Aug 13, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min · 12 segments
Hey readers! In this week’s episode, we’re talking about books that met, exceeded, or completely missed our expectations. We’re digging into the stories that surprised us, the ones that lived up to…
What? A Darker [tsks] what is that one called?
Shade of Magic?
Oh, yep.
You're right.
But it's something, it's something dark.
Don't ask me.
One Dark Window.
One Dark Window.
One Dark Window.
And I haven't read that yet, but it had super high ratings.
Yeah.
A couple of our friends have read them and loved them.
Um, but this one came out last year, and I think by the way everybody talked about her as an author, I thought that this was gonna be like my fantasy of the year.
You know what I mean? Like-
Yeah.
Had high expectations.
High hopes.
I had very high, very high expectations going in, and I think it was just a mid book to me.
Mm.
Like, there were just a few things that happened that just...
You can read my review on Goodreads if you really want all my thoughts, but it just kind of left me wanting more.
And it's a duology, so it's not done yet, but I don't know that I have a desire to finish is kinda where I'm at.
What? A Darker [tsks] what is that one called?
Shade of Magic?
Oh, yep.
You're right.
But it's something, it's something dark.
Don't ask me.
One Dark Window.
One Dark Window.
One Dark Window.
And I haven't read that yet, but it had super high ratings.
Yeah.
A couple of our friends have read them and loved them.
Um, but this one came out last year, and I think by the way everybody talked about her as an author, I thought that this was gonna be like my fantasy of the year.
You know what I mean? Like-
Yeah.
Had high expectations.
High hopes.
I had very high, very high expectations going in, and I think it was just a mid book to me.
Mm.
Like, there were just a few things that happened that just...
You can read my review on Goodreads if you really want all my thoughts, but it just kind of left me wanting more.
And it's a duology, so it's not done yet, but I don't know that I have a desire to finish is kinda where I'm at.
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