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Now we have it ready to go anyways. And I probably could have said all that a little bit better.
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Yeah, Mine's the middle. Okay, well, we will redo. Hello, everybody. Welcome back to I'll read what she's reading. I'm Reggie.
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I'm Michaela. And I'm Kennedy.
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Today is very exciting because this is the first time we're officially announcing our Western Romance merch collection on the podcast. We're currently supporting it. For any of you guys who are
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watching on, your audio is still not working.
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Hello. Oh, it totally is out. Hello.
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Okay, that's better. Yeah.
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I wonder how I feel like so going one. We need to really start that over again.
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I'm so sorry.
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It's okay.
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Third time's charm. Oh, yeah, this is sitting. Okay, whatever. I'm sorry, everyone. Hold on.
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I need to do it this way. Technical difficulties.
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Okay. Yeah, There we go. That feels better. Okay, once again. Hello, everybody. Welcome back to I'll read what she's reading. I'm Reggie.
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I'm Mikayla. And I'm Kennedy.
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Today's very exciting because we. If you're. Especially if you're watching on YouTube. We are currently wearing our Western romance merch collection and it is releasing this weekend. If you are listening live on Wednesday when this episode comes out. So you can go to I'll read what she's reading.com to check everything out this weekend. I feel like that's so loud because we.
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Hold on.
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Hello?
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Anyways, you can shop it this weekend at I'll read she's reading dot com. But like I said, if you're watching on YouTube, you can see our items. We have a we read at dawn get it hat. It's a little embroidered cowgirl with a book on the side. And then we have our acid wash brown T shirt that says read them cowgirl with a little yeehaw on the back. And then we have a paisley kindle case. She's so cute. And then we have a quarter zip sweater with a denim collar. It says Western romance book club on the front and patches down the side. Darlin embroidered on the side. And then the cutest embroidered cowgirl on a horse with a book on the back. And it's big and it's beautiful. So lots of love and time and effort is important to this. So we hope you guys love it as much as we do. We have like, this is like the year of just merch for us. Like, there's you think this is great, Just wait till you see what's coming next. Like, we've just been working on a lot of things, so it's very exciting. So anyways, check us out on our Instagram for more of that. But we're gonna get into today's episode where I don't really know what we're titling this. Like, who would you call? Just imagine if you had every book character number on your phone and you were put in some hypothetical situations. Who would you be hitting up? That's basically the unhinged concept for today's episode. So we're just gonna jump right on into it and start with our very first hypothetical situation.
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I keep just wanting to say Ghostbusters.
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Ghostbusters. Who are you gonna call?
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Ghostbusters.
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Yeah. I mean, that's basically. We could have our own little jingle jingle for this episode. Starting off with a. With a banger. Are you ready? Your ex just showed up at your wedding. Who are you sending to handle it? My first initial reaction is, I'm gonna pick my groom to be Zaden Ryerson, and the groom is gonna go take care of it.
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Oh, I was. See, my thought process was I'm either gonna call Rhys or Feyre, since they've dealt with this before.
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Oh, that's a good answer.
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Yeah. Kind of sorta adjacent. You know, I was thinking more in terms of, like, sending a bridesmaid.
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Okay.
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Manon. Oh.
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Or like Nesta.
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Or Nesta. Yeah, that's probably who I'd be. Like, go take care of it. Oh, you know, they would handle that lick.
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It'd be happy too. That's a good one.
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Yeah, I like all the answers, honestly.
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I'm keeping the groom. Someone really handsome and intimidating.
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That's like, what? Who is your groom?
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I mean, it says, who are you sending to handle it? Your groom. My groom, Zaden Ryerson. He's intimidating, and he just. My ex would have no business being around.
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Who's the ex? You might end up with a brawl. Oh, man. Who?
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I could be literally anybody. Yes. I don't care. Get him out of there. I don't know. Okay, next, you're stuck on an elevator for 12 hours. Which book character is there to keep you sane?
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Ridic. Ooh, he'd be so fun. That's a really good one. You would have. He would, you know, bring the comedic relief. He, you know, you'd have good conversation with him. I'm bringing Rick.
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That's a good answer.
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And Colin. Rick.
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So keep it company.
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Yeah, that's a good One in this elevator with me. Or like, even a FaceTime call. Yeah, he's probably doing some wild and crazy thing. Maybe he's sewing. You know, you're stuck in the elevator with him. Oh.
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I mean, yeah. Let's say you're just stuck. I mean, yeah. Or you FaceTime. Either way. My first thought was Dorian, because if he was actually in the elevator with me, he'd be funny. And who knows where things would lead. Assuming I'm a married woman, though, I think, yeah, Dorian would be funny. Or I was thinking, like, Poppy from people we meet on vacation. I think she'd be a hoot. And we could just sit and talk about all our travels. I feel like she'd be good for some good conversation.
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I feel like I'm struggling with this one. I can't decide if I'd rather go. I don't know. Just like, being stuck in an elevator just already gives me anxiety.
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I've been stuck in elevator once and
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then also thinking about having to socialize with someone for 12 hours straight. Why do you have to pee immediately? Maybe I change my answer to Manon because we talk for a second, and then it would just be silent the rest of the time.
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I probably want to pick a female with me in case I needed the pee. You know what I mean? Like, no judgment. No judgment. Like, imagine me and Poppy just, like, squatting in the elevator, trying me.
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He wouldn't give a rip. He might not, but I still would want to be impressive to him.
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If you had any, you could always have Lorcan there in case
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fills up too much of the space.
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Yeah, he would probably take up a lot of space. I'm just saying, like, he'd give you the shirt off. He'd take the shirt off his back.
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He's not judging you. He's not judging. Yeah. Honestly, I'd probably pick someone. Who's a book. Book reader. Like, in the books. Okay. So that we could talk about books Nesta reads. Not the same books I read. I mean, so it'd probably be like a rom com
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character.
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You could just straight up have Belle.
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You could have what's her bucket from Book Lovers.
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Yeah, something like that.
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She'd be fascinating. What's her name? She'd be fascinating to talk to because she's in, like, the book world.
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Our perfect storm.
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Does she read? She cooks. Does she read? I don't know.
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No, she cooks. She might.
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Oh, Indy from.
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Yes. I'm choosing Indy.
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Right. Move.
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Mm. That's who I'm.
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She'd be a fun Time would be fun.
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I'm choosing that.
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That's a good one. That's a good one.
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That is good.
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Alrigh. Let's see. Does someone want to read the next one? I'm trying to find out.
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I feel like you should read the next one.
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You're entering the Hunger Games. Who will be your mentor? I mean, if I had to pick someone from the Hunger Games universe, it would probably be Finnick. I'd love for him to be my mentor. I think Haymitch would just piss me off. But if I had to pick someone not in the Hunger Games world, I'd maybe say, like, Cassian or Azriel, because they would just whip my booty into shape, and they would take no crap from me, but they'd also love me and take care of me.
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Hmm.
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Sorry.
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I can't decide how I would prefer, like, if I want tough love or if I want, like, positive or negative reinforcement. Yeah, like, Haymitch would make me cry straight up. I don't know. I can't decide. I don't know. Because then I had a basketball coach that was kind of mean to me and gave me, like, a lot of negative reinforcement and a little fire under my booty. So maybe someone who is mean.
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That's why I feel would make me want to like Cassian or Asriel, because I feel like they would give you some tough love, but, like, they're also a little unserious. Well, Cassian's not Rowan Cassian.
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Oh. Ooh. I mean, he'd punch you in the face, so. Yeah, he'd whip me to shape.
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You would want to survive the Hunger Games for him. For him.
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You know, that would be really interesting.
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A book.
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A book about a mentor.
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And there's got to be something out there like that.
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Oh, for sure. And he's, like, sending her to a Games where she might die. Yeah, but he's like. They're, like, in love with each other.
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Ooh. I thought about songbirds and snakes kinda. I don't know.
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Is he the mentor?
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Yeah. Snow's mentoring Lucy Gray.
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That.
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That's true. That's kind of the same. Not. Not to the full extent you'd probably want it to be.
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Yeah, I'm all that concerned, to be honest. Who am I gonna choose? I mean, I feel like the easiest answer is, yeah, Cassian. But then also, I'm trying to think of outside of, like, the SJM universe here. What about, like, rain? Ooh. Serpent in the wings of night. Serpents in the wings of night. That's A good one. Vincent.
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He's a good coach. He would be good coach also. Oh, man. It just slipped my brain.
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Name the book.
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The book just slipped my brain.
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Oh,
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frick.
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You want. Who else would be a really good mentor but would probably make me cry. Darrow.
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Would probably make me cry.
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Fitchner. Yeah. Yeah.
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Several.
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I don't think I could handle several. I think several would just be like, no, you're dead. Oh, straight up. I don't think he'd help. No. You're a lost cause.
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Be good buddies with Haymitch a little bit. For sure. That's tricky one. Sorry. I can read all of them. Or you guys can take turns.
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What? What do you want me to do?
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No one. You're stranded in the middle of nowhere.
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Oh, you're stranded in the middle of nowhere with a broken down car. Who are you calling? There's got to be a mechanic. Charlie. Ooh. From one golden summer. Oh.
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Yep.
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That's my call.
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Hundred percent.
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One hundred percent. Yep.
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I was thinking more magical like Taryn. Oh, well. Flyaway.
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Or like a bad boy they can winnow.
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Yeah.
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Yeah. I'm sticking with Charlie. I'm gonna stay real. I'm gonna. I like that answer. He fixes boats.
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What's the. What's the one from. Is it not the friend zone? What's the one where she.
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Part of your world.
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Part of your world. Isn't he Daniel?
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Is his name Daniel?
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Doesn't he fix her car in the beginning of the book? There's an Abby Jimenez book.
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But you know what? He would know how. Because he's like this. The small town guy. I feel like small town guys just like know how to do that kind of stuff.
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Yeah.
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I think. Yeah. More like a romance male main character. That's such a. Meet cute. You break down on the side of the road. You call a tow truck in this small town. Yeah. Just happens to be Charlie. I wouldn't be mad at that. Wouldn't be mad. Which you guys, since we're talking about Charlie. Did you see that it got renewed for season two Got cleared. Yeah.
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I'm a little surprised.
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Me too. But let's hope they stay more to the book this time around.
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Well, I saw the thing that was saying that everything with like Delilah and stuff. I didn't. Guys, I didn't even finish watching it.
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I haven't either.
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But I mean, it's already been spoiled for me because I'm like, I've read the book and I've seen what people said about it on TikTok, but I genuinely have no desire to finish watching the season.
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Okay. Hopefully the second one's better. Second book's better anyways, so, yeah, I
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want it to be just more fun. I felt like the first season just felt so serious, and I don't remember it feeling that serious the whole time I was reading the book. You know, I don't know. I was just very bored.
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Yeah.
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And One Golden Summer was a fun time, so I'm excited for the photography part.
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I'm not gonna lie. I thought the casting for. What's her name?
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Percy.
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No, the redhead.
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Oh. Abigail Cullen for Delilah.
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I thought she was cast for One Golden Summer. They're changing the lead. No, I just thought she was because. Oh, you. I thought. I see.
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Yeah. Well, like, because she's in the book, but she's not a big part of the book. They just made her more of a main character.
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So I thought she was going to be the lead.
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Right.
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I thought she was gonna be the lead for Alice. And then I was like, oh, a lot of interesting choices they made. So I'm curious to know who Alice is gonna be, because all of the main characters are gonna have red hair. That never happens.
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No, I didn't think about that. But you're right.
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Unless they change Alice to not have red hair. But I felt like that's what made her. Her.
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Her.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, Yeah.
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I don't know. So we'll see. Hopefully it's better. Hopefully they. They hear the critiques. Yeah. Taken into consideration. Okay, our next one. You're babysitting six toddlers for a weekend. Which character are you recruiting? Like, is it going, do I want it to be chaos, or do I actually want to, like, Whatever you want to do it.
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Want some help?
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Yeah. But I want it to be more entertaining to watch it.
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I guess both. I mean, I would probably. My first thought was, like, someone funny who probably would get along, really, with kids. Like Riddick. I just feel like he would love hanging out with kids, and he'd be really good at, like, you know, it'd be an entertaining time. But if I'm thinking I was, like, the only person that came to my mind.
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I'm, like, trying to scroll on books because I'm trying to think of, like, an older, authoritative figure, like a grandma, you know? Oh, he would scare those children into. Scare them straight. He would scare them straight.
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Yeah.
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Who is. There's got to be, like, a. Okay, Michael, you hasn't read this book yet. Honestly, I might enlist the help of Misaki from Sword of Kaigen. Oh,
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she would be incredible,
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but I'm trying to think of, like, a normal human, like, not from a fantasy book. I know there's got to be someone's mom in some book. You know what I mean? I feel like any of the Abby Jimenez characters could do it together. Or, like, who's someone from Harry Potter?
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Harry Potter?
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I don't know.
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H. Hagrid.
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I mean, the kids would have a good time. I'm trying to think. Oh, Miss you talking about the evil. Oh, she. Yep, that. Mm.
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The Weasley.
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Ron's mom. Yeah. What is her name? I can't remember. She would be a great person to call, too. Jenny.
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That's his Sister.
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Jenny's. Yeah. Ms. Weasley.
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Ms. Weasley. Mrs. Weasley or Misaki Masaki. I don't know.
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I think I'm butchering how you pronounce that name.
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I'm gonna stick with Riddick for the good time.
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M. Mm.
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I also feel like sometimes kids behave better for, like, a male.
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Yeah.
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Like. I don't know. Sometimes. I don't know. Sounds like one of my
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Severo. Or it's gonna have howling like walls.
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They.
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They wouldn't be clean.
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Vendra would take no crap.
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I mean, they wouldn't be clean. They'd probably be outside dirty. But they'd have a good time around in the dirt.
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Yeah. Rough them up.
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Yeah.
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All right.
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Rub some dirt in it. Yeah. Yeah.
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What was the next one?
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You've been framed.
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You've been framed for murder. Who's your lawyer? I feel like this one's kind of a given. I think we're all going to say the same answer for this one.
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I don't know.
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I would say Eddie Flynn.
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Yeah, that's probably what I say. Duh. He's gonna get me off. Really?
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Flynn. But if I had to pick someone who's not, like, an actual lawyer. That's a book character. I'm trying.
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The other person I was gonna say is Matt Murdock, but that's not a book character. Who is that? Daredevil Marvel. Oh, yeah.
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Lawyer Victra.
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I'm calling Mustang. She's smart enough. She'd get me off.
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Yeah, Mustang would be good.
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Mustang's really smart. Victor, I think, would just kill everybody in the courtroom and then smuggle me out.
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Yeah, I'll. I'll piggyback off of that. Mustang would be really good.
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There's got to be a romance character that's a lawyer.
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Oh, isn't in Life's too short. Isn't he a lawyer?
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I don't know.
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Adrian.
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Um, isn't Johnny Kavanaugh's dad a lawyer? Binding 13.
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He is.
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I'm calling Johnny's dad.
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Hold up. I swear.
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Yes. That's a good one. Right? Isn't he a lawyer? That's a good one. Yeah, I'm pretty sure. I think he. I think he's a lawyer. Yeah. People are screaming at us if he's not. Let me look it up.
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I swear, Adrian in life's too short is a lawyer. It doesn't say it in the book synopsis. I swear he's a lawyer.
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I don't feel like he is.
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Is he not? Oh, yes. The hot lawyer next door. Adrian Copeland. All right. He'd be great.
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I think I'm gonna call Johnny's dad, though. I'm calling all three. Honestly, no. Eddie Flynn would be the best. Johnny Cavanaugh's dad. And who could do it the quickest? You're competing now, that's something I'd like to see. All great options. For real.
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All great options.
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You know, we.
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We. There's not. You don't have to pick one. We're just kind of word vomiting here. We love the possibilities. You go ahead.
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You need to plan the world's more most elaborate revenge scheme.
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Who's helping Manon?
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The first person that came to my mind was Aylin.
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Yeah, that's what I was gonna say.
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Like the most epic. Yeah. Scheming woman. Yeah. Yeah.
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But she wouldn't really tell you what her plan is. She'd just be like, this is what we're doing. Like, she would just do it.
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And I would trust her wholeheartedly. I would say, yep, tell me what to do, and I will do it.
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Yeah, that's probably better than Manon. Solid.
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Yeah. I don't even have anybody else that I would call immediately. I'd call her. No doubt about it.
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I know you added one in the middle, so I just don't want to, like, skip over the one. You added one about a dress somewhere. I'm just on my copied. Oh, I'm just on the one I copied.
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The heavily guarded palace.
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Okay. Yeah, I'll just read that one. Okay. You have to steal a priceless artifact from a heavily guarded palace. Who's leading the mission?
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Cause, brer. Mr. Dirty Hands. Absolutely freaking lutely. No doubt about it.
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I was gonna say Julian hates.
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Oh, frick. That's a good one. Yeah. Wait, that's actually really good.
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That's really good.
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That's good. That's good. Yeah. I'm gonna piggyback off of that just because I haven't read. I know. I would switch my answer to Julian, but that's a good one from everything. Yeah. He's like. Yeah, Schemy. Yeah. I mean, they literally do a heist in that book. That's so. But Julian, I kind of forget about him. How could we forget about him? It's been a long time. A long time.
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It's been a long time.
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Do you want me to say the dress one?
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Sure. Yeah.
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You're stuck in a zipped dress and you're alone. You can't get the zipper down yourself. Who are you calling?
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Kayazer. Oh.
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Oh, that's a good one.
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I just. I mean, I. I've seen something similar before. Wouldn't be mad about that.
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You wonder? A willow tree, per chance. Yeah, I mean, I got a whole list of people I could call. Yeah. I'm like calling all of them, see who comes first. Yeah. Who gets there the quickest?
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Who would get there the quickest? It's gotta be someone who can probably winnow their way over to you.
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Kai's a good answer though, because, you know.
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Yeah.
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My initial thought was Satan.
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Yeah.
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Or Rowan. Dorian. They can both fly.
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I probably call Dorian fly out of there.
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Well, just fly to get to me quickly.
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A
Yeah, that's true. Sorry. Depending on where I was, Kai would not be able to get there quickly. Yeah.
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B
Buddy would light a fire on your.
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A
I would wait. I could wait. I could wait for Kai as I could be patient.
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B
Oh, I love that he gives you more patience. I love that. Yeah.
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A
I mean, imagine you're really stuck in a dress and you have all those contacts on your phone. I would weigh a. As long as I needed to for someone to help me out of that.
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B
Be humiliated.
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A
But I mean, assuming. I mean, I am a married woman. So let me think.
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B
If I assume you're single.
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A
Assume you're single. Yeah. If I had to bring in someone, a female to help me, it would literally be anyone, you know, maybe girls or Girls girls.
- [24:24]
B
What do you mean? She got those claws?
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A
She got the claws.
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B
Yeah. But what if I want to keep the dress? Oh, true, true. Who's the in? Emma. I'm lying. Doesn't she have like a ladies maid or am I making that up? Oh, yeah.
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A
What's her name, Larry?
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B
I don't know. The ladies Made in Emma M. Lion.
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A
Why do I say her name is Mary? It's an Aunt Mary.
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B
But she has a lady's maid, right?
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A
I thought her lady's name was.
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B
She doesn't necessarily have a lady's maid. She's like a maid, a house, something. Yeah, I call her. Yeah, she's cute. Or those. Those little, like. I don't know why I want to say fairy people, but the people in. Gimme a minute. I can't remember the name of the book. The one with the tower. The clouds. They're in the clouds. Break. Good born. Yes. Remember how she has those people that get her ready? Oh.
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A
Oh, yeah, yeah.
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B
The House of. I mean, they did betray her, but. Oh, that's a spoiler. Lol. Cut that out. House of Wind could fix all my problems, Elaine. Just give me the House of Wind anyway.
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A
All right. We love all the possibilities here. I. We're gonna need to put some of these on our stories.
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B
Yeah.
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A
And see who you guys say.
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B
Who are you gonna call?
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A
Yeah, who you gonna call? All right. You're lost in the wilderness with one backpack and no map. Who you calling? I mean, I'd like someone that could winnow me out of there. So I hate just going back to the bat Boys, but I'm like, if Rhys could just, like, swoop in, winnow me out of there, that'd be great. Or, like, give me Taran, just swoop on down, climb on his back. You'd be able to get out of anywhere quickly, and you'd be able to see where you're going.
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B
I'm thinking, like, Rhiannon, fourth wings.
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A
I was thinking, oh, someone that's on that already. Yeah, yeah.
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B
Like, they had that challenge, you know, where they had to navigate. I can't remember who was on her team.
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A
That's a good one, because I guess I can't assume that. I guess I can't assume that. I could.
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B
She's not getting out of anything.
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A
Yeah, that's a good one. She got a ship just blast into outer space, just take you to another planet.
- [26:35]
B
Yeah, I was thinking, like, first book, Mustang. Yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Mm.
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A
Anyway, I like all those answers.
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B
I think, in the book realm, I don't think there's a lot of bad answers, because when you think about things that they've had to do, most of them have to take place, but they've done much more. Okay, let's. Let's use romance. Only one just popped into my head. Oh, okay. Mr. Rhodes, all roads lead here. Yeah.
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A
Oh, is key navigator.
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B
Yeah, he's like a wilderness. He's like a. What do they call them? I can't think of what they're called.
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A
Oh, he's like. Isn't he like a Park ranger or something?
- [27:28]
B
Yeah, kind of. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's a ranger or something. Yeah, that.
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A
That is a very good choice, I don't think. I mean, I haven't read that, but I can't think of any romance books I've read that would probably be better suited for that than he could.
- [27:40]
B
He could lead me anywhere. Love it. And I'd love it. Oh, what's his name and the last letter?
- [27:55]
A
Oh, Beckett.
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B
Oh, yeah, yeah. Take any of Rebecca Yaros's. Like, military men. They're getting you through anything, anywhere, anytime. Beckett. And what's his dog's name?
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A
Oh, yeah. He has to bring the dog.
- [28:10]
B
Yeah, the dog has to come.
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A
Okay, good call, Mr. Beckett.
- [28:15]
B
Good call. Beckett.
- [28:19]
A
You need therapy, but you have to call a book character from your contacts. Which one do you call?
- [28:24]
B
I feel like I want to call a mom. Ooh, I'm gonna call Mori from Tuesdays with Mori.
- [28:30]
A
That was my first thought. I'm reading that right now. Even though he's a real person, he's no longer with us. That'd be a good one. I like that answer.
- [28:40]
B
Mom who's given, like, really good advice. I can think of, like, this is vivid for me, just because Funny Story was cathartic, but I would. I remember the female main character in Funny Story calling her mom and them having, like, a really good conversation. So the mom from Funny Story, I guess another one I was. He would actually be horrible to call because he wouldn't give a rip, but. Uve from a man called Uwe. But he would be horrible to call. Like, horrible. I'm gonna stick with Mori.
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A
Yeah, that's a good one. Trying to think of someone. Fiction,
- [29:29]
B
the surreal. Oh. I mean, but they could just go tell everybody your business.
- [29:36]
A
Yeah.
- [29:36]
B
He speaks in rhythms. Rhythms. Riddles. Riddles. There's got to be. Someone's got to be a therapist from a book.
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A
I know there has. I mean.
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B
I mean, this is a recent book that I read, but honestly, I can't remember. Daniel Garcia from Please Don't Go by E. Salvador would be a good one to call. He's just, like, a little sweetie, and he would listen so well and just be there for me.
- [30:12]
A
Hmm. I don't know why I'm struggling to, like, think of.
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B
I know.
- [30:17]
A
I mean, it would be kind of fun to get advice. Okay, here's someone. This is not a, like, a parent figure, but, like, Rio Rewind back. Windy City. Because he's, like, a girl's girl.
- [30:30]
B
Yeah, he's a girl's girl.
- [30:31]
A
His best friends Are like, all these females, and he gets such great advice from them. I feel like he'd be an interesting person to call because he would drop everything to talk to you.
- [30:42]
B
You know, he would.
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A
And he'd be very, like, such a good listener.
- [30:46]
B
He'd be invested.
- [30:47]
A
He'd be so invested in the drama.
- [30:50]
B
You could call Emma. Emma Lyon. Oh, yeah, yeah. She would listen. She would be there for you. That's what I'm picking. That's who I'm taking.
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A
She'd lift your spirits. Who are you recruiting to plan your bachelorette party?
- [31:07]
B
Okay, now, listen, this would not be my style of bachelorette party, but, you know, it would be a party. Bryce and Danica. Oh, my gosh. They would be the craziest bachelorette party you ever attend, but it'd be a fun time. That would be insane. I feel like all of my initial reactions for a lot of these are, Cassian.
- [31:29]
A
Is he your.
- [31:30]
B
Like, he would. Best man? He would get the best joy out of buying all the little straws. Yeah. With all the stuff on it. And just. He would love that.
- [31:38]
A
I don't know why that's, like, funny.
- [31:40]
B
Because he's the ultimate golden retriever. You want to. Who else? Maybe I'd call. It'd be really bougie. Magnolia.
- [31:49]
A
Oh, that would be a vibe.
- [31:50]
B
That would. That would be like, a good mix between, like, traditional bachelorette, but also, like, elevated and bougie. She's paying. Yeah, she's paying. She's for sure paying. Okay. Yeah, she's for sure paying. Yeah, that's a really good one.
- [32:02]
A
Yeah. I'm stealing all Kennedy's answers.
- [32:05]
B
I'm just, like, scrolling down, trying to find. Who else. I feel good. I feel good with my answers.
- [32:16]
A
Yeah, that feels great. Those are great. I feel like there was another one that was kind of like a therapy one, so we don't need. We can skip that one. You got stood up at dinner. Who are you calling to comfort you and spend time with you? I would say Miss Emma M. Lion.
- [32:32]
B
Oh, she'd be a really fun.
- [32:33]
A
I feel like if I got really sad and I got stood up, I would just want someone to, like, that wouldn't talk to me about what is going on. Like, I would just want someone there for a good time.
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B
Yeah.
- [32:48]
A
What's the funny.
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B
What's his name? The priest or.
- [32:58]
A
Oh, from. Yeah, Emma, what's his name? I just finished the.
- [33:04]
B
Not me by you saying that and now dissecting the last book. Because I. Anyways, sorry, I can't remember his name. He Would be a good person to call, though. No, I just feel like he. Sorry. That is not insinuating anything about the last book. It's literally just. I feel like he's just a very insightful person, you know, and he's just, like, sweet and, you know, he's a good listener. Yeah.
- [33:28]
A
I would want Emma. Could she take my mind off it? I'd just be like, what's going on in your life? Tell me about you.
- [33:35]
B
Just hand me your journal.
- [33:36]
A
Yeah, just like, what's she been writing about? Or like, just kind of like a. Who's kind of like a man hater character. That would be like. Yeah, that would kind of be like, you don't need to be sad over a man.
- [33:54]
B
My initial thought was, like, Dorian, you know, I want him to come for me.
- [34:01]
A
Or, like, shoulder cry on.
- [34:03]
B
Honestly, any of the girls from Windy City, I'd call any of them. Oh.
- [34:07]
A
Oh, yeah.
- [34:07]
B
They would just be like, if they were. If I had their number, you know, they would drop everything to be there for you. That's just how they are.
- [34:16]
A
Those are some loyal gals.
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B
Yeah, they're girls.
- [34:18]
A
The definition of loyal.
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B
I love them all.
- [34:22]
A
There's really not any bad answers for this episode. Technically, that's our last one. Should I see how long it's been going? I think it's been like, 40.
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B
Wait, there's another one. You get a. You get a plus one to an all expenses paid shopping spree. Oh, well, I mean, I know my answer to that real quick.
- [34:36]
A
All right, sorry. Go ahead.
- [34:38]
B
You get a plus one to an all expenses paid shopping spree. Who are you bringing? Magnolia.
- [34:45]
A
But also at the same time, I would be really intimidated to shop with her because I just don't know. I would just want her to style me.
- [34:52]
B
Exactly. I don't know. But she does.
- [34:54]
A
Yeah. So I'd have, like, her style.
- [34:59]
B
Like, she would be brutally honest. Oh, for sure. And be like, that doesn't look good on you. Let me help you.
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A
Yeah, Yeah.
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B
I don't know if I necessarily have
- [35:10]
A
to shop at the places she would shop.
- [35:13]
B
It's all expenses paid.
- [35:15]
A
I know, but still, if all expenses
- [35:17]
B
were paid, wouldn't you just, like, you'd go in there?
- [35:19]
A
You would. I mean, yeah.
- [35:20]
B
I mean, like,
- [35:23]
A
yeah, I'd be curious to shop with her, I guess. I can't really think of anyone else who's a fashion icon. I really only think of Magnolia. Me too.
- [35:33]
B
That's the only person I can think of. I don't think I've read any other books where they're really into fashion. Yeah, I know.
- [35:41]
A
Someone's listening, though. And they're. Yeah, I know someone's screaming at us, though. They're listening and they're like, you aren't thinking of so and so.
- [35:49]
B
I'm sure there's some romance person, you know, that went to fashion school or does something in fashion.
- [35:57]
A
Yeah. Magnolia Parks is probably the perfect answer for that. So. Man.
- [36:04]
B
Dang. I. Yeah, that's the only one I can think of. I genuinely can't think of any romance books where the female main character is in fashion. Like, even just looking at books. None of Emily.
- [36:18]
A
I honestly love to shop with any. Like, for example, once again, any of the Windy City characters. Maybe they're not like fashionistas, but, like, I think they'd be so fun to go shopping with.
- [36:30]
B
Yeah.
- [36:30]
A
You know
- [36:33]
B
Effie?
- [36:35]
A
Oh, that would be.
- [36:37]
B
That would be something.
- [36:38]
A
A hoot. She would not be my cup of tea, though. She'd be like, try this on. It'll look fabulous. And it's gonna be like some crazy. Yeah, crazy thing. But it'd be a good time.
- [36:52]
B
It would.
- [36:53]
A
Yeah.
- [36:53]
B
I'm just scrolling to see if there's anybody else that I'm like, oh, maybe.
- [36:56]
A
All right, I have. I have another hypothetical.
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B
All right, I'm ready.
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A
Since Michaela brought up the subject of how everyone's a chef. Oh, if you had to call someone to cater an event for you, who are you calling?
- [37:12]
B
Like, who's.
- [37:14]
A
Yeah, who's cooking for you? Who's bringing in a team? Because I feel like that is just such a common thing in books right now. Everyone is a chef, literally.
- [37:23]
B
Or.
- [37:23]
A
Yeah, cook. I really like, like, the guy. It's been so long. The guy from the seven year slip.
- [37:34]
B
Yes, absolutely.
- [37:35]
A
He would be great.
- [37:37]
B
What is his name? Hold on. I just scrolled past that. It's something like, not. Yeah, English sounding.
- [37:46]
A
I know.
- [37:47]
B
Hold on. It is. Please tell me it says his name. No, it literally doesn't say his name in the freaking. Really?
- [38:01]
A
I can't remember it.
- [38:03]
B
Hold on, I'll Google it. I just remember my mouth watering while reading that book. And I also feel like he can cook, like, a whole bunch of different things. Sometimes with. It's like they're a pastry chef or something very specific, but I feel like he can do everything.
- [38:18]
A
Yeah, he did a little bit of everything.
- [38:20]
B
Yeah.
- [38:20]
A
Yeah. That was my. My first initial reaction.
- [38:26]
B
Iwan. Iwan.
- [38:28]
A
Iwan. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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B
That's a good one.
- [38:32]
A
He'd be great. What is.
- [38:33]
B
It was.
- [38:34]
A
It was his famous dish. He has, like, a famous dish in the book.
- [38:37]
B
Is it with lemon? It has to do with lemon.
- [38:39]
A
Yeah. Like a lemon pie. Lemon tart.
- [38:42]
B
Let's see. Yuan.
- [38:44]
A
Yeah. Imagine he caters like your summer soiree.
- [38:48]
B
I'm really hungry right now. Me too.
- [38:50]
A
On the subject of that, what are we ordering for lunch?
- [38:53]
B
It is. Sounds like my stomach is.
- [38:56]
A
I swear. There's also a recipe for it. Isn't there a recipe in the back of the.
- [39:00]
B
I think so.
- [39:01]
A
Whatever it is he makes.
- [39:02]
B
I think you're correct.
- [39:03]
A
Yeah.
- [39:03]
B
Tart lemon pie. Yeah, Tart lemon pie. He also makes a famous fajita recipe named yo mama's fajitas.
- [39:11]
A
Yo mama's fajitas. He's got. He's got range.
- [39:14]
B
He has range.
- [39:15]
A
He's got range.
- [39:16]
B
That's who I'm calling. That's a good question. I'm calling.
- [39:19]
A
That's a great one.
- [39:20]
B
And now I'm hungry.
- [39:22]
A
Yeah.
- [39:22]
B
Freaking starving.
- [39:23]
A
Yeah.
- [39:24]
B
Why did we end with this? My stomach's gonna be grumbling.
- [39:26]
A
The mind's literally been growing the entire episode.
- [39:28]
B
So it's really interesting that I feel like so many people have incorporated either the male main character or the female main character to be a chef recently. Well, it's funny because I was reading Our Perfect Storm and Destination Funeral at the same time, and I remember texting Reggie because I knew she was reading them both at the same time too. And I kept being like, I'm getting these two female main characters confused because they're both chefs. Yes.
- [39:52]
A
Well, and then also in the middle of me reading that, I also watched voicemails for Isabelle.
- [39:56]
B
Yeah.
- [39:57]
A
She is also a chef.
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B
That's crazy.
- [40:01]
A
That was just like, everyone is a chef and everything I'm consuming right now.
- [40:06]
B
So.
- [40:08]
A
Yeah. Which. That's really great. Did you watch it?
- [40:10]
B
Yeah.
- [40:11]
A
Did you like it?
- [40:12]
B
I watched it before. You did, actually.
- [40:13]
A
You did?
- [40:14]
B
Yeah.
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A
Did you like it?
- [40:15]
B
Yeah, it was good.
- [40:16]
A
I loved it.
- [40:17]
B
I haven't watched it.
- [40:18]
A
I loved it.
- [40:19]
B
I read a 3.5. I like it. There were some points that got brought up. Like, I saw a tick tock, and
- [40:27]
A
I was like, oh, about the cre. How it's kind of creepy.
- [40:31]
B
Yeah.
- [40:31]
A
See, but then I've seen people that are like, her reaction was so dramatic. Like, that's the sweetest thing I've ever heard. And people. I think a lot of people either think it's very sweet or they're on the other side where they're like, that is the creepiest thing ever.
- [40:45]
B
No, I don't necessarily think that the voicemail thing is creepy. It's the whole bench thing.
- [40:50]
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I've seen people argue about that.
- [40:54]
B
No, yeah.
- [40:55]
A
But I just have to suspend disbelief. Disbelief. I just think I really enjoyed it because it's been a long time since I've watched a romance movie where I've been like. I mean, I guess like people we meet on vacation maybe, but, like, I was literally squealing and I was, like, so excited. My husband was like, you are being so dramatic. But it was just so fun. I had. I just loved. I just loved it.
- [41:22]
B
You want to know what I think is going to make me squeal and giggle like a little giggy, giddy girl? The love hypothesis.
- [41:29]
A
I love how they did the trailer.
- [41:31]
B
It's been like five years since I've read that. It's been really long. I think it's been like two or three since I've read it. So I don't remember a lot, but I think it's gonna be so good.
- [41:41]
A
History is gonna be great. Just together. You can just tell that they just feel so safe with each other and they just have such a great bond, but, like, just very professional at the same time. I also think, Lily. Right. Like, I think they're the casting just so perfect. And I know I've said on the podcast before, but I just think it's perfect.
- [42:05]
B
I mean, we just barely got a trailer, like, not even a week ago. Yeah, I do feel like it will be really good. But you know what I thought was really interesting? I feel like the coloring was really off to me. Do you think that was just kind of stylized for the trailer? I don't know. Because the kind of vibe of the trailer was almost like.
- [42:20]
A
Yeah.
- [42:21]
B
Not vintagey, but, like, kind of showing,
- [42:23]
A
like those old, like, you know, we'll see. It just seems very dull.
- [42:30]
B
There was another. Oh. People were also complaining about that with a new Supergirl movie. So I wonder if that's a trend in Hollywood where it's. This is kind of dull color grading.
- [42:38]
A
I feel like people just try too hard sometimes. Like, I. Yeah, I want vibrant, true to color stuff back.
- [42:46]
B
Yeah.
- [42:46]
A
People try to make it. I don't know.
- [42:49]
B
Not too much artificial lighting, you know what I'm saying? The Grey's Anatomy effect, you know? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's gonna be good. I'm excited.
- [42:57]
A
I'm, like, gonna be squealing.
- [42:59]
B
We're being fed.
- [43:00]
A
I wish it was gonna be in theaters. It's not in theaters. Right. It's just streaming on Amazon.
- [43:05]
B
Yeah,
- [43:08]
A
I'm pretty sure it's just.
- [43:09]
B
Pretty sure it's streaming too. But I'm not. I'm not mad about that.
- [43:15]
A
Yeah, there's just something about going to the theater though, you know? Also it's rated R. Oh,
- [43:22]
B
the book is.
- [43:23]
A
Oh, man. Oh, man.
- [43:27]
B
Yeah. Prime Video, September 23rd.
- [43:29]
A
So gotta, like, put that on my calendar, block it off. Cannot wait. We need to have a watch party.
- [43:34]
B
Yeah, we did have a little watch party.
- [43:38]
A
All right, well, thanks so much for tuning into this episode. We hope you enjoyed. It's been a while since we've done kind of a, you know, hypothetical unhinged episode like this. If you enjoyed it. And this is one of your. If you're new to the podcast, if you scroll through our past episodes, you are sure to find something similar to this. So we like to keep things light hearted and fun on here. So thanks so much for listening. As a reminder, you can shop our latest merch this weekend at our website. I'll read what she's reading.com and you can follow us on Instagram TikTok YouTube at what she's reading pod. We will see you next Wednesday.
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B
Bye. Bye.
- [44:22]
A
Sorry.
- [44:23]
B
That's great.
- [44:24]
A
All right, let's order some food.
- [44:29]
B
I'm just hungry.