Savor the Story

In this special guest co-host episode of Savor the Story, Vanessa’s friend jumps in to do a mini deep dive on Riftborne and Duskbound by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox! They also talk about all the upcoming books releasing that they’re excited about and some recent fandom purchases Vanessa made.
The episode wraps with a question from the jar: if there is one decision made by a character you can change in the Esprithean books, what would it be??
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Books & Links
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There are some upcoming book releases we are excited about! Here are the episodes where we talked about the earlier books in the series!
Us Dark Few trilogy by Alexis Patton
E54 https://youtu.be/ijgH-bzgIc0?si=MOsfeIJ_Vn0-Qut1
Kindreds Curse Saga by Penn Cole
E1 https://youtu.be/jnujLSShlek?si=0d1HSJzLxzBbaSpR
4MK Thriller trilogy by JD Barker
E37: https://youtu.be/gdFOUw5VYSo?si=dTqK9m36SAdHBtQm
E38: https://youtu.be/0zhfNX4TiT4?si=b1Fc4oAXG-UtIDlc
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
E71: https://youtu.be/MsxydAg38Cc?si=Fjs5ygZVpN5Ywzba
Coldwire by Chloe Gong
E95: https://youtu.be/vDDlPtDmUs0?si=Z73uy9zE6mJyUx-d
The Ascended by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox
E82: https://youtu.be/iGRZ_dJVMTk?si=PGDOK2iudjGfGAK9
 
Fourth Wing Monopoly: https://amzn.to/4idhQy9
Fourth Wing Monopoly Deal: https://amzn.to/3RWSLNv
 
Wonderful No Shell Chocolate Sea Salt Pistachio Nuts:
https://www.target.com/p/wonderful-no-shell-chocolate-sea-salt-pistachio-nuts-4oz/-/A-94936308#lnk=sametab
 
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Riftborne by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox: https://amzn.to/4ihtLei
Duskbound by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox: https://amzn.to/4wvuA6U
 
Currently on Kindle Unlimited:
The Ascended by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox: https://amzn.to/4wCcqjX
 
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Timestamps
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00:00 Welcome to STS!
02:04 Vanessa has so much book release news!
12:23 Fourth Wing Monopoly
15:04 SNACKS!!
20:17 Riftborne and Duskbound by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox
01:10:06 The Ascended
01:12:40 Discussion: you can change one decision a character makes in your last read...

In this episode of Savor the Story, we have all the regular you expect from us PLUS a bookish rant. Vanessa is tired of the same stories and tropes in every single romantasy. They discuss what they want from their books and hope for the future!
Books discussed include The Women of Arlington Hall by Jane Healey and The Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain.
The episode wraps with a very important question… is it ok to DNF a classic??
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Books & Links
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Currently on Kindle Unlimited:
The Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain: https://amzn.to/4vKTaAf
The Women of Arlington Hall by Jane Healey: https://amzn.to/4yG0AHG
 
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Timestamps
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00:00 Teaser
00:44 Welcome to STS!
01:54 Snacks!
13:52 Movie Update (in the past)
14:59 Have we reached the end of new stories??
27:02 The Women of Arlington Hall by Jane Healey
39:04 The Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain
01:14:12 Discussion: Is it ok to DNF a classic??

In this very special episode of Savor the Story, we’ve got some holiday books we loved this last holiday season, some fun snacks, and a Kindle complaint from Nicole!
Books discussed include “10 Things I Hate About Christmas”, “Not Another Christmas Rom Com”, and “How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas” by AJ Pine, “Snowed In” by Catherine Walsh, and “A Merry Irish Christmas” by Clodagh Murphy.
The episode wraps with a silly discussion about what our next dinner party theme would be if we based it on our current read!
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Books & Links
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Only on Audible:
10 Things I Hate About Christmas by AJ Pine: https://amzn.to/4xKkwJ8
Not Another Christmas Rom Com by AJ Pine: https://amzn.to/4uTW6KB
How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas by AJ Pine: https://amzn.to/4xLcf7y
 
Currently on Kindle Unlimited:
Snowed In by Catherine Walsh: https://amzn.to/43MAe8V
A Merry Irish Christmas by Clodagh Murphy: https://amzn.to/4xKmcCq
Secret Santa by Amy Tackett: https://amzn.to/4oGowpQ
The Holiday Delay by Cassandra Moll: https://amzn.to/4w05b5j
 
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Timestamps
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00:00 episode teaser/intro
00:44 Welcome to STS! Christmas in July edition!
03:44 Nicole's Complaining Corner
10:06 Counting the time we spend reading...
15:11 Snacks!
19:11 Holiday Book Reviews!
20:39 Snowed In by Catherine Walsh
28:18 A Merry Irish Christmas by Clodagh Murphy
35:57 Holiday Honorable Mentions from Vanessa
37:28 10 Thing I Hate About Christmas by AJ Pine
43:25 How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas by AJ Pine
47:08 Not Another Christmas Rom Com by AJ Pine
52:48 Discussion: Your current read determines the theme of your next dinner party...

In this episode of Savor the Story, Nicole immediately brings us down with some bookish statistics. And then we get brought back up with delicious snacks and good book reviews!!
Books discussed include “Coldwire” by Chloe Gong and “The Rose Garden” and “The Winter Sea” by Susanna Kearsley.
The episode wraps with a discussion about what our bookshelves say about us to strangers. Share your bookshelves with us, we’d love to see them!
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Books & Links
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The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley: https://amzn.to/4adLnDn
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley: https://amzn.to/44id76e
Coldwire by Chloe Gong: https://amzn.to/4ekpnsS
 
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Timestamps
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00:00 teaser
00:33 Welcome to STS!
12:39 Snacks!
18:10 The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
33:36 The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
42:37 The Broken Girls Update from Last Episode!
58:12 What does your bookshelf say about you to strangers?

In this episode of Savor the Story, we’ve got it ALL! Sexy Shrek, Temu sweaters, snacks, ANTI-snacks, and more!
Books discussed include “The Broken Girls” by Simone St. James and “Ten Thousand Light Years From Okay” by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman.
The episode wraps with a discussion on the things we (all) accept in our book boyfriends but could NEVER tolerate in real life!
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Books & Links
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Kristen Stewart Says She 'Would Love' to Direct a 'Twilight' Reboot: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/kristen-stewart-direct-twilight-reboot-1236624193/
 
Bookish Horoscope: https://www.instagram.com/bookish.bryy/
 
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The Broken Girls by Simone St. James: https://amzn.to/4gv29S6
Currently on Kindle Unlimited:
Ten Thousand Light Years From Okay by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman: https://amzn.to/4uRZQvT
 
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Timestamps
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00:00 Welcome to STS!
03:42 Random 2026 Musings
06:01 Nicole is wearing a fandom!
07:24 Shrek and Twilight?!
12:11 Zodiac Signs for the Readers
17:15 Snacks!
22:53 Ten Thousand Light Years From Okay by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman
31:08 *SPOILERS!*
38:23 *Spoiler is done!*
40:47 The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
51:05 Romantic gestures you accept in books but not in real life?!

In this episode of Savor the Story, we’ve got a lot of random thoughts. From snacks to how authors world build their stories to cryptids!!
Books discussed include “My Roommate from Hell” by Cale Dietrich and “Tea & Alchemy” by Sharon Lynn Fisher.
The episode wraps with a discussion on which reading skill we would magically improve for ourselves if we could!
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Books & Links
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E27 She Lies in London: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PJeHF1HC1SAlzHlXTpuJI?si=c598529ae76449e0
 
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My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich: https://amzn.to/4uid98Q
Currently on Kindle Unlimited:
Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher: https://amzn.to/4odrQIV
 
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Timestamps
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00:00 Welcome to STS!
02:49 snacks!
11:45 Bookish Thoughts
24:37 Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher
38:03 My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich
49:59 Discussion: what reading skill would you choose to magically improve??