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I didn't think I would like this book. I was right. I didn't like it... I loved it and just had to buy the rest of the series! Now I get to listen to your podcast about it and see what you guys thought :D I'm team Maxon. I am so curious to see how the relationships change in the rest of the series and I really hope Aspen doesn't mess this up for her after he trashed her heart so carelessly (even if he thought he was doing it for the right reasons). I think she's an unintentional heroine. She makes Maxon realize that his people are suffering, and because of this he makes changes to help the lower castes. She protects her maids. She empowers the other ladies in the competition to help them feel uplifted and confident. She does these things with no agenda. I'm curious about why they can't have history text books. I hope they explain that in a future book. I fast-forwarded my 5 minutes, hope I didn't miss too much hahaha. SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! They made the book into a show/movie?!?

I need to watch on a platform where I can comment in real time with the video. I have so much to say hahaha

I agree, Ethan is the only decent person in the book. It was a toxic train wreck lol.

My heart just broke that you don't like Harry Potter hahaha. I'm glad that you read it anyway for your students <3

I came here because I was searching for material on Katzenjammer. My daughter said it was her favorite read and I wanted to understand it

so glad the algorithm helped me find this vid! such a fun discussion! and my celebrity crush is chris evans too🤣

I got this video suggested and I was looking for something to listen to in the background, and it was fine until all the screaming begun, that's so obnoxious and grating. I'll move on to something else

💃 "PromoSM"

This is so cute

I'm a rebel, and I've only read the last book of the series, so to hear the beginning of the story line really makes me want to read the whole thing. But why are they so long??? And I love that you still call Matt "Biggs", that made me smile so big.

I remember when the one on the left was my librarian in middle school

I absolutely love this book

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I thought it was interesting that in so many stories about immortality the author tries in vain to convince you that you wouldn't really want to be a super powerful immortal, and it always comes across as so lame, because of course you would. Only Smeyer somehow managed to succeed where others failed, because she's saying that if you managed to break through the limits of the human condition you would literally no longer be human; in fact you would become a psychopath who has no empathy towards other humans because you're not one of them anymore. You would think of them from a purely utilitarian point of view, like we do with farm animals, and paradoxically you would become like a wild animal who lives to feed and little else - which is what most vampires are in her novels, she just focuses on those honorable exceptions like the Cullens. It was also interesting that she wrote a story where she depicts the Quileute as the only truly superior people on Earth, morally pure and heroic, with the ability to transform into the spirit animal of their nation to protect their land... while white people she chose to depict as literal blood sucking wild animals who have lost their human souls. Don't you think that her stance against the racist neo-colonialism of America is a big part of why in America and elsewhere she has been so reviled by those who pretend she is a bad author, and a big reason why her books have been so consistently banned from libraries and burned at the stake? I imagine that you, as readers of her novels, defend her from the fascists who literally burn her books and that you set the record straight for those who haven't yet read her novels... right?

I had never heard of this podcast until yesterday, when I was introduced to this episode due to Francesca's newsletter! I greatly enjoyed it and will definitely check out the other episodes soon. It was awesome hearing from Francesca herself!

That Anna is an unreliable narrator just because she's 1)a 13 year old and 2) emotional...is beyond me. Those are unreasonable grounds, on which, to decide that she's an unreliable narrator.

I love this book and I love Something Blue even more!! I didnt like the movie tho.

Finally getting caught up and I must say, April, I'm surprised that sparkly vampires are your preferred vampire considering your affinity for glitter...cause that would be sparkly vampire dandruff right? :) Love ya! Great job again ladies.

Great job ladies! I listen on Spotify but stopped by here to subscribe for you. Keep at it! Oh, I did not read this book but I do like multiple books that are not necessarily a trilogy but pick up different characters so it may sound like something I like. I'll check back after I read it and let you know if I'm on "Team Molly" or "Team April" ;)

I can't wait to hear the Something Borrowed discussion!!