<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Stephanie Brocato]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephanie Brocato]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:12:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Ethics of Fandom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Book People. Today I wanted to talk about what happens when you're so excited about a franchise, but your excitement feels opposed...]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/the-ethics-of-fandom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680a6b622fb86d415a03f905</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:10:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Thrashers by Julie Soto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARC of this book! Jodi Dillon isn't like the rest of her friends: Julian, Lucy, Paige, and Zack...]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/the-thrashers-by-julie-soto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fd101e5143aa09700e65d9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:03:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell Me Lies (tell me sweet little lies) by Carola Lovering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strap in for another dual-POV book about a college situationship, except this book was better than the last one we read (remember Call It...]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/tell-me-lies-tell-me-sweet-little-lies-by-carola-lovering</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ca0d0aa420dbf76f571d31</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:26:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valentine's Day Read!! Call It What You Want by Alissa DeRogatis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Valentine's Day readers! I love today, and no, not because of romance. To me, Valentines Day is like my birthday: an excuse to do...]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/valentines-day-read-call-it-what-you-want-by-alissa-derogatis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67af5d6b54865f30feb37740</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:40:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you to HarperCollins Children's for sending me an advanced copy of this book! I'll try not to give away too much before...]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/a-theory-of-dreaming-by-ava-reid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6762f09d0922b7aa8c4a2212</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:13:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Flame: An Honest Review 1 Year in the Making]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright, so anyone who is online knows that Onyx Storm , the highly awaited third book in the Empyrean trilogy, is dropping tomorrow....]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/iron-flame-an-honest-review-1-year-in-the-making</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678e728c0837e35d1b7c43fb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:26:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter: My First Audiobook]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not an audiobook person usually, but I was recently recommended The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year  by one of my bookish friends....]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/the-most-wonderful-crime-of-the-year-by-ally-carter-my-first-audiobook</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677d44ee2677dbe2784b9391</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:35:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst: A Comfort Read]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love fairytales (shocking thing for a fantasy writer to say, right?). Growing up, I read and reread anything by Gail Carson Levine...]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/the-spellshop-by-sarah-beth-durst</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677becd406521b231ac497d9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:16:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid: A Must-Read Gothic Fantasy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before I started reading A Study in Drowning , I saw some misconceptions online that I have to believe come from people who haven't...]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/a-study-in-drowning-by-ava-reid-a-must-read-gothic-fantasy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676051c012de60f19a17c3d0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:27:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you to Harper Collins Children's for sending me the digital ARC of this book. A Language of Dragons  was so good. The story follows...]]></description><link>https://brocatos1722.wixsite.com/stephaniebrocato/post/a-language-of-dragons-by-s-f-williamson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675c57bf3bef5114d58f7651</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:58:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Stephanie Brocato</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>