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EPISODE · Aug 28, 2026 · 1H 5M

Books We Didn't LOVE… Until the Ending SAVED Them 😭📚 [EP#59]

from Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast · host Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio

Sometimes you really want to DNF a book... but what if this makes you miss an INCREDIBLE ending? These are a few books that you just need to stick with until the very end - WE PROMISE it's worth it!Books Discussed:Writers and Lovers - Lily King11/22/63 - Stephen KingBest Offer Wins - Marisa KashinoFruit Fly - Josh SilverACOTAR - Sarah J MaasA Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J MaasA Court of Forgotten Melody - Sarah J MaasThe Ragpicker King - Cassandra ClarePiranesi - Susanna ClarkeThe Wretched Divine - Adalyn GraceAnxious People - Fredrik BackmanThe Prison Healer - Lynette NoniYou've Reached Sam - Dustin ThaoBlood Over Bright Haven - ML WangLong Distance Book Club:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(10:04) jaime saw josh silver and rf kuang!(18:02) jaime's boston and salem trip(28:43) ACOTAR titles debrief(36:58) the ragpicker king(42:05) piranesi(46:34) the wretched divine(51:58) anxious people(55:04) the prison healer(58:21) you've reached sam(01:01:19) blood over bright haven

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