HeyJaredOnce Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast
Two friends, two time zones, and a shared love of stories. We are Freya (from Australia) & Jaime (from Canada), book besties who are worlds apart.
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The Love Story that Made Us ALL Cry... 😭 | INTO THE BLUE with Emma Brodie 📚💙 [EP#63] (opens the original)
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We LOVED Into the Blue by Emma Brodie, and had the most wonderful time chatting with her about yearning, genre-bending, emotional books, Vampire Diaries... and more! Emma Brodie: https://www.instagram.com/emma.c.brodie Books Discussed: Into the Blue - Emma Brodie Songs in Ursa Major - Emma Brodie Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth Dawn of the North - Demi Winters Vicious - VE Schwab Long Distance Book Club: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone Follow us on Instagram: @onceupo
Books We DISAGREE On... Why We LOVED and HATED These Books 📚💔 [EP#62] (opens the original)
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It's rare but sometimes we disagree... let's talk about some books that we had some different opinions on! Books Discussed: 11/22/63 - Stephen King The Burning God - RF Kuang A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) - Sarah J Maas Peck & Peck - Bonnie Garmus The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman The Kiss of Deception (Remnant Chronicles) - Mary E Pearson This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney Beautiful Ugly - Ali
The Books You're ALWAYS Telling Us to Read! 📚👀 [EP#61] (opens the original)
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We always give YOU book recs... but what if YOU give US recs instead? We had soooo much fun going through the most recommended books from you! 💖 Books Discussed: Liberty Street - Heather Marshall The Burning God - RF Kuang The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion - Beth Brower The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett Heartless - Marissa Meyer Cinder - Marissa Meyer Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb (Realm of the Underlings) Per
August Reading Recap, September TBR & New Book Releases! 📚 [EP#60] (opens the original)
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Let's wrap up our August reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in September! Books Discussed: 11/22/63 - Stephen King Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros Fruit Fly - Josh Silver Taipei Story - RF Kuang Piranesi - Susanna Clarke Daughters of Shandong - Eve J Chung Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino Yellowface - RF Kuang Into the Blue - Emma Brodie The River She Became - Emily Varga The Midnight Train - Matt Haig This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum None of This is True - Lisa
Books We Didn't LOVE… Until the Ending SAVED Them 😭📚 [EP#59] (opens the original)
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Sometimes you really want to DNF a book... but what if this makes you miss an INCREDIBLE ending? These are a few books that you just need to stick with until the very end - WE PROMISE it's worth it! Books Discussed: Writers and Lovers - Lily King 11/22/63 - Stephen King Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino Fruit Fly - Josh Silver ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas A Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J Maas A Court of Forgotten Melody - Sarah J Maas The Ragpicker King - Cassandra Clare Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
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