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Welcome Night Owls! We've got a lot for you this week, join us as we talk all about books, cakes, & book cakes with Natalie from Nat Just Cakes! Let's get cozy because the best stories are told after dark!

00:00 Welcome and Content Warning

01:26 Meet Natalie Again

02:21 Not Just Cakes Origin Story

06:28 Bookish Details and Virality

10:14 Favorite Cake of 2025

14:32 Realistic Cake Reels

19:36 Plans for 2026

23:57 Rebecca Yarros Meeting

27:58 ACOTAR Theories and Ships

32:50 Ranking Maas Series

38:31 2026 Releases

42:55 Magic Swords Lore

43:27 FMK Character Picks

47:42 Why Demi Winters Works

52:34 Down the Rabbit Hole

01:14:10 Mystery Q&A

01:26:17 Wrap Up And Plugs

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Welcome Night Owls! We've got a whole new coverage style for our next series--- join us as we talk all about The Ashen Series starting with book 1: The Road of Bones by Demi Winters! Let's get cozy because the best stories are told after dark!

00:00 Welcome

00:30 Content and Spoiler Warnings

01:00 Drink of the Episode

05:04 New Episode Format

06:10 Star Ratings

13:25 Spice Rating

17:01 Story Setup and Setting

24:59 Favorite Moments

34:21 Favorite Characters and Diversity

41:42 Grief and Revenge?

44:02 Anger, Guilt and Accountability

45:37 Found Family

48:05 Villain Arcs and Therapy

52:06 Slow Burn Spice

53:31 Down the Rabbit Hole: What's the largest library in the US?

01:01:41 Mystery Q and A

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Welcome Night Owls! We've got a lot for you this week, with the NEWS on our new episode layout plus join us as we talk all about the conclusion to the Into Darkness trilogy: Game On by Navessa Allen! Let's get cozy because the best stories are told after dark!

00:00 Welcome Night Owls

00:58 Content Warning Spoilers

01:32 Drink of the Episode

04:46 Book Club After Dark New Format

08:08 Star Rating Guide

11:42 Spice Rating Guide

13:24 Game On Ratings

20:26 Game On Themes

24:08 Favorite Characters Moments

50:56 Special Editions Bonus Chapters

53:53 Down The Rabbit Hole

01:04:43 Mystery Q&A

01:09:44 Next Episode And Farewell

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Welcome Night Owls--- Join us as we CONCLUDE our coverage of Eldritch by Kerri Lake! We're starting strong with our Drink of the Episode, then diving into chapters 70 - THE END of ELDRITCH wrapping up our coverage of The Eating Woods book 2! Listen as we get into our Down the Rabbit Hole segment: "AI in our world"... And of course, stay tuned for Mystery Q&A where we ask questions to each other blindly without context!

00:00 Welcome and Warnings

01:02 Drink of the Episode

01:57 Episode Roadmap

03:30 End Chapters Recap

54:05 Book Three Predictions

59:00 Down the Rabbit Hole

01:12:33 Mystery Q & A

01:19:55 Show Updates

01:23:23 Wrap Up And Farewell

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Welcome Night Owls--- Join us as we continue our coverage of Eldritch by Kerri Lake! We're starting strong with our Drink of the Episode, then diving into chapters 53-69 to continue our coverage of The Eating Woods trilogy! Listen as we get into our Down the Rabbit Hole segment: "Can this real life moment impact an entire genre???" And of course, stay tuned for Mystery Q&A where we ask questions to each other blindly without context!

00:00 Welcome And Warnings

01:15 Drink of the Episode

04:35 Episode Roadmap

05:24 Chapters 53 through 68

01:03:06 Chapter 69

01:06:40 Down the Rabbit Hole: Will we see a surge of releases in this genre?

01:14:15 Mystery Q And A

01:19:38 Whats Next And Wrap

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Welcome Night Owls--- Join us as we continue our coverage of Eldritch by Kerri Lake! We're starting strong with our Drink of the Episode, then diving into chapters 35-52 to continue our coverage of The Eating Woods trilogy! Listen as we get into our Down the Rabbit Hole segment: "Should authors genre jump??" And of course, stay tuned for Mystery Q&A where we ask questions to each other blindly without context!

00:00 Welcome and Warnings

01:09 Drink of the Episode

03:39 Episode Roadmap

04:32 Chapter 35

07:45 Chapter 36

11:54 Chapter 37

14:51 Chapter 38

18:09 Chapter 39

23:42 Chapter 40

26:16 Chapter 41

29:33 Chapter 42

32:27 Chapter 43

33:49 Chapter 44

38:05 Chapter 45

41:18 Chapter 46

45:38 Chapter 47 -52

01:09:48 Down the Rabbit Hole: "Can authors jump genres?"

01:20:17 Mystery Q And A

01:27:09 Wrap up

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Welcome Night Owls--- Join us as we continue our coverage of Eldritch by Keri Lake! We're starting strong with our Drink of the Episode, then diving into chapters 17-34 to continue our coverage of The Eating Woods trilogy! Listen as we get into our Down the Rabbit Hole segment: All of these book conventions? Are they here to stay?! And of course, stay tuned for Mystery Q&A where we ask questions to each other blindly without context!

Let's get cozy because the best stories are told after dark!

00:00 Welcome and Warnings

01:10 Drink of the Episode

03:45 Chapters 17 -34

01:00:25 Down the Rabbit Hole: Book Conventions?

01:07:22 Mystery Q&A

01:14:32 Wrap-up

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Welcome Night Owls--- Join us as we begin the first chapters of Eldritch by Keri Lake! We're starting strong with our Drink of the Episode, then diving into chapters prologue-16 to continue our coverage of The Eating Woods trilogy! Listen as we get into our Down the Rabbit Hole segment: Fanfic authors & the deals they're securing! And of course, stay tuned for Mystery Q&A where we ask questions to each other blindly without context!

Let's get cozy because the best stories are told after dark!

00:00 Welcome

00:51 Warnings

02:15 Drink of the Episode

04:52 Map And Setting

07:45 The Eating Woods Trilogy NEWS

11:06 Prologue

19:12 Chapter One

01:11:08 Chapter 16

01:15:10 Down the Rabbit Hole

01:25:28 Mystery Q and A

01:38:35 Wrapping Up

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Until next time, happy reading Night Owl!