the hospital and soon springs into action. We're talking training for war, befriending Johanna, still dealing with Peeta's hijacked brain, and in general not trying to think about her suitors (literally leave her alone Gale!!!). When her and the star squad go out into combat to shoot another promo, things quickly turn dire and Katniss leads everyone through a chaos maze of death and destruction as she ventures out to kill President Snow. Join Meggie and Laura for t...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 12 min
You already know what time it is: Time for Katniss to be the face of the revolution!!! The good news? Katniss and her family and Gale are safe and sound and building new lives in District 13. The bad news? District 12 was bombed into oblivion, Peeta has been captured, and Katniss has to film a bunch of promotional videos and is pretty lackluster on camera. The dance between Katniss doing promos and winding up in the hospital has just begun! And Laura and Meggie can't wait to talk about how it al...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min
The Quarter Quell just got a whole lot more destructive as the victors prep for their unexpected return to the games. Katniss and Peeta adjust to their new strategies and work to make alliances, but are unsure of who they can really trust. Meanwhile, the looming rebellion seems to be taking hold of all the districts with whispers of uprisings ringing through everyone's ears. Meggie and Laura are probably a little too excited to relive the rereading of the latter half of Catching Fire, but that's...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 7 min
You already KNOW that this is Laura and Meggie's favorite book in the franchise. This week, your beloved besties and hosts are tackling the first half of it! Post Hunger Games, Katniss is adjusting to life in Victor's Village, life with Gale working in the coal mines, and life with Peeta and her not on the best of terms. The Victory Tour is just around the corner and obviously Katniss once again has no time to think about boys as President Snow has threatened her to abide by the Capitals rules. ...
Feb 02, 2022•50 min
Meggie and Laura are ready to wrap up the first book of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games, and boy are things getting exciting! The games are starting and Katniss is unsure of what she should make of Peeta's public confession that he loves her. Tbh, we get it—she literally is about to be hunted by 23 other people! It's no time for boys!!! Once she's in the arena, Katniss must fend for herself, impress the audience, convince everyone that she's also in love with Peeta, and (most importantly) stay ali...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min
New year, New season, Same ol' Laura and Meggie. Kicking off another year of YA, the best friends are back and more excited than ever as they crack open Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games: the first book in the beloved trilogy that quickly rose to popularity in the late aughts. Katniss Everdeen lives a meager and strenuous life in her home of District 12. Each year, the nation of Panem hosts an event in which teens are raffled off to participate in a fight to the death called The Hunger Games. After ...
Jan 19, 2022•54 min
After a season of lies, murder, mystery, withcraft, and burying trauma while somehow maintaining grades at an elite private school: Meggie and Laura have finally finished Kate Brian's Private Series. Join us for a deep discussion of the 14 books as we try to make sense of all the plot changes, character motivations, Reed as a protagonist, and discuss the spinoff series. And as always, we announce where we are heading for Season 4! If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don'...
Jan 12, 2022•38 min
It's the end of 2021 and its the finale for the Private series and Laura and Meggie are ready to break down the fourteenth book, Vengeance. Taking place 4 months after her birthday (and Mr. Lange's death), Reed is using her inheritance to finally rebuild Billings (okay, girlboss alert!) tbh it's weird to say goodbye to this series at the end of her junior year and also, the whole witch thing? Forget about that, that's not in the plot anymore! If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscri...
Dec 29, 2021•46 min
After finding out that her and Noelle are sisters and ALSO witches, (Meggie and Laura really weren't expecting such a shift in the series plot, but let's run with it!!!) Reed finds herself back at school, tempted to start dabbling in the Book of Spells. Chaos ensues as she starts having witchy-nightmares and the Billings girls start disappearing one by one. Can teenage-witch Reed save everyone before her 17th birthday party? Or will the sinister presence on campus finally get her for good? If yo...
Dec 22, 2021•49 min
Noelle is gone and her kidnappers target Reed as the only person that can rescue her. If not? She gets murdered. Remember last book how we started a secret society? That's not important anymore!!! In what can only be described as a PG-rated version of a "Saw" movie, Reed is given tasks she must complete in order to save her best friend. And Laura and Meggie are absolutely here for this 200 page chaotic mess as we get closer and closer to the series finale. If you enjoy the show please rate, revi...
Dec 15, 2021•48 min
Billings has been destroyed. Or has it? After Reed mysteriously receives a spooky old book titled "Billings Literary Society" she decides to reinstate what turns out to be a secret society. Meggie and Laura are honestly pretty bored with this book (how did we go from being stranded on an island to this weird book club plot line?!) but they make the most of it as they discuss some major plot-holes, the boys at Easton, and Reed as an unreliable protagonist. If you enjoy the show please rate, revie...
Dec 08, 2021•57 min
Welp, Laura & Meggie were not expecting this whole St. Barth's trip to take place over 2 books, but here we are!!! Reed manages to survive being pushed overboard from a luxury yacht, and then for some reason decides to keep vacationing and ignore her problems (we've all been there!). As you can imagine things are about to go from bad to worse as whoever wanted Reed dead is still out there and she's made plenty of enemies on this trip in the 1 week she's been there. If you enjoy the show plea...
Dec 01, 2021•43 min
The holiday season is upon both the Billings Girls and Meggie & Laura (so cute of us to link up like this!). Reed is back IN with her friends and the whole group is off to St. Barth's where they will continue to live lavishly without consequences... that is until Reed starts flirting with Upton Giles (who's insanely hot) and then things start turning south and she starts to feel like she's being stalked (AGAIN). Can Reed live it up in paradise and hookup with her new hottie? Or will her wors...
Nov 24, 2021•55 min
Booted from Billings, single, and stalked: Laura and Meggie continue to beg the question WHERE is a guidance counselor for our protagonist Reed who truly cannot catch a break?! Reed ambitituously decides to investigate the murder of Cheyenne herself which leads her to team up with some unexpected people. Who's actually stalking Reed? And more importantly, WHY? Will these revelations finally put an end to all the drama at Easton? Also, how is Reed still finding time to study?!!! If you enjoy the ...
Nov 17, 2021•53 min
Freshly dumped Reed is (once again) in way over her head as she agrees to raise $5 million dollars in a last ditch effort to save the Billings House. It's Reed vs. Easton vs. Noelle vs. Her ex's new relationship vs. The police starting a reinvestigation and Meggie and Laura are absolutely unsure that Reed will be able to pull it all off. I guess we have to admire her for trying? If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't forget to check out the host's Instagram, @yeehaw_m...
Nov 10, 2021•56 min
The impact of Cheyenne's death is greatly overshadowed by the cancellation of the infamous Legacy party being cancelled (Vapid much?). Laura and Meggie discuss the ever-unfolding events as things change once again with Noelle's return to Easton. Reed finds herself quickly elected as the new president of Billings and caught in a steamy love triangle with her committed boyfriend Josh and ultimate hottie Dash. If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't forget to check out th...
Nov 03, 2021•59 min
A new beginning, a new school year. The series fast forwards past Spring Semester and picks up with the beginning of Reed's junior year. Meggie and Laura quickly piece together that all we once knew has completely changed: Cheyenne is president of Billings, Reed's mom is sober, and there's a whole slew of new characters to get to know. Despite the calm, there's a massive drama storm coming our way and it's only just beginning. If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't fo...
Oct 27, 2021•47 min
Reed's new boyfriend Josh, has just been arrested for the murder of her last boyfriend and as if things couldn't get messier, she's determined to clear his name causing a major rift between her and the Billings girls. Winter break is fast approaching and the hunt is on. All will finally be revealed as Laura and Meggie discover what really happened to Thomas Pearson. If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't forget to check out the host's Instagram, @yeehaw_meg, and @laur...
Oct 20, 2021•37 min
Thomas may be long gone, but the real mystery is just beginning as his death doesn't seem to be an accident. Even more mystifying is the Billings girls seem to be acting more and more suspicious by the day. On top of all of that, Reed finds herself crushing HARD on Josh Hollis, aka Thomas' best friend. The wild ride is just beginning and Meggie and Laura are living for every second of it. If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't forget to check out the host's Instagram,...
Oct 13, 2021•42 min
What could be more important than looking for your toxic boyfriend who disappeared under mysterious circumstances? Why, securing an invitation to the hottest Halloween party in existence, of course! Reed has a LOT on her plate. From having no idea where Thomas is, to the Billings Girls hazing her, to rich-boy Walt Whitaker crushing on her, it's hard to believe she's only been at this school for a month. And you better believe that Laura and Meggie are ready to dissect every detail in this week's...
Oct 06, 2021•47 min
After their summer break, Meggie and Laura are back and hotter than ever as they sit down to discuss the Private Series by Kate Brian. Reed Brennan has just arrived at the rich AF Easton Academy on a full scholarship and immediately finds herself trying to befriend the elusive Billings Girls and crushing on the dreamy Thomas Pearson. Get ready, because for the next 14+ weeks your resident hosts & best friends are immersing themselves completely into the Private world. If you enjoy the show p...
Sep 29, 2021•53 min
Once upon a time, two best friends started a podcast and read Scott Westerfeld's famed Uglies Trilogy. And that podcast, was this podcast! That's right, Laura and Meggie are starting their summers by breaking down all their feelings on the series. How can a book written in 2005 somehow feel even more relevant today? And of course, we announce where we're heading for Season 3! If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't forget to check out the host's Instagram, @yeehaw_meg,...
Jun 09, 2021•45 min
