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Supreme Court Book Club | APRC Supplemental #27

I have read way too many (read: 4) books on the Supreme Court, so we’re going to talk and compare them! Also, I have two other books attached to this one that we will also talk about briefly because they’re weird and had no other video to go in. Court is in session!

Batten down the hatches, a rant is coming | For Never and Always ARC Review

I wanted to quit this book so many times but I just … believed. It never got better, but a rant-y review is incoming and those seem to be popular so … hope you like it?

Conspiracy, Extremism and … Optimism? | APRC Supplemental #26

There is a LOT cooked up in this one: cybercrime, QAnon, extremism and nationalism. It was a really heavy load of books. I end with a really, really good one though–it even has some optimism!

“Break curses, not hearts” | Do Your Worst ARC Review

Okay, this isn’t my best, but I’m just happy it exists. School is hard, life is wild, but this book was cute and light and adorable so I wanted to tell you about it – even if my ARC review is late. Let’s talk enemies to lovers, shall we?

Betwixt the Book After Dark | Katee Robert’s Hunt on Dark Waters

Wherein we do a mostly spoiler-full discussion/vent of our thoughts on Katee Robert’s newest romance series’ first book. If you like us being utterly perplexed and mildly disappointed in one of our favorite authors, then please enjoy this one.

Incredible American Lives | APRC Supplemental #25

Totally unintentionally, I returned to a string of regular ol’ biographies to feature on my 25th supplemental episode. It’s been a while, but I read some good ones! Also, I talk about Oppenheimer and the book it’s based on, so there’s a little movie review tucked in there too.

A Special, Spooky Reading Round Table | True Crime, Ghost Stories, and Horror

In honor of Spooktober, we have a spooktacular Reading Round Table for you! Michaela and Gretchen are joined by Emily and Meghan to discuss true crime, two ghost stories (one is better than the other!) and a horror book with an absolutely fantastic cover. Enjoy!

ANOTHER Christmas concussion? | Emergency Contact ARC Review

Lauren Layne and her husband wrote a second chance romance between divorcees so I had to read it, even if it was a Christmas romance. I really didn’t have another concussion book on my bingo card, though…

These ones really, really shouldn’t | Friends Don’t Fall in Love ARC Review

This is a wild video. I accidentally recreated the entire first chapter trying to explain exactly what peeved me about this book. This one just really frustrated me and I did my best to explain why. Buckle up, folks.

So funny. So frustrating. | 10 Things That Never Happened ARC Review

I am absolutely flummoxed by my feelings about this book. On the one hand, the writing itself was just hilarious. I laughed so much. On the other hand, the plot itself was super frustrating. Let me try to explain.