Mystic Scales & Fae Tales

Mystic Scales & Fae Tales

A Fantasy and Dystopian Book Podcast hosted by bibliophiles Leigh and Jen

Episodes

June 23, 2025 69 mins

"I love you like all-fire, too."

Rounding out our first season of the podcast, on this episode we break down the final part in Sunrise on the Reaping, "The Poster". We welcome another special guest, Kayla! Kayla is a long time Hunger Games fan and is amazing at finding easter eggs throughout the read!

SPOILER WARNING.

Check out our bookclubs on the app fable by visiting the link below!

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With 9 full-length novels in 4 years, Ali Hazelwood is not someone to be missed. This episode, we're talking about why we love Ali's writing and characters, and why you need to pick up Love Hypothesis already!!

Join our book clubs on Fable for more book talk, and follow us on Tiktok and instagram, @faetalespodcast!

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June 9, 2025 58 mins

Stepping into a war-torn fantasy, this week we're talking about Rebecca Ross's duology, Divine Rivals and Ruthless Vows.

This was a new one for us, but we fell in love with Iris and Roman and Ross's elegant writing!

Check out more of our thoughts on Fable with our book club, Mystic Scales and Fae Tales.

Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok! @faetalespodcast

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June 2, 2025 34 mins

We're back in Kristy Boyce's world of DND fans with her second novel in the series--Dating and Dragons. Following a whole new campaign, if you will, we get to meet and fall in love with Quinn and Logan and their own forbidden romance!

Join us on this episode as we squee about the fun and adorable writing that brings these characters and their Dungeons and Dragons world to life.

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May 26, 2025 75 mins

Through love all is possible...

Onto our final SJM series, Crescent City! Join us on this episode as we review the entire series with one of our book club members, Linnea! They are coming to us all the way from DENMARK! Shout out to Fable for bringing book lovers from across the world together. 

Check out our bookclubs on the app fable by visiting the link below!

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Will Kai be our undoing? 

Let's talk Fearless in the second part of our mini episode breakdown for the Tik Tok famous series, Powerless by Lauren Roberts! 

On this episode, we are talking about the final book in the series that recently released this year. 

Grab your daggers and let's talk about this ending!  

Check out our bookclubs on the app fable by visiting the link below!

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Who's ready for a big, big day!

Join us as we delve into Part Two of Suzanne Collins's Sunrise on the Reaping. In this episode we discus Haymitch as "the rascal" the Capitol knows him to be. We also discover that the moral of the story is truly that Snow is always ten steps ahead.

Check us out on Tiktok and Instagram, @faetalespodcast, and join our Fable book clubs to read along with us!

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May 5, 2025 27 mins

We are breaking down the Tik Tok famous series- Powerless by Lauren Roberts in a two part mini episode! 

In part one, we focus on the first two books, Powerless and Reckless. We also briefly touch on the novella, Powerful. 

Grab your sticky buns and let's talk about Kai, Pae, and Kit!  

Check out our bookclubs on the app fable by visiting the link below!

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April 28, 2025 65 mins

Welcome, welcome! 

It's time to dive in to Suzanne Collins' latest hit--Sunrise on the Reaping. We'll be breaking this book down into the three parts presented in the book. First up is "The Birthday," where we get our introduction to a young Haymitch, and just how different he is from the man Katniss knows.

Join us as we cry--uh--discuss what has easily become one of our new favorites in the Hunger Games worl...

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April 21, 2025 28 mins

What fantasy world would you want to live in? Would you be the main character, side character, or the villain? In this mini episode, we pick our top fantasy/dystopian worlds we would like to be thrown into!

Check out our bookclubs on the app fable by visiting the link below!

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Head to our instagram/Tik Tok and let us know your favorite fantasy world!

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#books #dystopian #booktok #fantasy

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April 14, 2025 65 mins

"My name is Celaena Sardothien, and I will not be afraid."

Let's dive back into the SJM (Sarah J Mass) universe as we review her longest and first series, Throne of Glass. We are very excited to have our second guest ever, Trin! Trin is an avid fantasy reader and a member of our Fable Book Club! 

SPOILER WARNING FOR THE WHOLE SERIES.

Check out our bookclubs on the app fable by visiting the link below!

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April 7, 2025 29 mins

This week we are diving into our TBRs! Join us as we explore what a TBR list means to us and just how we go about organizing those lists.

From piles of books to our trusty app, Fable, find out the fun (and maybe chaotic) ways we keep track of our next reads!

Join us on Fable to see what we’re reading at 
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March 31, 2025 40 mins

Riders assemble once more! Join us for second part of our review of the most recent release in the Empyrean Series, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. In this episode, we discuss characters, where the series can go from here, and what we loved/didn't love from the book.

Check out our bookclubs on the app fable by visiting the link below!

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March 24, 2025 33 mins

On this week's mini episode, we are GUSHING about a recent rom com read we devoured together - Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce!

We are active DnD players so you know we had to read this book! This book is also cute and cozy for readers who aren't too familiar with the game as well (and might want to make you play!).

Stay tuned for a future mini episode where we review the second book in the series!

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ONE DAY LEFT! We are literally jumping out of our seats because we can not wait to read Sunrise on the Reaping! 

In this episode, we are breaking down our theories, what we hope for, and trying to emotionally prepare for the heartbreak ahead. 

We will be breaking down this book in future episodes and in our Hunger Games Book Club! 

Check out our book clubs on the app fable by visiting the link below:

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There's always time for holiday cheer! Welcome back to Dream Harbor, our favorite place for small town romance and gossip.

Our Holiday Reads are defined as books specifically read during a certain time of year that really capture the essence of that time frame. The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore may be the most obvious yet, and we had a great time diving back in to discuss this read.

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March 3, 2025 71 mins

"I killed my old self..." 

We are super excited to welcome our first guest to our podcast, our dear friend Mark! Mark is a HUGE hunger games fan just like us. It is his first time reading Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes so we of course had to break it down in our fourth full length episode. Spoilers for the movie and the book ahead!

Check out our book clubs on the app fable by visiting the link below:

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We are back in Dream Harbor for another mini episode as we explore our recent Holiday Reads!

Holiday Reads are books specifically read during a certain time of year that really captures the essence of that time frame. We recently reviewed Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore on our last mini episode and on this episode we are moving on to the second book in the series- The Cinnamon Bun Book Store. 

Grab a sweet treat and let's ...

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February 17, 2025 48 mins

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Hop on your dragon and join us as we review the recent release in the Empyrean Series, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. In this episode, we discuss our overall review of the latest novel and our reactions to the insane cliffhanger.

Stay tuned for Part Two where we talk more on our predictions for the future of the series! 

Check out our bookclubs on the app fable by visiting the link below!

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Come explore the town of Dream Harbor with us on this mini episode as we dive into our recent holiday reads! 

Holiday Reads are books specifically read during a certain time of year that really captures the essence of that time frame. On this mini episode, we are discussing the first book in the Dream Harbor series by Laurie Gilmore The Pumpkin Spice Cafe. As you may have guessed, this book is a perfect fall read! 

Grab your cozy bla...

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