Show Notes
This week your book besties are completely obsessed with Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry. After putting it off for months, we finally picked it up... and immediately wanted book two. We break down the biggest twists (without spoiling everything), compare it to Fourth Wing, Quicksilver, and ACOTAR, debate who the real villain might be, and share our completely unhinged dragon theories. Then we tackle a surprisingly heated question: What actually is the difference between romantasy and fantasy romance? Buddy Read Chat
Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
This week we're talking:
Plot twists and betrayals Romantasy vs. fantasy romance Dragon theories Favorite reveals Who the real villain might be Why this deserves more hype Book two predictions
⭐ Kat: 5 stars ⭐ Amanda: 5 stars What's On Our Shelf
The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman Wasp's Nest by Kat Stoddard Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger
New Releases We're Adding to our TBR
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves (our next buddy read!) Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle The MASH Up by Laura Marie Meyers The Memory Bookshop by Song Yu-jeong
Bookish News This week we're talking about:
The controversy surrounding an AI accusation after a major literary prize Whether writing contests should require authors to submit outlines and drafts The growing challenge of AI in publishing and education
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