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The Final Strife – Saara El-Arifi
I, Hannah, read The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi, a high fantasy book that has amazing world building and characters. This is the first book in an upcoming trilogy, and I can’t wait to continue with El-Arifi when she comes out with the next two books. If you want to hear more about the author,Continue reading “The Final Strife – Saara El-Arifi”
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The Final Strife – Saara El-Arifi
I, Hannah, read The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi, a high fantasy book that has amazing world building and characters. This is the first book in an upcoming trilogy, and I can’t wait to continue with El-Arifi when she comes out with the next two books. If you want to hear more about the author,Continue reading “The Final Strife – Saara El-Arifi”
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The Fixer Upper – Lauren Forsythe
The Fixer Upper drops tomorrow, a cute romance set in London that features best friends, second chances, and some great moments interspersed with some truly weird #secondwavefeminist moments that I could have done without. “Maybe you’re wondering where you’d be if you’d spent all that time and energy on yourself instead.” Maybe I’m wondering whyContinue reading “The Fixer Upper – Lauren Forsythe”
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Our Wives Under the Sea – Julia Armfield
“Ghosts don’t speak,” she said . . . “but something is speaking to me.” I, Hannah, read Julia Armfield’s Our Wives Under the Sea. I honestly can’t remember why I picked it on Netgalley. I am sure a part of it had to do with the cover, but another part was it sounded just weirdContinue reading “Our Wives Under the Sea – Julia Armfield”
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Sarah Dessen Summer
I, Hannah, make a lot of jokes on the podcast about the books I read growing up. There is Amish fiction, Lurlene McDaniel, Jodie Picoult, NORA ROBERTS (although I famously skipped the dirty scenes after my mom warned me to). But one author set me off on my deep, deep affection for romance, and thatContinue reading “Sarah Dessen Summer”
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Ordinary Monsters – J.M. Miro
I, Hannah read Ordinary Monsters. I got the book from Netgalley, and want to thank them for giving me the advanced copy that I intended to read before it came out on June 7, but failed. Honestly, I think the length intimidated me after the #MegaMay I hosted on my Instagram account. But I poweredContinue reading “Ordinary Monsters – J.M. Miro”
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Thirstenland 2022
In the wonderful month of April, I visited OWWR Pod Number 1 Fan, Veronica! We started the week off together without really knowing what was going to happen. Five days was the longest we ever spent time together. But when I made a joke about the 1996 Pride and Prejudice, Veronica mentioned that we shouldContinue reading “Thirstenland 2022”
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Indie Intermission Inventory
Everyone! We are almost done with Wheel of Time. After over a year, Laura and I will be taking a minute to prepare for a brand new miniseries. But before that, we want to take a pause and highlight one Indie Author for the month of June. So we will be voting in what weContinue reading “Indie Intermission Inventory”
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Hannah’s January Reads
Hannah read nine books this January. She really enjoyed all of them. She read a few fantasy novels, a few general fiction, and even was able to get to one nonfiction novel (never her strong suit). So without further ado, here are the books Hannah read. Follow her on Instagram at brews.and.books for her overallContinue reading “Hannah’s January Reads”
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Laura’s January Reads
Pony by R.J. Palacio ★★★★☆ A sweet (and surprisingly deep), middle-grade book about a boy and his companion, a ghost named Mittenwool, who set out to rescue the boy’s father with help from a pale-faced pony that seems to have some “mystic qualities” of its own. I really enjoyed this one. I picked it upContinue reading “Laura’s January Reads”
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OWWR Pod February She Wrote Recommendations
Ben from Literature and Lofi is doing a month of reading books with people who use she/her pronouns! In honor of that, Laura and Hannah prepared a few authors that are worth reading! Ryka Aoki: Why not start the month off right and kill two birds with one stone. Read Ryka Aoki’s works. Hannah andContinue reading “OWWR Pod February She Wrote Recommendations”
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Cozy Reads for a Winter’s Night
It is officially winter so now it is time to fire up the stove, grab that hot chocolate (spiked or unspiked), climb under the covers, and settle in for a long winter’s night with a good book. Wintertime is a strange time to pick books for. We aren’t really seasonal book readers, we are moodContinue reading “Cozy Reads for a Winter’s Night”
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Before They Are Hanged – Joe Abercrombie
Hannah read the second novel in the Third Law Trilogy. This book took each of the main people of the novel to the north, south, and edge of the world. Abercrombie still moves forward with his great ability to take a character’s trope and reinforce certain aspects while inverting all expectations in ways you wouldContinue reading “Before They Are Hanged – Joe Abercrombie”
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Hannah’s Is Writing Fantasy
So I discuss this on the pod from time to time, but I am writing a fantasy novel. Well, hopefully a fantasy trilogy. I’ve been working on it for over ten years, and I am honestly afraid of how much work I’ve put into it for the past two years. This has been my babyContinue reading “Hannah’s Is Writing Fantasy”
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February Standalone Battleground!!
Guys, it’s time to vote for Laura and Hannah’s Book of February!! We took your suggestions and put them into a bracket! We will be voting each day until the book is chosen!!! You can cast a vote via Twitter Poll or on an Instagram poll over on OWWRPod and Brews.and.Books. Here is the officialContinue reading “February Standalone Battleground!!”
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Wheel of Time Show Is Here
The first Wheel of Time episodes dropped today. We have been building up to this TV series since we started the podcast in February (how has it been less than a year that we’ve been discussing Jordan’s books??). We are looking forward to looking at this show and seeing how his works are updated forContinue reading “Wheel of Time Show Is Here”
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OWWR Playlist
If there is something that we really get into on OWWR Podcast (besides books), it’s usually music. We often drop random musical lines, songs, and everything in between. Off the podcast, we both love listening to music. We tend to have different styles of listening, and so we made a playlist to see what wouldContinue reading “OWWR Playlist”
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Hannah’s October Reads
It should be known that I am terrible at reading on brand. If it is a “spooky season” I forget because I am under a mass amount of books that fall in my to be read pile. I am more of a “let’s see what we have this year.” I feel like when I tryContinue reading “Hannah’s October Reads”
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The Mountains Sing – Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
“Somehow I was sure that if people were willing to read each other, and see the light of other cultures, there would be no war on earth.” The Mountains Sing is a wonderful novel that tells the story of the Tran family, as seen through the eyes of the matriarch and her granddaughter. It takesContinue reading “The Mountains Sing – Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai”
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Laura’s October Reads
October was a pretty good reading month for me. I took some time to mood read and check out some things that just made me happy. I also met my yearly reading goal (50 books)! Here’s how the month stacked up (books are in the order that I read them not how much I enjoyedContinue reading “Laura’s October Reads”
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Gideon the Ninth – Tamsyn Muir
Hannah recently finished Gideon the Ninth and it was a romp. What a fantastic book to add to any TBR. The book follows Gideon, an indentured servant on the Ninth Planet. She has been raised on this harsh planet with one other person her age, the Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House, Harrowhawk, a necromancerContinue reading “Gideon the Ninth – Tamsyn Muir”
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Laura’s Favorite Hobby
I’ve said it a couple of times on the podcast, but I love hobbies. I love learning and trying new things and my hobbies add a lot to my life. But out of my many hobbies, my favorite is raising dairy goats. I’m almost 30 years old and have had at least one goat forContinue reading “Laura’s Favorite Hobby”
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Hannah’s Fantasy Journey Recommendations
It is well known if you listen to OWWR Pod that Hannah and Laura are not fully adept at the fantasy genre. We all start somewhere, but we started later in life. Although we are enjoying learning more and more about fantasy novels, it wasn’t the major focus of what we read for years. First,Continue reading “Hannah’s Fantasy Journey Recommendations”
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OWWR Favorite Non-Fiction
We admit, non-fiction is not OWWR strong suit. We love a good escapist novel that makes us feel for characters and feel joy or pain for them. But that doesn’t mean that we are blind to non-fiction or choose to never read non-fiction. So without further ado, here is a list that Hannah and LauraContinue reading “OWWR Favorite Non-Fiction”
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Flowers for the Sea – Zin E. Rocklyn
Flowers for the Sea will be out this Tuesday on October 19, and I highly recommend you read it. This is a short novella, but it packs a spooky and unsettling punch. We enter into Iraxi’s perspective as she is on a boat after the people’s land has been decimated. There is very little foodContinue reading “Flowers for the Sea – Zin E. Rocklyn”
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OWWR Favorite Bookish Products
Everyone buys into some type of literary hype. Whether you collect books, bookmarks, pictures of books, we all have our things. So Laura curated a list of bookish products she loves: Library Scented Candles Book lovers love anything to remind them of their favorite thing, books! These library scented candles make you feel like you’reContinue reading “OWWR Favorite Bookish Products”
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Review: The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
Hannah has finally come to a close of her Lord of the Rings Journey. She finished The Return of the King and she will be judged based on her reviews, she is sure of it. Overall, the hype is real for a reason. Tolkien created something with his fantasy series and people are accurate inContinue reading “Review: The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien”
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Random Facts About Us
You know quite a bit about us from OWWR Pod, but there are still quite a few things we keep to ourselves. But no more! Here are some random facts about each of us! Laura Laura was on a meat and livestock judging team. You have all heard me mention my goats on the podcast,Continue reading “Random Facts About Us”
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Hannah’s Top Books
Okay, we all have a top ten list, and overall it is a very limited view on what is your favorite book and when. They change and fluctuate over time and are never going to be consistent. However, here are top ten books I find worthwhile reads right now. I don’t know if I agreeContinue reading “Hannah’s Top Books”
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OWWR Favorite Book Shops
So there is always something about a favorite bookstore. We all have one, and after years of friendship Laura and Hannah definitely have ours. Overall, we prefer independent bookstores over the larger chains and often make sure we are using products that will give back to a bookstore. Although we aren’t above a large chainContinue reading “OWWR Favorite Book Shops”
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The Blade Itself – Joe Abercrombie
Hannah read The Blade Itself last month, and has not gotten around to writing a review until now. But the Blade Itself sets up the First Law Trilogy within Abercrombie’s universe of books. It is a grimdark novel that is incredibly witty and a great setup for a series that should be interesting to diveContinue reading “The Blade Itself – Joe Abercrombie”
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