Hosted by Maria · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 59 episodes
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This may not be an audiobook, but it is a whimsical podcast where I recap and react to young adult murder mystery books, one unhinged chapter at a time. I break books down chapter by chapter, full of spoilers, bad jokes, and big opinions. I also chat with authors and share bookish chaos on social media.
Maria hosts The Jolly Reader, a arts show with 59 episodes published.
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 br
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 tea
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 a
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 that
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 real
This episode might be short but I promise you someone dies! That is the best part of this section and it gets us one step closer to finishing the book. Part II covers the very dragged out middle section of The Box in the
🎙️ 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 wi
We’re kicking off Five Survive by Holly Jackson, and things are already going off the rails. In this episode, I break down chapters 1-16 (pages 1–127) , where six friends on a spring break road trip find themselves stran
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. Rich
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 thi
Part 1: Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards (Chapters 1–9 / Pages 1–97) In this episode, we dive into the opening chapters of Seven Dirty Secrets, where a mysterious scavenger hunt kicks off a tense and twisty bir
Part 3: This Is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore (Pages 204–312) In this episode, we dive into the heart-pounding final chapters of This Is Why We Lie ! Secrets come to a head as we finally discover who didn’t make it out
The mystery deepens in Part 2 of This Is Why We Lie ! In this episode, we unravel the secrets hidden beneath the surface of both Preston Prep and Rookwood Reform School. As the investigation into Colleen's death intensif
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, Rookwood
It's the third and final video covering the book You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M McManus. Mateo, Ivy, and Cal finally discover who is behind the death of their classmate Boney. The mystery is solved but will there b
In this Karen M. McManus mystery Ivy, Mateo, and Cal decide to take a Ferris Bueller's Day Off when they discover the body of one of their classmates in an abandoned apartment building. There are plenty of mysteries to b
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 se
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