Literary Quest

Dec 09 2024 167 ep. 71 mins 11

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A podcast dedicated to fantasy fiction! Each week Marysa and Vicki will discuss a different book from the fantasy genre. A great podcast if you love talking about fantasy and are looking for recommendations.

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Bride

Dec 09 2024 62 mins

This episode we discuss Bride by Ali Hazelwood. Misery is a vampire living among humans after leaving the vampire community at 18. Her best friend Serena goes missing and in order to find her, Misery agrees to marry the alpha of the werewolves - Lowe Moreland. Tension is high between the weres and vampires so this is very risky. Will Misery be able to find Serena? Will her new husb

Born of Blood and Ash

Nov 25 2024 73 mins

This week we're discussing Born of Blood and Ash, the final installment in the Flesh and Fire series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Sera and Ash are determined now more than ever to craft the life they want, free of Kolis' obsession. With fate and time working against them, they must call together friends and form new alliances to end Kolis' tyrannical reign. Will it be enough, though?

The Inadequate Heir

Nov 11 2024 61 mins

This week we dive into The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen, the gripping third book in the Bridge Kingdom Saga. Join us as we explore the intricate world of politics, magic, and forbidden love. Keris is the future king of Maridrina but he does not want to continue the Endless War with the Valcottans. When he has a chance encounter with Zarrah, the general and future Empress o

The Morning Wood Tree

Oct 28 2024 44 mins

We wrap up Monster Mash October with the Morning Wood Tree by Siggy Shade. Millie's dreams of a future filled with love come crashing down on her wedding day when she discovers her fiance in a compromising position with his mother. Discovering this family secret endangers Millie's life. She never would have guessed that her savior would be an ancient, man-eating tree with a taste f

Shots and Barbs

Oct 14 2024 59 mins

We're continuing Monster Mash with Shots and Barbs by Lily Mayne. This is the second installment of the Deep Earth Dating series. Nuni Var Rorik is having a celebration for his architecture firm and needs an event planner. Anita Chaudhary is a one of the best event planners and is assigned to work with Nuni to organize his event. Anita and Nuni are immediately attracted to each oth

Moth

Sep 30 2024 48 mins

Happy Monster Mash October! We're kicking off our month of monster romances with Moth by Lily Mayne. Charlie had planned to return to the military, but a pit stop at the raider camp in Nebraska derails his plans. He ends up on a long journey with a prickly companion, Moth, who is half human/half monster, deadly with a sword, and lacking in conversation skills. Their path takes them

Quicksilver

Sep 02 2024 81 mins

In this episode we discuss Quicksilver by Callie Hart. Saeris has spent her life living in the third ward and fighting for survival. When a theft goes wrong and she gets caught she finds herself sucked into a new world, full of the fae and new types of danger. Especially, since she is the first alchemist who can manipulate quicksilver in a long time. She meets the mysterious and gr

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Horse and His Boy

Aug 19 2024 70 mins

This week, we discuss two books from the Chronicles of Narnia series. In the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the Pevensie children go through a wardrobe and discover a magical world called Narnia that is coated in snow. They are tasked with rescuing a kind faun from the self-proclaimed queen of Narnia, Jadis, who has cursed Narnia to be always winter but never Christmas. The Peve

Whispers of the Deep

Aug 05 2024 69 mins

This episode we're talking about mermen! Whispers of the Deep by Emma Hamm is the first in her new series about merpeople and their humans. Ever since humans developed colonies in the oceans, the undine (merpeople), have been their enemies. Humans destroyed parts of the ocean to create new homes, angering the creatures already in the sea. Argus is given the task of kidnapping a

The Color of Magic

Jul 22 2024 55 mins

This week we're discussing The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. Twoflower, a tourist, takes a break from his job as an insurance adjuster to explore Ankh-Morpork, a destination that he has read and heard so much about. He wants to see the famed heroes, dragons, bar fights, and have an adventure! However, Twoflower has no idea of the danger that he is in, and Rincewind, a medi