Chaotic Readers
Chaotic Readers
Connor Vallee & Jenna Burdett
Welcome to Chaotic Readers! Just two best friends who met working in the hell that can be retail and found out about our mutual love of reading. Each episode we talk about a different bookish topic, while enjoying refreshing ciders or sometimes just coffee (water for Connor). This is your spoiler warning, because we usually forget to give one where it might be necessarily. So if you're looking to listen to a couple friends hanging out talking anything and all things books (with some mild derailment in conversations),  look no further! You can connect with us on Instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcast, and if you follow the link in that bio you'll see where else you can talk with us and find out how you can be involved with our next episode!
Ep 13: Chapter 12 ft. Author Elanor Miller, Part 2
Here is it! Part 2 and the conclusion with our conversation with Elanor Miller, author of the series Flappers and False Gods. We can't thank Elanor enough for taking the out of her day to chat with us.We encourage you checkout Flapper and False Gods yourself, you can find both book 1, Tenebrium, and book 2, Caligo, on Amazon and on Kindle Unlimited. Be sure to follow Elanor Miller on Instagram (@elanormiller) and TikTok (elanor.miller) for all the latest new about her upcoming projects. Sign up for her newsletter at elanormiller.com. If you want to join the conversation about Flappers and False Gods and be the first to get any news on upcoming projects. check out Elanor's Facebook group, Elanor Miller's Gold Legion Book Group.Support the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Feb 23, 2024
1 hr 11 min
Ep 13: Chapter 12 ft. Author Elanor Miller, Part 1
Welcome to another episode of Chaotic Reads! This is an incredibly special episode because we had the pleasure of chatting with author of Tenebrium and Caligo (the incredible sequel to Tenebrium, available on Amazon), Elanor Miller! We talk about her series, Flappers and False Gods, getting the origin story of Tenebrium and learning more about the character and Elanor's writing process. There's some off track conversation, but that's pretty normal for our podcast. We had a great time talking to Elanor, so much that this is actually part 1 of 2. Follow Elanor on Instagram @elanormiller to get the latest updates and new! We'll be sure to share any update that come as well!Flappers and False Gods is a romantic, dystopian, noir detective thriller series set in a future where the prohibition/Gatsby era has come around again with incredible LGBTQ+ representation.Both Tenebrium and Caligo are available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.https://www.amazon.com/stores/Elanor-Miller/author/B0BC2CXR1H?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueSupport the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Jan 27, 2024
1 hr 24 min
Ep 12: Chapter 11
Back for another episode of Chaotic readers! This is an obsessed author episode where we talk about meeting Pierce Brown and VE Schwab and talk about our love for Elanor Miller and the up coming sequel for Tenebrium (Caligo is out in January, be sure to check out Amazon for preorders!)Support the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Dec 20, 2023
1 hr 1 min
Ep 11: Chapter 10
We're BACK! After a LONG break we're back! Just easing back into things, we're just catching up on what we've read since our last episode.Support the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Oct 30, 2023
55 min
Ep 10: Chapter 9
As usual, we're going to kick off our episode with our April Reads (even though we're posting this in June...). This weeks we talk about things readers hate. Things like movie  poster covers, and those stupid printed on stickers, and stickers in general. There's also some off topic ranting...a lot of off topic ranting, especially about journals... Thanks for sticking with us as we figure this all out. We've been very inconsistent with our scheduling, but we're going to be going into an OFFICIAL break and when we come back, at the end of July, we will try to get a more set schedule. Support the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Jun 8, 2023
59 min
Ep. 9 : Chapter 8
Welcome back! On this weeks episode, Connor and I talk about alternative reading like comic and graphic novels, even fan fiction. We are firm believers of all forms of reading counting. We also talk about adaptations. If you want to join in, come follow our Instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcast and send us a message or leave us a comment! You can also join our FaceBook group!j8N6U3SwTyWV1cXKd5aGSupport the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Apr 11, 2023
1 hr 6 min
Ep. 8: Chapter 7
Welcome back! This weeks episode we dive into our bookish no no’s. Which is basically just things that bug us in the book community. We also have some positive things we like and our friend Becky is joining us again!Support the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Mar 14, 2023
59 min
Ep. 7: Chapter 6
Hello, hello! Welcome back, we're a little late but that's okay! This weeks episode we talk about Sarah J Maas and the fandom of ACOTAR. We can't be the only ones who are tired of the toxic environment that been created there. There ARE spoilers for any one of the books written by SJM, so here's your warning.Support the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Feb 22, 2023
1 hr 25 min
Ep 6: Chapter 5 *Please read description for this episode before listening*
On episode 6, we dive into our thoughts on I'm Glad my Mom Died by American Author, Jennette McCurdy. Before you take a listing to our thoughts, which we have a lot of them, know that there may be some triggering things brought up including eating disorders, mental, emotional & physical abuse, a narcissistic parent, and alcoholism. While we both rated this book 5 stars, we strongly recommend looking up any and all potential trigger warnings before reading or listening to this podcast. We want to thank Jennette for sharing her story and having the strength to seek out the help that she needed. Support indie bookstore by purchasing I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy on Bookshop.org! You can select your own local indie store to support or allow the contribution go into the larger pool to help fund all participating indie bookstores.https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-m-glad-my-mom-died-jennette-mccurdy/18278043?ean=9781982185824Blurb from Simon and Schuster:A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.Support the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Jan 28, 2023
1 hr 5 min
Ep 5: Chapter 4
Happy New Year everyone! This weeks episode we talk about our goals for 2023; reading goals, budgeting goals, goals relating to self-restraint. We talk about a few titles we're looking forward to reading in the next year and what authors we're dying to get some info from.Support the showFollow Chaotic Readers on instagram @ChaoticReadersPodcastFollow Connor on TikTok @GoldenRetrieverReviews & on instagram @connorvallee_author.Follow Jenna on Instagram & TikTok @JennaLeighsBookshelf
Jan 12, 2023
57 min
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