This Fun Book-Guessing Game Will Spark Your Inner Detective

We open the episode with Meaghan and Arthur, the cheerful hosts of the Fully-Booked podcast, as they settle in for a lighthearted and unique take on their podcast theme. Meaghan introduces herself as she recovers from a cold, and both hosts acknowledge Valentine’s Day as the backdrop for this episode's release.

Instead of focusing on traditional romance books, they’ve deliberately decided to break away from Valentine's tropes, playfully considering alternatives like cheesy romantic comedies or thriller-themed content, but ultimately, they settle on something entirely different - a book-guessing game.

Both Meaghan and Arthur have selected a stack of books they’ve read, but the other has little to no knowledge of, ensuring hilarity and surprise.

How the Game Works

Meaghan explains the rules: one host picks a book, shares its title, describes the cover, and reads a few lines from the beginning. Based on these limited clues, the other host guesses the book's plot.

Book Discussions and Guesses

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

• Guess: Arthur guesses the book is about an apprentice attempting to overthrow a dark lord in a comedic manner.
• Explanation: Meaghan reveals the story follows Davey, a hero trapped in a time loop, dying repeatedly while trying to defeat the dark lord. After hundreds of failed attempts, Davey decides to embrace the dark side, becoming the dark lord herself in a hilariously chaotic narrative.

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

• Guess: Meaghan speculates it involves cryo-sleep, an unexpected awakening, and the need to solve a mystery involving dead crew members.
• Explanation: Arthur confirms that six cloned crew members awaken on a spaceship with no memory of their previous lives or deaths. They must solve the mystery of their murders while managing the implications of memory backups gone wrong in this sci-fi murder mystery.

The Resort by Sarah A. Denzil

• Guess: Arthur assumes the story features an influencer stumbling into a murder mystery at a luxurious tropical resort.
• Explanation: Meaghan confirms that the book follows Brooke, a travel influencer, who becomes embroiled in a murder mystery when a fellow guest at the resort is found dead. The story unravels with twists and reveals secrets about the guests and staff.

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

• Guess: Meghan thinks it’s about a scientist discovering something on a remote planet, potentially awakening an alien entity.
• Explanation: Arthur explains that the protagonist, Kira, finds an alien relic that binds to her as a symbiotic entity. This discovery grants her powers but also sparks an intergalactic war, making her a pivotal figure in humanity’s survival.

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

• Guess: Meaghan guesses it’s a sci-fi horror involving a lone spelunker encountering a monstrous creature in a cave system.
• Explanation: Arthur confirms this. The book follows Gyre, a cave diver on a dangerous mission, who battles claustrophobia, a monstrous cave worm, and her survival instincts while receiving remote guidance fr