YA, We Read It!

Hidden Bodies (You #2)

You are back! Listening to the second episode of the eighth season of YA, We Read It! You were enthralled with Meggie and Laura's big dive into adult literature and you just had to see what happened next, didn't you? Enter Hidden Bodies, Caroline Kepnes second book in the You series! Joe says bye-bye New York as he ventures to LA, vowing to kill the girl who screwed him over, yeesh. Luckily for Joe (and the girl), his murder-plans are thwarted when he meets Love Quinn who he quickly falls in love with. She introduces him to a life of luxury and making movies, it's everything he could have ever wanted in his wildest dreams! Until his past crimes come back to haunt him, quickly turning his new life into his biggest nightmare.

You (by Caroline Kepnes)

There you are. You. You're listening to this podcast, and you can't help but wonder: What's this? A twist in the standard YA, We Read It! source material? Could it be? Why yes, dear listeners, we're here to tell you that Laura and Meggie are experimenting a little for their 8th season all in the name of love and most importantly: all for YOU (literally!) Caroline Kepnes' famed ADULT series-turned-Netflix-show You revolves around Joe Goldberg, a hopeless romantic and even hopeless-lier serial killer. Join us for the wild ride that is Joe's life as a book shopkeeper in New York City as he looks for love in all the worst ways possible. It's going to be fun, trust us!

Interview with Kate Brian (w/ Kieran Scott)

Back in the third season of YA, We Read It! Meggie and Laura read through the Private Series and today they are revisting those books with none other than the author Kate Brian herself! Except (and this really shocked us) Kate Brian was just a pen name for Kieran Scott the whole time. And she wrote many many MANY YA books as Kate Brian in the 2000s. Tune in as we dive in deep to Kieran's prolific career writing some of our favorite books and what she's been up to since! You can keep up with Kieran on instagram @kieranscottauthor or on her website: https://www.kieranscott.com/

Final Thoughts: The Maze Runner Trilogy

We ran through The Maze, survived The Scorch, finally found safety (and even got some prequel action) and the time has yet again come for Meggie and Laura to passionately put to rest their final thoughts of The Maze Runner in its entirety. Was Teresa actually evil? Was Thomas a worthy protagonist? What was Brenda's motivation (and HOW OLD WAS SHE)? What did we love? And what did we want more of? All of this and more on this week's episode! Plus, we're going somewhere even YOU didn't think we would go for Season 8!

The Fever Code (The Maze Runner #5; Prequel #2)

This week on YA, We Read It! Laura and Meggie are joined by Arthur Howell (creator of 2 Cents Critic blog & podcast) for a lovely stroll into the fifth Maze Runner book. Following the story of how the maze got made, we focus on Thomas, our protagonist once again, and his life under Wicked's roof from early childhood to his teens. Teresa and him become fast friends and meet the other Gladers over the years ultimately until the maze is completed and they fully realize how bad Wicked actually is. The Fever Code works hard to answer all the questions from the original trilogy (yet arguably leaves us with more questions, but hey! who's counting?) as it flashes through the years up until Thomas' first day in the maze.

The Kill Order (The Maze Runner #4; Prequel #1)

You might be thinking The Kill Order would refer to a particular ranking of who needs to die and when, but after reading this book we can assure you it's not that! This week Meggie and Laura are joined by their dear friend Nate Todd in this very special episode of reading James Dashner's prequel. Long before the maze trials, Solar Flares ravaged the Earth and threatened humanity as we know it. And through a few bad calls by the government The Flare was unleashed on what little survivors were left, and, well, you know this ends poorly because this is a prequel. Tune in as your hosts discuss a new cast of characters and the many, many, many action scenes that grace the pages of this book.

The Death Cure (The Maze Runner Trilogy #3)

In a world where the only cure is Death... Kidding, we'll be honest the title of this book doesn't really make sense, because there is minimal death and absolutely 0 curing from The Flare but we LOVE the tenacity here! That's right, Laura and Meggie sit down and mic up to talk about the action-packed conclusion to the Maze Runner trilogy. It's Thomas, Newt, and Minho vs. WICKED as the gang escapes to Denver (interesting!). Can Thomas be our golden boy who saves the world? Is he finally going to forgive Teresa? How old is Brenda supposed to be? All this and more on this week's YA, We Read It!

The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner Trilogy #2)

Aw babe, is it hot in here or did you just get dropped off in a deserted wasteland that's 1000 degrees? For our surviving Gladers, it's the latter. After their staged rescue from the Maze, we discover that the boys are a part of a much bigger test to find a cure for a horrible disease that's destroying humanity. The next trial for them is for them to march 100 miles through the Scorch and make it to the "safe haven," which proves to have many more obstacles than they ever could have imagined: we're talking Cranks, disastrous lightning storms, and more! Tune in as Meggie and Laura dissect it all.

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!