Booked On A Feeling

It's round two of our CYOA Showdown, folx!* Choose Your Own Adventure Week continues as Cory gets his chance to lead Cobi into (her character's) certain death. Like, twelve times too. Honestly she never stood a chance. And if you think Happy Death Day was good. . .well you'd be right because Jessica Rothe *chef's kiss*. . .then you'll certainly enjoy Cobi's trip to The Fairgrounds! Have a listen and please remember to rate, comment, and subscribe for more Booked on a Feeling content! *No chairs or ladders were harmed in the production of this episode.

It's Choose Your Own Adventure week here at #BOAFcast and we thought we'd treat our awesome listeners to some original Adventures written by Cory & Cobi themselves! Or maybe it's a trick! You'll have to listen to find out. And if you're still on the fence, just remember that the Illuminati is watching. . . P.S. Keanu Reeves is a national treasure and and if you want to hear Cory tell Cobi this on at least three occasions then you're welcome and he's not sorry.

DID YOU KNOW that "Hold my beer." was originally coined by the Greek gods in their attempts to out-bet one another? Crazy, huh? Also did you know that 'God' spelled backwards is 'doG'? We bet that little kibble bit blew your mind. Dang! Look at us, makin' bets just like those no good Greek deities. Shame. In this episode of Booked on a Feeling Cory & Cobi uncover the illicit gambling ring the Grecians have been bow(wow)ing to for all these years as we review books rooted in Greek mythology. And we apologize for Cobi's inane attempt to pronounce people's names. It all might as well be dog speak for the good it did us! Heaps of praise must be bestowed upon the authors we featured. Their works simply leapt from the pages and know no bounds. . .human or otherwise! https://www.amazon.com/Fifteen-Dogs-Andr%C3%A9-Alexis/dp/1552453057 https://www.amazon.com/Quiver-Stephanie-Spinner/dp/0440238196

Give us our very own theme song, a werewolf named Brock, and an anfractuous story. . .and what do you have?? Why, this week's episode of Booked on a Feeling, of course! #BOAFcast Cobi risked her sanity while Cory *ahem* cheated a little on the assignment. They both chose the middle book of trilogies and dove right in. If you think that's ridiculous then you'd be right! But who cares about the first child or the third? It's the middle child who always wreaks just the right amount of havoc! While (in Cobi's case) we can't say we understood what was going on, we still enjoyed the work covered! Special thank you to the authors! https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Sight-Supernatural-Bounty-Hunters-ebook/dp/B07M653VR8 https://www.amazon.com/Touching-Darkness-Midnighters-Scott-Westerfeld/dp/0060519568

Giddy up Cow-Folx, because we're a tootin' and a hollerin' 'bout dem Academy Award winning adaptations, y'all! Okay, I think it's out of our. . .YEE HAW. . .systems. This week Cory & Cobi read up on some of the works that went on to inspire Oscar-winning productions. And as you can probably tell, cowboys play an integral role in this episode. No, we didn't plan it! But it's high time we wrangled you in for a listen! Enjoy and please rate, subscribe, and leave us a review. It's the fastest way to our dawg gum hearts, we'll tell you that. Much appreciation to the original novelists. They are aces. https://www.amazon.com/Brokeback-Mountain-Annie-Proulx/dp/0743271327 https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Cowboy-James-Leo-Herlihy/dp/0795350414

"We hold these truths to be self-evident..." And no, we aren't referencing the Schuyler Sisters here! But sadly, some truths are harder to stomach than others. Cory & Cobi decided this week to discuss books that cover the heavy topic of racism, both during and after the Civil Rights Movement, which is a fight still being fought today! So sit back, listen as we tell the stories of the embattled, and hopefully we will all come away with a broader understanding of those around us. ***Trigger warning*** because life is full of them, and because these truths need to be discussed if we want to create the positive change we desperately need. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts also to the authors we featured. You folx rock! Works linked below. https://www.amazon.com/Help-Kathryn-Stockett/dp/0425232204 https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Martin-Nic-Stone/dp/1101939494

Yikes. Oedipus and Electra ain't got nothing on our stories today! See what we did there? With the double negative? Because they have everything to do with this episode of Booked on a Feeling, y'all! More than plain old awful parenting, this episode dives deep into that taboo subject we call. . .incest. Dun dun dun! Cory & Cobi delve dangerously deep into books about incest and the terrible parentals who either perpetrate or ignore the signs of it in their own homes (or underneath. . .) Join us on a trigger happy adventure, 18 to 24 years in the making! Special thanks to the authors, for writing about such controversy with deft and poise. Work is linked below. https://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Tabitha-Suzuma/dp/1442419962 https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Cellar-Austrian-Incest-Shocked/dp/0312947860#ace-g9766277718

What does Ye Olde Applebee's and an EmbasSEA have in common? They're both featured in Cult Fiction, of course! Time to get weird! Cory & Cobi tackle cults and the occult in this episode of Booked on a Feeling! So settle in for a wild ride. Grab a drink, grab a blanket, grab a friend. And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and comment with what you feel is the most unsettling narrative detail of the books we cover! *Initiation Rituals Sold Separately Humongous shout-out to the crazy cool cats who authored the referenced work! Links are provided below: https://www.amazon.com/Chosen-One-Carol-Lynch-Williams/dp/0312555113 https://www.amazon.com/Kraken-Novel-China-Mi%C3%A9ville/dp/0345497503

Bella in New Moon, Harry in Order of the Phoenix, literally every character on Glee. What do they all have in common?! This week Cory & Cobi take on the scariest adolescent phase known to parents. . .teenage angst! It's making us moody and awkward just thinking about it! Listen as we each cover a book on the subject. We also share some deep personal insights into our own high school experiences. Yikes. ***Spoiler Warning*** for those who don't want their lives eternally ruined as we unpack this angst train! Next stop unrequited love and acne! And as always, huge shout-out to those who authored the works covered. The world is a brighter place with y'all in it! https://www.amazon.com/DUFF-Designated-Ugly-Fat-Friend/dp/0316084239 https://www.amazon.com/Americanized-Rebel-Without-Green-Card/dp/1524717797

While most things going bump in the night are nothing more than your run-of-the-mill boogie man. . .sometimes it's something a little more sinister. Cory & Cobi talk serial killers, Washington state (honestly where else?), and one of America's most important years in history on this episode of BOAF! ***Spoiler warning*** for those who wish to read and be astounded all on your own! Honestly we don't blame you! As always, we would have nothing to "flip" through without the talented individuals who sacrificed their sanity to study the abhorrently abominable. Below you can find copies to the work covered! https://www.amazon.com/Seattles-Forgotten-Serial-Killer-Grant/dp/1467143626 https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601

Welcome back to Booked on a Feeling, folx! You may be wondering what's better than your average fairy tale. You've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times amiright? Cory & Cobi decided it was time to find something new. . .with perhaps a few extra lights on at night! Listen along as we cover scary fairy tales, Cobi talks about lettuce, and Cory makes an awful Liam Neeson impression! #shriving Spoilers abound! You've been warned! This podcast wouldn't be possible without the original authors putting their work out there. And for that, we thank them! Links to the works covered are below: https://www.amazon.com/Snow-White-Blood-Ellen-Datlow-ebook/dp/B07JMZ8HFZ/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=snow+white+blood+red&qid=1596995350&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com/Merry-Spinster-Tales-Everyday-Horror/dp/1250113423

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Buckle up, Norfolx! Because Cory & Cobi think it is high time that RYAN spills the proverbial beans! This week we are diving deep, figuratively and literally (literar...ily?), to unmask Ryan's Secrets. First we will take you through the secret steps to having a happy life as told by someone who probably hasn't even lived one. And then we will follow the nautical machinations of one of literature's finest glow ups, Jack Ryan. Enjoy! And as always, below are links to the works covered as well as a link to our Patreon! If you liked what you heard please send us a review, like, subscribe, and keep listening! New episodes every Monday! https://www.amazon.com/7-Secrets-Happy-Life-ebook/dp/B0099SDREU https://www.amazon.com/Hunt-October-Jack-Ryan-Novel/dp/0425240339 https://www.patreon.com/join/boafcast

Throw us a bone, because we have got some hellacious new material for you to enjoy! Cory & Cobi embark on a perilous journey along the secret (or secreted? Yikes...) networks of power that govern the world. They study at Yale, and even go wayyy abroad to an inter-dimensional brothel. You don't want to miss it! Also don't forget to comment, like, subscribe, and all the snazzy things! Below are links to the works covered: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Tomb-Skull-League-Hidden/dp/0316735612 https://www.amazon.com/Reptilian-Sex-Agenda-Libidos-Conquer-ebook/dp/B01HNO6AK4 If you enjoy listening, please feel free to check out our Patreon. Link below! https://www.patreon.com/join/boafcast

Something sordid this way comes! From the bare reaches of the dark web, or possibly a bit more within our reach, come six not-so-original tales of debauchery and debasement. Most peep shows only cost a penny...this one cost Cory and Cobi a Nickel(odeon)...and possibly their childhood. Giving a whole new meaning to the term 'Innocence Lost', we hope you enjoy our obvious discomfort! We did it for the LOLs! Below are the Wikipedia links to the original work used. Some might even say inappropriately so! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Korra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppa_Pig https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_%26_Josh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_(American_TV_series) If you enjoyed listening, please feel free to check out our Patreon page. Link Below! Also don't forget to like, subscribe, comment, and share! https://www.patreon.com/join/boafcast

Hope you all paid attention in HERstory class! We know we didn't, and that's about to change! This episode is all about the ladies in two of history's more classic literary tales. That's right, Cory and Cobi both tackle works that take that patriarchal yarn and re-spin it! There is more than just a male side to every story, wouldn't you agree? https://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Chamber-Other-Stories/dp/014017821X https://www.amazon.com/Ophelia-Lisa-Klein/dp/1582348014 If you enjoy what you hear and would like to help support us, please consider visiting our Patreon! Link below. https://www.patreon.com/join/boafcast

We're back! And this time we brought with us a fever dream (we say nightmare) of Orwellian proportions! Cory and Cobi tackle a Heavyweight this week as they discuss Ma Jian's China Dream, a novel set in modern day about the dangers of free thinking. No worries though, because free love is still very much on the party table! Be on the look out for the mistresses. Can YOU catch 'em all? https://www.amazon.com/China-Dream-Ma-Jian/dp/1640092404 If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us by visiting our Patreon page! Link below. https://www.patreon.com/join/boafcast

It's the holidays, everybody! So we figured we would give you something to (yule)tide you over until the New Year. Sit back, relax, and let the sultry tunes of Kenny G wash away your shopping stress. But before that you should listen to us talk about books! Cory covers a classic (and true) tale of murder on Christmas Day, while Cobi gives us a harrowing new adventure featuring Toni Colette's BFF...Krampus! Hope you enjoy! And don't forget to follow, rate, and comment with your thoughts on social media! We'd love to hear from you!

Alone in the world? Lacking someone to walk with you into that dark abyss? (Obviously talking about the movie theater, we're not that morose!) Cory & Cobi are here to help! This week we are covering the end-all, be-all of self-helps. How to get it going (and keep it!) with your opposite sex. And if you're thinking, "But what if these books aren't for me?" then don't worry. They aren't for anyone. Trust us...

Cobi and Cory take turns tackling the inner workings of children's perception of the world(s) around them in the second installment of Booked on a Feeling. Join us as we dive deep into books re-popularized as HBO series. And yes, the cats are back!

Listen along as Cory and Cobi dive deep into the world of The Handmaid's Tale, written by Margaret Atwood. Brought to life by the effervescent Elizabeth Moss in Hulu's adaptive work, we dissect some of the main themes and discuss why such a disturbing take on the world these literary characters live in is shockingly (and sadly) very similar to our own.