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Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio
Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast
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  • Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

    We NEED to Catch Up... Spooky Season, Book News & ALL The Book Events đŸ‘»đŸ“šđŸŽƒ [EP#68]

    2026-10-30 | 1 h 3 min.
    This is what happens when we don't chat for 2 weeks... a lot has been going on so let's catchup & also embrace spooky season and talk about some of the SCARIEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME to celebrate Halloween! đŸ‚đŸ‘»đŸŽƒ

    Books Discussed:
    Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It - Brooke Averick
    American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee
    Red Rising - Pierce Brown
    Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
    The Bodyguard - Katherine Center
    Free Falling - Lyla Sage
    The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth
    The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
    Pet Sematary - Stephen King
    The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty

    Long Distance Book Club:
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
    Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Jaime's socials:
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    Instagram: @freyv_reads
    Tiktok: @freyvalerio

    (00:00) intro & current reads
    (10:14) we have SO MUCH to catchup on!
    (10:39) the red rising movie adaptation!
    (12:45) fourth wing casting announcement
    (17:09) katherine center's CHRISTMAS movie?
    (19:39) jaime's reading cabin trip
    (24:30) freya saw lyla sage!
    (27:40) jaime saw veronica roth!
    (31:07) the spooky movies we've been watching
    (42:51) the SPOOKIEST books and if we'd read or survive them
    (43:22) the haunting of hill house
    (51:39) pet sematary
    (57:35) the exorcist
  • Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

    THIS OR THAT: BOOK EDITION! đŸ“šâ­ïž Reading Habits, Hot Takes & Book Debates [EP#67]

    2026-10-23 | 1 h 5 min.
    Let's play THIS OR THAT! We haven't done this since the BEGINNING of our podcast journey. We wanted to revisit and do this again. Hope you love this one!

    Books Discussed:
    The Bane Witch - Ava Morgyn
    Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo
    A Sorceress Comes to Call - T Kingfisher
    It's Different This Time - Joss Richard
    Iron Gold - Pierce Brown
    Theodora's Tea Shop - Christy Ann Jones
    The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig
    In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren
    Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
    The Kiss of Deception - Mary E Pearson
    Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas
    Victorious - VE Schwab
    Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
    The Fellowship of the Ring - JRR Tolkien
    Vicious - VE Schwab
    Jade City - Fonda Lee
    Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
    The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket
    Direbound - Sable Sorensen
    Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider
    Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
    King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo
    A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann

    Long Distance Book Club:
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
    Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    Freya's socials:
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    Instagram: @freyv_reads
    Tiktok: @freyvalerio

    (00:00) intro & current reads
    (10:41) rachel gillig's mysterious announcement...
    (13:42) christina lauren's holiday movie adaptation
    (17:57) buy a book based on the cover or based on the author?
    (22:07) reading series back-to-back or taking a break?
    (31:05) reading in a park or in a cafe?
    (34:55) would you rather go into every book blind, or without knowing ratings/reviews?
    (37:15) deckled edges or french flaps?
    (42:11) when you read on kindle, white or black background?
    (48:30) open endings or closed endings?
    (54:16) living inside your favourite book or bringing your favourite character to life?
    (57:35) pumpkin spice or apple cinnamon?
    (59:26) green bone saga or six of crows?
  • Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

    Our Fall vs Spring TBRs 📚🍂🌾 (From Book Besties Across the World!) [EP#66]

    2026-10-16 | 1 h 10 min.
    We're back with our dual season TBRs! This time, our Fall and Spring TBRs as long distance book besties from Canada & Australia! 🍂🌾

    Books Discussed:
    Iron Gold - Pierce Brown
    A Sorceress Comes to Call - T Kingfisher
    Victorious - VE Schwab
    Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino
    Daughter of No Worlds - Carissa Broadbent
    Honey - Imani Thompson
    Day of Now - Miranda Reason
    Shadow Reaper - Lynette Noni
    Main Characters - Bobby Palmer
    Good Joy, Bad Joy - Mikki Brammer
    Pool House - Mary HK Choi
    One and Only - Maurene Goo
    Nymph - Sofia Montrone
    Don't Let the Forest In - CG Drews
    Our Perfect Storm - Carley Fortune
    The Reformatory - Tananarive Due
    Hollywood, Ending - John Green
    Threshing Day - Rebecca Yarros
    (Mostly) Human Resources - Grace Viall
    Grim Tidings - BK Borison
    Fury Bound - Sable Sorensen

    Long Distance Book Club:
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
    Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    Instagram: @freyv_reads
    Tiktok: @freyvalerio

    (00:00) intro & current reads
    (13:38) addressing the cliffhanger...
    (18:14) freya's winter TBR recap
    (23:37) jaime's summer TBR recap
    (36:04) fall tbr 1
    (41:57) spring tbr 1
    (46:59) fall tbr 2
    (52:08) spring tbr 2
    (55:28) fall tbr 3
    (59:59) spring book 3
    (01:02:11) fall tbr 4
    (01:05:32) spring tbr 4
  • Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

    September Reading Recap, October TBR & New Book Releases! 📚 [EP#65]

    2026-10-09 | 1 h 10 min.
    Let's wrap up our September reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in October!

    Books Discussed:
    The Bane Witch - Ava Morgyn
    Iron Gold - Pierce Brown
    Verity - Colleen Hoover
    The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood
    Modern Classic - Emily Henry
    Feels Like Falling - Abby Jimenez
    Bodies of Magic - Freya Marske
    Victorious - VE Schwab
    The Burning God - RF Kuang
    The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth
    Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion - T Kingfisher
    Kingdom of Claw - Demi Winters
    Roots of Darkness - Demi Winters
    Dawn of the North - Demi Winters
    These Infinite Threads - Tahereh Mafi
    All This Twisted Glory - Tahereh Mafi
    Every Spiral of Fate - Tahereh Mafi
    The Mash Up - Laura Marie Meyers
    Know My Name - Chanel Miller
    Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors
    Taipei Story - RF Kuang
    Peck and Peck - Bonnie Garmus
    Scion - James Islington
    Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman
    The Matchmaker's Cottage - Kat Sloane
    The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
    Burn of the Everflame - Penn Cole
    Hollywood, Ending - John Green
    The Winners - Fredrik Backman
    My Friends - Fredrik Backman
    Once, Again, Always - Amanda Gayle
    To Dream in Darkness - Ann Liang
    Mark of the Warrior - Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee
    A Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J Maas

    Long Distance Book Club:
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
    Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    Instagram: @freyv_reads
    Tiktok: @freyvalerio

    (00:00) intro & current reads
    (09:46) the VERITY movie debrief
    (21:11) we watched the love hypothesis
    (29:04) emily henry & abby jimenez are publishing new books!
    (33:23) october book club pick
    (35:07) freya's september highlights
    (44:09) jaime's september highlights
    (51:48) freya's september lows
    (56:37) jaime's september lows
    (01:02:41) freya's october lookaheads
    (01:04:34) jaime's october lookaheads
    (01:06:56) october new releases
  • Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

    VE Schwab says GOODBYE to Her Villains... 💔 Victorious, Therapy Gone Wrong & What's Next? 📚✹ [EP#64]

    2026-10-02 | 53 min.
    We had the incredible opportunity to chat with VE Schwab!! With Victorious releasing SO soon, we chat about villains, saying goodbye, magic, and the therapy of it all. Hope you enjoy!

    VE Schwab:
    https://www.veschwab.com/

    Books Discussed:
    Victorious - VE Schwab
    Vicious - VE Schwab
    Vengeful - VE Schwab
    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE Schwab
    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - VE Schwab
    A Darker Shade of Magic - VE Schwab
    This Savage Song - VE Schwab
    The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke
    This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running - Chris Bennett
    Fruit Fly - Josh Silver
    Eclipse and the Wolf - Akwaeke Emezi
    King Sorrow - Joe Hill
    Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo

    Long Distance Book Club:
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod
    Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    Freya's socials:
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    Instagram: @freyv_reads
    Tiktok: @freyvalerio

    (00:00) intro
    (02:54) the moments before a book release
    (05:11) VE Schwab's current reads
    (07:18) on the overwhelming new releases & discoverability
    (12:10) on audiobooks & training for an ironman
    (16:28) when does VE Schwab write?
    (21:22) the origins of a villain
    (26:50) VE Schwab's favourite villain?
    (28:54) the end of an era and ALL the emotions
    (34:24) favourite magical creatures?
    (37:46) what will VE Schwab explore next?
    (44:14) navigating the puzzle of a timeline
    (47:49) VE Schwab's favourite of her books?
    (51:10) this or that
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Om Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast
Two friends, two time zones, and a shared love of stories. We are Freya (from Australia) & Jaime (from Canada), book besties who are worlds apart. As lovers of fantas, and fiction - we'll dive into what we are reading, TBRs, book recs, and more! Join us as we bridge together our time zones, one chapter at a time 📚✹ Book Club: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone IG: @onceuponatimezonepod https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast Jaime: https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok IG: @jaimefok TT: @jaime.fok Freya: https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio IG: @freyv_reads TT: @freyvalerio
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