YA, We Read It!

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Part 1 (The Hunger Games Prequel)

The Hunger Games adventure continues on YA, We Read It! Joining in on this episode are special guests Ryan Stevens and Brooke Smith (hosts of Nation of Animation) to break down the newest novel by Suzanne Collins. This book details the origin of our antagonist in the original trilogy, President Snow, as he deals with life after the war in The Capital. Described as a popular pretty boy, can Snow rise to the fame and glory he desperately thinks he's entitled to? Or will he fall short as he and his classmates mentor the tributes in the 10th annual Hunger Games?

Mockingjay - Part 2 (The Hunger Games Trilogy)

Katniss wakes up once again in the hospital and soon springs into action. We're talking training for war, befriending Johanna, still dealing with Peeta's hijacked brain, and in general not trying to think about her suitors (literally leave her alone Gale!!!). When her and the star squad go out into combat to shoot another promo, things quickly turn dire and Katniss leads everyone through a chaos maze of death and destruction as she ventures out to kill President Snow. Join Meggie and Laura for the epic (and sort of confusing?) wrap up of the Hunger Games Trilogy.

Mockingjay - Part 1 (The Hunger Games Trilogy)

You already know what time it is: Time for Katniss to be the face of the revolution!!! The good news? Katniss and her family and Gale are safe and sound and building new lives in District 13. The bad news? District 12 was bombed into oblivion, Peeta has been captured, and Katniss has to film a bunch of promotional videos and is pretty lackluster on camera. The dance between Katniss doing promos and winding up in the hospital has just begun! And Laura and Meggie can't wait to talk about how it all plays out.This show is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram and Facebook, @audiomintchi, and if you want to support us, check out our Patreon by searching, “Audio Mint” on the app or website!Intro music by Richard BrassealeShow poster by Andreas Aristides

Catching Fire - Part 2 (The Hunger Games Trilogy)

The Quarter Quell just got a whole lot more destructive as the victors prep for their unexpected return to the games. Katniss and Peeta adjust to their new strategies and work to make alliances, but are unsure of who they can really trust. Meanwhile, the looming rebellion seems to be taking hold of all the districts with whispers of uprisings ringing through everyone's ears. Meggie and Laura are probably a little too excited to relive the rereading of the latter half of Catching Fire, but that's okay! The arena is still as cool as you remember it to be!!!This show is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram and Facebook, @audiomintchi, and if you want to support us, check out our Patreon by searching, “Audio Mint” on the app or website!Intro music by Richard BrassealeShow poster by Andreas Aristides

Catching Fire - Part 1 (The Hunger Games Trilogy)

You already KNOW that this is Laura and Meggie's favorite book in the franchise. This week, your beloved besties and hosts are tackling the first half of it! Post Hunger Games, Katniss is adjusting to life in Victor's Village, life with Gale working in the coal mines, and life with Peeta and her not on the best of terms. The Victory Tour is just around the corner and obviously Katniss once again has no time to think about boys as President Snow has threatened her to abide by the Capitals rules. Well, long story short—things are about to go from sorta-okay to bad very quickly! This show is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram and Facebook, @audiomintchi, and if you want to support us, check out our Patreon by searching, “Audio Mint” on the app or website!Intro music by Richard BrassealeShow poster by Andreas Aristides

The Hunger Games - Part 2

Meggie and Laura are ready to wrap up the first book of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games, and boy are things getting exciting! The games are starting and Katniss is unsure of what she should make of Peeta's public confession that he loves her. Tbh, we get it—she literally is about to be hunted by 23 other people! It's no time for boys!!! Once she's in the arena, Katniss must fend for herself, impress the audience, convince everyone that she's also in love with Peeta, and (most importantly) stay alive. This show is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram and Facebook, @audiomintchi, and if you want to support us, check out our Patreon by searching, “Audio Mint” on the app or website!Intro music by Richard BrassealeShow poster by Andreas Aristides

The Hunger Games - Part 1

New year, New season, Same ol' Laura and Meggie. Kicking off another year of YA, the best friends are back and more excited than ever as they crack open Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games: the first book in the beloved trilogy that quickly rose to popularity in the late aughts. Katniss Everdeen lives a meager and strenuous life in her home of District 12. Each year, the nation of Panem hosts an event in which teens are raffled off to participate in a fight to the death called The Hunger Games. After her sister gets called out as her district's tribute, Katniss volunteers to take her place and is immediately whisked off into the high stakes adventure of trying to win the game and save herself. If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't forget to check out the host's Instagram, @yeehaw_meg, and @laura_nicole_petro.This show is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram and Facebook, @audiomintchi, and if you want to support us, check out our Patreon by searching, “Audio Mint” on the app or website!Intro music by Richard BrassealeShow poster by Andreas Aristides

Final Thoughts: Private Series

After a season of lies, murder, mystery, withcraft, and burying trauma while somehow maintaining grades at an elite private school: Meggie and Laura have finally finished Kate Brian's Private Series. Join us for a deep discussion of the 14 books as we try to make sense of all the plot changes, character motivations, Reed as a protagonist, and discuss the spinoff series. And as always, we announce where we are heading for Season 4!If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't forget to check out the host's Instagram, @yeehaw_meg, and @laura_nicole_petro.This show is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram and Facebook, @audiomintchi, and if you want to support us, check out our Patreon by searching, “Audio Mint” on the app or website!Intro music by Richard BrassealeShow poster by Andreas Aristides

Vengeance (Private #14)

It's the end of 2021 and its the finale for the Private series and Laura and Meggie are ready to break down the fourteenth book, Vengeance. Taking place 4 months after her birthday (and Mr. Lange's death), Reed is using her inheritance to finally rebuild Billings (okay, girlboss alert!) tbh it's weird to say goodbye to this series at the end of her junior year and also, the whole witch thing? Forget about that, that's not in the plot anymore! If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't forget to check out the host's Instagram, @yeehaw_meg, and @laura_nicole_petro.This show is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram and Facebook, @audiomintchi, and if you want to support us, check out our Patreon by searching, “Audio Mint” on the app or website!Intro music by Richard BrassealeShow poster by Andreas Aristides

Ominous (Private #13)

After finding out that her and Noelle are sisters and ALSO witches, (Meggie and Laura really weren't expecting such a shift in the series plot, but let's run with it!!!) Reed finds herself back at school, tempted to start dabbling in the Book of Spells. Chaos ensues as she starts having witchy-nightmares and the Billings girls start disappearing one by one. Can teenage-witch Reed save everyone before her 17th birthday party? Or will the sinister presence on campus finally get her for good? If you enjoy the show please rate, review and subscribe, and don't forget to check out the host's Instagram, @yeehaw_meg, and @laura_nicole_petro.This show is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram and Facebook, @audiomintchi, and if you want to support us, check out our Patreon by searching, “Audio Mint” on the app or website!Intro music by Richard BrassealeShow poster by Andreas Aristides