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Prince Kai Fan Pod is a Marissa Meyer Book Club Podcast! Join host and creator Bethanie and fantastic guests on a Read-Along Journey through all of Marissa Meyer’s Books, starting with The Lunar Chronicles. We discuss each book in order, chapter by chapter.In each chapter, we will pick our favorite quotes, create a playlist for chapters, and try to find any future ’Easter Eggs’ foreshadowing events. Listen now as we start The Lunar Chronicles Series with Cinder. Haven’t finished reading the ...
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Simply a book review podcast. We read the books, then we talk about them. Each review is in two parts: a spoiler-free summary and review, and then a spoiler-heavy in-depth discussion and review. Logo designed by Justin Miller @justinmiller.design
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Author Abigail Grace joins me to discuss all things writing including foreshadowing, publishing, and the pros and cons of social media. This podcast is hosted and produced by Bethanie Finger with Special Guest author Abigail Grace. https://www.wattpad.com/story/218743465-the-princess-and-the-guard-book-1 Logo Art was created by Cosmic Nova Flare on…
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As we dive into Volume 2 of the Wires and Nerve duology, we get a quick recap of our favorite heroes and what they've been up to. We finally catch up with Wolf and Scarlet, who are living their happily ever after at the Benoit family farm in France. But Wolf's inner struggles with his new mutant form still haunt him, and a question he's been dying …
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Send us a text This month we read and review How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about How To Solve Your Own Murder: Frances Adams always said she'd be murdered. She was right. It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best frie…
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So much happens! We finally catch up with Wolf and Scarlet, living their happily ever after but Wolf is struggling with the monster within, holding him back from fully committing to Scarlet. Kai has opened a facility that researches and produces the bioelectrical chip designed by Lihn Garin. It is revealed that he is the only Earthen leader to inst…
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Send us a text This month we read and review The Women by Kristin Hannah. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about The Women: Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern Californi…
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Send us a text On this month's bonus episode we discuss book fandoms and their impact on the book community. Tune in to hear us argue about the pronunciation of Don Quixote... Do you have a book you'd like us to review on this show? Send us an email at badassliteraturesociety@gmail.com If you don't already, follow us on Instagram and Facebook Art b…
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Thorne reaches Cress just in time to find out she can handle a couple mutant wolf soldiers all on her own! But having a friendly face, a new medal, and a romantic moment helps. Just like in the net drams! Iko learns what Steele is really after, and why he doesn't trust Selene. Keeney arrives as Steele is unpersuaded to return to Luna and cuts Iko's…
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Iko steps in when Cress is too sick to be Thorne's date to a gala in LA celebrating his heroics! After a delightful family reunion, Thorne gives a touching and amusing speech, but when uninvited guests crash the party, Thorne's bravery is put to the test! This podcast is hosted and produced by Bethanie Finger with Special Guest Nat. Logo Art was cr…
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Send us a text This month we read and review Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about Daughter of the Moon Goddess: Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother fo…
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First ever Writers Wednesday! Join me and fellow author Megan Riann as we discuss creativity, motivation, foreshadowing, plotter vs. pantser and more! This podcast is hosted and produced by Bethanie Finger with Special Guest Megan Riann. Logo Art was created by Cosmic Nova Flare on Instagram. Intro/Outro Music was written by Emma Pavvo on Instagram…
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Announcements and dilemmas. Iko, Thorn and Cress visit an escort shop in Los Angeles, AKA Historic Hollywood, to find replacement parts for Iko's injuries. Cinder meets with her cabinet leaders on Luna to discuss dissolving the monarchy and turning Luna into a Republic. This podcast is hosted and produced by Bethanie Finger with Special Guest Ash. …
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Back on Earth, Thorne and Cress arrive to rescue Iko, but while Cress has a party to prepare for, Thorne is attempting pull a disappearing act. Cress is able to locate Iko's hover, and in the meantime she should probably get fixed up. Meanwhile, Alpha Steele starts recruiting other Wolf Mutants to aide in his goal of capturing one of the new queen'…
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Send us a text This month we read and review The Best Way to Bury Your Husband by Alexia Casale. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about The Best Way to Bury Your Husband: A dark comedy about four women coming together to heal the damage their husbands have done––and hide their bodies once they’ve killed them …
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Send us a text On this month's bonus episode we discuss which 5 books we would bring if we were stranded on a desert island. Let us know on Instagram which books you would bring and why! Do you have a book you'd like us to review on this show? Send us an email at badassliteraturesociety@gmail.com If you don't already, follow us on Instagram and Fac…
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As Iko calls on Thorne and Cress for help, she contemplates how she got into this mess in the first place! Turns out: it was her idea! Nearly 6 months after the end of the Lunar Revolution, rogue soldiers were refusing to come back to Luna, refusing to listen to their new queen. With Thorne, Cress, Wolf and Scarlet delivering the antidote across th…
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Wires and Nerves Vol 1 Chapter 1 (The Lunar Chronicles) We start the graphic novels spin off to The Lunar Chronicles about 7 months after the end of Winter. Wolf and Scarlet have retired to their farm, Cress and Thorne are delivering the antidote around the world, Jacin and Winter have become Lunar Ambassadors, and Cinder and Kai are ruling their r…
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Send us a text This month we read and review Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about Tress of the Emerald Sea: The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by…
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Send us a text On this month's bonus episode we have a live debate about some book-related topics, like e-books vs physical books or audiobooks vs reading. We hope you enjoy the episode! Do you have a book you'd like us to review on this show? Send us an email at badassliteraturesociety@gmail.com If you don't already, follow us on Instagram and Fac…
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Send us a text This month we read and review Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about Under the Whispering Door: When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promis…
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Send us a text Hey everyone! Welcome to our newest bonus episode. This one is special though, because we have Bethanie Finger joining us to talk about her debut novel, More Than Life: A YA Historical Fantasy. Enjoy the interview, and don't forget to check out Bethanie's book, available on Amazon.com and from Barnes & Noble. Bethanie Finger Social: …
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Send us a text This month we read and review A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about A Magic Steeped in Poison: For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was the one who unknowingly brewed the poison tea that killed h…
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Send us a text Tune in for a bonus episode where we do a BookTok challenge and discuss some challenges and reading goals for 2024. For those of you unfamiliar, this is a challenge that can be found on TikTok that we’ve done on the show instead! Do you have a book you'd like us to review on this show? Send us an email at badassliteraturesociety@gmai…
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Send us a text This month we read and review More Than Life: A YA Historical Fantasy by Bethanie Finger. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about More Than Life: A YA Historical Fantasy: A gripping story of overcoming grief, self-realization, and embarking on the adventure of a lifetime. As the daughter of a hi…
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PART THREE The return of the tangents! Join me with the PKFP original co-hosts Ash and Becca as we catch up and come back together to discuss the final chapter of Winter! This podcast is Hosted and Produced by Bethanie A. Finger, with special guests Ash and Becca. It is with a heavy heart that I make this hiatus announcement. After nearly five year…
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Send us a text Join us for a special bonus episode as we dive into the literary landscape of 2024! In this episode, we share our enthusiasm and anticipation for the most exciting books slated for release throughout the year. From eagerly awaited sequels to groundbreaking debuts, we'll explore a wide range of genres and authors, offering insights, p…
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In this week’s episode, my sister Lindsey and I watch the Netflix holiday film A Christmas Prince and provide live commentary. Happy Holidays! When junior editor Amber (Rose McIver) is finally assigned a story of her own, it means she'll have to miss Christmas in New York City with her widowed father. She's sent abroad to get the inside scoop on da…
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In this weeks episode, my sister Lindsey and I watch the Netflix holiday film Princess Switch and provide live commentary. Happy Holidays! Stacy, a type-A planner with a penchant for schedules, takes a spontaneous trip to the charming land of Belgravia at the suggestion of her sous chef and best friend, Kevin. While preparing for the Royal Christma…
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"And, while Cinderella and her prince *did* live happily ever after, the point, gentlemen, is that they lived," (Ever After, 1998). Join Becca and I for a special request episode where we discuss Becca's favorite Cinderella Retelling: Ever After! Synopsis: Andy Tennant directed this Cinderella variant. The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wea…
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PART TWO The return of the tangents! Join me with the PKFP original co-hosts Ash and Becca as we catch up and come back together to discuss the final chapter of Winter! This podcast is Hosted and Produced by Bethanie A. Finger, with special guests Ash and Becca. Logo Art was created by Cosmic Nova Flare on Instagram. Get bonus content on Patreon Ho…
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*Happy Thanksgiving* This week I am joined by one of the hosts of the Best of Friends Podcast, Erin Mallory Long. We discuss our favorite Thanksgiving episodes from the TV Show Friends! Season 4, Episode 8: The One with Chandler in a Box Season 6, Episode 9: The One Where Ross Got High Season 9, Episode 8: The One with Rachel's Other Sister This po…
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*Chapter Discussion Start Time 33:00 PART ONE The return of the tangents! Join me with the PKFP original co-hosts Ash and Becca as we catch up and come back together to discuss the final chapter of Winter! This podcast is Hosted and Produced by Bethanie A. Finger, with special guests Ash and Becca. Logo Art was created by Cosmic Nova Flare on Insta…
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In this week’s chapters: PART TWO Summary Winter is haunted by the ghost of Ryu while at the menagerie. After the animals were abandoned, she and some of the palace staff took it upon themselves to tend to the animals and space. Winter is wearing shock bracelets to help control her outbursts. Winter wants to be the test subject for Garan’s anti-lun…
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*Chapter Discussion Start Time 18:21: listen for the musical interlude to know the time In this week’s chapters: PART ONE Summary Cress is pulled out of suspensions after recovering from her injuries during the final showdown with Levana. Though many have come to visit her, Thorne is not one of them and no one has given her updates about him. But w…
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178 Winter Chapters 93-94 Part Two (The Lunar Chronicles) In this week’s chapters: PART TWO Summary Cinder is ready to sign the Treaty of Bremen, with Iko as her stylist, Keeney as her personal guard, and Kai and Torin as her advisors. Adri and Pearl are uncomfortable at the meeting until they find out the reason they were invited. After Cinder’s b…
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177 Winter Chapters 93-94 Part One (The Lunar Chronicles) Chapter Discussion Start Time: 26:33 *Listen for the musical interlude. In this week’s chapters: PART ONE Summary Jacin watches over a sleeping Winter, distraught from the nights of the battle and so overcome with grief that she has sedated and restrained. Too many years of neglecting her gi…
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Chapter Discussion Starts at 39:50 In this week’s chapters: Summary Scarlet and Wolf catch up with Emilie, who has been tending the farm in Scarlet’s absence. They finally admit their true feelings and establish a plan to return to Earth together. But the moment of bliss is ruined by an excited Iko announcing that Cinder is finally awake. Cinder wa…
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PART TWO In this week’s chapters: Summary Levana has her villain tells all speech and reflects on growing up as the ugly princess of Artemisa. Cinder learns her mother, Channary, was responsible for Levana’s tortured childhood and adolescence. Thorne’s criminal mastermind escape plan is ruined by Cinder’s quick reflexes and Cress and Scarlet join t…
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Send us a text This month we read and review None of This is True by Lisa Jewell. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about None of This is True: Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast. Celebrating her …
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Send us a text Tune in for a bonus episode where we talk about books that we think would make great movies, TV shows, or video games. If there's some that we missed, let us know by sending us an email or DM! Do you have a book you'd like us to review on this show? Send us an email at badassliteraturesociety@gmail.com If you don't already, follow us…
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Chapter Discussion Starts at 16:25 (listen for the musical interlude to know the time) PART ONE In this week’s chapters: Summary Cinder makes her way through the palace with the battle sounds growing fainter and fainter the closer she gets to the throne room. Queen Levana has lost her most prized possession: Her beauty. And without it, she is ruthl…
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Send us a text This month we read and review A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about A Mirror Mended: Zinnia Gray, professional fairy-tale fixer and lapsed Sleeping Beauty, is over rescuing snoring princesses. Once you’ve rescued a dozen damsels and burned fifty spindles, onc…
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Join me and Rachel from Barely Bookish podcast to discuss a YA murder mystery retelling of Pride and Prejudice! Synopsis: When a scandalous murder shocks London high society, seventeen-year-old aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet seizes the opportunity to prove herself, despite the interference of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the stern young heir to the presti…
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Send us a text For the bonus episode this month Michael read and reviews The Terminal List by Jack Carr! Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about The Terminal List: A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the American government is behind the deaths of his tea…
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172 Winter Chapters 86-87 (The Lunar Chronicles) (listen for the musical interlude to know the time) In this week’s chapters: Summary Winter and Jacin bring reinforcements to the battle at the Lunar Palace. But Winter is overwhelmed when she is faced with the carnage of war. A threat from Aimory to both Jacin and Scarlet forces Winter to use her gi…
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