The Jolly Reader

This episode covers the middle section of The Cousins by Karen M. McManus. I AM SCREAMING. It may look like a short episode but so much happens! I promise someone dies and the mystery gets even more gripping. We get to...

It's Part 2 of As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson and we find out who the DT Killer is! We still have 1/3 of the book left too. I was surprisingly frustrated with this section but it made for a good episode. I hope you...

In this episode, we dive into the first 100 pages of This is Why We Lie by Gabriella LePore! Meet Jenna, the ambitious student journalist from Preston Prep, and Adam, a student at the nearby correctional school...

In this episode we discuss Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus, covering Chapters 15–29 (Pages 117–237). Brynn continues investigating the murder of her former teacher, Mr. Larkin, as new evidence and long-buried...

In this episode of The Jolly Reader Podcast , we’re starting Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus, covering Part 1: Chapters 1–14 (pages 1–116) . Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School after her favorite...

In this episode, I sit down with Randi Smith to discuss her debut YA novel Ada Holloway's Had Enough . The story follows high school senior Ada Holloway after a book she needs for a final essay is suddenly banned by her...

In this episode of The Jolly Reader Podcast , we’re wrapping up Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig, covering Part 3: Chapters 21–29 (pages 218–324) . The mystery surrounding January’s disappearance finally reaches its...

We continue Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig, covering Chapters 10–20 (pages 99–217) . January is still missing, the investigation is heating up, and Flynn is quickly learning that the story everyone thinks they know...

We are starting the book Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig, covering Chapters 1–9 pages 1-98. When Flynn’s girlfriend January disappears without a trace, he becomes one the last person to see her alive, and immediately...

The road trip officially goes off the rails. In this episode, we finish Five Survive by Holly Jackson, covering chapters 31–40 (pages 264–386) . Someone is kicked out of the RV, shots are fired, and it becomes clear...

We’re back in the RV with even more tension, more secrets, and yes, still six people… for now. In part two of Five Survive by Holly Jackson, we’re covering chapters 17–30 (pages 128–263), and the paranoia is getting...

🎙️ Author Interview: Katie Bernet | Beth Is Dead Little Women reimagined in this twisty, emotional thriller about sisterhood, secrets, and murder.... In this special interview episode of The Jolly Reader , I sit down...

Seven Dirty Secrets – Part Three: Chapters 21–31 (Pages 210–313) Alright crew… it’s the final stretch, and the chaos is peaking . In this episode, we’re tackling the last section of Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D...

Part 2: Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards (Chapters 10-20 / Pages 98–209) In this episode, we dive into the second half of Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards, and let’s just say: the paranoia is rising...

So much is happening in You'll Be the Death of Me Part 2! Mateo and Ivy are on a relationship rollercoaster. They find a mysterious note to Ms. Jameson signed by an unknown person going by D. The biggest question for...