HeyJaredThe Eclectic Reader
Book reviews, reading life reflections, and recommendations from an eclectic mood reader and former English teacher. chelsey.substack.com
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Eclectic Recs No. 17 (opens the original)
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I’ve been watching Furious on Hulu, just one episode at a time, not right before I go to bed. Maybe you’ve already watched it, or maybe you’ve heard it recommended as the sleeper hit of the season. It’s an intense show about a rookie FBI agent tracking down a female serial killer. What could be a straightforward cat and mouse chase is complicated by the serial killer’s past as a sexually abused, traumatized girl who was trafficked by powerful men. Her killings are all connected, and she is out f
The Sunday Collection 9.27.26 (opens the original)
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From 2018 to 2021, my husband Curtis and I hosted the He Read She Read podcast. We shared genre deep dives, buddy read discussions, ideas for bookstore dates, and niche book recommendations. It was a wonderful shared project that taught me all about podcasting. It gave us a shorthand for book talk that we still use even though the podcast hasn’t been on the air for years. And, on occasion, we resurrect our podcast banter for an episode on The Eclectic Reader. Last week, in a return to form, we d
Fantasy plus Romance does NOT equal Romantasy (opens the original)
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Hey, readers! I asked Curtis if he would like to record a conversation about the Romantasy genre almost a YEAR ago, and we finally made time to get on the mic. With Curtis being an avid Fantasy reader, and me being a big fan of Romance, you would think Romantasy would be a natural overlap for our reading tastes—but in today’s discussion you’ll hear why I tend to dip out of Romantasy while Curtis gets sucked in. We also share the book that got Curtis hooked on the genre, why we think Romantasy ho
The Sunday Collection 9.20.26 (opens the original)
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Last week Tuesday, I found myself talking my husband’s ear off about Dancing with the Stars at the dinner table. I’d watched Monday’s premiere episode, and we were prepping to watch night two with the boys after bath time. I rehashed the best and worst dances of the night and had a lot to say about behind the scenes drama. Somewhere in the middle of a sentence, a part of my brain went, wait, this is a cheesy show, why are you talking about it like you're running a professional recap podcast? You
My most anticipated fall romance releases (opens the original)
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I loved putting together last year’s Fall Romance Collection. I needed a project to plug away at last summer, and keeping my mind a few months ahead helped me get through the postpartum rollercoaster. However, when I thought about creating a new guide for this year, my brain went NOPE. With a toddler running amok instead of a baby sleeping on me, my summer looked very different, and my reading did, too. I wasn’t feeling the cozy reading vibes required to pre-read a bunch of autumn releases, and
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