We know you’ve been patiently waiting for it …this week your Traders finally travel to Pyrthian as we cover A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. This episode is part 2 of 3. Triggers: abduction, claustrophobia, death, drugging, gore, emotional abuse, intentional amnesia, murder, physical abuse, sexual abuse and assault, torture, violenceTropes: Beauty and the beast retelling, really old fae, forced proximity, enemies to loversKU: NopeRecommendation: YesFor more information visit https://sarahjmaas.com/.

Frances Adams is given a foretelling of death, and she’s spent her life trying to solve this crime-to-be, digging up secrets of those around her in the process. In the present day, Annie Adams has been called upon to meet with her reclusive great-aunt Frances. However, Annie arrives too late, and now she’s determined to catch the killer and solve the mystery Frances has left behind with her murder. This episode we’re finishing up “How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristen Perrin!  TW/CWs for this book seem to be: Death/Murder, infidelity, gun violence, abuse (domestic) And our Socials are: https://twitter.com/5050_books https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Travis Wren, with his talent for locating the missing, is hired to find Maggie St. James, a well-known author of dark children’s books. Following her trail, he’s led to a place called “Pastoral,” but reaching it ends with him, too, vanishing. It isn’t until years later that Theo, member of Pastoral, discovers Travis’s missing truck. However, no one is allowed in or out of Pastoral, and trying to unravel just what’s happened only reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, are keeping from each other, which just might darken this isolated world they’ve known as safe. This episode we’re finishing up “A History of Wild Places” by Shea Ernshaw!  TW/CWs for this book are listed as: Mentions of suicide, grief/loss of a loved one, infidelity, alcoholism, confinement/torture, death, murder, blood, violence, gun violence, execution by hanging, manipulation and gaslighting And our Socials are: https://twitter.com/5050_books https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Join Chelsea and Marg for their first nonfiction read: The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell. Amanda is the author of Wordslut and Cultish, and the host of the podcasts Sounds Like a Cult and Magical Over-thinkers. -Media mentions- -Books/Authors: Sociopath by Patric Gagne, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, Joan Didion, Mary Roach -Shows/Movies Love Island, Immaculate, Parks and Recreation

This month Chelsea and Marg dive into Never Been Better by debut author: Leanne Toshiko Simpson. We’re excited to share a special interview with Leanne herself and her own best friend, Lauren Dwyer! What we’re reading and watching - 1:30 Never Been Better Summary discussion - 10:20 Interview - 15:00 Notes App Segment - 51:10 Media Mentions: Books - Bonds that Tie Series by J. Bree One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig Funny Story by Emily Henry The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue Crescent City Series by Sarah J Mas Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Mas Shows - Baby Reindeer Dexter The Great Bridgerton Movies - Madame Web (not a recommendation, we just mentioned it) The Iron Claw

A proposal is set between Jane Shoringfield, having calculated a seemingly perfect match, and Augustine Lawrence, resident doctor, but the rules of this engagement are quick to break, especially as Jane ends up in the one place she’s never meant to visit, Lindridge Hall, the family home of Dr. Lawrence. There is something wrong at Lindridge Hall, and Jane now seems to be stuck in the midst of it. We’re finishing up The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling! Let’s see how the second half treats us! TW/CWs for this book are listed as: Blood & Gore Depiction; Drug Use; Miscarriage; Death of a child; Death of a parent; Death of a spouse; Animal death https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/2023/11/19/the-death-of-jane-lawrence-by-caitlin-starling/ And our Socials are: https://twitter.com/5050_books https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Seven students are avoiding going to school, but this monotony changes when they discover a portal to another world through their glowing mirrors. These students are tasked with finding a key, hidden within the castle, and it is capable of granting one wish to whoever finds it first. With their one year deadline, these seven will find refuge both in the castle and in each other. This episode we’re finishing up Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura, so obvious end of book spoilers ahead! TW/CWs for this book are listed as: Sexual Assault, Cancer, Suicide mentioned, Bullying https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/2023/06/13/lonely-castle-in-the-mirror-by-mizuki-tsujimura/  And our Socials are: https://twitter.com/5050_books https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Living near the lake means knowing of the ethereal world underneath, but only two have been there, Bastián Silvano and Lore Garcia. Now, the world underneath is drifting up to the surface, and if Bastián and Lore don’t want their secrets to rise with it, they must figure out how to stop it. This episode we’re reading and finishing up Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore! Spoilers ahead, of course! TW/CWs for this book are listed as: Ableism, Bullying, Homophobia, Needles, Racism, and Transphobia https://booktriggerwarnings.com/Lakelore_by_Anna-Marie_McLemore And our Socials are: https://twitter.com/5050_books https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

On the edges of the universe is a library with as many books as there are possible realities. One choice could change your life, but would any of these lives truly be better? Nora Seed is faced with such a decision, and her search within the library is more a search of what truly fulfills one’s life, and what makes it worth living in the first place. This episode we’re reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, with this episode going up to (but not including) the chapter titled: If Something Is Happening to Me, I Want to Be There. TW/CWs for this book seem to be: Suicide, Depression, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Cancer, Death of an Animal, Drug Abuse, Overdose, Profanity https://booktriggerwarnings.com/The_Midnight_Library_by_Matt_Haig And our Socials are: https://twitter.com/5050_books https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

This week join the Traders as we visit Arasht in our first LGBTQ romance! A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland has characters we love and hate, magic, and…economics? Triggers: violence. Tropes: slow burn, queer romance, mystery. For more of the author, check out alexandrarowland.net.