Get Swept Away: Books That Transport You
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A great book can sweep you away, but some books really take you on a trip. Today, we’re talking about books that transport you either to another place or transport you through time (because one of us is kind of obsessed with time travel/time loop stories.) So grab your suitcase or your flux capacitor and join us! Highlights: Cheap travel via booksAustralian listeners, please reassure us there aren’t giant man-eating spiders everywhereOur favorite book settingsRoni wants to read summer camp books but not actually, you know, attend anything involving campingTime travel books count as travel books because we say soWatch out, don’t accidentally stumble into a wormholeIf Roni and Dawn were in a book with a grumpy/sunshine trope, it’s clear who would be the grumpy one and who would be the sunshine oneTime loops, and wormholes, and multiverses, oh myThoughts on sexy times in cringe-y locationsDawn feels Outlander shameRoni needs someone to explain season 2 of Russian Doll to herDawn explains reverse harem booksA stack of books we tried for this episode but that didn’t really work for usRoni gets library hold guiltSome books on our TBR that fit this theme but that we haven’t gotten to yetDawn’s Friday the 13th traumaIf Dawn ends up climbing a mountain, something has gone very wrong in the worldOur RAD Recs of the week 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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