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Welcome back to the Reading Under the Covers Podcast!

Today’s episode is a replay of our Novel Hour live show from YouTube, where Francesca and Victoria celebrated Father’s Day with literary dad recs, single dad historical romances, and a roundup of this week’s new book releases. We also chatted about what we’re watching and gave our thoughts on some big upcoming book-to-screen adaptations (Heated Rivalry, anyone?).

Whether you’re here for the romance, the thrillers, or the pop culture news—this episode has a little of everything.

⏱ Time Stamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:08 – Books to Gift Dad & Single Dad Historical Romances

11:17 – What We're Watching (Animal Kingdom chat)

15:30 – New June 2025 Book Releases

25:36 – Adaptation News: Heated Rivalry & Divine Rivals

📚 Mentioned Blog Posts & Links:

– Full list of June 2025 Book Releases: https://www.underthecoversbookblog.com/june-2025-book-releases/

– KU Romance Picks for June 2025: https://www.underthecoversbookblog.com/june-2025-kindle-unlimited-romance/

– Mystery Releases: https://www.mysterylandia.com/june-2025-mystery-book-releases/

– Chat about Realm of Thieveshttps://youtu.be/4ORTJGUJlas

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→ Get access to the Book Vault: https://www.underthecoverscommunity.com/p/book-vault

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Victoria:

Hello, friends.

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Welcome to Novel Hour or live show.

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We host every Thursday

at 12 noon Eastern time.

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Though this one isn't live, this

one is a prerecording because

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I am going away on holiday, but

we wanted to deliver an episode.

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For you.

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So today we are doing

our Father's Day edition.

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We'll be sharing books to Gift Dad.

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We're gonna share books with dad.

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We're also gonna get into new releases,

what we're watching, and we have

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some bookish news to report as well.

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But before we get into the

Father's Day of it all.

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Reminder.

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Last week we did our summer reading

Guide episode, so just in case you

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miss that one, go and check it out.

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We're doing Father's Day now and

next week we will be live 12 noon

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Eastern time on Thursday, June

19th for our Pride Books edition.

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So be sure mark your

calendars and tune in then.

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But today we're gonna get into

the Father's Day of it all.

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So I'm gonna kick Francesca off, and

then we are going to get into the books.

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Now, when it comes to Father's

Day, because this is our

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Father's Day edition, I.

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I will be sharing this one book that

has been living Rent Free In my head,

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it's a story about a dad, and then I'm

going to share three books that I think

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you can gift Dad this Father's Day.

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So the book that has been living rent

free in my head since I read it, is

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been Necessity by James Goul Burn.

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Now in this one we meet

Danny, who has become a single

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father to his 11-year-old son.

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Will.

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And unfortunately Will hasn't

spoken since the passing of his mom.

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His mom died in a car crash.

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However, will has been opening up to the

man in the Panda costume at the park Will

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though is completely unaware that the

man in the Panda costume is his father.

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Now the father, Danny, he's afraid of

revealing his true identity because

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he doesn't want to lose Will's trust

because again, he is opening up to

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the man in the panda bear suit, but

not him when he's at home as as dad.

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So this is really a heartwarming

novel about a father and a son

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kind of overcoming grief together.

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And again, it has been living rent.

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Free in my head since I

first read it back in:

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Now I'm gonna get into some books

that I think are great gifts for Dad.

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The first book I wanna share with

you is The Wager by David Grant.

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Now this is a true story that follows

a British wash ship that crashed

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off the coast of Patagonia, and this

is going back into the 17 hundreds.

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Now we see about the sailors

that made a makeshift boat and

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sail from their crash area.

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To Brazil, which at the

time is:

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There are accusations of

mutiny amongst others.

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Some ended up in Chile.

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Some are telling a

completely different story.

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So we really don't know exactly what

is true, just know there's also a court

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martial involved and we see kind of

where loyalty and, um, betrayal and

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where people's um, you know, beliefs lie.

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I was riveted by this book.

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I think it's a great book for dad.

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I will admit, I gravitate to like

maritime stories because my husband

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is in that industry and I hear stories

for days, but I think it's a great book

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for dad, so I want to recommend it.

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Another book I want to share with

you is Mark Twain by Ron Chanel.

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Now Mark Twain is kind of considered the

father of American literature, and this

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one is a very comprehensive biography.

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Um, and it really gets

into the author's life.

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From writing Tom Sawyer and Hawk Finn

to losing it all in a wild series of

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bad investments amongst other things.

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We really get everything about Mark

Twain, his social commentary, his

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wit, um, you know, his family life.

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It was quite tumultuous as

well, and losing his family too.

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Honestly seeing the highs, but also the

misfortunes, I think is very eye-opening.

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He is an American icon, so kind

of seeing his genius but also his

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flaws I think is something that will

resonate with you, but also with Dad.

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Spoiler alert, I did recommend this

one in the Summer Reading Guide.

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It is so good.

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And then the last book I'm gonna

recommend that you Gift Dad

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is the Guide by Peter Heller.

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Now this one is about a young

man who's wrestling with grief.

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He ends up getting this job at

this Colorado fishing lodge, and

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we see him there kind of, you

know, going through the motions.

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However something happens that really

reveals the lodges Dark secrets.

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So I kind of love seeing the pristine

waters, the beautiful setting

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being out in nature, and then it's

flipping the script and turning into

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a high stakes fight for survival.

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So I love the suspense, I love the scenes.

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I think dad will really appreciate

this one, especially if you have an

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outdoorsy dad, but who is also, um,

down for reading a very fun novel.

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So I hope these book recommendations

help to make gift giving for

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Dad this season a bit easier.

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But also feel free to pick up a

book or two from the list as well.

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Francesco, what did

you think about my dad?

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Recommendations?

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I mean, the one that lives rent

free in my head, but also these

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books that readers can give.

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Dad.

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Francesca: I love the premise

of that bare necessity.

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It sounds so adorable.

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Oh my God.

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Victoria: It has been living

rent free in my head since:

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And again, spoiler alert everyone,

I did share this one in the

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2020 Summer Reading Guide.

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It's been living rent free.

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It is good.

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It's been what, five years later?

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Yeah.

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Um, and I still love it, so love that.

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Yes.

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All right.

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I'm excited to hear about

your book recommendation.

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So let me get off

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Francesca: here.

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So I am doing historical

romances with single fathers.

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I feel like when we talk about

single dad romance, it's usually

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contemporaries, but there's a lot of

single dads in historical as well.

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So the first one that I'm gonna

start with is the Highlander Now.

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This is about the demon Highlander.

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Liam McKenzie is a war hero.

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He has a terrifying reputation, but

he also has like no emotional range.

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Like he's just very grumpy, very

disconnected, um, a bit of a

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recluse, and he's got two kids, so

he barely knows how to talk to them.

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He is very intimidating, very.

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You know, kind of tense.

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They live in this big estate.

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Um, and so then he decides that, you know,

somebody's gotta take care of these kids.

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So he brings in a governess.

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Now there's this English

governess that comes in.

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She shows up.

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She's completely unbothered by all

of his scary vibes and all of that.

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And.

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The children basically love that

environment and she's gotta break

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through his walls, of course.

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Um, so that's Miss Fina.

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And she's, you know, very, very

sharp, very mysterious as well.

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And you know, she manages to tame

the children 'cause they were a

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bit wild, as you can imagine with

a father that's basically not

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paying too much attention to them.

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And.

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Also, uh, cold.

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His cold and like grumpiness

just starts to melt away at the

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more he deals with her as well.

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So if you like, like beastly, kind

of Highlander heroes and a fearless

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governance, that is a perfect one for you.

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Then the second one is a little

bit different, is The Love

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Remedy by Elizabeth Everett.

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This is the first in a new

series and this one is kind of

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a little bit more cozy vibe.

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So it's a Victorian mystery romance.

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It does have also a bit of a grumpy

sunshine vibe, and the hero is a

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protective single dad, and the heroin is

an apothecary, and she's got a formula

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for a cough remedy that has been stolen.

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I.

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So she hires this very brutal private

investigator to help her figure

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out who stole her, um, her remedy.

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And that is Jonathan, the hero.

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He is from a super elite detective agency,

and he's very used to working like really

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high stakes, you know, dangerous jobs.

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So this is not his usual

affair, but you know, he's,

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he's taken on the job and he's.

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You know, prepared for anything

and it was not prepared for her.

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'cause she's very much challenges

him every step of the way.

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She's opinionated, she's a bit chaotic.

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She is not afraid of him.

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So he is also a single dad.

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And as we get to know him more, we

know that basically his daughter has.

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His whole heart and making room in there.

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Also for Lucinda, she kind

of sneaks her way in as well.

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And with her daughter.

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With his daughter.

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So it's really satisfying.

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It's a really fun story.

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Absolutely loved it.

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And then the third book is.

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Also another governance story

and it's Rules for a Proper

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Governance by Jennifer Ashley.

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So this one is, um, you know, if you've,

if you've read Highlanders or you

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know, anything like that, you pretty

much have heard of Jennifer Ashley.

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So in this one we have a

bit more of a chaotic pick.

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So Sinclair McBride is a

widowed Scottish barrister.

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And he, his kids are just have

basically scared off every governance

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in London 'cause they're so wild.

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So he's got all the control in the

boardroom, but none of that at home.

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No parenting skills whatsoever.

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And then Birdie, our heroine, she fun

fact, they meet when she steals his watch.

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And then of course, you know,

he's like, let's bring her

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in to take care of my kids.

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Because that's what makes

sense that you would do.

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And she's very street smart.

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She's scrappy and she immediately

connects with the children.

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And of course he decides that

that is the right person.

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And she just kind of bulldozes through

the whole family with him and the children

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and just pushes her way into their life.

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And she's very sweet.

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It's a very sweet, funny, and.

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Kind of like a heroine that

gives as good as she gets.

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So it's a really fun story.

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So if you're looking for something

that has a bit more of a playful tone,

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then this is a perfect one for that.

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Victoria: Yay.

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I love those wrecks.

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I also have to say I love the Love remedy.

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That one was so much fun.

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And if you'll read that one and

you want another recommendation,

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the author has a second book out.

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Mm-hmm.

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It's the Lady Spots a Flame.

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Yes.

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And I'm enjoying this series.

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I, I'm so excited to see where it goes.

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Francesca: It's so fun and different

too from other historical romances.

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Right.

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Yeah,

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Victoria: yeah, yeah.

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Couldn't agree with you more.

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All right, everyone, if you are just

joining us, we are talking about

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books to celebrate Father's Day.

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So I shared some book

recommendations that you can gift.

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Dad, this Father's Day, I shared

one book that has been living

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rent free in my head since 2020.

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And Francesca shared some really great

historical books with single dads.

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So, you know, lots to look forward to.

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Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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Replay crew, if you're watching the

replay of this after this one is, um,

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share your thoughts and comments as well.

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We would love to hear from you.

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Okay, so now we are switching

gears and we are getting into

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the what we are watching segment.

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And normally I come on here,

all rant about, oh, this is what

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I've been watching and so on.

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I haven't been watching

anything new since.

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Okay.

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I will be on break.

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So odds are I will be pulling

up something on a television.

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I will find something to watch, but

for right now, I have nothing but.

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Francesca has something she's

showing up with no recommendation.

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Surprise, surprise.

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She's the one with the recommendation.

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And I'm here with a dot.

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Okay.

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What have you been watching, Fran?

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Francesca: So I started,

this is an older series.

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I think it's kind of ongoing.

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I haven't like looked too deep

into it, but I think there's

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like six seasons of this.

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It's Animal Kingdom, and I

did pick that up on Netflix.

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I don't know if it was an

original Netflix, no idea.

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But if you are looking

for something that is.

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Wild, chaotic, unhinged.

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This is the show.

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Like my heart goes like, no, they

didn't like every five seconds.

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So I, I am, I'm finished with season one.

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Um, and I, like I said, I think

there's six, maybe it's getting

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re I don't, I don't know.

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Okay.

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But, so it's basically about a

crime family and the grandmother

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here in the middle, she is

the matriarch of the family.

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And it starts off with the

17-year-old, that's her grandson.

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Um, his mo, you know, they lived

away from the grandmother and like

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the, the crime family side of the

family, but his mother was a junkie.

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Mm-hmm.

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Um, so she.

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Start this, the show starts off with the

mom dying of an overdose, and he gets

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taken in by the grandmother, you know, and

it's a bit of a different life, let's say.

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So, uh, some of the, some of his

uncles are the actual children of the

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grandmother, and then the, her right

hand man is technically not, but he

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grew up kind of like a stepson to her.

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Mm-hmm.

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So, but they, they do.

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They do a lot of, um, stealing and

jobs, you know, and they are well

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known in their town for being that.

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So one of, one of the, one of his

uncles, uh, just came outta jail.

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I.

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Very strange, very strange man.

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And, um, each of them have

like their own personality, but

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obviously you can imagine as they're

trying to set up different jobs.

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'cause they, they do different

crimes throughout the first season.

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But the, the weirdest part is just

the interactions between them.

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Because when you think of like wild

and unhinged people that will just do.

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Crazy things, and I don't

know how they survive that.

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Is this family, like for example,

it's like one of their birthdays and

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they'll, they decided they're gonna

go skydiving and they literally start

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fighting, be like at the edge of the

plane and like they throw each other

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down and like they're fighting mid air.

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And I'm like, oh my

God, they're gonna like.

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Ruin the parachute or what, like they

do, they do crazy stuff where they're

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surfing together and like one will

just like throw, throw himself on top

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of the other one while they're surfing

and I'm like, how are they surviving?

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I really wanna know how

they're still alive.

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So, and yeah, so we're seeing like

the 17-year-old dealing with, am I

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going to be become part of this or.

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Are these things wrong?

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So yeah, so there's a bit of that

struggle, but I mean, if it's just

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entertaining to see all the wild,

wild things that they get into.

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So I am enjoying it as much as I'm

like every five seconds, I'm like.

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Is he gonna make it?

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Victoria: What I'm here thinking is this

poor child left one extreme to another

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to end up in a whole extreme situation.

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I'm like,

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Francesca: it's wild.

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Is wild.

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I guess technically

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Victoria: they're animals.

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Francesca: Yes.

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I mean, when the, the show

is Atley name, let's say.

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Victoria: Sounds like it.

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Sounds like it.

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Oh my gosh.

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Well, you let us know your

thoughts and the comments.

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One, are you watching Animal King, Jon?

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But also let us know in the comments

what you are currently watching

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that you are really enjoying.

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Uh, we'd love to hear from you

and get recommendations as well.

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Alright, so we're shifting gears and we're

gonna get into the new releases segment.

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We're gonna be sharing some new releases

for the week of June 8th through to 14th.

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So we're gonna each share

some book recommendations.

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I'm gonna kick things off with.

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Peter Swanson, I think Peter Swanson,

again, staple, um, highly anticipated.

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His latest book is Kill Your Darlings.

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This one is a slow burning thriller.

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Um, we have a marriage that's unraveling

in reverse, so we have the wife who's

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attempting to kill her husband at the

very dinner party where she learns.

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He is also.

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Um, ghost writing like

this murder mystery.

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Uh, but they also have problems.

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So then of course,

peeling back the layers.

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Going back to when they first met.

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I'm a huge Peter Swanson fan.

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I.

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I read this one.

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It's not my favorite, but

I know what he was doing.

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So if you love like those dark film

no vibes, you'll get that here.

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There's creeping tension.

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If you're into psychological cat

and mouse games, it might, you

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know, it might work for you on the

working backwards kind of thing.

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I have high expectations

for Peter Swanson.

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Okay.

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He's a scholar at Mysteries.

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I had an interview with him on a podcast

like he is a reader through and through.

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So my levels are a

little bit higher and he.

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Yeah, he didn't really deliver in this

one, but it's still worth the read.

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Okay.

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So if you're a fan, still pick

it up 'cause we don't abandon or

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favorite authors when they didn't

hit it for us, you know, this time.

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But anyway, another book I

wanna share with you is Great

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Black Hope by Rob Franklin.

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This is a debut novel.

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I really hope this book does well.

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It centers a 20 something

black man who is also queer.

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He's from an elite Brooklyn family.

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However, he goes through a rough time.

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There's a random airport arrest.

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They found some, um,

some ski dust in there.

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And he is forced to kind of confront

his privilege and the grief.

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There's also a friend who

also overdosed as well.

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So like, there's like a connection there

and just a messy interaction with wealth

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and identity and self-destruction.

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You know, we get the family road

trips, we get Hampton night flashbacks,

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you know, again, just rich people.

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So I'm here for it, especially because,

you know, they're rich and they're black.

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So yes.

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But um, this really is a deep dive

into just wealth and privilege.

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And all that good stuff.

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We also have kaki, gory, summer by Emily

at, I've been talking about this one.

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It's now out, now we have three

Japanese American sisters who are

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reuniting in their childhood hometown.

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We have the younger sister who is a pop

star who gets caught up in the scandal.

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The other two sisters

kind of rally together.

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One is a banker, one is a mom.

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They're all going through things as well.

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Um, but they put their lives on

pause to kind of come together.

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They also come together for their mom.

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Who is still in their hometown.

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So again, if you want that, you

know, nostalgic childhood memories,

371

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dealing with grief and past histories

and family trauma, but also family

372

:

joys and everything about returning

home kaki, gory summer, is there.

373

:

We also have Far and Away by Amy Popal.

374

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Amy Popal is another one of

those summer read authors.

375

:

It's very comforting, very cozy, and

um, you can expect in this one as well.

376

:

So we have Lucy, our main character.

377

:

We also have Gretel Greta,

sorry, she's another character.

378

:

And we see both of them hit with, um,

personal crises that are going on.

379

:

We have one of them, their son is

making a whole bunch of mistakes.

380

:

The other one has a husband

who's going MIA and not keeping

381

:

her updated without wanting.

382

:

Um, so we see them kind of realizing that

their lives are messier than expected.

383

:

Um, but Amy Poppa as always delivers

great humor, so you'll get that as well.

384

:

There's lots of travel, so you get some

armchair traveling in there as well.

385

:

Misunderstandings.

386

:

Um, but ultimately a good time.

387

:

This is like a breezy feel.

388

:

Good summary.

389

:

Read, escape.

390

:

You'll get big laughs in here as well.

391

:

And, you know, learning

something about yourself.

392

:

And finally, I'm gonna close

us out with a nonfiction book.

393

:

Okay, this one is called Murder Land,

and this one is, like I said, nonfiction.

394

:

So true story.

395

:

And the author takes us

to the Pacific Northwest.

396

:

We are going back to the 1940s through

till I think about the eighties.

397

:

So even up to the late eighties

where there was a staggering

398

:

number of serial killers.

399

:

Okay.

400

:

And we're wondering where

are these people coming from?

401

:

Um, and all of these.

402

:

People kind of like mysteriously appeared.

403

:

You know, you think about your Bondi,

Spillman, Ridgeway, all these like serial

404

:

killer people, and she is arguing, and

I'm not gonna spoil it, but she is arguing

405

:

that there is a reason there is something

in the air, which is why we had all

406

:

these serial killers during this time.

407

:

Now this author is known for biographies

of notorious like serial killers

408

:

and murderers and stuff like that.

409

:

So this is true crime, so this is good

for true crime fans, but this isn't your

410

:

typical true crime because this is also

part investigative history and story.

411

:

We also get some of the author's story

in there as well because she has been

412

:

heavily involved in this for a while.

413

:

So I think if you are interested

in true crime deep dives that go

414

:

beyond the, okay, what happened

here, and just the details of that.

415

:

But to understand why we probably have all

these people who are serial killers, then

416

:

I think this book will be just for you.

417

:

So, um, yeah, those are my roundups of

new books, but I know Francesca has some

418

:

exciting new releases to share as well.

419

:

Francesca: Yeah, so I've got quite

a bit of fantasy today actually.

420

:

So I'm gonna start off with that

realm of Thieves by Karina Helly.

421

:

This is the first in a news series

and it has a morally gray, he heroine,

422

:

kind of a dangerous romance, and it's

set in a world of illegal dragon egg.

423

:

Trafficking.

424

:

So our harrowing brindle is a thief.

425

:

So her job is literally to steal

dragon eggs for a living and

426

:

she is forced to work with a

crime Lord, from a rival house.

427

:

It's a rivals to lovers.

428

:

There's tension, betrayal,

all those kind of things.

429

:

Magical danger and also.

430

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There's it, the dragons like, don't

go into this expecting fourth wing

431

:

or any of those kind of things.

432

:

It is different, um, but it's a

very unique premise and um, in fact,

433

:

we recommend that this book on.

434

:

A chat that I had with my friend

Amanda on the channel, so you can go

435

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and check that out as well where we

dive a little bit more into this one.

436

:

The second book is one of I

most anticipated of the year,

437

:

is caught up by Navea Allen.

438

:

This is book two in the

Into Darkness series.

439

:

So the first book was Lights Out.

440

:

If you've read that, you kind of know

what vibe you're in for with this one.

441

:

The Hair, the Hero Junior is a mask,

stalker, and he has been watching

442

:

this girl that he let go years ago.

443

:

So now she's all grown up.

444

:

She's confident, she's

posting some thirst drafts.

445

:

She's also not exactly innocent.

446

:

So this story is actually set at a

kink club and it's a very like second

447

:

chances, dark obsession kind of story.

448

:

It's got voyeurism, found family,

morally gray, man, touch her and

449

:

die vibes, all of those things.

450

:

So I am super excited for this one.

451

:

The third, it's a historical romance.

452

:

It's a rare find by Joanna Lowell.

453

:

So this one is a queer historical

with rival treasure hunters.

454

:

Um, El Alfreda is a serious aspiring

archeologist, and Georgie is her

455

:

childhood enemy turned reluctant.

456

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Partner in crime.

457

:

So they are on the hunt for Viking Gold.

458

:

There's lots of sexual tension, lots

of bickering, deny of their feelings.

459

:

It's very nerdy, charming.

460

:

It's got that enemy lover's vibe

and if you like, like an adventure

461

:

romance with an expedition.

462

:

This is a really fun one to pick up.

463

:

The next one is if pan debut novel.

464

:

It's a Dance of Lies by Britney

Arena and it's about a dancer turns.

465

:

Spy, lots of political

tension, some slow burn angst.

466

:

So the heroin has been in prison

for a crime that she didn't commit,

467

:

and now she is being used as a

pawn in a royal power struggle.

468

:

So lots of secrets.

469

:

Um, mysterious brother, king ally,

and some high stakes as well.

470

:

So this one has a, a bit of a more.

471

:

Developed world building, I

would say, than most romantics.

472

:

So maybe kind of like

thrown of glass vibes.

473

:

Mm-hmm.

474

:

And it's morally complicated.

475

:

Heroine, you know, lots of, lots of

like, who am I supposed to trust?

476

:

Uh, vibes.

477

:

So definitely a fun one and a, a new,

a new series and a new author to watch.

478

:

It does have also some, uh, chronicle

ill chronic illness representation in

479

:

it as well, which is, which is nice.

480

:

Yeah.

481

:

Then the last one is a thriller.

482

:

It's by one of the staple

authors that we love.

483

:

And under the covers, it's her

first mistake by Kendra Elliot.

484

:

So this one is about a cold case

mystery with also some personal trauma.

485

:

So 13 years ago, Noelle's husband was

murdered and now she's a detective.

486

:

And the FBI wants to reopen the case.

487

:

So Noelle has secrets about

that night that she's.

488

:

Never told anyone, and

it's very twisty emotional.

489

:

It's perfect if you like,

like domestic suspense.

490

:

So definitely a great one for that.

491

:

And I mean, Kendra Elliot is

just really, really good at

492

:

that, so I'm excited for that.

493

:

Victoria: Yay.

494

:

We have some exciting new releases.

495

:

Again, June is continuing

to deliver and to deliver.

496

:

Summer reading season is in full swing.

497

:

I know the calendar doesn't, you

know, says summer doesn't start

498

:

till like the 20th, but No, but

499

:

Francesca: the weather

outside is saying that ho

500

:

Victoria: it's.

501

:

Especially for us folks

down here in Florida.

502

:

Francesca: I mean, you see

us wearing sweaters, but

503

:

that's because we are inside.

504

:

Yeah, inside.

505

:

Victoria: Be cozy.

506

:

We can be cozy.

507

:

We don't, we don't venture outdoors.

508

:

Okay.

509

:

We don't do that.

510

:

We don't do that.

511

:

Uh, but let us know your

thoughts and the comments.

512

:

Let us know what new releases have

caught your attention, what books

513

:

you are planning to add to your

reading list, but also what has

514

:

you excited, um, for this season.

515

:

So share your thoughts in the comments.

516

:

All right, so we are switching

gears into the bookish news,

517

:

bookish gossip, and all the things.

518

:

I think most of the news today really

is focusing on adaptation news.

519

:

There's quite a bit of adaptation

news out there, um, in the streets.

520

:

I mean, you let us know in the comments

what adaptations you're looking forward

521

:

to, but today we are getting into

the heated rivalry novel adaptation.

522

:

Now, this is being reported by

the Hollywood reporter, however,

523

:

Francesca first got the news arm.

524

:

Through Trustee t TikTok.

525

:

So we wanna shout out

content creator Jacob Elijah.

526

:

We'll be including a link in the video's

description to Jacob's video, but also to

527

:

check out the Hollywood reporter as well.

528

:

So basically the Hollywood

reporter is saying that, um.

529

:

An adaptation is happening for heated

rivalry, so essentially hockey,

530

:

romance, specifically gay hockey.

531

:

Romance is getting an adaptation for tv.

532

:

This is going to be a limited TV series.

533

:

Right now it is looking like, I think

they said six episodes in the series.

534

:

It's going to be set in Southern

Ontario and we're gonna have a pro

535

:

hockey star, um, being played, uh, by

Hudson Williams, um, who's gonna be,

536

:

um, essentially the star in this one.

537

:

We're gonna have rivals.

538

:

Because it's a hockey rivals

romance and just all the things.

539

:

This one looks really exciting.

540

:

I mean, Francesca, what are

your thoughts on the fact that

541

:

this is getting an adaptation?

542

:

It is also noteworthy to say in

the Hollywood Reporter that they're

543

:

saying heated rivalry had them

hooked from the very first chapter.

544

:

Um, at the course.

545

:

So they're excited.

546

:

Um, but also the, the director

who is directing this one has

547

:

also directed other films as well.

548

:

There's a long credit list.

549

:

Um, so they're very excited about this.

550

:

And yeah, this is just, seems

like a very glowing report.

551

:

I don't have any background

information on heated rivalry.

552

:

Okay.

553

:

I'm coming into this blank.

554

:

And again, they have been

announcing the cast as well.

555

:

As a part of this reporting.

556

:

So needless to say, readers are excited.

557

:

It seems, for one, the adaptation

happening for the book, but also

558

:

the cast that has been announced.

559

:

But what are, what are

your thoughts in general?

560

:

Because I know you have more back

story insight, um, into this.

561

:

Francesca: Yeah, so this is one

that I read many, many years ago.

562

:

It's probably one of the

biggest gay hockey romances.

563

:

Uh, and for good reason.

564

:

I mean, if you haven't

read the book, it is.

565

:

Amazing Enemies to lovers, second chance,

like all the things that is so good.

566

:

Um, so I'm actually really

excited for a couple of reasons.

567

:

Number one, because the, um, I

guess the, the one that is adapting

568

:

it is also someone that has

worked with hockey related shows.

569

:

So I think that they will get

the hockey right, which I think

570

:

is always important when we're

talking about hockey romances is.

571

:

The sport does have to feature well,

and I think that we're probably

572

:

gonna get that with this one, but

of course, just the fact that we're

573

:

getting a gay hockey romance on TV is.

574

:

Amazing.

575

:

Um, so the, the story with this one is

that the two of them are hockey stars

576

:

and you're getting flashbacks throughout

the book where they actually met at

577

:

like hockey summer camp when they were

younger and they had this relationship.

578

:

Then, you know, things happen and

now they are both pro athletes and.

579

:

You know, things develop

further from there.

580

:

And I mean, if you like Enemies

to Lovers, this is like the book.

581

:

So I knew nothing about this getting

a possible adaptation until I saw that

582

:

Jacob Elijah video where he was talking

about there's actual news on the cast.

583

:

So I mean, I guess the news about the

show being produced was out already and

584

:

I think it's really exciting to see.

585

:

I don't know the, the actor, so I always

love when they do an adaptation and it's.

586

:

With people that I don't

really know who they are.

587

:

'cause I feel like it, it leaves

it open, you know what I mean?

588

:

Like, otherwise, like I'm gonna

have this idea of what this

589

:

actor is like or whatever.

590

:

So I, I kind of really like that.

591

:

Mm-hmm.

592

:

Um, I think that they did do a, well,

a good job with casting them and I

593

:

am just really excited to see this on

tv to see what they do with the show

594

:

to see, I mean, I, I think the most

important thing is I hope they get that.

595

:

That tension and the bickering and

like the angst and all of the things.

596

:

So I'm just, I'm just excited.

597

:

I cannot wait to to watch it.

598

:

So it will definitely be one

that I am gonna be watching

599

:

as soon as they put it out.

600

:

I mean, this is

601

:

Victoria: exciting.

602

:

I, first of all.

603

:

They look good.

604

:

Okay.

605

:

They look good and And

they better be fighting.

606

:

I'm very interested in seeing,

because rivals to lovers.

607

:

I love that trope personally.

608

:

Again, while I haven't read the

book, but I guess, hey, this

609

:

is reason for me and folks.

610

:

Yes.

611

:

If you are watching, if you miss this

bandwagon, I guess this is time for us

612

:

to kind of jump on so we are prepared.

613

:

For when the adaptation drops.

614

:

But I love a good rivals to lovers.

615

:

I really do.

616

:

There's something about it that

just really gets me, and we

617

:

have two good looking people.

618

:

Mm-hmm.

619

:

So I'm like, okay, you have my attention.

620

:

You have my attention.

621

:

And the fact that this was

one of the biggest, um.

622

:

Gay hockey romances.

623

:

I'm glad that it's getting an

adaptation and it's not being passed

624

:

over for like more new recent hockey

romances, if you know what I mean.

625

:

Yeah.

626

:

So yeah, this is exciting.

627

:

So let us know your

thoughts in the comments.

628

:

If you read the book and

the series, how do you feel?

629

:

About, um, the actors casted for this.

630

:

Are you excited?

631

:

Are you looking forward

to the Aada adaptation?

632

:

Let us know your thoughts

and the comments.

633

:

Again, I'm already just

excited on principle.

634

:

I'm just like, this is great.

635

:

I love that we're getting more

adaptations, but we're also getting

636

:

representation, you know, for the peoples.

637

:

So yes, we love this.

638

:

We love this.

639

:

Okay, continuing.

640

:

In the adaptation news, we also have news

that we have another, uh, big adaptation.

641

:

I'm very curious to see how folks

are gonna receive this one, but

642

:

this reporting is from deadline.

643

:

You will find a link in the video's

description to the reporting,

644

:

but Deadline is reporting that

Paramount has acquired right to

645

:

the Divine Rivals film adaptation.

646

:

Uh, Sophia Alvarez is set to pen the

script, um, essentially the Divine rivals.

647

:

This is Rebecca Ross's

fantasy romance novel.

648

:

Apparently there was a highly

competitive multis studio bidding

649

:

war as reported by deadline, and we

are gonna essentially get a film.

650

:

With this one, there is a first look deal

with the studio as well for the director

651

:

and folks that are producing this.

652

:

They are mentioning that the

first book in the series, which

653

:

was the Letters of Enchantment

series, had spent over 125 weeks.

654

:

On the New York Times bestseller list.

655

:

So, you know, that is a big

reason, um, why it also is

656

:

a good choice Awards winner.

657

:

It has sold over a million copies.

658

:

Um, and Rebecca Ross's works

just in general because she has

659

:

a whole bunch of other stuff.

660

:

Um, a River Enchanted, a Fire,

endless, I read those, um, have been

661

:

translated into 27 languages and she

has another novel, a Wild Reverence

662

:

that is coming out this September.

663

:

But more specifically, and I love

that they're mentioning this in the

664

:

reporting that divine rivals capture

the attention of book talk, okay.

665

:

Where the fans went, crazy

engagement and viral.

666

:

So this definitely helped to

catapult this one as well.

667

:

And now here we are with an adaptation.

668

:

I mean, Fran, what are

your thoughts on this one?

669

:

Francesca: I think it's exciting.

670

:

Um, I did not read the book.

671

:

I know it's a bit more of the

young adult fantasy kind of story.

672

:

Mm-hmm.

673

:

But I know that everyone was talking

about it a couple of years ago when

674

:

it came out and there was a lot of

excitement when the second book came out.

675

:

So it doesn't surprise me that they,

you know, they got an adaptation.

676

:

What's sur what's not surprising, but it's

exciting is the fact that it's with a big

677

:

studio as a, like, we're seeing a lot of

the, oh, Netflix is picking this up, or.

678

:

Whoever is doing some adaptation,

but it's exciting to see a big studio

679

:

that's gonna have the budget that's

going to be able to really translate

680

:

these kind of fantasy stories into.

681

:

A big production and like make, you

know, make it justice, you know?

682

:

Yeah.

683

:

Make something.

684

:

That's good.

685

:

Victoria: Yeah.

686

:

I couldn't agree with you more.

687

:

I feel like, you know, people didn't take

streaming so serious in the beginning, and

688

:

streaming took chances on a lot of things.

689

:

I mean, yes, some stuff worked out.

690

:

Some stuff was a one and done.

691

:

We, you know, we, we haven't

seen it return to screen.

692

:

However, I think they've been

taking so many chances and now.

693

:

With book adaptations being so

fruitful, it's also so easy because

694

:

you also have a built-in fan base.

695

:

Mm-hmm.

696

:

Because now you have the readers, so

you have that built-in, fan base, and

697

:

then of course, um, you know, doing an

adaptation is expanding the fan base.

698

:

Yeah.

699

:

And then also publishers are also

very excited because when you

700

:

have an adaptation, now people

are going back to the book.

701

:

And even if you don't end up reading

the book, you might just buy the book.

702

:

So, you know, it's money,

money, money all around.

703

:

Yeah.

704

:

So needless to say, streaming platforms

have shown that this is a proven model.

705

:

Francesca: Mm-hmm.

706

:

Victoria: And it works.

707

:

It works.

708

:

Right.

709

:

So to your point, I'm really excited

that you have big studios now

710

:

who are engaging in this because

they have the bigger budget and

711

:

especially when it comes to fantasy.

712

:

Yes.

713

:

'cause the other thing, fantasy.

714

:

As much as we love to read it and we

love it, and we're fans of it here.

715

:

But the reality of the situation is

you need a big budget to do these

716

:

adaptations, which is why oftentimes

you'll see them go towards like more

717

:

literary stuff or romance and you

know, like contemporary romance.

718

:

Let me be clear, because it's easier

to produce, but when you have to get

719

:

into the world building of it all.

720

:

You need that budget?

721

:

Francesca: Yeah, I mean, the budget

goes on anything, it goes on the

722

:

sets, it goes on the costumes.

723

:

It's, it's just expensive, you know,

special effects, depending, like what

724

:

kind of things are happening in the book.

725

:

Magic and all the, all the, so it's

like, it's, it's exciting to see

726

:

something that will be well done because

the budget is there, so at least.

727

:

For that alone, I think

it's really exciting.

728

:

Also, to your point of like a proven model

I, the way I feel about the streaming,

729

:

picking up on, or any studio picking

up books and how that's been more like

730

:

prevalent in the past couple of years.

731

:

It relates to me with how

publishers will take in the.

732

:

Authors that have that success and then

they'll become traditionally published.

733

:

It's like in both things, you

have something that's already

734

:

proven that it's successful and

you are just repackaging it.

735

:

So they are repackaging it with the

visuals or the, you know, traditional

736

:

publishers are repackaging it with their

book packaging and putting it on a shelf.

737

:

So I think it's, it's just.

738

:

Work.

739

:

Easy work.

740

:

Yes, it's, it's definitely

easy guaranteed money.

741

:

Victoria: That's it.

742

:

It's definitely easy work.

743

:

We would love to hear from you though,

so join the conversation in the comments.

744

:

Let us know your thoughts

on this adaptation.

745

:

Let us know if you've read the books.

746

:

Um, if you're excited for this,

if you're going back to read

747

:

some Rebecca Ross, I, I have.

748

:

I've really enjoyed her work.

749

:

Again, you know, she has a, a little

catalog that she's quite building there,

750

:

so, um, yeah, so be sure to check out

the back list as well, but also kind

751

:

of getting into the business of it all.

752

:

I do think in all businesses,

people are often for the easy

753

:

model, which is why they also will.

754

:

Not take chances on certain things.

755

:

Mm-hmm.

756

:

But if they see this is selling,

they're like, yeah, I'm gonna sell

757

:

this too, because yeah, this is easy.

758

:

Or if this person has an audience,

oh yeah, I'm gonna jump on

759

:

that because that is easier.

760

:

Mm-hmm.

761

:

Than having to build someone from scratch.

762

:

I do hope though.

763

:

That publishers will still invest

in authors who are writing good

764

:

books, even though they don't

have the audience, you know?

765

:

Francesca: Yes.

766

:

Yes.

767

:

I feel like that is getting less and

less as time goes on, like they will

768

:

want at least them to have already

certain number of followers on social

769

:

media, and I think it, it probably

will detract from us getting some of

770

:

those voices that are really, really

good authors, but maybe they're not as.

771

:

You know, oh, let me put myself

out on social media, especially

772

:

before even being published.

773

:

So I, I think that's probably

going to be to our detriment.

774

:

Yeah.

775

:

And not getting those kind

of authors, which is a shame.

776

:

So my last message to those authors

is, please at least self-publish

777

:

that that goes out into the world.

778

:

Because if you have a really good

book and somebody reads it, like for

779

:

example, like, we're gonna talk about

it and it's gonna get out there, so.

780

:

Victoria: Yeah, I mean, I ain't gonna lie.

781

:

Self-publishing, you have to

have, I feel a special something.

782

:

To self-publish.

783

:

Francesca: Mm-hmm.

784

:

Victoria: Because you are

essentially putting your work out

785

:

there in the world and the odds of

it, um, failing are higher Yeah.

786

:

Than it breaking out.

787

:

So you really do have to have thick skin.

788

:

You really have to put

the stuff out there.

789

:

I do hope more people will actually

self-publish because I think

790

:

it's a great way to be found.

791

:

I think before people had the hope.

792

:

But it was so much more slimmer.

793

:

Mm-hmm.

794

:

I think now the odds of you being

picked up is so much more higher.

795

:

So yeah, I definitely heard people do it.

796

:

Um, especially because one of my

favorite authors, because I'm a literary,

797

:

girly at heart and one of my favorite

authors does not do social media.

798

:

Does not do media.

799

:

And yes, I'm talking about Sally Rooney.

800

:

She avoids it like the plague.

801

:

She really is just like, look,

I just wanna write my stuff and.

802

:

Live my own real life.

803

:

I don't wanna be involved here.

804

:

And I know there are

authors out there like that.

805

:

But here's the thing,

you're not Sally Rooney.

806

:

Yes.

807

:

Yes.

808

:

Yet.

809

:

Yet.

810

:

So self-publish, you know,

811

:

Francesca: you can always

pull back after, but yeah.

812

:

Yeah.

813

:

You kind of have to be a

little bit in the trenches.

814

:

You

815

:

Victoria: gotta be in the trenches.

816

:

You gotta be in the trenches.

817

:

Yeah.

818

:

But anyways, thank you everyone for

watching and joining us live again,

819

:

just in case you missed a checkout or

summer reading episode, there are lots

820

:

of great gems in there, especially if

you wanna kickstart your summer reading.

821

:

Again, we are reading

for summer, even though.

822

:

Technically, summer doesn't

start for a few more weeks.

823

:

We just did Father's Day today.

824

:

But be sure to join us next week

when we will be going live and

825

:

sharing some books for Pride.

826

:

Okay, it's Pride Month everyone,

so we're gonna be sharing some

827

:

recommendations next week.

828

:

We'll give you the next month

calendar so you can mark your

829

:

calendars and stay tuned.

830

:

But yeah, I think that's it.

831

:

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

832

:

Have a wonderful week.

833

:

Let us know your thoughts and comments,

like the video, share the video.

834

:

Tell a friend to tell a friend, and.

835

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Join us next week at 12 noon.

836

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Bye everyone.

837

:

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