Plot Twist, Please

The announcement of a Haunting Adeline film adaptation has sparked one of the most divisive conversations the online book community has seen this year.
In this episode of Plot Twist, Please, we break down what happened, present both perspectives on the adaptation, discuss H.D. Carlton's publicly shared comments about the book's origins, and explore why the conversation became so polarized.
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses mature themes, including abuse, trauma, stalking, SA, and online harassment.
 ✨ Today's Drink: Cotton Candy Alani's!
 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. 🍸📖✨
CHAPTERS
0:00 - INTRO
7:46 - WHO IS H.D CARLTON
10:21 - DARK ROMANCE & THE MOVIE ANNOUNCEMENT 
15:26 - WHY PEOPLE WERE EXCITED
20:31 - THINGS ESCALATED..
25:06 - FOR VS AGAINST | DEEPER DISCUSSIONS
40:57 - H.D CARLTONS RESPONSE
43:38 - DOES SOCIAL MEDIA REWARD OUTRAGE?
49:31 - QUESTIONS FOR VIEWERS & LINES WE LOVE!
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Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists.

✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space!

BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-259062561689

📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo

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For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com

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Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D
Music by Goat - Tesseract - https://thmatc.co/?l=9391AB0D

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OceanofPDF has been shut down, and the book community is completely divided. In this episode, we're breaking down the drama, the ethics of book piracy, why readers use sites like this, and how it impacts authors—especially indie authors. Is there ever a justification for pirating books, or is it always wrong? Let's talk about it. 📚☕
 ✨ Today's cocktail: Malibu Pina Colada
 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. 🍸📖✨
CHAPTERS
0:00 - INTRO (drink of the episode/what we are reading)
4:54 - THE DRAMA & DISCUSSION
17:00 - COULD THIS AFFECT THE FUTURE OF BOOKS?
19:52 - THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST PIRACY
28:14 - PIRACY VS FANFICTION
29:25 - PIRACY VS LIBRARY
31:49 - WHY ARE SOME FORMS OF PIRACY MORE ACCEPTABLE?
34:08 - ALTERNATIVES TO PIRATING 
35:16 - HOT TAKES DISCUSSION
39:18 - QUESTIONS FOR VIEWS & LINES WE LOVED
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Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists.

✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space!

BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-259062561689

📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo

 📺 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@plottwistpleasepod

📱 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/plottwistpleasepod

🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms

For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com

INTRO 
Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D
Music by Anja Kotar - July (strings version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=3E25A972
Music by Goat - Tesseract - https://thmatc.co/?l=9391AB0D
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This week on Plot Twist Please, we're unpacking some of the biggest conversations happening in the book community. From Hadeal Reads being accused of stealing reviews, to the House of Maher backlash over tagging author Kalie Cassidy in a negative review, to the latest Hannah Selinger controversy—we're discussing review etiquette, whether authors should be tagged, what makes a review worth reading, and who reviews are really written for. We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!
 ✨ Today's cocktail: Purple Cotton Candy Alani's!
 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. 🍸📖✨
CHAPTERS
0:00 - INTRO (drink of the episode/what we are reading)
6:42 - HADEAL READS DRAMA (Review Plagiarism)
20:27 - GOOD REVIEW VS BAD REVIEW
35:52 - VALLEY OF THE MOMS/HANNAH SELINGER DRAMA
45:18 - HOUSE OF MAHER PODCAST TAGS AUTHOR IN NEGATIVE REVIEW
53:21 - QUESTIONS FOR YOU & LINES WE LOVE
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Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists.

✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space!

BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-259062561689

📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo

 📺 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@plottwistpleasepod

📱 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/plottwistpleasepod

🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms

For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com

INTRO 
Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D
Music by Anja Kotar - July (strings version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=3E25A972
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It's time for another DNF Diaries! 📚 This month we're reading YOUR submissions about the books you couldn't finish!
📚 Spoiler alert: This episode contains spoilers for the following books and series beside the chapters

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - INTRO
6:17 - My Husband's Wife – Alice Feeney 
9:32 - Broken Country – Clare Leslie Hall 
15:02 - Library System Reset series – K.T. Hanna
15:50 - Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë 
16:25 - Confessions of a Shopaholic – Sophie Kinsella 
17:31 - Apples Never Fall – Liane Moriarty 
18:16 - Babel – R.F. Kuang 
19:02 - Daisy Jones & The Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid 
20:19 - A Hunger Like No Other – Kresley Cole 
20:58 - The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty – A. N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) 
21:25 - Lightlark series – Alex Aster 
26:45 - The Wedding People – Alison Espach
 ✨ Today's cocktail: Cass's White Wedding Wine
 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. 🍸📖✨
__________________________________________________________________________

Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists.

✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space!

BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-259062561689

📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo

 📺 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@plottwistpleasepod

📱 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/plottwistpleasepod

🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms

For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com

INTRO 
Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D
Music by Anja Kotar - July (strings version) - https://thmatc.co/?l=3E25A972
Music by Goat - Tesseract - https://thmatc.co/?l=9391AB0D

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A luxury reading retreat. A $900 price tag. An itinerary that promised relaxation, crafts, good food, and a weekend with fellow book lovers... but according to attendees, that's not what happened.
This week we're breaking down the controversy surrounding Celestial Meg's reading retreat, why it's being compared to the Fyre Festival, what attendees have publicly shared about their experience, and the bigger conversation about influencer-hosted events and accountability.
📚 Spoiler alert: No books were spoiled in the making of this episode!
 ✨ Today's cocktail: STARBUCKS
 🎧 Tune in, sip with us, and remember — keep your glass, your bookshelf, and your TBR full. 🍸📖✨
__________________________________________________________________________

Welcome to Plot Twist, Please – the ultimate bookish podcast for readers who love deep discussions, honest book reviews, and trending BookTok favourites. We talk fantasy books, romance books, thrillers, YA series, and everything in between whilst sipping on our favourite cocktails. From old favourites to the latest viral reads, we’re here for all the plot twists.

✨ Weekly episodes featuring book recommendations, character analysis, and spoiler-filled discussions. If you love BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, this is your space!

BOOK CLUB ON FABLE: https://fable.co/club/plot-twist-please-with-susannah-friesen-259062561689

📚 Follow for more bookish content and reading inspo

 📺 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@plottwistpleasepod

📱 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/plottwistpleasepod

🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms

For inquiries or requests, email hello@plottwistplease.com

INTRO 
Music by TossedOnion - Just Vibin' - https://thmatc.co/?l=0191967D

Support the show