Reva Dalby is back for another holiday season of snide remarks and attempted murder. All is never calm when Reva's around.Before the discussion of Silent Night 2, we review two other books. Surge kicks us off with his review of "Evolutions - Fi

Episode 48 - Fear Street: 99 Fear Street: The House of Evil: The Third Horror

Sep 20th, 2020 1h 5m

Fear Street review starts at 8:36.Serge and Anna finally make it out of 99 Fear Street and the House of Evil trilogy unscathed. We can't say the same for all the characters in the book.Anna reviews C Pam Zhang's "How Much of These Hills is Gold

Episode 47 - Fear Street: 99 Fear Street: The House of Evil: The Second Horror

May 1st, 2020 1h 31m

Anna and Surge make their way back to 99 Fear Street, this time with the McCloy family. Except this time, instead of a haunted house, we have to sit through Brandt's dating simulation. Oh joy!Surge reviews NK Jemisin's "The City We Became" at t

Episode 46 - Fear Street: 99 Fear Street: The House of Evil: The First Horror

Apr 9th, 2020 1h 35m

Surge and Anna embark on a new Fear Street trilogy, a reader's equivalent of an open house as we tour 99 Fear Street. We noped out as quickly as we could, but the Frasier family wasn't as lucky. Join us as we recount the Frasier Family folly fr

Episode 45 - Fear Street Super Chiller 7: Cheerleaders 4: The New Evil

Mar 15th, 2020 1h 17m

To no one's surprise, especially not Surge and Anna, the Evil that has haunted Corky Corcoran for an entire trilogy is back. Join us as we discuss this complete non-surprise.Anna reviews the first book in Maggie Stiefvater's new Dreamers trilog

Episode 44 - Fear Street Super Chiller 6: The Dead Lifeguard

Jan 17th, 2020 1h 8m

Serge and Anna are starting the New Year off right with their long awaited discussion of Fear Street Super Chiller: The Dead Lifeguard. Things aren't what they seem! Or are they?Anna starts the episode off by reviewing Leigh Bardugo's adult nov

Episode 43 - Fear Street 26: The Mind Reader

Sep 16th, 2019 1h 24m

Surge and Anna are back and this time, they're discussing Fear Street: The Mind Reader. Despite what the title says, there's surprisingly little mind reading actually happening in the book.Before the Fear Street discussion which starts at 10:19

Episode 42 - Fear Street 25: One Evil Summer

Jun 25th, 2019 1h 20m

We're back with another Fear Street discussion! This time we're discussing Fear Street: One Evil Summer and boy oh boy do we get into the mythos here. Is Chrissy really the bad guy or is RL Stine doing some next level supernatural stuff?Before

Episode 41 - WE MET R.L. STINE BookExpo 2019 wrap-up

Jun 21st, 2019 1h 44m

It happened, it finally happened. Thanks to BookExpo America, we, your humble hosts of RetRead Podcast, met the one and only - R.L. Stine. Hear us talk about meeting the great R.L. Stine as well as our in-depth coverage of some panels we went t

Episode 40 - Fear Street 24: The Thrill Club

Jun 4th, 2019 1h 15m

Surge and Anna return to review and discuss Fear Street: The Thrill Club. If you're part of a group that tells scary stories, maybe don't use the name of your friends?Before our Fear Street discussion, Anna rants about the latest book in The Fi

Episode 39 - Fear Street 23: Double Date

Mar 7th, 2019 1h 17m

Hello? Anyone there? Anna and Surge are back and we're here reviewing sleazy Bobby Newkirk's antics from Fear Street: Double Date.Before that, Surge reviews N.K. Jemisin's award-winning Broken Earth trilogy.

Episode 38 - Fear Street 22: Bad Dreams

Dec 20th, 2018 1h 30m

We hope we won't give anyone nightmares in our discussion of Fear Street: Bad Dreams. This book threw us into a loop of Fear Street mythos and nitpicks that we're not sure we're out of.Anna reviews Cameron Chaney's book "There Are Monsters Here

Episode 37 - Fear Street 21: The Dare

Dec 9th, 2018 1h 29m

We're finally back to the main Fear Street series with The Dare and we couldn't be happier. R.L. Stine starts us off with the topic he's best at, wealth discrepancy and entitlement. There's a lot to parse in this book and we get right into it.A

Episode 36 - The Fear Street Saga 03: The Burning

Nov 1st, 2018 1h 32m

Anna and Surge FINALLY finish up the Fear Street Saga trilogy with their discussion of The Burning. It took awhile but they finally get to the conclusion of the "epic" feud between the Fear (Fier) and Goode families.Before their Fear Street dis

Episode 35 - Edgar Cantero Interview

Sep 24th, 2018 55m 10s

We interview NYT best selling author of Meddling Kids, Edgar Cantero. As always, we delve into the nitty gritty of his writing process followed by a conversation about his books: including his first English novel Supernatural Enhancements, and

Episode 34 - The Fear Street Saga 02: The Secret

Sep 19th, 2018 1h 9m

Anna and Surge finally get to the second book of the Fear Street Saga trilogy. Yes it took forever, but it took awhile for the rage to simmer down. The middle book of trilogies tend to be a letdown, but this was really something special.Before

Episode 33 - Bryce Gibson Interview

Aug 26th, 2018 47m 42s

In a special interview episode, Anna and Surge interview author Bryce Gibson. His YA Southern Gothic Horror is a fresh take on the 90's teen horror genre.

Episode 32 - Book Expo Wrapup

Aug 5th, 2018 2h 16m

Surge has come back from his Asia worktrip and we FINALLY have our post BookExpo wrap up! This isn't like a normal episode. We talk about a lot of what's going on in the publishing industry, diversity, and some politics (and it's effects on th

Episode 31 - The Fear Street Saga 01: The Betrayal

Jun 17th, 2018 1h 16m

Surge and Anna finally made it to the highly anticipated Fear Street Saga series. Finally learning about the history of the Fear or Fier family and the start of the blood feud between them and the Goode family. Before that, Surge reviews Myth a

Episode 29 - Fear Street Super Chiller 4: Broken Hearts

May 5th, 2018 1h 20m

A Valentine's Day surprise that no one really wants in the latest book of the Fear Street Super Chiller series. Anna and Surge also go full bore in developing their Fear Street mythos.Before the Fear Street deep dive, Anna and Surge review the

Episode 28 - Fear Street 20: The New Boy

Mar 20th, 2018 1h 6m

Anna and Surge dissect The New Boy, which isn't as gross as it might sound. It's the next Fear Street book in the series and it doesn't quite mirror The New Girl content wise. Which was too be expected, except if you're Surge.Before that, they

Episode 27 - Fear Street 19: Sunburn

Feb 28th, 2018 58m 51s

Anna and Surge slather themselves with sunblock so they can discuss Fear Street: Sunburn.The peeling skin and intense pain are bad enough, why add murder to the mix?At the top of the cast, Surge and Anna also review Gloria Chao's American Panda

Episode 26 - Fear Street 18: The Cheater

Feb 11th, 2018 52m 47s

The second season of RetRead Podcast starts out with a bang. We didn't cheat to get this episode out, but Carter sure cheated in the book. Anna and Surge talk about the ramifications of cheating in the Fear Street universe. Cheating vs justice,

Episode 25 - Fear Street Super Chiller 3: Goodnight Kiss

Feb 2nd, 2018 1h 8m

Surge and Anna discuss how Fear Street Super Chiller: Goodnight Kiss compares to other vampire books out there. It's dangerous to be a vacationing Shadyside student.Before our Fear Street review, Anna reviews City of Endless Night, the latest o

Episode 24 - Fear Street Cheerleaders 03 - The Third Evil

Jan 13th, 2018 1h 14m

Surge and Anna finish up the Fear Street Cheerleaders trilogy (we assume New Evil doesn't count). How did RL Stine wrap up this brief series? Check it out in our episode.Before we get into Fear Street, Surge discusses a book of myths and legend