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The Davenports: More Than This (Interview w/ Krystal Marquis)

Let's end 2024 traveling back in time to 1910 Chicago where four young women are going through the ups and downs of social life, society, and romance in the sequel to New York Times bestseller The Davenports.  
The Davenports: More Than This continues Olivia's, Ruby's, Helen's, and Amy Rose's journey in young adulthood. AND even more than THAT your hosts Meggie and Laura are sitting down with the author Krystal Marquis to talk all things Davenports, her writing and research process, and MORE! 
You can find Krystal below: 
Krystal's website: https://krystalmarquis.com/Instagram: @krystalbelle_reads

Final Thoughts: The Lady Janies Series

Once again Meggie and Laura have gathered to bid farewell to another book series. After losing their vir-JANE-ity this season (nice) reading the anthological Lady Janies series it's time for a final review as your hosts talk about the ups and downs of being a Jane from history. You'll laugh, you'll question the hosts' projections for if these characters had social media presences, and you'll hear what's happening in the YA, We Read It! sphere next. 

My Calamity Jane

Rounding out the My Lady Janies series is My Calamity Jane a wild west historical/fictional take on Calamity Jane, Annie Oakley and others from the time. Join Laura and Meggie for a rootin' tootin' good time where in this new wild west world we've got werewolves running about and it's up to our cast of characters to hunt down the Alpha that's infecting people all over the country. 

My Plain Jane

It's time for book number 2 in the Lady Janies series and much to your hosts surprise, its an anthology series! That's right, a whole new Jane and a whole new cast of characters to go on an adventure with. Meet Jane Eyre and her friend Charlotte Bronte (sounds familiar, right?) in a world of school and being poor, there's also ghosts! Like, a LOT of ghosts. Jane can see them! Charlotte cannot! Alexander also can and he's a ghost hunter. Tune in for the take on what ACTUALLY happened to Jane Eyre and her happily ever after. 

My Lady Jane

Hello world! It's us, Meggie and Laura and we are back for our 14th season. My Lady Jane (the first book in the Lady Janies series) written by Jodi Meadows, Cynthia Hand, and Brodi Ashton became the hit amazon prime show of the same name. After watching the show your beloved hosts simply had to read the source material, okay?
Meet Edward and Gifford and Lady Jane -- our three protagonists. Edward's the teenage King who's being poisoned, Gifford's the guy who's cursed to be a horse by day/man by night, and Jane our resident book worm who's about to have a husband who's sometimes a horse. Join us for a journey of love, conspiracy, friendship and people turning into animals! 

Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)

Join Meggie and Laura for a very special one-off YA, We Read It! ahead of their next season where they are reading Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. 
Alex and Henry couldn't be more different despite both being children of powerful political figures. Alex, the First Son of the United States yearns for a political career himself and spends plenty of time loathing the dashing and eligible Prince Henry. When their disdain for each other leads to a PR-stunt-friendship, the two sworn enemies soon become lovers in this contemporary romance. We are screaming, giggling, kicking our feet the whole way through! Tune in! 

Final Thoughts: Twilight

It was 2005 when Twilight first graced the world with its presence, and now 19 years later Meggie and Laura have finished reading the entire series for your listening pleasure. It's once again time to put their final thoughts to rest on the highly popularized vampire romance. We're discussing our thoughts on this as a romance, a vampire story, and just an all around book series in general. It's insightful, it's fun, and we hope you'll go on this one last Twilight stroll down memory lane. 

Breaking Dawn (Part 2)

If there is anything breaking: it's our hearts. The time had come to say goodbye to reading Twilight with the lukewarm conclusion to Breaking Dawn. Laura and Meggie are ready to give you their takes on everything: Bella's new life as a vampire (complete with vampire powers), the nonexistent all-powerful Vampire fight, and most importantly more in depth discussions on how Jacob imprinted on a baby, like how he gave her a promise ring for Christmas (gross). All this and more, tune in! 

Breaking Dawn (Part 1)

Meggie and Laura are BACK to finish up the Twilight series with their insight on the first half of Breaking Dawn. 
You know what they say: first comes love, then comes marriage, and then on your honeymoon you get pregnant with a vampire child and go through an expedited pregnancy that culminates in your fetus gnawing its way out of your fragile human body -- aw, cute! While Edward and Bella are planning their new parenthood and eternity as vampires, Jacob (who's moody af now) ends up leaving his wolf pack to protect the Cullen family and be his dramatic self. 

Eclipse (Part 2)

After discovering that the impending threat to our cast of characters is a constructed vampire army made entirely up of new vampires, it's time to take action! The vampires and werewolves are officially putting their differences (and their treaty) aside to get ready to fight. Jacob and Edward also team up to make sure Bella is safe at every step. Can Bella face the two people/monsters she loves most in this world when danger is afoot? Listen to Laura and Meggie tell you all about it in the conclusion to Eclipse!