Long Distance Book Besties: Is Being a Book Lover Better in Canada or Australia? 📚 [EP#12]
Ever wonder about book shopping habits, book prices, bookish events & communities across the world? Today we are chatting about our reading experiences as book lovers in Australia vs Canada 💖Books Discussed:Mate - Ali HazelwoodBride - Ali HazelwoodGolden Son - Pierce BrownRed Rising - Pierce BrownFollow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcastJaime's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefokInstagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerioInstagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(07:40) where we buy books & prices of books(16:44) book formats & special editions(22:30) when are books released?(28:45) seasonal book releases(33:22) getting ARCs(39:43) social media & being content creators(48:30) book events & author meets(54:00) fantasy balls
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Convincing (*begging*) Each Other to Read Our FAVOURITE BOOKS 📚 [EP#11]
When your book bestie hasn’t read your FAVORITE BOOKS… Just trying to convince each other to read our favs! Hope you enjoy this episode 💖People mentioned:Emmy 🫶🏻 - https://www.youtube.com/@emmyrosamBooks Discussed:Metal Slinger - Rachel SchneiderImmortal Consequences - IV MarieBlood Moon - Britney S LewisBinding 13 (Boys of Tommen) - Chloe WalshThe Poppy War - RF KuangThe Raven Scholar - Antonia HodgsonSilvercloak - LK StevenA Song to Drown Rivers - Ann LiangNot Quite Dead Yet - Holly JacksonProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirA Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes) - Sabaa TahirThe Will of the Many - James IslingtonThe Fragile Threads of Power - VE SchwabThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE SchwabFollow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcastJaime's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefokInstagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerioInstagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(09:17) binding 13(16:48) the poppy war(22:37) the raven scholar(27:48) a song to drown rivers(32:49) not quite dead yet(36:58) project hail mary(41:36) a torch against the night(45:22) the will of the many(52:06) the invisible life of addie larue & the fragile threads of power
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Books We DISAGREE On... Why We HATED and LOVED These Books 📚 [EP#10]
From Ali Hazelwood, to Sarah J Maas, to Jessa Hastings, to Leigh Bardugo and more. Let's chat about some of the books one of us LOVED, and the other didn't love so much. Books Discussed:Rewind it Back - Liz TomfordeThe Nightingale - Kristin HannahSilvercloak - LK StevenProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirDeep End - Ali HazelwoodNinth House - Leigh BardugoMagnolia Parks - Jessa HastingsWhere the Crawdads Sing - Delia OwensA Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly JacksonPride and Prejudice - Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby - F Scott FitzgeraldA Court of Wings and Ruin - SJMQuicksilver - Callie HartFollow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcastJaime's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefokInstagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerioInstagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(07:57) our rating systems(09:58) deep end(15:49) ninth house(22:18) magnolia parks(26:56) where the crawdads sing(33:18) the good girl's guide to murder(37:59) pride and prejudice(41:42) the great gatsby(44:47) ACOWAR(48:06) quicksilver
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Our HONEST Thoughts On The Way of Kings | DEEP DIVE BOOK CHAT 📚 [EP#9]
Let's do a book club style deep dive today. The book in question... The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. We LOVED reading about Kaladin, Shallan, Dalinar, Szeth & Hoid, and cannot WAIT to continue the Stormlight Archive series and the Cosmere in general!As a note - the first portion of this episode is SPOILER FREE. We give a warning in the episode once we start going into spoiler territory!Jaime's Options:A Darker Shade of MagicThe FavouritesShadow and BoneYours TrulyCaravalWhen the Moon HatchedBeartownMistbornThe Seven-Year SlipWild LoveFreya's Options:Magnolia ParksThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoBeach ReadSay You’ll Remember MeThe Prison HealerSpark of the EverflameA River EnchantedPowerlessOne for My EnemyOne Dark WindowFollow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcastJaime's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefokInstagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerioInstagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(09:01) spoiler free brief synopsis(11:18) the magic system(14:08) brandon sanderson writes like a plain chip(22:31) cosmere reading order(25:03) our brandon sanderson rankings(28:00) spoilers start!(28:17) kaladin(43:16) shallan(54:44) dalinar(01:04:59) szeth(01:08:33) hoid
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Can We Guess the Book From the First Sentence? [EP#8]
BOOK CHALLENGE TIME! Let's challenge our memories to see if we can remember the first lines of some of our favourite popular books. Take a stroll down our reader history and play along with us! Jaime's Options:A Darker Shade of MagicThe FavouritesShadow and BoneYours TrulyCaravalWhen the Moon HatchedBeartownMistbornThe Seven-Year SlipWild LoveFreya's Options:Magnolia ParksThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoBeach ReadSay You’ll Remember MeThe Prison HealerSpark of the EverflameA River EnchantedPowerlessOne for My EnemyOne Dark WindowFollow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcastJaime's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefokInstagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerioInstagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(08:47) the game(10:42) round one(12:34) round two(15:39) round three(16:57) round four(18:49) round five(20:47) round six(23:36) round seven(25:10) round eight(26:55) round nine(29:27) round ten(33:08) round eleven(34:30) round twelve(36:00) round thirteen(39:16) round fourteen(40:06) round fifteen(41:50) reflection(49:52) next episode announcement
Two friends, two time zones, and a shared love of stories.
We are Freya (from Australia) & Jaime (from Canada), book besties who are worlds apart.
As lovers of fantasy, romance, and fiction - we'll dive into what we are reading, TBRs, recommendations, and all things books!
Join us as we bridge together our time zones, one chapter at a time 📚✨
IG: @onceuponatimezonepod
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
IG: @jaimefok
TT: @jaime.fok
Freya:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
IG: @freyv_reads
TT: @freyvalerio
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