A Curse So Dark and Lonely

House of Salt and Sorrows

This is a collaborative episode with the podcast Novel Feelings! This episode covers House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig. We talk about the last books that kept us up past our bedtime, what "madness" really means, and other mental health topics like grief.  CW: suicide, psychosis  Check out the Novel Feelings Podcast! https://novelfeelings.com/ IG & Twitter: @novel_feelings Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/novel_feelings

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

This episode covers A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. We talk about books from our childhood, disability, ~extrabiblical~ sources (don't worry, Jenny explains it), noble sacrifice, non-romantic love, and the joy of fairytale retellings. Okay, there's another frozen reference - don't hate. CW: attempted suicide, kidnapping, abuse, and PTSD

All the Stars and Teeth

This episode covers All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace. We talk about book-to-movie/TV dreams and nightmares, what Horcruxes have to do with pirates, the death penalty, Shelby's alter-ego, re-growing limbs, the USA's "Founding Fathers", and how mermaids are the coolest. CW: violence, rape, slavery

Children of Blood and Bone

This episode covers Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. We talk about race, allyship, systemic oppression, sibling & friend relationships, and power (both the magical and the societal kind). CW: extreme violence against people of color  *Disclaimer! This episode was recorded in early 2020 and much has happened in this country and this world since then. Our conversation might be a little dated, but this book is more important than ever. Though we are imperfect and still learning, we (Jenny and Shelby) stand in solidarity with Black Indigenous people of color and are committed to antiracism. If you would like to do the same, you can start with a donation to any of the following organizations: The Loveland Foundation: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NzU4MzM= [https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NzU4MzM=] Campaign Zero: https://www.campaignzero.org/#vision [https://www.campaignzero.org/#vision] The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/ [https://bailproject.org/] Know Your Rights Camp: https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/ [https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/] Communities United Against Police Brutality: https://www.cuapb.org/what_we_do [https://www.cuapb.org/what_we_do] National Bail Out: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020 [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020]

The Lunar Chronicles

This episode covers every book in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. We talk about #COVID, discrimination and experimentation in medicine, personhood (and how it can include robots), mental illness, and body dysmorphia. CW: mental illness, rape, body dysmorphia, racism, & ableism