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It’s finally spooky season!  Grab your eldritch horror bestie because today we’re talking cosmic horror!  From outer space to A.I. terror we have a recommendation for you. This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno Sister Maiden Monster by Lucy Snyder The Ballad of Black by Tom Victor Lavelle You Weren’t Meant to be Human  by Andrew Joseph White Want by Micah Smith The Ship of Death by Kyle Wink...

Today we’re discussing The Sea Hides Its Dead by Megan Bontrager.  Joins us as we come to terms with the fact that the only way out is through.  Get yourself a glass of dirty swamp water because this one is a doozy. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Today we’re filling the hole left in our hearts by Widow’s Bay.  We’ve got small towns, ancient curses, and a deep respect (fear) for the sea.  Join us as we search for the next Martha’s Vineyard. Into the Sublime by Kate A. Boorman The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano A Step Past Dark...

Hold on tight spider monkeys, today we’re recapping Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.  Revisit some classic literature with us while we discuss age gaps, Bella’s supposed clumsiness, and being seventeen.  Is there a better way to celebrate two years of podcasting? Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

It’s our two year podcastaversary!  To celebrate, we’re rereading a book that haunts our past and present.  However, before we get to the sparkle of it all, we’re talking about our favorite vampiric reads.  From sapphic tales to kitschy 80’s renditions, these books all have bite (terrible pun 100% intended). Woman, Eating - Claire Kohda Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - V.E. Schwab The B...

It’s time to take your goth girlfriend to the haunted library.  Today we’re discussing all of the twists and turns of The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego.  Join us for a spoiler filled wander through the stacks as we uncover why fire codes don’t apply to the Daedalus Library. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

From ominous rest stops to 1855, the year of our lord and savior Natalie Heller Mills, and glow sticks (for some reason), we’re taking you through our favorite reads of Q2.  New fears were unlocked, new maps were explored, and we still want you to read His Face is the Sun. Dire Bound - Sable Sorensen The Midnight Kingdom -  Tara Sim Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke She Knows all the Names - Mich...

Today we’re discussing all things Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer.  How far would you go to be the perfect mother?  Current husband or forest demon, who provides better?  We’re discussing these topics and more.  So, grab a fistful of raw meat and get ready to be disturbed. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Today we’re talking about publishing trends.  Topics include: motherhood, but make it horror; women in male dominated fields (murder); weird girl lit; and more.  Would you train your sentient blob friend to be your perfect man?  Will we always be competing in trials for the love of a shadow daddy?  Join us today as we discuss trends for 2026 and, maybe, what we hope 2027 will bring! Marion - L...

Join us today as we discuss some of our favorite stories from Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.  We’re learning to not neglect red flags or babies.  Buckle up because these tales are not for the faint of heart. Shout out to Erica Robyn Reads for her great break down of the stories. https://www.ericarobynreads.com/never-whistle-at-night/ Follow for more b...

Today we’re talking about short story collections and anthologies.   Horror, dark academia, crime, we have collections for everyone.  Are you also having trouble making time to read?  Why not try a few short stories?  Learn about alien hand syndrome!  Make some prank phone calls!  Exhume your professors secrets! The End of the World As We Know it - Christopher Golden and Brian Keene Christmas...

Today we’re revisiting one of our all time favorite reads: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty.  Join us as we ramble through our favorite moments and talk about our favorite characters (all of them).  Would you visit Daevabad if you had the chance? Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Today we’re covering our quarter one favorite reads.   How would you describe your Q1 reading?  If your year has started slow, listen to us blather about our favorite fantasy and horror books to get some recs to kick off a perfect Q2. Weavingshaw - Heba Al-Wasity The Red Winter - Cameron Sullivan Japanese Gothic - Kylie Lee Baker The Poet Empress - Shen Tao The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen ...

Today’s spoiler chat is all about Scythe by Neal Shusterman.  How quickly does society forget how to say words?  How mad would you be if you were left mortal in an immortal world?  We’re covering it all. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

The covers may have been…questionable, but the stories were always on point. Travel back with us to 2016 where our lore stayed, and let’s recap our favorite reads from the golden year of YA. A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J Maas Empire of Storms - Sarah J Maas Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo Morning Star - Pierce Brown An Ember in the Ashes Series - Sabaa Tahir Red Queen Series - Victoria Av...

What’s your favorite romance trope?  We love fake dating, so today, we’re discussing The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood.  Awkward interactions, found family, miscommunication, we’re breaking it all down.  Join us to find out if we’re too old for this…stuff. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

It’s that time of year again.  Love is in the air, and we’re not going to judge your kindle unlimited library.  Today we’re recapping some unhinged romances.  Listener discretion is advised. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Today we’re having a spoiler chat about I, Medusa by Ayana Gray.  Is this the episode where we are smited?  We have a lot to say about Poseidon. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

It’s a bonus episode!  We’re recapping our 2025 reads and talking about our most anticipated for 2026.  From rites in the Oregon coast to questionable dinner choices, we’re looking forward to a lot of books, as long as we don’t have to read them out loud. The Caretaker - Marcus Kliewer The Red Winter - Cameron Sullivan You Should Have Been Nicer to my Mom - Vincent Tirado The Last Contract of ...

For our first topic of 2026, we’re talking about retellings.  We support a woman’s wrongs and damsels not being in distress.  Listen in today for a list of retelling recommendations and only a little booing. Comfort Me with Apples - Catherynne M. Valente Kaikeye - Vaishnavi Patel Legendborn - Tracy Deon Half Sick of Shadows- Laura Sebastian These Violent Delights - Chloe Gong Misrule - Heather...

Today we’re having a spoiler chat on Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club.  Topics include: Why is solving cold case files the best retirement plan?  Book or movie, which is better?  How many llamas is too many llamas? Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

You’re never too old to solve a murder!  You’re also never too old to commit a murder, but this podcast does not condone that.  Pour up your Holiday Bee’s Knees at 11 AM because today we’re talking about elder protagonists. Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre - Philip Fracassi Too Old For This - Samantha Downing Vera Wongs Unsolicited Advice f...

Dive into the Mountain King by Anders de le Motte with us. Will it be coherent? Not even slightly. But there will be bad insults, a psychic dog, train figurines, and lack of cake. Happy Nordic Noir November! Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

‘Tis the most wonderful time of the year: time for grisly Nordic Noir.  Today we have a Smörgåsbord of atmospheric titles to talk about, but unfortunately no cake. We make do by discussing some books we’ve read and others we’re excited about. We’re sorry in advance to your wallet. The Witch Hunter - Max Seek I’m Travelling Alone - Samuel Bjork The Corpse Flower - Anne Mette Hancock Son - Johan...

Come one, come all. It’s time to learn, perhaps not for the first time, how you could’ve died during the witch trials and finally find out once and for all if a puritan life is for you… This week we’re discussing Slewfoot and all its bloody magic. Enjoy, witches. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

It’s finally spooky season!  Today, we’re talking all things horror.  Halloween decorations, our October tbrs, a big scare, and some giggling like teenagers.  Come with us to get trapped in a swamp mansion or sacrifice our neighbor to the worm god.  Happy Halloween! Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Basking sharks, bothies, and wildlings, today we’re breaking down The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke.  Join us on a wind swept Scottish isle as we discuss the goings on at The Longing.  Would we paint a super casual mural of various symbols in a lighthouse where we found bones, or would we run for the highlands? Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @quest...

It is finally (unofficially) fall.  The BER months have arrived, and we’re ready.  To make sure you’re ready too, we’re talking Supernatural Thrillers.  Get ready to play some guessing games, it’s the game show episode. House on the Lake - Riley Sager Sundown Motel - Simone St. James Behind Her Eyes - Sarah Pinnborough The Burning Girls - CJ Tudor I Remember You- Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Mayra -Nic...

What better way to celebrate a year of podcasting than talking about our favorite moody king, Haymitch 🎉? Today’s a spoiler chat about Sunrise on the Reaping. We’re diving deep into what really happened during the 50th Hunger Games, who we’d want the next book to be about if there is one, and our secret gumdrop spot. It’s sad. It’s chaotic. It’s our one year birthday!! Follow for more bookish...

Welcome to our lore episode.  We’ve been podcasting for a year!  To celebrate we’re talking about the books that made us readers, no matter how embarrassing they might be. Sweep - Cate Tiernan Blue Bloods Series - Melissa de la Cruz House of Night Series - PC Cast Kristin Cast Celestra Series - Addison Moore Tithe - Holly Black Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare Daughter of Smoke and Bone - ...

Today we’re talking all things The Bright Lands by John Fram.  And by talking, we mean shambling through a spoiler chat.  Things don’t need to be in chronological order right?  Buckle up, get your southern accents ready, and pay attention because we apparently weren’t. This episode contains graphic and explicit content, listener discretion is advised. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwi...

Today we’re talking about Summer Horror.  What makes something a Summer Horror read?  Listen in because we have no idea.  It’s a feeling, okay?  Slashers, faeries, clowns in the town’s drainage systems?  All those things, plus, the origins of Summerween. The Reformatory - Tananarive Due When the Reckoning Comes - Latanya McQueen Small Favors - Erin A. Craig Curse of the Reaper - Brian McAuley ...

Today we’re having a spoiler chat on Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.  Does YA sometimes make you feel 1,000 years old?  Us too, but we’re reading it anyway.  Do you ever feel emo enough to cry into the eyes of the boy you love?  Join us today to discuss why that is. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

It’s finally summer!  The sun is out, so we’re…heading inside to the movies where the air conditioning is.  This week we’re talking books that would make the perfect summer blockbusters.  Serial killers, mapmakers, and a hot witch priest, we’ve got recommendations for everyone. The Gilded Wolves - Roshani Chokshi Oona Out Of Order - Margarita Montimore The Daevabad Trilogy - S.A. Chakraborty B...

This week we’re having a spoiler chat about Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield.  Were we led astray by a Goodreads list?  Perhaps.  Join us on this misclassified journey and answer questions like: If you’re significant other came home from sea bleeding from their pores, would you take them to the emergency room? Would you give your name to a sea demon? (spoiler alert we would) Join ou...

Happy Spring!  Probably.  Is the pollen evil?  Are mushrooms trying to kill you?  It’s all possible with Ecohorror.  Do you ever consider whether launching yourself into space is better than going deep underwater? Today we’re talking about our favorite Ecohorror picks. Saturnalia - Stephanie Feldman Fever Dream - Samanta Schweblin Wilder Gurls Rory Power Never Whistle at Night - Shane Hawk Thr...

Today we’re having a spoiler chat on the one and only, Zombie Bake-Off by Stephen Graham Jones.  One of us knows what happened.  The other had a choose your own adventure style audiobook nightmare.  Fun was had by all. Read this one before you listen.  Which version did you get? Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

In honor of the dead rising, today we’re talking zombie and apocalypse fiction.  Join us for some recommendations on flesh eaters, dystopians, and at least one book that doesn’t fit the theme at all.  We’re sure that book has some strategy to learn that will save you in the zombie apocalypse. This Delicious Death - Kayla Cottingham Head Like a Hole - Andrew Van Wey Schrader’s Cord - Scott Lead...

Our April Fools’ Day joke is posting a week late.  Join us today as we have a spoiler chat about The Housemaid by Freida McFadden.  Is it overhyped, under hyped, or appropriately hyped?  We have opinions. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Today we’re talking about bookish hot takes for over hyped and under hyped books.  Do we hate one of your favorites?  We’re sorry.  We have our reasons.  Let us explain. Over Hyped Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak Behind Closed Doors - B. A. Paris Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo The Only One Left - Riley Sagar The Other Mrs. - Mary Kubica Kill Creek - Scott Thomas The Invisible Life of Addie La...

This episode contains graphic and explicit content.  Listener discretion is advised. We wish we would have used podcaster discretion, because we will never be the same.  Today, we’re describing some unhinged romance reads to each other.  Have you ever given a sexually explicit book report?  It gets very weird. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsand...

Today we’re talking about our favorite or not favorite Romance books and listener discretion is advised.  Romcoms,  somewhat unhinged Romance series, and Fanfiction, we’ve got it all.  Hit us up if you know the plural for synopsis because we…do not. It Happened One Summer/Hook, Line, and Sinker - Tessa Bailey The Boyfriend Project - Farrah Rochon The Unhoneymooners - Christina Lauren One Last ...

Today we’re discussing The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard.  There will be spoilers, so if you haven’t read it yet, come back later! Let’s chat True Crime, Crime Fiction, and if we think we could catch a serial killer. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Do you know The Nothing Man?  Who lives on Drury Lane?  Join us this week as we discuss our favorite Serial Killer Thrillers in preparation for this month’s reread, The Nothing Man.  Other topics include: why we’re okay with Denmark buying the U.S. and New Year’s resolutions. *The Chestnut Man - Søren Sveistrup *The Jigsaw Man - Nadine Matheson *The Whisper Man - Alex North *Please See Us - Ca...

Looking forward to 2025?  So are we.  Today we’re talking our most anticipated reads of 2025.  Join us as we mind meld to go through the most exciting books coming next year.  There may be a few rants and digressions along the way. Davyn’s Most Anticipated: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Grady Hendrix The Manor of Dreams - Christina Li This Book Will Bury Me - Ashley The Library at Hellbore - ...

Pretend we haven’t spent the last six months shoving these books in your face and join us on reminiscing about some of the best books we read in 2024. Davyn’s Top 5 of 2024:  ⁃ Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland  ⁃ The Angel of Indian Lake By Stephen Graham Jones  ⁃ Fever House by Keith Rosson  ⁃ Flesh and False Gods Series by Chloe Gong  ⁃ What The River Knows by Isabel Ibañez Lora’s Top 5 of...

It’s time to discuss our reread of Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.  Have you been screaming internally about how much we misremembered last episode?  We’re putting it right today.  Sort of.  We’re also deciding once and for all: Team Peeta, Team Gale, or Team Katniss Dies Alone. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by ...

What makes a good sequel or series?  Today we’re talking sequels and what keeps us coming back for more emotional damage.  We’re also discussing what we remember from Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins before we reread them.  Welcome back to a fantasy episode. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz

Happy Halloween!  Just when you thought things couldn’t get any spookier, Lora and Davyn are back with horror reads fit for any level of reader. And, as the cherry on top, one of them continues to be haunted by a malevolent spirit hellbent on being invited to the party. Sit down, buckle up, and forgive us for this audio.

Have you ever reread your favorite book when you were a teen for nostalgia and got more than you bargained for? So did we. Welcome to the roast of R.L. Stine. Follow for more bookish content: @plottwistiforgot Davyn @davynsden Lora @questsandcrimes Music by Augusto Diniz