Welcome to the worst bestsellers, where we read about teen murder squad so you don't have to.

I'm Kate.

And I'm Renata.

And for this episode, we read Seith by Neil Shusterman.

Joining us to discuss this deadly dystopia is Angie Manfredi, librarian, writer, current Midwesterner, and a person so passionate about the arc of a scythe series, some might say it's become like a cult for her.

Hello, Angie.

Thank you for having me back. Always a delight. Yes. Longtime listeners may remember Angie for discussing Theo Boone Kid Lawyer with us,

discussing Wonder with us. And so, you know what? We decided to let her read a good book

because we feel so bad.

Yeah, much like how cats can have a little salami as a treat.

Angie can have a little sithe for a treat.

It is a treat.

And this is a book, I mean, full disclosure, I read this before we picked it for the podcast, and I really like it, and I really just want to talk about it. And so right up front, I think we're all going to say this is not really like a worst book, but it is a bestseller. It is a popular book. And I think it's fine if sometimes they're just like, you know what? Sometimes bestsellers are good, though. Sometimes popular books are good and also wildly off the rails, but also good. And I think

that's fine. And that's one thing I want to say. Another thing I want to say is we're going to

fully spoil this book. So if this is one where you've been like, oh, maybe I will read this one day.

Maybe put this podcast on pause and come back if you don't want spoilers because it will be

spoiled. Also, I want to say content warning kind of for, kind of for suicide, but not really

because the concept of suicide doesn't really exist. But I don't know.

If you're not in a headspace to listen to people to talking about like jumping off

the building, people do that.

But then they're fine because it's the future.

And medicine got real good in this.

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