The Novel Universe

June 2020 Wrap Up

Time Stamps and full length podcasts:

Damsel by Elena K. Arnold :43

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski- 14:53

Bared To You by Silvia Day- 18:17

Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A Brown- 19:53

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence- 21:29

House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess- 27:38

You Should See Me in a Crow by Leah Johnson- 30:00

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender- 32:00

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Claire- 36:22 

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Rating & Discussion: You Need to go Lay Down Before You Kill Someone

Dawn and Ashley rate and discuss A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanna A. Brown.

Spoilers begin at 30:50

House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess: Rating and Discussion

Join Dawn and Ashley as we rate and discuss House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess.

We apologize for the echo; we're still working out the kinks.

Spoilers begin at 46:30

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare: Review and Discussion

Join Ashley and Dawn as we review and discuss Chain of Gold by Cassie Clare.

The sound on Podbean live is awful so we will be using a different recorder in the next podcast. Apologies for the sound quality.

Cold Open: Mid Year Freak Out Tag: 2:30

Spoiler Free Review: 20:25

Spoiler Review: 56:30

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Rating and Discussion

Join Ashley and Dawn as we rate and discuss The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins.

Spoiler edition begins at 45:00

Editing note: I was brought to our attention that we were inaccurately calling Snow's behavior psychotic when we should have said psychopathic. Psychopathic is a personality disorder. Thank you to Sara on Goodreads for the correction.

As The Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool: Review and Discussion

Join me, Dawn, as I review and discuss As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool.

Spoiler Edition begins at 17:25

The Betrothed by Kiera Cass Rating and Discussion

Join Dawn and Ashley as we review and discuss The Betrothed by Kiera Cass.

Spoiler edition begins at 31:53

Review of Clap When You Land and Aurora Burning

Join Dawn as I rate and review:

Clap When you Land by Elizabeth Acevedo-

Spoiler free begins at 1:30; spoilers begin at 20:32

Aurora Burning by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Spoiler free begins at 12:17; spoilers begin at 26:40

Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

Join Dawn and Ashley as we review and discuss Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth.

Spoilers begin at 36:35

April 2020 Reads: It's Not Bad; It's Just Not Good Either

Join Dawn as she reviews:

• The Silence of Bones by June Hur
• The Loop by Ben Oliver
• Only Mostly Devastating by Sophie Gonzales
• The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
• Fable by Adrienne Young-Click the link for full spoiler free and spoiler review
• Crave by Tracy Wolff-Click the link for full spoiler free and spoiler review
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue begins at: 28:43
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Spoiler edition begins at: 37:41