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.

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Episodes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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! 

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Megan and Natalie are diving into the Maas Effect, the SJM world, and everything in-between. This week we are diving into book three, Heir of Fire. Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth…a truth about her heritage that could change her life and her future forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. Will Celaena find the strength to not only fight her inner demons but to take on the evil that is about to be unleashed? One of Natalie's favorites and honestly a fan favorite!!

Tuesday May 09, 2023

Megan and Natalie are diving into the Maas Effect, the SJM world, and everything in-between. This week we are diving into book two,  Crown of Midnight. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; Nehemia hides her secret plans, Chaol hides his secret meetings, and Dorian hides his secret life change abilities. So many secrets so little time and it all means life or death for them all. One of Megan's favorites, this book pushes all our characters to their breaking point. 

Tuesday May 02, 2023

Megan and Natalie are diving into the Maas Effect, the SJM world, and everything in-between. This season starts with Throne of Glass, book one of the series. Sarah J. Maas' first novel. In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

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