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Welcome to the 129th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Memoirs of the End by Vincent Rylan. Discussion of the book starts at the 7th minute. Spoilers are between the 44 and 1:15 minute marks. We talk about the rise of AI in our story as well as the real world and how we felt these characters handled it. In spoilers we get into the fallout of letting AIcontrol every decision and how this story easily connected to our world today. We finish with a brief segments section and a surprise book for next time. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 128th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. Discussion of the book starts at the 10th minute. Spoilers are between the 38 and 1:21 minute marks. This book focuses on characters and character development throughout so that is where we spend the majority of our time. In spoilers we touch on the relationships that spring up and the twists that are revealed and if any of them surprised us. We finish with our usual segments and have a quick turnaround for next episode. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 127th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features The Mad Wolf’s Daughter by Diane Magras. Discussion of the book starts at the 7th minute. Spoilers are between the 26 and 49 minute marks. We tackle this middle grade reader as we would any other novel touching on our characters and writing style. In spoilers we discuss the rest of our group, the twists we could see coming and how the ending left us feeling. We finish with our usual segments and a return to a familiar author for next time. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 126th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Stars Against the Dark by Ann Barratt. Discussion of the book starts at the 13th minute. Spoilers are between the 41 and 1:17 minute marks. Join us as we discuss the handling of trauma throughout this book and how we felt aboutour three leads as we got to know them. In spoilers we dive into the romance and relationships in the story as well as the action and how the ending made us feel. We finish with our usual segments and a surprise book for next time. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 125th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. Discussion of the book starts at the 6th minute. We use a different set up this episode as we break it up into three different sections to cover each of the three sectionsof the novel, so there is no traditional spoiler section. We give a quick recap of each part before discussing them as well as any throughline story points. We finish with our usual segments and a book from an indie author for next time. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 124th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Moss’d in Space by Rebecca Thorne. Discussion of the book starts at the 6th minute. Spoilers are between the 25 and 1:06 minute marks. Join us as we camp to discuss this cozy space adventure. We discuss our characters and world building to start and then jump into all of our secondaries and how we thought the story delivered in spoilers. We end with our usual segments and a classic novel for next time. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 123rd Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features My Friends by Fredrik Backman. Discussion of the book starts at the 10th minute. Spoilers are between the 52 and 1:47 minute marks. We talk about our unlikely duo and the set up of the book to start. In spoilers we get very emotional as we discuss each of the friends and how their story plays out. We finish with our usual segments and a surprise book for next episode. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 122nd Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. Discussion of the book starts at the 19th minute. Spoilers are between the 56 and 1:28 minute marks. We start with a long catch up after our three-week break and talk about a gofundme thatis important to us. With the novel we start by discussing our many points of views as well as the AI component to the story. In spoilers we touch on how the stories all came together and how we felt the communication between humans and octopus went. We finish with our usual segments and a return to a favorite author for next time. Enjoy! https://www.gofundme.com/f/one-family-two-crises-ubaka-u-rwanda-needs-your-support?attribution_id=sl:5ad989a2-62cb-419c-aff3-6ff77637ed5e&lang=en_US&ts=1783882828&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp20_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=facebook

Welcome to the 121st Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. Discussion of the book starts at the 9th minute. Spoilers are between the 38 and 1:20 minute marks. We talk about A.J., Maya, and the setting of our story to start. In spoilers we getinto the twist about Maya’s parentage and how we felt this book delivered in a cozy but predictable way. We finish with our usual segments and a return to sci-fi for our next podcast. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 120th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. Discussion of the book starts at the 8th minute. Spoilers are between the 36 and 1:31 minute marks. We discuss the character of Theo and what we think brings him to the small town of Golden. In spoilers wediscuss the shocking truth about Theo’s real identity as well as the lives he impacted during his one year with them. We finish with our usual segments, a surprise announcement and a surprise book for next time. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 119th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Betty by Tiffany McDaniel. Discussion of the book starts at the 11th minute. Spoilers are between the 43 and 1:43 minute marks. We discuss the character of Betty and her relationship with her parents and the setting of rural Ohio. In spoilers, we dive into the many traumas that Betty suffers while growing up and focus on her relationships with her family. We finish with our usual segments and a surprise book for next time. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 118th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. Discussion of the book starts at the 13th minute. Spoilers are between the 51 and 1:31 minute marks. We discuss how quickly we jumped into our story and how the author presented her characters and magicsystem. In spoilers we get into our double Croatia situation and how Alice grew into the character we wish she was from the beginning. We finish with our usual segments including what we missed last episode and tackle another larger bookfor next time. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 117th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson. Discussion of the book starts at the 12th minute. Spoilers are between the 44 and 1:24 minute marks. We discuss our dislike of Lennon and how she constantly attached herself to terrible men. In spoilers we talk about her relationship with Dante, the plot holes that drove us crazy and what we thought did and did not work in our ending. We finish with our usual segments and another dark academia book for next time. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 116th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson. Discussion of the book starts at the 12th minute. Spoilers are between the 42 and 1:18 minute marks. We discuss our dislike of Alif from the start and how he never really redeemed himself. Inspoilers we talk about our villain, magic, and our plan that wasn’t much of a plan and how the ending left us feeling. We finish with our usual segments and a dark academia novel for next time. Enjoy! Ubaka U Rwanda - https://www.ubakaurwanda.org/

Welcome to the 115th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix. Discussion of the book starts at the 15th minute. Spoilers are between the 50 and 1:37 minute marks. We discuss our characters and the setting of a 1970s house for wayward girls to start. In spoilers we discuss the witchcraft side of our story and where we believed the horror aspects came through. We finish with our usual segments, a little tv talk and a surprise book for next time. Enjoy!