Episodes
Our second fantasy book pick is The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean which we deep-dive into during the episode! We also discuss It Ends With Us and our controversial thoughts on the book as well as the continuation of Cat's gay hockey romance series!
Published 05/19/23
We've now entered fantasy month! And the first book we're discussing this week is Reforged by Seth Haddon! Cat also spends sometime ranting about My Sister's Keeper, she's only a decade or two late on that one. Cat also gives us a mini review on her lates gay hockey romance book and Val shares her continued journey with the Carry On series! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod TikTok:...
Published 05/05/23
The final book in our Young Adult month is by the fabulous Holly Jackson who we loved reading from her 'Good Girl's Guide to Murder series'! We also discuss Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, how we're maybe a tad problematic and our fan casting may or may not end in shambles. Enjoy! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod TikTok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 04/21/23
Welcome to April the month we've officially deemed to be Young Adult book month! To start off this month Cat has picked The Toll to read the third book in the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy, we've already reviewed the first two books in the series and are very excited to talk about our thoughts on the final chapter in this series! And to once again bring up Dylan O'Brien who was iconically casted in the series on our last episode! We also do a little retrospective on Midnights by Taylor Swift and...
Published 04/07/23
Our second Mystery Month book pick brings us to 'A Flicker in the Dark' by Stacey Willingham. We take up a good chunk of time discussing The Foxhole Court series and why we love it, continue our discussion on Daisy Jones and the Six and somehow manage to yet again bring Dylan O'Brien into our conversations. Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 03/24/23
It's a new month and with a new month comes a new genre! And for March we're reading mystery books! Cat's picking this weeks book and we're reading Just The Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica! We also talk about her previous books and we had to discuss the newly release Daisy Jones and The Six TV show! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 03/11/23
Finishing off romance month with a cute little rom-com from Ashley Poston! We also discuss some of the Taylor Jenkins Reid movie adaptations, Val's book streak and Glee somehow once again manages to make it's way into the conversation! Enjoy! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 02/24/23
WELCOME BACK! We are back in the new year for a new episode! And this February is Romance month! So to start off the season we had to go with a modern classic Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston! We gush about our love for this book, it's a favourite for both of us! We also talk about Taylor Jenkins Reid and the book turned movie Knock At The Cabin! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials.  Beware we discuss spoilers!  IG: @whatyoumademeread  Twitter:...
Published 02/10/23
It's the final podcast of the year! So we're doing what all the popular apps are doing and having a book year in review. We discuss our top books of the year as well as the ones that weren't so great to see if we have any similarities (spoiler alert, we do). Enjoy and see you next year! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 12/30/22
This week Val and Cat are reading The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews and we both have very strong opinions about this book! We also discuss the most sacred holiday of the year Spotify Wrapped! And Cat has some tragic news, she has begun rewatching Glee, please everyone pray for her and her sanity. Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 12/16/22
Festive season is here! We're kicking off with the fairly niche LGBTQ+ Christmas murder mystery book by Isabelle Adler, 'In The Winter Woods'! We also come to Cat's conclusion on The Walking Dead and Val goes unhinged on her casting choices. Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers!   IG: @whatyoumademeread  Twitter: @mademereadpod  Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 12/02/22
This week we continue our journey into YA dystopian books! We've decided to read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, the Hunger Games prequel all about President Snow. We have mixed feelings about the book, so take a listen to find out what we liked and what we disliked about it! We also continue our discussion of Taylor Swift's Midnights, because of course we did, and sprinkled in some The 1975 while we were at it, it was quite the Brouhaha ;) Feel free to follow and...
Published 11/18/22
It's been over a year but on this week's much-anticipated episode, we finally discuss the Scythe sequel, 'Thunderhead' by Neal Shusterman! Turns out, we're still the biggest Rowan stans going. We also cast 10 of the books characters and end up with 4 of the same which will probably never happen again - enjoy! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 11/04/22
This week we are discussing The Last House On Needless Street by Catriona Ward! Cat's pick for Spooky month! We hope you enjoy our discussion. We also talk about Cat's continued journey with The Walking Dead as well as her attempt at getting through the interminably long novel It by Stephen King. Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials.  Beware we discuss spoilers! (If you're interested in this weeks podcast book do not listen to this podcast before reading the book!!...
Published 10/21/22
It's finally spooky season! This month, we're kicking things off with a coming of age horror which turns out not to be so horrific after all. It wouldn't be an episode without us going off topic, so we also dive into The Walking Dead, 5SOS and a bit of Gilmore Girls. Thanks for listening! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers!  IG: @whatyoumademeread  Twitter: @mademereadpod  Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 10/07/22
This week Cat and Val discuss the romance novel Love On The Brain by Ali Hazelwood! We also talk about Leonardo Dicaprios questionable conditions for dating women, the movie adaptations of One True Loves and Red White and Royal Blue (Obviously we can't go one podcast without mention that book) and of course we had to discuss Val's recent trip to New York! We hope you enjoy! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter:...
Published 09/23/22
This week, Cat and Val dive into the post-apocalyptic, queer romance All That's Left in the World by Erik J Brown - a book that you could argue was made for them. Enjoy!
Published 09/09/22
This week we are talking about The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St James and we actually disagree with our opinions on this book! Some might say some of Cat's opinions are on the irrational side. We also talk about a few books we've read in the past two weeks and run down the latest horror movies we've watched! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 08/26/22
Cat and Val review the heartbreaking story 'One True Loves' by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We're also back with our Hollywood movie casting of the book and talk about some of the other books we've been reading this week! We hope you enjoy! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 08/12/22
It's a new episode and this week we're talking about Beartown by Fredrik Backman! Be warned we do trash talk Teen Wolf (in a loving way!) We discuss how hockey books really only work if they're gay and our love of 5 Seconds of Summer and one song in particular! We hope you guys enjoy the episode! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 07/30/22
This week we're continuing the French theme with The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. We discuss our book slumps, our perfect casting for the characters in the book and Val gets some advice from Cat's family. Enjoy! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers!  IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 07/15/22
Happy Canada Day! This week we decided to read The Home For Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman a historical fiction novel set in Quebec which felt very fitting for Canada Day! We also spend some time judging the way certain people choose to organize their bookshelves (spoiler alert it's a terrible decor idea) We also talk how much certain book tropes affect how much we'll enjoy a book in a new game! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG:...
Published 07/01/22
In this week's episode, Cat and Val talk all things 'The Guncle' by Steven Rowley. They also discover a questionable guilty pleasure of Val's, discuss Stranger Things and play a quiz they very quickly discover they might not be the target audience for... Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 06/17/22
On this weeks podcast we talk about the latest Casey McQuiston book I Kissed Shara Wheeler (spoiler alert Casey does not disappoint us!) We also discuss Val's book organizing and the joys of shelving books!  Happy Pride Month! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 06/03/22
We dive into another popular murder mystery this week! Will this be the one to finally impress us? (spoiler, it doesn't) We also discuss the Eurovision, Cat's latest DNF and have an argument about the pronunciation of 'Don'. Enjoy! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread
Published 05/20/22