YA, We Read It!

The Maze Runner

Alright shuckfaces and slintheads, listen up: Season 7 starts now! Your resident Keepers Laura & Meggie are racing through James Dashner's The Maze Runner trilogy and no one can stop them! This 2009 YA novel tells the story of Thomas who wakes up with no memories in a teen-boys-only society, The Glade, that's surrounded by a massive maze that no one can solve. No one remembers how they got there, where they came from, or even how to get out -- all they know is that when a girl finally shows up it probably can't be good. (Spoiler: it isn't). The Gathering starts now, press play already!!!

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares

Hey, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares meet Meggie & Laura's YA Podcast, we think you'll like it here.That's right listeners, ahead of what's sure to be a kickass 7th season, your hosts decided to attempt to warm their cold-grinch hearts with a SPECIAL episode by reading the Christmas-YA book turned Christmas-YA Netflix TV Show: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares written by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. Resident teenage-scrooge Dash gets catapulted into a mini challenge after finding a red notebook at a bookstore, that leads to a quick back and forth between him and the resident christmas-ride-or-die Lily as they attempt to outdue each other with various tasks during the holiday season. Will they find what they're looking for in each other? Will Meggie and Laura feel the holiday cheer they so desperately seek? Tune in and find out, we dare you!

Find Me In the Time Before (w/ Robin Stevens Payes)

Gather round all ye time travelers for a very special episode of YA, We Read It!!! Meggie and Laura read "Find Me in the Time Before" (#4 in the Edge of Yesterday Series), a technological ride across century lines as Charley Morton ventures back to 1700s France to rescue an old friend and meet a famed historical figure along the way. As an added BONUS, we also sit down with Robin Stevens Payes, author of the Edge of Yesterday series to talk all things time travel, all things Edge of Yesterday, and all things writing YA in the present day. You can follow Robyn and the Edge of Yesterday series here: https://edgeofyesterdaybooks.comhttps://edgeofyesterday.comInstagram/Tiktok: @robinstevenpayesTwitter: @robinpayes

Final Thoughts: To All the Boys Trilogy

Dear Sweet Listeners, we're really happy you joined us this season! And while we dove deep into the books as we read them week by week, the truth is we still have a LOT to discuss. Does Jenny Han's almost decade-old book trilogy stand-up to the test of time? We'd say yes — it hits us with waves of nostalgia, cuteness, romance and fun. But outside of that there's even more to unfold: the characters we love, do Lara Jean and Peter make it after college? What happens to everyone else? And also, what book series are we doing for season 7? Always & Forever, Laura & Meggie

Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys #3)

Dear Sweet Listeners, just as quickly as it seems this season started it's already time to finish it up with the final installment of To All the Boys. The book jumps forward and it's now Lara Jean's senior year. Her and Peter are still together and even more lovey-dovey and while all on the surface is great, the reality that college is just a few months away is starting to set in. Lara Jean's mom always said not to go to college with a boyfriend, but does that still apply when you're dating Peter Kavinksy? Always and Forever, Meggie & Laura

P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys #2)

Dear Sweet Listeners, it's time for the second installment of To All the Boys and we can't wait to talk about it with you. First things first: Lara Jean and Peter are back on! And for real this time. But all isn't easy-breezy since Peter's ex Gen is still clinging to Peter as much as she can, and Peter isn't exactly setting a boundary (yikes!). What's more is that another suitor, the cute and confident John Ambrose McClaren, responds to Lara Jean's long lost love letter (uh oh!). With her and Peter's relationship on the rocks will John sweep her off her feet? Tune in and find out! Love, Laura & Meggie P.S. don't forget to rate and review us! we'd greatly appreciate it!! 

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Dear Sweet Listeners, we love you, we really love you and we want to humbly welcome you to our 6th season where we are reading Jenny Han's To All the Boys Trilogy. Lara Jean, our protagonist is your typical teen who loves to bake and fly under the radar. When someone sends out the 5 love letters she wrote throughout her youth to commemorate her crushes, things quickly change. Now her older sister's ex is talking about his long lost feelings for her and Lara Jean quickly jumps into a fake relationship with heartthrob Peter Kavinsky. How could anything go wrong? Love, Meggie & Laura

Final Thoughts: The Vampire Diaries

Dear Sweet Listener, the time has come for Laura and Meggie to once again sit down and live out their final thoughts and feelings as the sun sets on their fifth season. The Vampire Diaries went through 3 different writers, spanned decades in its publication and most notably inspired the hit CW show. Tune in as your hosts drink some wine, cicadas boom in the background, and unwind with the farewell to YA, We Read It's first venture into the vampire world. Plus, where we're going for our 6th season.

The Salvation: Unmasked (The Vampire Diaries #13)

IT'S THE BIG FINALE! We left off in book 12 with so many questions and pieces that needed to be wrapped up and instead, we're taken in a completely different direction. And the only way to truly find out what's in store? Is to listen to Meggie and Laura dive deep into it and discuss the ins and outs of the last book in the series. Will Elena finally live happily ever after? Will everyone else? Get ready, because we sure weren't!

The Salvation: Unspoken (The Vampire Diaries #12)

Okay book 12 out of 13 lets POP OFF. Laura and Meggie are dying to discuss the tea! What's the tea? Stefan is dead, Elena is mourning but still attracted to Damon. Meredith has been forced into becoming a vampire but is keeping it secret. Bonnie is dealing with Zander being sus AF. And there's a whole new vampire on the loose while the gang is still trying to defeat Jack and all the fake synthetic vampires.