Checked Out and Overdue
Episodes
54. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Chelsea and Taryn discuss the mysterious cold case introduced in Maureen Johnson's book, Truly Devious. This adventure takes place at the la...
53. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (with @readingwraynbow)
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week our hosts are joined by their internet friend turned real friend Madison from @readingwraynbow! This was Madison's first time entering the w...
52. Fictional Education
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of the end of the school year and Taryn turning in her first graduate program application, Chelsea and Taryn discuss some of their favorite f...
51. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Chelsea and Taryn are discussing Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. This story begins with a failed robbery attempt, an apartment viewing, a...
50. Fairy Tales: Part 3
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea and Taryn are back with another chat about fairy tales! Chelsea starts us off with a reading of Rapunzel followed by Taryn trying to scar us a...
49. Buried by Kennedy Plumb
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Chelsea and Taryn are reviewing Kennedy Plumb's masterpiece of a debut novel, Buried. This story follows 16-year-old Sam as he navigates his...
48. One Year Extravaganza!
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Friends, one whole year has passed since Chelsea and Taryn recorded and posted their very first book review. Nobody, including them, knew how long Che...
47. Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia (with @bookishlybouv)
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Chelsea and Taryn are joined by the magnificent Maddy from @bookishlybouv! Not only does Maddy produce hilarious and stunning book content o...
46. Favorite Book Villians
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Chelsea and Taryn as they talk about some of the book characters that make their skin crawl. This episode is FILLED with spoilers, so please refe...
45. The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Throne of Glass review! The re-read is now well underway and Chelsea and Taryn wanted to share some of their thought about the...
44. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Somehow Taryn roped Chelsea into reading yet another book by one of the Green brothers (the last one for a while we promise, for real this time). Tune...
43. Our Dream Library
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Tuesday Tales is a raw, unedited hour of Chelsea and Taryn spewing random ideas for the completely realistic library they are definitely going to...
42. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In their most unhinged episode yet, Chelsea and Taryn share their review of V.E. Schwab's wonderful "Shades of Magic" series. This is the first episod...
41. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (with @acourtofbookaddicts)
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Chelsea and Taryn are joined by Chelsea's longtime friend Paige from @acourtofbookaddicts to discuss the first book of the Throne of Glass serie...
40. A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (with @abookishbeginning)
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Chelsea and Taryn are joined by the amazing Sara from @abookishbeginning to discuss the first book of one of her favorite series, A Curious Begi...
39. Favorite Book Couples
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In their first Valentine's Day episode, Chelsea and Taryn discuss some of their own romantic experiences along with some of their favorite book couple...
38. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the success of their "And Then There Were None" episode, Chelsea and Taryn are back with another Agatha Christie review. Join your hosts as they...
37. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody should be surprised that Taryn convinced Chelsea to read another John Green book. Join your hosts this week for a discussion about John Green ...
36. Books on Our TBR List
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Tuesday! This week, Chelsea and Taryn discuss some of the books that are on their TBR lists. Support a local bookstore and us: https://bo...
35. The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Tuesday! Join Chelsea and Taryn as they discuss one of their favorite reads of the year so far. While there are some questionable aspects of thi...
34. Caraval by Stephanie Garber
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 2022! For their first review of the year, Chelsea and Taryn discuss one of their most exciting reads of 2021. Caraval is different, engaging, an...
33. 2021 Wrap-Up
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! After taking a week off to enjoy Christmas, Chelsea and Taryn are back to go over some of their favorite and not-so-favorite reads fro...
32. Favorite Tropes
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the world of Bookstagram, tropes are important. We have all seen the Tiktoks giving us amazing lists of books with enemies to lovers, love triangle...
31. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, friends! A week overdue (again, it's in our name) we give you our review of Cinder. If you enjoy fairytale retellings, this series is fo...
30. Book Royalty
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Chelsea and Taryn discuss some of their favorite fictional royals. Did we miss some of your favorites? Send them a message and...
29. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (with Kenzie and Tanner)
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kenzie (@kenzieisallbooked) and her husband Tanner join our hosts this week as they discuss The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Listen as t...
28. Comfort Books
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most readers have certain books that just make them feel at home. In a quick episode for the week, Chelsea and Taryn share some of their favorite comf...
27. A Deadly Education by Noami Novik
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Deadly Education has been described as a "dark Harry Potter" story. However, there is really no way to compare this story to other books. A school w...
26. Dystopian Invasion
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
More than 10 years ago there was a wave of Dystopian novels that appeared on shelves of bookstores across the country. Years later those books were ad...
25. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On October 5th, 2005 Twilight was first published. It has been 16 years. With over 100 million copies sold in 37 different languages, and the creation...
24. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Tuesday Tales, your hosts dive in to talk about one of the world's most well-known (fictional) detectives, Sherlock Holmes. With countless ...
23. Dracula by Bram Stoker and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Spooktober episode! Chelsea and Taryn read two classics for this episode and they are very proud of themselves. Please send th...
22. The Life and Work of Edgar Allen Poe
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To start off Spooktober (a little late, sorry), we are talking about good ol' spooky man Edgar Allen Poe. Poe's life was often reflected in his dark a...
21. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many stories that have had significant impacts on the literary world. We all know of their influences, but how many of us have actually r...
20. "These Also Are the Dark Places of the Earth"
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Chelsea and Taryn are discussing some of the books they had to read in their high school ELA classes. How many of the ones they discussed di...
19. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aliens. Fancy Technology. Space Travel. Lies and deception. Ender's Game has it all and more. What else could you ask for in a science fiction novel? ...
18. Fairy Tales: The Squeakquel
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea and Taryn are back with another fairy tale episode! In this magical episode, your hosts are diving into “The Frog Prince” by the Grimm bro...
17. Lore by Alexandra Bracken
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea and Taryn have loved Greek mythology ever since they read their first Percy Jackson book in elementary school. So, of course, they were excite...
16. The Birth of Qamara Zalem (A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure)
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Tuesday Tale takes us on an adventure far, far away... to Taryn's friend's house. After being invited to play Dungeons and Dragons with...
15. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (with @kenzieisallbooked)
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is pretty special when three different people fall in love with the same book. T.J. Klune manages to weave a practically perfect tale in his 2020 b...
14. Somebody Teach Us Poetry
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most people had that one English teacher who got really into poetry. Like, REALLY into it. Well, today their poetry-loving hearts will be glad to know...
13. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The unsolved Ripper cases of 1888 continue to intrigue many true crime fans today. But what if the killings were more than just killings? In Stalking ...
12. Harry Potter and the Ranting Friends
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Birthday, Harry! The Harry Potter series is one of the first book series that Chelsea and Taryn bonded over. They are both very proud Hufflepuf...
11. The Books that Made Us
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all have those books or characters that large parts of our personalities are based on. Whether the books we read when we were younger were popular ...
10. Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a book or a series that just brings your heart so much joy? Any book by Sarah M. Eden makes Taryn's heart soar. After a little prodding, T...
9. Some of the Best of Jane Austen
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” (Northanger Abbey) In her 41 years of li...
8. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cadence Sinclair Eastman, a 17-year-old from Vermont, suffers from severe migraines after surviving a harrowing event. The only problem is, she doesn'...
7. The Little Mermaid & Rumpelstiltskin
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever read the original stories behind the fairytales that we all know and love? You may be surprised to find they included more pain, stalkin...
6. We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chelsea and Taryn discuss Hafsah Faizal's 2019 novel, We Hunt the Flame. Due to a crazy schedule, Taryn did not actually get to fini...
5. The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chelsea and Taryn discuss John Green's newest book, The Anthropocene Reviewed. Green's collection of essays on our human-centered pla...
4. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chelsea and Taryn discuss Katherine Arden's stunning 2017 debut novel, The Bear and the Nightingale. Listen as they discuss some of...
3. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chelsea and Taryn discuss one of Christie's most twisted and famous novels, And Then There Were None. Listen as they stress over how ...
2. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chelsea and Taryn discuss Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. The hosts had a lot of feelings about the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, so how di...
1. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chelsea and Taryn discuss the first book in the Grishaverse Trilogy, Shadow and Bone. Shadow and Bone has everything we have co...