Summary

In this episode of Bookmarked, Nicole, and Oakleigh share their hot takes on reading and answer common questions about books. They discuss topics such as whether audiobooks can be considered reading, the ethics of pirating books, the influence of book reviews on reading decisions, the use of real-life events and people in fictional stories, parental censorship of children's reading sources, the need for trigger warnings in YA books, the adaptation of books into movies and shows, reading multiple books at the same time, listening to music while reading, and the acceptability of reading smut. They also share their opinions on various book-related topics, including the necessity of happy endings, the impact of listing tropes as spoilers, the importance of book covers, the debate over breaking book spines, the pricing of e-books, the standard size for softcover books, the dislike of fake or permanent stickers on books, the lack of third-act breakups in fluffy romance books, and the use of pop culture references in books.