We Know How to Read
Megan and Natalie are two book-loving, opinionated ladies that know, theorize, and share ideas about books. In We Know How to Read we will cover everything from trending books, reading challenges, tropes, worst and best characters, fan theories, and much more. As well as book smarts Megan and Natalie are aspiring authors who will occasionally give writing advice.
Episodes

Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
To whatever end. Megan and Natalie have made it to the final saga of the Throne of Glass series. Kingdom of Ash, 998 pages of highs and lows. We laughed, we cheered, we cried, we loved, and we lose. This will be a three-part episode to just barely scratch the surface of this epic fantasy finale. The Queen has returned to Terrasen to fight Earwan and Mauve on the final battlefield surrounded by friends and great sacrifices.

Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Megan and Natalie have made it to the final saga of the Throne of Glass series. Kingdom of Ash, 998 pages of highs and lows. We laughed, we cheered, we cried, we loved, and we lose. This will be a three-part episode to just barely scratch the surface of this epic fantasy finale. Halfway through the novel and there is so much happening. Aelin and Rowan have been reunited. Anielle is under siege, Aedion is struggling on the war front, and Dorian is growing into his princely powers with the help of the 13.

Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Megan and Natalie have made it to the final saga of the Throne of Glass series. Kingdom of Ash, 998 pages of highs and lows. We laughed, we cheered, we cried, we loved, and we lose. This will be a three-part episode to just barely scratch the surface of this epic fantasy finale. Aelin is in Maeve's clutches, Rowan and his cadre plus Elide are searching the ends of the world for her. Dorian and Manon are reunited with old bloodlines. Chaol and Yrene are bringing the whole southern continent with them and Aedio and Lysandra are holding the front against Morath. "You do not yield"

Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Part two of Tower of Dawn is out! We all know SJM likes to hold out till those last 100 pages and boy does she do it in this book! The plot twist and grand reveals are wild ya'll! This week's two-part episode follows the surly Chaol to the southern continent to be healed by Yrene. With war looming over them Nesryn and Chaol have to convince them to join the war but has the war already arrived without them knowing? Unlikely pairings discover game-changing information that Aelin and Dorian need on the battlefront. Megan and Natalie will begrudgingly admit that this book was better than they hoped for. We are a Yerne stan account.

Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Megan and Natalie sit in divided camps on our love or hate for Lord Chaol Westfall BUT do not get our words twist Yrene Towers is LIFE! This week's two-part episode follows the surly Chaol to the southern continent to be healed by Yrene. With war looming over them Nesryn and Chaol have to convince them to join the war but has the war already arrived without them knowing? Unlikely pairings discover game-changing information that Aelin and Dorian need on the battle front. Megan and Natalie will be grudgingly admit that this book was better than they hoped for. We are a Yerne stan account.

Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
This book literally is everything and this part two episode proves it! At this point, it is ALL rising action and we can't get enough of Empire of Storms especially, Fireheart! Megan and Natalie are diving into the Maas Effect, the SJM world, and everything in-between. As the books get longer the more we have to say! How SJM fits all the action in, is beyond us! The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't. Megan and Natalie thought ACOTAR had them in a chokehold it seems like Throne of Glass might do one better!

Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Megan and Natalie are diving into the Maas Effect, the SJM world, and everything in-between. This week we are finally getting to the very anticipated novel Empire of Storms! As the books get longer the more we have to say! How SJM fits all the action in, is beyond us! This will be a TWO part episode. The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't. Megan and Natalie thought ACOTAR had them in a chokehold it seems like Throne of Glass might do one better!

Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
You were probably like wait Megan and Natalie that's not the whole story! Where is the epic end?! Don't you worry we covered it in great detail in our part 2 Queen of Shadows episode! As the books get longer the more we have to say! Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's, at last, returned to the empire-for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past. She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. Megan and Natalie are back in the action and obsessed with all the new characters and where this story is going!

Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Megan and Natalie are diving into the Maas Effect, the SJM world, and everything in-between. This week we are taking on Queen of Shadows, the 4th book in the series. As the books get longer the more we have to say! How SJM fits all the action in, is beyond us! This will be a TWO part episode. Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's, at last, returned to the empire-for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past. She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. Megan and Natalie are back in the action and obsessed with all the new characters and where this story is going!

Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Megan and Natalie are diving into the Maas Effect, the SJM world, and everything in-between. This week we are diving into the prequel, Assassin's Blade. A prequel to Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas offers readers a deeper look into the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling and deadly world. Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful and ruthless Assassin's Guild, Celaena yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam. Megan and Natalie are going based on the "romantic" reading order of the series. This pause in action was just what we needed this week!