Exposing Our Bookish HOT TAKES with Ellen Catherine! 👀 (@ellencatherinebooks) 📚 [EP#35]

In this episode, we chat with the beautiful Ellen Catherine and share some of our bookish unpopular opinions!Ellen's socials:https://www.youtube.com/@bookswithellenhttps://www.instagram.com/ellencatherinebookshttps://www.tiktok.com/@ellencatherinebooksBooks Discussed:Heir of Illusion - Madeline TaylorThe Someday Garden - Ashley PostonThe Mask Falling - Samantha ShannonThe Heart of Betrayal - Mary E PearsonWild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghyBroken Country - Clare Leslie HallRed Rising - Pierce BrownWild Love - Elsie SilverDirebound - Sable SorensenMetal Slinger - Rachel SchneiderLong 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(09:21) our unpopular opinions(10:25) first of third person POV?(15:13) rating a book you've DNFed(17:52) audiobooks count towards your reading goal(20:51) spice is not a fix(25:03) re-reads are better(27:39) cracked spines(31:14) stop with long series(35:19) audiobook listening speeds(43:56) romance books don't need to be deep?(47:11) enemies to lovers isn't real(49:14) trigger warnings spoil a book(54:37) kid characters are rarely written well