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Welcome to Literary Just Told You! We’re Becks & Olive, two girls who love to yap about books. Literary Just Told You is going to be the place for us to talk all things book… Our favourite tropes, our bookish red flags, things we love, things we hate and everything in between.
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August Book Club: Every Summer After (opens the original)
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This month on Literary Just Told You, we’re heading to Barry’s Bay for Carley Fortune’s bestselling summer romance, Every Summer After. From childhood friendship and first love to five years of heartbreak (and a whole lot of questionable communication), we’re unpacking everything this book had to offer. Did Percy and Sam’s romance live up to the hype? Was Barry’s Bay doing some of the romantic heavy lifting? And most importantly… did you see that reveal coming? Becks and Olive discuss their favo
Episode 18: Sunrise on the Reaping: Goodbye to Panem? (opens the original)
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This week on Literary Just Told You, Becks and Olive are heading back to Panem one last time (for now!) as they wrap up their Hunger Games series with Sunrise on the Reaping . After making our way through all five books, we’re looking back at the characters, stories and moments that made us love this world. From Haymitch’s story and the backstories we’ve been given, to the characters we still desperately want to know more about, we’re asking whether there really are more Hunger Games stories wor
July Book Club: The Open Era (opens the original)
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This month on Literary Just Told You, we're stepping onto the court for Edward Schmit's MM sports romance, The Open Era. From the pressures of Grand Slam competition to the challenge of figuring out who you are under the spotlight, we're diving into everything this tennis romance had to serve. Did Austin and Diego's chemistry hit? Did the sports storyline keep us invested? And perhaps most importantly, were we ready to root for two fiercely competitive tennis players? Becks and Olive discuss the
Episode 17: Beach Reads & Big Feelings: The Anatomy of a Summer Romance (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Literary Just Told You! This week, Becks & Olive are packing their (fictional) suitcases and heading off on a summer romance getaway. From beachside escapes and small-town charm to second chances, holiday flings and the tropes we just can’t get enough of, the girls discuss what makes the perfect summer romance book. They chat through some of their favourite summer romances, including books by Emily Henry, Laurie Gilmore, Ali Hazelwood and more, exploring why these stories are the
Episode 16: Before Katniss: was Snow's story worth telling? (opens the original)
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This week on Literary Just Told You, Becks and Olive dive into the world of prequels and ask whether they genuinely add to a story - or simply explain things that were better left a mystery. From expanding a fictional world to giving villains an origin story, we're breaking down the ingredients of a successful prequel (and the pitfalls that make some fall flat). Having read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the girls explore whether this return to Panem was justified, how it reshaped our view
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