Season 3, Episode 31: Deliciously Evil - The Best Fictional Villains

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

Bookish Moments: getting book mail and reading with a kiddo
Current Reads: the COVID fairy and a book so in my wheelhouse I can’t believe it exists
Deep Dive: what makes a good villain in a book and which ones are the very best
Book Presses: middle grade and one more amazing villain

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!

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Bookish Moments:

1:46 - A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer

2:06 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

3:23 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling

3:57 - The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Current Reads:

4:59 - Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia (Kaytee)

7:45 - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell (Meredith)

10:49 - Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard (Kaytee)

16:23 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (Meredith)

21:35 - This Is My America by Kim Johnson (Kaytee)

21:43 - Dear Martin by Nic Stone