We've got some great variety this week, from a Japanese novel exploring the nature of comedy to literary fiction set in Bristol, England, that explores the boredom of being a housewife in a really beautiful way. Also, big kudos to Sam for banging out a 700-page brick in two weeks and to Hannah for reading a book about, like, British royalty, that she rated with a vacuum cleaner's whine. This fortnight, we read:

1. "Spark," by Naoki Matayoshi
2. "The Land in Winter," by Andrew Miller
3. "The Will of the Many," by James Islington
4. "The Heir Apparent," by Rebecca Armitage

What sound effects did we give each of these books? You'll just have to listen and find out!

We shake it up this week with a philosophical text and some YA, plus a favorite backlist title of Hannah's that Sam experiences for the first time! Also, we get a treatise on the difference between a romance and a love story. This fortnight, we read:

1. "The Rest of our Lives," by Ben Markovits
2. "On Drugs," by Justin Smith-Ruiu
3. "Red as Royal Blood," by Elizabeth Hart
4. "Migrations," by Charlotte McConaghy

What sound effects did we give each of these books? You'll just have to listen and find out!

It's all fiction all the time this episode and we mostly liked these books. Mostly. See which one gets the bellyflop splash! This fortnight, we read:

1. "Television," by Lauren Rothery
2. "The Listeners," by Maggie Stiefvater
3. "House of Day, House of Night," by Olga Tokarczuk
4. "Emergency," by George Packer

What sound effects did we give each of these books? You'll just have to listen and find out!