Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

Overrated or Iconic? What We Thought About These VIRAL Booktok Books! 📚 [EP#26]

Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

Show Notes

Are these popular booktok books overhyped... or actually worth it? Let's find out!

Books Discussed: The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi Normal People - Sally Rooney People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry The God of the Woods - Liz Moore The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Secret History - Donna Tartt The Perfect Son - Freida McFadden House of Flame and Shadow - Sarah J Maas Iron Gold - Pierce Brown

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(00:00) intro & current reads (08:52) taylor swift's audiobook (11:48) the love hypothesis (16:33) the song of achilles (21:34) shatter me (25:50) normal people (31:16) olympics sidebar (33:26) people we meet on vacation (40:59) the god of the woods (46:29) the inheritance games (51:13) the secret history

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