While on a camping trip, five high-schoolers discover a mysterious staircase to nowhere in the middle of the woods. One of them climbs up only to never come down, and then the staircase disappears. Twenty years later it appears again, and the friends return to find the lost boy and figure out just where the staircase leads.

This episode we’re finishing The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig! And we’re finishing it with a super long episode (so sorry (or not sorry???)). Genuinely we’re in the trenches over this book :p

Happy spooky month everyone!!

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm, drug use, overdose, child abuse, child sexual abuse, cancer, parent death, child death, racism, homophobia, use of a slur, neglect, trauma, gore, murder, and violence

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

While on a camping trip, five high-schoolers discover a mysterious staircase to nowhere in the middle of the woods. One of them climbs up only to never come down, and then the staircase disappears. Twenty years later it appears again, and the friends return to find the lost boy and figure out just where the staircase leads.

This episode we’re reading The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig, up to (but not including) Chapter 41 New Room, Who This.

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm, drug use, overdose, child abuse, child sexual abuse, cancer, parent death, child death, racism, homophobia, use of a slur, neglect, trauma, gore, murder, and violence

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Widow Mimi gets invited to a charity auction held by socialite Jane Ireland, and while normally Mimi would have no interest in attending, this invite comes with blackmail. Rather than go alone, Mimi brings her granddaughter, Addie, along, but the party goes from bad to worse when Jane’s body is found. Trapped inside due to a storm, Addie and Mimi must rely on their skills (crosswords and video game design) to narrow down their suspects; a deductive game that only gets more dangerous as another body is found, all while Mimi holds back her secret.

This episode we’re finishing up This is Not A Game by Kelly Mullen!

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Blackmail, murder, gun violence, blood, drugging, attempted poisoning

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

Widow Mimi gets invited to a charity auction held by socialite Jane Ireland, and while normally Mimi would have no interest in attending, this invite comes with blackmail. Rather than go alone, Mimi brings her granddaughter, Addie, along, but the party goes from bad to worse when Jane’s body is found. Trapped inside due to a storm, Addie and Mimi must rely on their skills (crosswords and video game design) to narrow down their suspects; a deductive game that only gets more dangerous as another body is found, all while Mimi holds back her secret.

This episode we’re reading This is Not A Game by Kelly Mullen up to but not including Chapter 22: Reading People.

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Blackmail, murder, gun violence, blood, drugging, attempted poisoning

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Maya Hoshimoto, once the best art thief in the galaxy, was forced into hiding by a disastrous job. She's moved on to a more quiet life, but visions of the future haunt her still. Then an old friend comes with a job she can't refuse, but they aren't the only ones racing through the universe to find it, as it's an object with the power to save an alien species from extinction.

This episode we’re finishing The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei!

CWs for this book seem to be:

• Violence and gore, xenophobia, xenocide, colonization, vomit, torture, war, infertility, chronic illness, confinement, suicidal thoughts, pandemic, migraines

• THE STARDUST GRAIL (2024) | Yume Kitasei

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Maya Hoshimoto, once the best art thief in the galaxy, was forced into hiding by a disastrous job. She's moved on to a more quiet life, but visions of the future haunt her still. Then an old friend comes with a job she can't refuse, but they aren't the only ones racing through the universe to find it, as it's an object with the power to save an alien species from extinction.

This episode we’re reading The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei, stopping before Part 3: The Visitor!

CWs for this book seem to be:

• Violence and gore, xenophobia, xenocide, colonization, vomit, torture, war, infertility, chronic illness, confinement, suicidal thoughts, pandemic, migraines

• THE STARDUST GRAIL (2024) | Yume Kitasei

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

There's something strange going on at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Each morning, things are shattered and destroyed, but it's a mystery as to what might be happening in the night. To work it out, three employees volunteer to work the night shift, but in their investigation they encounter unexpected horrors.

This episode we’re finishing up Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Claustrophobia, Drowning, Emesis, Gore, Groping (minimal, non-sexual), Rats, Torture

• Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix - Book Trigger Warnings

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

  
  

There's something strange going on at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Each morning, things are shattered and destroyed, but it's a mystery as to what might be happening in the night. To work it out, three employees volunteer to work the night shift, but in their investigation they encounter unexpected horrors.

This episode we’re reading Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix, up to but not including Chapter 09 - Mesonxic.

TW/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Claustrophobia, Drowning, Emesis, Gore, Groping (minimal, non-sexual), Rats, Torture

• Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix - Book Trigger Warnings

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books