Revolver Reads: Book Club Russian Roulette

Welcome to November, the month where we got cozy and took a visual adventure to a land far, far away.

The Wheel of Doom rolled a nat 20 and chose the lovechild between Kieron Gillen's master storytelling and Stephanie Hans' breathtaking artistry in Die Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker. Don't let the page count fool you because this graphic novel has weight.

Six high school friends begin a quest of nightmares as they are dragged into the world of Die and are unable to escape for two years. Six turns to five as they are brought back into the real world and the remaining are unable to explain anything about their horrific experience.

Bring your own dice set because we've learned we CANNOT trust others and join us as we delve into the world of Die.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. The full list of trigger warnings is available on TheStoryGraph.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST.

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Novel: Die Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: The Sorrow II - Etheral Theme - Zen Man

Boo!  👻

Did we get ya?

If we didn't, the King of Horror, Stephen King should have done the trick (or treat?) with this month's Halloween themed pick, Gerald's Game. Welcome to our second themed pick for Revolver Reads.

We were taken captive by the tragically sad life of Jessie Burlingame while she lay trapped in her bed for the foreseeable future.

Please join us (like we had a choice) as we delve into the inner workings of Jessie's mind and plot our escape.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. The full list of trigger warnings is available on TheStoryGraph, however, some notable triggers are sexual assault, child abuse, paedophilia, blood, and gore.

Additionally, King's representation of kink is unsafe and not an accurate depiction of a healthy, kinky relationship. Please remember kink has to be sane, safe, and consensual (SCC) and/or also follow the Risk-Aware Consensual Kink ideology (RACK). Here is a decent resource posted by Northwestern University, but, please feel free to do your own research [wink wink]. 

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Novel: Gerald's Game by Stephen King
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Scary Forest - SergeQuadrado

We hope you said your goodbyes to summer because September is here and we've recorded our biggest #tbt yet. This month we are happy to announce our very first themed episode in honour of the start of Fall, Back To School.

The Wheel of Doom's pick might have been too on the nose when we said we wanted something for "The Fall". It chose from a list of YA/children's literature with our Back to School theme and selected a modern retelling of John Milton's Paradise lost, The Golden Compass  by Philip Pullman's (yet another series, sorry not sorry). Quite a fall indeed.

We were sent on a brave yet controversial journey to the North with this critically acclaimed and religiously hated novel. Don't forget your lunch as we join Lyra on her quest to rescue her friends and the world from the greedy hands of the Gobblers.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. The full list of trigger warnings is available on TheStoryGraph, however, some notable triggers are alcohol, animal cruelty, child death,  religious bigotry,  torture, and violence. 

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST.

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Novel: The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: The Ghosts Of Winter (Moody Ambient Cello) - Dream-Protocol
Elevator sound: Elevator Music bossa nova background music ( Version 60s) - Lesfm

Hi folks. This month due to a number of seen and unforeseen factors we decided to not proceed with our August book, The Civil Campaign  by Lois McMaster Bujold. This book has been post-posted to a later date in the future. We sincerely apologise for the last minute change and we appreciate your understanding.

In lieu of our August pick we are publishing this blooper pick of the past before we started publishing online. The audio is terrible, but it has everything: Nav's audio sounds like it was recorded in a bog, Claire has a breakup pie, Rebecca can't speak, and Vanessa was actually fine, but is guilty by proxy. Welcome to our first bonus episode series with Revolver Reads A.K.A. a Misfire.

The skies are grey, the waters are choppy, and there's murder afoot in this month's pick, The Guest List by Lucy Foley. The bride and groom made the brilliant choice of setting their wedding on a remote island in Ireland where only the best things could happen right? Yeah, not so much.

Blood is spilled and the readers are left to put the pieces together of who committed the crime.

Put on your wellies and join us with all of this peat in this month's episode.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. This list of trigger warnings is thanks to booktriggerwarnings.com:
Alcohol use, Abortion, Bullying, Death, Disordered eating, Drowning, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm (graphic), Sexual assault, and Suicide.

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Novel: The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Tic Toc Suspenso - Slicebeats

Is it hot this July or is it just us? No wait, that's just the hellfire waiting for us on the other side.

This month we fanned the sweltering July flames with Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching  A.K.A. Bethel, #1.

Welcome to Bethel, a town suffering under the Puritanical rule of The Prophet and those who choose to uphold his moralistic reign. It is up to Immanuelle Moore, a young and powerful woman, to set things right-- perhaps with the help of a series of undead witches lurking in the woods.

Shed your smock and stockings and join us while we dance madly around the flames. Round and round and round we go, where Immanuelle Moore shall stop, we shall never know.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. This list of trigger warnings is thanks to Trigger Warning Database:   Ableist language,  Abortion (due to recent events), Alcohol consumption , Animal death & sacrifice,  Being burned alive,  Colonialism, Death from childbirth, and mentions of miscarriage & stillbirth,  Death of a best friend, Death of a mother & father recounted, Death of a son recounted,  Drowning,  Earthquake,  Emesis (vomiting), Exile & ex-communication,  Forced nonconsensual marriage*,  Graphic blood depiction & menstruation discussed,  Homophobia and lesbophobia, Imprisonment & captivity,  Knife violence & stabbing,  Misogyny,  Murder & attempted murder, Non-consensual branding,  Paedophilia & child molestation recounted , Persecution for witchcraft, Physical, verbal & emotional child abuse, Plague (multiple),  Pregnancy & child pregnancy,  Racism & colourism,  Rape & statutory rape recounted,  Religion, Seizures & stroke,   Self-harm & self-inflicted injuries, Sexual assault , Slavery, Slut-shaming,  Strangulation, Suicide recounted.  

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Novel: The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Caves of Dawn -  GuilhermeBernardes

Happy June, folks. School is not, we repeat, not out for the summer.

Welcome to St. Rosetta's Academy where the drama, angst, and young adults with too much money is plentiful. Class is in session and Of Curses and Kisses, the first instalment to the St. Rosetta's Academy series by  Sandhya Menon, was at the top of our syllabus.

Now grab your popcorn and be our guest as we watch the heirs to two feuding houses, Princess Jaya Rao and Lord Grey Emerson, fall madly in love with one another.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. This list of trigger warnings is thanks to booktriggerwarnings.com:  Abuse (emotional, parental), Alcohol (underage drinking), Blackmail, Bullying, Child neglect, Colonialism, Curse, Death (parental, discussed), Impending death

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Novel: Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
 Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Epic Acoustic Trailer Emotional Patriotic Hope Music - REDproductions

The pattern was completed for the month of May.  We journeyed through the rest of the first instalment of Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series, The Eye of the World.  It's safe to say we've secured the knot on this one (... or have we?).

Join us for our final thoughts on the second part of The Eye of the World and please excuse our squeals of joy.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. This list of trigger warnings is thanks to booktriggerwarnings.com: 
Animal Death, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Violence, War

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST. We will also be briefly discussing scenes from the Amazon Prime adaptation of the series, The Wheel of Time.

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Novel: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products 

It's April and this month we weaved our way into the first instalment Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series, The Eye of the World.  And let's just say this book has everything: a mopey protagonist, unclear prophecies, an ominous dagger, and a pack of furries.

Grab your ale or ancient herbs and gather 'round the fire as we unwind this legendary yarn.

 This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. This list of trigger warnings is thanks to booktriggerwarnings.com: 
Misogyny, Torture, Violence, War

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST. We will also be discussing scenes from the Amazon Prime adaptation of the series, The Wheel of Time.

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Novel: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Fantasy Epic - LiteSaturation

This March we bit the bullet and were sucked (and sucked) into at the first instalment of Alice Clayton's Cocktail Series, Wallbanger. If you couldn't guess by the name, no this not a book about home remodelling, it's a romance novel with a surprise that eclipsed all of our expectations.

Everyone, please keep your hands and feet inside of the vehicle, this one is going to be a bumpy ride. We highly recommend you steel yourself for this episode because it is not for the faint of heart.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers and mature content that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon: Alcohol consumption, sex, sexual content, sexual assault, and slut shaming.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST.
*** We are sorry for the background crackling. Claire decided to eat Fun Dip mid-podcast.

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Novel: Wallbanger by Alice Clayton
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Mr Pleasure - BurnishedBronze

This month we take the a trip across the pond in The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor, a horror-driven thriller novel and let's just say the waters were rough. Prepare yourself for ghosts, decrepit houses, a small town with a blood-soaked past, and Peppa Pig.

Let's put our hands together and pray for for this down-on-her-luck Reverend Jack Brooks as we investigate into the skeletons in this sleepy English town's closet.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. This list of trigger warnings is thanks to triggerwarningdatabase.com:
Ableism and ableist slurs,  animal death (bird), attempted rape, bullying, child abuse,  death of a child, homophobia,  murder, paedophilia & child sexual abuse, racism, and suicide.                     

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST. ***However, we do discuss an unrelated piece of media, Midnight Mass (the Netflix show) and here is the spoiler warning and the time: 23:00 - 23:39.

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Novel:  The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Lone Wolf - GuilhermeBernardes

Fist deep, mountain high. This month we dig our fingers into She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, a queer historical fantasy surrounding the rise of the Ming Dynasty in 14th Century China.  This tale has been compared to both The Song of Achilles and Mulan, but She Who Became the Sun was fated for greatness far beyond those titles.

Please join us and Zhu Chongba on the equally harrowing and delightful quest to capture a fate that is not their own.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. This list of trigger warnings is thanks to booktriggerwarnings.com:
Ableism, Amputation, Castration (non-consensual, pre-existing), Death, Dysphoria, Homophobia (internalized), Misgendering, Misogyny, Murder (child), Sex (consensual, on-page), Starvation, Torture (non-graphic), Transphobia, Violence, War

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Novel: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Kingdom Come: Draconis - TommyMutiu

This month we discuss The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, a re-telling of the classic tale of Achilles with a pleasantly surprising twist. In this ancient story, the novel revolves around Patroclus, Achilles' childhood friend and eventual partner in war, and let's just say they share more than a tent, if you catch my drift.

Please join us as we rant and rave like a Greek chorus over this book.

This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This particular novel has a number of triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. This list of trigger warnings is thanks to booktriggerwarnings.com:
Abandonment, abduction, child abuse, blood depictions, death, homophobia, human sacrifice, human trafficking, murder, physical violence, plague, sexual assault, self-harm, slavery, torture, and war.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST

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Novel: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
Book summary music: Epic Hollywood Trailer by ZakharValaha