Hey listeners! It's been one hell of a year. To wrap up the past year we decided to go back and reminisce, laugh, and discuss some of our favorite things about the last three seasons - Zodiac Academy, the Empyrean Series, and Twilight! We air our grievances and relive the mess that was our 2025 era. We're talking funny editing and behind the scenes stories, favorite moments and iconic characters, alleged gaslighting, and Brittany's aggressive Stray Kids fixation. Not to mention the drunken Twilight movie commentary episode that will absolutely stay locked in the vault...like forever. It's unfiltered, unhinged, and totally us. We are so grateful for how far we’ve come and how much support you’ve shown the podcast. We’d also love to hear anyone’s favorite moments from the past year, and we hope that you will continue to tune in as we dive into a whole new series. Looking forward to spending 2026 with you guys! What do you want to see from us in the coming year? What book series should we cover next? Any bonus content you'd like? We'd love to hear from you. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.  

Sorry, everyone again. Mistake in the upload. It's been fixed to the current episode. Welcome back readers! In the Breaking Dawn finale, everyone is bracing for war. The Volturi show up...and after four books of buildup, the series ends with a staring contest and some frustrating blue balls. It's all talk and no bite. From the Volturi's dramatic entrance to the standoff that went absolutely nowhere, we're unpacking the most aggressively anticlimactic battle to ever not happen. It's an oddly wholesome yet extremely boring ending with lots of happily-ever-after vibes but no closure. We dive into what it all means for Bella, Edward, Renesmee, Jacob, and the saga as a whole and share our honest reactions to these final...maybe...moments with these controversial characters. We hope this episode helps you ring in the New Year with a laugh~ We finish the Twilight series with some laughs about the absolute ridiculousness of the last few chapters, from fart cloud sensory gifts to very seriously discussing the mechanics behind vampire tracking. What did you think of that ending? Were you satisfied? Or did you think that the series ended not with a bang but a sadly disrespectful whimper? Join us for the (lack of) the last fight as we say farewell (and somewhat good riddance) to this nostalgic read and let us know your thoughts! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Hey readers! This week’s episode is the beginning of the end - after Irina tattles on the Cullens about their sudden acquisition of a vampire child, chaos breaks loose. Alice’s disappearance sends waves through the family and the wolves as the rest of the Cullens start to prepare for the arrival of the Volturi. The only solution? Other vamps ofc! Possibly the best part of Breaking Dawn is getting to meet all the different vamps willing to come to Carlisle’s aid. Plus, Bella gets to play sneaky games on the side as Alice leaves her clues on what to do. Join us this week and let us know your thoughts! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Hey readers! This week’s episode is all over the place - this section of Breaking Dawn, despite being the fourth book in the series, is not full of much action. However, we do finally get to read about sparkly Bella and her little devil spawn! Welcome to the world, Renesmee Cullen. Everyone is absolutely enthralled with the new baby (one particular wolf in particular!). She’s growing like a weed, too. Also, things are starting to work out between the wolf packs. Any thoughts on Bella as a new mom? We can’t wait to hear your comments! Join the discussion. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Hey readers! Welcome back to our discussion of Breaking Dawn, this week featuring the devil spawn herself - little Renesmee Cullen, born into the world despite all of the obstacles keeping her from doing so, AKA her mother’s humanity, her own father, and an entire wolf pack. Nope, she ripped her way right onto the pages with more horror than we ever could’ve foreseen in this romantic tale. Did we mention it was awful? This entire section is also from the perspective of Jacob Black, beloved and beloathed by fans alike. He’s separated himself from the Uley pack. Will he ever get his.. happy ending? I think we all have different definitions of that.. Join us this week as we discuss! We'd love to hear your thoughts. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Hey readers! We’re back this week with the beginning of Breaking Dawn, the last book in the series. We’ve finally reached the beautiful wedding that Edward’s been waiting for - and the honeymoon of Bella’s dreams. Literally, at some points in the book. Despite Jacob’s horror, Bella is eager to finally get Edward in a bedroom alone. Surely, nothing could go wrong, right? This is supposed to be a happy ending! Make sure to stick around for a completely horrifying observation about the honeymoon shenanigans on Esme Island. Let us know your thoughts! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

This week on the Midnight Reader’s Podcast we discuss the end of the third book of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse. Admittedly, this episode is totally off the walls - we discuss werewolf physics, Jacob’s absolutely insane behavior during the tent scene, and… are we actually liking Edward in this section? Forgive us for the absolute insanity of it all, but maybe he’s okay half the time. Plus, Jacob and Bella share a kiss as the final battle between Edward, Victoria, and Seth comes to an end. Bella, what the hell are you doing, loca? We also get a final ultimatum from the Volturi, setting us up for Bella’s transformation in the coming book. Join us this week and let's discuss the crazy mess that is Twilight. Let us know your thoughts. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

In this week's episode of our Eclipse reread, graduation is finally over, and Alice throws a party that literally no one asked for. Jacob shows up with a borderline manipulative "please pick me" gift, and the baby vampire army decides it's time to make their move against the Cullens.  The wolves and the Cullens team up but decide to leave Bella out of the fight. But that's not going to stop her desperate attempt to get some action of her own. She is down bad and has Edward clutching his pearls and clinging to his eighteenth century morality. It's awkward. It's thirsty, and it's exactly the kind of chaotic scene that breeds some of our most unhinged thoughts. Is there a possible loophole for Bella and Edward? Haha. Maybe. Join us as we break down the cringe, the chemistry, and in hilarious commentary. Let us know your thoughts. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

In this week's Eclipse reread, it's finally graduation, and you only graduate from high school for the first time once! And while that may be true, Bella is literally just trying to survive the world's most exhausting love triangle. I mean it's got more red flags, mixed signals, and emotional damage than a breakup playlist. Edward is flipflopping between controlling and understanding. Jacob's still delusional and pushy, and Bella's not only caught in the middle, she's making it worse with her stupidity. Did she really have to tell Edward her theories at graduation? And Charlie, sigh, we are so disappointed in you. Join us as we unpack possessive boyfriends, bad boundaries, and peak Twilight chaos. We'd love to hear your thoughts, so let us know what you think. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Welcome back to Forks, readers~ This week we discuss Rosalie’s backstory, the flip-flopping red flags between our two main love interests, and our growing discontent with Charlie’s bad behavior (okay, everyone’s bad behavior). No joke. Edward is controlling. Alice is chaotic, and Jacob's a walking emotional landmine. Welcome to Eclipse, where Bella's love life should really come with hazard pay. No seriously, Edward really has lost the plot becoming a prison warden. Alice kidnaps Bella for a non-consensual sleepover, and Jacob decides to make things worse with his brutally honest confessions. And on top of all on top of that, Rosalie shares her emotionally devastating how-I-became-a-vampire story. What are your feelings on Rosalie’s character? And is Charlie becoming stupider as the books continue...or is it just us? Join us this week! We'd love to hear your thoughts, so let us know what you think. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Welcome back, readers! Grab a snack and settle in for a controversial episode…Edward is on the chopping block, and we are living for the drama. Edward whisks Bella away to Jacksonville under false pretenses, and Jacob lets his bitterness about the Cullen's return known. Recently paroled Bella, whose literally just trying to survive all the testosterone-fueled nonsense, goes behind his back and ducks Alice’s visions to visit La Push for a bit of wolf time. How are we feeling?? In this episode, we're unpacking vampire control issues; supernatural gossip, tension, and toxicity; and the most iconic love triangle in YA history. From here it only gets crazier. Join us this week's discussion! We'd love to hear your thoughts, so let us know what you think. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

On this week’s New Moon finale (thank god!), we discuss the consequences of both Bella and Edward’s actions (yikes). We finally meet the dreaded Volturi, Italy's sparkliest cult, in person and unravel their completely ridiculous backstories. HOW OLD IS JANE AGAIN?!?!?! Did I go a little overboard? Maybe a little. From culty cloaks to questionable life choices, we're breaking down the most dramatic "family" of the Twilight universe. Join us for a history lesson and a laugh! We'd love to hear your thoughts, so let us know what you think. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Sorry about the mixup folks. We uploaded the wrong episode. Here's the real one! Hey readers ~ This week’s episode really left a HOLE in our hearts, if y’know what I mean. A terrible, empty hole. Yeah, this week’s a doozy - Bella is in full self-pity mode, and Jacob is quickly thrown to the wayside the minute Alice makes her consequential return. Turns out cliff diving does not look normal from the outside looking in, and Jacob's heart starts breaking in real time, not that Bella cares because Edward is in trouble. And she literally drops everything and jets off to Italy to stop Edward from flashing the Volturi. From shirtless vampire reunions to emotional werewolf whiplash, it's peak Twilight drama, and we are here for it. Join us this week as we discuss the bitter feelings developing between Bella and Jacob as she prepares to save Edward from a very prepared, intentional dramatic end...Ugh, boys are so stupid... We'd love to hear your thoughts, so let us know what you think. You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Welcome back, readers! This week’s episode finally discusses the “bear” that’s been causing so much trouble around forks, AKA the wolf pack! Bella's thrill-seeking era is in full swing and with Jacob's absence it turns into full blown desperation. Between hallucinations, heartbreak, and Laurent's return, Bella's proving that rock bottom can, in fact, have a basement. But thankfully Jacob is finally revealed as a wolf shifter, to Bella’s surprise. She has a serious knack for attracting the supernatural. We're discussing the absolutely infuriating dynamic between Bella and Jacob and mourning the loss of more time with the pack because they are fascinating. Join us this week as we unpack the chaos, the cringe, and the emotional damage, and let us know what you think! Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.  

Whew, this week is a wild one, listeners. Welcome back to tomfoolery. We welcome Jacob’s character with open arms in this episode. Just as Bella is able to open back up, we are coming back from last week’s low energy! Bella is officially in a full-blown rebound era, as begins to form a close relationship with Jacob. She's discovered that acting out dangerous stunts makes her hallucinate Edward, and she’s doing everything she possibly can to see and hear him again. She gets her hands on some motorcycles, just to hear ghost-Edward scold her, and drags Jacob into all the chaos, all while simultaneously sending him some intensely mixed signals. Also, did we mention that Bella says she wishes he were her brother so she could “stake a claim on him?” Yeah.. stick around till the end for that one. Join us this week as we discuss Bella and the La Push pack! We would love to hear your thoughts!  Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Hey readers. Sorry we missed you last week. Illnesses are a bitch, but we're back, and this one is a doozy! Buckle up for some difficult conversations. Bella’s birthday should have been a nice, quiet evening at home. Instead a next level paper cut sends Jasper into attack mode, Edward into martyrdom, and makes Bella into a ghost. Her newfound reason for living up and leaves - taking all of the evidence with him - and she’s sent into a major spiral. This episode is one of the darker ones, but we hope you’re here to discuss it with us! Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Join the conversation.   Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.   WARNING: TW for this episode is in the opening.  And hey, take care of yourself, reader. People do care about you. Call these hotlines if you need help or find yourself in situations like we discuss in this episode: USA - Call 988 https://988lifeline.org/ crisistextline.org You can also reach the Crisis Text Line by texting MHA to 741741, or call 911, or go to the nearest emergency room.   You can also call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746 at the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline. Trained crisis workers will listen to you and direct you to the resources you need. Outside of the USA  https://findahelpline.com/ https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

I can’t believe we’re already to the end of Twilight, readers! It’s been a bit of a crazy ride, but we’re just getting started! The lion might have fallen in love with the lamb, but we’re still waiting to meet some of the key players in this story. This episode was a grand time~ Let us know if you have any comments, questions, concerns.. We would love to hear everyone’s theories and feedback. Oh, and we know the anniversary is a few days away. We’re going to have to celebrate with a bit of a party.. But we’ll talk about the party next week. So tune in. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Hey listeners! We’re back with another episode on Twilight and we’ve finally gotten to one of the most iconic chapters of the book - the meadow scene that started it all where Bella learns that Edward doesn't burst into flame in the sun...he's a human disco ball. We're talking sparkles, forever-boners, unhinged behavior, the way-over-the-top baseball game (because apparently thunder is nature's umpire), and more. This episode is soooo off the rails and honestly… we’re loving every minute of it. Join the discussion! We would love to hear from the listeners on this one, so let us hear your thoughts!  Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.

Trigger warning! Skip at around 43:25 to 45:44 to avoid sensitive content listed at beginning of episode!  Welcome back readers! We’re here for part 2 of Twilight, and we’re once again discussing some questionable choices on SMeyer’s part. This week we discuss some of the things fans have brought up for years - Edward’s stalking (and absolute obsession), Jacob’s treatment as a character, Bella’s totally unreliable parents, and the infamous Port Angeles scene! Watch out, Edward’s vigilante days are flashing before his eyes. It has already been an insane ride revisiting this story from the text and we hope you’re enjoying it, too. We would love to hear from the listeners on this one, so let us hear your thoughts!  Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more. P.S. I really hope you guys get to the end of this one for the discussion on how vampire’s teeth work. - Lily Disaster Distress Helpline – Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-8255 or Chat with Lifeline Crisis Textline – Text TALK to 741741 International List - https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/ https://findahelpline.com/ National Sexual Assault Hotline: US or Canada: 1-800-656-HOPE(4673), Overseas: 1 202.501.4444, or Text HOPE to 64673

Hey, readers. We’re back with a new series to sink our fangs into. Yep - we’re diving into nostalgia. In honor of 20 years with sparkles and teenage angst, we’re revisiting the Twilight series. Join us this week as we discuss some of the unhinged madness that overtakes a vampire who can’t seem to shake his latest craving. I mean Forks is peak chaos — constant rain, green stuff everywhere, and a cute mysterious boy apparently fighting for his life not to puke when Bella walks into biology class. Is it love at first sniff? Or did Bella forget to wear deodorant? We're also talking the infamous van crash, Edward's Olympic-level stink face, and all the red flags Bella chooses to ignore in the name of...love? Join us as we laugh at the absurdity and relive the beginning of one of the most iconic (and questionable) love stories ever written. Some of us are reading Midnight Sun along with it, so be prepared for spoilers and some very...disturbing thought patterns for a turn-of-the-century eternally teenage boy. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Youtube @themidnightreaderspodcast. You can also join our growing community on Patreon for bonus content and more.