"You Could Have All Five-Star Books If You Put the Book Down"
About this episode
LaCie and Sloane discuss diverse reading habits and book ratings while exploring various fiction genres and themes.
It is hot as hell in Washington, DC, Sloane is back, and this week’s reading list ranges from fae kingdoms and mafia families to emotionally heavy historical fiction and one of the most unhinged toxic couples we have encountered in a minute. LaCie and Sloane break down their very different reading habits, when it is finally time to DNF a book, and why LaCie’s 3.75-star rating might still be somebody else’s five-star read. Because three stars does not mean a book was bad, and somebody else’s rating should never decide what you pick up. Sloane shares her thoughts on Mind of a Maniac , A Love That Melted a Capo’s Cold Heart , A Halo Like a Frisbee , The Don , and Dolore . She also explains why she put down Desired by a Maniac and finally gave up on Anything Necessary for Her . Meanwhile, both LaCie and Sloane enter the Black fantasy world of Our Vicious Oaths , complete with rival kingdoms, violent prophecies, fae politics, and fine men with grills. LaCie takes us through the complicated family at the center of Daniel Black’s Perfect Peace , followed by the betrayals, crime-family drama, and unfinished love story in Masterpiece’s A Don’s Love and A Capo’s Love . Then things get…
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