Summer Scaries and Reading for Summerween
Summary
Hosts Tina and Hannah discuss "Summerween," a trend of reading horror and thrillers during summer, while defining "literary suspense." They review Rosie Walsh’s *The One Day You Were My Husband*, Chris Colfer’s *The Wishing Spell*, Leah Rowan’s *Marion*, Katrina Ward’s *Sundial*, and Annie Neugebauer’s *The Other*. The episode explores ideal summer scary tropes like isolated settings and road trips.
Topics discussed
Intro: Tornado watch and show must go on
Small talk: Weather, jewelry, and skincare
Review: The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh
Review: Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
Defining the genre: Literary Suspense vs. Thrillers
Summerween: Origins and summer thriller tropes
Announcement: July Readathon on Patreon
Review: Psycho by Robert Bloch (Feminist twist)
Review: Sundial by Katrina Ward
Review: The Other by Annie Neugebauer
Review: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
Upcoming: The Calamities by Chuck Wendig
Upcoming: The Odyssey by Homer and Outro
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