Busy Girls Book Club

Busy Girls Book Club
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Dec 25, 2023 • 1h 9min

68: Return to the Hunger Games with "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"

Every millennial was caught in the throes of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy. Now, a prequel to the series has been turned into a movie. So, if you're the kind of person who needs to read the book before seeing the movie, is it worth picking up "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?" The Busy Girls do not agree on this one.
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Dec 18, 2023 • 1h 11min

67: Tentatively Entering the Cosmere with "Tress of the Emerald Sea"

Brandon Sanderson has millions of fans, and it feels like nearly that many books. The Busy Girls dive into his Cosmere with cozy fairytale "Tress of the Emerald Sea." Does it live up to the hype from the fandom?
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Dec 11, 2023 • 59min

66: Iron Flame: Unhinged

THIS WHOLE EPISODE IS SPOILERS. Let's hear it for the TikTok girlies and their collective brain power. The Busy Girls are going to bring you BookTok like you've never seen it. Rebecca Yarros left us with too many questions at the end of Iron Flame, so time to figure it out. TikToks: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8D1jNDL/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8D1XV1U/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8DFcvLx/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8D9v5Ta/
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Dec 4, 2023 • 1h 14min

65: The Reign of "Iron Flame"

If you haven't read "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros, you probably live under a rock. Book two is here, and *oh boy* do the Busy Girls have a lot to discuss. Holy cliffhanger.
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Nov 27, 2023 • 48min

64: Gaining Real Momentum in "Heir of Fire"

In the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, it's the third book that really gets things going. The world gets so much bigger in "Heir of Fire" and new characters are introduced. Is this the best one in the series?
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Nov 20, 2023 • 1h 22min

63: A Little Depressed after "A Little Life"

So many trigger warnings. "A Little Life" is the Busy Girls' most anticipated episode - mostly because it's been nearly a year in the making. It's a beast of a book to tackle. So, is over 800 pages of complex trauma worth it?
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Nov 13, 2023 • 56min

62: Crimes of Gods and Men in "Medusa's Sisters"

Lauren J.A. Bear's debut novel is a doozy. "Medusa's Sisters" is a unique - and graphic - retelling of the Greek myth of gorgon Medusa, told from the perspective of her two sisters. Hold on tight for this one.
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Nov 6, 2023 • 53min

61: "Crown of Midnight" and The Trope That Must Not Be Named

We are back to Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series with "Crown of Midnight," book two in the tale. It's pretty much a two-book set up to the rest of the series, so is it worth it to be stuck in the prologue so long?
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Oct 30, 2023 • 1h 38min

60: "Lone Women" and a Guest Expert on Black Horror

It's the Spooky Season 2023 finale! The Busy Girls are joined by Unbound & Rewound Horror Podcast host Avery Coffey to discuss themes of Black Horror in Victor LaValle's "Lone Women." Unbound & Rewound Horror Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/unbound-rewound-horror-podcast/id1618711401 @urhorrorpodcast 
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Oct 23, 2023 • 1h 18min

59: "Bright Young Women" and the Power of a Name

Jessica Knoll's "Bright Young Women" is a fictional story based on the Ted Bundy case. While his name is never used in the story, other true pieces of information from the case are. So is Knoll really reclaiming the story of the victims? The Busy Girls are split.

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