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EPISODE · Jun 26, 2026 · 1H 1M

The Books That Made Us CRY 😭📚 (with @madisonkait) [EP#50]

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

We LOVE book bestie Madison Kait, and we also love books that make us cry. So this was just the PERFECT time to chat about how emotional we got over fiction. Hope you enjoy this episode!Madison Kait:https://www.tiktok.com/@lettersfrommadsBooks Discussed:Tropesick - Lauren OkieThe Wretched Divine - Adalyn GraceThe Shippers - Katherine CenterInto the Blue - Emma BrodieDestiny's Edge - ML WangAlchemised - SenLinYuJade Legacy - Fonda LeeA Little Life - Hanya YanagiharaThe Burning God - RF KuangAtmosphere - Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A ParkerSay You'll Remember Me - Abby JimenezProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirMy Friends - Fredrik BackmanOnyx Storm - Rebecca YarrosCrooked Kingdom - Leigh BardugoThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE SchwabRed Rising - Pierce BrownA Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR) - Sarah J MaasLong 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(09:01) ML Wang's surprise book release?!(11:18) what were our BIGGEST book cries of all time?(20:43) how hard did these books make us cry?(20:54) the ballad of falling dragons(24:32) alchemised(28:38) say you'll remember me(30:28) project hail mary(32:00) my friends(36:02) madison's annotating system(40:03) onyx storm(46:19) crooked kingdom(50:23) what were the first books that made us cry?(52:47) the invisible life of addie larue(56:16) acowar

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