The Books That Tricked Us

01/04/2022 52 min Episodio 20
The Books That Tricked Us

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Episode SummaryIn 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 InstagramRAD Reading Facebook PageRAD Reading WebsiteRAD Rec Master ListConnect with Roni on her website or @roniloren on InstagramConnect with Dawn on her website or @dawnalexanderbooks on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.