E29: There Were Definitely Bodies Where There Shouldn’t Be

Smack and Gabi kicked off their new year with their 2nd annual reading retreat, during which we escape town to curl up next to a cozy fire in a fancy lodge and read books all weekend.  Gabi burned through a lot of short romantic cuties and started a science fiction duology with incredible worldbuilding despite one major flaw.  Smack partook of a smattering of genres, including a mind-blowing historical fantasy novel that takes place in Medici Florence, an installment in an urban fantasy series with weather magic, and a somewhat outdated historical romance.  We polish things off by admiring the questionable dimensions of the lodge and a disturbingly large resident spider, prompting an honorable mention of a terrifying horror rec from Smack for the next spooky season.

Books discussed this episode include:

• Secrets and Scrabble series by Josh Lanyon
• Cautionary Tails series by Lana Kole
• Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves (Edge Worlds #1) by Meg Long
• Lent by Jo Walton
• Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine
• The Spymaster’s Lady (Spymasters #1) by Joanna Bourne
• From Below by Darcy Coates