Ep 24 Recommendations & Warnings! 1 Sentence Rapid Book Reviews! (Jan-June Reads)

08/20/24 • 88 min

Where did we come from? Where did we go? Where did we come from... Cotten Eye Joe?

Today on the pod Ashley and Liz tell you all about our recent Alaska Cruise Vacay, and how much fun it was to buddy read our ARCs of Split or Swallow by Lindsay Straube @oxfordlemon while sailing through fjords and glaciers! It truly was magical.

Then we grace your ears with one sentence reviews of every book we read from January until June in our first ever rapid review reading recap episode. And don’t worry, there’s a lot, so we make sure to specifically mention our top three and bottom three reads so you can either avoid them, or run to put them on your TBR!

And last but not least, we end with a smash or pass that our HUSBANDS came up with on vacation. So, you’re welcome.

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Where did we come from? Where did we go? Where did we come from... Cotten Eye Joe?

And last but not least, we end with a smash or pass that our HUSBANDS came up with on vacation. So, you’re welcome.

Don't be shy, subscribe! New Podcasts every Tuesday!!

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Shop bookish apparel worn in this episode!

Ashley is wearing: “Illyrian Boot Camp” Tank by @lionheartthreads | Use code: LIZ15 to save! | * https://go.magik.ly/ml/24kw8/

Liz is wearing: “My Last Flying F*ck” tee by @darkanddisturbedshop | Use code: VEGAN10 to save! https://darkanddisturbedshop.com

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Reading Harry Potter For The First Time As Adults! | Sorcerer's Stone | Bonus Minisode 1

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Welcome to Ashley & Liz’s first mini episode bonus series, this round featuring Harry Potter!

If you’ve been following our “satanic panic” series then you know, we were BANNED from reading Harry Potter as children, so we’re reclaiming that experience for ourselves by reading this series FOR THE FIRST TIME as mid 30’s fantasy obsessed book podcasters. And we’re takin’ you all along for the ride!

Episode 1 covers book 1: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone. The first five-ish minutes are spoiler free with our one sentence rapid star reviews. Then we jam pack this mini episode with an entire plot summary in five sentences, what our faves and fail characters and plot points are, our feelings on if it should've been banned, and end with a fun piece of HP trivia.
Check out our Satanic Panic Series! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVZDNmtACHQ&list=PLHf5v0KOoZMnwVViJ8MYiARpFtoMehsMk&pp=gAQBiAQB

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"I Want What's In THAT Chamber of Secrets!" | Harry Potter Book 2 | Bonus Minisode

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Welcome back to Ashley & Liz’s Harry Potter Minisode series!

We were BANNED from reading Harry Potter as kids, so naturally, we’d grow up to read them in our mid 30’s and podcast about it.

Episode 2 covers book 2: Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets. The first five-ish minutes are spoiler free with our one sentence rapid star reviews. Then Liz takes us on a poetic journey detailing the entire plot in five sentences or less. Will she succeed or will we have to throw her gold stars in the trash?

We talk about what our faves (Tom Riddle) and fail (*cough Lockhart cough*) characters and plot points are, our feelings on if this book should've been banned, and end with a fun piece of HP trivia.

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Ashley is wearing: Hocus Pocus tee from Etsy | * https://go.magik.ly/ml/24o0c/

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