Episode 256: Does that Go With Red, White, or...Paperback?: (Video)Game and Book Pairings

This week we talk about book and game pairings. If you like these games you might like these books! Errata: Sam said The Monsters We Defy by Justina Ireland and she meant to say by Leslye Penelope

What We're Playing
Monster Hunter Wilds
Assassin's Creed Shadows*
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

What We're Reading
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
A Glimmer of Death by Valeria Wilson Wesley
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

What We're Drinking
MARS the Y.A. Japanese Whiskey
Cold brew coffee with cold foam

What We Paired

Jordyn
1. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and The Devil in Me by Supermassive
2. Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake and Queen by Midnight published by Derrington Press
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Orwell Keeping an Eye on You by Osmotic Studios
4. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton and What Remains of Edith Finch by Giant Sparrow
5. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor and Lies of P by Round8 Studios

Sam
1. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler and Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Freedom Wars Remastered by Bandai Namco
2. Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse and Monster Hunter Wilds by Capcom (Middle Grade: Race to the Sun by Roanhorse and Monster Hunter Stories 1&2 by Capcom)
3. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang and Avowed by Obsidian
4.What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez and Tomb Riader by Crystal Dynamics 
5. Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland and The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope and Spiritfarer by Thunder Lotus Games

Sam's Honorable Mentions
1. Devil in the Blue Dress by Walter Mosley and L.A. Noire by Team Bondi
2. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland and The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste and South of Midnight by Compulsion Games 

*Code received for streaming and review purposes