Episode 10: Book Haulidays Part 2 — On a Hunting Trip and Haven’t Been Home in a Few Days

E10: Book Haulidays Part Two – On a Hunting Trip and Haven't Been Home in a Few Days – Infinite TBR

Smack and Gabi continue their recap of their Book Hols with the rest of their recent reads and coverage of their (first) Barnes & Noble Pre-Order Sale Extravaganza. Gabi belatedly learns a well-known Supernatural trope and bemoans a missed opportunity for a character's Enemies-to-BFFs relationship with a big bad evil serpent. Smack explains the best friend prop and describes how to get good translator recommendations when reading classics. Both reiterate their goal to make 2022 the Year of Indulgences and Rereads. Main books discussed include: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski translated by Danusia Stok Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown Pawn by Karen Lynch

Smack made a joke about parents being on a hunting trip and “haven’t been home in a few days” and the reference sailed on by Gabi.

Turns out Gabi had never seen Supernatural. Smack may have quit watching about seven seasons in (back in the dark ages when Supernatural had not devolved into quite such a flaming dumpster fire, *sniff.*), but she sure schooled Gabi on that quote.

Click here to check out the newsletter we discuss, called The Rec Center.

And the tumblr post about costume design in Netflix’s show The Witcher can be found here.

Also worth mentioning–there are no spoilers to worry about in this episode! Although Smack does clear her throat an awful lot, sorry about that.

Recent Reads:

*The Last Wish* by Andrzej Sapkowski translated by Danusia Stok

*A Psalm of Storms and Silence* by Roseanne A. Brown

(Pawn is the one where the main characters are monster hunters and they haven’t been home in a few days, but you don’t need to know a thing about Supernatural to enjoy the book. It’s just a funny little Easter egg.)

Gabi’s preorders for 2022:

*The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea* by Axie Oh

*A Taste of Gold and Iron* by Alexandra Rowland

*A Strange and Stubborn Endurance* by Foz Meadows

Smack’s preorders for 2022:

(She went a little overboard.)

*The League of Gentlewomen Witches* by India Holton

*When Women Were Dragons* by Kelly Barnhill

Books Mentioned:

*The Maleficent Seven* by Cameron Johnston

The Hussite Trilogy by Andrzej Sapkowski

*A Song of Wraiths and Ruin* by Roseanne A. Brown

Cindy Pon (author; her best known work is probably *Want*, pictured above.)

*Polaris Rising,* the first book in the Consortium Rebellion trilogy by Jessie Mihalik

*Deal with the Devil*, the first book in the Mercenary Librarians series by Kit Rocha

*Bombshell*, the first book in the Hell’s Belles series by Sarah MacLean

*The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels*, the first book in the Dangerous Damsels series by India Holton

*Not Your Average Hot Guy* by Gwenda Bond (prequel to *The Date from Hell*, referenced above)

*Unconquerable Sun*, the first book in The Sun Chronicles by Kate Elliott

Green Creek series by T.J. Klune, beginning with *Wolfsong*

*The Inferno* by Dante Alighieri, translated by Mary Jo Bang

Gabi’s family chose The Inferno as their latest family book club selection, but Smack just about LOST it when Gabi said they’re all reading different translations. (Who DOES THAT? The chaos that must ensue.)

(Also, fun fact: if you look up “the inferno” on Goodreads, the search returns a lot of erotica. Do what you will with this knowledge.)