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Get ready to cry. Today we are talking about This Is Me: A Reckoning by Hayden Panettiere. If you're a woman in your 30s, you definitely grew up seeing Hayden in all your fave shows and movies. Listen to hear about her life in her own words, not what TMZ or People magazine write about her.  WARNING: domestic violence, substance abuse, medical trauma, loss of family member, sexual harassment Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Is she really the villan or was she just right? Today we are talking about Garden of Shadows by V.C. Andrews (ghostwriter). If you liked Flowers in the Attic but always wanted to know why the grandma hated those kids so much, this episode has the answers. It has feminism, satin walls, and a lot of ignored red flags.  WARNING: death, sexual assualt, child abuse, grooming Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Did they even lie though? Today we are talking about We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Spoilers if you are watching the tv show adaptation. This book has everything you want in a teen mystery: rich people, less rich people, and mysterious head injuries. Listen now and let us know when you figured out the twist! WARNING: death of a child, death of an animal, suicidal ideation Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

She's not like other robots, she's not a slave to humanity. Today we are talking about The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. If you like islands with no humans, robots speaking animal languages and forest animals living in a house together as long as they promise not to eat each other in the house then this is the book for you. Warning: there is a lot of dead animals and you might cry at the end. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Not a morgue, just some fungi. Today we are talking about Cold Storage by David Koepp. If you like Liam Neeson, government negligance, and fungus smarter than you then you need to listen to todays episode. WARNING: death, gun violence, suicide Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Tradwife? More like Sad Life. Today we are talking about Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. This book has everything we all love about America today: influencers, rich people playing pretend, politicans, and internalized misogyny!  WARNING: child abuse, sexual assualt Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Babies raising literal babies, it truly is the end. Today we are talking about the last (maybe) book in the Series of Unfortunate Events, The End by Lemony Snicket. In this final adventure, the Baudelaires join a cult, deliver a baby, and finally find people who can tell when someone is wearing a wig. This one gets a little weird and leaves a lot of questions but we do finally learn who stole Beatrice away from our boy Lemony.  Was Poe really not being poisoned this whole time???????? WARNING: Death, murder, cults Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

It means second to last. Today we are talking about the 12th book in the Series of Unfortunate Events, The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket. In this one, our orphans take a turn for the dark side. If you like hotels run by the dewey decimal system, more triplets, and babies committing arson then you will love this book. WARNING: murder, arson, kidnapping Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Not one for the cluastraphobic. Today we are talking about The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket. This time our orphans are deep in the ocean wearing wet suits with fans of Herman Melville. If you like evil mushrooms, breathing underwater, and backstories for villans then this is the book for you! Bonus if you think triangle glasses are not suspicious and actually super cute. WARNING: child abuse, near death of a child Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Slippery slope? More like cold mountain. Today we are talking about The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket. In this one the Baudelaires encounter some old enemies, some new friends and another large amount of birds. If you like secret fridge messages, forks, and babies who know what lox is then this is the book for you! WARNING: child abuse Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Old timey carnivals meet old timey roman entertainment. Today we are talking about The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket. If you like the horrors of 1930s carnivals and the horrors of forcing wild animals into captivity for entertainment then this is the book for you. PT Barnum got nothing on Olivia.  WARNING: child abuse, animal abuse, murder Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Does a heart-shaped balloon cure your disease? Maybe. Find out by listening us talk about The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket. In this one we get a half fancy hospital, a procedure that probably won't cure you, and a man with glasses the size of a pea. WARNING: kidnapping, child abuse, attempted murder Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

More like the crow community? corvid crew? fowl family? murder municipality? corvid city? Today we are talking about The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket. This time the kids are working as maintenance for an entire town full of crows (and people). If you like thousands of rules, birds always being in your way, and hot air ballons that never come down, this is the book for you! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

A magician who doesn't beleive in magic? That's whack. Today we are talking about the life of the Amazing Randi, a guy who loves magic and hates so-called psychics. We all love a man who goes after Sylvia Browne. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.

Nobody knows how to pronounce "ersatz" and that's okay. Today we are talking about the 6th book in The Series of Unfortunate Events, The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket. This time the kids are back in the home down and back to living with rich people but, of course, Olaf is back too. If you like walking up stairs, babies with freaky strong upper body strength, and salmon themed resturaunts then you will love this episode. WARNING: kidnapping, child abuse Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.