Happy early Thanksgiving! (if thats a thing you.... thing). Vanessa jumped ahead a little so you're getting early well wishes this week! Listen to find out what her new plan is for Thanksgiving this year! Also, Nicole hit a ANOTHER milestone this episode! Her first 5 star rating of 2024! EEEEEEK! They finish off by discussing their thoughts on series that have book covers that dont match!! Visit their IG or email (links below) to share your thoughts on this!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and Snack disucssion

19:00 What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

25:10 A History of the World in 12 Shipwrecks by David Gibbins

35:36 The Last Blood Carver by Vanessa Le

50:13 Discussion: Aesthetics of Book Covers; Series Consistency

Nicole and Vanessa traveled together for work this week. Hear all about their food experiences and time in OKC! They also had wildly different reading experiences this week! Nicole rated both her reads between 4 and 5 and Vanessa… well. Maybe you should listen to hear her full spoilery deep dive. They finish off the episode by discussing their thoughts on shelf trophies. Share your thoughts in the links below- do you agree with their assessment of shelf trophies?

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction, Snacks, and Updates

17:33 Tomb of the Sun King by Jacquelyn Benson

28:40 Quick Puppy Talk

29:59 Song of Six Realms by Judy Lin

41:45 The Coven and The Cursed by Harper L. Woods

45:40 Full Spoilers Start!

01:07:55 Discussion: Shelf Trophies

This week, Nicole talks all about her time at the cabin and driving and basically getting lost in the days! Vanessa only finished one book this week, clearly she cant keep up with Nicole!! But lets just blame that on camping and life. They discuss their books this week and an update from The Outside from last weeks episode! And lastly, they discuss their distaste for movie and TV book cover tie ins! Follow @savorthestorypod on Instagram to join in on the conversation!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction, Life Updates, and Snacks

13:46 Spoiler Warning for It and The Outsider by Stephen King

17:23 Big Book Ratings

19:37 The Patron Saints of Lost Souls by Menna Van Praag

29:28 Regrettably I'm About the Cause Trouble by Aime McNee

39:53 This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter

49:38 Discussion on TV/Movie Book Cover Adaptations

54:06 Narrative Perspectives: First vs Third Person

Nicole and Vanessa are back with another FULL deep dive of the Twilight Saga… now New Moon! Nicole (a Twilight newb) and Vanessa (who read them back in 2008) discuss everything in this episode! It’s a long one so get cozy, grab a delicious snack, and jump into their thoughts all about the Twilight movie and the New Moon book!

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Nicole and Vanessa had a couple technical difficulties this week but we made it through! There’s more spooky season books and a BookTok favorite! There are some top tier snacks used as ratings this week as well! To close out, find out what they do to get out of a reading slump (and then share your ideas too please!).

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Timestamps: 00:00 Intro, Snacks, and Life Updates 13:28 The Outsider by Stephen King 19:45 Quicksilver by Callie Hart 36:05 The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 49:00 Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson 59:46 Vanessa's Newest Pet Peeve 01:03:02 Reading Slumps and Recovery Strategies

This week, Nicole ended up with lots of new books for the bookshelf! Listen to find out where they all came from! They also discuss their lowest rated book to date! (Yikes!) Their discussion question this week is a listener submitted topic! They discuss how a narrator of an audio book can drastically affect the experience. (and just maybe… there might be a surprise if you listen until the end)

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro, Snacks, Book Adventures 14:14 We Used to Live Here Rating 16:10 The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson 23:28 Briar Book of the Dead by A.G. Slatter 31:34 The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 42:21 Discussion on Audiobook Narration

This week, Nicole is feeling SO MUCH BETTER than last week. Which is good, because there is a lot to discuss this week! Vanessa had a lot of updates and book thoughts to start the episode off! Nicole had pretty good luck with her books this week and Vanessa was…. confused. A lot. They end the episode with discussions on stand alone vs. series books AND their dislike of series books that don’t have the book number on the cover!

00:00 Intro and Snacks! 19:24 Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang 25:11 The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw 34:04 We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 44:39 Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent 51:57 Discussion: Series vs. Standalone and Series # on front of books

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This week, both Nicole and Vanessa kicked off October with some “spooky” vibes. While Nicole was under the weather all week, she still managed to accept the “threat” from a listener to read a specific book. (How nice of her!). Find out all the reasons Vanessa failed at finishing the trilogy this week, there are many! Lastly, find out if they listen to the rule “Don’t judge a book by its cover”!

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