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The Series Review
by Riya B.
Hello everyone! Welcome to The Series Review. I'm Riya, and on this podcast, I will be providing you with book reviews and book recommendations. Thanks for listening! Enjoy!
Episodes
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Let's Talk Books! New Year, New Reading
In this episode, I'll be discussing some books that are on my TBR for 2026, including poetry collections, memoirs, and some rom coms! Enjoy! Follow my goodreads for more reviews! https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/170631451-riya-b
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Let's Talk Books! feat. reading advice
Hello everyone! Today I'll be giving you some reading advice about reading slumps, different genres, and how to work reading into a busy schedule. Enjoy! Email me at [email protected]
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Mid-year Reading Review
Hello everyone! Please enjoy the mid-year reading review! Leave episode ideas in the comments! goodreads:
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Let's Talk Books! feat. Reese
Hi everyone! I'm so sorry I've been gone for so long, but I hope this episode makes up for it. I decided to bring my friend Reese on the podcast so we could have a chat about some of our favorite books, genres, and even music. Enjoy the episode!
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July Reading Review
Hello everyone! Today I will be doing my July Reading Review! Enjoy!
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Yellowface
Hey everyone! Today I will be reviewing Yellowface by R.F. Kuang. Yellowface was a wild ride, and I'm excited to share it with you. Please look up a list of trigger warnings in Yellowface before reading. Enjoy!
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The Summer of Broken Rules
Hey everyone! Today I will be reviewing The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther. Enjoy!
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Today Tonight Tomorrow
Hello everyone! Today I will be reviewing Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon. Enjoy!
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June Reading Review
Hello everyone! Today I will be sharing all the books I read in June and some of the books I would like to read in July! Enjoy!
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Hello everyone! Today I will be reviewing A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. Enjoy!
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May Reading Review
Hey everyone! Today I will be discussing all the books I read during May. Enjoy!
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Video Podcast-March and April Reading Review!
Hello everyone, today I will be doing a March and April reading review! Head on over to Spotify to see the video pocdcast! Enjoy!
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February Reading Review
Hello! Enjoy my Feb reading review! Let me know what books I should review next! Enjoy! Cover pic: Aung Soe Min from Unsplash
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Daughter of the Pirate King
Hello everyone! Today I will be reviewing Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller. This is one of my most favorite books. Enjoy!
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January Reading Review
hello everyone! today i will be discussing all the books i read in january, the reviews i gave the books, and the books i want to read in february. enjoy! cover pic: unsplash, all credit to owner
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✨Updated TBR for 2024✨
hello everyone! enjoy the episode and follow me on goodreads! Check out my profile on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/170631451
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recently read, currently reading, tbr! (random book rambles)
hey friends! today i am going to be rambling about books. i suggest doing something else while listening because this is a loooooooong episode. enjoy! email: [email protected] ps. episode cover found online it doesn’t belong to me all credit to the owner
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One Speck of Truth
Hello! Today I will be reviewing the book One Speck of Truth by Caela Carter. This is a wonderful book about family and answers, and I hope you enjoy! Email: [email protected]
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Five Things About Ava Andrews
Hello all! Today I will be reviewing a great middle grade book: Five Things About Ava Andrews, by Margaret Dilloway. This is an awesome book about friendship, anxiety, and improvisation. Enjoy! Email: [email protected]
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This is Our Place
Hello! Today I am reviewing the outstanding YA novel, This is Our Place by Vitor Martins, translated by Larissa Helena. This is Our Place is a fabulous book about family, love, homes, connections, and relationships. This novel follows three teenagers: Ana, in the year 2000; Greg, in the year…
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book recommendations!
hey y’all! today I’m going to be providing y’all with some book recommendations! these are all books that I have read recently. I enjoyed most of them, I think! Enjoy!
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Heartstopper
Happy holidays, everyone! Today I'll be reviewing the Heartstopper graphic novel series by Alice Oseman. This is a YA series, so some mature topics will be discussed during this episode. I really love the Heartstopper series, and I asked for the Heartstopper Yearbook for Christmas, so I really…
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The First Rule of Climate Club
Hey everyone! I'm so excited for this episode because I am reviewing the sequel to Dress Coded: The First Rule of Climate Club by Carrie Firestone. I love this novel so much and I highly recommend it. When Mary Kate joins a special science class in 8th grade, she realizes so many climate…
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Once More with Chutzpah
Note: this novel is YA, meaning there are some mature topics discussed in the novel and in the episode. Hello! Today I'll be reviewing Once More with Chutzpah by Haley Neil, an amazing YA novel about finding yourself and processing grief. I really liked Once More with Chutzpah and I'm so excited…
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The Flyers
Today I am reviewing The Flyers by Beth Turley! I loved The Flyers and I’m so excited to share it with you. Elena Martinez is chosen for a week long summer internship with her favorite magazine, and she hopes that traveling to New York City will take away her troubles with her best friend and…
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Spin with Me
40th OFFICIAL EPISODE CELEBRATION! Today I’ll be reviewing Spin with Me by Ami Polonsky. I loved this novel and I’m so glad I get to share it with you. I’ve been wanting to read Spin with Me for so long and I finally checked it out from the library! Essie and Ollie meet in their school. Essie has...
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The Losers Club
Hey! Today I’m reviewing The Losers Club by Andrew Clements. This is one of my favorite books written by him and it’s a perfect school story. Alec is a reader. He’s always been a reader. The funny thing is, while most teachers love it when people read, Alec’s teachers send him to the principal’s...
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VIDEO PODCAST! Library Book Haul
Hello! Today I went to the library and decided to share the books I checked out with you. This is a video episode, so it’s only available on Spotify. Head over there to see it! Current number of plays: 1.5k. Goal: 2k. We have gained so many Spotify followers in the past few weeks so thanks to...
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A Soft Place to Land
Hello listeners! Today I'm reviewing A Soft Place to Land by Janae Marks, the author of a great middle grade read From the Desk of Zoe Washington. If you listened to/watched my video episode, you'll know that I recently got A Soft Place to Land from the library. It's such an engaging book that I...
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Both can be True
Today I am reviewing Both can be True by Jules Machias. They did a phenomenal job with this novel; I truly loved it. Ash is a gender fluid middle schooler, which makes school extra hard for them. Just walking into the bathroom is a huge decision for them, when they know they’ll never be able to...
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Katie the Catsitter: Best Friends for Never
Hey! Today I bring my brother onto my podcast, and we discuss Katie the Catsitter: Best Friends for Never by Colleen A.F. Venable and Stephanie Yue, the second book in this series. Have a great week! Email me at [email protected] Send me a voice message at anchor.fm/riya-b13/message
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VIDEO PODCAST! Organizing my bookshelf
Hey everyone! Today I’m posting a bit of a random episode. I had a few people say that they would really like to see a video podcast, and I’ve been wanting to make one for a long time! Today I will be organizing my bookshelf and telling you about some of my favorite books that I have. Enjoy!…
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A Tale of Magic
Hello! Today on The Series Review I will be reviewing the A Tale of Magic series by Chris Colfer. This series is the prequel series to The Land of Stories, and I highly recommend reading it after reading The Land of Stories. This series is all about Brystal and her friends as they begin to create...
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All the Answers
Hey everyone! Today I'm reviewing All the Answers by Kate Messner. All the Answers is an amazing fantasy novel and I love it. All the Answers follows Ava Anderson, a seventh grader struggling with anxiety and other pre-teen problems. When Ava finds a magic pencil in her family's junk drawer, she...
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Ban this Book
Hello! This week I'm reviewing Ban this Book by Alan Gratz. I LOVE this book and it's definitely in my list of top 15 favorite books. It's amazing. Amy Anne Ollinger used to be quiet and shy until her favorite book in the whole wide world is BANNED at her school library. In fact, there's a whole...
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Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook
Hello! Today I'll be reviewing Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter. Spilling Ink is an amazing book for anyone who likes to write. Anne and Ellen take the reader on a journey exploring all the aspects of writing, from naming your novel to creating suspense. I...
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The Series Review Trailer
This is a trailer episode, so you can meet me and get a gist of what The Series Review is about!
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Race the Night
Hello! Today I'm reviewing Race the Night by Kirsten Hubbard. I love, love, love this book! For years, Eider has lived at the desert ranch with Teacher, Nurse, and her classmates. Ever since the world ended, she's been taught that she's special and she'll rule the world someday. But Eider can't...
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Other Words for Home
Hello everyone! Today I'm reviewing Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga, and let me tell you, this is an amazing book! We recently had a unit in social studies where we learned about different religions in the Middle East, and I was instantly reminded of the book Other Words for Home. It's…
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Breakout
Hello everyone! This week I'm reviewing Breakout by Kate Messner. This is a fantastic book and told through letters, text messages, recordings, and much more! Breakout follows Nora Tucker who lives in a teeny weeny town, Wolf Creek. Nora expects her summer to be pretty boring because nothing ever...
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Out of My Mind/Out of My Heart
Hello listeners! This week I'm reviewing Out of My Mind and Out of My Heart by Sharon M. Draper. I really love both of these books. You should definitely check them out. Melody Brooks, an 11-year-old girl, has cerebral palsy, which is a medical condition that affects body movement and muscle...
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The Chance to Fly
Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted an episode in a while; I've been on spring break! Today I'm reviewing a GREAT book by Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz: The Chance to Fly! The Chance to Fly is about Natalie Beacon, an 8th grader in a wheelchair. Natalie loves California, her best friend…
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Dress Coded
Hey everyone! Today I'm reviewing Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone. This book is insanely amazing, and I love it so much. Dress Coded is about an 8th grader, Molly Frost, who starts a podcast after her friend gets dress coded for wearing a tank top. Crazy, right? Molly and her friends work to stop...
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BONUS: Meeting a Fellow Podcaster!
Hey everyone! Today I have a very special guest on the show: fellow podcaster Greta! Greta hosts The Book Huggers Podcast, which you can find here. She is an amazing podcaster and I'm so excited for her to be on The Series Review! feat. some awkward silences, laughing, me not remembering…
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A Mango Shaped Space
Hey everybody! Today I'm reviewing the book A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass. I love this book! It's about a girl named Mia and her cat, Mango. I won't spoil it for you, but there are plenty of plot twists! I also have some updates for you in this episode. You know how to get in contact with…
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City Spies: Forbidden City
Hi listeners! This is a bonus episode, all about the third book in the City Spies series. City Spies: Forbidden City by James Ponti did not disappoint. It's as amazing as the first two books! Instead of following Brooklyn this time, though, City Spies: Forbidden City follows Paris, a member of…
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Click
Hey people! I was looking at my podcast earlier today, and I was like, "WHOA! I haven't posted since DECEMBER! What kind of podcast host am I?!" Today I am reviewing the graphic novel series Click, by Kayla Miller. This series contains 4 books currently, Click, Camp, Act, and Clash. These books...
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Drum Roll, Please
Hello! No, I’m not fooling you with the title. The book I’m reviewing today is called Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jen Bigelow. It’s about a girl named Melly who is super quiet but plays the drums! Melly goes into band camp dreading it, and everything goes downhill! Until she meets Adeline, and…
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Mr. Terupt
Hello, and welcome back! So sorry for the REALLY long break; I’ve been really busy. Today I will be reviewing the Mr Terupt series by Rob Buyea. I absolutely 😍 this series and I am so excited to share it with you! This series follows seven kids who are in the same class and slowly become best...
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Bea is for Blended
Hello, and welcome back to The Series Review! Today I’m reviewing an awesome book called Bea is for Blended, by Lindsey Stoddard. This is a great book about family, friendship, soccer, bullying, and women’s rights. Bea, the main character, is a strong and confident young woman, who is struggling…
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