Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

Let's wrap up our February reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in March!

Books Discussed:
My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney
A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann
A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang
The Fragile Threads of Power - VE Schwab
The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke
Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare
Dark Age - Pierce Brown
Light Bringer - Pierce Brown
Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee
Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn
The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski
The Night We Lost Him - Laura Dave
Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman
The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff
Strange Pictures - Uketsu
You Did Nothing Wrong - CG Drews
The Night We Met - Abby Jimenez
No Matter What - Cara Bastone
Starside - Alex Aster

Long Distance Book Club:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(09:38) how february went
(12:38) fable reader summaries
(16:49) jaime's highlights
(22:49) freya's highlights
(28:14) jaime's lows
(31:04) sticking to monthly tbrs
(40:44) olympics sidebar
(46:58) freya's lows
(49:34) march lookahead
(55:17) march new releases

Let's talk about SPICE today! We are both self-proclaimed spicy book haters, but for some reason... these ones worked for us. Let's dive into why these spicy books worked!

Books Discussed:
A Stage Set For Villains - Shannon J Spann
The Diviners - Libba Bray
Love Me Tomorrow - Emiko Jean
Before I Forget - Tory Henwood Hoen
The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Not Another Love Song - Julie Soto
The Right Move - Liz Tomforde
Phantasma / Enchantra - Kaylie Smith
All Rhodes Lead Here - Marianna Zapata
Happy Place - Emily Henry
Funny Story - Emily Henry
Bride - Ali Hazelwood
Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole

Long Distance Book Club:
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(00:00) intro
(00:40) an exciting announcement!
(08:48) current reads
(17:28) wuthering heights update
(24:26) let's talk spice
(24:54) not another love song
(29:35) the right move
(33:34) phantasma and enchantra
(37:04) all rhodes lead here
(42:21) emily henry
(47:00) bride
(51:13) red, white & royal blue
(54:33) spark of the everflame

Books & social media bring us both SO much happiness... but we need to just take a second to talk about the current state of BookTok, the anti-intellectualism debate, online hate and more. Let's get into it.

Books Discussed:
Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee
A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang
Light Bringer - Pierce Brown
The Favorites - Layne Fargo
The Ice Queens - Layne Fargo

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Instagram: @freyv_reads
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(00:00) intro & current reads
(09:15) layne fargo's new book!
(10:21) olympics catchup
(14:13) cosmere film rights
(18:32) booktok & anti-intellectualism
(23:45) quality of recent books & publishing
(24:59) fix your algorithm
(27:16) negativity thrives on social media
(31:19) the reality of hate comments
(38:13) judging popular books on shelves
(41:52) let's keep it to books
(44:58) girl books vs boy books
(48:42) booktok vs booktube vs bookstagram
(56:50) how to make social media a better space
(01:00:42) sneak peak ahead

In this episode, we chat with the beautiful Emmy Rosam and battle it out to find the ultimate popular romantasy read!

Emmy's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@emmyrosam
https://www.tiktok.com/@whatemmyreads
https://www.instagram.com/whatemmyreadss

Books Discussed:
Heated Rivalry - Rachel Reid
Chain of Gold - Cassandra Clare
The Night We Lost Him - Laura Dave
The Future Saints - Ashley Winstead
Zodiac Academy - Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) - Sarah J Maas
Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber
The Serpent and the Wings of Night - Carissa Broadbent
Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Powerless - Lauren Roberts
Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas
Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole
A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L Jensen
When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker
Phantasma - Kaylie Smith
Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider
Heavenly Bodies - Imani Erriu
Quicksilver - Callie Hart
DIrebound - Sable Sorensen

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(12:21) romantasy book bracket rules
(13:47) qualifying rounds
(51:54) quarterfinals
(56:44) semifinals
(57:36) finals

Let's wrap up our January reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in February!

Books Discussed:
The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings) - JRR Tolkien
Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare
Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson
Dark Age - Pierce Brown
Jade City - Fonda Lee
An Offer from a Gentleman - Julia Quinn
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom - Sarah A Parker
Us Against You - Fredrik Backman
Beartown - Fredrik Backman
Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy
The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff
Finding Grace - Loretta Rothschild
And Now, Back to You - BK Borison
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter - Heather Fawcett
A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann
Vow of Eternal Night - Lily Crozier

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Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok

Freya's socials:
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Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio

(00:00) intro & current reads
(12:03) how january went
(18:31) january reading highs
(32:42) january reading lows
(41:36) fable reading summaries
(43:35) february new releases & tbr
(53:20) the olympics!
(59:20) trying to send freya a gift