The Books That Tricked Us
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Episode Summary In honor of April Fool’s Day, we’re talking about the ways books can trick you—the good and the bad—and sharing the books that tricked us! WARNING: Because of some of the bookish topics, this isn't an episode to listen to with your kids in the car. ;) Highlights: The worst prank Dawn experiencedWhy Roni can’t hear the 80s song “Don’t Treat Me Bad” without having prank flashbacksGood twists vs. bad twistsBooks that switch genres on youMisleading book coversSecondary plots that take overThe “It was all a dream…” Dallas clicheDawn’s fraught relationship with Nicholas SparksThe book that didn’t play fair (in our opinions)URNs and the Gone Girl effectNon-fiction can trick us too!Book expectations vs. the reality - why the mismatch?Horror vs. thrillerGreat books that tricked usRAD Reading Recs of the weekRoni’s written a steamy story for a charity anthology to help Ukraine, pre-order Nightingale today! Click here to get the full show notes, including links to all of our recommendations and anything else we mentioned in the show.Find us online:RAD Reading on Instagram RAD Reading Facebook Page RAD Reading Website RAD Rec Master List Connect with Roni on her website or @roniloren on Instagram Connect with Dawn on her website or @dawnalexanderbooks on Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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