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Jaime Fok and Freya ValerioExplicit
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Date created
2025/07/04
Latest episode
2026/11/06
Average duration
66 min.
Release period
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Two friends, two time zones, and a shared love of stories. We are Freya (from Australia) & Jaime (from Canada), book besties who are worlds apart. As lovers of fantasy, romance, and fiction - we'll dive into what we are reading, TBRs, recommendations, and all things books! Join us as we bridge together our time zones, one chapter at a time 📚✨ IG: @onceuponatimezonepod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast Jaime: https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok IG: @jaimefok TT: @jaime.fok Freya: https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio IG: @freyv_reads TT: @freyvalerio
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October Reading Recap, November TBR & New Book Releases! 📚 [EP#69]
2026/11/06
Let's wrap up our October reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in November!
Books Discussed:
A Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J Maas
Bodies of Magic - Freya Marske
The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace
Wildwood - Colin Meloy
Iron Gold - Pierce Brown
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - VE Schwab
Theodora's Tea Shop - Christy Anne Jones
(Mostly) Human Resources - Grace Viall
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee
Threshing Day - Rebecca Yarros
Artemis - Andy Weir
A Sorceress Comes to Call - T Kingfisher
Love Felt Like This - Julie Olivia
Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros
Dark Age - Pierce Brown
Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson
Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins
The Last King of Faerie - Cassandra Clare
The Wolves of War - John Gwynne
The Dragon and the Dove - Catherine Doyle
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
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Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(15:58) november book club pick
(17:50) jaime watched Wildwood!
(23:44) the INSANITY that is You Can See Everything
(28:46) freya's october highlights
(36:57) jaime's october highlights
(43:16) freya's october lows
(48:16) jaime's october lows
(53:21) freya's november lookaheads
(56:59) jaime's november lookaheads
(59:55) november new releases
We NEED to Catch Up... Spooky Season, Book News & ALL The Book Events 👻📚🎃 [EP#68]
2026/10/30
This is what happens when we don't chat for 2 weeks... a lot has been going on so let's catchup & also embrace spooky season and talk about some of the SCARIEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME to celebrate Halloween! 🍂👻🎃
Books Discussed:
Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It - Brooke Averick
American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee
Red Rising - Pierce Brown
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
The Bodyguard - Katherine Center
Free Falling - Lyla Sage
The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth
The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
Pet Sematary - Stephen King
The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(10:14) we have SO MUCH to catchup on!
(10:39) the red rising movie adaptation!
(12:45) fourth wing casting announcement
(17:09) katherine center's CHRISTMAS movie?
(19:39) jaime's reading cabin trip
(24:30) freya saw lyla sage!
(27:40) jaime saw veronica roth!
(31:07) the spooky movies we've been watching
(42:51) the SPOOKIEST books and if we'd read or survive them
(43:22) the haunting of hill house
(51:39) pet sematary
(57:35) the exorcist
THIS OR THAT: BOOK EDITION! 📚⭐️ Reading Habits, Hot Takes & Book Debates [EP#67]
2026/10/23
Let's play THIS OR THAT! We haven't done this since the BEGINNING of our podcast journey. We wanted to revisit and do this again. Hope you love this one!
Books Discussed:
The Bane Witch - Ava Morgyn
Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo
A Sorceress Comes to Call - T Kingfisher
It's Different This Time - Joss Richard
Iron Gold - Pierce Brown
Theodora's Tea Shop - Christy Ann Jones
The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig
In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren
Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
The Kiss of Deception - Mary E Pearson
Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas
Victorious - VE Schwab
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
The Fellowship of the Ring - JRR Tolkien
Vicious - VE Schwab
Jade City - Fonda Lee
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket
Direbound - Sable Sorensen
Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider
Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo
A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(10:41) rachel gillig's mysterious announcement...
(13:42) christina lauren's holiday movie adaptation
(17:57) buy a book based on the cover or based on the author?
(22:07) reading series back-to-back or taking a break?
(31:05) reading in a park or in a cafe?
(34:55) would you rather go into every book blind, or without knowing ratings/reviews?
(37:15) deckled edges or french flaps?
(42:11) when you read on kindle, white or black background?
(48:30) open endings or closed endings?
(54:16) living inside your favourite book or bringing your favourite character to life?
(57:35) pumpkin spice or apple cinnamon?
(59:26) green bone saga or six of crows?
Our Fall vs Spring TBRs 📚🍂🌸 (From Book Besties Across the World!) [EP#66]
2026/10/16
We're back with our dual season TBRs! This time, our Fall and Spring TBRs as long distance book besties from Canada & Australia! 🍂🌸
Books Discussed:
Iron Gold - Pierce Brown
A Sorceress Comes to Call - T Kingfisher
Victorious - VE Schwab
Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino
Daughter of No Worlds - Carissa Broadbent
Honey - Imani Thompson
Day of Now - Miranda Reason
Shadow Reaper - Lynette Noni
Main Characters - Bobby Palmer
Good Joy, Bad Joy - Mikki Brammer
Pool House - Mary HK Choi
One and Only - Maurene Goo
Nymph - Sofia Montrone
Don't Let the Forest In - CG Drews
Our Perfect Storm - Carley Fortune
The Reformatory - Tananarive Due
Hollywood, Ending - John Green
Threshing Day - Rebecca Yarros
(Mostly) Human Resources - Grace Viall
Grim Tidings - BK Borison
Fury Bound - Sable Sorensen
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(13:38) addressing the cliffhanger...
(18:14) freya's winter TBR recap
(23:37) jaime's summer TBR recap
(36:04) fall tbr 1
(41:57) spring tbr 1
(46:59) fall tbr 2
(52:08) spring tbr 2
(55:28) fall tbr 3
(59:59) spring book 3
(01:02:11) fall tbr 4
(01:05:32) spring tbr 4
September Reading Recap, October TBR & New Book Releases! 📚 [EP#65]
2026/10/09
Let's wrap up our September reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in October!
Books Discussed:
The Bane Witch - Ava Morgyn
Iron Gold - Pierce Brown
Verity - Colleen Hoover
The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood
Modern Classic - Emily Henry
Feels Like Falling - Abby Jimenez
Bodies of Magic - Freya Marske
Victorious - VE Schwab
The Burning God - RF Kuang
The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth
Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion - T Kingfisher
Kingdom of Claw - Demi Winters
Roots of Darkness - Demi Winters
Dawn of the North - Demi Winters
These Infinite Threads - Tahereh Mafi
All This Twisted Glory - Tahereh Mafi
Every Spiral of Fate - Tahereh Mafi
The Mash Up - Laura Marie Meyers
Know My Name - Chanel Miller
Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors
Taipei Story - RF Kuang
Peck and Peck - Bonnie Garmus
Scion - James Islington
Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman
The Matchmaker's Cottage - Kat Sloane
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
Burn of the Everflame - Penn Cole
Hollywood, Ending - John Green
The Winners - Fredrik Backman
My Friends - Fredrik Backman
Once, Again, Always - Amanda Gayle
To Dream in Darkness - Ann Liang
Mark of the Warrior - Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee
A Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J Maas
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(09:46) the VERITY movie debrief
(21:11) we watched the love hypothesis
(29:04) emily henry & abby jimenez are publishing new books!
(33:23) october book club pick
(35:07) freya's september highlights
(44:09) jaime's september highlights
(51:48) freya's september lows
(56:37) jaime's september lows
(01:02:41) freya's october lookaheads
(01:04:34) jaime's october lookaheads
(01:06:56) october new releases
VE Schwab says GOODBYE to Her Villains... 💔 Victorious, Therapy Gone Wrong & What's Next? 📚✨ [EP#64]
2026/10/02
We had the incredible opportunity to chat with VE Schwab!! With Victorious releasing SO soon, we chat about villains, saying goodbye, magic, and the therapy of it all. Hope you enjoy!
VE Schwab:
https://www.veschwab.com/
Books Discussed:
Victorious - VE Schwab
Vicious - VE Schwab
Vengeful - VE Schwab
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE Schwab
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - VE Schwab
A Darker Shade of Magic - VE Schwab
This Savage Song - VE Schwab
The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke
This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running - Chris Bennett
Fruit Fly - Josh Silver
Eclipse and the Wolf - Akwaeke Emezi
King Sorrow - Joe Hill
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro
(02:54) the moments before a book release
(05:11) VE Schwab's current reads
(07:18) on the overwhelming new releases & discoverability
(12:10) on audiobooks & training for an ironman
(16:28) when does VE Schwab write?
(21:22) the origins of a villain
(26:50) VE Schwab's favourite villain?
(28:54) the end of an era and ALL the emotions
(34:24) favourite magical creatures?
(37:46) what will VE Schwab explore next?
(44:14) navigating the puzzle of a timeline
(47:49) VE Schwab's favourite of her books?
(51:10) this or that
The Love Story that Made Us ALL Cry... 😭 | INTO THE BLUE with Emma Brodie 📚💙 [EP#63]
2026/09/25
We LOVED Into the Blue by Emma Brodie, and had the most wonderful time chatting with her about yearning, genre-bending, emotional books, Vampire Diaries... and more!
Emma Brodie:
https://www.instagram.com/emma.c.brodie
Books Discussed:
Into the Blue - Emma Brodie
Songs in Ursa Major - Emma Brodie
Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth
Dawn of the North - Demi Winters
Vicious - VE Schwab
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro
(01:46) how martha's vineyard inspired stories
(08:02) our current reads
(10:43) the improv of it all
(16:19) morning writing vs night writing?
(18:44) team damon or stefan?
(20:41) about into the blue
(21:56) the love story vs romance
(23:54) are we pantsers or plotters?
(28:49) let's talk genre-bending
(32:26) the tunnel of connection between characters
(36:17) why do noah and AJ feel so familiar?
(39:51) dealbreakers in a love story?
(41:26) is it really miscommunication?
(43:40) what came first, the acting or the sci-fi?
(44:57) how many author tears go into one reader tear?
(49:09) the secret to yearning?
(51:21) what's next for emma?
(53:17) book club listener questions!
(57:38) this or that
Books We DISAGREE On... Why We LOVED and HATED These Books 📚💔 [EP#62]
2026/09/18
It's rare but sometimes we disagree... let's talk about some books that we had some different opinions on!
Books Discussed:
11/22/63 - Stephen King
The Burning God - RF Kuang
A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) - Sarah J Maas
Peck & Peck - Bonnie Garmus
The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth
Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman
The Kiss of Deception (Remnant Chronicles) - Mary E Pearson
This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi
My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney
Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney
Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney
His and Hers - Alice Feeney
Sometimes I Lie - Alice Feeney
Verity - Colleen Hoover
One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig
Two Twisted Crowns - Rachel Gillig
The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig
The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig
The Jasad Heir - Sara Hashem
The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Mate - Ali Hazelwood
Bride - Ali Hazelwood
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(12:29) freya's life is exciting
(16:52) magnus bane is on dancing with the stars
(21:49) the books we disagree on
(22:12) the remnant chronicles
(28:59) alice feeney's thrillers
(34:13) jaime's mysterious email
(36:19) rachel gillig duologies
(44:02) the jasad heir
(51:15) jennifer lynn barnes series
(57:58) bride & mate by ali hazelwood
The Books You're ALWAYS Telling Us to Read! 📚👀 [EP#61]
2026/09/11
We always give YOU book recs... but what if YOU give US recs instead? We had soooo much fun going through the most recommended books from you! 💖
Books Discussed:
Liberty Street - Heather Marshall
The Burning God - RF Kuang
The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion - Beth Brower
The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon
The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett
Heartless - Marissa Meyer
Cinder - Marissa Meyer
Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor
Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb (Realm of the Underlings)
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
Verity Guild - Mai Corland
Dark Rise - CS Pacat
The Winged Game - Sophie Kim
The Sun and the Starmaker - Rachel Griffin
Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth
The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater
Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh
This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(16:57) the unselected journals of emma m lion
(22:20) the bone season
(26:49) the tainted cup
(30:12) heartless
(34:29) strange the dreamer
(38:21) realm of the underlings
(44:18) percy jackson
(48:46) verity guild
(52:15) dark rise
(54:22) the winged game
(56:55) the sun and the starmaker
(59:02) mad mabel
(01:01:15) the raven boys
(01:01:56) binding 13
(01:02:48) this woven kingdom
August Reading Recap, September TBR & New Book Releases! 📚 [EP#60]
2026/09/04
Let's wrap up our August reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in September!
Books Discussed:
11/22/63 - Stephen King
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Fruit Fly - Josh Silver
Taipei Story - RF Kuang
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
Daughters of Shandong - Eve J Chung
Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino
Yellowface - RF Kuang
Into the Blue - Emma Brodie
The River She Became - Emily Varga
The Midnight Train - Matt Haig
This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum
None of This is True - Lisa Jewell
Main Characters - Bobby Palmer
The Girl With a Thousand Faces - Sunyi Dean
Know My Name - Chanel Miller
Wild - Cheryl Strayed
Bottom of the Pyramid - Nia Sioux
The Third Gilmore Girl - Kelly Bishop
ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas
The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig
Burn of the Everflame - Penn Cole
Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo
The Thoroughbreds - Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham
The Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie Garber
Threshing Day - Rebecca Yarros
Scion - James Islington
Tempest - Victoria Aveyard
Hollywood, Ending - John Green
The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace
American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee
Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion - T Kingfisher
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(17:55) september book club pick!
(19:13) jaime's august highlights
(27:55) freya's august highlights
(33:20) jaime's august lows
(42:00) freya's august lows
(49:59) jaime's september lookaheads
(54:40) freya's september lookaheads
(56:24) september book releases
Books We Didn't LOVE… Until the Ending SAVED Them 😭📚 [EP#59]
2026/08/28
Sometimes you really want to DNF a book... but what if this makes you miss an INCREDIBLE ending? These are a few books that you just need to stick with until the very end - WE PROMISE it's worth it!
Books Discussed:
Writers and Lovers - Lily King
11/22/63 - Stephen King
Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino
Fruit Fly - Josh Silver
ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas
A Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J Maas
A Court of Forgotten Melody - Sarah J Maas
The Ragpicker King - Cassandra Clare
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace
Anxious People - Fredrik Backman
The Prison Healer - Lynette Noni
You've Reached Sam - Dustin Thao
Blood Over Bright Haven - ML Wang
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(10:04) jaime saw josh silver and rf kuang!
(18:02) jaime's boston and salem trip
(28:43) ACOTAR titles debrief
(36:58) the ragpicker king
(42:05) piranesi
(46:34) the wretched divine
(51:58) anxious people
(55:04) the prison healer
(58:21) you've reached sam
(01:01:19) blood over bright haven
Books We LOVED… Until the Ending RUINED Everything 😭📚 [EP#58]
2026/08/21
You know when a book is PERFECT... right up until the very end? Let's chat about some books that just had very unsatisfactory endings :(
Books Discussed:
The River She Became - Emily Varga
This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt - Ben Reeves
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
The Midnight Train - Matt Haig
The Odyssey - Homer
Nymph - Sofia Montrone
Circe - Madeline Miller
Fruit Fly - Josh Silver
A Darker Shore: Letters from Ketterdam - Leigh Bardugo
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
There Is No Antimemetics Division - QNTM
Into the Blue - Emma Brodie
The Burning Side - Sarah Damoff
The Burning God - RF Kuang
Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider
Flawless - Elsie Silver
Wild Love - Elsie Silver
This Book Made Me Think of You - Libby Page
The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Tropesick - Lauren Okie
Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(09:47) the odyssey debrief
(23:56) ebooks are EXPENSIVE rant
(26:29) the mystery of the six of crows novella
(28:53) the binocular set story update
(31:43) let's get into it!
(31:58) there is no antimemetics division
(37:58) into the blue
(44:43) metal slinger
(47:56) chestnut springs
(52:07) this book made me think of you
(55:42) fourth wing
(58:16) tropesick
(01:01:22) project hail mary
Book Cons & Fantasy Balls... Are Book Events Getting Out of Control?! 📚 [EP#57]
2026/08/14
Let's talk about BOOK EVENTS! From author panels & signings, to book balls, conventions, influencer events and book clubs. What do you think about the recent rise of book events?
Books Discussed:
Flickerstate - FA Davidson
This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi
Into the Blue - Emma Brodie
Hamnet - Maggie O'Farrell
The Odyssey - Homer (translated by Emily Wilson)
Taipei Story - RF Kuang
The Last Contract of Isako - Fonda Lee
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(10:03) jaime watched hamnet!
(15:17) author panels & signings
(24:32) romantasy book balls
(39:01) book conventions
(44:34) influencer events
(56:45) book clubs
July Reading Recap, August TBR & New Book Releases! 📚 [EP#56]
2026/08/07
Let's wrap up our July reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in August!
Books Discussed:
Morning Star - Pierce Brown
Honey - Imani Thompson
The Burning Side - Sarah Damoff
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt - Ben Reeves
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
11/22/63 - Stephen King
The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig
Dark Matter - Blake Crouch
The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth
Victorious - VE Schwab
The Road of Bones - Demi Winters
Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy
Everything We Never Said - Sloan Harlow
Pool House - Mary HK Choi
Nymph - Sofia Montrone
Wasp's Nest - Kat Stoddard
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
The Midnight Train - Matt Haig
This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi
There Is No Antimemetics Division - QNTM
Theodora's Tea Shop - Christy Anne Jones
Immortal Game - Allison Saft
Fruit Fly - Josh Silver
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(12:08) august book club read
(14:03) freya watched the odyssey!
(21:31) freya's july highlights
(31:13) jaime's july highlights
(42:22) freya's july lows
(50:42) jaime's july lows
(56:40) jaime's august lookaheads
(01:00:55) freya's august lookaheads
(01:04:32) august book releases
We're FINALLY BACK! ☕📚 | Europe, Reading Updates & Book News [EP#55]
2026/07/31
WE MISSED YOU!!! We're back after 3 weeks, and have SO much to catchup on. From Freya's Europe trip, to personal life updates, to all the book announcements and adaptation news... let's debrief!
Book creators mentioned:
Colleen: https://www.instagram.com/colleensreading/
Lottie: https://www.youtube.com/lottiesmalley
Books Discussed:
Victorious - VE Schwab
The Shampoo Effect - Jenny Jackson
The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig
Morning Star - Pierce Brown
Dark Matter - Blake Crouch
My Friends - Fredrik Backman
Main Characters - Bobby Palmer
Writers & Lovers - Lily King
Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman
Vicious - VE Schwab
Beach Read - Emily Henry
Love Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood
A Bittersweet Spell - Rebecca Ross
The Last Days of Vic & Coco - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Long Distance Book Club:
https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
Instagram: @jaimefok
Tiktok: @jaime.fok
Freya's socials:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
Instagram: @freyv_reads
Tiktok: @freyvalerio
(00:00) intro & current reads
(13:07) freya's europe trip!
(45:02) jaime is going to boston & ran a 10k
(51:03) book to screen adaptation news
(01:00:33) exciting book announcements!
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