The Midnight Readers Podcast

Hey readers! This week’s episode is all over the place - this section of Breaking Dawn, despite being the fourth book in the series, is not full of much action. However, we do finally get to read about sparkly Bella and her little devil spawn!

Welcome to the world, Renesmee Cullen. Everyone is absolutely enthralled with the new baby (one particular wolf in particular!). She’s growing like a weed, too. Also, things are starting to ...

Hey readers! Welcome back to our discussion of Breaking Dawn, this week featuring the devil spawn herself - little Renesmee Cullen, born into the world despite all of the obstacles keeping her from doing so, AKA her mother’s humanity, her own father, and an entire wolf pack.

Nope, she ripped her way right onto the pages with more horror than we ever could’ve foreseen in this romantic tale. Did we mention it was awful? This entire ...

Hey readers! We’re back this week with the beginning of Breaking Dawn, the last book in the series. We’ve finally reached the beautiful wedding that Edward’s been waiting for - and the honeymoon of Bella’s dreams. Literally, at some points in the book.

Despite Jacob’s horror, Bella is eager to finally get Edward in a bedroom alone. Surely, nothing could go wrong, right? This is supposed to be a happy ending!

Make sure to stick ar...

This week on the Midnight Reader’s Podcast we discuss the end of the third book of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse. Admittedly, this episode is totally off the walls - we discuss werewolf physics, Jacob’s absolutely insane behavior during the tent scene, and… are we actually liking Edward in this section?

Forgive us for the absolute insanity of it all, but maybe he’s okay half the time. Plus, Jacob and Bella share a kiss as the final b...

In this week's episode of our Eclipse reread, graduation is finally over, and Alice throws a party that literally no one asked for. Jacob shows up with a borderline manipulative "please pick me" gift, and the baby vampire army decides it's time to make their move against the Cullens. 

The wolves and the Cullens team up but decide to leave Bella out of the fight. But that's not going to stop her desperate attempt to get some action ...

In this week's Eclipse reread, it's finally graduation, and you only graduate from high school for the first time once! And while that may be true, Bella is literally just trying to survive the world's most exhausting love triangle. I mean it's got more red flags, mixed signals, and emotional damage than a breakup playlist.

Edward is flipflopping between controlling and understanding. Jacob's still delusional and pushy, and Bella's...

Welcome back to Forks, readers~ This week we discuss Rosalie’s backstory, the flip-flopping red flags between our two main love interests, and our growing discontent with Charlie’s bad behavior (okay, everyone’s bad behavior). No joke. Edward is controlling. Alice is chaotic, and Jacob's a walking emotional landmine.

Welcome to Eclipse, where Bella's love life should really come with hazard pay. No seriously, Edward really has los...

Welcome back, readers! Grab a snack and settle in for a controversial episode…Edward is on the chopping block, and we are living for the drama. Edward whisks Bella away to Jacksonville under false pretenses, and Jacob lets his bitterness about the Cullen's return known.

Recently paroled Bella, whose literally just trying to survive all the testosterone-fueled nonsense, goes behind his back and ducks Alice’s visions to visit La Pus...

On this week’s New Moon finale (thank god!), we discuss the consequences of both Bella and Edward’s actions (yikes). We finally meet the dreaded Volturi, Italy's sparkliest cult, in person and unravel their completely ridiculous backstories. HOW OLD IS JANE AGAIN?!?!?! Did I go a little overboard? Maybe a little.

From culty cloaks to questionable life choices, we're breaking down the most dramatic "family" of the Twilight universe....

Sorry about the mixup folks. We uploaded the wrong episode. Here's the real one!

Hey readers ~ This week’s episode really left a HOLE in our hearts, if y’know what I mean. A terrible, empty hole. Yeah, this week’s a doozy - Bella is in full self-pity mode, and Jacob is quickly thrown to the wayside the minute Alice makes her consequential return.

Turns out cliff diving does not look normal from the outside looking in, and Jacob's ...

Welcome back, readers! This week’s episode finally discusses the “bear” that’s been causing so much trouble around forks, AKA the wolf pack! Bella's thrill-seeking era is in full swing and with Jacob's absence it turns into full blown desperation.

Between hallucinations, heartbreak, and Laurent's return, Bella's proving that rock bottom can, in fact, have a basement. But thankfully Jacob is finally revealed as a wolf shifter, to B...

Whew, this week is a wild one, listeners. Welcome back to tomfoolery. We welcome Jacob’s character with open arms in this episode. Just as Bella is able to open back up, we are coming back from last week’s low energy!

Bella is officially in a full-blown rebound era, as begins to form a close relationship with Jacob. She's discovered that acting out dangerous stunts makes her hallucinate Edward, and she’s doing everything she possi...

Hey readers. Sorry we missed you last week. Illnesses are a bitch, but we're back, and this one is a doozy! Buckle up for some difficult conversations.

Bella’s birthday should have been a nice, quiet evening at home. Instead a next level paper cut sends Jasper into attack mode, Edward into martyrdom, and makes Bella into a ghost. Her newfound reason for living up and leaves - taking all of the evidence with him - and she’s sent in...

I can’t believe we’re already to the end of Twilight, readers! It’s been a bit of a crazy ride, but we’re just getting started! The lion might have fallen in love with the lamb, but we’re still waiting to meet some of the key players in this story. This episode was a grand time~ Let us know if you have any comments, questions, concerns.. We would love to hear everyone’s theories and feedback. Oh, and we know the anniversary is a fe...

Hey listeners! We’re back with another episode on Twilight and we’ve finally gotten to one of the most iconic chapters of the book - the meadow scene that started it all where Bella learns that Edward doesn't burst into flame in the sun...he's a human disco ball.

We're talking sparkles, forever-boners, unhinged behavior, the way-over-the-top baseball game (because apparently thunder is nature's umpire), and more. This episode is s...

Trigger warning! Skip at around 43:25 to 45:44 to avoid sensitive content listed at beginning of episode! 

Welcome back readers! We’re here for part 2 of Twilight, and we’re once again discussing some questionable choices on SMeyer’s part. This week we discuss some of the things fans have brought up for years - Edward’s stalking (and absolute obsession), Jacob’s treatment as a character, Bella’s totally unreliable parents, and the ...

Hey, readers. We’re back with a new series to sink our fangs into. Yep - we’re diving into nostalgia. In honor of 20 years with sparkles and teenage angst, we’re revisiting the Twilight series. Join us this week as we discuss some of the unhinged madness that overtakes a vampire who can’t seem to shake his latest craving.

I mean Forks is peak chaos — constant rain, green stuff everywhere, and a cute mysterious boy apparently fight...

Welcome to Season 3 of The Midnight Readers Podcast--this time we're heading back to the land of sparkly vampires, confusing love triangles, and eternal high schoolers. Ick.

That's right. We're rereading the Twilight saga in honor of the 20th anniversary, and we're doing it with fresh eyes, unfiltered commentary, and a lot of questions. Like...why is everyone okay with a hundred-year-old dating a teen? Why does Bella never eat? Wha...

Well, listeners, we are back for the last installment of our coverage of the Empyrean series. We have truly analyzed the heck out of this series and we are coming out of the storm with more questions than ever. Who is Theophanie's boss? Where are the missing riders? Who else is working with the venin? Who is the mysterious brother? Who stole those fucking eggs? What's next for Violet? Is Halden going to do something even more stupi...