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A whimsical recap and review of fictional young adult mystery and crime novels. Sail away with Captain Book and navigate the twists and turns of these tales.

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A whimsical recap and review of fictional young adult mystery and crime novels. Sail away with Captain Book and navigate the twists and turns of these tales.

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English


Episodes
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As Good As Dead Part III

7/7/2023
We made it!! Finally we are finishing the series A Good Girls Guide to Murder with Part 3 of As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson. Does Pip get away with it or will she and her friends spend the rest of their days either living in fear or in jail? If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! https://app.redcircle.com/shows/58be5a13-528f-4c18-8e54-d7e3ed9f86ed/donations Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:48:25

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Bonus: James Michels Author Interview

3/30/2023
I had the honor of interviewing the author James Michels. We discuss all sorts of fun book things, like what inspired him to become a writer in the first place and you'll never guess what book he is currently reading. Join my Patreon for a chance to win a copy of The Ballad of Johnny Carlo signed by the author himself James Michels! https://www.patreon.com/thejollyreader You can find all of James' books on his website: https://jamesmichelsbooks.com/ You can also follow him on social media. https://www.instagram.com/jamesemichels/ https://www.facebook.com/jamestherealmike https://www.tiktok.com/@jamesrealmike https://twitter.com/jamesrealmike Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:31:34

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As Good As Dead Part II

2/23/2023
It's Part 2 of As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson and we find out who the DT Killer is! We still have 1/3 of the book left too. I was surprisingly frustrated with this section but it made for a good episode. I hope you all enjoy it. I started a Patreon with even more content! https://www.patreon.com/thejollyreader If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:49:06

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As Good As Dead Part I

2/9/2023
We made it to As Good As Dead the finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series by Holly Jackson! Pip is back at it but this time she has to save herself in order to save herself. She is struggling with some major PTSD from the events of the last book and now she has a stalker of her very own she needs to find. I am very excited to be finishing up with series with my amazing crew! p.s. I started a Patreon with even more content! https://www.patreon.com/thejollyreader If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:48:48

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Good Girl, Bad Blood Part III

5/5/2022
It's the big finale of Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson! We find out what happened to Jamie and it is absolutely not what you think. Pip saves the day...kind of because someone doesn't make it out alive! Check out book two for yourself! https://amzn.to/3U2lCMu If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! https://app.redcircle.com/shows/58be5a13-528f-4c18-8e54-d7e3ed9f86ed/donations Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:59:43

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Good Girl, Bad Blood Part II

4/28/2022
Things are heating up in the second part of Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson. Jamie is still missing and we seem to be getting more questions than answers. What was the knife for? Who is Layla Mead? and of course WHERE THE HECK IS JAMIE?!? Check out book two for yourself! https://amzn.to/3U2lCMu If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:55

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Good Girl, Bad Blood Part I

3/3/2022
Let's get into the sequel to a good girl's guide to murder. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson Jaime Reynolds is missing and the police aren't interested in investigating the disappearance of this 24 year old. Pip and her now boyfriend, Ravi, are on the case. Could this have anything to do with the 6 year anniversary of Sal and Andi's deaths? Check out book two for yourself! https://amzn.to/3U2lCMu If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:50:33

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Part III

1/5/2022
Pip finally solves the mystery of the murder of Sal and what really happened to Andi in Part III of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. The real question is how many people were involved in these crimes...1? 2? maybe even the whole suspect list. I highly recommend this book. https://amzn.to/3xhGBkD If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:56:50

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Part II

12/17/2021
Part II of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson is Crazzzzy! Pip finds more lies, threats and a topless photo! Lots I mean lots of information is in this episode. You aren't going to want to miss it. I highly recommend this book. https://amzn.to/3xhGBkD If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:51:52

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Part I

11/24/2021
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Five years ago Andie Bell went missing and her boyfriend Sal is the main suspect after he committed suicide a few days after her disappearance. Now Pippa is determine to prove that Sal was innocent by using her senior project as an excuse to investigate the case. I highly recommend this book. https://amzn.to/3xhGBkD If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:48:54

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Bonus: Tales of Mystery and Terror

10/29/2021
Captain Book and her 1st Mate cover 3 Edgar Allan Poe short stories in this Halloween episode! I hope they spook you like Edgar Allan Poe intended and I hope you laugh like Josh and I intended. There is a lot of discussion about mental health throughout. Here is the resource mentioned in the episode. SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) o 1-800-662-HELP o 1-800-662-4357 You can read the other stories in this book yourself. https://amzn.to/3DrS6cW If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:41:30

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Goosebumps: One Day At HorrorLand

10/20/2021
Since it is almost Halloween it is going to be a throwback to the 1994 book Goosebumps: One Day At HorrorLand by R.L. Stine The Morris family gets lost and ends up at the amusement park HorrorLand. Will one of these rides be their last? Read it for yourself! https://amzn.to/3BcGacz If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:31:56

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The Box in the Woods Part III

10/14/2021
If you are ready for another sassy episode I got you covered. We finish up the book The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson, and you literally won't be able to guess the ending. Like it is straight out of left field with no hints leading up to it. Color me disappointed but it does make for a funny episode. Read this if you dare. https://amzn.to/3d5Tmry If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:43:49

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The Box in the Woods Part II

10/13/2021
This episode might be short but I promise you someone dies! That is the best part of this section and it gets us one step closer to finishing the book. Part II covers the very dragged out middle section of The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson. Read this if you dare. https://amzn.to/3d5Tmry If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:30:47

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The Box in the Woods Part I

9/29/2021
She's Back!!!! In The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson, Stevie is back (I am not sure if that is a good thing) to investigate a quadruple murder that happened at a summer camp in the 1970s. This book really gets to the murder fast and it is not an episode you are going to want to miss. Read this if you dare. https://amzn.to/3d5Tmry If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:43:25

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One of Us is Next Part III

9/10/2021
Buckle your seatbelts because there is not one but two twist endings in One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus! Did you figure out who Darkestmind and Bayview2020 are? Even if you think you solved the mystery I promise you want to stick around for the very end! This was a great read and I highly suggest my crew to check it out for themselves. Read it for yourself! https://amzn.to/3eCP9Ml If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:47:18

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One of Us is Next Part II

9/3/2021
In Episode II covering One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus, it is revealed who didn't survive the game of Truth or Dare. Additionally, we get a very awkward truth and some romance...the biggest of who cares. Next time we will be finishing up this book and hopefully have all our questions answered! Until we sail again. Read it for yourself! https://amzn.to/3eCP9Ml If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:46

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One of Us is Next Part I

8/25/2021
Captain Book is back covering the first part of One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus! The sequel to One of Us is Lying is coming in hot with a risky game of truth or dare, and the puppet master is an unknown texter. So far two dares and a truth have been taken and Maeve is up next....Tick Tock Read it for yourself! https://amzn.to/3eCP9Ml If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:47:58

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Bonus: Crime & Mystery Short Stories

7/27/2021
Bonus Episode Alert with Captain Book and The First Mate! We cover 4 short stories from the book Crime & Mystery Short Stories. The first story The Cost of Security by Tara Campbell starts with as a husband's murder plot to have his wife ended, and ends with a turntable twist. The second story Skitter and Click by Jennifer Dornan-Fish will have you questioning everything. This was a hard read about little boy who was murdered but the twist bone chilling ending almost makes it worth it. The third story Home Run by Marcelle Dube is an empowering story about how a baseball playing boy named Cooper protects his mother. The fourth and final short story is Suggestive Thoughts by H.L. Fullerton and it is all in the title. This was an interesting story that is difficult to explain and I suggest you just see for yourself with this one. All in all we had a blast making this bonus episode for the crew. If you have any suggestions for shorts stories you want covered please send a message through Facebook or Instagram @thejollyreaderpodcast Until we sail again! There are a lot more stories in this book if you want to check it out. https://amzn.to/3eJTqhg If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:45:57

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One of Us is Lying Part III

7/14/2021
It's the final episode covering One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus! There are multiple arrests, an awkward first date, and a twisted plot revealed. This has been on of my favorite books I have covered and I hope you enjoyed it too! The next three episodes I will be covering the sequel of this book One of Us is Next. Until we sail again, this has been The Jolly Reader. Go read this book! https://amzn.to/3QwYCSM If you need a good laugh you can find me on social media: www.tiktok.com/@thejollyreaderpodcast www.instagram.com/thejollyreaderpodcast/ www.facebook.com/thejollyreaderpodcast If you want to support The Jolly Reader you can donate, which goes towards buying new books and allows me to keep making new episodes. Thanks Crew!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jolly-reader/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Duration:00:59:30