In this episode of Savor the Story, there is so much to discuss! BookTok says first person POV’s are too hard to understand, Nicole finally finished Dungeon Crawler Carl, and Nicole and Vanessa are slowly becoming the same person.
Books discussed include “The Ascended” by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox and “Six Crimson Cranes” by Elizabeth Lim
The episode wraps with an odd pull from the discussion jar today: what would you take from the book you reviewed today to bring to your life right now?
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Books & Links
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Third person vs. First Person article: https://slate.com/culture/2026/03/romance-books-novels-fantasy-romantasy-booktok-pov-first-person-third-person.html
E51 Dungeon Crawler Gideon:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/azqs_AWk1Ys?si=G102UXAMpWHxZlfO
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1CWCyCqSlm1e3bgbwCAu5N?si=5X194AUrR1Ctf8uh_ZbhOg
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e51-dungeon-crawler-gideon/id1762592487?i=1000721347534
E32 The Quiet Curse
Youtube: https://youtu.be/MynplTqo3nc?si=DlqPlVwiajT-zXXM
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4bMd54LGHZRwrmQ8NXYtvB?si=50a031ec34064555
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e32-the-quiet-curse/id1762592487?i=1000700436438
Info about the Aesymarean duet and full content warning list: https://www.grenwichlennox.com/aesymarean
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Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim: https://amzn.to/4sdkshZ
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Timestamps (audio)
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00:00 Welcome to STS!
00:35 Can we become narrators??
03:05 Random Bookish Chats (third person vs. first person)
11:36 Nicole finished Dungeon Crawler Carl!!!!
25:59 Snack Time!
32:18 Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
44:45 *SPOILERS for Six Crimson Cranes*
49:19 *Spoilers done!*
52:38 The Ascended by Genwich and Lennox
01:07:33 *Small SPOILER for The Ascended*
01:08:20 *Spoiler Done!*
01:09:48 Discussion: What are you stealing from your book to use in your real life?
