BSG #125: Nature’s Push-Up Bra / The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham

We’re off to the kingdom of Gyldan for a discussion of The Secret World of Briar Rose by beloved BookTuber Cindy Pham! Special guest Hena joins the squad to discuss all things Cindy, the book’s dual timelines, the joylessness of reading about depression, the characters, and more. On our next Othersode on November 10, we’ll be discussing Mike Flanagan’s new Carrie miniseries. Then on November 24, we’ll be talking about Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim for our next Bookpisode! If you haven’t left us a rating and review yet, what are you even doing? Get to it!

TOC

:30 – Welcome, Hena!

11:18 – Book Intro

15:00 – What did you know about Cindy before this book?

20:55 – Audiobook corner

25:00 – Timelines

32:50 – Depression

43:55 – Characters

1:01:10 –YA books and romance

1:17:30 – Other takes

1:25:18 – Ratings