Today we’re bringing you a special episode of Swoony Boys Podcast just for Independence Day. We’re featuring books with military guys (and gals).
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Podcast Notes
- This episode is all about MIlitary Boy week on Swoony Boys Podcast and we hope you’re ready to swoon over all of the guys in uniform with us.
- We do our best to answer the complicated question: what do we count as military?
- Meg educates us on who should actually be called a soldier.
- We discuss some of our favorite books with a military-esque theme:
- Legend by Marie Lu (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- If I Lie by Corrine Jackson (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- While He Was Away by Karen Schreck (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- Personal Effects by E.M. Kokie (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Taken by Erin Bowman (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Shatter Me Series by Tahereh Mafi (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- The Selection by Kiera Cass (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Something Like Normal by Trish Doller (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Next we talk about some more books that we haven’t checked out yet but definitely want to:
- In Honor by Jessi Kirby (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Fate by Elizabeth Reyes (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- Ruined by Simone Elkeles (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- Reboot by Amy Tintera (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- Rebel Spirits by Lois Ruby (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Meyers (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- We realize we totally forgot about Classics and other books with military guys. #fail
- We let you know about a couple of contests that we have going on now:
- We want to hear from you! Leave us a comment and let us know what you think.
Other Books We Mentioned:
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Divergent by Veronica Roth (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Black City by Elizabeth Richards (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Also Known As by Robin Benway (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Harry Potter by JK Rowling (Goodreads ♥ Amazon ♥ Our Posts)
- Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
Other Things/Peeps We Mentioned:
- Jennifer Armentrout (Our Posts)
- Podcast Episode featuring Travis, Perry, and Roar
- The Moreno Brothers Series by Elizabeth Reyes (Goodreads ♥ Amazon)
- Avi Gefen from the How to Ruin Series
- Tom Clancy’s Books
Important Note: During the Shatter Me talk, Meg called Warner “super hot” (yes, that’s a direct quote), but we had to edit it out because of spoilers for readers who have not yet read Unravel Me. Trust, that convo will show up in a later episode.
Who is your favorite military boy?
Ask Us a Question or Make Suggestions via our Handy Dandy Suggestion Form and tell us who’s got you swooning here.
Thanks for listening! ♥♥♥
