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🔥 We read Hot Books and give you Hotter Takes. 🔥Welcome to the show where two friends—Rich and Ryan—dive into the best (and occasionally worst) of sci-fi and fantasy, one book at a time.
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Demon in White: Less is (opens the original)
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Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio | Sun Eater, Book 3 | Sci-Fi Everyone says get through book three and you're in. The boys got through book three. Ryan is still annoyed he had to commit to three long-ass books to find out, and Rich isn't, he fell in love with the whole series right here. The first 15 minutes are spoiler-free with the read-or-skip call, so you can sample before the spoilers hit. The boys agree on the one thing that isn't working: the fake-biography narration, where Hadrian
Montclair: Romantasy, Hold the Spice (opens the original)
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Montclair by Anderson W. Frost | Thorns, Feathers, and Bones Saga Anderson W. Frost doesn't hold your hand, he puts you in the cart and sends you flying down the mountain. Montclair, his 300-page side-quest novella, is the whole ride: new town, new cast, and a mystery you piece together click by click. The boys keep the first 15 minutes spoiler-free with scores and verdict up front, so you can sample before committing. Then the wall drops and the theories fly: who Sabine's business partner reall
Dungeon Crawler Carl: Welcome to the Dungeon (opens the original)
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NEW ACHIEVEMENT: Ryan and Rich (finally) entered the Dungeon, and it did not disappoint! Earth gets invaded, the survivors get shoved into an 18-floor alien reality show/dungeon crawl, and a disgruntled ex-Coast Guard guy named Carl and a foul-mouthed show cat named Princess Donut have to fight, charm, and rage-bait their way through it. The first part of the episode is SPOILER FREE, so if you haven't yet checked out Dungeon Crawler Carl yet than this section is for you! After that, we discuss w
Howling Dark: Much More Sufferable (opens the original)
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Howling Dark: Much More SufferableDescription Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio | Sun Eater, Book 2 | Sci-Fi Rich showed up sunburnt, drinking the Kool-Aid, and claiming he got bullied out of a 9....... Ryan stands on business. A year after the boys shrugged off Empire of Silence, the internet finally wore them down, and Howling Dark delivered. The first 15-ish minutes stay spoiler-free with scores and verdict up front, so you can sample before committing. Then it's Cielcen psychology: a spec
The Lost Metal: The End of an Era (opens the original)
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Wax and Wayne's story comes to an end — and Rich and Ryan are finally, officially, all the way through Mistborn. On this episode, the guys dig into Brandon Sanderson's The Lost Metal , the fourth and final book in the Wax and Wayne era. Inside: a new Shard, autonomy, throwing its weight around Scadrial. Wayne finally gets his moment in the spotlight (turns out he's been secretly loaded this whole time). Marasi steps fully into her own. And Rich has some thoughts about whether this book earns its
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