If We Were Villains: Act IV | Sir, That's Not Very Platonic Of You

The Historian: Chapters 25-36 | Helen's Relation to Dracula Explained

This week, we're diving into part two of The Historian, where Paul and Helen collect yet another suspiciously convenient and male Dracula scholar. I mean seriously?!?!?!? Everyone keeps finding cursed books like it's the scavenger hunt from hell, and they're all having an absolutely terrible time. Our duo are also digging through yet another archive, just to uncover exactly enough vampire lore to make a certain undead librarian nervous...except are they really making any real progress towards their goal of finding Dracula's tomb? Is Dracula closer than ever, or are they just making terrible travel decisions? Meanwhile, we learn the truth of Helen's secret vampire lineage, and Paul just keeps being more and more insufferable. What do you think? Join us for this week's episode, and let us know your feelings too in the comments! You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themidnightreaderspodcast/?hl=en], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Midnight-Readers-Podcast-61557461980776/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@themidnightreaderspodcast?hl=zh-hk] and Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Themidnightreaderspodcast] @themidnightreaderspodcast. Interested in more from us? You can also read our stream-of-consciousness reactions to the reading and show notes and see what didn't make it to the show on our Patreon [https://patreon.com/MidnightReadersPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] now. And consider joining our growing community there for other bonus content and more.

The Historian: Chapters 13-24 | Paul and Helen's Meet-Cute Was Weirdly Murdery

Hey readers! This week we’re returning to the story of Dracula’s mysterious burial and the book that continues to haunt historians centuries later. As the narrator and her father explore the countryside of the vast Eurasian continent, we slowly unfold the story of who Rossi was and how entrenched Paul became in his disappearance. We meet Helen - a breath of fresh air in the stuffy pages of the archive - and learn that she’s dead set on finding Rossi as well, for reasons of her own. Who is Helen to the narrator and her father, and why does she know so much about Rossi? Just as the story has sunk its teeth into the minds of Professor Rossi and his advisee, so has Helen sunken her teeth into a grand revenge plot of the ages. Helen has involved herself quickly in the story of Vlad III, and Paul is head over heels, just like us. We love her and can’t wait to read more. Join us this week for another look at Rossi’s mysterious research project and the long history of his disappearance. Let us know your feelings too in the comments! Join the discussion and let us know what you think. You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themidnightreaderspodcast/?hl=en], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Midnight-Readers-Podcast-61557461980776/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@themidnightreaderspodcast?hl=zh-hk] and Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Themidnightreaderspodcast] @themidnightreaderspodcast. Interested in more from us? You can also read our stream-of-consciousness reactions to the reading and show notes and see what didn't make it to the show on our Patreon [https://patreon.com/MidnightReadersPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] now. And consider joining our growing community there for other bonus content and more.

The Historian: Chapters 1-12 | Dracula's Deadly Deadline

Hellloooo listeners~ Welcome to the world of dusty tomes and secret histories! To round out our dark academia picks we’re picking up the story of the late medieval Vlad Țepeș, AKA Vlad the Impaler! Or at least, our historians do. This week we begin the story with an unnamed narrator who unveils the story of her father and his mysterious experiences in graduate school. A student of history, Paul is thrust into the world of 15th century Romania when he finds a mysterious book and subsequently, his advisor goes missing. This book weaves the true events of Vlad the Impaler with the (supposedly!) fictional narrative of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Join us this week as we sink our teeth into this deliciously descriptive epistolary novel, with lots of laughs and questions in between. Let us know your feelings too in the comments! Join the discussion and let us know what you think. You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themidnightreaderspodcast/?hl=en], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Midnight-Readers-Podcast-61557461980776/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@themidnightreaderspodcast?hl=zh-hk] and Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Themidnightreaderspodcast] @themidnightreaderspodcast. Interested in more from us? You can also read our stream-of-consciousness reactions to the reading and show notes and see what didn't make it to the show on our Patreon [https://patreon.com/MidnightReadersPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] now. And consider joining our growing community there for other bonus content and more.

Off the Shelf | Book Trope Tier List: We Said What We Said

🎉100 episodes. One hundred. Triple digits. Somehow, despite all evidence to the contrary, we've been allowed to keep microphones for this long. To celebrate, we're doing what every bookish person secretly loves to do: judging things. Giving our opinions. Making it known. And fighting over it. Specifically, we're ranking some of the most popular book tropes from S-Tier masterpieces to F-Tier "Fuck you. I hope I never see you again." Enemies to lovers? One bed? Secret royalty? One horse? Miscommunication? We have opinions. Loud ones. But the real question is: how about you? Will your favorite trope end up in S-Tier? Maybe. But also will one of us commit an act of literary violence against a trope you adore? Also maybe. Tune in, and tell us which ranking made you cheer, which made you rage, and which ones have you drafting a strongly worded essay at 2 a.m. We want to hear you hottest tope takes. Come celebrate 100 episode with us, and possibly start a completely unnecessary bookish civil war. Also if you really like this episode, let us know what you want us to rank next. More tropes? Did we miss any you really want to do? Book boyfriends? Female Main Characters? We want to hear from you. The comments section is open. Choose chaos. Join the discussion and let us know what you think. You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themidnightreaderspodcast/?hl=en], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Midnight-Readers-Podcast-61557461980776/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@themidnightreaderspodcast?hl=zh-hk] and Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Themidnightreaderspodcast] @themidnightreaderspodcast. Interested in more from us? You can also read our stream-of-consciousness reactions to the reading and show notes and see what didn't make it to the show on our Patreon [https://patreon.com/MidnightReadersPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] now. And consider joining our growing community there for other bonus content and more.

If We Were Villains: Act V | What Fresh Shakespearean Hell Is This?

Happy Pride Month, listeners! The curses of theater have come for us too - our audio got messed up this week (more than usual)! We knew we shouldn't have invoked the name of the Scottish play. Dammit. 😭We are so sorry, but we hope you enjoy the finale for If We Were Villains anyway. Join us this week as the book comes to a dramatic close with a brother’s betrayal becoming a beloved’s sacrifice. Oliver’s tragic ending is unveiled alongside his true feelings for James. We learn what really happened that fateful night at the lake, as well as some details that leave us with even further questions. Did you see that ending coming? Let us know your thoughts. You can find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/themidnightreaderspodcast/?hl=en], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Midnight-Readers-Podcast-61557461980776/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@themidnightreaderspodcast?hl=zh-hk] and Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@Themidnightreaderspodcast] @themidnightreaderspodcast. Interested in more from us? You can also read our stream-of-consciousness reactions to the reading and show notes and see what didn't make it to the show on our Patreon [https://patreon.com/MidnightReadersPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] now. And consider joining our growing community there for other bonus content, chaos and more.