Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio
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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 fantas, and fiction - we'll dive into what we are reading, TBRs, book recs, and more! Join us as we bridge together our time zones, one chapter at a time 📚✨ Book Club: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone IG: @onceuponatimezonepod 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

  1. 2D AGO

    Exposing Our Bookish HOT TAKES with Ellen Catherine! 👀 (@ellencatherinebooks) 📚 [EP#35]

    In this episode, we chat with the beautiful Ellen Catherine and share some of our bookish unpopular opinions! Ellen's socials: https://www.youtube.com/@bookswithellen https://www.instagram.com/ellencatherinebooks https://www.tiktok.com/@ellencatherinebooks Books Discussed: Heir of Illusion - Madeline Taylor The Someday Garden - Ashley Poston The Mask Falling - Samantha Shannon The Heart of Betrayal - Mary E Pearson Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall Red Rising - Pierce Brown Wild Love - Elsie Silver Direbound - Sable Sorensen Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider 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 (09:21) our unpopular opinions (10:25) first of third person POV? (15:13) rating a book you've DNFed (17:52) audiobooks count towards your reading goal (20:51) spice is not a fix (25:03) re-reads are better (27:39) cracked spines (31:14) stop with long series (35:19) audiobook listening speeds (43:56) romance books don't need to be deep? (47:11) enemies to lovers isn't real (49:14) trigger warnings spoil a book (54:37) kid characters are rarely written well

    57 min

  2. MAR 6

    February Reading Recap, March TBR & New Book Releases! 📚 [EP#34]

    Let's wrap up our February reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in March! Books Discussed: My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang The Fragile Threads of Power - VE Schwab The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare Dark Age - Pierce Brown Light Bringer - Pierce Brown Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski The Night We Lost Him - Laura Dave Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff Strange Pictures - Uketsu You Did Nothing Wrong - CG Drews The Night We Met - Abby Jimenez No Matter What - Cara Bastone Starside - Alex Aster 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 (09:38) how february went (12:38) fable reader summaries (16:49) jaime's highlights (22:49) freya's highlights (28:14) jaime's lows (31:04) sticking to monthly tbrs (40:44) olympics sidebar (46:58) freya's lows (49:34) march lookahead (55:17) march new releases

    1h 5m

  3. FEB 27

    Spicy Books That Are ACTUALLY Good... (As Spice Haters) 🌶️📚 [EP#33]

    Let's talk about SPICE today! We are both self-proclaimed spicy book haters, but for some reason... these ones worked for us. Let's dive into why these spicy books worked! Books Discussed: A Stage Set For Villains - Shannon J Spann The Diviners - Libba Bray Love Me Tomorrow - Emiko Jean Before I Forget - Tory Henwood Hoen The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Not Another Love Song - Julie Soto The Right Move - Liz Tomforde Phantasma / Enchantra - Kaylie Smith All Rhodes Lead Here - Marianna Zapata Happy Place - Emily Henry Funny Story - Emily Henry Bride - Ali Hazelwood Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole 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 (00:40) an exciting announcement! (08:48) current reads (17:28) wuthering heights update (24:26) let's talk spice (24:54) not another love song (29:35) the right move (33:34) phantasma and enchantra (37:04) all rhodes lead here (42:21) emily henry (47:00) bride (51:13) red, white & royal blue (54:33) spark of the everflame

    1 hr

  4. FEB 20

    We Need to Talk About BookTok, BookTube & Bookstagram (Let's Do Better) 📚 [EP#32]

    Books & social media bring us both SO much happiness... but we need to just take a second to talk about the current state of BookTok, the anti-intellectualism debate, online hate and more. Let's get into it. Books Discussed: Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang Light Bringer - Pierce Brown The Favorites - Layne Fargo The Ice Queens - Layne Fargo 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 (09:15) layne fargo's new book! (10:21) olympics catchup (14:13) cosmere film rights (18:32) booktok & anti-intellectualism (23:45) quality of recent books & publishing (24:59) fix your algorithm (27:16) negativity thrives on social media (31:19) the reality of hate comments (38:13) judging popular books on shelves (41:52) let's keep it to books (44:58) girl books vs boy books (48:42) booktok vs booktube vs bookstagram (56:50) how to make social media a better space (01:00:42) sneak peak ahead

    1h 2m

  5. FEB 13

    The Ultimate Viral ROMANTASY Book Bracket with Emmy Rosam (@whatemmyreads)! 📚 [EP#31]

    In this episode, we chat with the beautiful Emmy Rosam and battle it out to find the ultimate popular romantasy read! Emmy's socials: https://www.youtube.com/@emmyrosam https://www.tiktok.com/@whatemmyreads https://www.instagram.com/whatemmyreadss Books Discussed: Heated Rivalry - Rachel Reid Chain of Gold - Cassandra Clare The Night We Lost Him - Laura Dave The Future Saints - Ashley Winstead Zodiac Academy - Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) - Sarah J Maas Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber The Serpent and the Wings of Night - Carissa Broadbent Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros Powerless - Lauren Roberts Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L Jensen When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker Phantasma - Kaylie Smith Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider Heavenly Bodies - Imani Erriu Quicksilver - Callie Hart DIrebound - Sable Sorensen 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 (12:21) romantasy book bracket rules (13:47) qualifying rounds (51:54) quarterfinals (56:44) semifinals (57:36) finals

    1h 3m

  6. FEB 6

    January Reading Recap, February TBR & New Book Releases! 📚 [EP#30]

    Let's wrap up our January reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in February! Books Discussed: The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings) - JRR Tolkien Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson Dark Age - Pierce Brown Jade City - Fonda Lee An Offer from a Gentleman - Julia Quinn To Bleed a Crystal Bloom - Sarah A Parker Us Against You - Fredrik Backman Beartown - Fredrik Backman Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff Finding Grace - Loretta Rothschild And Now, Back to You - BK Borison Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter - Heather Fawcett A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann Vow of Eternal Night - Lily Crozier 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 (12:03) how january went (18:31) january reading highs (32:42) january reading lows (41:36) fable reading summaries (43:35) february new releases & tbr (53:20) the olympics! (59:20) trying to send freya a gift

    1h 2m

  7. JAN 30

    Our FAVOURITE Book Characters of All Time 📚 [EP#29]

    We love fictional characters, let's talk about some of our favourite book characters we've ever read! Books Discussed: The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King) - JRR Tolkien Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson Beartown / Us Against You - Fredrik Backman Ready or Not - Cara Bastone Red Rising - Pierce Brown The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins A Darker Shade of Magic - VE Schwab As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow - VE Schwab The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants - Ann Brashares Belladonna - Adalyn Grace Jade City - Fonda Lee The Favorites - Layne Fargo The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo The Lighting Thief (Percy Jackson) - Rick Riordan Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson The Prison Healer - Lynette Noni 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 (12:43) our fav characters (12:56) samwise gamgee (14:21) shep (16:02) shannon & johnny, aoife & joey (21:31) sevro & ragnar (24:30) jesper (26:30) finnick (30:09) annabeth (34:05) alucard & holland (37:16) jacks (39:31) salama (42:34) merry & pippin (45:32) lena (49:27) luna lovegood (51:57) anden, benji, garrett & gargoyle (53:08) blythe (55:24) nikolai (57:35) syl

    1h 1m

  8. JAN 23

    Bookish Habits, Our Favs & If We Would Ever Write a Book... (Ask Us Anything!) 📚 [EP#28]

    You asked, we answered... hope you enjoy this chatty episode as we discuss our habits as readers, what we do outside of reading & more! Books Discussed: Us Against You - Fredrik Backman Vow of Eternal Night - Lily Crozier The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door - HG Parry A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry Bridgerton (An Offer from a Gentleman) - Julia Quinn The Love Haters - Katherine Center Yours Truly - Abby Jimenez 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 (10:09) people we meet on vacation movie debrief (19:28) would we write a book? (23:59) drinks & snacks while reading (29:46) secret dance history (33:13) will we ever meet or film in person? (35:36) favourite tv shows (41:23) are special editions overconsumption? (42:57) how did we start podcasting together? (44:42) do we remember subscribers who comment? (46:53) favourite music artists or bands (50:59) do we listen to music while reading? (53:41) thoughts on the new bridgerton season (57:46) our partners as love interests

    1h 3m
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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 fantas, and fiction - we'll dive into what we are reading, TBRs, book recs, and more! Join us as we bridge together our time zones, one chapter at a time 📚✨ Book Club: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone IG: @onceuponatimezonepod 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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